Welcome to Immanuel Community Church…

… where we encourage, equip, enfold and engage all people to reach out and serve with the transforming love of Jesus.

Sunday services
@ 10 AM

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Pastor Joe Abbey-Colborne

"Trust"

Some of us like to "know the rules".  

It feels secure when someone (or something) can tell us what we're supposed to do. Others of us balk at anyone telling us anything.

There may be rules, but we'll make our own choices about which rules, and when,... and even if, we'll do (or refrain from) any particular thing. 

There's a lot going on too, and we're busy people. It's not that we don't trust God... we work hard to trust Him in everything. 

So when God tells us to make regular time and space for rest, what is our actual response?  How does that sit with us? 

Do we have a reluctance to rest?  And if so, why? What does God ask His people to "remember" and how would that memory inform their keeping of the sabbath?

And what is the practical expression for us in our world? Can we simply rest?

For this Sunday... read Deuteronomy 5:12-15, & Mark 2:23-3:6

Going deeper... read and meditate on the above passages asking "if I read this through the lens of God's deep love for people, how does that affect the meaning of the story?"

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Upcoming 10 am Services

Pastor - Joe Abbey-Colborne

November 1 - Recognize

November 8 - Receive

November 15 - Give/Serve

God is in the business of transforming — recreating, rebuilding, and renewing all kinds of things: lives, friendships, marriages, organizations, cities, tribes, and nations. He invites us to participate with him in this. He calls it “following him." We call it our mission.

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Watch & Listen

Enjoy church online each Sunday! Watch our services at home at 10 AM each week.

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Beliefs and Values

Our church name is Immanuel Community Church. Immanuel means “God with us.” Our name is one of our foundational beliefs – that God is with us in everything that happens, and he is calling us to serve in this community. . .

Sermons

Missed last weeks sermon? No need to worry, we’ve got them all archived here on our site — click the link below to listen to past Sermons that you may have missed, or simply to re-view them again. View live Sermons every Sunday at 10AM.

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New to Immanuel

New to Immanuel and have some questions? Where is the church? How to dress? Well, we have answers! Visit our frequently asked questions page to learn more about Immanuel Community Church.

 

Worship at Immanuel

Worship at Immanuel is a time for our community to gather together to bring praise to God, to share our lives and stories with each other, and to hear what God has to say to us through the Bible. Our hope is that worship mirrors our relationship with God, and so gives us opportunity as a community to pray, sing, reflect, lament, offer, listen, and respond to the challenges of the Bible. Through the Holy Spirit, we pray that our worship will transform our lives so that we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ our Saviour.

 

Serving at Immanuel

We gather and serve in many different ways - and love to welcome and enfold all who want to walk with us! From setting up for the service, to making coffee, greeting, playing or singing, teaching - there are countless ways to use eyour gifts at Immanuel Community Church!

 

“Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.”

1 Chronicles 16:29

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Email
office@immanuelcrc.ca

Phone
905-451-7182