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February 15, 2026
Life streaming Worship services
For our 10:30am service click the following link: https://youtube.com/live/EHs_LAj2oiY?feature=share 
​For our 1:30pm service click the following link: https://youtube.com/live/2aUTqzI1Ops?feature=share

10:30 Service
Preservice Song - Sing a New song to Jehovah - 98C
Silent Prayer
Song - Hear Our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, Incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace, Amen
Opening Reading - Psalm 63
Opening Blessing
Pastor: “Where do you find your help?”
Congregation: “Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth”
Pastor: Blessing from our God 
Song - Zion, Founded on the Mountains -87B
Our Need – Exodus 20
Prayer (silent time for confessing personal sins)
Assurance of Pardon - Isaiah 55:6-7
Song- O Lord, My God, Most Earnestly - 63B
Prayer
Bible reading -  Isaiah 55 (p. 1148)                           
Message: "Come, Everyone who Thirsts..."
Prayer
Song - Rock of Ages, Cleft for me - 452
Offering – River of Life Church 
Congregational Prayer
Closing Song - May the Grace of Christ our Savior - 563
Closing Blessing - Three-fold Amen

1:30 Service
Welcome and Announcements
Preservice Song song selections (2)
Silent Prayer
Song - Hear Our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, Incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace, Amen
Opening Reading - Psalm 100                    
Opening Blessing 
Pastor:Where do you find your help? Congregation: Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth” Pastor: Blessing from our God
Song - Crown Him with Many Crowns - 380
Prayer
Bible - Matthew 7:24-27                 
Confessional reading - Lord’s Day 32                           
Message:  A Storm is Coming
Prayer
Song - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross                               - 338
Offering -Adoration Christian Center in Port-au-Prince Haiti 
Congregational Prayer
Confessing our Faith - Apostles Creed
Closing Song - My Hope is Built on Nothing Less - 459
Closing Blessing - Three-fold Amen
Please sit for Question Time

Announcements

One of the great blessing of know, believing and living for the Lord Jesus Christ is having a great sense of contentment, that an unbeliever cannot really understand.  Paul mentioned he learned this secret in Philippians 4.  Before he was a Christian, he had what the world had to offer. But when he came to faith in Jesus, living in the joy of salvation, he saw all that he had before was as garbage compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus as his Lord.  May each of us grow in our knowledge of Jesus Christ as our Lord to live in this joy.  For then we will, with Paul, be content in all and every situation, whether having what this world has to offer or having nothing of what this world has to offer.  In the world we see people without Jesus having many wonderful things this world offers, yet never really being content.  For they know deep down that what they have does not truly satisfy the soul and they also know that they will not be able to have what they have forever.  But knowing and believing in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord allows anyone to grow in contentment.  That person will also be assured that nothing in all creation will be able to take their Saviour and Lord from them, not even death.   They will always know and experience the comfort of God’s love both in live and death.  The devil got our first parents Adam and Eve to want more than a good relationship with a loving sovereign God.  Our sinful nature, the world around us and the devil’s schemes will continue to try and make us think a good relationship with a loving sovereign God is not as good as what the world offers.   May God’s Word by the power of the Holy Spirit help us to fight the good fight of faith, trusting that the greatest gift a person can have is a good relationship with the one true loving sovereign God.  This gift is given to us through the person and work of Jesus Christ. The incredible thing is that the more we grow in our knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ we will not only experience an increased joy in this relationship but we will grow in our contentment in this very discontented world.
This past week Sara was again admitted to the hospital in St. Catharines. Please keep her in your prayers.
Keep also Marilyn, Christine, Rebekah and the rest of Barry’s family in your prayers as they go forward without him in their lives here on earth. 
I was away this past week and so have not heard of any other items of concern in our River of Life church family.
This Sunday we will be having a guest preaching in pastor Christo Heiberg.  He was a pastor for different churches in South Africa and here in Ontario for a number of years and is now also serving as a teacher and helper to many churches in Africa.  In our Sunday morning worship service pastor Christo will be preaching on Isaiah 55, under the theme, "Come, Everyone who Thirsts…”.  In our Sunday afternoon worship service he will preach on Matthew 7:24-27 and what we confess in Lord’s Day 32 of the Heidelberg Catechism under the theme, A Storm is Coming.   
Blessings, Pastor Richard

Offerings
Morning – The Church - This is for the on going ministry of the River of Life Church
Afternoon - Adoration Christian Center in Port-au-prince Haiti - this is a Christian school that is also a home for many children.
Last Sunday afternoon worship service of the month, offering will be for Deacon Fund.
For the month of March - afternoon offering will be for Word & Deed - a Reformed Christian ministry that focuses on meeting the spiritual and physical needs of people in the developing world in accordance with biblical principles for the glory of God.  

Lord’s Supper – Our next celebration of the Lord’s supper, the Lord willing, will be on April 12 in the morning worship services. For the rest of 2026 we hope to celebrate the Lord’s supper on June 14, August 9, October 18, December 13.

Congregational Meeting - To be determined when we have the proposed 2026 budget set.

Birthdays and Anniversaries:  None that I know of

Men’s breakfast and Bible study - Each Friday morning at 9:30 the men get together to socialize over a breakfast and then have a Bible study. For those who are able to, we ask that you contribute $3.00 to help pay for the supplies for the breakfast.  All men are welcome.

Wednesday’s Open House.   Each Wednesday from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. All are welcome.

Women’s Bible study –The women meet each Wednesday at 10:30 except the last Wednesdays of the month.  All the women are welcome.

Shepherd’s Heart Food Hamper - This is a food hamper for those who are short on food in our community. It is run by the BIC church on Drummond near Mcleod. There is a container near the front door of the church for non-perishable food items that bring there.

Hearts on Fire And we are back quickly with the next Hearts on Fire on February 22nd (next week) at Wellandport URC. Rev. Josh Schouten will be speaking to us on the topic 'Biblical leadership - becoming godly leaders'. Please join us as we continue to grow in our reformed faith! Additionally, registration for the conference will open on Feb 14th at 8 am, check www.rootsyouth.ca for more details. As always, feel free to contact us at [email protected] or @rootsyouth on socials.

Cross-Cultural Missions Training 2026 Have you thought of serving the Lord outside North America? CCMT takes young men & women aged 18+ through two weeks of Bible teaching and cultural and language immersion followed by two weeks of service in a foreign context. Seasoned missionaries and pastors train in culture, language, and Bible teaching, both in a classroom setting and then on the field.  Contact: Pastor Rich Bout - [email protected]

​March Break Pro-Life Week of Action: March 16-19 Do you want to spend your March Break doing something that will make a difference for pre-born children in Canada, alongside other pro-lifers? You will be equipped with effective pro-life apologetics and strategy training from CCBR's speakers, and you will get hands-on experience reaching out to the public on the issue of abortion. Join us to make lasting friendships, amazing memories, and to stand up for pre-born boys and girls who cannot defend themselves. For more information go to endthekilling.ca/plwa. The registration end date is January 31, 2026.