Bulletin Announcements – 2 October 2016

30 September 2016
  • Holiday program for Sunday school children are on today and 9 October. We encourage children Year 5 and 6 to join English service during the time. Term 4 will start on 16 October for Sunday school and 11 October for Play Group. Have a safe holiday!

 

  • CP10 Baptism Service: On Sunday 16 October (at the end of CP10’s regular worship service) three people will be baptised: Karen Nong, Aimy Chee, and Albert Heng. Please keep these three people in your prayers. Also pray that this baptism service will be a great testimony to all that attend of our faith in Jesus Christ.

 

  • Following last Sunday’s AGM, we thank God that the following deacons have been elected for the 2016-2018 term. Please pray for them in their ministry of overseeing the church, together with the pastoral team. The office-bearers will be appointed at the first Diaconate meeting in October. The deacons are: –  English: Sam Chan (93%), Anthony Choong (98%), Desmond Chu (95%), Leslie Lee (91%), Lily Shen (91%). – Cantonese: Joseph Chan (89%), Richard Chiu (95%), Harry Law (95%), Kit Ling (93%), Steve Ma (88%). – Mandarin: Vincent Cheung (89%), Frank He (90%), Ben Qian (96%), Kris Tan (82%), Simon Wu (95%).

 

Ariel writes – a weekly Scriptural devotion:

Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord. (Psalm 4:4-5 NIV)

Your bed is an easy place to sin. When all digital distractions are put aside and you lay on you pillow at night your mind might start racing over some injustices done against you. Maybe your friend’s indifference to your success. Or perhaps your mum or dad’s harsh words. Or maybe your child’s nasty tone back at you. Maybe even worse, your parents hit you, your child swore at you, your spouse betrayed you! You now feel deeply hurt, deceived, and abandoned. You get all twisted inside! More than that, you start to sin! You start plotting and scheming, despising and hating. Anger starts consuming you, eating away at your soul. So what remedy could there be? What could cure your sorry state? The remedy David offers is to keep silent. Say nothing. But this doesn’t mean you sweep it under the carpet. No. David says to give it over to God by offering right sacrifices (trusting in Jesus’ death) for your sins and trusting in God for theirs. For remember, in the end it’s God’s job to avenge, not ours. So sometimes saying nothing in the face of ungodliness is the godliest thing to do.

from pastor Ariel