Evangelism and faithfulness in the world today
Manny Everett
Times Contributor
The Seventh Day Adventist Church has been planting a mission congregation in the Town of Strathmore and is currently holding services at Lord of All Lutheran Church building. This past weekend Pastor Ghena Girleanu welcomed Evangelist Don Corkum to four days of seminar services for members in the area and everyone was welcome to the open sessions.
Corkum (originally from the US) has retired in Calgary and helps out in the development of mission congregations with pastors in the area, and does this on a part-time basis. His seminar services were based on five experiences in believing in Jesus. 1) know Him in life eternal; 2) Know the true God; 3) We will experience the resurrection power; 4) What does it mean personally to experience His sufferings, being faithful in a hostile world; and finally 5) What does it mean to love His appearing.
The seminar services were well received by a small group and they look forward to continuing their evangelism in Strathmore and area in the coming months.
The Seventh Day Adventist organization, in a nutshell, is comprised of individuals who follow the mandate of the following basis of faith in God on the revelation of His character by His Son, Jesus, as shown in the Bible, the inspired Word of God. Their faith is placing complete trust in God and accepting His offer of salvation. The Gospel is the heart of their message as being God’s good news of salvation and Jesus’ death on the cross which provides God’s free gift of eternal life to all those who accept and follow Him. The Sabbath is the seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday) and all are invited to come together to worship God, our Creator and Saviour. And finally there is The Second Advent. Although they do not set a date for this event they do look forward to the glorious return of Jesus Christ as He promised He would.
For more information about the services or upcoming events in the area please contact Pastor Ghena Girleanu at ghena18@gmail.com or any questions about the seminar services themselves to Don Corkum at dcorkum@msn.com.