So here is the question of the week: Why should I go to church? (Check out previous questions here)
Author: Norm
to do the right thing
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God. [Daniel 6:10] Daniel new about the law, and…
fool’s gold
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: This is the message that was written: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. This is what these words mean: Mene means ‘numbered’—God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end. Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up. Parsin means ‘divided’—your…
where were you 9/11
Hard to believe that was 9 years ago. I was at the church office, meeting with N.S. in the old church library (which I had claimed as my office), and we were tuning into the radio hearing the reports. Later I was at Tim Horton’s (no surprise there) meeting with B.B., and I shared with…
coming to my senses
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and glory and kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater honor than before. [Daniel 4:36] Nebuchadnezzar is sharing his testimony; vv.4-37 are written in Aramaic, perhaps a copy of his…
let’s make a deal – NOT!
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue. Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace. [Daniel 3:5-6] Next the devil took him to the peak of a very…
what kingdom?
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever. [Daniel 2:44] Nebuchadnezzar’s dream describes the rise and fall of future kingdom’s, as well as the eventual coming…
question of the week?
So here is the question of the week: Why are there so many different kinds of churches (or denominations)?
strange and scary places
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom. And God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams. [Daniel 1:17] I went to the school to pray this morning (Bolton C. Falby, where we meet); I saw one boy…
from east to west!
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 65 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy. [Psalms 65:8] The abundance of God is all around us, the evidence of Eden is still plain to see, even though it is marred…