• We are Catholic (“universal”), in that we believe regenerate disciples of Jesus are part of his Universal Church.
• We are Baptist, in that we baptise regenerate believers as a public profession of their faith in Jesus.
• We are Pentecostal, in that we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and his indwelling of all regenerate disciples of Jesus.
• We are Charismatic (“spiritual gifts”), in that we joyfully accept the spiritual gifts bestowed by the Holy Spirit.
• We are Reformed, in that we continually ask Jesus to reform us into his image.
• We are Evangelical, in that we seek to convince others of their need for reconciliation with God through Jesus.
• We are Covenant, in that we have entered into the New Covenant with God through Jesus.

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They Like Jesus but Are Not Too Thrilled With Us

By Ed Stetzer

The church is full of hypocrites.

There has been a lot of discussion about "The Golden Compass"... But fear NOT!

Here is a good article on the subject. Click here.

Can you file a lawsuit against God? We'll I guess the answer is Yes! According an an Associated Press Article Ernie Chambers of Omaha has filed a law suit against God on Friday, Sept. 21. Why? Becasue God has made terroristic threats, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization."

God apparently responded to a lawsuit with a piece of paper signed by God himself! God argues that He is immune from some earthly laws and the court lacks jurisdiction over Him.

It's still not clear where this response from "God" came from. There was no contact information on the filing, which turned up on the counter at the Douglas County Court office, although St. Michael the Archangel is listed as a witness. No Joke!

Chambers is a self-proclaimed agnostic and said he's trying to make the point that anybody can sue anybody.

How healthy are pastors and their families?

Here
are some stats on the sad state of pastors and their families in todays
church. Pastor Darrin Patrick from The Journey in Saint Louis gathered
these from from such organizations as Barna (www.barna.org) and Focus on the Family (www.family.org):

Pastors

Many people call Christians "religious" people - i.e. "oh, you are one
of those religious types"... Well technically speaking we are but not
in the way most people define "religious" or "religion". There is a big
differnce between religion and Christianity. I appreciate how Mark Driscoll presents the differnce:

Religion says, if I obey, God will love me. Gospel says, because God loves me, I can obey.

Religion has good people & bad people. Gospel has only repentant and unrepentant people.

Religion values a birth family. Gospel values a new birth.

Religion depends on what I do. Gospel depends on what Jesus has done.

Beholding the God of Self-Sufficient Fullness
I found this message to be good and it gets better as it goes on. I was actually quite impacted by it. Maybe you will be to???

Dr. Bruce Ware preaches on Isaiah 40, explaining that in God's infinite measures of immensity, power, knowledge and wisdom, He does not need us, but has created us so that He might fill us up with Himself and give Him glory.

Link for video download: Video

Link for audio download: Audio

Mission & Vision

I shared this with the Saturday Night and Junction congregations on May 12/13th. If you would like to hear my talk click here: Mission & Vision.

My Personal Mission:

To live for Jesus by showing Him as supreme in all things; boldly leading His people through a compelling vision and courageous and passionate preaching.

SatNITE/Junction Vision

To be a missional church who displays the supremacy of Jesus in all things and lives for His mission of demonstrating the Gospel of grace and truth IN our community.

Overall Church Vision

We are a multi-site church that desires to see more missional congregations planted in the Kootenays that display the supremacy of Jesus in all things.

Explanation:

A Missional Church:

There are three main keys to being successful in the Arts. It doesn't matter if the art you're interested in is painting, drama, sculpture, music, or dance. The three keys are the same.