Eckville Word of Life Focus
Connect People to Jesus
If you don’t know or fully understand what it means to be a Christian and the role that Jesus can play in your life, we have got the answer!
Being a Christian literally means to be a “little Christ”. This is where your life so reflects Jesus Christ that people identify you with him by example.
The process doesn’t happen overnight. It begins when you are able to believe with all your heart that Jesus truly is the Son of God, that he died on the cross and that he has the power to save you from the consequences of your sins. You also need to be willing to speak that truth with your mouth. When you can believe with your heart, and confess with your mouth, that Jesus Christ is Lord, you are connected to Jesus!
If you would like more info please email april@eckvillewordoflife.ca
Reconnect the Disconnected
The story of the prodigal son is a story of reconnecting the disconnected. A boy takes his inheritance, leaves his family and becomes disconnected. There are many people in the world who have left the Church, which is a family. But like the Father in the story of the prodigal son, we long for the day when these people return home.
If you are a person who has become disconnected from church we want you to know that you are still loved and valued. There is always room in this family for you!
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Everyone is involved with Discipleship
Discipleship was always the plan for the Church. Jesus spent three years taking a specific group of people into his life so that he could disciple them. When he left this earth and ascended into heaven, his last words were to “make disciples.” The disciples of Jesus then became Apostles, and they began to make disciples. It was the plan of God for the Church that was to reproduce itself through discipleship and in season become a “Generational Church”.
Unfortunately, the Church has allowed discipleship to fall out of our culture and understanding, so for many of us it is a new and foreign concept. Now we are the generation that must rediscover the value and purpose of discipleship.
For more information on discipleship please email wes@eckvillewordoflife.ca
Financial Health, Wisdom & Success
All though finances can be a touchy subject, Jesus repeatedly taught on money during his time on earth. The truth is that mishandling finances can have a devastating effect on a persons life. Therefore we do spend time talking about healthy decisions for finances and the way that we can keep our priorities in check.
A good question to ask is, “Am I working for money, or is money working for me.” Another one is “Am I more obedient to God or to the weight of my finances.” These are telling questions and we believe that the Bible holds a wealth of wisdom for financial health, wisdom and success.
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Become an Influential Voice for Unity
We focus on increasing relationship and communications between Churches and Pastors in our region so that unity can have its day. We think of our church as regiment of a bigger army. If we fall out of communication and relationship with the rest of our army, the battle becomes unmanageable. But if we can be a part of strengthening relationship and communication then the army of God, the Church, can operate with one heart and one mind, and achieve far more than this one local church could on its own. Therefore we use the influence that we have to influence those in our region for unity.
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Take an unwavering, unapologetic stand for Truth (Right Living)
It is only by knowing and acting on truth that we can be set free. If you were bound with handcuffs and I knew where the key was, then I would have truth that you would need to be freed. But if I was too scared to tell you where the key was, or too intimidated to point out that you were even wearing handcuffs, then you would not be set free.
Truth only works when those who have it are not afraid to share it with those who need it. Our Church believes that the Bible is 100% true. We have this truth always available for our use. We take the position that by sharing this truth in love, (in such a way that the listener can appreciate the truth,) then we will see many people freed of the chains of sin. So we cannot back down from the truth, when it is the power to free our friends, our family and our community.
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