July 30, 2017 Simple Storage Service (S3)
TEN COMMANDMENTS: AN OUTLINE OF SANITY Honour your father and mother - Reverend Captain Alex Lewanowicz Second reading: Mark 8: 1-9
Reading: Deuteronomy 5: 1-6 and 16 *Free Bibles available.
Making disciples of Jesus, gripped by the gospel, living for God’s glory.
EVENTS + ANNOUNCEMENTS REMINDER: Worship services will continue each Sunday at 9:30am here at École Ste Anne (August 6, 13, 20 and 27). Please continue to pray that we can find a location for September 3, 10 and 17 soon!
July 30, 2017
This morning we welcome Reverend Captain Alex Lewanowicz as he preaches God’s Word and officiates at Holy Communion. Welcome, Alex! We are glad you are with us today.
messiahchurch.ca / 613.235.0596 / [email protected] office & mailing address: 315 Lisgar St. Ottawa ON K2P 0E1
Questions and/or comments about the sermon or scripture text? Email [email protected]
Follow us on twitter: @messiah_church Like us on Facebook: Church of the Messiah, Ottawa
Listen to sermons on iTunes: Messiah Church Ottawa Sermons
We are a prayerful, Bible-teaching, evangelical church in the heart of the city with a heart for the city and the world. We are a member of the Anglican Network in Canada and part of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans. We seek to be a biblically faithful and orthodox church within the Anglican Way of following Jesus. Are you new? Get connected! Is this your first visit to Church of the Messiah? Thank you for being with us. We are glad you’re here. Interested in learning more about Messiah and getting connected? Contact us: [email protected] or 613.235.0596.
Nursery & Sunday School Nursery (0 - 24 months) and Sunday School (2 yrs - Grade 6) are available at the 10am service. For Nursery, please bring children to the classroom (ask a greeter) before or during the service. For Sunday School, kids are invited to follow the cross after the last worship song.
LEADERSHIP TEAM Rev. Canon George Sinclair Rector Jonathan Camiré Ministry Intern - Evangelism and Discipleship
Deborah Reid Worship Leader Shirley Allan Administrator
Daniel Gilman Pastor of Evangelism and Discipleship (Children, Youth and Young Adults) Rev. Neil Stephens Pastor of Discipleship and Pastoral Care Wardens: Earl Maynard Shannon Ripley Dana Scherf
Andrew Moore Ede Karl Ruban
FINANCIAL INFORMATION If you are visiting, please feel free to let the basket go by. If you would like to donate, there are many ways to give: 1) Place cash or cheques payable to “Church of the Messiah” in the offering basket on Sunday, or mail to the church office. Please contact the office if you are interested in using offering envelopes. 2) Email your contribution to [email protected] Please use the security question: “What is the pastor’s first name?” and the answer: “George” 3) You can use PayPal to donate to the church. Click on the “Contact” tab (far right side) on our website (messiahchurch.ca) 4) Pre-authorized debit – You can authorize the church to debit your bank account for a fixed amount on a recurring basis of your choice. To get started, please contact the office: [email protected]
Blessings? Dear friends, Many people ask me what it is like to be back in Canada after being in Angola. There is lots for me to say, but one thing I say is very relevant to Messiah today. Coming back, I feel blessed. I feel thankful. Going to non-tourist Angola and coming back to Canada helps to make me aware of what I take for granted. It is great to come back to a city where there is no sewage along the side of the road. It is good to come back to: lines on the road; cars that stay within the lines; good sidewalks; garbage collection; water you can drink from the tap; clean and tidy streets; roads without constant, huge potholes; gas stations with gas; a clean and tidy city. I could go on. The problem? We are not thankful for what we take for granted. We can be surrounded by blessings and feel hard done by. For those reading this on the Sunday it is released, this is an important reminder. Just over six years ago we walked away from a building we had owned for over a hundred years. That is a story for another time, but briefly, we did it to bear witness that Jesus is Lord and Saviour; we did it to bless another church. God cared for us. He did not give us a building to own, but He provided a place to worship together on Sunday mornings - The Ottawa Little Theatre. Due to renovations underway at the OLT, we are homeless for eight weeks. Today we meet in a school gym. It is easy to feel sorry for ourselves or feel hard done by. But remember, we are not thankful for what we take for granted. So today is a good day to remember the solid Biblical wisdom provided by an old hymn (written in the late 1800s). “Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings, see what God has done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” (Johnson Oatman, Jr) I encourage you to join me in counting your blessings, no matter how small, no matter how great. Count your blessings, personally. Count our blessings as a congregation. I am thankful for great staff, great Wardens and great leaders. I am thankful we have a place to worship in until the end of August. I am thankful for the electricity and safety and places to park and bus service. I am thankful for every person present and every penny in the plate. I am thankful that Jesus is present in our midst and for the presence and work of the Holy Spirit. I am thankful God is just as present in a school as He is in a beautiful building. I am thankful we can pray to our Heavenly Father, Who listens with love. George +
Pastor’s Blog
WELCOME TO CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH!
Reading: Deuteronomy 5: 1-6 and 16 *Free Bibles available.
Making disciples of Jesus, gripped by the gospel, living for God’s glory.
EVENTS + ANNOUNCEMENTS REMINDER: Worship services will continue each Sunday at 9:30am here at École Ste Anne (August 6, 13, 20 and 27). Please continue to pray that we can find a location for September 3, 10 and 17 soon!
July 30, 2017
This morning we welcome Reverend Captain Alex Lewanowicz as he preaches God’s Word and officiates at Holy Communion. Welcome, Alex! We are glad you are with us today.
messiahchurch.ca / 613.235.0596 / [email protected] office & mailing address: 315 Lisgar St. Ottawa ON K2P 0E1
Questions and/or comments about the sermon or scripture text? Email [email protected]
Follow us on twitter: @messiah_church Like us on Facebook: Church of the Messiah, Ottawa
Listen to sermons on iTunes: Messiah Church Ottawa Sermons
We are a prayerful, Bible-teaching, evangelical church in the heart of the city with a heart for the city and the world. We are a member of the Anglican Network in Canada and part of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans. We seek to be a biblically faithful and orthodox church within the Anglican Way of following Jesus. Are you new? Get connected! Is this your first visit to Church of the Messiah? Thank you for being with us. We are glad you’re here. Interested in learning more about Messiah and getting connected? Contact us: [email protected] or 613.235.0596.
Nursery & Sunday School Nursery (0 - 24 months) and Sunday School (2 yrs - Grade 6) are available at the 10am service. For Nursery, please bring children to the classroom (ask a greeter) before or during the service. For Sunday School, kids are invited to follow the cross after the last worship song.
LEADERSHIP TEAM Rev. Canon George Sinclair Rector Jonathan Camiré Ministry Intern - Evangelism and Discipleship
Deborah Reid Worship Leader Shirley Allan Administrator
Daniel Gilman Pastor of Evangelism and Discipleship (Children, Youth and Young Adults) Rev. Neil Stephens Pastor of Discipleship and Pastoral Care Wardens: Earl Maynard Shannon Ripley Dana Scherf
Andrew Moore Ede Karl Ruban
FINANCIAL INFORMATION If you are visiting, please feel free to let the basket go by. If you would like to donate, there are many ways to give: 1) Place cash or cheques payable to “Church of the Messiah” in the offering basket on Sunday, or mail to the church office. Please contact the office if you are interested in using offering envelopes. 2) Email your contribution to [email protected] Please use the security question: “What is the pastor’s first name?” and the answer: “George” 3) You can use PayPal to donate to the church. Click on the “Contact” tab (far right side) on our website (messiahchurch.ca) 4) Pre-authorized debit – You can authorize the church to debit your bank account for a fixed amount on a recurring basis of your choice. To get started, please contact the office: [email protected]
Blessings? Dear friends, Many people ask me what it is like to be back in Canada after being in Angola. There is lots for me to say, but one thing I say is very relevant to Messiah today. Coming back, I feel blessed. I feel thankful. Going to non-tourist Angola and coming back to Canada helps to make me aware of what I take for granted. It is great to come back to a city where there is no sewage along the side of the road. It is good to come back to: lines on the road; cars that stay within the lines; good sidewalks; garbage collection; water you can drink from the tap; clean and tidy streets; roads without constant, huge potholes; gas stations with gas; a clean and tidy city. I could go on. The problem? We are not thankful for what we take for granted. We can be surrounded by blessings and feel hard done by. For those reading this on the Sunday it is released, this is an important reminder. Just over six years ago we walked away from a building we had owned for over a hundred years. That is a story for another time, but briefly, we did it to bear witness that Jesus is Lord and Saviour; we did it to bless another church. God cared for us. He did not give us a building to own, but He provided a place to worship together on Sunday mornings - The Ottawa Little Theatre. Due to renovations underway at the OLT, we are homeless for eight weeks. Today we meet in a school gym. It is easy to feel sorry for ourselves or feel hard done by. But remember, we are not thankful for what we take for granted. So today is a good day to remember the solid Biblical wisdom provided by an old hymn (written in the late 1800s). “Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings, see what God has done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” (Johnson Oatman, Jr) I encourage you to join me in counting your blessings, no matter how small, no matter how great. Count your blessings, personally. Count our blessings as a congregation. I am thankful for great staff, great Wardens and great leaders. I am thankful we have a place to worship in until the end of August. I am thankful for the electricity and safety and places to park and bus service. I am thankful for every person present and every penny in the plate. I am thankful that Jesus is present in our midst and for the presence and work of the Holy Spirit. I am thankful God is just as present in a school as He is in a beautiful building. I am thankful we can pray to our Heavenly Father, Who listens with love. George +
Pastor’s Blog
WELCOME TO CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH!
