Turned the tables, and the sermon audio

In our second message from the book of Esther, we see a remarkable turn of events.  The one most honoured is humiliated; the most lowly is exalted.  God's sense of humor emanates from this story in the 5th and 6th chapters of the book, as the tables are turned in the space of 24 hours. When we despair, we can remain confident that God may change things up at any moment. Come, and see what God will do for the one the king delights to honour! (6:11c). Sunday, August 10, 2014, 10 a.m.
To hear Sunday's message, click on this link
 https://soundcloud.com/pastor-rita/esther-part-2-the-tables-are-turned

The Go Do Team's trip to Highland Park, New Jersey

Risk & Romance (& link to the message)

In the original "Bachelor," Esther receives the final rose.  Having won the favour of the king, she can now live in the lap of luxury, happily ever after.  Instead, Esther risks all in order to save her people from certain demise.  Following Jesus involves risk, but this is what God expects of us.  There is no greater tragedy, says John Piper, than the wasted life (Don't Waster Your Life).  This Sunday we begin a series from the book of Esther. Join us!  Sunday, August 3, 10 a.m.
Hear Sunday's message here:
https://soundcloud.com/pastor-rita/esther-ch-4-romance-risk

Here is your life!

Guy Smiley does a segment on Sesame Street (or at least he used to do it when my kids were young) called, "Here is your Life."  One of those segments is about a house, recalling the contributions of the architect, the bricklayer, the carpenter, and so on. "Here is your life," he says.  It sounds a bit like I Corinthians 3:1-15 where Paul talks about a construction project.  This Sunday we look at the quality of our work in light of the messages to the 7 churches of Revelation.  Our church is built on the foundation which is Jesus Christ.  We are to build on that foundation and then God himself will judge the quality of our work.  Let's take the test, so that we can truthfully and honestly, gauge the health of our churches. Go to http://www.buildingchurchleaders.com/quiz/?id=IBORX   , take the little test, and then talk about your test score with your elder or your friends.  What might we do, as a church, to get that score up?  We are building on a solid foundation - that foundation demands a strong and beautiful building of quality workmanship and lasting materials.  Sunday, July 27, 10 a.m.

Serve send-off

HAMILTON SERVE 2014:  Next week Ancaster Christian Reformed Church and Meadowlands Fellowship CRC will be hosting 75 youth and leaders from Athens, Brighton, Blyth, Orillia, Kingston, and Port Perry to Hamilton Serve. They will be volunteering at Hamilton's Good Shepherd Centre. Our two churches will worship together this Sunday, July 13, at Meadowlands Fellowship CRC to commission the Serve team and bless them for the week ahead.  10:00 am, at Meadowlands.

God's love is....

 This week over 100 students and volunteers filled our church for our Vacation Bible School.  We sang fun songs, listened to Bible stories and saw them acted out; we memorized Bible verses, made amazing crafts, played crazy games, and enjoyed great treats.  We watched a week-long play as the actors searched for treasure.

All of us found the best treasure ever:  God's love. And we discovered that God's love is shown in Jesus, his love is kind and patient, his love is for everyone, God's love is forgiving.  God's love never fails!

It's Vacation Bible School Week at ACRC!

This Sunday, July 6, we kick off our VBS week.  We welcome to our pulpit Pastor Paul Droogers from High River CRC, AB.  This Sunday, and for the entire week, we will be discovering the amazing treasure that is God's love.