Its never a good idea to miss church! When the saints gather—there is a reason to be there. If you miss, you loose. Ask Thomas (John 20:24)! Ask folks at Shorewood last Sunday morning!
I was about half way through the morning message when the fire alarm system began to chirp. In just a moment our men determined it was not a false alarm and we immediately cleared the building. Imagine the excitement of the 180+ adults and 40+ children making their way into the snowy parking lot; the fire department arriving with three big trucks accompanied by an EMS vehicle and two police cars! Wheeeee!
It turned out that the motor in one of the heating units (there are 9 in all) had malfunctioned and caught fire. This filled the vent system with smoke, which set off the alarm sensor and called the fire department. But there was no further damage to the building and no one was hurt. It did bring the morning meeting to a conclusion with a bang.
So, for all those watching via the Internet we wanted to let you know everyone is fine. We had our regular evening meeting, in fact a number of us worked as usual in the building all afternoon.
For those who were absent, well they’ll have to hear about it second hand. There are now a couple of hundred stories available to listen too!
Maranatha!
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Hello Pastor Jordan! My name is Paul McGregor I live in Calgary,Alberta, Canada
I have been meaning to get a hold of you for some time but did not know rightly how. So this seems to be as good a way as any ...(hopefully!).
We have a small Bible study group here which is getting stronger and larger fairly quickly. We recently have started fellowshipping with an Independant Baptist group for lack of anything better. I do not mean to be demeaning towards them but more so that they are the best of the bunch here in Calgary. It is becoming more difficult to keep fellowshipping with what is really being percieved as "Grace killers" by the Bible study group. I have been leading this Bible study group for some time and they are showing interest in starting a Grace assembly here n Calgary. The Lord called me to Edify and Admonish the Body of Christ some years ago and this seems to be the next step He is leading us to. As a result I am seeking some advise/fellowship/support from fellow Grace believers. We study the KJV rightly divided. Believe in salvation through the shed blood of Christ(ONLY), breaking of bread with like minded believers,"No other old testament ordinances required", the Rapture, Eternal security, Paul is our apostle for today. I know you have dealings with a Grace believers group in Chilliwack, BC. They are about 14 hours drive from us so are in no way close. I have been using some of your material available on the Grace Impact site. I would love to speak with you and get some advice on starting an assembly, material for the assembly,A Grace pastorial course etc. Also Is there any way of easily downloading all/a majority of your messages on line?
Hope to speak to you soon. Your's in Christ
Paul
Paul,
Praise the Lord! It is always a thrill to see folks rejoicing in the light of the rightly divided Word and being gripped by the message of grace. I look forward to all that will be happening there. We do know some folks in your area and I'll email you some of that info. Keep pressing toward the mark--you're doing exactly what the work of the ministry is designed to do! We are happy to stand with you anyway we can be of help. You are a real encouragement!
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