WELCOME TO HWC English Service (18 MAR 2018)

Chairperson: Nixon Fong

Speaker: Pastor ET Wong

Worship: Sharon C, Daniel H, Fung L, Justin L, Charlie M, Lilian W, Marco Yu

Proclamation

Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. Look to the LORD and his strength;
    seek his face always.

Psalm 105:1-4

Opening Prayer

Singspiration

The Apostles Creed

Scripture Reading

1 John 5:3-4

Sermon

Title: All you need is Faith?

Response Hymn

Doxology

Benediction

Threefold Amen

Announcements

  1. Camp registration is CLOSING SOON! Click here to sign up.  Price is $130 for students and $160 for working adults. You can pay by online bank transfer, or cash (see Dallen or Min Lee).
  2. The church is recruiting members for the mission department and general maintenance department. If you would like to serve at church, this is a great opportunity. Please contact Timothy Yu if you are interested.
  3. A Communion Combined Service will be held on Good Friday, 30 March at 10 am. The theme is "The Suffering King". Let us come together and remember our Lord Jesus Christ.
  4. The pastoral search committee is recruiting a pastor for the English congregation particularly for the needs of children and youth development. The committee will advertise the pastoral role on appropriate media platforms. Please keep this in your prayer. A family forum will be held after Cantonese Service today. Please attend if you are able to. Additional information has been posted on the church noticeboard.
  5. Pastor ET is graduating with his Master's degree in Applied Theology. His graduation ceremony will be on 24 March at Manukau City Baptist Church (9 Lambie Drive, Manukau City) (Map). The ceremony is from 3 to 6 pm. Brothers and sister are welcome to attend.

2018 January & February Monthly Offering

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Prayer Items for the Week

  1. Pray for brothers and sisters’ heart to apply the church motto in their life – Having the same mind as Christ.

  2. Pray for a smooth resource consent application process for our church expansion project.

  3. May God give all deacons, department heads and congregation committee the strength and wisdom to serve Him wholeheartedly. Also to unify and lead the church to become a light in the community.

  4. Pray for Pastor Mark Wen, the newly appointed pastor of the Mandarin congregation. May God give him ability and wisdom to shepherd the members of the Mandarin congregation.

  5. Pray for the "door-knocking" team that goes out every Wednesday in the second week of the month, and every Saturday in the fourth week.

Last Week's Service Attendance

  1. English - Service: 79, Prayer Meeting: 54, Children Sunday School: 22
  2. Cantonese - Service: 120, Prayer Meeting: 9
  3. Mandarin - Service: 92, Prayer Meeting: 7, Children Sunday School: 19

Next Week's Roster

Chairperson: Jason Chow

Speaker: Pastor ET Wong

Worship: Steve G, Enoch M, Kenny P, Kinson L, Violet Y, Rebecca H.

WELCOME TO HWC English Service (11 MAR 2018)

Chairperson: Jason Chow

Speaker: Pastor Derek Lee

Worship: Steve G, Enoch M, Kenny P, Kinson L, Violet Y, Rebecca H.

 

Proclamation

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
    and his courts with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 100:4-5

Opening Prayer

Singspiration

The Apostles Creed

Scripture Reading

John 17:20-24

Sermon

Title: Is Unity Possible?

Response Hymn

Doxology

Benediction

Threefold Amen

Announcements

  1. Camp registration is now OPEN! Click here to sign up. Early bird price until 11th March is $120 for students and $150 for working adults. You can pay by online bank transfer, or cash (see Dallen or Min Lee).
  2. The church is recruiting members for the mission department and general maintenance department. If you would like to serve at church, this is a great opportunity. Please contact Timothy Yu if you are interested.
  3. A Communion Combined Service will be held on Good Friday (30 Mar) at 10 am. The theme is "The Suffering King". Let us come together and remember our Lord Jesus Christ.
  4. The pastoral search committee is recruiting a pastor for the  English congregation particularly for the needs of children and youth development. The committee will advertise the pastoral role on appropriate media platforms. Please keep this in your prayer. A family forum will be held after Cantonese Service next Sunday. Please attend if you wish to know more about this recruitment. Additional information has been posted on the church noticeboard.
  5. The Mandarin Service will celebrate its 16th anniversary today at 2:30 pm, where Pastor Mark Wen will be preaching. During the service, we will have the commissioning ceremony for Pastor Wen.  Birthday cake and refreshment will be served afterwards. All are invited to attend and give praise to our Lord.
  6. Church outing for the English congregation on the 17th March at Long Bay, from 9:30am until 3:00pm. Please see Luke Feng or Ricky Tung to sign up. Remember to bring - wet gear (togs), sunblock, waterbottle, hat, change of clothes (including socks), spare shoes, towel and plastic bag for wet clothes.

Congregation News

  1. Praise the Lord for His provision for Michael Kwok during his treatment and recovery. Further to his brain tumour operation, he has completed five radiotherapy sessions last week. He will now carry out six weeks of targeted therapy to control his lung tumour. Michael and his family would like to thank everyone for your caring and prayers. Please continue to pray for Michael's recovery during this time. 
  2. Mrs Ma (Ma Por Por), who was a baptised member of our church has returned to the LORD on the 4th of March. She stayed in the Landsdowne rest home and received the gospel through our visitation team. Her farewell ceremony was held yesterday. Please pray that God will comfort her family and that they will hear the gospel and devote themselves to God in the future.  

Prayer Items for the Week

  1. Pray for brothers and sisters’ heart to apply the church motto in their life – Having the same mind as Christ.

  2. Pray for a smooth resource consent application process for our church expansion project.

  3. May God give all deacons, department heads and congregation committee the strength and wisdom to serve Him wholeheartedly. Also to unify and lead the church to become a light in the community.

  4. Pray for Pastor Mark Wen, the newly appointed pastor of the Mandarin congregation. May God give him ability and wisdom to shepherd the members of the Mandarin congregation.

  5. Pray for the "door-knocking" team that goes out every Wednesday in the second week of the month, and every Saturday in the fourth week.

Last Week's Service Attendance

  1. English - Service: 73, Prayer Meeting: 39, Children Sunday School: 17
  2. Cantonese - Service: 129, Prayer Meeting: 7
  3. Mandarin - Service: 38, Prayer Meeting: 7, Children Sunday School: 9

Next Week's Roster

Chairperson: Nixon Fong

Speaker: Pastor ET Wong

Worship: Sharon C, Daniel H, Fung L, Justin L, Charlie M, Lilian W, Marco Y