Sunday Morning Preview - May 22, 2016

This Sunday at Dakota we will continue our study in the book of James by further examining chapter 4:13-17. The passage has lead to a number of doctrinal points that are culminating in a need to explore the five major points of Calvinism, more commonly known as “tulip”.

• T - total depravity
• U - unconditional election
• L - limited atonement
• I - irresistible grace
• P - perseverance of the saints

Please join me for what is sure to be an interesting time in this 25th instalment in the Epistle of James entitled; “If the Lord Wills - Part 3.” 

Pastor Dan

Welcome - May 15, 2016

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Good morning and thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the link below.

Scripture for today's sermon:

James 4:13-17; Hebrews 11:3; Ephesians 1:11; Luke 18:1-8; Romans 10:13-14; Galatians 1:14-16; Jeremiah 1:4-5; Hebrews 13:20-21; Hebrews 2:9; Matthew 26:26-28; John 10:11-15; Matthew 25:33; John 17:9; Acts 20:28; Ephesians 5:25-27; Isaiah 53:12; John 1:29; John 3:16; John 4:42; 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 John 2:1-2; 1 John 4:14; Mark 4:14-20

Sunday Morning Preview - May 15, 2016

This Sunday at Dakota we will continue our study in the book of James by further examining chapter 4:13-17.

Last week we studied the overwhelming scriptural evidence in support of the doctrine of the Sovereignty of God. He is undeniably Lord over all creation and nothing happens that is outside of His control. Now we will look at some of the ways this reality works itself out life and practice.

If God knows all and controls all; what difference do we make, and how can we be held responsible for our sin?

Please join me for this 24th instalment in the Epistle of James entitled; “If the Lord Wills - Part 2.” 

Welcome - Happy Mother's Day

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Good morning and thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the link below.

Scripture for today's sermon:

James 4:13-17; Hebrews 11:3; Isaiah 46:8–11; Job 38:1-4; Revelation 20:7-10; Psalm 139:14-16; Proverbs 16:33; Matthew 10:28-30; Jonah 1:17; Jonah 4:6-7; Isaiah 40:25-26; Psalm 147:15-18; Job 37:9-13; Mark 4:36-41; Amos 3:6; Exodus 4:10-11; 1 Peter 4:19; 1 Peter 3:17; Deuteronomy 32:39; Job 1:21-22; Job 2:9-10; Daniel 2:21-22; Proverbs 21:1; Psalm 33:10-11; Acts 4:27–28; 2 Timothy 2:24–25; John 6:44; Matthew 11:27; Genesis 50:20; Hebrews 2:9

Sunday May 8, 2016 at Dakota Community Church

This Sunday at Dakota we will continue our study in the book of James by diving into a little seven sentence paragraph that is so packed with important theological truth that we will require at least a couple of weeks to consume it.

A common practice amoung believers in our day is to make bold “declarations of faith” in prayer; is this really a biblically sanctioned idea?

What does it mean to say that God is sovereign, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent? How do these truths about God relate to human free will or responsibility for sins committed or decisions made or actions taken or not taken?

Please join me for this 23rd instalment in the Epistle of James entitled; “If the Lord Wills.” 

Pastor Dan

April 24, 2016 at Dakota Community Church

Please join me at DCC this Sunday morning for what is sure to be a wonderful time in fellowship and in the Word of God.

The morning begins at 9:30 with pre-service prayer and then coffee time.

The service will begin at 10:30 during which we will enjoy our usual time of worship, fellowship, and finally, Pastor Dan Van De Laar (Fresh off the T4G conference) will be continuing the sermon series he has entitled; A Study Through the Epistle of Hebrews. 

If you’ve missed any of the earlier messages in the series they are available on our website at www.dakotacommunitychurch.com

Hope to see you all there! 

Welcome - April 17, 2016

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Good morning and thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the link below.

Scripture for today's sermon:

James 4:1-10; Luke 8:14; Titus 3:3; Isaiah 54:5; Hosea 4:12; Jeremiah 13:27; Ezekiel 23:28-30

Sunday Morning Preview - April 17, 2016

This Sunday at Dakota we will continue our study in the book of James where we find the apostle confronting his readers with what boils down to a rather straightforward question: 

“Is it our chief aim in this life to submit to God serving Him and others with selfless love and sacrificial priorities, or is it our aim to pursue and possess as much pleasure and prosperity as this world has to offer?”

What follows is stern warning and an aggressive chastening for any of us who dare to choose the latter. 

Please join me for this 22nd instalment in the Epistle of James entitled; “Friendship with the World.” 

Welcome - April 10, 2016

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Good morning and thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the link below.

Scripture for today's sermon:

James 3:13-18; John 8:42-44; Proverbs 3:5-6; Joshua 1:6-9; Deuteronomy 17:18-20

Sunday Morning Preview - April 10, 2016

I hope you will join me this Sunday at Dakota Community Church as we continue our study of the Epistle of James with a look at two kinds of wisdom; one described as “earthly, unspiritual, demonic” and the other as “from above.”

There is a popular notion amoung believers in our time that everyone is basically good and that all that is required to turn them from a position of neutrality into Christians is a little education and gentle persuasion. The Bible supports no such notion. Instead what we find in the pages of scripture, even from the very lips of our Saviour, is that men are born hopelessly lost in sin and bent toward aggressive rebellion against our creator. 

We do not come to the table as innocents, or as neutral parties.

We show up as rebels who hate God and despise His authority over us.

I hope to see you for a wonderful time in God’s word in a message entitled; “Wisdom from Above.” 

Pastor Dan

Welcome April 3, 2016

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Good morning and thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the link below.

Scripture for today's sermon:

Nehemiah 13:1-31

Sunday Morning Preview - April 3, 2016

In 1887 Charles Spurgeon published an article entitled; “The Down Grade” in which he was very critical of the liberal wing of his denomination saying that they were on a slippery slope away from sound biblical doctrine. He claimed that biblical infallibility, substitutionary atonement , and the finality of judgment for those who died outside Christ were being abandoned in favour of more socially palatable points of view.

In this Sunday’s biblical text Nehemiah is shocked to discover upon his return to Jerusalem that many of his reforms have been completely undone during his brief absence. The people; being ignorant of the requirements of the law, are engaging in unsanctioned relationships, the enemies of God have infiltrated the highest levels of power, one of them even taking up residence in the temple, and the priesthood has been effectively gutted by a kind of spiritual “business ethic” that has left them robbed of their appointed wages. 

How is that we are able to stray so far off the path so quickly?

I hope you will all join me this Sunday morning for a message I have entitled; “Drift.”

We will examine these historical events; the human tendency to fall away from faithfulness toward God, and the current direction of Christianity in  the western world.

Pastor Dan

Welcome - He is Risen!

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Happy Easter and thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the links below.

Scripture for today's sermon:

Hebrews 10:19-25; Leviticus 16:14-15; Exodus 30:10; 1 Timothy 2:5

Easter Weekend at DCC

I am hoping you will all be present this weekend for the most important of all of our Christian “Holy days”; the annual celebrations of Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.

The Good Friday Inter-church Communion service is being held at New Beginnings Church [Formerly Evangel Chapel] at 1073 St. Mary’s Road at Dunkirk. This years speaker will be Pastor Marv Dyke of Crossroads MB Church and our own DCC team will lead us in worship. The service will begin at 10:30 am.

On Easter Sunday we will meet at our usual time and location for an encouraging message I have prepared which is in keeping with the season entitled; “Because He Lives.”

Pastor Dan

Please Note: This Sunday will be a “family service” which means no Sunday School will be provided

Palm Sunday 2016 at DCC

I hope you will join me this Sunday for the first day of what has traditionally been known as “Holy Week” in the Christian world. 

Palm Sunday is a day of joy and victory, the triumphal entry of our Lord into Jerusalem as the voices of His disciples shout “Hosanna” and “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” Here comes the King to re-establish the Davidic throne, riding on a donkey just like Solomon had, fulfilling the prophesies of Zachariah and Isaiah. They must have wondered if they would soon take up arms to banish the Romans or if He would just use the amazing power they had seen Him exercise so many times and in so many ways. 

As we know things unfolded perfectly according to plan, but not the plan as they imagined it. 

Join me this Sunday as we uncover the ultimate hope hidden for us in their momentary disappointment.

Pastor Dan

March 13, 2016 at Dakota Community Church

Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night and then please join me at DCC Sunday morning for what is sure to be a wonderful time in fellowship and in the Word of God.

The morning begins at 9:30 with pre-service prayer and then coffee time.

The service will begin at 10:30 during which we will enjoy our usual time of worship, fellowship, and finally, Pastor Joel Cormie from Lighthouse Mission will be bringing the Word.

Hope to see you all there! 

- Pastor Dan 

Sunday March 6, 2016 at Dakota

Please join me at DCC this Sunday morning for what is sure to be a wonderful time in fellowship and in the Word of God.

The morning begins at 9:30 with pre-service prayer and then coffee time.

The service will begin at 10:30 during which we will enjoy our usual time of worship, fellowship, and finally, Pastor Dan Van de Laar will be continuing the sermon series he has entitled; A Study Through the Epistle of Hebrews. 

If you’ve missed any of the earlier messages in the series they are available on our website at www.dakotacommunitychurch.com

Hope to see you all there! 

- Pastor Dan 

Welcome to DCC - February 28, 2016

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the links below.

Scripture for today’s sermon:

James 3:1-12; Romans 3:9-20; Matthew 5:21-22

Sunday Morning Preview - February 28, 2016

This Sunday at Dakota we will continue our study in the book of James with a final examination of the power of the tongue.

In this week’s section of the text James begins to lament the terrible inconsistencies that are demonstrated by our words. 

“From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”

I want to come at this from another angle, drawing on the powerful words of Paul in Romans Chapter 3. The subduing of the heart in salvation does lead to a silencing of the prideful tongue; humility within results in humility expressed. 

Please join me for this 21st instalment in the Epistle of James entitled; “Every Mouth Silenced.”

Pastor Dan

February 21, 2016 at Dakota Community Church

This Sunday at Dakota Community Church we welcome Barnabas Mam, Regional Director of AFCI.

During Pol Pot’s reign of terror as the leader of the Khmer Rouge, 1.7 million Cambodians died; Barnabas Mam was one of only 200 Christians to survive the Killing Fields.

“How many times have I said that? I should have died. But the Lord assured me that I would not die; that I would survive for His purpose.”

Born Sovann Mam, Barnabas Mam was raised in a devoutly Buddhist home in Cambodia during a time in history that his country would rather forget.

Join us this Sunday and invite a friend for what is sure to be a wonderful service!

Pastor Dan

Welcome - February 14, 2016

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the links below.

Scripture for today’s sermon:

James 3:1-12; Proverbs 26:18-23; Proverbs 15:4

February 14, 2016 at Dakota

This Sunday at Dakota we will continue our study in the book of James with a further examination of the deadly power of the tongue.

We have looked at the seriousness of careless speech especially for teachers and those whose words carry added responsibility because of authoritative influence. We will now follow James further along this path as he drives home the point by giving us five convicting illustrations of the tongues ability to cause harm. It seems the author is intent on not allowing us to just flippantly nod a thoughtless agreement that we need to be more careful about our speech, he wants us to dwell on this issue — and so we shall.

I hope you will join me for this 20th instalment in the Epistle of James which I have entitled; “Poisoned.”

Pastor Dan

Welcome - February 7, 2016

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us for our service this morning.

Please enjoy the service and follow along in the scriptures using the links below.

Scripture for today’s sermon:

James 3:1-12; Matthew 12:34; Proverbs 26:18-23; Proverbs 15:4

Sunday Morning Preview - February 7, 2016

This Sunday at Dakota we will continue our study in the book of James with a further examination of the power of the tongue.

Whenever I am preaching to unbelievers I like to point out that we are unable to save ourselves in that we are incapable of sticking with even the most minor of resolutions toward self-improvement. No matter how determined we are to be better, we inevitably fall back into sinful patterns in very short order. One of the most obvious evidences of this is our inability to tame the tongue.

Our mothers all tried to teach us; “If you don’t have anything nice to say…” You know the rest!

In this Sunday’s text James is very much reinforcing our mother’s good intentions in this area. The tongue is small. But its power, both for good and for ill, is out of all proportion to its size. 

Have you ever benefitted from a few  kind or encouraging words? Have you ever known the sting of gossip?

I hope you will join me for this 19th instalment in the Epistle of James entitled; “World of Unrighteousness 2.”

Pastor Dan