The Heart of God

What do you think is at the heart of God?

What is he like in the depths of his being?

What motivates him on the most fundamental level?

Easter reveals the answer...

At the heart of God is self-giving love.

He was willing to give himself to take our sin and death

so we could participate in his life.

The heart of God looks like Jesus.

God is love.

In this the love of God was made manifest among us,

that God sent his only Son into the world,

so that we might live through him (1John 4:8-9)

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So come and celebrate the love of God during this Easter time at Kotikirkko!

Friday 11-1.30pm Good Friday Service

Part 1: songs, sermon, communion

Part 2: 'unity meal', testimonies and desserts!

(bilingual!)

Sunday 11-1pm Resurrection Sunday Celebration

songs and shared joy of our risen Lord

sermon to capture the 'shockwaves' that Christ's resurrection sent to the world...

Christ is Risen

and the world could never be the same again,

samuel

This Friday and beyond

Hi guys and girls.

This Friday Youth Group @ Ahlgrens' 7.30-10pm

Sunday English Worship service 11-1pm

Next Friday is our joint Good Friday Service at 11-2pm

(visiting speaker, two-part service, bi-lingual, communion, meal etc.)

This is the whole church's celebration of what is at the

centre of our faith.

Make sure you don't miss it!

We do not have a separate youth meeting in the evening,

so everyone can focus on the main event.

blessings,

samuel

Welcome!

We would like to invite you all to our home this Friday.

Friday Youth Group 7.30-10pm at Tedders' place

(1176 Skeena Street, V5K 4V5, Vancouver;

if you get lost 778-689-8100)

Food and fellowship (we'll have something nice, but you are free to bring something too;)

SINGING!

Bible study

games (bring games that you like)

Sunday English Worship Service 11-1pm

Blessings,

samuel

Forgiven to forgive

Just a quick note on this weekend:

This Friday Youth Group 7.30-10pm @ Ahlgrens

Food & Fellowship (bring some little snack)

Bible Study: forgive us... as we forgive... (Matthew 6:12)

Sunday English Worship service 11-1pm

Blessings,

samuel

walking with God

Life is an interesting journey. You never really know what is behind the next bend. But the great privilege we have is that we don't have to live it alone! We can fully trust that, when we live according to the prayer: may your will be done... God will guide us, always. The Bible even says:

And we know that for those who love God

all things work together for good,

for those who are called according to his purpose.

(Rom 8:28)

I don't know of any other way to live a meaningful life with hope and a promise of it never ending. Just like Enoch, he walked with God and one day he was 'beamed' up to continue his walk with God in His presence.

Well Jeremy's journey is going to have a change soon. No he is not going to be beamed up to heaven, but he is getting as near as you can get to it: FINLAND! In a few weeks he is heading back home, but we have a chance to celebrate him this Friday.

Here is the plan:

Friday 7pm meet at Planet Laser in Langley

(we are going to try to get in to play a game or two without a reservation, if it's too booked we'll just head to Nina's place and have fun playing games etc. - please bring some dutch blitz cards)

Here is the link of the map for the location: planet laser Langley

Here is their website just in case: http://planetlazer.net/locations.html

around 9pm go hang out at Nina's place

Sunday is the whole Church celebration 11- coffee & cake!

Walking with God,

samuel