Good News Fellowship Church

Today we will hear a message based on our theme for the next two months, “A Different Kind of King”. Krista dela Rosa will help us explore some of the history of the kings of Israel and how that might have impacted what folks expected of who Jesus ought to have been.

Today, as part of our series on the theme "A Different Kind of King", Jan Van Aertselaer will explore with us the story of the baptism of Jesus in Jordan River by his cousin, who became known as John the Baptist. This story marks the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, but not before he spends forty days in the wilderness following his baptism. Communion will be served during this service.

This morning Genesis will be sharing 4 different prayers related to the 4 days of Advent. Love, Hope, Peace and Joy. And then Cynthia will do a short study on the gifts of the wise men and what impact they have on us today. (First 4 minutes are missing due to mic issues)

"The gift of Christmas is the Messiah born to a weary world. This morning Leshia Verkerk will lead us in looking at Luke 1:39-55 to see that God Himself is our greatest gift this Christmas season. He is the one who brings light and life to all of us."

Our stories help us know who we are, where we come from and where we are going, so it only makes sense to want to tell good stories. Join Storyteller Brad Woods this Sunday to hear about how to find your story, how it connects with the advent story and how it fits into God's master story.

KidVenture will lead our service. It's going to be fun! We begin our theme for December: Advent: The Gift.

This morning we continue with our theme: Dwelling In The Temple, Stewardship. Our World Belongs to God. Ray Van der Zaag will speak about this topic as we further consider how we live in, and care for, this world that God has created and commissioned us to care for.

Psalm 119 is not just an anthem declaring the glory of God's word. It is the heart cry of a man who is in the midst of a severe trial, a crucible. Through his words we can glimpse his heart and glean some wisdom for the roads of suffering that we must also take. This morning Mike McInnes will share his teaching on this topic with us.

we continue with Part 2 of the talk by Karen Wilk, Go Local Team Leader. Last week we asked the text many questions and pondered what the Spirit might be saying to us as we seek to discover and join God on His mission in our neighbourhoods. This morning we continue that practice! In preparation, how about asking one another, how have you seen God at work in your life or neighbourhood this week? And if you have an opportunity to dwell in the text, try jotting down as many questions as you can think of as a way to ponder what God might be saying to you and your community.

we continue with Part 2 of the talk by Karen Wilk, Go Local Team Leader. Last week we asked the text many questions and pondered what the Spirit might be saying to us as we seek to discover and join God on His mission in our neighbourhoods. This morning we continue that practice! In preparation, how about asking one another, how have you seen God at work in your life or neighbourhood this week? And if you have an opportunity to dwell in the text, try jotting down as many questions as you can think of as a way to ponder what God might be saying to you and your community.

This morning, Karen Wilk, Go Local Team Leader, will explore Luke 10:1-4a with us via video. She will help us approach the text by way of Midrash, the Jewish form of Scripture interpretation. Midrash opens up an ongoing conversation with the text which is unencumbered by the need to find the right answer, get everything ‘to fit’ or avoid the tensions and questions in the passage. We have begun to wrestle or Midrash the text with the practice of dwelling that we experienced as a community last week. Today, we’ll dig around the first four verses (1-4a) of the passage you read, Luke 10:1-12, pondering and engaging with its context and ours, inviting the Spirit to help us explore and participate in God’s story and-- its’ implications as we seek to be a community bearing witness to ‘The Kingdom of God come near’ right where we live (Luke 10:9, 11).

This morning, Karen Wilk, Go Local Team Leader, will explore Luke 10:1-4a with us via video. She will help us approach the text by way of Midrash, the Jewish form of Scripture interpretation. Midrash opens up an ongoing conversation with the text which is unencumbered by the need to find the right answer, get everything ‘to fit’ or avoid the tensions and questions in the passage. We have begun to wrestle or Midrash the text with the practice of dwelling that we experienced as a community last week. Today, we’ll dig around the first four verses (1-4a) of the passage you read, Luke 10:1-12, pondering and engaging with its context and ours, inviting the Spirit to help us explore and participate in God’s story and-- its’ implications as we seek to be a community bearing witness to ‘The Kingdom of God come near’ right where we live (Luke 10:9, 11).

SURPRISE!! It’s your birthday party! Surprise, you got a speeding ticket in the mail. Life throws us all sorts of surprises on a daily basis; some lovely and others not so much. This Sunday Jo Unger will be talking about how our responses to those surprises can sometimes makes things worse and other times help to further our growth. Teachings from the Bible and mindfulness can help us learn to “Surrender to Surprise.”

We will hear from Greg Sinclair who has been a member of GNF and who, with his wife, Nellie, served for several years in Mali. From Greg: "I will be taking about hospitality and the Spirits work in helping us welcome people from around the world - with some references to my work with Resonate. Text will be Acts 2:1-13. For background my work now focuses on the 244 mill people in the diaspora and looking for where God is at work. For example the Iranian church globally is the second fastest growing church in the world."

This morning, as we continue our theme of God's Covenantal Love, we welcome Elder Connie Budd who will share her Faith story with us. Connie is a Swampy Cree Elder from Norway House, Mb at the tip of Lake Winnipeg Treaty 5 Territory. The eldest of 10 children, she is a mother, grandmother & great grandmother, as well as a retired Diaconial minister of the United Church of Canada. She volunteers at the Indigenous Family Centre as an Elder. Connie says: "I do walk in my life journey with both my Christianity & Traditional culture."

This morning we will look at the principles of biblical covenants and how they challenge us to keep the covenants (treaties) made between European settlers and Indigenous people in the country we now know as Canada

This morning, as we continue to explore our theme of: Love, Justice and Mercy, Shannon Perez will share her Faith Story. Indigenous, Christian, Identity and Inclusion Shannon says: "Looking back, it is easy to say that I did all those things, made good decisions but upon closer examination, it really was the hand of God. How has God led me to understand identity, inclusion, Indigenous and Christian?" Shannon will share a couple of stories of God’s presence in her life and some times when she experienced tension.

This Morning...Happy Mothers' Day! This morning we continue our theme of Love, Justice and Mercy with a talk by Sam Wells.

Easter morning really seems to be the penultimate expression of God's Reckless Love. But have we taken this love for granted? Do we really understand the scope of what it means when we say God is Love? Join us this morning as Krista dela Rosa helps us explore more about how God's Love can change our stories.

This morning we continue our series titled: " The Power of Love - God's Reckless Love'. We'll hear John Oudenaar as he shares his Faith Story within the context of the power of God's love.