Chairperson: Grace Gutry
Speaker: Pastor Kelvin Tong
Interpretor: Amy Tong, Charmaine Xu
Worship: Worship Team
Proclamation
Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul. I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Psalm 146:1-2
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
Scripture Reading
Matthew 9:35-38, Revelation 7:9-10
Sermon
Title: Neglect Mission No More
Response Hymn
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
- The 47th Baptism will be held on 7 October 2018. Brothers and sisters who want to get baptised please apply to the pastoral team or deacons. Deadline for application is 16 September. Applicants are required to complete the church's nurturing course, and those who have not started the course should contact the pastors or deacons. Applications for church membership and children dedication are also open.
- As a followup from an earlier announcement dated 15/07 about the plan to have Pastor Edith turning from part-time to full-time, it is now confirmed that it will be effective on the 1st of September. Please continue to pray for Pastor Edith and her ministry.
- The church has received a feedback letter recently. The deacon board would like to thank our brothers and sisters for caring about church matters. Unfortunately, the letter is anonymous, and the deacons find it hard to gain a full understanding of the issues raised and to follow up on them. Therefore the deacons would like to ask the sender to contact the board before 26/09. If brothers and sisters have any feedback for the church, please remember to give us your name so that the matter raised can be followed up properly.
- External news: Rev. Ka-Lun Leung will be coming to Auckland to conduct two meetings in Cantonese/Mandarin. The first one is a revival rally titled "Living the Gospel" on 7 September. The second is a Bible study workshop on 2 Corinthians on 8 September. Please refer to the poster for me details.
Members News
- Please pray for Tina Wong who had tinnitus and felt dizzy last week. She has visited a specialist and is on a type of steroid medication for 10 days. Please pray for her recovery.
- Jenny Yip has had her operation on Trigeminal nerve last week and is recovering well. Keep her in your prayers.
- Michael Kwok has begun his 10-day radiotherapy on his brain as part of his cancer treatment. Please pray for his and Amy's physical and spiritual health.
Mission News
1. Our Mission month theme is "Heart for Mission. Beginning with Prayers"
2. Praying for Iran:
Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Khomeini became the supreme leader of Iran and established the Islamic Republic, where the Islamic religion and politics became unified in the country. Iran has an ancient and noble culture in the cradle of civilization. Today, however, the country suffers from high unemployment, suicide and poverty, and many Iranians wish to leave the country. According to the Islamic Shariah, children born in a Muslim family are born with the identity of Muslims and their identity cards are labelled "I am a Muslim". There are however some Iranians, mostly young people, who have a Muslim status but no Muslim faith.
Prayer items:
- Pray for the Iranians, especially those with a Muslim status but no Muslim faith, that they will come to know Christ and receive God's salvation.
- Pray for God's protection of the church who are being persecuted in Iran, that they will keep their faith and glorify God as the salt and light.
For more information on Iran, go to the website: http://prayercast.com/iran.html
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.
Rev Janet Tam's mission trip to Sri Lanka. Please pray for her adaptation to the local area. Ask God to use her greatly, so that many people can be saved.
There is currently one member registered from each congregation who will be going to the S&C mission trip. Pray for their heart, and also for the schedule to run smoothly.
Last Week's Service Attendance
- English - Service: 78, Prayer Meeting: 42 , Children Sunday School: 19
- Cantonese - Service: 121, Prayer Meeting: 11
- Mandarin - Service: 49, Prayer Meeting: 6, Children Sunday School: 20
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Mr. Franklin Fung
Speaker: Ms Rui Huang
Worship: Sharon C, Daniel H, Fung L, Justin L, Charlie M, Lilian W, Marco Y