One Voice - New Covenant Church
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One Voice - New Covenant Church
One Voice October 2014 Called to Bear Fruit BIBLE VERSE “In the same way a Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man is enabled to repent and pick himself up and begin over again after each stumble-because the Christ-life is inside him, repairing him all the time, enabling him to repeat (in some degree) the kind of voluntary death which Christ Himself carried out." C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity If we do not feel challenged in our Christian walk in some way or another we really need to stop and take our eyes off whatever has crowded our life and ask ourselves the tough question “am I merely existing or do I see a God-plan in my life?” Unwittingly we have let the conditions of the soil as in the parable take root in our lives and many of us fall between the category of - seed that fell on rocky ground and thorny ground! We can fill ourselves with knowledge and know much about the Bible, and Christianity but if it does challenge us to be more like Jesus and build the body it is as Paul says a 'resounding gong or a clanging cymbal' The seed that fell on rocky ground took root but it just could not sustain itself as the sun scorched it and it withered away – no fruit- no heart change only a surface cosmetic change. Similarly the seed that fell on thorny ground got choked by the thistle and weeds – no fruit- the things of this world took precedence over the things of the kingdom. If we are to produce fruit it is essential that we are sincere with God and open to His call. If a patient does not acknowledge his illness there is little a doctor can do to help him cure it! Here's a scary thought “Satan loves church”! Here's why – as long as Christians come together spend a few hours together, smile and say 'praise the lord' to each other and just a few actually praise the Lord go home and may be have a small group bible study and do nothing about it, come back next week and do it all over again – well that's a good way to keep them quiet. The rest of the week he knows how to keep you busy with work, children and building the dream home! Are we willing to acknowledge our malady and say “yes, I need help Lord” We are living in an interesting time of history and God is looking for 'game changers' who are willing to be fools for Christ. David picked up those stones, against a giant, that was stupid! Abraham put Isaac on the altar- no wonder he is called the 'father of faith', Moses was asked to stretch forth his rod over the Red Sea, Elijah asked to pour water on the sacrifice, you just got to be cuckoo to ignite a fire with water! Ananias go pray for this Saul! Lord how about I just call a bolt of lightning to strike him dead instead? This guy has the authority to throw me in jail! They were all willing to see things in the spiritual and God did the rest. Continued overleaf... For Private Circulation Only www.nccuae.org Page 1 of 2 Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 Welcome Home ! We are glad to have you with us this morning. If you are with us for the first time, we would love to get to know you, serve you and pray for you. So please stay back after the worship service and meet with our pastor and leaders. May your life be changed for the good as you join us in the worship and hear the Word of God preached. OUR FOCUS Grow in Passion for the Lord Worship, Word, Prayer Grow in Passion for the Church Caring for the Family, Singles, Couples, Parents & Children Grow in Passion for the Lost Personal Evangelism, Missions/ Outreach Email: [email protected] Contact Nos: Parsonage: 04-3547078 Mobile : 055-7844845 October 2014 Schedule of Meetings Celebration Service Friday at St. Peter’s Hall (E3), Holy Trinity Church compound, begins at 8:45am Cell Groups Fridays at 12 noon and mid- week in different areas of Sharjah & Dubai Miracle Night Prayer Tower Mondays at Hall F2, Holy Trinity Church compound, 8:00 p.m. BIBLE STUDY SCHEDULE Younger Ladies Meeting: October 1 — Michal October 15 — Abigail Young Ladies Meeting: October 8 — Ruth October 22 — Abigail Men’s Bible Study Meeting: October 8 & 22 — Becoming Like Jesus NCC Covenant Klub: On September 20, we welcomed the Children to fun games of learning the books of the Bible & a modern interpretation of the parables!!! Your literary & artistic contributions are welcome! Should you wish to contribute to the newsletter please contact Pr. Alan Paul. Celebrations in October!!! BIRTHDAYS 3: Elma Allam 5: Daniella Maddock 7: Keith Bocks 8: Bryan Rouse 9: Dr. Lulu / Luz Muring & Emmanuel Fernando Kids Klub & Youth Group Saturdays at F3 Holy Trinity Church compound, 3:45-5:45 pm 10: Karen Virgo Women’s Bible Study See details Wednesdays at 8pm, Parsonage 14: Vashu Ailani Men’s Bible Study See details Alternate Wednesdays at 8pm, Parsonage 24: Agnelo Pereira 12: Valerie Martin 13: Selvi & Robert Cox 20: Natasha Saldanha/Johan Badayos 22: Robin Marianayagam 25: Nilesh Salvi & Anish John 29: Jonathan Pereira 30: Mylin Asi Worship Team Thursdays at 7:30pm, Parsonage Labour Camp Outreach Alternate Thursdays at 8pm We Rejoice with David and Sherrie on the gift of their son—Malachi (Sep.20.2014) Congratulations to the Maddock family! ANNIVERSARIES 22: Nilesh & Sangeeta Continued from the previous page ‘God opportunities’ are all around us, all we need to do is be sensitive to what God the Holy Spirit is doing, be among the people of God, pray for God's will to be done and “let our light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify God in heaven. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. Prov. 11:4 (NASB) A. W Tozer in his book 'Jesus the Victor' says-: There is no limit to what God could do in our world if we would dare to surrender before Him with a commitment like this: Oh God, I hereby give myself to You. I give my family. I give my business. I give all I possess. Take all of it, Lord—and take me! I give myself in such measure that if it is necessary that I lose everything for your sake, let me lose it. I will not ask what the price is. I will ask only that I may be all that I ought to be as a follower and disciple of Jesus Christ, my Lord. Amen. If even 300 of God’s people became that serious, our world would never hear the last of it! They would influence the news. Their message would go everywhere like birds on the wing. They would set off a great revival of New Testament faith and witness. God wants to deliver us from the easygoing, smooth and silky, fat and comfortable Christianity so fashionable today. I hope we are willing to let the truth get hold of us, even at the cost of rejection or embarrassment. The faith of the heavenly overcomers cost them everything but gained them much more. What of our faith? John Alexander For Private Circulation Only www.nccuae.org Page 2 of 2 September 2014