Sunday February 26, 2012

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

We are a Christ centred, cross focused community of believers united by the good news of salvation by grace through faith!

We have seen the powerful transformative effect the gospel has on every individual who believes but now, in Part 3 of “Unity of the Body”; we are reminded that individuals do not live in lonely isolation. The gospel impacts and transforms whole communities as it seizes the hearts and minds of those it encounters!

Scripture for today’s sermon:

Ephesians 2:11-22; Psalm 145:1-2; Judges 8:22-23; Genesis 12:1-3; Luke 4:24-30; Luke 7:1-10; Matthew 15:21-28; Ephesians 2:14-15; Galatians 6:12-16; Hebrews 8:6-7; Titus 3:4-7; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17; Luke 23:44-46

 

Restless Hearts

“You made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” – Augustine 

All men seek happiness, this is the motive of every action of every man, even of those who hang themselves.” – Pascal 

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” – Jesus 

Come to Jesus today and find rest! 

Come to the cross again and again, do not grow weary with self salvation, do not fall into a false gospel of human effort. 

Peace and rest are found in Christ alone, on the day you first met Him, and on every day after! 

Grace and Peace to you.

February 19, 2012

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'     (Matthew 25:40)

 

Welcome and thank-you for joining us this morning at Dakota Community Church. Our prayer is that you will enjoy this time of friendship, worship and discovery and that you will leave here encouraged and strengthened in your faith.

 

This morning you are in for a real treat as special guest speaker Sean Goulet of the Lighthouse Mission leads us into the Word of God. Since taking over as Director at Lighthouse Sean has seen some exciting spiritual developments down on Main Street including the start-up of Friday night outreach church services connecting local congregations (Including DCC) with opportunities to ministry to those in need.

 

Enjoy the service.

This Sunday at DCC

Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God’s will.  (2 Cor. 8:2-5)

It is my great pleasure to announce my good friend and director of Lighthouse Mission, the Reverend Sean Goulet as guest speaker at Dakota this Sunday morning! Sean always brings a great Word that is sure to bless and challenge us as we have need!

It is my sincere hope that each of you will come prepared to dig a little deeper, like the churches in Macedonia mentioned in the biblical passage above, that we might continue to participate in this important mission to those in need right here in our own city.

“Everyone Matters” Lighthouse Mission Hoodies will also be on sale in all sizes for $40 each.

See you Sunday!

Confidence

“If you do not build your confidence on the work of Christ, you must build your confidence on your own work. On this truth and only on this truth the church is built and has its being.”

-          M. Luther

Sunday February 5, 2012

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

We are a Christ centred, cross focused community of believers united by the good news of salvation by grace through faith!

Thank-you for joining us this morning for the fourth and final sermon in a series of messages on the Apostles Creed.

Please follow along in the Bible using the links below and enjoy the service!

2 Timothy 4:1-3; Galatians 3:1-3; John 3:16; John 17:1-5; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Psalm 51:1-5; Jeremiah 17:9-10; Matthew 15:1-20; Romans 3:10-12; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:27-28; 1 Corinthians 16:1-3; 2 Corinthians 9:7-8; 1 Corinthians 9:13-14; Matthew 28:18-20

 

This Sunday at DCC

What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.  (2 Timothy 1:13-14)

Let me begin by saying THANK-YOU! We have been literally overwhelmed by the show of support we have received this week. What a wonderful testimony to the value of the local church and to our DCC family in particular! We love you all very much and will never forget this outpouring of kindness and generosity.

In light of the hectic week we have had I have decided to wrap up the Apostle’s Creed message that we have been working our way through the last little while.

Truth is constantly being attacked because the god of this world is a liar and a deceiver. Some of these attacks are foreign in origin coming from outside of the Church Body, some are from within as a result of the fallen nature, and some are the result of misunderstanding and incorrect motive. I hope you will join me this Sunday morning as we examine a few points of doctrine and how they are being attacked in each of the above fashions.

See you Sunday!



Sunday January 15, 2012

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

We are a Christ centred, cross focused community of believers united by the good news of salvation by grace through faith!

Thank-you for joining us this morning for the second part of a message on the Apostles Creed.

Please follow along in the Bible using the links below and enjoy the service!

2 Timothy 4:1-3; 1 John 4:1; 1 Corinthians 10:14-21; 2 Chronicles 33:1-7; Romans 7:19-24; Romans 16:17-18; Galatians 3:1-3

 

This Sunday at DCC

What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.  (2 Timothy 1:13-14)

I hope everyone will join our gathering for these first few Sunday mornings of 2012 at DCC because we have some important unfinished business to tie up.

This week I want to conclude our look at the Apostle’s Creed from the last Sunday before Advent. What, if any; are the current threats to sound teaching? What, if anything; can be done about them?

Next Week I hope to wrap up our “Unity of the Body” Series from Ephesians 2:11-22 and the final Sunday in January will be the year end review, our annual “Money Sunday” service in which we will have a great deal to discuss and decisions to make.

Why not turn over a new leaf for 2012 and become a regular attendee if you are not one already - don’t miss any of the next three weeks if it is at all possible!

This Sunday in Winnipeg

Sunday January 1, 2012

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for Joining us today and best wishes for a 2012 that is blessed in every way, especially with spiritual growth; as you draw near to the Lord!

I know you will be encouraged and inspired this morning as we welcome Pastor Brian Hamilton of Ambassadors for Christ Canada to share the value of short term missions and the unique AFC approach to getting the job done in third world countries.

Enjoy the service!

 

Merry Christmas 2011

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Merry Christmas and best wishes for a 2012 that is blessed in every way, especially with spiritual growth; as you draw near to the Lord!

Enjoy the service and during the sermon please follow along in the Bible using the links below.

Scripture for today’s sermon:

Colossians 2:6-16

 

This Weekend at Dakota

Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.  (Colossians 2:16-17)

Let me begin by wishing each of you a very Merry Christmas and a 2012 that is blessed in every way, especially with spiritual growth; as you draw near to the Lord.

The plans for worship this weekend include:

A Christmas Eve Communion/Candle Light Service to be held at 5:30 pm in the upstairs sanctuary. Pastor Chris will be leading us and sharing the Word.

Sunday morning Service at the usual time (10:30 am), also in the upstairs sanctuary with PCC invited to join us! My message is entitled; “The Reality is Found in Christ” and I feel certain it will be a blessing.

To those who will be travelling or away for whatever scheduling reasons - God bless and keep you over the holiday season and see you next year!

Sunday December 18, 2011

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

We are a Christ centred, cross focused community of believers united by the good news of salvation by grace through faith!

Thank-you for joining us this fourth Sunday in advent; our theme for today’s service and title of our message is: “Love”

Enjoy and please follow along in the Bible using the links below.

Scripture for today’s sermon:

John 3:1-21; Mark 10:45; Matthew 2:16; Exodus 20:1-7; Romans 7:21-25; Romans 2:4  

 

 

December 18, 2011 at Dakota

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17)

This Sunday morning - (the last before Christmas!) - we will be lighting the fourth candle in the advent wreath which serves to remind us of God’s incredible love for us.

To think of the God of the Universe, the creator of all things, lying in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes, in the care of a teenage girl is mind boggling to say the least.

What does this “advent” say about the nature of God’s love? What does it say about the human condition that this extreme measure is necessary?

In order to save us, God became one of us, tempted in every way as we are - yet without sin.

Please join me this Sunday morning as we celebrate the love of God as it is revealed to us through the incarnation of our Lord and Savior, Jesus.

Sunday December 11, 2011

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

We are a Christ centred, cross focused community of believers united by the good news of salvation by grace through faith!

Thank-you for joining us this third Sunday in advent; our theme for today’s service and title of our message is: “Joy”

Enjoy and please follow along in the Bible using the links below.

Scripture for today’s sermon:

Luke 2:8-10; Hebrews 12:22-24; Nehemiah 8:10; Ecclesiastes 1:12-14; Isaiah 8:21-22; Isaiah 9:1-2; Galatians 5:22-23

 

Sunday November 27, 2011

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

We are a Christ centred, cross focused community of believers united by the good news of salvation by grace through faith!

Thank-you for joining us this first Sunday in advent; our theme for today’s service and title of our message is: “Hope”

Enjoy and please follow along in the Bible using the links below.

Scripture for today’s sermon:

Isaiah 35:1-10; Isaiah 7: 14; Proverbs 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14; Hebrews 10:10-25; Genesis 3:14-15

 

November 27, 2011 at Dakota

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.             (Isaiah 7:14)

Advent means "coming" or "arrival" so the focus of the entire season is twofold: the celebration of the birth of Jesus in His First Advent, and the anticipation of His return at His Second Advent.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are celebrating the most astounding truth about our God, the revelation that in Christ all of creation might be reconciled to Him! We now participate in and are daily affected by that reconciliation, and we long for its final consummation at Christ’s return.

In this double focus on past and future, Advent also symbolizes the spiritual journey of individuals and a congregation, as they affirm that Christ has come, that He is present in the world today, and that He will come again in power. We live "between the times" and are called to be ambassadors and evangels of the gospel that has been entrusted to us.

I hope you will join me every Sunday between now and December 25th as we celebrate God’s breaking into history in the Incarnation, and longingly anticipate the future consummation to that history for which “all creation is groaning.”



Sunday November 20, 2011

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

We are a Christ centred, cross focused community of believers united by the good news of salvation by grace through faith!

This morning is Church History Sunday at DCC and we will be looking at “The Apostle’s Creed”

Enjoy and please follow along in the Bible using the links below.

Scripture for today’s sermon:

2 Timothy 1:13-14; Jude 1:3-4; 1 John 4:1-3

 

Law and Gospel in a Nutshell (From: letterofmarque.us)

Now Scripture sets forth two kinds of teaching—Law and Gospel. The Law, in condemning sins and setting forth the gravest threats of God, is that hammer (Jer. 23:29) through which God breaks rocks, that is crushes the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humbles it, so that truly and earnestly acknowledging the multitude and magnitude of sins and of the wrath of God over sin, the mind begins to hate and detest sin, to fear the wrath and judgment of God so that it is unwilling to perish eternally under them but sighs and struggles with groaning that it may be freed from them. There the Law indeed has and sets forth promises of life, but on condition of perfect fulfillment… The Gospel, however, teaches that what was impossible for the Law on account of the flesh, God provided by sending His Son (Rom. 8:3). More... http://www.letterofmarque.us/2011/11/law-and-gospel-in-a-nutshell.html