Ethnos Canada, Durham, Ontario
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Births
August 4, 2020 - to Terrell (ABM/B.Th. ’09) and Rebecca (Milton, ’07) Sine, a girl, Aubrey Sylvia Eowyn. October 29, 2020 - to Grant (’98) and Elizabeth (DeNuke, attended ’97-’98) Fawcett, a daughter, Poppy Myrna Marie. November 18, 2020 - to Kaitlin (Weatherall, Assoc. ’17) and Isai Balbuena, a girl, Abigail Katherine.
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Emily (Freeland) McLean graduated from the Associate of Biblical and Theological Studies (1 year) program in 2012. She married Cameron McLean in October 2020 (as she put it, “in the perfect COVID wedding”). Emily and Cameron are now living in Durham, Ontario where they plan to enter the Ethnos Canada training program in the Fall of 2021.
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Only one life, so live it well, And keep your candle trimmed and bright; Eternity, not time, will tell The radius of that candle’s light. —Miller
Emily Freeland (’12) to Cameron McLean on October 3, 2020.
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I. The Nature of Wisdom :
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Wisdom is more valuable than rubies (Job 28:18) or gold (Proverbs 16:16). God’s wisdom is pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, merciful and yields good fruit. It is not partial nor is it hypocritical (James 3:17). It cannot be separated from holy reverence for God (Job 28:28). True wisdom cannot be isolated from moral excellence (Romans 1:14 Greek text). Biblical wisdom will lead one in the way of righteousness (Proverbs 8:20). Practical wisdom recognizes priorities in life and will pursue them with eternity in mind. II. The Need for Wisdom : We only live this life once and to do so without wisdom would be tragic. Wisdom is a defense; it gives life to those
who have it (Ecclesiastes 7:12). It is not something we are born with, rather it is something God gives to those who ask of Him in faith (James 1:5,6). The wisest of men once wrote “Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee” (Proverbs 4:6). King Solomon gave his heart to know wisdom (Ecclesiastes 1:17). Godly wisdom is deeply needed in ministry! It is like perfume to a marriage and is as a gentle breeze to daily routines. Proverbs 16:21 shows us the association between wisdom and prudence declaring that, “...the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.” We must recognize the difference between information and wisdom. Some people may collect a lot of information but have little or no wisdom. Perhaps today the need for wisdom is greater than ever as our dispensation progresses to its conclusion. With the rise of cults and as society moves further from biblical values, God’s people need to know and proclaim the wisdom that is found only in the Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 2:3 teaches concerning Jesus, “In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” The possession of wisdom will show itself in several different ways. God exclaims in Deuteronomy 32:29, “O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end.” The author of Psalm 37:30 wrote,
“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment” (or “justice”). How great is our need for true wisdom? III. The Neglect of Wisdom : The Apostle Paul reminded us that we reap what we sow (Galatians 6:7). Those who neglect wisdom and knowledge are those who choose not to fear the Lord and by doing so, they will, “...eat of the fruit of their own way” (Proverbs 1:29-31). On a positive note, “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding” (Proverbs 3:13). It is wisdom to put one’s faith in Jesus Christ!
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