Bulletin Announcements – 12 January 2014
Four Keys to Happiness – this February we will be looking at happiness and Sam Chan will be speaking. Invite your friends, and start the conversation with all your friends on what is happiness and how we can find it?
Growing Together, Serving Together! – Church Retreat on 14-16 March 2014 to be held at Stanwell Tops. Save the Date!
Rainbow Keung, our Short Term Missionary to Thailand has received financial clearance from GO International to leave for the field. She will be commissioned for her missionary service today, 2pm at WSCCC Chapel, Strathfield. We encourage everyone to be there to pray for our missionary partnership and to encourage her.
Children Ministry Announcement: we will not have Sunday school classes until 26th January 2014. Parents, please make sure that your children are in your care. Term 1 for 2014 will start on 2 February 2014.
Notice of EGM on 26th January 2014: Notice is given hereby to all members to attend an Extraordinary General Meeting called by the diaconate to be held on 26th January 2014 at 12:30pm at the Chapel of the church. Motion (1): To call Pastor Chadd Hafer as a full-time pastor of the church to serve CroydonPark@10 English congregation. His term will be 3 years and renewable. Motion (2): To call Rev. Andrew Choy as a part-time minister of the church to serve the Cantonese congregation. His term will be 3 years and renewable. Proxy forms will be available from any deacons or ministers and should be returned to deacons or ministers or by fax or email to WSCCC. Deadline of proxy form to be received as valid vote is 24th January 2014 at 12:30pm. Any proxy form received after the deadline becomes invalid and will not be counted.
Ariel writes – a weekly Scriptural devotion:
Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24 NIV)
How is it that the boy’s father believes yet has unbelief at the same time? Isn’t this a contradiction? Not at all! It is the very nature of faith. Faith can be great or small, it can increase or decrease, and it can even waver, stumble, or fall. This father had some small degree of faith in Jesus but realised that he needed more. You also at times might find your faith lacking. Spiritual doubts that plague your mind. Am I really a Christian? Do I truly believe? If so, why can’t I stop sinning? Why also do I still feel guilty? Am I really forgiven? Spiritual doubts that all question either your faith or the power of Jesus. But notice what this father does in such a moment – he calls out to Jesus “help me…!” This father clearly saw he did not have the power to believe nor the strength to fight his unbelief but that it had to be given to him by Jesus. Therein lies the key to faith’s strength – it is given to us by Jesus. Therefore when plagued with spiritual doubts call on Him and let Him strengthen the faith that lacks.
from pastor Ariel