Happy Civic Holiday Weekend Everyone!

“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.  Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12:10

One week today Gary and I will be in the beautiful province of Quebec.  We leave Sat. Aug. 7. We will arrive in Montreal and set up the motor home we have for our accommodation.  Our Mass Personal Contact campaign for the new church start in St. Eustache will take place at a church in downtown Montreal.  Training begins Monday, August 9 at 6:00 p.m. Calling will happen Tuesday to Friday from 6-9 p.m.  We will need 40 callers each evening mostly comprised of young people.  The campaign will continue until Friday, August 27.  Gary and I plan to return home just for the weekend of August 15th. Please pray that this campaign will prove successful so that it can become a template to other church starts throughout Quebec. 

Please pray for safety and a relaxing vacation for the Burton and Macdonald families who have left for Kingdom Bound (a Christian camping experience) at Darien Lake, NY until Thursday.

Please remember Richard in Myanmar and all his ministries.  He is grateful for the recent money that was sent a couple of weeks ago.  William, a young man and pastor of a house church in Yangon is interested in coming to Canada for about 6 months to learn business so that he can return to his homeland to set up a school to teach English and thus help his country create economy.  Please pray that this might be made possible in the months ahead.

Don’t forget to take a look at all the books and videos we have in our hall cupboard.

This next Thursday evening, August 5, there will be no Home Group as Burtons and Macdonalds will be returning from Kingdom Bound and a baby shower for Melissa Carter will be held at our home at 7:00 p.m.

There won’t be a blog for August 8th or the 22nd.  Rev. Roy Grant (Frances Kerr’s brother) will speak at Heartland on August 22.

Enjoy the holiday,

Wendy

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Being on Your Best Behaviour by Gary Carter: Did you ever read the book, All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten?  One of the rules in growing up was that parents were often looking for you to be on your best behaviour particularly when you were in school, went visiting or attended a wedding.  Everyone must have been on their best behaviour at Chelsea Clinton’s wedding yesterday! You are now able to score yourself on Gary’s survey – [8] www.healthierchurch.com – as mentioned last week.  There are 9 categories with 150 different items to think about.  You might realize that if your resolve is low so will your effort be and you have some changing to do to tune up your attitude.  In your relationships and the love that you show to others it is far better to take people to a place where they can see genuine love being shown for each other such as in a church.  And a church with lots of laughter is a healthy church that might not very often be experienced elsewhere these days.  Why not fill out this survey this week and learn to be on your best behaviour?
 

Another One Hit Wonder by Steve Macdonald: We meet Cornelius of Caesarea in Acts 10.  He was a centurion in the Italian regiment, devout, God-fearing, generous to those in need, and disciplined – a very solid citizen.  Most likely he obtained his centurion position because he was highly respected in the first place as were those whom he led (about 100 soldiers). He had a family which was generally not allowed in the army. He was probably an Italian of Roman blood and well known to the Jews.
The Roman army was divided into two broad divisions, the legions and the auxiliary forces. Legions were never permanently quartered in Palestine until the great war which ended in the destruction of Jerusalem, 70 AD. From the year 6 AD, when Palestine was made into a province of the second rank until 66 AD, it was garrisoned by auxiliary troops recruited amongst the Samaritans and Syrian Greeks. The headquarters were naturally at Caesarea, the residence of the procurator. But it would not have been prudent for a garrison in Palestine to be composed wholly of troops locally recruited. Therefore the Roman government mingled with the garrison 600 soldiers, free Italian volunteers. With this cohort Cornelius was connected as a centurion.
While praying to God one afternoon the passage tells of Cornelius’ vision to send for the apostle Peter who was staying in Joppa.  Peter came and spoke to Cornelius’ friends and relatives.  These became some of the first Gentile converts.

One Another – It Sets Us Apart (Romans 13:8) -  by Gary Carter: Fifteen times in the New Testament (e.g. John 13:35) we are told to love one another; so therefore it must be important. Devotion to one another overlaps the love and a third overlapping concept is to “look” to one another.

Romans 12:10 makes the command, “Honour one another above yourselves.” The church, government, other people etc. are not just there to meet our needs.
Philippians 2:3-4 exhorts us to get rid of our selfishness and consider the interests of others.  Ephesians 4:29 encourages us to look at what we are saying so that we build others up.  Just giving a piece of one’s mind or opinion doesn’t help.

The goal is to love the other person more.  You are in charge of you.  Know that and it will make a difference.

Curious English by Steve Macdonald:
For all those who speak English or have to learn English as a second language, this is for you.  Is it amazing we can even communicate.
1. If the dump is full, do they refuse refuse?
2. When you cut yourself was the bandage wound around the wound?
3. Does a farm produce produce?
4. If there is not time like the present when is the best time to present the present?
5. Is it true that the dove dove into the bushes?
6. Can I object to an object?
7. Can you be too close to close a door?