Chairperson: Nicholas Powell
Speaker: Rev ET Wong
Worship: Team A
Proclamation
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
(Genesis 28:16-17)
Opening Prayer
Ten Commandments
Singspiration
Sermon
Abimelech - The Problem of Power
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.
Prevent the spread of Covid-19: Please use the hand sanitiser provided at the usher's desk when entering the church. Thank you for helping to stop the spread.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on the 25th of July at 1:30 pm. All members please reserved the time. Members who have over 50% of attendance over the last 12 months will have the right to vote. Any members who are unable to attend the AGM can authorise another member to vote on your behalf by filling out a proxy form. Please return the proxy form to the church at least 24 hours before the AGM. The meeting documentation will be sent out to the members on the 11th of July.
Registered First Aiders: If you are a registered first aider, please provide your details on the form at the ushers’ desk with your name and registration expiry date.
A celebration of Pastor Edith’s honorary retirement will be held on the 26th of July after the Cantonese service. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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 "30 Days to Greater Faith" on Wednesday (01/07). 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
The theme for the August Mission Month is “Mission in Pandemic? Mission in Pandemic!”
Theme song: People need the Lord
The topics for each Sundays:
02/08 - The Concept of Mission: Connection between individuals and Ministry. How to renew the church’s understanding of mission during the pandemic. (Speaker: Paster ET)
09/08 - Mission Strategies and Tactics: Consolidation between Church and organisation. How to influence universal missionary strategies during the pandemic. (Speaker: Rev Daniel Huang from CMI)
16/08 - Promoting Mission: Contribution between Church and organisation. How to contribute to the development of a universal mission during the pandemic. (Speaker: Pastor Paul Chang from Interserve International NZ)
23/08 - Participating in Mission: Co-operation between Church and Organisation. How to encourage the mission of the church during the pandemic. (Speaker: Pastor KC Wong from OMF)
30/08 - Combined Service - Our Mission: Challenge our personal view towards mission during the pandemic. (Speaker: Rev. Gloria Lui from CEMHK)Please pray for all the speakers.
Please remember S&C in your prayers. Due to the virus situation and immigration issues, they will be returning to the mission field separately. Please continue to pray for the situation.
H&P will be returning to the mission field in August. Pray that God allows their flights to go ahead as planned and protect their family.
Praise the Lord, the Tanzanian church has begun construction of the new church building. They have now proceeded to the interior fit-out and painting stage. Continue to pray that God can use this new church building to further His Kingdom in Tanzania.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for the upcoming Evangelism Explosion course. May God encourages 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."
Pray for the preparation of the upcoming AGM meeting.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance
English Service: 59; Prayer Meeting: 47; Children Sunday School: 23
Cantonese Service: 114 (+14 online); Prayer meeting: 12 (before worship), 84 (after worship), and 2 (online)
Mandarin Service: 72; Prayer meeting: -; Children Sunday School: 30
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: ET Wong
Worship: Team B