Bulletin Announcements – 24 January 2016
- Today – Sunday school is on holiday. Term 1 will start 31 January 2016 (next Sunday). See you then! Remember to submit enrollment form for your children. Ask Liza or our Sunday school leaders for it.
- INVITE INVITE INVITE February Friends – please invite your friends and family early to join us in February as Sam Chan speaks on some of the big questions in life.
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Why are religious people jerks?
Why doesn’t God make himself more obvious?
Why is there only one way to God?
Pray that your friends and family who do not know Jesus will respond to your invitation to come.
- Announcement from the Diaconate: The Diaconate unanimously decided in the meeting on 15th January 2016 to increase Rev. Andrew Choy’s work hours from 60% to 80% effective from 1st February 2016.
Ariel writes – a weekly Scriptural devotion:
“No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” (John 8:11 NIV)
God-likeness – What does it look like? Here is a woman caught in adultery. The Jewish Leaders throw her before Jesus, like salivating dogs, looking to trap Him. Will He condemn her and have her stoned or will He ignore her sin and have her freed? Some people like to condemn sinners, like proud Pharisees they point fingers and throw disgusting looks. Quick to judge sinners, slow to forgive them. Others tend to ignore sins, they treat them as trivial and oh so common. Quick to forgive sins, slow to judge them. Notice, Jesus does neither. He forgives her but also condemns her sin. This is God-likeness! On the one hand, His love, grace, and mercy pours out and overflows, it covers, and clothes her in righteous dress. On the other hand, His staff, sceptre, and sword sharply falls upon her sin and severely cuts it in two. Oh, that we would do the same in our lives, in our homes, and in our churches! Yet, we thank you Lord Jesus for your God-likeness upon our souls and sins.
from pastor Ariel