Pastor's Message - Chris Kibble
Tim Keller writes ‘I always say to my skeptical, secular friends that, even if they can't believe in the resurrection, they should want it to be true. Most of them care deeply about justice for the poor, alleviating hunger and disease, and caring for the environment. Yet many of them believe that the material world was caused by accident and that the world and everything in it will eventually simply burn up in the death of the sun. They find it discouraging that so few people care about justice without realizing that their own worldview undermines any motivation to make the world a better place. Why sacrifice for the needs of others if, in the end, nothing we do will make any difference? If the resurrection of Jesus happened, however, that means there's infinite hope and reason to pour ourselves out for the needs of the world’. Great thoughts.
Notice of Meeting: A General Meeting of WVBC will be held on April 13, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary, and on Zoom, when Members will be asked to vote on Motion 1 of the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada’s (CBWC’s) Identity Statement: “Be it resolved that we, a member church of the CBWC, affirm the Identity Statement.”
Youth Alpha: we will be running Youth Alpha on Wednesday nights from 7:00pm to 8:15pm in the Adult Lounge starting April 20 for 13 weeks for ages 11 and up. If you are interested, please sign up with Mary Findlay at Mary.Findlay@westvanbaptist.com.
Delegates to CBWC Assembly 2022: if you would like to be considered as a delegate to represent WVBC at the CBWC Assembly in Calgary, by all means, contact Hilary Blair at hilarykblair@telus.net. Registration fees and expenses will be reimbursed by WVBC. For further information, please see https://cbwc.ca/assembly-2022/
Membership: Council would like to warmly recommend Cameron Boddy for membership. Please advise Hilary Blair at hilarykblair@telus.net if you have any objections.
Prayer: there will be a number of opportunities to pray together over the next week:
- There will be a further time of prayer for the Identity Statement discussions and the Pastor Search immediately after our April 10 service in the sanctuary.
- Kathie Curtis and the Monday Prayer Group would like to invite you to join them for two prayer meetings to prepare our hearts for Easter. They are for Repentance and Renewal and will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary Thursday, April 7, and Thursday, April 14. Carolyn Withers will play Inspirational Christian songs on the piano. Bring your favourite bible verses that will inspire all and we will pray to our Lord Jesus, the Corner Stone of our church'. If you have any questions, by all means, contact Kathie Curtis at kathie_curtis@shaw.ca
Events
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