westbourne baptist church nw calgary
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Sunday Bulletin for Dec. 20th, 2015TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to our Service!
Thank you for worshiping with us
today. We trust you will be blessed
and encouraged by the Word of
God.
Please use the Connecting Card
attached to this Bulletin to share
any concerns or prayer requests
you may have.
Our Ministry Staff Contact Info:
Senior Pastor Bill Finch [email protected]
Worship Director Alfredo Faundez alfredo@ westbourneministries.ca
Children’s Ministries Maria-Jose
Faundez [email protected]
Admin Assistant Bonnie Baldwin [email protected]
Student Ministries Noah Costain [email protected]
823 – 64th
Ave NW, Calgary AB T2K 0M6
Offices located at: # 221Westbourne Place
403-274-1440
Today
Nursery: 0 - 3 years old
Children’s Church: 4 - 12 years old,
during the sermon.
Library: Open for ½ an hour both
before & after the service.
Upstairs, across from the
kitchen. Contact is Deb Finch
Spiritual Health How to Get Closer To God
Luke 15:11-24
Prayer Pt. 4
Philippians 1:9-11
Pastor Bill Finch
Aug. 23, 2015
The Promise of Hope
Jeremiah 33:14-15
Pastor Bill Finch
Nov. 29nd, 2015
God sent his only Son to
earth to save us, because he
loves us! “For God so loved
the world that he gave his
one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have
eternal life. For God did
not send his Son into the
world to condemn the
world, but to save the world
through him.”
The Promise of Love John 3:16-17 Pastor Bill Finch Dec. 20th, 2015
Missionary News Dec. 20th, 2015
Thanks, team, for praying. Mike completed writing paper and flew to Dallas to present it at the biennial Bible Translation conference. It was well received. Since it has been tagged for publication, he’s busy getting it into the proper format. Along with this he is teaching at CanIL. His responsibilities doubled recently, when one of the CanIL professors was denied his permanent resident status, and thus is not able to continue teaching. Please pray that CanIL administration will succeed with the re-application process. If that fails to happen in time for Spring semester, Mike has been asked to fill in again. We were hoping to get back to the Philippines to complete the project of the training center, maybe in February, for Ga’dang church leaders and staff. So, once again, we would value your prayers, as we wait to see how God will direct our paths in the next few months. Thanks so much for sharing with us on this journey. Wishing each of you a fulfilling season as you ponder the birth of Jesus. With thankful hearts --- Mike & Verna
Missionaries of the Week
Mike and Verna Walrod
working with Wycliffe Bible
Translators. Teacher,
advisor- CanIL program at
Trinity Western University
preparing young people to
do Bible translation
We warmly invite you, your family and friends to an amazing
presentation of carols and scripture readings by our Children’s
Ministry. Join us Thurs. Dec. 24th
in the sanctuary at Westbourne
Church from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Sunday Service on December 27th
will be at the regular
scheduled time of 10:30 am
The following item appeared in a church newsletter and contains
some good advice that will help us keep selfishness in check this
Christmas:
I. Thou shalt not leave "Christ" out of Christmas,
making it "Xmas." To some, "X" is unknown.
II. Thou shalt prepare thy soul for Christmas. Spend
not so much on gifts that thy soul is forgotten.
III. Thou shalt not let Santa Claus replace Christ, thus
robbing the day of its spiritual reality.
IV. Thou shalt not burden the shop girl, the mailman, and
the merchant with complaints and demands.
V. Thou shalt give thyself with thy gift. This will
increase its value a hundred fold, and he who receiveth it shall
treasure it forever.
VI. Thou shalt not value gifts received by their cost.
Even the least expensive may signify love, and that is more
priceless
than silver and gold.
VII. Thou shalt not neglect the needy. Share thy blessings
with many who will go hungry and cold unless thou are generous.
VIII. Thou shalt not neglect thy church. Its services highlight
the true meaning of the season.
IX. Thou shalt be as a little child. Not until thou has
become in spirit as a little one art thou ready to enter into the
kingdom of Heaven.
X. Thou shalt give thy heart to Christ. Let Him be at
the top of thy Christmas list.
Westbourne Baptist Church
THE CANDLE OF LOVE
The angels announced the good news of a Savior. “…I bring you good
news that will cause great joy for all the people.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the
Messiah, the Lord” (Luke 2:10-11)
If You Ever Want to See Your Mother Again!
A small boy was writing a letter to God about the Christmas presents he
badly wanted. "I’ve been good for six months now." he wrote. But after
a moment’s reflection he crossed out "six months" and wrote "three
months." After a pause that was crossed out and he put "two weeks."
There was another pause and that was crossed out too. He got up from
the table and went over to the nativity scene that had the figures of
Mary and Joseph. He picked up the figure of Mary, wrapped it gently in
a cloth, and put it in a drawer in his room. He then went back to his
writing and started again: "Dear God, if ever you want to see your
mother again.!"
Continue to Pray for Emma & Arve- Pray for continued healing for
Emma and that she will be home for Christmas with her beloved
husband.
Pray God will give us opportunity to help those who are alone or
hurting during the Christmas season.
Pray for God’s peace and good health for those who are very busy
and feeling stress during this season
Ongoing Announcements
Did you know you can listen to the sermon on the website? Check it out at www.westbourneministries.ca
Donations accepted via PayPal at www.westbourneministries.ca
New Announcements to the Office no later than 10:00am Thurs prior
Sunday Service begins at 10:30 am. All are welcome!
Our email address is: [email protected]