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Brampton Blog - Entries written by Ted DuncanBurned out or Burning with Passion for Jesus ChristIn the message this Sunday , I touched briefly on the 6 week serving schedule that we're using to help people work for Christ at Harvest without one group of people getting burned out. For those of you who are new to Harvest here's a blog post from... More Two Kinds of Hearts (Kent Hughes)I shared this quotation at the conclusion of this week's sermon . I hope it encourages you as you consider what it means for you work for Christ. "FOR MEN WHO claim the name of Christ, there are two distinct courses of life available. One is to... More Bill Gates, Warren Buffett,...you....I found this cool website that caculates where you rank on the richest people in the world list. This is pretty sobering stuff in light of Jesus's statement "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" (Luke 18:24).... More Party with the Pastor Time ChangeThis is an important message for all those signed up for Party with the Pastor this Sunday. We have changed the start time for the party to 7:30 pm. Hope to see you all there! John Bunyan on PrayerJohn Bunyan once said: "You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed" (I.D.E. Thomas , The Golden Treasuary of Puritan Quotations. Chicago:Moody, 1975). If our church is going to "do" some... More Tony Reinke on SleepI was encouraged by this theological refection by Tony Reinke on Sleep . Sleep is a perpetual reminder of our finiteness. Every 14-18 hours or so (depending on the person and depending on caffeine intake), our bodies have to shut down and be... More Haiti Update: Churches Helping churchesCheck out the lastest update on the relief effort in Haiti on James MacDonald's blog . Let's continue to pray for Churches Helping Churches as this new ministry gains traction. Born of Water and SpiritWhat does Jesus mean when we talks about being “born of water and the Spirit” (John 3:5). Some have suggested that Jesus is describing the importance of believer’s baptism, while others put forward that Jesus is contrasting natural birth with... More Recommended Reading: What Jesus Demands from the WorldThe recommended reading for our Narrow Path sermon series is What Jesus Demands from the World by John Piper. Here's a brief excerpt from the introduction. "On the basis of who he was and what he accomplished, Jesus made his demands. The demands... More Come Lord Jesus! To All Who Are ThirstyI was so encouraged by this song at worship service this morning and it's permanently stuck in my head. I thought I'd pass on the lyrics. All who are thirsty All who are weak Come to the fountain Dip your heart in the stream of life Let the pain and... More Thankful for our Chair Warriors!Just spent 3 hours with the leaders of our set up and tear down crew (affectionately know as "the chair warriors") tweaking our Sunday morning arrangements. I'm so thankful that God has provided gifted and humble people who are willing to give up a... More ...but I don't have the Gift of Evangelism!As I was preparing for the sermon last Sunday, I came accross these encouraging words from Don Whitney for those who think they can't share their faith effectively because they don't have the gift of evangelism. "some Christians believe that... More The Great CommissionSharing the good news of Jesus Christ is not optional. We have all been commissioned by Jesus to get out there and tell people about Him. This is not the Great Suggestion, it’s the Great Commission, and just incase you didn’t catch it the first... More Amazing Worship Service today!I'm so thankful to the Lord for our church. We had an amazing worship service today. Praise God! He is so good to meet with us the way that He does. In His presence there is fullness of joy! (Psalm 16:11). I'm so thankful for His presence in our... More 5 Passages that Encourage Me in My Prayer LifeIt was great to meet together on Tuesday night to seek the Lord together in prayer. Let's continue this week to develop the discipline of prayer in our lives. Here are 5 passages from scripture that God uses regulary to encourage me to seek Him in... More 2 Sermons You Need to Hear This WeekThis Sunday James Macdonald and Mark Driscoll returned to their pulpits at their home churches in Chicago and Seatle respectively, after their trip to Haiti . Check out what they had to say about what they saw. James MacDonald's Sermon from Sunday... More No Man is Greater Than His Prayer LifeWhy Revival Taries by Leonard Ravenhill Here's the full quotation on prayer that I referenced in my sermon this Sunday. I hope this challenges you, like it did me, to get on your knees and seek God's face with more fervency and more frequency. "No... More HAITI: Churches Helping ChurchesHere's a brief video from Pastor James MacDonald regarding the Haiti Relief effort we're participating in with Harvest Bible Fellowship. Harvest Bible Chapels Helping Haiti from HBF Church Plants on Vimeo . Go the churches helping churches website... More HAITITitus 3:14, “And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need , and not be unfruitful.” On Tuesday afternoon the impoverished Haitian Capital city of Port-Au-Prince was devastated by a terrible... More 2010 Read Through the Bible ChallengeI hope everyone had an amazing Christmas with family and friends and I want to wish everyone all God's best in the new year. As you look ahead to this next year, I want to challenge you to consider making 2010 the year that you finally get around to... More The Blog in Between - Genesis 21:1-21This week we're using our blog to "fill in the blanks" in chapters 20 and 21 as we prepare to hear God's word from Genesis 22 this Sunday. Genesis 21:1-21 Even amidst the laughter and the joy surrounding the birth of Isaac (Genesis 21:1-7), tension... More the Blog in Between Genesis 20:1-12Thus far, our FORWARD BY FAITH series has been a chapter by chapter and verse by study of the life Abraham as recorded in the book of Genesis. On Sunday December 13th we finished at chapter 19:38 and this coming Sunday we’ll be starting off at... More Jesus and Santa Here's a clever video I found today from Igniter Media. Merry Christmas! Come Pray with Us!Join us for an amazing night of prayer this Thursday. We have so much to be thankful for and to praise the Lord for! We'll be meeting together in the Courtyard Marriott Hotel and Coference Center where we'll have the opportunity to pray for our... More Welcome Pastor Robbie SymonsThis Sunday we are so excited to welcome Pastor Robbie Symons to our pulpit at Harvest Bible Chapel Brampton. Robbie is founding Pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel Oakville and has been and continues to be a major mentor and influence in my life. Robbie... More Moving Forward By Faith Through Conflict Genesis 13:5-14:24 This week we find Abram's faith tested when he faces a variety of conflicts. Give Genesis 13:5-14:24 a prayerful read and I'll meet you there on Sunday morning. Ted God's Plans vs. Our Plans: Abram in EgyptThis week we'll be studying Genesis 12:10-13:4 in our Forward by Faith series. In this text we see Abram face some difficult circumstances and make the foolish decision to take matters into his own hands with disasterous results. Read ahead I'll... More Reccommended Reading: A.W. Tozer's Pursuit of GodWe're recommending A.W. Tozer's The Pursuit of God to people who want to dig deeper into the subject matter of our Forward by Faith sermon series . This is an amazing book. Even though I have read it about 3 or 4 times, I always find myself being... More New Sermon Series: FORWARD BY FAITHFaith is active trust. Faith begins when belief marries behaviour. A man or a woman of faith is a person who believes God’s promises and trusts His character so deeply that he or she acts with radical courage, wisdom and strength. A person of faith... More One AnotherOne thing that leaps out at me in all the metaphors Peter uses in 1 Peter 2:1-12 is that they are all expressed in the plural. There's no room for lone-ranger Christians in the New Testament. We need one another as believers if we're going to grow... More Prayer Meeting Thursday October 22ndThis past Sunday we learned from God's word that the Church is the temple of God (1 Peter 2:4-8) made up of living stones and founded on Jesus our cornerstone. The temple is called a house of prayer (Isaiah 56:7 and Matthew 21:3). Let's live out our... More Is Harvest Your Home?I know many of us right now are considering whether or not to make Harvest Bible Chapel your home church. We don't claim to the be the church for everyone, but we do trust that God is calling some specific people to our church to establish a new... More It's Harvest Time!Many New Harvest Churches have been planted this fall! Check out the Harvest Bible Fellowship Website to learn more about what God is doing in here in Canada, and in Scotland, and down south in Florida, North Carolina and Illinois! Glory to GodPraise God for an amazing First Service! Thanks to all the Core Group Members who served in God's strength to make today happen! Glory to God! Let's do it all again next week. Same time... same place! A Good Looking BunchPraise God for an amazing day on Sunday! So thankful to see so many Core Group members out to check out the amazing facility God's given us, to commit this place to the Lord and to train up for our big launch on September 27th. Beating Burnout, Burning with Passion for JesusMany of us have been there. Overcommitted, undertrained, stressed out, unthanked, unfulfilled and lacking joy. Some of you might be saying "Hey Ted! You haven't even had your first service yet. Don't think it's a little premature to be talking about... More Ordination ServiceThis weekend was our ordination service for Harvest Brampton. These are exciting times in the life of our young church. It was so great to see so many of you out on Saturday Night. Lyncey and I are so thankful for all the love, support and prayer we... More Far More Abundantly: We have found a Facility!TED's REPORT FROM HIS MEETING WITH THE PRINCIPAL Thanks so much for your prayers. The meeting with the school principal today could not have gone any better. God has once again done far more abundantly than I could ask of think (Ephesians 3:20-21).... More Pray for Ted's Meeting with the School Principal Monday amTed will be meeting with school principal Monday morning at 8:30 to work out the details for our rental. Please pray that God would grant us favour in his sight and that this meeting would be the first step in developing a great relationship between... More More Encouragement - Keep Praying!Just a quick update for all those who have been faithfully praying for a facility. I've managed to make contact with the principal and will meet with him in person next week. Keep praying! Ted Keep on Praying! God is at work!Finding a Home for our Church! Last night at our Core Group Meeting I shared a brief update on our search for a facility. The Peel School Board has granted us a permit to rent a beautfiul new school in South West Brampton. We are so thankful to the... More 10 months and 8 days... but who's counting?September 21st, 2008 was Harvest Brampton's first prayer meeting. We crammed ourselves into Keith and Sylvia's living room, dining room and part of their kitchen. I remember trying to address this eager group of believers on couches, folding chairs... More Hearts and HandsIn Psalm 78:72 David is characterized as having an “upright heart” and a “skillful hand”. This description forms the foundation for what we are trying to accomplish in our Core Group meetings. As we prepare for the task of church planting, we want... More |