Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Herman Yeung
Singspiration: Boaz Wong
Committee on Duty: Sunny Ha
Proclamation
Clap your hands, all you nations;
shout to God with cries of joy.
For the LORD Most High is awesome,
the great King over all the earth.
(Psalm 47:1-2)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Apostles Creed
Scripture Reading
Exodus 14: 30-31
Sermon
The first stop: the Red Sea
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
Announcements
1. A warm welcome to everyone who joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all.
2. The Deacon Board has begun a preliminary exploration into revising the church’s By-laws (formerly known as the Handbook), in order to ensure that they reflect the current operations of the church. This work is still in its early stages. As there is further progress, the Deacon Board will share updates with the congregation at an appropriate time, so that everyone may be informed and journey together.
3. Young adults group: We are starting on Friday 13 March - we will meet at church on Fridays, from 7:45-9:15pm. The first term will run from 13 March to 26 June. If you are interested, please sign up here:
Young Adults Connect Group – sign up form
4. Special Overseas Offering and Hardship Fund – Financial Report for February 2026:
| Special Overseas | Hardship | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Month Balance | $4.28 | $3,472.64 |
| Offering Income | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interests | 0.01 | 3.41 |
| Bank Balance as at 28/2/2026 | 4.28 | 3,476.05 |
Giving
Let us remember the joy of giving and the blessings it brings to both the giver and the receiver. Tithe offering is a duty of all Christians. By giving, we honour God and fulfill His work through our church. May God bless the offering we willingly give. For more details on how you can give, please visit our church website: https://holywordchurch.org.nz/en/giving.
Mission Monthly Prayer Items (March)
1. Pray for the Sri Lanka Short-Term Mission Team as they begin training and preparation. Ask God to unite their hearts, shape their character, and equip them for effective service. Pray also for God’s provision and blessing as they begin their fundraising.
2. Pray for S & C as they travel back to their mission field this month. Ask God to grant them safe journeys, renewed strength, and smooth transitions as they resume ministry, and that He would continue to use them as faithful witnesses of Christ.
3. Pray for H & P as they prepare for a children’s summer camp outreach and continue serving through language classes and the university centre. Ask God to build strong relationships with Burmese students and their families, grant patience and wisdom in ministry, strengthen their intern families toward long-term mission, and sustain them physically in the intense heat. Pray also for fruitful evangelism and that many more would come to faith and be baptised this year.
4. Pray for Rev Janet as she prepares to receive a short-term mission team from a Chinese church in Sydney this month. Ask the Holy Spirit to grant her and the team wisdom in planning, unity in service, and fruitfulness in their ministry together.
5. Pray for H & Y as they leave the mission field in early February, spend a month in Asia, and travel to Australia in March to reunite with their family. Ask God to grant them safe travels, smooth transitions, and clear guidance for their next season of ministry.
6. Pray for Nic as the new university year begins at Victoria University. Ask God to open doors to reach many students with the gospel, to raise up Christian students with a heart to share their faith, to strengthen new student leaders, and to provide for Nic’s financial support needs.
Prayer Items for this week:
Pray that we would remember that deliverance comes from God alone. Just as God made a way for the Israelites at the Red Sea, pray that we would learn to trust Him in difficult and impossible situations. Ask that our faith would grow as we rely on His grace and recognise that He is the one who rescues us.
Pray for Mission: Refer to the Mission Monthly Prayer Items above.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (1 March 2026)
| English | Cantonese | Mandarin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | NS | |||
| Worship | 65 | 171 | 34 | 51 |
| Prayer Meeting | 39 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| CSS | 29 | - | 5 | 12 |
Next Week's Roster (15 March 2026)
Chairperson: Vincent Chan
Speaker: Herman Yeung
Singspiration: Rebecca Mak
Committee on Duty: Emily Tsang