Volume 7, Issue 4 February 28, 2010

BEFORE YOU ASK FOR FOOD! Jim McGuiggan

ASSEMBLY TIMES As “The Lord’s Prayer” would have it: rest because he doesn’t know what it is

Sunday Morning:
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be to be faithless!
your name, your kingdom come, your How profoundly God trusts in his peo-
10:00am Bible Class
will be done on earth as it is in ple! What an awful burden trusting can
11:00am Worship
heaven,” and then we ask for bread, be when pain and loss and chronic dif-
Thursday Evening: then we ask for forgiveness and then ficulties and lack of understanding as-
7:00pm Bible Study we ask for divine guidance and protec- sault people who believe his promises.
___ tion from satanic agendas (Matthew They don’t know what God’s up to half
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THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES
THRIFT STORE DAYS
We will be working the thrift store
March 23 & 25
April 20 & 22
May 18 & 20
More dates coming very soon.

HOMEMAKERS CIRCLE
Here is a list of upcoming Homemakers
Circle events. For more information talk
to Judith.
March 12 - Spa Moose Jaw.
April - Public Speaker/ to be an-
nounced.
May - Greenhouse.
June - Tea house.
The specific details will be announced as
each activity comes up.

SONSHINE/CHORUS TOUR
We will be hosting the Western Christian
College Chorus on Thursday, March 18,
2010. There will be many students that
will need billeting on Thursday night. If
you are able to help host some of these
students please see the signup sheet at
THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER...
 Marie McMillan—Continued
Heal concerns
 Bernard and Alicia Krogsgaard -
Missionaries in Mexico
 Bernice Lawrence—Struggling
with heal problems, recently
moved to Redvers Care Facility.
February 28, 2010
ing things that leave a trail of slime everywhere we go. G.K. Chester- ASSEMBLY, February 28, 2010
ton’s complaint against the wise Marcus Aurelius was that he didn’t Step By Step
the back of the auditorium. out financially or any other way please “command the impossible,” the way Jesus did. Jesus Loves Me
More Details will be coming very soon. send cheques or inquiries to: Make your requests for food, jobs and the other necessities of life in
This Little Light of Mine
 Attention Haiti Mission light of your prior request that God's reign become God’s will done on
CHURCH SCRAP BOOK! Strathmore Boulevard Church of Christ Children’s Time—Cody
earth and in your life. That’s what Jesus called for. Seek first a life that
If you have any photos that you would 346 Strathmore Blvd conforms to God’s righteousness and the rest will follow! How Deep The Father’s Love
like to be put into a church scrapbook Toronto, Ontario M4C 1N3
When? Lord’s Supper
please talk to Ronda. 
That’s a good question, an often necessary question. If God is faithful Above All
 NEW PHONE LIST
BERNICE the rest will follow when God chooses. God’s great enterprise has not
We are working on a new Phone list, Lesson
Bernice Lawrence has been moved from please fill out the form at the back of the yet ended and it will not end until every promise of his is fulfilled to
I Just Want To Be Where You Are
the Moosomin Hospital back to Redvers auditorium and we’ll publish soon. The every seeking, trusting soul. One day he will make this world com-
Caring and Sharing
Health Centre attached to the Redvers First draft is done, but we need a few pletely better and all those who gave their lives in trusting obedience
Hospital. (3 Blocks south of the school more details before we can print one for to him will smile and say, “He did what he promised!” Jesus is the an- Announcements
on the main drag) everyone. Please Take one more look. ticipation and guarantee of all that (2 Corinthians 1:20).
 Thanks. Rolland
In seeking God’s reign and his righteousness we’re not to make our
HAITI RELIEF 
own determinations of what must happen but are to trust him and
The Strathmore Boulevard church of ANNOUNCMENTS AND
allow him to work toward his overarching purpose for the world and
Christ will be continuing support efforts in PRAYER REQUESTS
not just us. How we would run the show or map out God’s righteous-
Haiti by sending funds to the church Submit any requests by Thursday
there. They are also going to be sending each week to Rolland. ness (his faithfulness to his commitments) is not necessarily how he
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(construction materials, food, clothing, 577-8418 forming our lives to his will and purposes (which is seeking his right- OR FOR A WAY TO SUPPORT THE RELIEF
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ess. They will be going down in April to www.compassion.ca
we’ll work toward (note especially Romans 12:2 in this connection).
help out. If you are interested in helping
But again, what a challenge he lays before his elect people (the NT But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit,
church, the body of Jesus Christ—Ephesians 1:22-23). It's certain to whom the Father will send in my
generate protests and groans in deeply troubled times (see Jeremiah name, will teach you all
12:1-3a) but it is what it is—God's call. God is determined to bring things and will remind you of eve-
 Brent Peterson—continued re-  Our Shepherds—leadership and creation to a glorious finale with Jesus as its Lord and he calls his NT rything I have said to you. Peace I
covery care elect to bear witness to and to live out that purpose before all nations. leave with you; my peace I give
www.petersonfamilyupdate.blogspot.com  Chris Cornforth—continued
you. I do not give to you as the
 Pamela King—General prayers health concerns. So however difficult life is for so many of his people, Jesus showed us
for Her well being
world gives. Do not let your hearts
 Health and well being of our by life and teaching: “Before you ask for bread or any of life’s necessi-
ties pray this…” be troubled and do not be afraid.
 Joe Fox—Surgery for His knee congregation.
Jim McGuiggan
and subsequent unemploy-  Our Community www.jimmcguiggan.com John 14:26-27
ment.