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Besides these free online resources, Fairview Baptist Church produces several print resources. For more information on our printed resources such as The Baptist Confession, The Children’s Catechism, Into the Word: A Guide to Biblical Meditation, and The Gospel according to Mark with Gospel Primer, contact us at info@fairviewbaptistchurch.ca.

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Someone was sick at church!

I admit it. The title to this email was click bait. As far as I know, no one at Fairview is sick with COVID or another contagious illness. Did the title make you fearful? Did you think, “I told you so!”? How did you react? My aim in writing is to remind us that we are entering fall. Cold and flu season will begin (adding to the virus already going around) and people will get sick. What will this mean…

Important Update Regarding Gathering

Starting this Sunday (August 9th) the downstairs basement will be setup with an audio/video feed from upstairs. This will allow the basement to be used as an area for those who feel comfortable with greater physical distancing, overflow when there isn’t enough room upstairs, or mothers with young children. Video will be available for the pastoral prayer and preaching, and audio will be available for the singing and for communion after the sermon.

Masks Revisited

Romans 13 and MasksRomans 13 is clear. “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment” (Romans 13:1-2). Most would understand that we ought to follow this teaching unless the government is requiring us to sin or forbidding what God has commanded. That is, “we must obey God rather…

Face Coverings

Face coverings have become a political and polarizing issue today. The range of opinions are legion yet there is a growing consensus among policy makers that masks should be mandatory in public. In Alberta, the province has shied away from making masks mandatory in public. Calgary City Council will make them mandatory effective August 1st. This new bylaw does apply to churches and other places of worship. What will our policy be as a church? As we gather for worship…

Regathering (Update)

May 28, 2020 I know that we are all eager to begin gathering as soon as possible. There was a members meeting on May 24th to discuss regathering. I heard from the members concerning my proposal to not strictly adhere to the government guidelines if they impede our worship of God (e.g., continuing to sing even though it is forbidden). I took time after that meeting to follow up and speak with those who did not speak at the meeting or were unable…

Regathering

May 21, 2020 You can click here to download the proposal to regather as a church in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The members of Fairview met together on May 24, 2020 to discuss this proposal. To watch the same presentation on video, see below.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

March 20, 2020 To Meet or Not to Meet. That is the question. I wanted to share with you the wrestling that has gone on in our minds as we deliberated over what the current COVID-19 pandemic means for our gathered time of worship. The Situation Our country and province has recently put a limit on gatherings. No more than 50 people are to meet together. This is not an attack against religious gatherings. All gatherings, sports, schools, conferences, and…

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This is about as minimal as a post gets. Sic enim dilexit Deus mundum ut Filium suum unigenitum daret ut omnis qui credit in eum non pereat sed habeat vitam aeternam. Omnis enim quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini salvus erit. Omnis enim quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini.

January 2019 – My Worth Is Not In What I Own

Written by: By Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Graham Kendrick 2014 Getty Music Publishing and Make Way Music My worth is not in what I own Not in the strength of flesh and bone But in the costly wounds of love At the cross My worth is not in skill or name In win or lose, in pride or shame But in the blood of Christ that flowed At the cross Refrain: I rejoice in my Redeemer Greatest Treasure, Wellspring…

Cannabis Legal in Canada

Marijuana becomes legal across Canada this Wednesday, October 17th. As marijuana use becomes normalized—including a host of products containing THC (the active ingredient in marijuana)—how are Christians to react? Is it permissible for Christians to smoke marijuana or use any cannabis products? For these questions, like any other, we must turn to Scripture, God’s word and our authority as followers of Christ. Now, if you tried looking up smoking, marijuana, or cannabis in the Bible, your search would come up…

July 2018 – The Sands of Time Are Sinking

Original words by Anne Ross Cousin (1857), based on the letters of Samuel Rutherford. Music by Constance Dever. VERSE 1 The sands of time are sinking, The dawn of Heaven breaks; The summer morn I’ve sighed for, The fair, sweet morn awakes; Dark, dark hath been the midnight, But dayspring is at hand, And glory, glory dwelleth In Immanuel’s land. VERSE 2 The King there in His beauty, Without a veil is seen; It were a well spent journey, Though…