At the heart of spiritual growth is reading, knowing, and loving the Bible. My favourite title for the Bible is “God’s Word”. The idea of “words” are central to communication. God is a God of communication. He has a message that He wants each of us to understand. He has …
Three Reasons to Attend The 2014 Ottawa Koinonia Conference
Over the years in my walk with Jesus, God has used conferences greatly in my life. Calvary Fellowship Ottawa is sponsoring what I know will be a wonderful and amazing conference this coming weekend. It’s called Koinonia. (That is the transliteration of a Greek word which means fellowship or community). …
Four Steps to Take When You are Feeling Overwhelmed (Part Two)
What do you do when you are feeling overwhelmed? In part one of this post, we saw God’s instruction to His overwhelmed people through Moses was 1) Be not afraid and 2) Stand still. (Exodus 14:13-14). Here’s the last two steps based on this passage. 3. See the salvation “…and …
Four Steps to Take When You Are Feeling Overwhelmed (Part One)
This post originated as a sermon I preached at Calvary Fellowship Ottawa. You can listen to that sermon by clicking here. Every person goes through times of feeling overwhelmed. This is true in our day, and has been true all throughout history. As a growing disciple of Jesus Christ, we …
The ABC’s of God’s Rescue Plan
Here’s a provocative sixty second video spot about happy people who may not be so happy. Everybody is fatally infected and needs to be rescued. We are using it as a invite to think about the gospel and to come to Calvary. Watch it and share it with your friends!
How to be a Dad: A Fathers’ Day Story
I was overwhelmed. It was July 9 or maybe July 10, 2003. It wasn’t Fathers’ Day, but you might say it was for me. It was my first few days as a father. She was just a little baby. The tinniest thing. She was in the car – a brand new …