Do you feel like you are on a treadmill? Get up, go to work, come home, make dinner, go to bed, get up and start all over again. Routine! Boredom? Is this all there is? When we are young often there is still hope that we can make a difference, change the world, make an impact. As time marches on our optimism is slowly but surely replaced with quiet resignation that this may be as good as it gets. If you are in this place, it can be a dangerous one. We may be tempted here to experiment with drugs, drink a little more to cut the boredom, or flirt a little just to add some spice to life. These choices may seem inconsequential at the time, but can and often do have devastating effects on one’s life and with those you are in relationships with. There is a better way.

Most people are not world shakers, movie makers, or miracle workers. Most of us are ordinary people, doing ordinary jobs, in an ordinary town, and living an ordinary life. How do you do that and still be excited to get up every morning to go to work and come home with enthusiasm at the end of every day? Well, glad you asked! In my recent Blogs, I have been talking about faith. It is possible to have faith for miracles, but it is also possible to have faith to live an ordinary life.

Think about the value of the person who does the ordinary job every day. There are the baristas for those coffee deprived people coming in each day. Consider people that take your money at the gas bar every day, all day long so you can drive your car. Speaking about driving, what about those people that get grease under their fingernails every day, just so we have safe reliable vehicles. We call police, fire and first responders essential service, (and they are) but imagine if all the people that are doing ordinary jobs suddenly just quit. All the restaurants would close, all the buses would stop running, all offices would close, (It is not the CEO’s that are essential, it is the people running the offices.) factories would shut down, airports would be empty (pilots would be there, but no one to take tickets or handle baggage). My point is that if ordinary people didn’t do ordinary jobs, our entire world would shut down. You may feel like your job is so ordinary that you don’t matter. Well, I have good news for you. You can have an infusion of faith that will give you the power to live an ordinary life with enthusiasm, purpose and joy.

That is the topic of my message this Sunday, called Faith to Live an Ordinary Life.

We will have Julie Evans share her story. Despite great challenges she has recently faced, she is able to live by faith in her ordinary life, I will speak about finding meaning to life, despite living in the mundane. You will learn how not to get trapped into deceptions that promise excitement, but deliver tragedy.

If you can relate to this topic and have found answers to find meaning in a mundane life, I would be happy to hear from you. Please email me what has helped you.

Growth Groups

For those that are interested in following along with the sermon study, but are not able to come out to Growth Groups on Thursday evenings, we invite you to visit our website and click on the Growth Group tab.  There you will find the study questions.  Sermons are also posted under the Sermons Tab by Wed mornings each week. Here are the direct links for your convenience.

http://www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com/dat/images/2018-02/living-faith---mountain-moving-faith.pdf

http://www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com/dat/?w=kcf-sermons

People from the KCF congregation are meeting on Thursday evenings for Growth Groups to grow deeper with God and each other.  These groups are now full and will run until March 15^th. 

The next group start-up will be April 5^th.    

If you are interested in joining or have questions, just contact the office.

Share Housing Initiative Society

Great News!!! Nelson City Council approved our subdivision proposal which is one more step on the way for us to develop a 39 unit low income apartment building. A big thank you to Cover Architecture, Innovative Housing Consultants, BC Housing, SHARE Housing Board, KCF, Pam Mierau, Manager of Development Service of Nelson, and Nelson City Council for the part each of you played in getting us this far.

The First Annual General Meeting of the Share Housing Initiative Society will be held on Tuesday, February 13^th, 7pm at KCF.  All are welcome.

Our Daily Bread

Most days at ODB, quality donated fresh vegetables and fruit as well as bread etc. is available to take home for free. Firstly, we welcome you to come and select from this abundance of food. Secondly, people often require plastic bags to take this food home in, and so we have an ongoing need for plastic bags.  If you have extra plastic bags that are overflowing in your closet or cupboard, please keep ODB in mind and drop them off anytime during our open hours or on Sunday mornings.

S.H.A.R.E. Nelson

Want to know how to get a good deal on some great items? Follow the S.H.A.R.E. Nelson Facebook page and don’t miss out on any sales.

S.H.A.R.E. is accepting and receiving donations and new items are being put out for sale every day. If you would like to volunteer at S.H.A.R.E. we currently have great ministry opportunities.  Call the store at 250.352.1222 or stop by the store to inquire.  Click on this link to check out S.H.A.R.E.’s video! Check out FB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aZX9v7gxdM

Calendar of Events

• International Dinner, Thursday, Feb 8, 5:30pm at Mary Hall, Selkirk College.
• SHARE Housing Initiative First Annual General Meeting, Tuesday, Feb 13, 7pm at KCF.
• KCF Annual General Meeting, Sunday, April 15, 1pm at KCF
• Growth Groups, Thursday at 6:45 – 8:30pm, registration required.
• Bright Lights for Kids K to Grade 4, Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5pm at KCF.
• Junior Youth for ages 11 – 15.  Fridays, 4pm – 5:30pm at KCF. 

Visit our website at http://www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com for all the news, sermons, and places to donate.

Pastor Jim

Feb 8, 2018