Chairperson: Amy Yeung
Speaker: Pr. Kelvin Tong
Interpreter: Franklin Fung
Worship: Cantonese Worship team
Proclamation
Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious.
Psalm 66:1-2
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
Scripture Reading
Sermon
LAODICEA No more!
Response Hymn
Have Thine Own Way, Lord
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
- The Caring Department is organising an outing on Sunday 6 May at 2:30 pm at Roger Park, Eastern Beach. You may gather with us at church at 2 pm on the day or meet us directly at Roger Park at 2:30 pm. Brothers and sisters are welcomed to join. Please contact Yvonne Pau, Alex Ma or Cannas Ng for further information.
- 24th anniversary of Holy Word Church will be on 20 May 2018. We will be having a three congregation combined service on the day. Service will start at 10 am and there will a birthday cake and some refreshment afterwards. Brothers and sisters are welcomed to bring extra refreshments to share.
- Next year is the 25th anniversary of Holy Word Church. A special anniversary magazine will be published in July next year, with the theme "Be the salt and light". We are now calling for articles or messages from brothers and sisters. The word limit for each contribution is 1,000 words and the deadline is 30 September 2018. Articles may be written in English or Chinese and need to be sent to the church e-mail address at hwc@holywordchurch.org.nz. Please contact Mance Chan for further information.
- Pastor ET is away preaching at Chinese Alliance Christian Church and Auckland Christian Mandarin Campus Church this morning.
Mission Prayer Items
- Pray for Holy Word Church: that God will give us a heart of mission and love, and to have an urge to evangelise to lost souls who haven't believed in God yet.
Praying for Cambodia
Cambodia was devastated as she went through the prolonged warfare. The current government of Cambodia was formed via democratic election under the supervision of the United Nation in 1993.
However, Cambodia is the least economically developed country in Asia. There is prevalent corruption amongst the officials together with blanket community violence such as thievery, looting, human trafficking, youth prostitution and abduction in the land.
1. To pray that God would reveal His might as to bless His beloved people with justice in bringing forth leaders with integrity so as to overcome corruption and that His word of truth would be authoritative in this land.
2. To pray for His church to attend to the devastation of the orphans so as to rescue them from slavery and to bring forth shalom.
3. To pray for the monarchy of Cambodia that she would take counsel with Him to govern the nation.
4. To pray for the blessing of workers -mature pastors and leaders for His churches in Cambodia particularly for rural Cambodia. To pray for the Lord of the Harvest to bring more workers to Cambodia for service.
5. There is an increase in restriction for the opportunities for foreigners to serve in Cambodia. We pray that the churches and para-church organisations would be blessed in the eyes of the local government that this would not impede the stay of the missionaries and the growth of church organisations.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for brothers and sisters’ heart to apply the church motto in their life – Having the same mind as Christ.
Pray for a smooth resource consent application process for our church expansion project.
Pray for the church camps, may brother and sisters can be closer to God.
Please pray for Michael Kwok from the Cantonese congregation. He requests brothers and sisters to continue praying for him. He is now undertaking some new medication, which reduces his side effects such as skin irritation and tiredness. He will have a follow-up consultation on 24 April to review his therapy results. Please continue to keep him in prayers.
Wynne Yum's father was admitted to hospital last Thursday due to a drop in blood oxygen level and was in a coma. He has since recovered and has decided to accept Jesus as his personal saviour. Please pray for Mr Yum, may God strengthen his spiritual health and provide healing.
Last Week's Service Attendance
- English - Service: 78, Prayer Meeting: 57
- Cantonese - Prayer Meeting: (Pre-worship) 12
- Mandarin - Service: 52, Prayer Meeting: 8, Children Sunday School: 14
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Jason Chow
Speaker: E T Wong
Worship: Sharon C, Daniel H, Fung L, Justin L, Lilian W, Marco Y, Charlie M