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LOVE146

I received one of the most treasured Father’s Day gifts ever today. My older children all went in together to support a child in my name for 6 months at www.love146.com Love 146 is a ministry geared to rescue those who are in the child sex slavery trade. The first thing a child needs after…

Gang Violence & Slavery/Human Trafficking

Sunday, during the early portion of the service I talked about the gang violence that took another young life here in our city over the past week (the neighbour of one of the young men in our ministry). I also mentioned one of the great grievances of our day being the 27 million people in…

Death is not dying

Rachel Barkley is a 37 year old wife and mother of two from Vancouver, Canada who is dying of cancer. Hers is a tremendous testimony full of scriptural, God-centered truths. I would encourage you to take the time to listen to this video presentation. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2565193&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D4541424%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Duser%3A1721632%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF%26force_info%3Dundefined]

Finish Strong

The Apostle Paul came to the end of his life and wrote these words: “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that…

Communion

Come and join us this Lord’s Day as we remember the death of the Lord Jesus and the communion we have with Him and each other because of His death. The Lord’s Supper is an important part of worship because it expresses the infinite worth of Christ – perhaps as gloriously as anything that ever…

Church – a safe place???

            My wife called my attention to a couple of advertisements by churches for “Easter” (Resurrection Day) that invited people to come to their particular church and then emphasized that it was a “safe place for your family.” Is safety really an issue in deciding where you should go to church? Pastor Andrew shared with…

Summer Ministry Offering

March 22nd, 2009 Dear church family or friend of Springs of Grace,    Grace and peace from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  I cannot remember a time when the needs and opportunities before us as a church have ever been greater. The challenge of impacting the lives of those God has given us to love…

May God Give Us Endurance in This Cause

“There’s significant wear and tear upon those called to pro-life work, jail ministry, street ministry, helping the poor, aiding substance abusers and those with sexual addictions, and fighting pornography. If you’re going to endure, you must have a passion for Jesus that’s bigger than your passion for the cause. Otherwise, even if you don’t burn…

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