Chairperson: Dr Franklin Fung
Speaker: Rev Timothy Lim
Interpreters: Tiffany Wong and Charmaine Xu
Singspiration: Mandarin Service Worship team
Baptism: Cheung Ka Pui (Edith) from Cantonese Service and David Fang from Mandarin Service
Membership transfer: Vincent Liu, Calla Wu Zheng and Daniel Yau from English Service
Children Dedication: Matthias Lam (Parents: Fung Lam / Elizabeth Ma), Meredith Fung (Parents: Vincent Fung / Lina Wang) from English Service
Proclamation
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.
For the LORD is the great God,
the great King above all gods.
(Psalm 95:1-3)
Opening Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Singspiration
Scripture Reading
Sermon
“Being Disciples: Being Instruments of Righteousness”
Reception of New Members
Children Dedication
Baptism Testimonies
Baptism
Church Choir
Holy Communion
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Gifts and Photos
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who's joining us for the first time this morning. We are delighted to have you here.
Floral Offering for this week: Deborah Joe. Next week: Fanny Yeung
The church resumes all activities including Sunday services, fellowships, small groups and other meetings within the government's restrictions under Alert Level 1. We would like to encourage our brothers and sisters to wear a mask or face covering when attending our activities. As you are entering into the church building, please remember to sanitise your hands and sign in using the NZ COVID Tracer App or write your name down on the attendance form. We will continue to live stream our Sunday services online for those who needed to stay home.
If you have cold or flu symptoms, please stay home, and call your doctor or Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice about getting tested.For a copy of our church policy at Different Alert Levels (Dated 08-10-2020): Click Here
Children Sunday School would like to invite all the parents to a meeting on 08/11 at 12:15 pm at the church new extension. Please contact Lisa or Pastor Ivan for more details.
Spring Barbecue - The Cantonese Caring Department is organising a barbecue at church from 5 pm to 7 pm today. For those who have registered please come on time.
Our church camp will take place on 4-6 December at Peter Snell Youth Village, Whangaparaoa. We are excited to have Pastor Phillip Porter speak to us on the theme, "Renew & Reform", as we seek to refresh and grow in our walk with God. There will also be a workshop, activities/games and a quiz night. The fees are as follows: $120 for students and $130 for adults. A day camp option (Saturday) is available for families with young children. If you want more information please contact Herman Yeung. Sign up here!
August Financial Report: Link.
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 today called "A Compelling Truth: A 30 Day Journey through Galatians with Rob Stanmore" . 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
Pray for the dire pandemic situation in Sri Lanka, as they have returned to online service. Pray for strength and wisdom for Rev Janet Tam.
James Che has returned to New Zealand to continue his treatment. Pray for cure so they can continue to serve.
This year’s M4 budget is $23,000. Mission department is rolling out a Pledge Offering program in order to plan for next year’s ministry, e.g. supporting another missionary in the Muslim community. Pledge offering forms are available at https://holywordchurch.online/mission-pledge and on the usher’s desk . The deadline for submission has now been extended to 25 October.
Pray for the mission department’s preparation for next year’s mission month topic and arrangements.
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for the 50th Baptism. May God strengthen the faith of those who are getting baptised.
Pray for pastoral recruitment for the Senior Pastor 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 recovery of brother Ricky Law.
Pray for New Zealand’s situation during COVID-19 period and especially for Auckland. May God brings peace to those who are impacted.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance
English Service: 51; Prayer meeting: 33; Children Sunday School: 19
Cantonese Service: 101 (Online: 25); Prayer meeting: (Before Service) 12, (After) 65
Mandarin Service: 53 (Online: 5); Prayer meeting: 6; Children Sunday School: 29
Next Week's Roster
Chairperson: Fung Lam
Speaker: Rev E T Wong
Singspiration: Violet Y, Kinson L, Lillian W, Charlie M, Shirley H, Steve G