Last month, 25,000 refugees were expected to arrive in Canada. Millions of desperate families are seeking to find freedom and safety as they flee from terrible atrocities in their war-torn home countries. Unfortunately several countries have had to close their borders to these destitute people because they simply cannot handle any more. It is a sad and heart-breaking situation. But in the midst of this global tragedy, how good to know that there has never been a case in the history of mankind when a sincere person came to Jesus Christ and was turned away. Referring to such individuals, Jesus Himself said, “…the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” And do you remember Jesus’ words to the dying, repentant thief on the cross, when he asked for mercy? Jesus graciously said, “This day you will be with me in paradise.” Into our troubled, needy world walks the Son of God, with mercy and grace for all who humbly seek it from Him.

Pastor Alex Rockwell
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A High School student in Hawaii, had an uninvited guest. While eating his cafeteria lunch, he discovered a snail sharing his meal. Life, too, sometimes serves up unpleasant surprises. Some, searching for pleasure, find themselves chained to destructive habits, such as drinking, drugs, or pornography. Some pursue fame and fortune but instead of satisfaction, they find only emptiness. But the most disastrous choice of all is to decide not to believe in the truthfulness of the Bible, and in the God of the Bible. For example, “The fool has said in his heart, there is no God.” Or “Without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is… a rewarder of those who seek Him.” John relates believing to our future, writing, “He who believes in Him (Jesus) is not condemned; but he who does not believe, is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

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An estimated one billion people- that’s one out of every seven, don’t have daily access to safe drinking water. It’s causing serious problems on every inhabited continent in rural areas and major cities alike. An unprecedented combination of high temperatures and scarce rainfall all have scientists predicting serious drought. Alarms are being raised world-wide about the lack of water. We would do well to stop, look and listen. We all know the value of water- in fact, water is life. Jesus spoke about water as symbolical of eternal life. John wrote “Jesus stood and cried out saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink’.” Then He explained what He by meant by this, saying, “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” Later, Paul urged a man who was hungry for God, saying “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.”

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Certain acts–such as lying, premarital sex, adultery, or even murder–might be morally right, depending on the circumstances. That was the view of author Joseph Fletcher as expressed in his controversial book, Situation Ethics, written in 1966. He wrote, “all laws and rules and principles and ideals and norms, are …only valid if they happen to serve love…” He believed that the end justifies the means. Do you suppose that belief explains how so many today justify their immoral lifestyle, and disguise it as love? But it is totally at odds with Bible truth. Paul the Apostle strongly condemned the view, “let us do evil that good may come.” Our Lord Himself said, “you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” As long as we hold to so-called situation ethics, we can never be free, never distinguish between right and wrong. We need to turn to the One who said, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me.”

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“Those who have long lists of awards and accomplishments cannot take them with them when they die. We brought nothing into this world when we were born and we will take nothing with us when we leave.” Those sobering, thought-provoking words are from a Guest Sermon by retired minister Jim Murchison, from Charlottetown, recently. Many good talented and compassionate people receive recognition from time to time. These earthly honors may be well deserved, but Mr. Murchison puts them in their proper perspective. He is in line with Bible truth in asserting that none of us will take our awards with us when we pass from this life. Nor will our earthly accomplishments help us make it into heaven. That’s because, as we find in the New Testament book of Titus, it is “not by works of righteousness that we have done but according to God’s mercy” we get to heaven. It is all by God’s undeserved grace, not because of our works.

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Last month, the sudden death of US Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia shocked the nation, and has had a major impact on America. The choosing of his successor to the polarized Supreme Court is affecting November’s Presidential election. But there is another death which has had, and continues to have, a much greater impact on the whole world. I refer to the death of Jesus Christ. Paul wrote, “…when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” Later he added, “…God demonstrated His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Christ’s crucifixion, followed by His miraculous resurrection, changed and continues to change the lives of millions when we accept His finished work on the cross. That transformation takes place when we “confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus” and “believe in our heart that God has raised Him from the dead…” We are then saved for time and eternity.

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Our world is largely influenced by institutions of higher learning. That being so, it is interesting to consider the surprising things most of these centres of self-proclaimed intellectualism actually teach. Consider just a few gems. The wonders of the world around us came by accident and evolved. The earth magnetized itself to keep oceans from falling off toward the sun. A small flower invented itself so we could extract digitalis for sick hearts. The sun is just the right distance from the earth so we do not freeze to death or burn up. Yes, some folks say life, and our world is just one big accident. But millions and millions of thinking people do not agree. They accept what God’s Word, the Bible, says about creation. They do not believe our world just came into being by itself. They believe what Genesis tells us, that “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” And you and I are accountable to that God.

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He was really looking forward to seeing New Orleans, Louisiana USA. It was an all-expense paid business trip – then it hit him. He would not be going. What a disappointment! But he had nobody to blame but himself. He had neglected to get a passport. It is the same in regards to a trip we all hope to make one day, when our lives on earth are over. But sadly, some will not make that trip. They have neglected acquiring a passport to heaven. Many knew that Jesus had promised, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” They had intended to be ready for that inevitable trip. But they had neglected the Saviour’s warning, “no one comes to the Father except through me.” Doing good works, or attending church regularly will not get that heavenly passport, because God has told us that it’s “not by works of righteousness that we have done, but according to God’s mercy He saves us.” Please do not put off acquiring your heavenly passport.

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Last month I read a beautiful story of an elderly gentleman, who had a unique attitude toward ageing. He said from his hospital bed, “It’s nice to be 82. It’s not a tragedy to grow old. You find yourself perfectly content. You just tell the Lord to do whatever He wants, and you don’t much care. You know His will is best and that you soon will be in heaven. That’s why it’s nice to be 82.” He may have been thinking of the Psalmist’s words, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” It’s as though God is saying, it’s precious to me every time I call one of my children home. No matter what our age, we can be contented if we have Christ in our lives and our happiness is dependent upon God and not on our circumstances. But to get to that place, we need to be in God’s family so He calls us saints. The only way to be in His family is through Christ. He said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

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In the race for the United States Presidency, most of the candidates hoping to become their party’s nominee are very rich. Donald Trump claims to be worth ten billion dollars. Hilary Clinton and her husband Bill are said to have over 100 million. Many people count success to be the amassing of great wealth, power, or notoriety. H.G. Wells, author of “The Time Machine” and “War of the Worlds”, defined success as the ratio between our potential and what we have actually accomplished in our life time. In other words, “Have I lived up to what I see as my potential?” God defines success differently. He told Joshua, “This book (the Bible) shall not depart from your mouth…observe to do according to all that is written in it, for … then you will have good success.” Or, “Have I become the person God wants me to be? Success starts with admitting my spiritual bankruptcy, placing my faith in His Son, Jesus Christ and living for Him.

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