It’s a question which many of us have asked or answered at some time or other. The premise behind the question is that church is something – a service, a building, a meeting – that you attend. You show up, as if to a performance, sit through the designated time slot, then return home to…
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I was chatting in church this week with someone who is looking for work, and finding the constant rejections frustrating. “I send off my resume, but I don’t have the specific qualifications or experience they’re looking for, so they dismiss me. I know I’m perfectly able to do their jobs, if they’d just meet me.”…
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At Trinity Central church this past Sunday we made a start on our series in the letter of 1 Peter, and I’m really looking forward to working our way through this letter together. Peter writes to believers in churches spread around what would now be Northern Turkey, quite possibly churches planted by people who he…
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At Trinity Central we are starting a new series, looking together through the letter of 1 Peter. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an…
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You’re all very warmly invited to the Christ Central Canada Conference in Fredericton in April 2014. The conference will run Thursday evening 24 April to Saturday 26 April. We are delighted to have Terry Virgo coming out to speak at the conference, and we’re sure that this will be a wonderful highlight! Terry will also be…
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This past Sunday I spoke about the importance of us being a Spirit empowered people and gave opportunity for people to receive the Spirit. Had we have had more time I would have given more attention to demonstrating from scripture all the New Testament occurrences of receiving the Spirit. I thought it might be useful…
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I’m a “men’s weekend” junkie. There’s something about going away together as men that I have found hugely helpful in my (long, sometimes painful) maturing process as a Christian man, my Father’s son. So when Rhys mentioned that he would be speaking at a men’s conference in Oregon this past weekend, and that anybody who…
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On Sunday 2nd February we marked our two year anniversary as a church in Vancouver with a wonderful celebration together! It is breathtaking to stand at this vantage point and survey the landscape of where we’ve come from. What started as a prayer meeting in a front room is growing into an increasingly vibrant community.…
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When I logged on to Facebook today I found this post from a staunchly atheist friend of mine: “I had a really good/interesting talk with some theists (Christians) today. Anyone who says ‘religious people are stupid’ needs to talk with some theists, like this guy I was talking with most of the time. He helped…
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Everyone needs to belong in a community, and LifeGroups are at the heart of community in Trinity Central. We can’t wait for our LifeGroups to start again! In our LifeGroups our intention is build long term friendships, through which we encourage each other to grow as disciples of Jesus. If you’re not in a group…
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