Chairperson: Nick Powell
Speaker: Karl Udy
Worship: Sharon C, Daniel H, Justin L, Peony L, Charlie M, Lilian W, Shirley H
Proclamation
Exalt the Lord our God
and worship at his holy mountain,
for the Lord our God is holy.
(Psalm 99:9)
Opening Prayer
Ten Commandments
Singspiration
Scripture Reading
Sermon
Jesus our High Priest
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
Prevent the spread of Covid-19: Please use the hand sanitiser provided at the usher's desk when entering church. Thank you for helping stop the spread.
A warm welcome to everyone who's joining us for the first time this morning. We are delighted to have you here.
Church meetings during Alert level 1:
Per the New Zealand official announcement, the country has moved to Alert Level 1 since 9th June:
All church activities now revert to face-to-face meetings.
All three congregations are now holding physical Sunday services, while simultaneously broadcasting the online services until the end of June.
After the end of June, whether online services will continue has yet to be decided.
Brothers and sisters should continue to follow the health advice issued by the Government.
Whenever you are at church, please swipe your name tag, or write your name on the form at the usher’s desk.
The “Pray for Muslim in 30 days” campaign has ended. Thank you all for your prayers. The Mission Department is calling for sharing and reflections from your participation of the campaign to publish in the Mission Month. If you would like to share, please write a short paragraph of your experience or insights and send to your small group leader or directly to mission@holywordchurch.org.nz, closing on 21st June.
Overseas Mission Fund and Hardship Fund Financial Report - May 2020
Pastor Timothy Lim of the Mandarin congregation will be on leave from 24th to 30th of June.
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 will be starting a new plan called "Lord, Hear Our Cry: A 30 Day Prayer Challenge" on Monday (01/06). 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
S&C and H&P remain in New Zealand and will likely stay here until August when Air NZ will re-open flights to their mission fields. Pray for S&C, H&P and other mission workers in the field so that they may continue to stay in position to serve the Lord.
The Sri Lanka government has lifted the curfew. Praise the Lord! Pastor Tam’s church resumes worship today. Please continue to pray for Pastor Tam’s ministry, and the spiritual life of the congregation. And pray for Pastor Tam who is currently applying for a third-year missionary work visa. Her daughter in Australia has a baby due in September so she is also planning a visit to her then.
Give thanks to God! The Tanzanian church is now adding dormitories and worship halls to the new site, and the project is in full swing. Pray that the Lord will keep the whole project running smoothly and the church can bless the local Chinese and expand the kingdom of God!
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for the upcoming Evangelism Explosion course. May God encourage brothers and sisters to join and become Gospel warriors, and may God guide us to approach potential Gospel targets.
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor, Cantonese and English services.
Pray that brothers and sisters can live out the church motto this year - "Renew our lives, become His disciples."
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance
English Service: 69; Children Sunday School: 24
Cantonese Service: 98+26 (online); Prayer meeting: 16 (before), 68 (after)+3 (online)
Mandarin Service: 61; Prayer meeting: 10; Children Sunday School: 23
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Pastor E Ting Wong
Worship: Team A & B