Greetings:

“I thank my God every time I remember you.” Philippians 1:3

Remembrance Day is an important date on our calendar each year even though so many years have come and gone since World War I & II. We do get a taste of the horror and suffering of war when periodically we hear about another soldier killed or maimed in Afghanistan. How blessed we are because of past sacrifices so that we can daily enjoy the freedoms we have in Canada.

William in Myanmar has booked his ticket for Bangkok, Thailand for November 10. This is not confirmed as the air-ticket service is unable to access the internet for Myanmar Air Way. What a difficult country to live in! Please pray for this new adventure for William as his plans to arrive in Canada enfold.

Tomorrow night we arrive in Banff for our Fellowship Baptist Convention. Please pray that good decisions and connections will be made for His glory and the advancement of our churches in Canada. We return home November 16. Next Sunday’s church service will take place as usual with Chris and Steve leading.

Haiti has been ravaged yet again by Hurricane Thomas over the last few days. During the Christmas season, Dec. 1 – Jan. 6, our families will be collecting money for FAIR, a part of our denomination, that will forward these funds to this very needy country.

Birthday congratulations to Elianna Nghiem who turns six this Thurs. She is a Remembrance Day baby!

Home Group will happen this coming Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Burton home.

Take care,

Wendy
wendy.carter@kainos.org
This blog is a summary of our 9:00 Sunday morning services held at 7777 Churchville Rd., Brampton, ON L6Y 0H3, 905-230-8116.

The Dangers of Drugs by Gary Carter: In the news this past week we learned about a report on alcohol from the UK published in the well-renowned accurate medical journal, Lancet. Alcohol scored the highest of all the drugs compared – 72 out of 100, well ahead of heroin and crack – because of its harmful impact on individual users, others and society. The cost to our health care system is incredible. Alcohol has become socially accepted. Unfortunately the implications of decisions made are not easily seen, particularly in the lives of our young people who think it is cool to drink. The benefits are not near the value of the cost. Google the famous preacher, Billy Sunday from the 1920s and his sermon on “Demon Rum.” The Apostle Paul encourages living exemplary lives as recorded in I Timothy 4:12, “…set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” Total abstinence is easier than moderation, a choice that the Carters made many years ago.

Paul & Company by Steve Macdonald: Priscilla and Aquila (Romans 16:3) were probable converts of Paul mentioned seven times in the New Testament. They had lived among the Jews but were expelled from Rome by the Roman Emperor Claudius in 49 A.D. This couple worked in unison spreading the Gospel together. They were hospitable for they invited Paul to live with them in Corinth. They were familiar enough about the Gospel that they were able to correct Apollos’ teaching (Acts 18:26).

Blessings! by Gary Carter: No one ever lived a better life than Jesus and he taught how to be blessed and share in his blessings. One blessing in life is to receive communication from God. People are created to communicate. They are driven to find new ways of doing things. Just look at the deluge of new electronic communication stuff that comes on the market year after year. Without communication relationships fail, wars break out, people become despondent – they go nuts!

People need God to give meaning to life. Read Ecclesiastes 3:9-14. Verse 11 says that He has “set eternity in the hearts of men…” There is no society that says death ends it all and it is particularly notable when your relative or friends dies or you have a near death experience. When we have called into a particular community, those who want to hear about a new church are those who have children or teens in their home as Godlike questions are being asked. Many are looking for God; they want to see what we see. St. Augustine, a Christian philosopher, lived from 354 – 480 A.D. Here is one of his quotes, “You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” People also need to hear from God. He declares Himself in nature (Psalm 19:1-4). His words are amazing. When Jesus asked His disciples who He was in Matthew 16:13-17, Peter said He was the “Christ, the Son of the Living God.” This information was revealed to him by Jesus’ Father in heaven. In Luke 10:16-24 the Father revealed hidden truths to little children and He declared Himself in words about His Son and salvation. People are blessed by receiving God’s communication. People are truly blessed by responding to God’s communication with obedience. Why not own it and spread it!

How to Write Good By Steve Macdonald:
Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
Avoid cliches like the plague.
Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
One should never generalize.
Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.