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The Church of Today for the Church of the Future (Acts 2:42)

As we consider where we are at as a church, we need to think through how we are equipping and modelling the Gospel for the next generation. We are embarking on some changes in HOW we do that, but we are committed to the WHY. Church programs come and go. Church forms come and go. What we do today sets the course for the next generation.

Missions Sunday: June 11, 2023 - Jack & Ellen Hooge (NAIM)

Jack & Ellen Hooge have served with NAIM (North American Indigenous Ministries) for over 40 years. In today's message, Ellen shared with us what the core challenges and opportunities of this ministry are. She shared stories of how God is moving, equipping His people, and reaching out through the stories of Indigenous people in Canada.

Gospel Conversations 12: Jack & Ellen Hooge

Jack & Ellen Hooge are missionaries that Gospel Chapel has supported for over 40 years!
The Hooges are serving with North American Indigenous Mission (NAIM). They joined us for our Sunday service (which will be available on Monday, June 12). On Sunday afternoon, I had a chance to sit down with them and get to know their story from where they were born and raised, their journey of faith and call to ministry.
For more on the work of NAIM visit https://www.naim.ca/about/what-we-believe/ 

Healing the Leper (Luke 5:12-16)

Religion can only identify the problem. The Gospel provides a cure.

Faith that Changes Us

What is "faith"? Where does faith come from and what does a life of faith look like?
Romans 5:1-2; Hebrews 11:1-6; James 2:14-26

From Knowledge to Surrender (Luke 5:1-11)

The Compassionate Authority of Christ (Luke 4:31-44)

How do you respond when you face rejection?
In Luke's Gospel, the first thing Jesus does after the Temptation - after a quick general overview (3:14-15) - is to spend some time at home. In his home town and the synagogue where he grew up, he read a key text from Isaiah, announced that it was being fulfilled, and then things got interesting. By the end of the Sabbath service, the hometown hero was about to be tossed off a cliff.
Later, when Jesus sends out the 12 and the 72, he instructs them to stay in the homes and the towns that welcomes them and their message, but for those who don't - simply move on.
In this first chapter of Jesus' ministry, Jesus is doing just that. He leaves Nazareth, and makes his way to Capernaum. This will become "home-base" for the rest of Jesus ministry in the region.
And here we see Jesus enacting the message of Isaiah that he had read in Nazareth. Jesus will teach and proclaim the Gospel with power and authority, but it will be displayed in compassion for the poor, the captives, the blind, the oppressed, because Jesus has come to declare the Year of the Lord's Favour.

Rejected at Home (Luke 4:16-30)