Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Pr. ET Wong
Worship: Steve G, Rebecca H, Enoch M, Fay O, Kenny P, Kinson L, Violet Y
Proclamation
Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly. Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
Psalm 111:1-3
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Apostles Creed
Scripture Reading
Sermon
Title: Can one fall too far to be forgiven?
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
- Next Sunday (20th) is our 24th Anniversary. We hold a Combined Service across all three congregations which starts at 10.00 am. Refreshment and a birthday cake will follow. Brothers and Sisters are welcome to bring a plate to share. Combined prayer meeting will start at 9.00 am.
- English Pastoral recruitment: We are still recruiting for the role of an English Pastor as we haven't found a suitable candidate yet. We are recruiting through NZ Morning Star, Facebook, Vocate (a church recruitment website) and various bible college and churches' communication channels. The closing date is 22 June 2018. Please keep this in your prayers.
- An English and Cantonese family forum will be held after the Cantonese Sunday service on 3 June. It will be presenting the church's development plan. Please reserve the time to join the conversation.
- The Caring Department has rescheduled last week's outing to 27 May due to bad weather. You may gather at the church at 2 pm or meet 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.
- The Door-knocking Evangelism Team is recruiting new members. Please contact Cassandra Lee or Pastor Edith if you are keen to fulfil the Great Commission and spread the gospel. The team goes out every second Wednesday of the month from 4:30 to 6 pm.
- 2017/18 Donation receipts are available for collection from Liz Ma next Sunday.
Mission News
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.
Reverend Janet Tam
1. Our church will support $3,000 NZD per year for three years towards Reverend Janet Tam's mission in Sri Lanka.
2. Reverend Janet Tam has had a commissioning ceremony on the 22 April at her home church United Christian Community Church in Hong Kong.
3. She is currently waiting for her work visa. Please keep her in your prayers.
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.
Please continue to pray for Michael Kwok from the Cantonese congregation for his cancer treatment.
TNT Notes
Pastor ET is currently teaching about the Holy Spirit. His notes can be found in the following link:
Last Week's Service Attendance
- English - Service: 81, Prayer Meeting: -, Children Sunday School: 20
- Cantonese - Service: 122, Prayer Meeting: (Pre-worship) 10
- Mandarin - Service: 49, Prayer Meeting: 7, Children Sunday School: 14
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Liz Ma
Translator: Tiffany Wong
Speaker: Pastor Kelvin Tong
Worship: Sharon C, Daniel H, Fung L, Justin L, Charlie M, Lilian W, Marco Y