Sunday, January 11, 2025
Good morning Church
Often times, when we attend an event, there is something that precedes the main thing. For example, at a concert, the headliner band typically has another musician or band there as an “opener”.
At church, often times we think of the praise and worship part as the opener, with the preaching of the Word being THE event.
The preaching of the Word is most certainly an event. But, as Nancy Dufresne so eloquently described it, the worship part of the service ought to also become an event. “The event of the Word should be honoured by the event of the worship of the One who authored the Word. It shouldn’t be that one is anointed, and the other is not anointed.”
Our worship is not about performing or conjuring up emotions. In its purest form, it comes from the depths of our hearts; it is about honouring God, His presence, and His Word; it is about making room for the Holy Spirit to come and minister and change lives like only He can do.
Let’s come to church this morning prepared for a double-headliner….anointed worship and the anointed Word!
See you at church.
Sunday, January 4, 2025
Good morning church
When God brought the Israelites out of Egypt, He promised them a favourable land, flowing with milk and honey. They returned from spying out that land with a negative report, that the land was inhabited by giants. They gave their attention to what they saw in the natural, and it diverted them away from God’s promise.
It did not come as a surprise to God that the land was inhabited by giants. Nancy Dufresne says, “Well, that’s great. Houses are bigger; everything’s bigger where a giant is. God was thinking of you when He gave you giant-land. He wasn’t trying to overwhelm you with opposition; He was trying to overwhelm you with increase.”
God has made some promises to us at Eagles Nest...as a congregation and individually. If there are some giants standing in the way, God is neither surprised nor moved by them – and neither should we be.
• David was just a kid with a sling and a stone – but he put his trust in God and slayed his giant.
• Joshua was an old man by the time he inherited his mountain – but he stood on God’s promise for 40 years and at 85, he conquered his giants.
What are we giving our attention to – the promise or the giant? If we believe the promises of God, then let’s go ahead and give Him praise this morning for the imminent outcome of our overwhelming increase! Faith sees it and declares it DONE!
See you at church.
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Good morning Church
We are about to close out another year and step into a new one.
It’s always a great opportunity to search our hearts and ask ourselves a few questions.
Is there a little room for improvement in our love walk in 2026?
Could we let His glory shine a little brighter in our lives in the year ahead?
Is there a higher bar we can set for our gratitude level- and a daily expression of it - in this next season?
There’s no time like the present to make any necessary adjustments.
It’s also the perfect time to put ourselves in remembrance of all the goodness God has shown us this past year…and to express our thankfulness for it. And the best is yet to come because every tomorrow with God is better than our yesterdays.
As we assemble together for one final Sunday morning this year, let’s offer up our unrestrained praise and watch God use it as a force that launches us into 2026 and into a whole new level of His goodness!
See you at church.