Welcome to Agincourt Church this morning! We're so glad you have joined us today.

See below for a short article from Pastor Jonathan, teaching notes and announcements.

This time of year reminds us of new life, fresh starts and the end of winter! What if, during this spring season, you chose to consider some new ideas about God, new pathways towards God and even a new level of connection to Jesus?

Over the next few weeks, we will explore some of the more dif cult questions surrounding God in our series; “Go Ahead and Ask.” Then we will lean into another series called, “It’s Complicated” - where we will explore being single, being married and being a parent etc. as well as the complications associated with trying to change our world and directing our money.

During this month of new beginnings, I encourage you to put your thinking cap on and be open to what God may be saying to you!

Lead Pastor

EXCLUSIVITY leads to SUPERIORITY

SUPERIORITY leads to PERSECUTION

- Reveal the human longing for Spiritual Connection

- Have rules for a better/moral Life

- Traditions

- Tendency to Superiority

- FOUNDERS (How they started)

- AFTERLIFE (How you get there)

- VIEW OF JESUS (Who He is)

"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world...This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."

~ 1 JOHN 4:1-3,10

Where He came from (Origins)

What He did for us (Redemption)

Where He is Taking Us (Destination)

IS THERE A WAY TO BE EXCLUSIVE WITHOUT THE ATTITUDE OF

SUPERIORITY?

ANSWER: GRACE

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast."

~ Ephesians 2:8-9

"Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

~ John 14:6

1. Check out what your beliefs are based on and where they are taking you. Check out the same for Jesus.

2. Become more like Jesus and tell others about His GRACE until you’re home with Him

If you’re visiting with us for the first time, help us get to know you better by texting “visit” to (416) 291-9575. For every submission a $5 donation is made on your behalf to Salvation Army emergency shelters for homeless.

- April 11 - Agincourt Alpha (first week) | 7 pm

- April 11 - Clairlea Alpha (first week) | 6:30 pm

- April 15 - New Guests Luncheon | 1 pm

- April 15 - Cathedral | 5:30 pm

- April 21 - Women's "A Nite at the Movies" | 7 pm

- April 22 - Clean Toronto Together

- April 25 - Young at Heart Lunch | 11:30 am

- April 28 - Singles Breakfast | 8 am

- May 5/6 - Spring Global Focus Weekend

- May 19 - IMPACT: Volunteer Training day | 8:30 am

Thank you for joining us today!

We pray that you will have a wonderful week.