Hope in Isolation is the 2020 IDOP Canada theme.
Romans 12:12 is the key verse: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” It goes on to say, “Share with the Lord’s people who are in need.” We often think of ourselves as the ones who have something to share with those who are persecuted, but perhaps it is we, the Western Christian church, who can learn from the ability of our brothers and sisters to find Jesus, the Hope for the world, in the midst of isolating and difficult circumstances. May Jesus open our hearts to learn from and pray for them.
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“And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but that these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20: 30-31) These verses make it … Read more - MUSIC NITE
“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” (Romans 10:17) We can’t get to heaven based on our parent’s faith. We can’t get to heaven based on our pastor’s faith, or anyone else’s faith. You can hear about Jesus and what He has done for others, but that is ‘secondhand faith’. In … Read more - It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming!
“It’s Friday, but Sunday is coming…” (Well almost Friday – I am sending this a day early to remind you of our Good Friday service.) The three crosses at Calvary raise an important question for each of us. Do you believe that Jesus, as God’s Son, came to redeem you from the penalty of sin? … Read more