Bulletin Announcements – 26 April 2015
- Ladies’ Fellowship is hosting a Mother’s Day Special Afternoon Tea on Saturday the 9th May (2 to 4pm) in the upper hall. We would like to invite all mothers and daughters to join us and enjoy some good food, great company, and listen to some special in-house speakers. Tickets are $10 each, or a mother-daughter combo deal (2 tickets) for $15! Tickets are selling fast, so don’t miss out!
- Children’s Ministry Announcement – Term 2 starts today for our Sunday school. We welcome everybody back! Please pray for all the children and the teachers in our Sunday school so we can learn more about Him together here. Play grouphas started last Tuesday. Please join us 10am-12pm.
- TAG are small groups for young adults that meet on Tuesday nights, Thursday nights and Sunday after church. We meet weekly to read the bible, pray and hang out! If you would like to find out more or join, please talk to Angie Ng, Andrew Drury or Sam Chui.
Ariel writes – a weekly Scriptural devotion:
You should not gloat over your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble. (Obadiah 1:12 NIV)
God is talking to the Edomites who were direct descendants of Esau the brother of Jacob. So, not only were they the closest related nation to Israel but they were family. Yet, here we read on the day Israel was overthrown by the Babylonians they rejoiced rather than mourned, they bragged and boasted rather than humbled themselves. How sad it is when someone gloats over the demise of another but to do this over family is heartless, horrible, even hateful. Therefore, God promised them destruction so that they would be brought low. He told them in v4; “Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down, declares the Lord.” You see, God hates it when we hate others, especially family. The church is the family of God. In Christ we are all united as brothers and sisters, this means we are not to gloat over each other’s misfortunes but mourn instead. After all, in Jesus we have one who mourns with us and cares for us, so shouldn’t we do the same?
from Pastor Ariel