1. Sep 16, 2018

2. At Parkdale… Upcoming Dates: Oct. 2 – Freedom Session Intro
Oct. 14 – Potluck & Welcome for Tess & Rick
Nov. 25 – Congregational Meeting

3. At Parkdale… Accepting Nominations:
Treasurer – overseeing financial ministries
Deaconness – overseeing hospitality ministries

4. In the Community…
Saturday, Sept. 29: Ride for Refuge

5. Upcoming…Ladies’ Retreat!
Friday-Sunday Oct 19-21

6. Prayer
Requests & Thanksgiving

7. Psalm 19
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

8. 9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever
9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous. 10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. 11 By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

9. Offering
Online giving now available on website:
Parkdalechurch.ca

10. Kids’ Minute
Junior Church for kids up to 12 years old

11. Listening to the Living Word
2 Timothy 3:14-17 Hebrews 4:12-13 Hebrews 10:24-25

12. Is God Silent?

13. God has Spoken
We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, through the words of human authors. As the verbally inspired Word of God, the Bible is without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for salvation…

14. Scripture points to Christ
Luke 24:25-27
He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”  And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

15. Scripture points to Christ
Luke 24:44-45
He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures

16. Scripture is God-Breathed?
Dictation
Word for word, from God’s mouth
Partial
Theological and moral aspects are true, scientific and historical may not be

17. Verbal – “This view gives a greater role to the human writers of the Bible while maintaining a belief that God preserved the integrity of the words of the Bible.” “The effect of inspiration was to move the authors so as to produce the words God wanted. In this view the human writers' "individual backgrounds, personal traits, and literary styles were authentically theirs, but had been providentially prepared by God for use as his instrument in producing Scripture.”

18. A Divine-Human Partnership
Differences in Genre
Differences in Context
The Progression of the Biblical Narrative

19. God has Spoken
…and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavour should be judged. Therefore, it is to be believed in all that it teaches, obeyed in all that it requires, and trusted in all that it promises.

20. God Still Speaks

21. God still Speaks Lectio Divina (Divine Reading)
Read – to get the overall picture
Repeat – listen for a word or phrase
Reflect – how does it connect to my life?
Respond – what is God calling me to do?
Ruminate – let it digest, sink in, and apply

22. Love is patient, love is kind
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

23. Listening Together