Who was this man, Jesus, that walked along the shores of the Dead Sea so many years ago, and why do we still talk about him even now in the 21st Century??

Sunday, January 27, 2013
Scripture reading: I Corinthians 12:12-31, Luke 4: 14-21.

Nutshell: Maybe we can't walk on water, but each of us has everything we need to do the things we are here on Earth to do.

We all have different talents and personalities, but we all have received the same Holy Spirit. You may not feel inclined to go feed five thousand people with a loaf of bread, or walk on water, but you may be anointed to go into that mundane work place with a smile on your face day after day and spread the joy of God to your fellow workers. You may be anointed to teach or just be a helpful, good neighbour right where you are. Yo may be anointed to serve coffee or greet new people who come to your church. With God there are no great jobs or little jobs, they are all God's works!
So what miracles are taking place in your life? What anointing do you have to be a part of them? The Spirit of God was upon Jesus to do the works God sent Him to do. So it is with us. Each one of us is anointed to do the work God has sent us to do. God's not going to ask us to do something that's not natural for us to do. He will get us involved according to our natural abilities. And as a group we can be anointed too. We will find unity between us when we focus on Christ and let the Holy Spirit work in our hearts. Together we can reach out to the community.
It's up to each of us to take the time to know God's voice so we will recognize His leading. Whatever time you need, whatever works for you, so the Holy Spirit can heal you from the inside out and God can minister through you to others.
Songs: Lord I Lift Your Name On High, Only You
(From the next song) Lord, my heart's desire is to know you more, to be found in you and known as yours, to possess by faith what I could not earn, all surpassing gift of righteousness.
Song: Knowing You
 It's God who called us and we just responded to that call. We don't have to go on about our mistakes or the past sins we have done. Just let God's Spirit teach us, make us more and more like Jesus, enabling us to do the things that God has called us to do. It's God that called us. It's Christ's blood that makes us holy before God. It's the Holy Spirit that transforms us day by day into the nature of Christ and leads us to do the things that we are here to do.
( From the next song) Sin's curse has lost it's grip on me, for I am His and He is mine- Bought with the precious blood of Christ. No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the power of Christ in me. From life's first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny. No power of Hell, no scheme of man can ever pluck me from His hand. Till He returns or calls me home, here in the power of Christ I'll stand!
Song: In Christ Alone
(From the next song) The Spirit of The Lord Is upon me. He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the people with a broken heart, to preach deliverance and give sight to the blind and to set free those in captivity, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Song: The Spirit Of The Lord ( Buddy Axely)
Other Songs: I Will Offer Up My Life, Take My Life And Let It be
Photo of Dream Circus, performing at Buskerfest 2012, St. Lawrence Market, Toronto.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Here is my meditation for this week in a nutshell. We are talking about Jesus' first miracle. When God performs a miracle, He gets people involved. There was Jesus' mother, servants to pour out the water, a head master to confirm the miracle and many others to witness the act. Jesus' disciples were there to boost their faith in him. The thing that impressed me was that God gets ordinary people involved in His work. The miracles aren't always big by our standards but they are still a witness to the world of God's greatness and goodness. And remember, God gets ordinary people involved like you and me.
Song:My Redeemer
Prayer: 
Lord, you took away our sin and you took away our pain. When we are dry you fill us up again- with your love, your joy and your strength. You are our all in all.
Song: My All In All
Sharing:( last verse of Here I Am To Worship) 
King of all days! Oh so highly exalted! Glorious in Heaven above! Humbly You came to the Earth You created, All for love's sake became poor! Jesus could have travelled the palaces of the world and ate the finest of foods! But, He came and lived as an average person and told His story to common people. How loving a Saviour! Precious Jesus! Holding us so dear in His heart! Remember the miracles in your life may not come with fireworks, but look for them, see them, they are new every day! Lord, help us to hear you and see the miracles big and small that you send us everyday.
Songs: Here I Am To Worship, Arms Of Love, The Steadfast Love Of The Lord.
Reading: John 2:1-11
Sharing:
Look at each day as a miracle! Be sure to see even the small miracles that are given to you and be encouraged by them. Let them build your faith until the day our Lord comes again!
Song: in The Bulb There Is A Flower
Sermon
Songs during meditation: Speak To Me, The Everlasting God, Wait For The Lord
Coming out of meditation: Nothing Can Trouble
Benediction
Song: Blest Are They
Prayer: 
This is your time, this is your place.(  as I put my hands on my chest gesturing that God's place is in me) We are your vessels. Lord, fill us till we are overflowing, so your love and peace flow through us to all of those around us this week!
Song: Carry Your Love  

Sunday, January 13, 2013

The story of the Baptism of Jesus. Look at it as a time marking new beginnings like we do at the beginning of  the New Year.

Sunday January 6, 2013