Chairperson: Nicholas Powell
Speaker: Pastor Derek Lee
Worship: Team B
Proclamation
Praise the LORD.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
his praise in the assembly of the saints.
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
(Psalm 149:1-2)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
Apostles Creed
Scripture Reading
Sermon
Back to Normal?
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who's joining us for the first time this morning. We are delighted to have you here.
We are making an HWC Live stream photo collage and would like to invite you all to be a part of it! You can contribute by sending in a photo of yourself in the environment that you tune into the Sunday church live stream. After you have taken the photo, send it to your small group online chat or upload it via the link
https://holywordchurch.online/upload-photosOverseas Mission Fund and Hardship Fund Financial Report:
Overseas Mission Fund: $2,690 (March); $2,063.43 (Account Balance as of 31/03/2020)
Hardship Fund: $200 (March); $4,353.40 (Account Balance as of 31/03/2020)
Note: Overseas Mission Fund has transferred NZD3,000 to Sri Lanka to support the Smile Lanka education ministry. The transaction incurred a $15 transaction fee.Hardship Fund: Brothers and sisters who are facing economic hardship may contact the pastors. Brothers and sisters who would like to support brothers and sisters in need may donate to the Hardship Fund BNZ account 02-0108-0014295-068.
Finance Department: Due to the pandemic, any donations will now have to go through internet banking. If you need to make a donation using cheques or cash, please hold them until the church building opens again.
Pray for Muslims: Being a community of the second-biggest faith in the world, with the highest Muslim population in the 10/40 window, Muslims need our prayers very much. The church will participate in a 30-days of prayer for the Muslims World during Ramadan (24/4-23/5) and pray for each of the Muslim countries every day. Please refer to https://www.30daysprayer.com/participate/ for details.
TNT: Starting from May, we will run a series called #AskPastorET at 11 am on Sunday (our usual TNT time). Pastor ET will address any questions you may have, whether it relates to theology, difficult Bible passages, life issues, our church, current events or any other matters. He will help us think through these questions from a Biblical perspective. We want to collect your questions throughout the week, and ET will pick one or two, or more, to answer each week. Questions are to be submitted through this link: https://forms.gle/W9XwNKQDvojuY8C26
Bible Reading Plan
We would like to invite you to join our Bible reading plan community on YouVersion. We aim to encourage us to read, study and meditate the Word of God together. We are starting a new plan called "30 Days In The Gospel Of Mark" this coming Tuesday (28/04). If you already have a YouVersion account, you can join by clicking this link. If you have any questions, please read this step-by-step guide or email Pastor ET @ et.wong@holywordchurch.org.nz.
Mission Information
Please pray for S&C and H&P that the flight ticket prices for them go back to their mission field is 5 times more than normal. They are still waiting for the Covid-19 situation to be under controlled.
Colombo in Sri Lanka is currently lockdown indefinitely. Church services are now moved to online. Rev Janet is thankful that there are brothers and sisters who can help with technical issues. Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord! The church in Tanzanian has found a permanent meeting place near the city and has applied for registration to become an independent church. The church expansion project is now in full swing. The plan will be submitted to the government department for approval. The church is now budgeting the cost of the whole project. Pray that God will give more strength to the church committee to accomplish God's plan. May the church can become a blessing to the local Chinese people.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor, Cantonese and English services.
Pray for brothers and sisters in HWC that they will still draw near to God and actively participate in various church meetings via the online platforms over the period of pandemic lockdown.
Pray that brothers and sisters can live out the church motto this year - "Renew our lives, become His disciples."
Pray for all areas affected by the coronavirus. We pray for God's healing.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance
English Service: 73 online
Cantonese Service: 139 online
prayer meeting: 34 pre-service
Mandarin Service: 70 online, prayer meeting: 12
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Rev ET Wong
Worship: Team A