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Here you will find articles written by our leadership team and guest authors on the topic of anything, including encouragement, extended information on current sermons, pastors' thoughts, and general updates and announcements for Waverley Church.
Words Mean Something Brad Quiring May 9, 2013
A leadership coach hammered into me this saying, "Words mean something! Be careful of which words you use and how you use them." Words do mean something. There is the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.". In counselling sessions the majority of people I have dealt with would disagree vigorously with that... More info »
Stretched Reach: Serving With What You Have Brad Quiring May 6, 2013
God wants us to be stretched beyond who we are and where we are as individuals as well as congregations. God has set up goals and then has given us resources to be able to accomplish those goals. Among the resources we have from God are "Spiritual Gifts". Spiritual gifts are abilities and talents given to us by the Holy... More info »
100 -The Bible Brad Quiring April 22, 2013
The Bible. It is a book that inspires some people to great things and some to blow it off in contempt. For others they don't know what to do with it. This blog entry is for this third group. There is much debate out there about the Bible; its origins, its authenticity and its authority. I recommend this website for... More info »
Responding to Tragedy Brad Quiring April 18, 2013
On Monday, April 15 two bombs exploded within 10 seconds of each other near the finish line of the storied Boston Marathon in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Three died and close to 200 were injured, many critically. A little over a week before this tragedy the son of Pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren took his own young life after years of... More info »
ONE - Part 2 Brad Quiring April 11, 2013
Continuing: Jesus has called us to love God, love others, be his follower and help others be followers of him. The challenge we looked at the other day in the first part of this 2 part blog was to introduce one person to Jesus this year. For some this is a fearful proposition. They don't know what to say or how... More info »
ONE Brad Quiring April 10, 2013
On Sunday, April 7 we started a new series called, "Stretch". The idea is that God stretches us in different ways to help us become the people he has always intended us to be. We like challenges, but we also like comfort. If our challenges were comfortable we'd be really happy. Real life isn't that way, though. Our physical bodies need... More info »
Easter - Red Light to Green Light Brad Quiring April 3, 2013
A question came to my inbox this week. It had to do with an illustration and lesson I gave on Good Friday here at Waverley. The heart of the question was this: if God didn't allow people to come near to him in the Old Testament times, why all of the sudden is the door open because of Jesus? In... More info »
Dirty Hands Brad Quiring March 21, 2013
This Easter season at Waverley Church we are taking a look at hands. Whose hands? Our hands, Jesus' hands and God's hands. The first message we heard how we have dirty hands. In our minds, what do we associate with Easter? Bunnies and chocolate eggs? Spring finally having arrived? Something religious to do with Jesus? What about hands? Our hands,... More info »
Link with our world outside our borders Brad Quiring March 7, 2013
Link with our world outside our borders Taken from the message presented right here at Waverley on March 3, 2013 Here are some important questions for every follower of Jesus: Does our faith in God have anything to do at all with the world around us? Is God touching the needs of the world through us? While we may not pick up... More info »
Link with our world outside our borders Brad Quiring March 7, 2013
Taken from the message presented right here at Waverley on March 3, 2013 Here are some important questions for every follower of Jesus: Does our faith in God have anything to do at all with the world around us? Is God touching the needs of the world through us? While we may not pick up everything, leave Canada, learn another language, culture... More info »
It’s too cold outside, for angels to fly Bruce Hollins February 27, 2013
I still remember the first time I heard it. I was driving in my car to pick up my daughter from school when Ed Sheeran’s song, The A Team, came on the radio. It’s a slow and quiet song that tells a profoundly sad story. It’s not a song for the faint of heart as it speaks... More info »
Link with your own world Brad Quiring February 24, 2013
No matter what we know about Jesus, the Bible, church or God, it is useless unless we’re actually putting it into practice. Do those who are right around us know that we have faith in Jesus and that it actually has made a difference in our lives? I’m not talking about being religious. Being religious has never gotten... More info »
Linking to the world at our doorstep Brad Quiring February 20, 2013
This is a summary of the message notes from a sermon done by Jack Duckworth at Waverley Church, February 17, 2013. Jack is the head of International Student Ministries Canada's Winnipeg office (ISM). Jack, and ISM, is dedicated to touching lives of people from other countries with the love and power of Jesus. Jack and the committed team members of ISM do... More info »
LINK to the world Brad Quiring February 11, 2013
We believe in God and the Bible. Through faith in Jesus we have a relationship with God. We go to church and learn so much. The question is: Is God touching the needs of the world through us? God wants to reach the world through us and has commanded us to go into all the world. God Himself has given... More info »
Connect with Redemption Brad Quiring February 6, 2013
When we thought all was lost in regards to a connection with God, God Himself came through for us. Our Condition and God’s response God created everything in the universe and He created it perfectly. The first people were sinless and completely pure and innocent. They had no reason for shame or hiding from each other or God God... More info »
Connect with God Brad Quiring January 8, 2013
Connecting a Real God with Real Life As followers of Jesus we have a clearly defined set of beliefs. We call these beliefs "doctrine". Most of the time we hear this word, “doctrine” and immediately dismiss it as boring, irrelevant and only for professional scholars, but doctrine really does connect us with God because it answers those fundamental questions we... More info »
Christmas Through New Eyes, the Prophets part 3 of 3 Brad Quiring December 5, 2012
Micah – Saw Jesus the King Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah. They probably knew each other, had coffee together and shared a deep concern for the moral and spiritual state of the people of Israel who claimed to follow God yet their lives showed they were far, far away. God also worked through Micah and Isaiah to teach about the... More info »
Christmas Through New Eyes, the Prophets part 2 of 3 Brad Quiring December 4, 2012
Isaiah: Saw Jesus, God with Us There IS a purpose to all of this Christmas stuff! The idea is to take a look at what Christmas is REALLY about, more specifically, WHO Christmas is about – Jesus Christ. If we don’t have the correct view of Jesus Christ, we will never truly catch on to or appreciate what Christmas is... More info »
Christmas Through New Eyes, the Prophets Brad Quiring December 3, 2012
The month of December is a very important month for Christians. This month has been designated as the time we celebrate Christmas, in which we commemorate Jesus Christ being born. This is a huge event for Christians, but the impact is being lost on both believers and non-believers alike. A lot of it has to do with how we see... More info »
WWWDWJ Brad Quiring October 3, 2012
This week's blog entry comes from Cam Buchanan, a member here at Waverley as well as the chairman of the board. This was his response to the September 30 Sunday morning message on "Community Grows Together." "I had a thought: when we think of the phrase WWJD, we should extend that thought in the context of community and spiritual development: WWWDWJ?... More info »
Community Celebrates Together Brad Quiring September 28, 2012
Have you ever had to celebrate your team's win all by yourself? As a Saskatchewan Roughrider fan living in Winnipeg that is my Labour Day experience. Seriously, when I was living and working in South America I was in a cafe on Super Bowl Sunday afternoon. The cafe was run by the local cable TV provider and so they had... More info »
Word of the day: koinonia Brad Quiring September 10, 2012
Hebrew: chabar; Greek: koinonia According to the dictionaries of these ancient languages, chabar is to unite, join together and have fellowship. Koinonia means fellowship, association and community. What does this word REALLY mean? It means volunteers taking time from their normal service to stand by a table and talk with the dozens of people who came by to ask about... More info »
Summer Kids Week Recap Crystal Martens August 25, 2012
We just finished a great Summer Kids Week! We learned that Everything is Possible with God. We had 125 kids attend this year, several of which were learning about God for the very first time! Each day we started with singing, where the kids learned songs, the daily Bible Point, Bible Buddy and the verse that went with the Bible Point.... More info »
Family - at Home Brad Quiring August 15, 2012
I just wrapped up 2 weeks of holiday time. It was a good time. Part of it spent in the sun on the beach, part of it hanging out at a hotel and visiting different stores. Part of it spent doing some odd jobs here and there in the house. Even with the visiting different places, I was still home. I... More info »
“Tzedakah” - A new word for our vocabulary Bruce Hollins August 1, 2012
This week I am beginning a three-week sermon series that will be focusing on our understanding of biblical justice. We live in a world (at least in North America) where there is a subtly to the injustices around us. I’m convinced that this subtly often causes us to sinfully ignore or minimize things that we see and experience in... More info »
Love - The Winning Attitude Brad Quiring July 16, 2012
One of the shortest books in the Bible is the second letter from John, known by the obvious title of "Second John". It is located right near the end of the Bible. If you read the opening lines, you would think it was a letter from John to his wife and kids, but in the style of the middle eastern... More info »
New series: Slam Dunk Brad Quiring July 4, 2012
The Bible has a few books that are very short and to the point. This doesn't take away from the power of the lessons taught in them, in fact, the message probably has more impact because it is right there without any other major lessons or issues around them. I'm taking a look at four "slam dunks" in the Bible:... More info »