Temple Cambridge TBC

We in Canada have more rights and freedoms than many others around the world. Granted, some of those are slowly being taken away, but we still enjoy so many rights. The big question is: How are you using your rights? This Sunday we are going to find out how to use our rights in light of the gospel from 1 Corinthians 9. How are you using your rights to win the lost with the gospel? That is the burning question. Will you do whatever it takes to see more people come to faith in Jesus Christ?

What are the issues you think are non-negotiable for you? Are they based on Scripture or a matter of conscience? If it is a matter of conscience, would you be willing to forego your freedom to act if it caused others to stumble? These are some of the questions we are going to address this Sunday from 1 Corinthians 8. May we do all things out of love

If you are single, should you get married? If you are widowed, should you get remarried? In light of all the troubles in the world and Jesus coming back soon, how are we to now live whether married or single? These are some of the questions we will be addressing this Sunday as we study 1 Corinthians 7:25-40. I love how the Bible has practical answers for everyday life while showing us that there is more to live than just living for today. Do you?

One of the great things about following Christ is that we are to be future-oriented. We cannot change the past. Christ cleanses us from our past, then He calls us to move forward with Him. This is part of the reason why we are to live as we were when we were called, especially in regard to whether we were single or married, or widowed. Furthermore, if we were married to an unbeliever at the time of our conversion to Christ, we are to stay with that person as long as they will have us. We learn this from 1 Corinthians 7 that Pastor Kyle will be unpacking this Sunday. Christ calls us to move forward with Him, not to try to undo the past. Hallelujah! What a Saviour!

Due to the cost of housing, more and more family members and friends are moving in together to share costs and have a sense of community post-COVID when we are all lonely. Multi-generational homes and joint-ownership is not a new concept. In fact, living by ourselves or with just our immediate family may be a more recent phenomenon that has been predominantly practiced in the West due to affluence and rugged individualism. Certainly the Bible describes multi-generational living arrangements from the time of Abraham moving with his wife and nephew (Genesis 12:5) to when Jesus asked His disciple John to take care of Jesus’ mother after His death (John 19:25-27). Multi-individual and multiple-family dwelling is permitted and may be even modelled in Scripture. We find this surprisingly in all places of God’s Temple - our bodies. Did you realize that, if we are believers, that our bodies do not belong to us? Jesus purchased them with His own blood. He now resides and abides in us through His Spirit - the Holy Spirit. Therefore, our bodies have multiple occupancy by different members of the Trinity. This is what we will learn in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 this Sunday and it emphasizes how important it is to use our bodies in a way that honours God. Furthermore, if we are married, we share joint ownership of our bodies with our spouse as we will discover in 1 Corinthians 7:1-16 a long with other instructions about marriage and remarriage. Please pray for Pastor Jason as he prepares and preaches this important message. We will also be hearing an update from our missionary to the Czech Republic Christina Mayer, so we look forward to having her home. See you then!

Christ has risen! Those three words may be the most life-changing in history. As we celebrate Christ’s death, burial and resurrection, this weekend we are going to focus on how Christ deals with our past and Christ also gives us a future from 1 Corinthians 15. That future includes our own resurrection. We too will rise! As a picture of what Jesus did for us, is doing for us and will do for us, we also have baptisms this Sunday planned for the end of the service. If you have not been baptized and would like to be, please come ready to testify to Christ’s love and power in your life.