You’d think that the goodness that God gives us would be like biting into a chewy cookie fresh out of the oven. Cozy, very palatable, it feels just right, and leaves you wanting more.

But more often than not the goodness of God doesn’t immediately feel comfortable or right. It’s more like working out. In the short term it can be wildly uncomfortable, but you keep at it and later your life is transformed. And you realise it feels good not to be winded by certain hikes or steep inclines.

Yeah working out is a pain, but that’s just because you’re refashioning your body to withstand new weight, new speeds, a new intensity of life. And you’re all the better for it.

That’s why when St Paul says ‘let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ’ in our upcoming Sunday reading, spiritually that’s a lot of weight you’re about to bench press. And to live a life worthy of the gospel of Christ, whatever that means, will necessarily leave you transformed.

But what does ‘living a life worthy of the gospel of Christ’ mean? ...

Jesus is resurrected at Easter and he's gifted us his Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Now what?

Come over each Sunday this season of Trinitytide to discover how the love of God given to us so long ago is also gifted to us today and can shape our modern lives in beautiful and life-giving ways.

Join us for Holy Communion at 10 am and then coffee right after!

Celebrant:

The Rev. Seth Enriquez

Readings:

PHILIPPIANS 1:21-30

MATTHEW 20:1-16

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Hymns:

Almighty God (Link)

We Labour Unto Glory (Link)

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Link)

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Link)

Christ Be In My Heart (Link)

To keep up to date with the new songs we're singing this year, listen to them on our church worship playlist here.

God loves the world. That includes our pets!

Come over on Sunday 1 October at 10am for our Blessing of the Animals service!

Bring your cat, pup, animal stuffy, or picture of a beloved pet now in heaven for a time of blessings, treats, and friendship.

No church experience needed, all are welcome!

Join us at Banff Food & Friends for a delicious meal every Monday from 5pm - 7pm!

Want to support us? Volunteer for Sunday prep team or Monday serving teams via our signup here: [Volunteer Signup Link]

We love you all and thank you so much for your support. See you soon!

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- Why I Abide in Minsitry: The Enlivening Message of Grace is an encouraging letter from a pastor on practice of partnering with God in his work of saving the world.

- The Business of Christianity is a short video featuring Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones describing the essential healing that Jesus offers each one of us.

- An Impossible Forgiveness is the story of a mother who, after a radical act of forgivenss, works to have her son’s killer released from prison.

- What is Faith is a short but insightful video of Christian Philosopher and Theologian William Lane Craig describing a biblical understanding of faith.

- How to Judge the Church is a short video that addresses the question 'How can we take Christianity seriously, if Christians have so often departed from the tune of Jesus?'

- Prologue to an Anti-Therapeutic, Anti-Affirmation Movement is a piercing essay by Freddie deBoer on corrosive effect that pop psychology can have on our lives and offers an insight as to how to navigate disapointment in our modern age.

Forgiveness is the compassion that helps us see the humanity in those who hurt us, affirms our humanity in the eyes of those we have hurt, and shows us that it's the forgiveness of God that heals our hearts and the world.

The Bible is God's written word, given to us by the Holy Spirit as a revelation of God's acts in history and our final authority in matters of faith and practice.

So we're making time to meet weekly to read the bible, explore and share on our weekly passage, and to grow in faith and friendship.

If you'd like to grow in faith, hope, and love, join us every Tuesday at 4:30pm at The Rectory (406 Buffalo St) with Seth & Brit as they host our summer bible study!

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