Chairperson: Mr. Franklin Fung
Speaker: Pastor ET Wong
Worship: Sharon C, Daniel H, Fung L, Justin L, Charlie M, Lilian W, Marco Y, Edward G
Proclamation
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice.
Psalm 95:6–7
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Ten Commandments
Scripture Reading
Sermon
Title: The Commitment
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
The 47th Baptism combined service will be held at 10 am next Sunday. A combined prayer meeting will be held at 9 am.
Shao Ping Zhou (Can), Rui Zhen Lu (Can), Jasmine Lam (Eng) and Bevin Liang (Eng) will be getting baptised.
Icy Chan (Can) and James Jin (Eng) are joining church membership.
The following children will be dedicated to God: Mikeala Yu, Chole Yu and Matthew Yu, children of Da Feng Yu and Xiao Li Kelly Chen (Man); Cyrus Ma, son of Charles Ma and Wendy Wang (Eng); Mavise Loh, daughter of Simon Loh and Jojo Mak (Eng); Aidan Choy, son of Kevin Choy and Amy Tong (Eng) and Sophie Wong, son of Pastor ET Wong and Rebecca Hu (Eng).
The deadline for submitting an article for the 25th Anniversary Magazine has been extended to 28 Oct.
External News:
An evangelical rally conducted in Cantonese hosted by Pakuranga Chinese Baptist Church (PCBC) will take place at 7:30 pm on Friday 12 Oct (209 Ti Rakau Dr, Pakuranga). Please see the poster for further information.
The famous music evangelist Joseph Chi will hold a music conference on 5 Oct. The theme is “Harbour of Life”. In additional, three training sessions will be held from 6 to 7 Oct for pianists, worship team and choir members. Address is New Zealand Chinese Christian Church, 81 Ellice Road, Glenfield). The event will be conducted in Chinese. Please refer to the poster for more details (Click Here).
Mission News
1. Praying for Sudan:
A crevasse of division and violence marks the largest east African country of Sudan. The jagged ethnic and geographic barriers decades in the making have contributed to challenges of the present. After gaining independence from the UK in 1956, differences between north and south led to civil wars and the eventual formation of South Sudan as a sovereign nation in July 2011. Though concessions have been reached between the north and south, Sudan remains a spiritual and physical battlefield, as Christians comprise only a small minority.
Today, the majority of Sudan's inhabitants are Arab Sunni Muslims. As the ruling majority, their influence over law and government is strong. Though a recent agreement provided protection for non-Arabs, conversion to Christianity is legally punishable by death. While their brothers and sisters in South Sudan live in relative freedom, believers in Sudan face strong persecution, with those in the Nuba Mountains facing the most severe. There is a great need for regional and denominational unity and the establishment of Christian communities throughout Sudan. Pray that Sudanese believers would remain faithful to Christ despite persecution and join together as a unified body of believers.
Mission Prayer Items:
• Pray for definitive peace and stability between tribal groups and military commanders who continue to vie for power.
• Pray for government leaders to rule with integrity and justice.
• Pray for the church to grow spiritually strong despite intense suffering and persecution.
For more information on Sudan, go to the website: https://prayercast.com/sudan.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.
Pray for the recruitment of an English pastor. May God prepare a suitable pastor to minister the English congregation.
Our brother Michael Kwok has met with the doctors on 28/09 and discovered that he is not suitable to do radiotherapy due to the location of his tumour. He is still waiting for the application for the new drug. Please keep him and his family in our prayers.
TNT Notes
Pastor ET is currently teaching on the topic "The Holy Spirit". His notes can be found here.
Last Week's Service Attendance
English Service: 81, Prayer Meeting: 44, Children Sunday School: 18
Cantonese Service: 121, Prayer Meeting: 10
Mandarin Service: 45, Prayer Meeting: 5, Children Sunday School: 21
Next Week's Roster: 47th Baptism Combined Service
Chairperson: Dr. Franklin Fung
Speaker: Pastor Edith Li
Interpretors: Nixon Fong, Steven Zhou
Worship: Steve G, Rebecca H, Enoch M, Fay O, Kenny P, Kinson L, Violet Y, Herman Y