During the prayer walk on Tuesday, I felt the Holy Spirit say to me, "You need to outlast the enemy." Jesus asked the disciples to pray with Him in the garden, but they couldn't even last an hour.

When the Israelites took the city of Jericho they had to walk around the city once a day for six days and then 7 times on the 7th day, then the walls came down.

Jesus was in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights and endured the temptation and attack of satan.

Jesus told a parable about a corrupt judge who finally gives into a widow's pleas because she kept coming back over and over and over again.

It takes time to wear down the enemy and the hold he has on people and places, but we so often give up too quickly.

This can't be a, "pray once and be done," thing. 

We need to be a people of prayer. Going back to the LORD and marching against the enemy over and over and over again. We need to be anticipating God to show up, expecting Him to speak throughout our days. We need to be listening all the time for what He wants to say to us, and we need to endure. 

The enemy doesn't want to give up his hold on this town, our kids, our marriages, our wallets, but with the power of Christ we can outlast him and take back what he has stolen.

Don't give up. Keep praying.

1. One of our church members felt the need to organize a casual potluck after service on Sunday so people could simply connect! Not only did it go incredibly well, but it was amazing to see people taking the initiative to do things like this! You don't need to wait for a pastor or one of our ministry departments to do something, you can make things happen, just like this church member did!

2. I'm hearing more and more stories about how you are taking care of each other without anyone having to tell you to do it! Getting toys for kids in the service, mowing someone's lawn, giving rides to people without vehicles, and on goes the list. You are blowing me away, seriously amazing!

3. On Tuesday we participated in the Canadian Wesleyan National Prayer Tour, by doing a Prayer Walk in 5 different locations across town. There was a few neat community connections from it, lots of insights from the Holy Spirit and I think a strong statement to the enemy that he has no claim on our kids or this town!

The Jewish Tabernacle, and later the Jewish Temple, were central elements to many of the feasts and celebrations they were instructed to observe every year. When we take a close look at the design of the Tabernacle and the practices associated with it, we get a clearer picture of what Jesus did and who He is!

Exodus 40

The Tabernacle helps us see Jesus more clearly!

It's a Coffee House and a Board Game Night, kinda like a Board Game Cafe! 7-9pm

Enjoy some live music, play some games, or spend the evening with great people just talking!

Calling all 5th Grade students! The time has come to join the ranks of those at EDGE Youth. Come check us out and see what youth group is like before attending full-time in the Fall. Parents of 5th grade students are also welcome to come and meet our team and observe the night.

Everything must go, for FREE! It's like a yardsale, but everything is free and in decent condition!

Donations can be dropped off at the church starting June 4th until 9th. Event will run 8-11am with a FREE BBQ.

Do you need to get out of the house so you can talk to other adults? Do your kids need to get out of the house so they can play with other kids and have some space to run around?

Come check out our casual play group on Thursdays. There is no agenda and parents are responsible for their own children. Our basement space is a large open space and perfect for letting kids run and play together!

You can also see our full calendar here!

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