An unidentified Philippine fisherman has found a seventy-five-pound pearl that could be the largest ever found in the world, and five times larger than the previous record. Not knowing it could be worth tens of millions of dollars, he kept the pearl hidden as a good-luck charm, for ten years. If the story is true, it is amazing and pictures ” the Pearl of Great Price”, in one of Jesus’ parables. In it, Jesus compares our journey to heaven to a search for fine pearls, conducted by a merchant, “who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had”, to acquire the pearl. The parable encourages us to turn from anything keeping us from receiving Jesus, the ultimate pearl of great price, and the gift of eternal life which He made possible by dying at Calvary for us. .

Pastor Alex Rockwell
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“Experiencing death has made me appreciate life more keenly.” Those are the words of twenty-two-year-old Zeng Jia,(Zen Ja) a student from Wuhan, China. She had just spent a lot of money to stage her own funeral. After lying in state for an hour, she got up and joined her own wake. Her bizarre act serves to remind us that, as our Bible teaches, “it is appointed to man …to die.” Jesus, speaking of physical death and eternal life said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die…” This young woman knew that she, and all of us, are going to leave this world someday. It is important to invite Christ into our lives, and accept His gift of eternal life. He invites, “if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in.” .

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“Someone said …that if I win these three gold medals, I will be immortal. And I kind of liked it. So I’m going to run with that: immortal.” Those were the words of famous Jamaican racer Usain Bold, after he had won three gold medals at the recent 2016 Olympics. But he is not the only person who is immortal. The Bible tells us that we are all immortal. Jesus said “…the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear (God’s) voice and come forth–those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. “The Apostle Paul wrote “… this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. We are all going to live somewhere forever. We need Jesus to prepare us for the journey. .

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I read recently about three elderly sisters, aged 96, 94 and 92, who lived together. One day the 96-year-old stepped into the bathtub, stopped, and wondered if she was getting in or out. Meanwhile the 94-year-old was halfway up the stairs and stopped, trying to remember if she was going up or down. So she called down to her 92-year-old sister in the kitchen. The young sister, pleased that she wasn’t forgetful like her sisters, laughed and pounded on the table, then answered, “Just a minute, somebody’s at the door.” Researchers in the USA believe that normal memory loss may one day be treated with drugs. Did you know that God forgets too? When we sincerely acknowledge our wrong-doing, He forgives and forgets. “I, even I am He who blots out your transgressions … and I will not remember your sins.” .

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Cyber-bullying has become a household word almost over night. Have we opened a pandora’s box? Intimate damaging photos posted on the internet have led to a rash of tragic, unnecessary suicides of young people. Present day technology is available to a society that largely rejects the idea of a personal God to whom we are accountable. And we are reaping what we sow. Paul warned in the New Testament, “Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Think this is narrow-minded hysteria? Please wake up and look around you at what is going on in our world. But it is not too late! God is not dead. He’s alive and invites us to turn away from a godless lifestyle. Although this is a fallen world, God loves us so much that He gave His only Son to die for us

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It’s something almost everyone knows. We live in an ever changing world. One example of this is Canada Post and the use of postal services. Several factors are in play: a dramatic decline in mail volume, e-commerce which boosts demand for parcel delivery, less letters, electronic bills, and advertising moving to the Internet. Clearly, we face change in every facet of life. Many are asking “Does everything have to change?” “Is there any hope for stability?” The answer is a resounding “yes! There is hope.” God does not change. He said, “I am the Lord, I change not”. Jesus does not change, He is “the same, yesterday and today and forever.” And the way to become God’s child, to become a Christian has not changed. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” It has always been that way.

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In the cartoon “Family Circus” Grandma’s little grandson asks, “Grandma which is your gooder ear” I need to tell you a whisper. Grandmas are good listeners.” The little guy was right. But there is One who is an even better listener…our dear Heavenly Father. And people through the ages have found that He hears the faintest whisper from sincere hearts. Perhaps I speak to someone today who is afraid of something which has happened recently or something that might happen. King David, in one of his Psalms, wrote, “I sought the lord and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears.” And the dear Lord Himself issues this wonderful invitation- “Call to me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things…” Go ahead. Take your burdens to the Lord and leave them there. Pray! God is listening.

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I recently read the following letter written to an advice columnist. A man wrote, “I am a fifty-year-old man serving time for robbery…the truth is, I’m scared and helpless. There is no one to love, and no one to love me. I know I have made bad choices and deserve punishment for my crime. Can I ever be happy again? Is it too late to start over?” The columnist wisely replied, “with penitence comes redemption. It is never too late.” Well said. While other people may not give us a second chance, God will, when He sees a humble, repentant heart. Isaiah in the Old Testament was inspired to pass on an invitation from God that is relevant today. “Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near… He will have mercy…He will abundantly pardon.” Yes, if we have done wrong, we can still have a second chance.

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The annual eagle watch in Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia has attracted thousands of visitors to this little farming community. In the past they were hunted and shot ruthlessly and pesticides and toxic pollutants caused the birds’ declining numbers. Now through the availability of food and plenty of good trees for their nests, action is being taken in Kings County, to protect them and increase their numbers. Like the eagle, there are also broken people in our world needing God’s care. Isaiah the Prophet, wrote of God’s promise, “Have you not heard? The Lord God is the everlasting God…He gives strength to the weary…those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles. Through a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus, we can soar above our earthly problems and difficulties.

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Major Charles Loeffle, policed the White House door from 1869 to 1909. He gathered the signatures of such famous people as Ulysses S. Grant, Winston Churchill, and Theodore Roosevelt. These celebrities are gone, but their signatures remain. The lives we have lived will cause us all to leave signatures behind when we are gone. With this in mind, singer song-writer Steve Green wrote a thoughtful song which he called, ‘Find Us Faithful.” In it he wrote, “…after all our hopes and dreams have come and gone, and our children sift though all we’ve left behind, may the clues that they discover and the memories they recover become light that leads them to the road we each must find.” Jesus explained how to find that road. He said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

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