ALCC January 2015 Magazine

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January 2015

640 Grosvenor St. London Ont N5Y 3T4 519-858-4123 churchalcc1@gmail.com

Twitter:Abundant Life Church @LifeALCC

Week at a Glance 10am CafĂŠ 10:30 Service Kids Church 10:30 am Girls Bible Study noon Home Groups 6:30 pm Tues: Ladies Coffee Hour 10:30 Wed: Ignite Youth Group Thurs: Celebrate Recovery 7pm

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A Journey into 2015…. Abraham of the Old Testament was a man of faith. Abraham received a commission of God to leave his homeland and strike out into a future that God would show him. God promised remarkable things for that future: a great name, protection, and blessing for both Abraham and the whole earth. And Abraham did respond in faith and went just as the Lord had told him. Certainly here is presented a man of faith who was willing to risk an unknown future on God’s leadership. Here is the picture we are used to seeing of Father Abraham, a great man of faith who was willing to obey God. So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. Genesis 12:4

Here is the interesting part… Abraham waited until he was well into retirement years! As we ponder into 2015, none of us know what will happen, the choices we will make and in a lot of ways, we will be journeying in hopes that God will take care of us. I have no doubt that God will. Let’s believe God for a great year of blessing and hope. Walking with you into 2015! PB and Kathy THE ACTUAL ONE: Should Christians make New Year's Resolution? You can but it's not worth it! There's this majestic feeling at New Year's Eve/Day that we get a fresh start or it's a new beginning so we commit to change. There is nothing wrong with goal setting, wanting to improve or make commitments for the better. There's just a little problem with New Year's Resolutions, that I see, there's no power. No power to change, no power to stick, no everlasting power. Psalms 37:5 says, "Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will act." There is power in God. Power to be a good steward (Matthew 25:20-21), power to be a good spouse (Ephesians 5:33), power to be a good friend (Proverbs 18:24), power to love (Mark 12:29-31), etc. Essentially, power of all possibilities with God (Matt 19:26). If I would recommend "New Year's Resolutions", I'd suggest to begin at Romans 12 or Psalm 37. I read through these chapters and I keep saying to God, "I want to do be that, do that and help me to commit to Your way." I hope you want the same! Being committed to His way, we learn, Lamentations 3:22-23, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” The majestic feeling of New Year’s can be every day with God! Should Christians wish others a Happy New Year? We do, Happy New Year from the Mejias


Welcome! We are glad you are here, and we trust that are feeling at HOME. It is our hope and prayer that you will join in as we share our lives and celebration of faith together. We believe our life is about discovering who God is, using this faith to live out His purpose and His plan and to live it with passion. We call ALCC our HOME. We are intentional about relationships and each other to bring the message of HOPE to our community.

Good Morning CafĂŠ 10-10:30 am

Having one of those days? Our staff/board/elders are available to pray with you

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Open from 10:30 — noon

Begins Sunday Jan. 18 6:30 pm Jesus said to them "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst�

See William Peacock for details John 6:35

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Who: Everyone involved in ministry at ALCC When: Sunday January 25 @ 6:30 pm

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Family Ice Skating Sunday January 11@ 12:30

Life Lunch Wed Jan. 14 11:30 am $10

Potluck Lunch & Reveal Sunday Jan. 4 @ 12 Noon

Jeff & Tamara Neely

Phil & Donna Williams

Samuel and Jaela

Servant’s Heart Ministries

Consultant and Facilitator

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Since 2003

CR STEP 3 – FAITH “we made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God. “ We demonstrate faith just by the fact that we are involved in recovery taking an honest look at ourselves. If we didn’t have faith in the promise of a better future for our self or our family, we wouldn’t put our self through the hard work and pain involved in recovery. But as time passes, we may grow discouraged at the length of the process. We may have our spirits dampened by the ups and downs along the road, feeling our faith ebb more often than flow. For most of us it will take faith and patience to inherit the promise of a new life. Sometimes the insanity of living with our own habits, hang-ups or hurts or with people who are acting in bizarre ways can cause us to become desperate for help. We may feel despair and wonder is there really a way out of the insanity of our current circumstances. Maybe our plight is impossible, at least without God’s help, but faith can make even the impossible happen. Faith is a mysterious commodity. According to Jesus it takes a small amount of faith, real faith, to make a big difference. Faith is so important! Some phases of our recovery are very painful and we will need faith in God’s love for us through other people to help us get through this pain. Recovery is a time of correction, a time of facing problems and character flaws and a time for changing incorrect beliefs. There may be seasons when we do have to pay for our past. God will use these times to redirect our life toward something better. This is where we need to have faith that God knows what he is doing when it comes to the “Big Picture” in our life. To wrap this up, we are running a race. The Race of Recovery. Faith in God can give us the motivation to run the race, with a real chance at winning life’s rewards. Hebrews12: 1b-2 says “And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish.”( NLT ) It is God’s will for us to win the Race of Life. There will be pain from the exertion, but we are told to pace our self and bear the pain with patience. Hebrews 12;1a tells us that there is a huge crowd who have run the same race and finished well waiting to cheer us on. Hallelujah! We are not alone

Thursday’s @ 7 pm Pockluck January 29 @ 6:15 A remedy for life’s hurts, hang-ups and habits

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Student ministry 11– 18 years

FindingConnectingBelonging

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