9. A question that you will have to answer for yourself for the sake of the following blog is;

Is it right to sin against God in order to do a good deed for someone?

In our more rational moments we would quickly answer "No" to this question. The Kingdom of our gracious and Holy God is not pragmatic (what works). God's Word commands us to have nothing to do with false teachers he does not qualify that statement with "...unless it is to cooperate with them in order to perform a good deed". God requires obedience not sacrifice.

Many Christians are being encouraged to cooperate with Street Hope in their outreach to the street people of Abbotsford. While there is little question that Christians should feel compassion for those whose lives are devastated by the consequences of sin, is Streethope the means that we would want to use to reach out to these people?

Streethope is run by David Denault, who, according to the 2004 Registered Charities Information is a director of Resurrection Life Church (RLC) of Abbotsford. Street Hope is listed as one of RLC's Partner's in Ministry on the page by that name.

In the doctrinal statement of RLC rather than referring to the Holy Spirit as the third Person in the Trinity, proceeding from the Father and the Son, of the same substance and equal in power and glory,.. etc. (Or something of a similar solid theological construct).
Instead the third person of the trinity is described in such fluffy and frivilous terms as "A River of Living Water flowing from the throne of heaven, poured upon all who are thirsty, bringing life wherever the Spirit flows, empowering the church as a witness, and refreshing the believer in the presence of God". http://www.resurrectionlife.bc.ca/What_we_believe.htm

One area that their doctrinal statement did not wish to be vague in is in stating that "We believe that all manner of healing is found in the redemptive work of Christ".

Here are a couple of photos of Dave Denault leading a "Jericho March" with flags and a shofar around the building owned by Global Harvest Church of Abbotsford. The purpose of such a march is unclear but likely related to the bizarre teaching of spiritual warfare that is making the circuit. (IE. that we need to do special prayer marchs and rituals like waving the right flags and blowing the shofar to chase the devil out of our town).


On the web page of RLC is this photo with the following explanation. as to why they blow the shofar (ram's horn). http://www.resurrectionlife.bc.ca/shofar.html

Because, “it is the most terrifying sound in the enemies ears is the sound of the shofar. Every time a shofar blows the devil doesn’t know if it’s one of us, or Gabriel himself blowing that last trump of God. When shofars are blown they blow confusion into the enemies camp –every time. and not just that it also “calls forth angelic armies into the kingdom to fight against the powers of darkness”

This signed author of this teaching is“Prophet” Bill Yount himself, (one of the Elijah list prophets), who verifies that when he tried to practice blowing one, he saw “angels descending …” and God told him that “when you blow it, it will be Me blowing, because I live in you.”


The founder of RLC and the current chairman of the board is a man named Ace Clark, who is currently pastoring Joshua Centre in Ontario. A quick browse through his web pages, leads one to the same mishmash of women with "prophetic annointings", their youth page links them to the Toronto Blessing (TACF), Ancient Paths seminars, Christians should be raising the dead. etc. http://www.joshuacenter.org/

Are they starting to sound just a little unstable to you?

RLC is currently sharing a building with Faith Bible Church (FBC) of Abbotsford.

FBC is also one of Street Hope's shelters, and the Word of Faith pastor of FBC, Brad Collins is one of Street Hope's contact people for their "out of the cold program"

Faith Bible Church is a Kenneth Copeland Canada affiliated ministry. http://www.kcmcanada.ca/index.php?/church-list

For those who are unfamiliar with the Word of Faith heretic Kenneth Copeland, let me share a quote or two from this man who is the most famous name in Word of Faith circles next to the late Kenneth Hagin.

Adam was God manifested in the flesh. (Following the Faith of Abraham, Tape #01-3001)
God is approximately 6’2” to 6’3” tall …God weights approximately 200 lbs. (Spirit, Soul and Body; Tape “01-0601)
Any Old Testament prophet could have attoned for our sins if they knew what Jesus knew. (Substitution and Identification)
Jesus existed only as an image in the heart of God, until such time as the prophets of the Old Testament could positively confess Jesus into existence through their constant prophecies. (The Power of the Tongue, pp. 8-10)

You get all this free for ministering at Street Hope. When people are touched by your ministry at Street Hope do you think they are going to track you down and look you up, or are they going feel beholding to Street Hope. Who's doctrine are they going to be led to follow, yours or Street Hope's? So, by ministering at the Street Hope soup kitchen you may help to take some person off the street and into a cult.

There are alternatives, one that I by far prefer is too carry McDonald's gift certificates with me, and when I encounter a street person, or I go out of my way to find a street person, I can offer them some certificates along with a tract by Jay Adams, (when appropriate). What Do You Do When you Know That You're Hooked? Which introduces them to Jesus Christ and His way out of life dominating problems. So, that they can put off the old ways and put on the new, joining those victorious of 1 Cor. 6:9-11.

Or get your Church together to make cheese wiz and/or peanut butter sandwiches, that those gifted in evangelism can hand out?

A. Berean