The Citizen, 2009-11-26, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009. PAGE 19. By Rev. Gary ClarkBlyth United ChurchRecently we at Blyth Unitedfinished up a series on the Seven
Deadly sins. I think that the two
biggest surprises that came from this
series is how misunderstood the sins
are today. They are incorrectly
defined and because of that not
properly dealt with.
And second is the misconception
that sins are bad because doing them
ticks God off.
I want to talk about just two of the
seven as a way of clarifying why these
actions/sins are deadly to us as human
beings.
The sins I have chosen are lust and
envy. I think they are common
enough for all of us to have had a first
hand experience of them.
When we think of envy we picture
someone looking at something they
don’t have and being filled with desire
to possess it. That sure doesn’t sound
so bad and if it is we are all probably
in big trouble. Envy is everywhere.
The last five of the 10
commandments are there to help us
deal with envy and its results. You see
it isn’t just the desiring of something
you don’t have that is bad. The
problem arises when our desire blocks
out our appreciation for what we do
have.
Envying (coveting) another
person’s spouse is wrong because you
are really putting down your own
spouse. Desiring what someone has
means you think very little of what
you do have. But when you possess
that thing it too will soon lose its
luster.
Envy can never be satisfied because
it is about desire not possession. It
turns the bounty and blessings wehave into famine and curse. Theperson controlled by envy is veryunhappy with who they are, who they
are with, and what is in their life.
That’s bad enough but then envy
pushes us to lie, steal, and maybe even
murder to take what we think willmake us happy. It never does becausethe antidote to envy is not in gettingmore stuff, rather it is in the gratitude
for what we have. What a difference
it makes to look at your spouse,
From the Minister’s StudyUnraveling the truths behind sin today
The Parish of New Beginnings
Pastor Perry Chuipka
For more information contact The Parish of New Beginnings at
519-357-4883 Tuesday to Friday from 9-12.
“Season
Of
Light”
“Beginning The
Journey of Light”
Sunday, November 29th
7:00 pm
Trinity Anglican Church
Please join
The Parish of New Beginnings
in celebrating the beginning of Advent
with a
Special Advent Service.
Come and enjoy a great evening of
Advent music with “thatotherchoir”.
A donation to the food bank will be
your offering.
Trinity Anglican Church
166 Dinsley Street West,
Blyth
Come Celebrate Jesus
Sunday, November 29
at
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
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7:00 p.m. Connection: Worship with music by the
Listowel Missionary Church band
at Fordwich Brethren in Christ Church
(co-sponsored with Brussels Mennonite Fellowship)
Speaker: Carrie Schmidt founder of ‘Under
the Influence of JC Ministries’, Port Colborne
9:30 a.m. Together for Worship
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
YOU ARE WELCOME
9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
10:30 a.m. - Sunday Morning Worship
Mid-week Bible Study
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Timeless Truths
For Today
308 Blyth Rd. E., Blyth
Pastor Les Cook ~ 519-523-4590
Blyth Community Church of God
Please join us for worship
SUNDAYS
Morning Service 10:00am
Evening Service 7:30pm
BLYTH CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Pastor John Kuperus
Hwy. 4, Blyth
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
Welcomes you to come
and worship with us
Trinity, Blyth
9:15 a.m.
519-523-9595
St. John's, Brussels
11:15 a.m.
519-887-6862
Parish of New Beginnings
November 29
Celebration of Advent 1 Eucharist
Rev. Perry Chuipka
7 p.m. “Beginning The Journey of Light”
Advent 1 - Parish of New Beginnings Service at Trinity, Blyth
Special Guest Choir - ‘thatotherchoir’
Everyone welcome
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Blyth United Church
Office: 519-523-4224 Rev. Gary Clark
All Welcome
Sunday, November 29
Worship Service & Sunday School
at 11 a.m.
Dates to Remember
Thursday, November 26 ~ U.C.W. Potluck - 6:30 pm - please bring a guest
Saturday November 28 ~ Family Night - everyone welcome
- Green the Church for Advent - Potluck supper at 6 pm
Sunday, November 29 ~ First Sunday of Advent & Mitten Tree
Thursday, December 3 ~ Facing Facebook - 7-8:30 pm
Youre Invited
to come worship
with us
Sunday, November 29
Brussels Public School
at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Sunday School for children
4 to 11 years of age (mornings only)
Childcare provided for infants and toddlers
Coffee & cookies after the morning service
For additional details please contact:
Steve Klumpenhower 519.887.8651 Rick Packer 519.527.0173
Chris McMichael 519.482.1644
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Wheelchair accessible ~ Nursery care available
519-887-9831
11:00 am - Sunday Morning Worship
- Sunday School
9:30 am - Sunday Belgrave Service
REV. DAVID WOOD
119 John’s Ave.,Auburn
519-526-1131
www.huronchapel.org
9:30 a.m.
Sunday School & Small Groups
10:30 a.m.
Morning Worship Service
UPCOMING
CHRISTMAS EVENTS
“The Best Christmas
Present Ever!”
Christmas musical for the entire
family to enjoy
Sunday, December 6th at 7:00 pm
“Christmas Gathering”
Adult Banquet
Friday, December 11th at 6:30 pm
Tickets $15
- call church office to reserve
getlivingwater.org
Pastor: Ernest Dow ~ 519-523-4848
Living Water
Christian Fellowship
10:30 a.m. ~ Worship & Sunday School
at Blyth Public School,
corner of King & Mill
Tuesdays 7:30 pm - Wingham Bible Study
1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:30 pm - Women at the Well
Fridays 7:30 pm - Youth Group
Evangelical Missionary Church
November 29: Luke 21:25-36
1st Sunday of
Advent
“21:33 - More Sure
than 2012”
Operation Christmas Child
SHOEBOX DEDICATION
Continued on page 23
BRUSSELS - ETHEL PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Sandra Cable, Worship Leader
Church Office 519-887-6259 E-mail - bepc@wightman.ca
Sunday, November 29
Ethel United Church
Worship Service and Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Brussels United Church
Worship Service and Sunday School - 11:00 a.m.
Celebrating our Christian Faith together in worship