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“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” ( Timothy 4:12)

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Do you ever use the expression, “Oh, man!”  When Gary and I were in Bible School the popular phrase to exclaim when excited was, “Hold the phone!”  (What on earth does that mean and where did it come from?)  Our granddaughter, Carleigh (2 1/2), came to visit this week.  She was hungry so I pulled my cookie container out of the cupboard.  Looking inside, her eyes seemed to bulge out when she saw all the chocolate ones. She quickly retorted, “Oh, man!”  Now who did she learn that from? Was it her grandfather, her parents, Debbie Macdonald?  Who knows?  Her little mind soaks up everything.

We are very impressed with William who is still in Bangkok waiting to see if he can get his Canadian visa.  But he is not just sitting around.  This past week he found 11 Burmese people.  They met together and he was doing the preaching.  Today he attended a Calvary Baptist Church and then joined in the international service held at the missionary guest house where he is staying.  Who has trained this young man so well?  Please pray that his visa will be finally issued tomorrow.  Carleigh wants to teach him to say, “Oh, man!” and I will try, “Hold the phone!” on him.  At least if he has to return home to Myanmar his visit in Bangkok will not be in vain.  He has learned lots already.

Please remember our Fellowship Denomination and its Executive Council with its ongoing search of a new president.  We learned this week that Heritage College and the Ontario region of the Fellowship are amalgamating in Cambridge, using Heritage’s school facilities.

The cholera deaths are up over 1600 in Haiti.  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.  Start filling your Christmas boxes this coming Wednesday.

Continue to pray for Debbie Macdonald contending with her broken arm.  Monday she will either get a different cast that is more moveable or there is a possibility of surgery.

Home Group will happen this coming Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Burton home. We have finished looking at Paul’s sermons in the book of Acts.  If William arrives we will get to meet him in person.  If not, did you know that this year is the 400th Anniversary of the printing of the King James Version Bible?  We have purchased an interesting video about it.

A new church directory was handed out today.  If there are any corrections please let me know e.g. Fred Brown’s b-day is not Dec. 24 but Apr. 18.

There’s less than a month to get your Christmas shopping done!  Enjoy!

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.  It can always be found at www.blog.heartlandfellowship.ca.

Quick Life Changes by Gary Carter:  Stan Dale & Phil Masters became missionaries to the Yali tribe in Papua, New Guinea but in 1968 they were all of a sudden martyred by this tribe.  The seed was sown and because of the work of others since then these people have received God’s Word in their own language.  Another nearby stone-age tribe received God’s Word in March of this year. Viewing the video this morning of them receiving their New Testaments we were marvelously caught up in the celebration of their rejoicing over this great gift.  ([2] Kimyal Video)  Maybe they will help other tribes be able to get the Bible in their own language.  The Bible that William uses today was translated by Adoniram Judson many years ago.  Another friend lost his dear wife this past week.  She has been suffering with cancer over the last couple of years.  Lee Anne is no longer suffering but Michael is now quickly learning what it means to be strong.  Life can happen quickly sometimes; many know how to keep going so others will gain because of these changes.

Martin Luther (Part I) by Chris Burton: “Unless I am convinced by proofs from Scriptures, or by plain and clear reasons and arguments, I can and will not retract, for it is neither safe nor wise to do anything against conscience.  Here I stand.  I can do no other. God help me Amen!”  This famous quote is from Martin Luther who initiated the Protestant Reformation.  He was born in Eiseleben, Germany in 1483.  His father was a wealthy copper miner which allowed him a good education.  He attended university at Erfurt in 1501-1505 which was one of the best universities at the time.  His father had wanted him to become a lawyer to be secure but he surprised everyone when he took the vow in 1505 to become a monk – a life that consisted of fasting, prayer and work).  He was ordained as a priest in Erfurt and started studying theology. He embraced the humanist’s slogan, “back to the source” for he delved into the original Hebrew and Greek of the Bible.  In 1512 he became a theological professor at Wittenberg and gave lectures on the Psalms, Romans and Galatians.  He learned that the justice comes through the grace of God and not through works (Romans 1:17).

Blessings! by Gary Carter: Matthew, Mark, Luke and once in Acts refer 16 times to the importance of proper relationships.  A popular book these days written by Brendon Burchard is called Life’s Golden Ticket and asks three questions – Did I live?  Did I love?  Did I matter?

So what are the personal characteristics that most people appreciate in others?  Are these characteristics  developable?  Can a grouchy person wake up happy in the morning?  If you make up your mind you can, but habits become harder to change as the years go by.  Are these characteristics consistent with the personal characteristics that Jesus promoted?   What did Jesus promote?  Martin Luther and the Kimyal people learned what He said in the Bible and were then able to change by His grace alone.

In Matthew 5:5 Jesus said that the “meek” will inherit the earth.  Being meek means to be humble in spirit or manner.  Mathew 21:1-13 refers to Jesus as meek, riding on a donkey; He was a gentle King.  It was the crowd that made His entry a big deal.  But in the same chapter he overturned the tables of the money changers in the temple.  He wasn’t always gentle and never acted cowardly.  He took a stand when He needed to. We must be humble in spirit or manner when it pertains to human matters; we must be fierce in spirit when it pertains to heavenly matters.  Martin Luther took a stand publicly by nailing his 95 theses against the Roman Catholic church on the “billboard of the freeway”; this action changed the world.

When will we inherit the earth?  Jesus didn’t explain that.  Stan Dale and Phil Masters inherited the earth when they were martyred.  Perhaps your inheritance will come in time but most likely it will be in the “new heaven and new earth which endures forever.”

In Matthew 5:7 Jesus said that the “merciful” will be shown mercy.  If you are merciful to other people you will be shown mercy in the age to come.

In Matthew 5:9 Jesus said the “peacemakers” will be called “sons of God.”  Are you finding or creating a road to peace like the Prince of Peace or Aung San Suu Kyi who spoke to a UN envoy in Burma yesterday?  Are you working towards peace in our world, your neighbourhood, your family?  There is nothing higher than being called the “son of God.”  By God’s grace you can become meek, merciful and peaceful in relationships.

Foreign Phrase Fun by Steve Macdonald:
When you take a well known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, what do you get?
RIGOR MORTIS drop the “T” add an” R”. RIGOR MORRIS:  The cat is dead.
RESPONDEZ S’IL VOUS PLAID:  Honk, if you are Scottish.
VENI, VIPI, VICI: I came, I’m a very important person, I conquered.
VENI, VIDI, VISA:  I came, I saw, I shopped.
COGITO EGGO SUM:  I think, therefore I am … a waffle.
QUE SERA SERF:  Life is feudal.
HASTE CUISINE: Fast French cuisine.
ALOHA OY: Love; greetings; farewell; and from such a pain you should never know.
VISA LA FRANCE: Don’t leave your chateau without it.
HARLEY-VOUS FRANCAIS?  Can you drive a French motorcycle?