Your Neighbourhood Place of Hope
4235 Departure Bay Rd, Nanaimo
Important Notice:
Dear friends
On May 8, a number of texts were sent pretending to be from Pastor Jeremy. They asked for help in purchasing gift cards for refugees, with promises of reimbursement. This is a scam, perpetrated by cunning and crafty individuals. The police call it a TOR scam. It's all too common, and many are being taken in, and handing over their money.
My heart breaks for those affected. If you have been affected by this scam, please contact your local police and place stop-payments on the cards. Pastor Jeremy has filed a police report and is working with the elders on the source of the problem.
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Our Most Recent Service
From the Pastor’s Desk
There’s a lot of music out there about heaven. And for good reason - heaven is said to be a place of eternal bliss, where all has been made right. However, a quick survey of pop culture shows how many of us feel a problematic relationship with heaven.
Led Zeppelin sings about a “Stairway to Heaven,” built by a lady “who’s sure all that glitters is gold,” so she can purchase that path. Belinda Carlisle declared “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” that she enjoyed in the arms of her love. Bruno Mars was “Locked out of Heaven” and Five Finger Punch was on “The Wrong Side of Heaven.”
We wrap up our series on experiencing God by asking, what is heaven? What’s the hope that can fuel our living for Christ? We’ll discover that heaven is breaking into the earth as God renews us and the whole Creation.
We’ll be looking at a few passages: 1 Cor 15:12-26, Rev 21:1-5 and Phil. 4:8. I invite you to give them a read, then join us online or in-person as we explore how we experience glimpses of the glory to come.
I’m looking forward to worshiping with you
Pastor Jeremy
Questions for going deeper:
What do you think about/ how do you feel about Pastor Jeremy’s sermon? Did anything stand out? Was there anything you wondered about?
How would you describe heaven to someone who has never heard of it?
How is God creating “heaven on earth?”
How does this affect how Christians live?
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Mission Moment: May 12 2024
Somalia faces an acute hunger crisis, worsened by the most severe drought in four decades. With failed crops, widespread water shortages and reduced livestock productivity, Nafiso Hussein’s family and thousands more had to abandon their homes in search of relief. Hunger and extreme conditions affected Nafiso’s son Hadi, whose health had deteriorated critically. In the displaced persons camp where they had sought refuge, Hadi was quickly referred to the stabilization centre for treatment, and under this initiative, his health significantly improved. Nafiso is grateful for her son’s recovery, “He is well now, and I am happy to see him play and laugh like before.” PWS&D, with partners at Canadian Foodgrains Bank, provides funding to train community nutrition workers who identify and screen severely malnourished children.
