Books We Don't Read: Hosea

Hi Church Family,

I’m taking a brief time out from my prep to encourage your participation in the new message series I’m beginning this weekend. Books We Don’t Read is pretty much exactly what it sounds like - a dive into parts of the Bible most of us rarely read or study...the prophets, specifically the so-called ‘minor prophets.’

By the way I get it. We’re definitely covering some unconventional literature these next few weeks! If you’ve tried to read the works of Hosea, Amos, or Zephaniah, you may have gotten lost in dense poetry and strange imagery. But these portions of the Old Testament are super important for grasping the overall biblical story, and well worth our time. And I’m right with you in this...I’m going to be teaching from material I’ve rarely read or taught. Getting ready for these messages is stretching me big time!

I’ll get us going on Saturday and Sunday with a short coach on how to read from the prophets in a general sense, and then do a flyover on the book of Hosea. If Hosea and Gomer are unknown characters for you, well, their story might shock you a bit, but what their experience reveals about God’s commitment to His people is inspiring.

We’re together in person at 7 pm on Saturday, and at 10 am on Sunday - online live at those same times, and on demand later in all the usual places.

Take care!

Greg Hochhalter | Lead Pastor

Kids Ministries Family Devotional Guide for Lent

We invite your family to focus on Jesus this Lenten season with 40 devotionals focused on the deep love of Jesus poured out for us on the cross!

We will provide a short daily reading on a path as you follow Jesus to Easter. This will give you an opportunity as a family to think about Jesus and His love for you through this season.

Kits will include your daily reading cards, a Jesus print out and string to hang it all up in home as you journey through this Lent season.

You can journey with us digitally (if you sign up before Feb 21, the guide will be sent to you digitally that day, or if you join us along the journey it will come right to your inbox upon registration) or come during any one of these time slots to pick up your Kit:
-Kids Ministries kiosk before/after weekend services
-During the office hours of 8:30am-3:30pm at the Church Office front desk

Pray for Turkey and Syria

The Alliance Canada is quick to respond to crisis when it happens around the world and we can give to their Global Emergency Relief Fund to help bring needed relief to those suffering from a destructive earthquake in Turkey/Syria.

We can also pray.

Pray for those who are working to find survivors in the debris, for those who are treating the injured, and for those who are still in need of care.
Pray that the Lord’s compassion would be upon the people of Syria and Turkey.
Pray that He would bring comfort to them in their grief, that He would encourage and empower those who are coming alongside the hurting, and that He would direct helping hands to serve in the ways that He’d have them serve.

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Family News - Pastor Del McKenzie

Sherwood Park Alliance Church will be hosting a viewing of the live-streamed service for Del McKenzie on Monday, February 27, 2023, at 2:00 pm, followed by a standing reception. All are welcome to attend.

Pastor Del passed away on January 7 at his home in Moose Lake, Washington. He served here at Sherwood Park Alliance Church as Lead Pastor from 1984 to 1998 and significantly impacted our church and community.