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Our desire is to be of service to you as an individual and to our community as a whole. We are a fellowship of Christians from Pembroke and the surrounding regions of the Upper Ottawa Valley of Ontario, Canada.
The Pembroke Bible Chapel is an autonomous church which is part of a loosely knit association of brethren churches throughout the world.
Some of our distinctives are that we: are evangelistic, believe in the necessity of being "born again", are shepherded by a plurality of elders, enjoy Bible ministry by a variety of gifted brethren, and, meet weekly for communion.
At PBC, we know that we are not the only people who love God and who are seeking to follow Him; but together, we have found a warm and caring fellowship that seeks to fully embrace each person with grace and truth.
None But the Hungry Heart
The following daily devotional is a compilation of writings by various people of faith. It was compiled by Miles Stanford. In reading these devotionals day-by-day our desire is that you will be encouraged in your faith and learn to depend on the Lord Jesus in all circumstances. To find out more about these devotionals click here.
GAIN THROUGH LOSS - May 22, 2013
"But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ" (Philippians 3:7).
As far as our Father is concerned, the early and middle years of the Christian life have to do primarily with our spiritual development. Maturity must underlie all abiding effectiveness. Most of our service during this time is learning how not to do it.
"Incalculable harm has been done to the deeper spirituality of the Church, by the idea that when once we are saved the using of the gifts in His service follows as a matter of course. No; for this there is indeed needed very special grace. And the way in which the grace comes is again that of sacrifice and surrender. We must see how all our gifts and powers are, even though we be children of God, still defiled by sin, and under the power of the old nature. We must feel that we cannot at once proceed to use them for God's glory. We must first lay them at Christ's feet, to be accepted and cleansed by Him.
"We must feel ourselves utterly powerless to use them aright. We must see that they are most dangerous to us, because through them the flesh, the old nature, will so easily exert its power. In this conviction we must part with them, giving them entirely to the Lord. When He has accepted them, and set His stamp upon them, we receive them back, to hold them as His property, to wait on Him for the grace to daily use them aright, and to have them act only under His influence." -A.M.
"Above all the difficulty which Paul had to meet in his care of the churches, that which arose from our disposition to return to the law, or to 'confidence in the flesh,' was the most frequent and the greatest."
"I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord" (Philippians 3:8).
POSITIONED IN CHRIST
A Study in the Book of Ephesians.
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LIFE IN THE SIN CYCLE
A teaching series in the book of Judges.
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THE WAY OF THE CROSS
A teaching series in the book of Galatians.
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LIFE IN THE LION'S DEN
A teaching series in the book of Daniel.
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THIS WAY UP
A teaching series in the book of 2 Corinthians. An in-depth look at the apostle Paul's 2nd letter to this ancient Greek church.
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BUILDING FOR GOD
A study in the book of Ezra.
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