The Northside Church

Blessed to hear from Maylah, Emily and Aiden, who testified of the goodness of God in their lives in unfamiliar environments, and how God used them to spread the gospel through their lives. Pastor Mark Schmidt concluded with a word of encouragement, speaking on how "God is different than all other gods, in that he is the only God in all religions, who pursues people to bring them to himself, regardless of how messy they/we are in spirit.

Honoured to have heard from Evan and Meagan Klassen, who shared about their mission work in Thailand. Have a listen and discover how God is using them to minister to the nation of Thailand. Continue to pray for, and support them as the Spirit of God directs you to.

^{Pastor Mark spoke from the book of Rev. 2:8-11, on the theology of suffering.}

⁸ “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. ⁹ I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. ¹⁰ Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.

¹¹ Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.

Chuck and Judy lead us through the essentials of the calling into mission works. Introducing various speakers, they shared their motivations, experience, and the wonderful testimonies of deeds God has accomplished through their mission work, both local and international.

Mark Durupt shared about Jesus' death and resurrection using Philipians 2

John Hildebrandt spoke from Hebrews 10:25 and Matthew 16: 13 - 19.

Hebrews 10:25: ²⁵ not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Matthew 16: 13 - 19: Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah

¹³ When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

¹⁴ They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

¹⁵ “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

¹⁷ Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. ¹⁸ And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. ¹⁹ I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”