ELIJAH pt.3 – “The Blessed Life”

From a widows experience with Elijah (1 Kings 17:7-16), Pastor Pekka shares the simple keys to the Blessed Life.

This is the third message of a series of messages on the life of Elijah, one of the Old Testament prophets. More on the Elijah series here.

Saalem Family Celebration – Sundays at 11:45am.
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ELIJAH pt.2 – “Dip Happens”

What do we do in the though times of life? How do we recover from the valleys? What’s the way out of the dip? We find some answers as we take a closer look at 1 Kings 17:1-10 where the brook that God guided Elijah to dries up.

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ELIJAH pt.1 – “What God can do through ordinary you”

Today Pastor Pekka begins a series of messages on the life of Elijah, one of the Old Testament prophets.

When asked why Elijah, Pastor Pekka answers: “The Bible tells us Elijah was a man just like us. He experienced great success, but also great adversity, doubt, struggle and even bouts of depression. Yet God did some amazing things in and through this dude. Similarly, I believe God wants to do amazing things in and through us. Elijah’s experience will fuel the fire of faith and set our course for a fruitful 2012!”

Saalem Family Celebration – Sundays at 11:45am.
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Teen Challenge visits Saalem Church

Teen Challenge visits Saalem church. We hear testimonies from the men at Teen Challenge and a message from guest speaker Steve Paulson,the Executive Director of Teen Challenge Central Canada.

Teen Challenge was started by Pastor David Wilkerson in 1958. Today, Teen Challenge is a non-profit, interdenominational, faith-based program operating in 82 countries, with over 1,000 autonomous locations internationally, and continues to grow at a dramatic pace worldwide. The mission of Teen Challenge is to provide faith-based residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres funded by donations providing spiritual, academic and vocational training, equipping individuals to return to society as responsible citizens.

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Marko Selkomaa – Walking In Forgiveness

Pastor Marko Selkomaa speaks from Luke 11:1-13 “The Lords Prayer”

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Can we prove that God exists?

Is there proof for the existence of God? Some say that Christianity is irrational, unreasonable and even absurd. “I won’t believe in a God whose existence cannot be scientifically proven” is a fairly common declaration. Many Christians react by claiming that the essence of faith is to trust that which can not be known or scientifically reasoned about. But Christianity is not a blind faith. We are not afraid to rationally contemplate the logic of what we believe. In fact, our faith is strengthened by reason.

Even though God can not be seen, there is plenty of logical support for His existence. Throughout history many have argued rationally for the existence of God. Here are a handful of arguments that have been proposed as evidence for the existence of God (quoted from THE2023 Soteriology by Daniel Pecota):

Cosmological
Everything that exists must have an adequate cause for its beginning.

Teleological
The order and design of the universe reveal an intelligent cause.

Ontological
Belief in the perfection of being is itself an indication of the existence of God.

Anthropological
That men universally intuitively believe in God demonstrates His existence.

Moral
Man is conscious of a permanent moral law that is not self-imposed which has abiding authority over him. Only God could be the lawgiver.

Congruity
Belief in God best explains all the related facts of existence.

If you are interested in reading more apologetics (a branch of theology devoted to the defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity), check out the links below.
Blessings,
Pastor Pekka Perho

C.S. Lewis Society
Ravi Zacharias Ministries
apologetics315.com
www.alwaysbeready.com

Marko Selkomaa – Who do people say I am?

Pastor Marko Selkomaa speaks from Luke 9:18-26

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What gift can I give to God that I did not receive from Him?

Christmas with its giving and receiving of gifts is behind us. Many of us spent hours shopping around for the right kind of gifts. We put thought and effort into what to give and where to buy it.

Kids happily wrap their parents belongings in order to give them back as gifts on Christmas. But adults know better than to give someone what already belongs to them. So what gift could I give to Jesus that I have not received from Him? What gift should I give to the One whose birthday we actually celebrated?

Money? It all belongs to God (Ps. 24:1).
Time? God created time and He exists outside of time (Isa. 46:10)
My life? God gave that to me as well!

So what could I give that I have not first received from God?
My sin.
…and my worship.

That is what God wants from me this Christmas and every day of the year. A lifestyle of repentance. Every time we sin, either by commission (breaking Gods law) or omission (not doing what we should), God desires us to repent – confessing our sin and turning away from it. In exchange of our sin we receive forgiveness – and that causes us to worship.

Decide to give Jesus the gift He desires: your sin and your worship!

Pastor Pekka Perho

Marko Selkomaa – How to Assemble a Merry Christmas

Pastor Marko Selkomaa speaks on this Celebration of Christmas Sunday.

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Pekka Perho – Celebration of Christmas Series – pt.2

This is the second part of a three week sermon series leading to Christmas where we will hear from all three pastors at Saalem. Today Pastor Pekka speaks from Matthew 2:9-12 about the wise mens life changing journey to Jesus.

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