April 6, 2012 Good Friday Service

Below is the Good Friday Service with all the readings and music. Please be aware that the music does not sound right on the recordings so you may want to fast forward or mute and read the words to the songs.

April 6, 2012 Good Friday from Sharon Sawatzky on Vimeo.

April 8,. 2012 Easter Sunday Message

Pastor Harv Sawatzky: “Build your life on the Rock”

April 8, 2012 Easter Sunday from Sharon Sawatzky on Vimeo.

I am Second ~ e3 Partners

Over the past three years you have likely heard the buzz about the exciting and revolutionary e3 ministry initiative called I am Second. Perhaps you’ve watched one of the unfiltered life stories shared via Iamsecond.com, seen an I am Second billboard, or caught one of the many high-profile athletes or entertainers wearing an I am Second wristband or t-shirt.

You might be wondering, “How does I am Second fit into e3 Partners?”

I am Second is a powerful and effective tool to make disciples (especially among youth) and an important ministry of e3 Partners that is on fire to equip His people to evangelize His world by establishing and multiplying His church!

A few weeks ago, we hosted an I am Second event at the e3 ministry headquarters. Three hundred young— and young at heart— leaders came from across the United States and around the world to learn just how to use I am Second to advance their own outreach and church planting ministries. No surprise—God was present!

This leadership conference covered the e3 basics of equipping God’s people to evangelize the lost, make disciples and multiply (establish) the Church. For more than 24 years now, e3 has been equipping and mobilizing disciples and their churches with tools, training and teams that are biblical and transferable. This foundation also applies to I am Second.

I hope you’ll take a moment today to visit iamsecond.com and see for yourself how lives are forever changed by making Jesus Christ first, and becoming Second. You’ll find how you can join the movement and discover many ways to get involved. We provide world-class media, materials and gear to help you start conversations, share the gospel, and make disciples that multiply the body of Christ.

I am Second. Are you?

For He who is first,
Curtis V. Hail
President & CEO
e3 Partners Ministry

Aprons for our Kitchen

Once in a while, the afternoon Ladies Study Group plans for a day of service.    This week they got together to sew aprons for our kitchen.   There were 6 machines humming away, scissors snipping and the iron was hot and working for several hours as these gifted ladies turned out 12 new aprons for our kitchen.   Here’s some pictures of the fun:

   

Purpose-Driven ~ Yes we are

A church culture takes a long to time to build. I’ve been thinking about our church culture lately and wondering how we would describe it to someone. Purpose Driven comes to mind. It’s not uncommon to hear the question, “What’s your purpose?” in planning every event or, “How are you accomplishing our purpose?” for every ministry that happens here. Do we get tired of it? NO!!! Because we see God working in and through the lives of people who need purpose and direction as they seek to become fully devoted followers of Jesus. We are all on a journey. Each person’s path is unique. One may find their way to God in a senior’s home sitting quietly with a lonely person. Another finds God in a leadership role of a huge event. Each one finds their purpose and significance as they yield their will and their ways to God. What is your purpose? How is God preparing you to find His way? Will you follow?

If you would like to continue this discussion drop by sometime!

Youth Christmas Banquet

Friday, December 16:

6 – 11 pm    Dress up event.

Served by the Cruisers of MBC

Delivering Christmas Cheer to Martensville Businesses

“It was God’s idea!” claims Lorraine, the leader of the Afternoon Women’s Study Group here at MBC. This afternoon they were busy filling plates with fancy home-baked cookies and wrapping them up in delightful Christmas wrap with a card saying Merry Christmas from MBC. These tasty gifts were then delivered to businesses in Martensville. What a great group of ladies who love God so much they just want to show love and appreciation for their town. Thank you ladies!

BGC Short Term Missions Opportunity in Japan

Imagine one of the most powerful earthquakes of all time that triggers a tsunami so large the odds of it happening are once every thousand years. This all adds up to one of the largest natural disasters in world history. Some of the foreshocks and aftershocks of this earthquake were the size of other major earthquakes. According to Wikipedia, the earthquake moved the island of Honshu 2.4 m (8 ft) east and shifted the Earth on its axis by estimates of 10 – 25 cm (4 – 10 in). The damage caused by the water was far more deadly and destructive than the actual earthquake. The clean up will take years.

You can show the love of Jesus by helping people during a time of their greatest physical, spiritual needs and personal tragedy. If you have two weeks to spare and are not afraid of hard work and  getting dirty, join our TEAM JAPAN! Other teams that have travelled to Japan have distributed supplies, cleaned up streets and homes, and put on community events for adults and children.

TEAM JAPAN
Team Leader: Mas Kobayashi

Mas, is what we call, a repeat BGCC short-termer. He has traveled to serve in Japan numerous times. On his most recent trip (July 2011) he participated in the clean up work. Mas will also act as the team translator.

Travel Dates for
TEAM JAPAN are March 22 – April 5, 2012

Cost for TEAM JAPAN members: approximately $ 1,900 flying from Vancouver, so some will have to add the flight to Vancouver on top of their costs. And this will depend if we can get the same flight cost when we actually book the flights. This covers everything (including accommodations) but your spending money while on a day off inTokyo, and possibly a meal or two.

Team members must be 18 years of age or older. Children over 16 can participate if they are accompanied by a parent. No training is necessary and people with carpentry skills are an extra bonus. Contact us for more information to see if this might work for you. Diane@bgc.ca

 

Women’s Retreat Highlights

The 2011 Women’s Retreat at Beaver Creek Camp was again a huge success! About 40 women from MBC spent a weekend together, getting to know each other, having fun together and relaxing away from home responsibilities. The theme was “Taste and See that the Lord is Good!” We tasted, all right! The food was excellent and since the pallet theme was chocolate, we had opportunity everywhere to taste this or that kind of chocolate. However, we also learned through our speaker Barb Elich that “Taste and See” means so much more in our lives than food. God is good… He’s good to us in so many ways…. friendships, loved ones, how He cares for us, when He leads us, and as he uses all the circumstances of our lives to teach us. Then we heard testimonies from 3 women … some stories we had never known and were blessed through the faithfulness of our God through our very own friends. Whether we were walking, eating, making chocolates, crafting, playing games, or winning prizes, the atmosphere was one of love and friendship. A quote from one of the new-to-MBC women: “I’ve never seen this much love and acceptance in a church women’s group before… I didn’t think it could exist and I’m thrilled that is does.” Our speaker commented about the retreat leaders as she prayed for our group of women, “Thank you God for this generous group who have intentionally planned this time to bless the women of their church.” It truly was a blessing!

This was the 2nd Annual Women’s Retreat. That means there will be a 3rd. I recommend you plan to be there! This is a retreat like none other that I have experienced. What’s the difference? I’ve asked that question so many times, and I think I’ve finally figured out the answer…. it’s in the attitude of the Retreat Leadership Team who strive to fulfill their purpose of creating a place for the women of MBC to learn to love and care for each other in a godly way. They model this value by adding all the special touches they can think of and everyone goes away amazed at their humble generosity and over-the-top extras in decorations and planning.

So, I give credit to God and I praise Him for the work that He is doing through these special women who chose to obey when God said, “I have a plan for you.”

September 25, 2011

Pastor Harv Sawatzky: Encounters with Jesus
Sermon: “What’s Your Deepest Need?”

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