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 18, 2026
Pastor Joe Abbey-Colborne
"Notice"
How do we start to pay attention to God?
We can devote time and energy to bible study, and research, and listening to good teachers. That’s all good and valuable.
We can fill our heads with information and facts, with history and word study, with archeological evidence and the latest (or the earliest) theological theories.
We can learn and learn, and still have our understanding of God never go any further than a set of theological doctrines and propositions; a rigorous intellectual exercise.
How do we start? WHERE do we start… to pay attention to God? Why not begin… at the beginning?
For this Sunday… read Genesis 1:1-2:3
Going deeper… read it again (preferably out loud) and every time you find a phrase that is being repeated from earlier in the passage, stop. Wait. Breathe in and say the phrase again. Continue reading, and whenever you encounter another repeated phrase, repeat the process, through to the end of the passage.
Why are there so many repeating phrases in this passage? What is the writer of Genesis trying to help us see?
Ask again…How do we start to pay attention to God?
Upcoming 10 am Services
Pastor - Joe Abbey-Colborne
October 25 - Trust
November 1 - Serve
November 8 - Give
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.
Watch & Listen
Enjoy church online each Sunday! Watch our services at home at 10 AM each week.
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.
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