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Brampton Blog - Entries from March 2010Amazing Prayers (Part 4) - Daniel 9:1-19After the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem, and 70 years of exile in Babylon, Daniel was zealous for God to fulfill His promise (Jeremiah 29:10) to bring Israel back to their land and for God to dwell among them once more by His presence.... More Amazing Prayers (Part 3) - 2 Chronicles 20:1-122 Chronicles 20:1-12 After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, "A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; and,... More Amazing Prayers (Part 2) - 2 Chronicles 6Watch for how often Solomon quotes God's promises and asks God to fulfill His Word. Also keep an eye out for how significant the temple, namely God's presence, is to God's people and prayers. We'll see how Jesus, David's descendant, fulfills this... More Amazing Prayers (Part 1) - Isaiah 37:15-20Reading and listening to how God's people have voiced their prayers to God in the past is both encouraging and essential in helping us learn how to pray today. I hope to post a few such prayers over the next couple of days. Look up the context of... More 10 Churches in 10 Years? How about 45!?!God is always doing FAR MORE ABUNDANTLY than all that we could even ask or think. Check out this summary from James MacDonald's blog of what God has done in the Harvest fellowship of churches of the last decade! (I think we're number 42 out of 45!... More My Top 5 Bible Verses when the Winds of Opposition BlowHere are 5 passages that I’ve found personally helpful in reminding me of the truth about God when life is hard. They are like ballast in my boat when the storms of this life rage: Ephesians 1:11 – God is totally sovereign Psalm 136:1 – God is... More Resources of the Fight part 4 of 4Here are the two best books I've read on battling the sin of sexual temptation and temptation in general. Joshua Harris, SEX IS NOT THE PROBLEM (LUST IS) I don't always like reading books specifically on the topic of lust because many well... More Resources for the Fight part 3 of 4Here is an impactful sermon given by my mentor and friend Pastor Robbie Symons of Harvest Bible Chapel Oakville. I hope it encourages you as it did me when I first heard it. Click here to Listen. Resources for the Fight part 1 of 4In this Sunday's message on Matthew 5:27-30 we looked at Jesus's strong challenge to be vigilant in our struggle with sin, particularly the sin of lust. Here are some very helpful resources to help you in the fight. INTERNET RESOURCES PLUGGED IN... More Set Your Clocks Ahead TonightJust one last reminder about daylight savings time. Don't forget to "Spring Ahead" tonight and move all your watches, clocks, ovens and Blackberrys forward by 1 hour. Our 10:00 service tomorrow will be coming 60 minutes earlier than usual. I WANT US TO BE A CHURCH THAT IS COMPELLINGEvery once and a while I'll come accross something that so resonates with heart that I wish I had written it. I'm so thankful for this blog post from James MacDonald . As we prepare to come together to Worship Jesus this Sunday let's keep these... More Burned 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 |
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