MISSIONS & OUTREACH FOCUS This week we encourage you to pray for the Republic of Chile
Quick facts on Chile Population: 17,134,708 Annual Growth: 1.01% Capital: Santiago Christians: 87.23% and 18.4% Evangelical Christian
Knowing Jesus More and Making Him Known
Challenges for Prayer The Chilean Church lacks missions vision. Its contribution for its size is very small, with little concern for world evangelization. The country’s geographical and spiritual isolation and political upheaval all contribute to this deficiency. By setting up missions’ training programmes, COMIBAM and locally based mission agencies (OM, YWAM, CMA, CENCAMI, SIM, WBT and others) have influenced the Latin American missions movement and stimulated some interest in missions. Foreign missions in Chile. The major agencies are: YWAM, ABWE, CC/CC, CB/CMML, AoG, CC(USA), MTW. The major tasks by which missionaries can serve the Chilean Church are in teaching, developing leadership, building up holistic programmes and encouraging a missions vision. Pioneer work is limited to some people groups listed below and among the richest and poorest of society. Pray for a significant and lasting impact by these workers on Chile.
Weekly Bulletin
Sunday 15st May 2016
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VERSE FOR THE WEEK Romans 5: 3-5 “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.”
Today’s Servers Worship: Garrett
Communion: (9) Michael
Greeters: (9) Jessica G (11) Xiang Hong/Susan S Sunday School Little Lambs:
Translators: Paul W/Flora/Lisa Readers: (9) George (11) Ivy
(9) Prescy/Chelscy
(11) Teresa/Lily B
Kids for Christ:
(9) Michelle Xu/Angel
(11) Sarah/Lesley
Bible Explorers:
(9) Michelle Xu/Angel
(11) Michelle Xu
Worship Service 9 am & 11 am
“Come Holy Spirit” Preacher: Warren Payne Readings: Acts 1: 4-8. Acts 2: 1-6, Romans 5: 3-5 Pre-Service Prayer at 8:30 am in lounge – all welcome Prayer Meeting every 2nd & 4th Sunday at 7 pm 49 Maxwelton Drive, Mairangi Bay, North Shore, Auckland 0630 Ph 09 478-6314, Website: www.mairangichurch.org.nz, Email:
[email protected]
WELCOME TO MAIRANGI BAY COMMUNITY CHURCH (MBCC)
NEWS & EVENTS
If this is your first time worshipping with us, please go to the Welcome Corner after the service. We have a small gift for you & will gladly answer your questions about our church. MBCC is an intentionally multi-cultural church and welcomes and celebrates all languages & cultures.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TRAINING
我们是一个多元文化的教会，欢迎中国朋友参加. どの国の方も大歓迎します。
Date: TODAY Time: 13:00 – 15:00 Venue: Church facilities
If you would like to hear a Chinese or Japanese translation, please ask for a headset.
GIVE THANKS FOR • KO & Stella, serving in Japan have become Grandparents! A healthy baby boy was born to Sayulee. • The safe return of all those who’ve been travelling.
We will have a special Sunday School Volunteers Training Session today!
A WORD FROM OUR PASTOR
PRAY FOR • Holy Spirit to lead and guide us in the search for His choice of a Chinese Associate Pastor. • You-Lan that she will recover from her recent surgery, pray for healing . • Grace Zhang travelling to be with her sister who is very ill – for healing, strength and courage for her and the family. • MBCC member’s hearts to be stirred to volunteer to serve in Children’s and other ministries. • Those needing God’s healing touch, & others needing visas, a job, or housing. • All students, teachers and Home Groups; that this term will be fruitful! • KO & Stella serving in Japan. • Simon & Alison North serving in Japan. • Ps Timothy & Julia Rinopisa, who we support through KiwiLink, serving in rural Zimbabwe.
We will provide pizza and drinks.
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. – Acts 2.
FRIDAY NIGHT CHINESE SERVICE
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit changed the course of human history forever. Those waiting in the upper room were transformed in their knowledge of God’s presence into the experience of His presence. They now had an overwhelming sense of God’s presence in their midst and they were empowered to fulfil God’s great call of making disciples of all nations.
LIFE GROUPS LEADERS MEETING
Without the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we can basically do nothing of lasting value and all our efforts will amount to nothing. If we are to penetrate the final frontiers of world evangelism, we have to rely on God’s ability and power. As Christians we need to walk in obedience to the LORD, yet knowing that the power to bring about lasting change does not lie with us, but with God. He is the One that empowers us to do what He has called us to do. As followers of the Lord we are called to experience Him, not merely know about Him and that is also what the Holy Spirit came to reveal to us. He leads us into all truth and testifies about Jesus Christ.
Preacher: Ps Wendy Liu Date: 20 May 2016 Time: 19:30 – 21:00 pm Place: Auditorium
We will be having a quick 30 minute meeting for all our Life Group Leaders after our 11 am service. The purpose is to get to know one another better and discuss a planned upcoming equipping and training session. Please don’t miss this quick meeting. Date: 29 May 2016 Time: 13:00 – 13:30 Place: Lounge
CONTACT INFORMATION Church Office: 09 478-6314 Pastor Abri Brancken: 027 2104730,
[email protected]
KAIROS COURSE You are invited to attend the life changing Kairos discipleship course that will help transform your world view to better understand God’s purpose for us as believers. Starts Monday evening 20 June and runs for eight weeks. Please register in the foyer or contact the church office. The course will be in English. Don’t miss it!
Abri Brancken
Church Administrator, Jacky Sun: 021 675669,
[email protected] Children’s Ministry Director, Joji & Chihiro Kami: 027 3104841 Chinese Pastoral Worker, Wendy Liu: 021 02654800
[email protected]
Service Roster for next Sunday 22nd May 2016 Worship
Musicians
Sound
Communion
Reader
Greeters
Offering Count
Translators
Flowers
Tea
Abri
Nancy Xu
Michael/George/Ivy
Warren (11)
Joy / Jo
Sakura; LD/Ping
Jennifer Z/Tina R
David R/Elizabeth
Julie
Jenny H; Josephine/Ann Tse
