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Yearly Archives: 2026

Finding Your Lane . . .

Ps 139: 1-7 It’s the beginning of summer. Summer holidays, refreshing the body and soul, maybe taking time to relax and regenerate. For some of us it could be just taking a time out to read, fish, renew acquaintances with old friends, nature hikes, . For me I got my SLR camera down from the closet and dusted the bag off and getting ready to find a place where the birds are plentiful and setting up my tripod, a thermos full of

The Five Journeys of Jesus

As long as time and space exist, everything and everyone is on a journey. Our earth revolves around the sun at a speed of about a million kms an hour! Our solar system rotates within our Milky Way galaxy at a speed of about 2 million kms an hour! The God who created our universe in its unfathomable size and speeds, is the same God who created humankind and has purposely vested great interest and love in us. This meditation

Jesus is the Lord, Creator, and Redeemer

Message from Sunday May 31 Jesus is the Lord, Creator, and Redeemer. Do we really have a clear picture of who Jesus is? Do we give him the honour due to him? We are familiar through New Testament accounts with the earthly life of Jesus from his birth to his death; however, we need to find Jesus in the Old Testament to really help us understand that Jesus always was, he was before his incarnation. We have underestimated who Jesus is. We began with

A summary of the message from Sunday May 24

Faith, Hope, and Love 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 The apostle Paul often brings up these 3 virtues when addressing the churches that he so diligently served; but his intention was never to leave them as vague ideas, but rather to be recognized as real actions in the lives of those who had chosen to follow Jesus. Today is no different, our faith, our hope, and our love are meant to be seen by the world around us as significant changes in our lives

Think of These Things

Philippians 4:4-9 I think that many of you are aware that the book of Philippians is one of my favourite Bible books. As a missionary on home assignment I would go to various churches to report on the work and to thank them for their participation in finances and prayer. Both are important. Without financial backing we could not serve in the overseas. Without prayer there was no purpose in going. At one point when I realized that the letter to

Easter 2026

Easter 2026 He Is Risen The scripture references for the Easter message are taken from 1Corinthians and John 20:3-18. It is interesting to note that our English word ‘Easter’ which we celebrate in a religious context doesn’t have Latin or Greek roots. Its etymology is vague but it is generally accepted to be from Old English relating to ‘east’ where the sun rises and dawn awakens our world and initiates the beginnings of new life. This simplicity of association with compass direction

Hints of Spring

As hints of spring tantalize us with wisps of periodic warmer temperatures and winter won’t easily give up its hold we are moving ahead with plans for the opening of the 2026 Woodland Beach Community Church season on Sunday May 17. This is a very special year for our church both historically and spiritually as we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1926. The focus of the celebration will be on the weekend of July 4th

A Fresh Start, New Life in Christ Jesus

It is a winter wonderland at Woodland Beach as we move into 2026, fresh snow, fresh air, and the excitement of moving into a New Year New Years is a customary time to reflect, individually or with others, on how we are doing physically, socially, emotionally, and professionally, to give ourselves a critical appraisal and a tune-up, and therefore many of us engage in the common practice of making New Year’s resolutions.  Some will resolve to live healthier through dietary changes