This week: Fresh fruit. And we mean it. Nothing withered or past its prime. That’s not a comment on our outer conditions. We can be bruised and wrinkled. But that’s physical. When we talk about fruit, it’s the spiritual. The Fruits of the Spirit are described in Galatians 5. When we refuse to follow the desires of our sinful nature and choose to submit to the Spirit of Christ, we begin a life-long process of sanctification. Our progress is demonstrated by … Read more
Pray for GA 2023
Pray for GA 2023
Week 3 – May 22-28
This week: spiritual protection. The desires of our sinful nature are powerful. We have limited ability to resist. That’s why we see so much in the way of “sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties” and other sins like these (Galatians 5:19-21). We are called, as follows of Christ, to … Read more
Pray for GA 2023
Week 2 – May 15-21
This week: Discernment. Satan is real and loves to attack the church and its leaders. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and is the master of lies and deception. We must be wary. Discernment is the process of determining whether someone is acting in God’s will – or not. It’s a challenge. Believers have been deceived. We are first invited to … Read more
Pray for GA 2023
Week 1 – May 8-14
This week: God’s will be done. “Your will be done,” we pray. We are prone to saying it by rote, week in and week out, without even thinking. For God’s will to have any chance of being heard and heeded, submission is vital. When we pray for God’s will to be done, it means that we are willing to see it and accept it. And then submit to it, even … Read more
Pray for GA 2023
For the first time in four years, The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada will meet in person. A lot has happened since 2019. The pandemic changed the way many of us operate. And in the midst of it, the denomination changed its doctrine. We are deeply divided. Renewal Fellowship will be … Read more
Wear the Fruit, Keep it Fresh
In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul has pointed words about sin in church. Basically, we are not to permit it. Don’t dine with sinners. Cast them out. For those in The Presbyterian Church in Canada who adhere to traditional and Biblical sexuality, it’s a bit late for that. The opportunity passed decades ago. Church law caught … Read more
2023 Renewal Day and AGM
The best is yet to come! Anyone who knows the Lord can rest on the assurance that life is mere preparation for eternity. What wonder awaits. At the same time, clouds hang over our heads. The woes of this life are a guarantee. But we must refuse to let that get us down. Our annual … Read more
The domesticated church
Like wild animals removed from their natural environments, are today’s Western believers overly domesticated and thereby innocuous? Have we allowed ourselves to be tamed under the control of the ruler of this world in order to fit in and not be too offensive? Cory McKenna, the speaker at our 2023 Renewal Day and annual meeting, … Read more
Download the entire issue in PDF format, or read additional information and comment on the individual articles as follows:
- Standing our ground - by Andy Cornell
- Jesus bids us shine
- Living Water Forest Church - By Ian and Hannah Marnoch
- Encouraging words are heard
- What we’re doing
- Thank God for Holy Spirit revival
- Renewal Fellowship raises its flag
Standing our ground
PCC amends guidelines after outcry. PCC’s Life and Mission Agency has amended its Calling a Minister guidelines in response to criticism from Renewal Fellowship and others within orthodoxy. The issue was a new section added last fall that advised presbyteries not to appoint interim moderators who have exhibited discriminatory behaviour against LGBTQ+ people. This was … Read more