2 Corinthians 1:12-21 Buying a home is a process that requires a down payment—a significant amount of money indicating the seriousness of the purchase to come. Following Jesus is not “blind faith” but responding to the down payment he offers you/us. This text calls us to understand relationship as the revelation of the one-of-a-kind God we get in Jesus. Down Payment creates space for the relationship and resources to be developed and shared.

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Down Payment, 2 Corinthians Series

This week, we begin a verse-by-verse series through 2 Corinthians with some introductory teaching and a look into chapter 1. Paul is writing for the fourth time (at least that we know of) to this church in Corinth. It has been under attack from within by those wishing to draw them away from a Jesus-centred faith. We learned in 1 Corinthians that they were drawn towards prideful performance, had a critical view of Paul's outward presentation, and were drawn into high rhetoric and spiritual experiences. Now they add money to that mix.   10:30 AM (ONE GATHERING In-person + livestream, kids!, communion, IBC campus)  QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230  QUESTION? EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html  GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give  CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

Suffering & Comfort, 2 Corinthians Series

Matthew 22:37-40, 11:19,10:34-36 “Love, in practice, is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.” Loving well is the goal of the Christian life. Jesus preached great messages to the crowds, but he knew it was not enough for people to “get it”. He did life together with closer disciples for three years in a small group. Story-telling and listening to speeches are not enough to move beyond emotional infancy. Many models of church fail to create disciples because they do not cause us to go deeper. Join us as we talk about being WITH people.   10:30 AM (ONE GATHERING In-person + livestream + Communion, IBC campus)  QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230  QUESTION? EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html  GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give  CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

LOVE WELL

Four times a year we open our Sunday teaching time to live Questions and Response/Answer via text and email. This is a great time to ask questions you've had over the last three months.   10:30 AM (ONE GATHERING for September Sundays, In-person + livestream + KIDS!, IBC campus)  QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230  QUESTION? EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html  GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give  CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

Q & A Sunday

When He Appears. As we learn of the core things surrounding the return of Christ, we’ll look at three views of "the Millennium"—what can we all agree on and what should clearly be labelled as secondary.   10:30 AM (ONE GATHERING for September Sundays, In-person + livestream + KIDS!, IBC campus)  QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230  QUESTION? EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  ONLINE NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/2021-09-19-the-end-is-the-beginning.html PDF NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2021-09-19_notesdiscussion.pdf GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

THE END Is The Beginning

Biblical Beliefs of the End Times Have you been taught to read the Book of Revelation like a horoscope? Christians with a high view of the Bible have not agreed on how to understand the events that come before the Return of the Lamb/King. This Sunday, we look at three views of "the Millennium"—what can we all agree on, and what should clearly be labelled as secondary. We continue the conversation about the Mark of the Beast, Mark of the Lamb, Anti-Christ(s), and our relationship with our earthly "Babylons".   10:30 AM (ONE GATHERING for September Sundays, In-person + livestream + KIDS!, IBC campus)  QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230 QUESTION? EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  ONLINE NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/2021-09-12-conquering-lamb.html  PDF NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2021-09-12_notesdiscussion.pdf  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html  GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give  CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

Return of the Conquering Lamb, Revelation 20:1-10

As our province requires people to be vaccinated to access certain services and spaces an old track of end-times prophecy sermons starts to play in the back of my mind.  Revelation 13:17 says "And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."  How do we respond to governments when they introduce increasing restrictions (always in the name of the public good)? What tensions do we need to live with, and when do we say "no"? 10:30 AM (ONE GATHERING for September Sundays, In-person + livestream + KIDS!, IBC campus)  QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230  QUESTION? EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  PDF NOTES: http://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2021-09-05_notesdiscussion.pdf ONLINE NOTES: http://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/2021-09-05-666-mark-of-the-beast.html GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

666 Mark of the Beast, Revelation 13:11-14:3

Simple Church, Boundaries, and Limits (Jesus) Saying "no" to something means saying "yes" to something else. Are you shamed by secular or religious activism into saying "yes" to too many people and things? One aspect of emotional maturity is learning the importance of "no". Jesus encourages us to filter our "yeses" and our "nos" in a way that helps us flourish, even if others get upset by our "nos".  ONLINE NOTES: http://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/2021-08-29-peace-with-self-series-the-power-of-no.html QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230  QUESTION? EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

The Power of NO, Mark 1:21-45

Join us as we welcome Dr. Ng back for the third time at Pilgrim. Edward En-Heng Ng is a Registered Psychologist in private practice in Vancouver. Ed was a high school science teacher for five years in Vancouver and Hong Kong, and after attending Regent College (MDiv 2008), he pastored in a small congregation for another four years, he enrolled at Fuller Theological Seminary’s Graduate School of Psychology (Pasadena, CA), from which he graduated with a Doctor of Psychology degree in 2016. During his doctoral studies, Ed was introduced to the field of cultural psychology, which focuses on how people groups tend to speak of themselves instead of relying on Western psychology to describe them. Ed’s enduring academic interest since then has centred around critical psychology and the applications of cultural psychology and relational psychoanalysis to clinical or counselling contexts. Ed has taught at Trinity Western University and Regent College in the areas of diversity and counselling. He is also the founder of the Eastgate Project and hosts its podcast, which focuses on the intersections of psychology, theology, and the experiences of the Asian diaspora. Ed lives in Richmond, BC, with his wife and two sons.  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html  GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give  CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

Reopening and Reordering, Luke 13:1-5

SUNDAY POWER Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:2, 2 Timothy 2:14-15, James 3:.1, 2 Timothy 4:3, Revelation 1:10, John 4:21-24 We usually only learn to release the need to control circumstances or situations by an experience of “The Wall” or what is often called deconstruction. When we let go of this false power and control, we mature and receive the very life we were trying to achieve. This is an upside-down life principle. We don’t give up our personal say-so or power, but when faced with challenges, we learn to lean into grace, and become graceful.

SUNDAY POWER - All Together - Joint Pilgrim and Immanuel Service.

LET GO! Releasing Power and Control Matthew 5:3 We usually only learn to release the need to control circumstances or situations by an experience of “The Wall” or what is often called deconstruction. When we let go of this false power and control, we mature and receive the very life we were trying to achieve. This is an upside-down life principle. We don’t give up our personal say-so or power, but when faced with challenges, we learn to lean into grace, and become graceful.   9:30 AM (In-person + livestream, Pilgrim campus) 11:15 AM (In-person + KIDS!, IBC campus)   ONLINE NOTES: http://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/2021-08-08-peace-with-self-series-through-the-wall-of-deconstruction.html PDF NOTES: http://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2021-08-08_notesdiscussion.pdf   QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230 QUESTION? EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

Peace with Self Series, Through the Wall of Deconstruction

Releasing Power and Control, 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 "In emotionally healthy churches, people live and lead out of brokenness and vulnerability. They understand that leadership in the kingdom of God is from the bottom up, not a grasping, controlling, or lording over others. It is leading out of failure and pain, questions and struggles—a serving that lets go. It is a noticeably different way of life from what is commonly modeled in the world and, unfortunately, in many churches" (EMC 114).  9:30 AM (In-person + livestream, Pilgrim campus)  11:15 AM (In-person + KIDS!, IBC campus)  ONLINE NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/2021-08-01-peace-with-self-series-let-go.html PDF NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2021-08-01_notesdiscussion.pdf QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230 QUESTION?  EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

Peace with Self Series, LET GO!

Emotionally healthy spirituality is about reality, not denial or illusion. It is about embracing the reality that we were birthed into a particular family, in a particular place, at a particular moment in history. This week we explore this second principle of emotional health. True spirituality frees us to live joyfully in the present. However, it requires going back in order to go forward. To do this we must learn to break free from destructive and toxic patterns of our past to live the life of love God intends, which is the very heart of spirituality and discipleship in the family of God. (Scazzero, EHS, 93, Revised). Join us as we continue to walk together in this journey towards healing and reconciliation in Christ!  9:30 AM (In-person + livestream, Pilgrim campus)  11:15 AM (In-person + KIDS!, IBC campus)  ONLINE NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/2021-07-25-peace-with-self-series-go-back-to-go-forward.html PDF NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2021-07-25_notesdiscussion.pdf QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230 QUESTION?  EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

Peace with Self Series, Go Back To Go Forward, with Andrés Pérez

PEACE WITH SELF SERIES Know Yourself, Looking Below the Surface You are an iceberg; there is far more to you than meets the eye. Psalm 139:23 declares, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts”.  What happens when we forget this principle and the underlying things in our lives go unobserved? We already believe we’re aware of what is going on inside of us. The truth is most of us have not allowed Jesus to transform the deep layers underneath the surface. This week we explore this first principle of emotional health. There is a big break, a big wall, between who we really are right now and the image we portray. Inside of us, there are forces and motivations that need to be examined. This is at the center of becoming a saint, of maturing, part of the work of being a Christian, and the church.  Ask better questions and know yourself!  9:30 AM (In-person + livestream, Pilgrim campus)  11:15 AM (In-person + KIDS!, IBC campus)  ONLINE NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/2021-07-18-peace-with-self-series-know-yourself.html  PDF NOTES: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/uploads/1/1/1/2/111299251/2021-07-18_notesdiscussion.pdf  QUESTION? Text: 604-426-1230 QUESTION?  EMAIL: question@pilgrimchurch.ca  GIVE PILGRIM: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/give.html  GIVE IBC: https://www.immanuelbc.ca/give  CONNECT: https://www.pilgrimchurch.ca/connect.html

Peace with Self Series, Know Yourself, Looking Below the Surface

We look like Vancouver. Find your people and spiritual fam here! We are full of scandalous curiousity and wonder around Jesus. #pilgrimpeople Shel Boese is the Lead Pastor of Pilgrim Church, A church that looks like the Kingdom of God. Pilgrim Church is located at the corner of East 45th and Inverness Street in South Vancouver, two blocks southwest of East 41st and Knight Street. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @pilgrimyvr and www.pilgrimchurch.ca

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