Ft. Sask. Alliance Church http://www.fortsaskalliance.com Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006-2007 webmaster@fortsaskalliance.com (Ft. Sask. Alliance Church) webmaster@fortsaskalliance.com (Ft. Sask. Alliance Church) posts Ft. Sask. Alliance Church Ft. Sask. Alliance Church webmaster@fortsaskalliance.com No no http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Ft. Sask. Alliance Church http://www.fortsaskalliance.com 144 144 The Horn, The Saints, & the Kingdom http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/03/the-horn-the-saints-the-kingdom/ http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/03/the-horn-the-saints-the-kingdom/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:41:40 +0000 mrachul http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/?p=355 Author: Rev. Nori Anderson

Date: March 7, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

]]> http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/03/the-horn-the-saints-the-kingdom/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Author: Rev. Nori Anderson Date: March 7, 2010 Series: In The Hands of God Author: Rev. Nori Anderson Date: March 7, 2010 Series: In The Hands of God Feature,,In,The,Hands,of,God webmaster@fortsaskalliance.com no No Defined by Devotion http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/02/defined-by-devotion/ http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/02/defined-by-devotion/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:35:28 +0000 mrachul http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/?p=350 Author: Rev. Craig Cadwell

Date: February 21, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

 

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Date: February 14, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

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Date: February 7, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

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Date: January 31, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

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Date: January 24, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

 

]]> http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/rock-of-ages/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Author: Rev. Nori Anderson Date: January 24, 2010 Series: In The Hands of God nbsp; Author: Rev. Nori Anderson Date: January 24, 2010 Series: In The Hands of God nbsp; Feature,,In,The,Hands,of,God webmaster@fortsaskalliance.com no No Dual Citizenship http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/dual-citizenship/ http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/dual-citizenship/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:55:30 +0000 mrachul http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/?p=327 Author: Rev. Nori Anderson

Date: January 17, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

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This is an interview with Natalie who was at the National House of Prayer and the experiences she encountered while in Ottawa.

]]> http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/ottawa-prayer-corner-interview/feed/ 0 00:01:01 This is an interview with Natalie who was at the National House of Prayer and the experiences she encountered while in Ottawa. This is an interview with Natalie who was at the National House of Prayer and the experiences she encountered while in Ottawa. Feature,,Ottawa,Prayer,Corner webmaster@fortsaskalliance.com no No A New Vision http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/a-new-vision/ http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/a-new-vision/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:54:15 +0000 mrachul http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/?p=319 Author: Rev. Nori Anderson

Date: January 10, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

]]> http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/a-new-vision/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Author: Rev. Nori Anderson Date: January 10, 2010 Series: In The Hands of God Author: Rev. Nori Anderson Date: January 10, 2010 Series: In The Hands of God Feature,,In,The,Hands,of,God webmaster@fortsaskalliance.com no No Picking Up the Pieces of a New Dream http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/picking-up-the-pieces-of-a-new-dream/ http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/picking-up-the-pieces-of-a-new-dream/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:49:31 +0000 mrachul http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/?p=307 Author: Rev. Nori Anderson

Date: January 3, 2010

Series: In The Hands of God

In The Hands of God

Life Together Study Questions

FSAC, January 2010 – June 2010

Introduction

It will be very beneficial for the Life Together groups who are tracking with this message series to purchase copies of ‘Daniel by Tremper Longman III (NIV Life Application Commentary, 1999 Zondervan).  This excellent commentary will supplement the messages and provoke much discussion.

Text: Daniel 1:1-7
January 3, 2010

  1. 1:1-2 The exile into Bablyon was long forewarned by the prophets that this would be the discipline upon the people of God if they would not seek to live by the covenant established at Mt. Sinai (Lve 26:33,39; Deut 4:27, 28:64).  The amazing story in this book begins with a dream for life that was brutally shattered.  The people of God were under disciplined and their hopes and dreams for life were now under construction.  We tend to shy away from this dicussion, but the story of the people of God is filled with stories of God reshaping our agenda’s for His glory.
  • Recall a time in your life when God reshaped your life goals to fit His agenda.  How did you feel when that was occuring?  What was He teaching you? How do you think the exiles were feeling?
  1. 1:3-7 As Longman articulates, these youth were to be forcefully educated in the ways of Bablyon1, which included the ways of the pagan religion.  While this was a strategic move employed by King Nebechadnezzar and others to eventually send them back to their homeland friends of Bablyon and no longer clear as to their own identity, it evokes the question of kingdom ethics.  As Christ followers we are ‘resident aliens’ here on earth.  One foot in this world and the other in the world to come.
  • (Note that they were even given Babylonian name associated with Chaldean gods to replace their orginal names that once gave glory to Yahweh.)  How do you think they felt in that moment? What does it tell us about God? Be careful to let Scripture lead this discussion.
  • These were obviously youth, but they did not resist the reprogramming at this point (Resist jumping ahead to 1:8-12_.  Reflect on the schemes of the devil in how he seeks to use the surrounding pagan culture to slowly make us forget who we really are.  How has this happened in our lives?  How do we forget who we are?  Where in our lives have we made peace with the world, where there should be no peace?

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1 The forced education was so intense as Longman explains that some scholars believe that the phrase – “youths without blemish” (4a) could have meant that they may have been castrated to be eunuchs in the king’s palace.

 

]]> http://www.fortsaskalliance.com/2010/01/picking-up-the-pieces-of-a-new-dream/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Author: Rev. Nori Anderson Date: January 3, 2010 Series: In The Hands of God In The Hands of God Life Together Study Questions FSAC, January ... Author: Rev. Nori Anderson Date: January 3, 2010 Series: In The Hands of God In The Hands of God Life Together Study Questions FSAC, January 2010 - June 2010 Introduction It will be very beneficial for the Life Together groups who are tracking with this message series to purchase copies of 'Daniel by Tremper Longman III (NIV Life Application Commentary, 1999 Zondervan).nbsp; This excellent commentary will supplement the messages and provoke much discussion. Text: Daniel 1:1-7 January 3, 2010 1:1-2 The exile into Bablyon was long forewarned by the prophets that this would be the discipline upon the people of God if they would not seek to live by the covenant established at Mt. Sinai (Lve 26:33,39; Deut 4:27, 28:64).nbsp; The amazing story in this book begins with a dream for life that was brutally shattered.nbsp; The people of God were under disciplined and their hopes and dreams for life were now under construction.nbsp; We tend to shy away from this dicussion, but the story of the people of God is filled with stories of God reshaping our agenda's for His glory. Recall a time in your life when God reshaped your life goals to fit His agenda.nbsp; How did you feel when that was occuring?nbsp; What was He teaching you? How do you think the exiles were feeling? 1:3-7 As Longman articulates, these youth were to be forcefully educated in the ways of Bablyon1, which included the ways of the pagan religion.nbsp; While this was a strategic move employed by King Nebechadnezzar and others to eventually send them back to their homeland friends of Bablyon and no longer clear as to their own identity, it evokes the question of kingdom ethics.nbsp; As Christ followers we are 'resident aliens' here on earth.nbsp; One foot in this world and the other in the world to come. (Note that they were even given Babylonian name associated with Chaldean gods to replace their orginal names that once gave glory to Yahweh.)nbsp; How do you think they felt in that moment? What does it tell us about God? Be careful to let Scripture lead this discussion. These were obviously youth, but they did not resist the reprogramming at this point (Resist jumping ahead to 1:8-12_.nbsp; Reflect on the schemes of the devil in how he seeks to use the surrounding pagan culture to slowly make us forget who we really are.nbsp; How has this happened in our lives?nbsp; How do we forget who we are?nbsp; Where in our lives have we made peace with the world, where there should be no peace? _______________________________________________________ 1 The forced education was so intense as Longman explains that some scholars believe that the phrase - "youths without blemish" (4a) could have meant that they may have been castrated to be eunuchs in the king's palace. nbsp; Feature,,In,The,Hands,of,God webmaster@fortsaskalliance.com no No