Welcome - March 29, 2015

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us this morning for our Palm Sunday Service and Pancake Breakfast.

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

Scripture for today's sermon:

Matthew 21:1-17; Revelation 19:11-16; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 56:6-8; Matthew 11:2-6; Isaiah 35:4-6; 2 Kings 9:13; Psalm 118:25-26; Psalm 8:1-2

Palm Sunday 2015 at Dakota

I hope you will join me this Sunday at DCC as we prepare our hearts to focus on the most important event in human history; the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

It all begins with the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on the first day of His final week of earthly ministry, soon the joyous shouts of “Hosanna” and “Glory to God” will turn to angry cries of “Crucify Him”. 

Friday looms large on the horizon, but Sunday is coming right behind it.

The sermon will be followed by a pancake brunch. Remember to arrive a little early if your food items need warming.

March 22, 2015 at DCC

We have been taking an extended look at the instruction from James in James 1 to, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”

After setting his readers straight on the issue of blaming God or anyone else for the temptation to sin, James goes a little farther now by describing exactly what happens when we are tempted with the desire to do things that God has not approved. He is warning us in particular not to give in to temptation in the face of difficult trials, a time when we may be even more susceptible to the idea of taking a little break from godly living.

I hope you will join me this Sunday morning as we consider some powerful scriptural imagery regaurding sin, its consequences and how freely we should proclaim the gospel of grace.

March 15, 2015 at Dakota

We have been taking an extended look at the instruction from James in James 1 to, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”

Most of us can no doubt point to various trials we have endured with a sense of gratitude for what the Lord has been able to accomplished in us through these difficult times. We have seen and received the grace that God gives to the humble, we have sought His wisdom and found the promise to be true. 

Now James tackles what I would say is a more common human reaction to hard times; the question of blame. 

What is the cause of all this trouble, who is responsible for the mess I find myself in?

If God is Sovereign and the creator of everything then does it not logically follow that He is ultimately the source of all temptation to sin as well?

I hope to see you all this Sunday as we observe James’ answer to this wrong line of thinking and spend a little time becoming more familiar with the goodness of God and the perfection of His character.  

Welcome - March 8, 2015

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us for the service this morning and a message entitled; “Enter By The Blood.”

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

Scripture for today’s sermon:

Hebrews 9:1 – 10:25; Galatians 2:15-16

Sunday Morning - March 8, 2015 at Dakota

Hope you will all join me for Communion Sunday tomorrow morning.
Don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before bedtime tonight.

Correcting doctrinal error in sermons I preached years ago.

Correcting doctrinal error in sermons I preached years ago.

Welcome - February 22, 2015

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us for the first message in a new series entitled; "Sermon Do-Over", in which I am selecting old sermons from the DCC archive and correcting theological error.

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

Scripture for today's sermon:

John 9:1-10:21; Luke 12:51; Mark 10:42-45; Philemon 1:15-16; Colossians 3:22; Psalm 91: 14-16; Hosea 4: 6; John 8: 31-32; Luke 17: 3-4; Matthew 6: 14; Romans 12: 9-21; Psalms 23: 4-5; Philippians 4: 4-8; Philippians 3: 13-15; 1Peter 1: 8-9

February 22, 2015 at Dakota Community Church

Since 2002 I have been sharing many of my sermons on the internet at a website called Sermon Central as a way of blessing other ministers in their times of preaching preparation. Once a sermon is ready to present to a congregation it can be very helpful to look at what other pastors have had to say on the same topic or passage of scripture. My sermons at SC have been viewed over 400,000 times and I receive requests for powerpoint presentations from all over the world, almost every week. The problem is that since 2002 I have undergone a complete theological transformation and many of the sermons from those earlier days in the ministry are; to put it nicely, “A little off.” 

In order to at least partially remedy this situation I am going to begin a new series entitled; Sermon “Do-Over” in which I will select an old sermon and theologically point out and correct the errors it contains.

The sermon I have selected for this first instalment is one I originally preached on March 21, 2004. If you would like to review it in advance - Satisfaction Guaranteed - can be seen here: 

http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/satisfaction-guaranteed-dan-cormie-sermon-on-forgiveness-for-others-67630.asp

I hope to see you all Sunday!

Welcome - February 15, 2015

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Welcome again and thank-you for joining us as we continue our journey through the book of James.

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

Scripture for today's sermon:

James 1:2-18; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; Hebrews 10:32-39

Sunday Morning Preview - February 15, 2015

The plan for this Sunday morning is to wrap up our look at tests and trials and the role they play in the Christian life. Included on the agenda:

• The many faces and forms of suffering.
• Tests and trials in the context of congregational life. Is the church a safe and supportive haven or a place to suffer alone in a crowd?
• Do Christians experience hardship because they don’t have enough faith?
• Is it safe to assume that most suffering is the result of secret sins?
• Why would James say that believers should rejoice when they face tests & trials?

I hope to see you all Sunday!

Sunday Morning Preview - February 8, 2015

We have a full schedule of events planned for this coming Sunday morning at DCC:

We will share communion.

We will pray for Joel and Hannah as we dedicate Levi.

We will gather in worship and feast on the Word of God. The sermon will focus on the topic of tests and trials seeking to understand whether or not suffering should play any part in the christian life.

We will enjoy a pot-luck chilli lunch followed by skating at the outdoor rink across the street from the church.

I hope to see you all Sunday!

Sunday Morning Preview - January 18, 2015

For far too many Christians the New Year involves resolutions, self improvement, goal setting and just a whole lot of navel gazing in general. In order to remedy this situation we started a new tradition at DCC a couple of years ago; devoting one of the first few services of the new year to a missions emphasis.

I know you will be encouraged and inspired once again this year as we welcome Pastor Brian Hamilton of Ambassadors for Christ Canada. 

AFC is the Ministry that Kathy and I have visited the Dominican Republic and Cambodia with.

Pastor Brian will share the value of short term missions and the unique AFC approach to getting the job done in third world countries.

Invite a friend and start the year off on the right foot! 

Welcome - January 11, 2015

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Welcome again and thank-you for joining us as we continue our journey through the book of James.

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

Scripture for today's sermon:

James 1:27; James 2:1; James 4:8-10; James 4:17; James 5:9; 1 Timothy 4:1-3; 2 Timothy 4:3-4; Galatians 6:8-10; James 1:1-21

Sunday Morning Preview - January 11, 2015

I hope everyone will be able to join me this Sunday morning at Dakota as we wrap up our introduction to the Epistle of James and begin to look at the alleged joys of tests and trials.

According to James the Holy Spirit requires us to visit orphans and widows in their distress, to keep ourselves unstained from the world, to purify our hearts and to be single minded in our passion for Him. He expects us to be thankful and compassionate, concerned for the lost and poor, and totally impartial toward others as far as social stature is concerned.

I think we all want to see these evidences of salvation and more in our lives as we walk with the Lord… except… well; what about when we don’t? What about when we rebel against all that?

Welcome - January 4, 2015

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us for this first service of 2015.

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

Scripture for today's sermon:

Ezekiel 14

January 4, 2015 at Dakota

I thought we’d start 2015 off with a little fire by way of a study of Ezekiel 14 which addresses the serious problem of idolatry and the judgement it demands. 

To set up an idol is to reject God in favour of human preferences. I think you will agree that we don’t have to travel back to Ezekiel’s time to see this practice amoung believers, it is evident all around us. We hold to a confession of faith but our lifestyles routinely deny it. We claim devotion to church, but the slightest excuse to miss will do, we sing fervently in worship and support missions but many of us haven’t actually shared the gospel with anyone in years. We boast of a love for the LORD and maintain a show of loyalty to HIM but our deepest concerns, our financial habits and our use of time betray idols of sex, comfort, success and a thousand other exultations of self.

I hope to see you all Sunday morning for a fiery good time in the first service of the New Year and a sermon I have entitled, “Taking Idols into our Hearts.”

Welcome - December 28, 2014

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us for this final service of 2014.

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

Scripture for today's sermon:

Ezekiel 13:1-23; Matthew 7:15; Deuteronomy 13:1-3; Jeremiah 5:30-31; 2 Peter 2:1; Acts 11:27-30; Acts 21:10-11; 2 Kings 19:29-31

December 28, 2014 at Dakota

As another year draws to an end I thought I would close the 2014 preaching schedule with a look at an issue that is causing havoc in the church in an ever increasing measure. The information age has brought church websites and podcasts into the lives of ordinary believers from every corner of planet earth with both positive and negative effect depending on the content being offered.

Of course, in every generation there are both true and false voices that arise and clamour for public attention; but how do we discern which are to be trusted and which are to be exposed and denied an audience?

I hope to see you all Sunday morning for a sermon I have entitled, “False Prophets”

Welcome - December 24, 2014

Welcome to Dakota Community Church

Grace, Freedom, Laughter

Thank-you for joining us for this special Christmas Eve Service.

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

Scripture for today’s sermon:

2 Corinthians 9: 10-15; Acts 13:38-39; Hebrews 4:14-16; Psalms 46:1-2; 1 Corinthians 13:12