Chairperson: Nixon Fong
Speaker: Herman Yeung
Singspiration: Kinson Lau
Committee on Duty: Sunny Ha
Proclamation
Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.
(Luke 2:14)
Opening Prayer
Singspiration
The Apostles Creed
Scripture Reading
Jonah 4:1-11
Sermon
God's Compassion
Response Hymn
Closing Prayer
Doxology
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Announcements
A warm welcome to everyone who joined us this morning. We are delighted to see you all.
A free community seminar will be held on Saturday, 6th May at 10am-12pm. The topic is “What is it?”. It is about how to use the food scraps bins introduced and distributed to local residents by the Auckland City Council. The speaker is Ms Yan Ling LI, President of Chinese Environmental Education Trust Foundation. The talk will be conducted in Cantonese. It is suitable for all ages and a refreshment will provide after the seminar. All brothers and sisters are welcome to invite family members, relatives, friends, colleagues and neighbours to join. Please refer to the poster for details or contact Fanny Yeung for queries.
Sri Lanka Short-term mission trip sharing. The short-term mission team to Sri Lanka looks forward to sharing with you their stories and the abundant grace of the Lord in it. Date: Sunday 7th May 1:15-2:30 pm; Location: Upstairs Hall. Please bring your own lunch. Before the meeting, we will also share some snacks and Ceylon black tea from Sri Lanka with everyone. In order to prepare enough refreshments, please register with Monna on WhatsApp (021-1622291) before noon on May 3rd.
TNT: Pastor ET is teaching a TNT on the topic of Christian Values. We will be discussing topics like church, family, money and many others. Please join us for this journey of faith and discovery. The course note is available here.
Finance department had send out the donation receipts for the 2022-2023 financial year to members via email this week. The receipts may potentially be sorted into spam mail, so please check for them. For those who have not registered their email addresses, please contact Jenny Ip to request for the receipt. If there are any issues with the receipt, please contact the Finance Department.
Mission News
Give thanks for the recovery of each member of the Sri Lanka short-term mission team and pray for the new believers in Sri Lanka, that the Lord would strengthen their faith!
Remember the Sri Lanka short-term mission trip sharing session on Sunday (7/5) so that brothers and sisters can understand the spiritual struggles and needs of the region.
Pray for Pastor Janet Tam. Pray that the Lord would strengthen her to follow up with new believers and seekers, and that her work visa would go well!
Prayer Items for the Week
Pray for the Evangelism Department's Friendship Evangelistic Visitation Programme. Pray that the Lord would use brothers and sisters to reach out to their families and friends and relatives in their efforts to spread the Gospel.
Pray for those who are willing to accept deacon candidacy nominations as well as those who are not ready to be nominated yet, that the Lord would give them strength for future ministry in the church.
Pray for the gospel needs of the North Shore as more Cantonese-speaking people move there. The mission fields are vast, let's seek God's guidance together and help us see what is needed.
Pray for everyone to strive to practice the theme of the year,: Love as He Loved • Love with His Love.
Pray for everyone’s physical and spiritual health. The weather is also getting colder so may God strengthen our body against the flu.
Last Week's Sunday Service Attendance (23 April 2023)
| English | Cantonese | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Service | 52 | 142 | 40 |
| Prayer Meeting | - | 7 (Before Service) / 86 (After Service) | 20 |
| Children Sunday School | 17 | - | 21 |
Next Week's Roster (7 May 2023)
Chairperson: Amy Tong
Speaker: ET Wong
Singspiration: TBC
Committee on Duty: Sally Che