January 20-26, 2025 - King David on Thread, Guy Hammond Part 2 Jan 22nd

What's Happening at VCOC - January 20-26, 2025

Recap from January 19th Sunday "David and Jonathan" Sermon

Mike preached this Sunday on "David and Jonathan" - watch the sermon on YouTube. His main points were:

1. King David resolutely depended on God
2. King David is a shepherd

His questions for us to ponder were:

• How is God using the wilderness to teach you to depend on Him? What are learning?
• Do you have a David/Jonathan type relationship? 
• How can you be a shepherd this week?

What's coming up in January 2025

• January 22nd - Midweek - Strength in Weakness Webinar Part 2  7:00pm-8:30pm - Details & registration link below
• ⚠️No House Churches for January 2025  due to scheduling changes in the calendar
• January 26th - VCOC Sunday Worship Service at 10:00am at Burnaby South Secondary - 
• Special Chinese 🐍 New Year edition, -  ☕🍪 Coffee/baked goods at 9:30am 

• Looking for Volunteers to bring baked goods for this Sunday
• Our Special Services Committee is asking disciples in our church who celebrate Lunar New Year to please bring a treat special to your cultural background to share on this Sunday. Please arrive by 9:20am. We also would like to ask those who love baking to please bring homemade baked goods to share on Sunday by 9:20am. Thank you in advance for helping make the service extra special.

-> To view our full calendar for the next few months, please see our Gatherings page on the VCOC website.

Upcoming Events in February 2025

• VCOC Worship @ Burnaby South 10am: February 2nd, 9th, 23rd
• February 5th Midweek -  VCOC Mental Health Ministry will do a session on "Active Listening" 
• February 7-9 - Frozen Chosen Vancouver Edition - email Mark W. for details (reach out to info@vcoc.ca if you don't have his contact)
• February 15th - Sam Laing Memorial (YouTube Livestream) - Many of you may remember our dear brother Sam Laing, author of Be Still My Soul, Mighty Man of God and other books - this is a special service honouring his life and legacy
• February 16th - House Churches
• February 21-23 - Alberta Frozen Chosen - find out more at our Upcoming Events page and watch the promo video here. 

Thread Series: God's People Blessed - Episode 34 - King David

We are continuing with the final episodes in the Thread Series "God's People Blessed". This coming week we're focusing on the life of King David.  From the Thread Podcast series:

On this episode of the Thread podcast, we delve into the complex narrative of King David as depicted in the book of 2 Samuel. The hosts discuss David’s rise to power, his moral failings, and his deep spirituality, emphasizing that his relationship with Yahweh was driven not by moral perfection but by grace and covenant. The episode underscores the importance of grace, humility, and the willingness to return to God. We’ll also hint at exploring more on Solomon and a frequently misused scripture in the upcoming episode.

You can find helpful links to the Podcast and Weekly Quiet Times here:

• Podcast for Episode 34
• Web App link to Episode 34 Quiet Times
• To see how to navigate to the Quiet Times on the Thread App (browser based) please click here.

Register for Guy Hammond Webinars Part 2

Guy Hammond will be doing a 2 part Webinar series exclusively with the Vancouver Church of Christ over two midweeks in January. Please see details below and links to register for these two sessions.