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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-01-18, Page 13HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY CHURCH PASTOR JAMES H. Sunday 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Wednesday 8 p.m. Friday 7:30 p.m. CARNE AUBURN 526-7515 - Family Bible Hour - Morning Service - Evening Service - Prayer & Bible Study - Youth - Pastor Bob Lewis, 526-7441 Pastor Tom Warner 887-6388 .WELCOME!. BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH HIGHWAY 4, BLYTH--523-9233 - Morning Service - Sunday School - Belgrave Service 11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Manse 887-9313 Rev. Cameron McMillan Church Office 887-6259 11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship "Show Forth Your Talent" Church School - Nursery BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH 9:30 a.m. - Ethel Morning Worship Church School "Take my life and let it be" Welcome Sunday 10:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Rev. Adrian A. Van Geest The Church of the "Back to God Hour" and "Faith 20" Back to God Hour 10:30 a.m. CKNX Sunday Faith 20 5:30 a.m. Weekdays, Global T.V. Aff 'Visitors 'Welcome Wheelchair accessible MELVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BRUSSELS Rev. Tim Purvis, Interim Moderator We welcome you to come and worship with us. BRUSSELS MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Sunday, January 22 - 9:30 a.m. Service of Praise and Thanksgiving 12 Noon Fellowship Meal NO SUNDAY SCHOOL Ministering In Song: CORNERSTONE Ministering to Children: The Clary Family Elder Alice Knorr 887-9203 Thomas and Dorothy Drake THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1995. PAGE 13. From the Minister's Study `Have agreat day and may God bless you' By Rev. Steve Webb Knox Church, Cranbrook Merry Christmas! A little late? Well, how about Happy Epiphany? Have you ever noticed there are not a whole lot of days in the year in which we can offer a greeting to others using the words of our faith and tradition. Merry Christmas is one, happy Easter is another but there are not many more. Why is that? Why don't we hear people greet us with a term or phrase that expresses their belief that God is within a day or that God will abide with us? Why is it that we seldom hear people speak about God or their faith during the normal course of the day? Are they afraid that perhaps they may offend a religious minority, that they may infringe upon someone's constitutional rights or that they may be discriminating against someone according to the Charter of Rights? Perhaps it's that they are afraid to express their faith or offer a "religious" type greeting for fear of being ridiculed or laughed at. Maybe we don't hear these things Rob Collier from the Congre- gational Church in Kincardine brought the message at Brussels Mennonite Fellowship, on Jan. 15. He spoke on Psalm 68: 1-6. A bow that is bent all the time will eventually break, he said. We're often like the bow, bent with worry. To deal with worry effectively we must have a focus on worship. Worship is not merely a planned service on Sundays. Worship is giving God his worth. How much is He worth to you, now, he asked. How much is He worth to you every day of your life? Everyday living is a form of worship. At all times, even bad times, God says, "Worship Me." We need to worship for God is in control of the universe. He is in because people never hear us use them. What would happen if we began to offer God's blessing other than at times when someone sneezes? What might happen if we began to tell a story about the time God or our faith helped us through a tough time, instead of changing the topic when someone begins to tell us of the difficulties they were facing? What do you think might happen if we began to use language reflective of our faith rather than trying to disguise it or hide it or even just save it for Sunday? It's hard, I agree. Sometimes you hear people say God talk just turns people off, that the workplace or the coffee room just isn't the place to talk about these things. The place or the words, however, are not what make it hard to do. What truly makes it hard is our lack of faith and practice. If we believe in God, it should not be hard to say so. This doesn't mean that we say or express what we believe in offensive ways. It doesn't mean we beat others over the head with verse and scripture. control even when we aren't. He won't let anything happen to us that is not according to his plan. Mr. Collier said, we must worship Him and come with anticipation and the expectation that God will make a mark on our lives. We need to worship for we are the sheep of the Great Shepherd. God is intimately personal. He is sensitive to the cry of His people. We need to worship, hear and obey. God is saddened when His children worry. Above all He wants for us to believe Him. Our problems are not our problems, he said. We are the problem. A problem isn't a problem until we make it one. As a challenge, Mr. Collier said, "From the moment you get up until It means we use the opportunities God provides us with to begin to express ourselves with honesty and integrity according to our faith. It means that if we truly wish God's blessing on a person, then we say so. It means we might actually let someone know that our prayers really do contain them. It means we might actually tell them the stories of the ones that didn't get away instead of the ones that did. It means that we might really become comfortable using the name Jesus in a sentence outside the doors of a Church, in more than a derogatory way. Maybe it's time we as Christians with our faith in Christ began to practice expressing our faith, in subtle ways when we can, and in more direct ways when the opportunity and need arises. God will go with you, Christ will guide you, your prayers will be heard, may God bless you. Give it a try, others will appreciate it and you will be living your faith in a very real and important way. Have a great day and may God bless you. you lie down, worship God, give Him what He is worth." The Worship and Music Com- mittee, Missions Committee and the Church Council, all held meetings during the week. In the coming week, the ladies will hold the monthly fellowship meeting on Tuesday. Family night will be on Wednesday. The Grade 5/6 activity will be held at Travis Campbell's on Saturday, Jan. 21, and there will be adult volleyball and fellowship at the church Saturday evening. Sunday, Jan. 22, Brussels Mennonite Fellowship will celebrate its 15th anniversary. The service will begin at 9:30. A fellowship meal will follow at noon in the gymnasium. No Christian Education classes will be held Anniversary Sunday. DRAKE - DYK Dorothy Theodora Dyk and Dr. Thomas Glen Drake were united in marriage before God on Oct. 29, 1994 at the Blyth Christian Reformed Church, Blyth. Rev. A. Van Geest officiated. The bride is the daughter of Leo and Trudy Dyk of Walton and the groom is the son of Ross and Elizabeth Drake of Stratford. Matron of honour was Tilda Kelly of Dunnville, sister of the bride. Bridesmaid was Gina Benjamins of Moorefield, sister of the bride. Flower girl was Karyn Kelly of Dunnville, niece of the bride. Best man was David Drake of Stratford, brother of the groom. Ushers were Peter Dyk of Pickering, brother of the bride and Sarah Drake-Lynn of Stratford, sister of the groom. A string quartet accompanied organist Angus Sinclair during the wedding ceremony. Following a reception at the Blyth and District Community Centre, the couple took a honeymoon trip to England. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA You are welcome this Sunday January 22 - Epiphany 3 Morning Prayer Ms Nancy Northgrave, Lay Pastor Trinity, Blyth St. John's, Brussels 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. You are WeCcome at the BLYTH CHURCH OF GOD 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for Children and Adults 11 - 12:15 - Morning Worship Bible Studies - Wednesday 10 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Phone 523-4590 McConnell St., Blyth Mennonites hear guest speaker Couple honeymoons in Eng. At.