GBC Community Update: More thoughts on sharing your faith

Good morning! I hope you’re making this a great week.  Some people have been asking and yes, the roof has been redone. Our contractor needs to come back and put the flashing on the sides and a couple of other things but we’re done. It’s nice to through this. Thanks again to all of you who contributed to making this possible.
 
 
Join us for our Semi-Annual Information Meeting
Please join us for our upcoming congregational information meeting on Sunday, June 13 following the 11:00 service.  The meeting will run from 12:10 to 1:00 and you will receive important updates on GBC's vision as well as the selection process for new elders.  You will also have an opportunity for Q&A and discussion with the leadership team.  We look forward to seeing you at 12:10 on June 13!
 
 
Join us on Sunday for Faith that Works!
This Sunday Jacob will be continuing our series: “Faith that Works”, a look at the book of James.
This week he’ll be looking at the first part of ch.2 and the issue of bias’ and how they affect what we think and how we act.  How do we deal with this?   Find out on Sunday as we build together a ‘faith that works’.
Remember, you can connect through our website www.guelphbiblechapel.ca  our YouTube channel as well as Facebook LIVE
 
 
Thought for the Day: Watch (and ask) for opportunities...more thoughts
Tuesday I examined the idea of looking for opportunities to share our faith with the world around us.   While I will often be given the chance to share the hope that I have, we can also ASK God to give us these openings and then we just have to keep our eyes open to see the opportunities when they pop up.
Great!  Here’s another thing I watch for:
Questions from others. 
Although most everyone who knows me knows I’m a Christian, it doesn’t mean I’ve exhausted my opportunities to share my faith.  When someone asks me about an element of my faith, or I see an opening in our conversation, I just share a little bit unless the person wants to keep talking. For example, someone once asked how I could forgive a person who’d treated me badly. I got to share very briefly that it was because God had forgiven me for so much as well. That was it. The person didn’t have any more questions and we moved on to another subject. But other times, a person has wanted to keep talking, and we’ve talked about God for a long time. I try to listen to what they’re interested in and just share that so I don’t come across as being pushy.  The key here is to be connected to the Holy Spirit and wait on the Spirit’s prompting, not rushing, but also not being passive.  More on this next week!
 
In His grip,
Pastor Chris