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Pre-Service Prayer at 8:30 am in lounge – all welcomePrayer Meeting every 2nd & 4th Sunday at 7 pm
14th May, 28th May
Knowing Jesus More and Making Him Known
Worship Service9 am & 11 am
“A Matter of the Heart”(Mother’s Day)
Preacher: Warren PayneReading: Luke 2:15-20; 45-52
Weekly Bulletin
Sunday 14th May 2017
49 Maxwelton Drive, Mairangi Bay, North Shore, Auckland 0630 Ph 09 478-6314, Website: www.mairangichurch.org.nz, Email: [email protected]
Today’s Service
Worship: David Yeh Communion: David Y (11) Translators: Paul W/Leo C
Greeters: (9) Sophia/David (11) Hong/Susan Reader: Dale/Rangi
SS Little Lambs: (9) Catherine/Joy Guo (11) Judy S/Lucy Z
Kids for Christ: (9) Lily Z/Christine (11) Ivy/Melissa/Cass
Bible Explorers:
We encourage you this week to pray for the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan)
Answer to Prayer: The Church grew impressively in the first years after the nation’s rebirth. It hassince slowed in numbers but is maturing. Despite the laws, Kyrgyzstan still has more religious freedomthan many neighbouring countries. Bible translation and resources (literature, electronic, radio andTV) have all been developed, though there is room for further growth.
Prayer Challenges: The people of Kyrgyzstan continue to have the chance to hear of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pray that the harvest may continue and increase. Pray down the barriers to a people movement.a) History. For centuries, foreigners have ruled the Kyrgyz and imposed their foreign religions – since the 8thCentury foreign armies of various nations brought Islam; Russians in the 19th Century brought Orthodoxy andthen imposed Communism in the 20th. Christianity is sadly associated with the occupiers who slaughtered manyof the Kyrgyz people's ancestors and also with the West (and its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq). b) A resurgentIslam. The vast majority of Kyrgyz are culturally Muslim, but practice and understanding of Islam are low.Northern Kyrgyz are more Russian-influenced, but southerners are more traditional/Islamic. Muslim missionaries(200 registered, many more unregistered) from several nations seek to strengthen and purify Islam. Around2,000 mosques and prayer rooms were built between 2000 and 2005, mostly funded by foreign money. Theclose association of Kyrgyz cultural identity and Islam makes becoming a Christian a difficult decision; the sameholds true for other Central Asian peoples. c) Shamanism and ancestor worship are significant forces beneaththe façade of Islam. Fear of the “evil eye”, use of amulets, the occult and demonization are widespread. Shamansstill wield great influence. d) Kyrgyz nationalism has grown as Russian influence declined, although the Russianlanguage serves as the vehicle of social intercourse among the 80 people groups of the country in all spheres oflife. Most minorities do not speak Kyrgyz. The conflict between Kyrgyz and Uzbek in southern Kyrgyzstan in June2010 demonstrated that all is not well in this post-Soviet multicultural society. It desperately needs healthy newideas to fill the vacuum left by communism.
Please see http://www.operationworld.org for more.
Largest Religion: Muslim Pop % Ann GrChristians 292,498 5.27 -1.2Evangelicals 40,152 0.7 4.3Muslim 4,924,727 88.73
Geography:Area: 198,500 sq km - Central Asian state in Tien Shan mountain range bordering on China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Most land area is mountainous.Population: 5,550,239Annual Growth: 1.23%Capital: BishkekUrbanites: 36.6%Peoples: 47 (57% unreached)Official languages: Krgyz; RussianLanguages: 32
VERSE FOR THE WEEK (NKJV)Luke 2: 19 ‘Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.’Luke 2: 51 ‘And Jesus’s mother stored all these things in her heart.’
A WORD FROM OUR PASTOR
Mother’s DayGod’s love for us surpasses human parent-love by far. Today is Mother’s Day here in New Zealand.All across the country moms will receive flowers, well wishes and even chocolate as a sign ofappreciation and recognition for who they are and what they do for their families on a daily basis.Mother's Day is a day to honour mums.
This is clearly a good thing, but honouring parents is not only biblical, it's one of the 10commandments in the Bible. We are called by God to "honour your father and mother." We shouldhonour our mothers, not just one day of the year, but on a daily basis. The principle of "honouring"is very important to God. To honour mothers implies that we respect them. God designed parent-child relationships to be among the most vital of all human relationships. This may be why He spokenot only of honour, but also attached the promise of “long life” to His command in Exodus 20:12:“Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lordyour God is giving you.” In Proverbs 6:20-23, God’s Word tells us to pay attention to our fathersand to listen to our mothers. We are to hold their instructions in our hearts and tie them aroundour necks. In return, we receive guidance, protection, teaching and discipline—four ingredients noone can afford to live without.
This command is certainly not a simple suggestion from God! It is a very serious exhortation to all ofus. God’s command to honour our parents is consistent with His divine order. He knows what isbest for us. He loves us. He made us. That is why He issues this command and connects thispromise into His basic plan for mankind. Just as we will live forever because we honour the Lordour God, so it is that we are given the promise of a well-lived, fruitful and happy life when wehonour our parents.
God bless you all,
Pastor Abri Brancken
If you would like to hear a Chinese or Japanese translation, please ask for a headset如果您需要听中文翻译可以向服事人员要一个耳机
WELCOME TO MAIRANGI BAY COMMUNITY CHURCH (MBCC)
If this is your first time worshipping with us, please go to the Welcome Corner after the service. Wehave a small gift for you & will gladly answer your questions about our church. MBCC is anintentionally multi-cultural church and welcomes and celebrates all languages & cultures.我们是一个多元文化的教会，欢迎中国朋友参加.どの国の方も大歓迎します。
NEWS & EVENTS
CONTACT INFORMATIONChurch Office: 09 478-6314
Leading Pastor, Abri Brancken: 027 2104730 [email protected]
Associate Pastor, David Yeh: 022 [email protected] Pastoral Worker, Wendy Liu: 021 [email protected] Administrator, Ann Yao : 021 [email protected]
Children’s Ministry Director, Chihiro Kami: 027 3104841, [email protected]
GIVE TOWARDS GOD’S WORKIf you’d like to make a Donation to pay your Tithesor make an Offering, you can do so in 4 ways:➢ Tithe Envelope (available in the Foyer)➢ Eftpos (in the Foyer, self-help)➢ Pay Online➢ Set up an Automatic Payment (AP)
ASB Bank 12-3050-0301948-00
Service Roster for next Sunday 21 May 2017
Worship Musicians Sound Communion Reader Greeters Offering Count Translators Flower Tea
Ian Rebecca Lam George/LD/Fiona Mike (9) Rosemary/Julie Maria/Abby/Siak/Tony Tina R/LD Mei/Richard Julie 丁青/王银秋/Hong/Helen S
PRAYER “and pray for one another,”
James 5:16b. Please visit the Prayer Wall. Leaveprayers, answers to prayer or testimonies.Remember to pray for these today and throughoutthe week.
GIVE THANKS FOR• 13 people are baptized today• People come back safely from their holidays, incl.
Pastor Abri and his family• Japanese service started for the first time on last
Friday evening
PRAY FOR• New believers who may follow the Lord
continually and grow in faith, experience God’slove more
• Please keep on praying for Leoni’s health andrecovery.
• Those needing God’s healing touch, incl. SisterXie, Janet Chen and You Lan.
• Pray for Ping Jiang’s ministry with Chineseelderly people. May God continues to use her toreach out this group of people.
• Joji & Chihiro Kami as they are leading theJapanese ministry.
• Children’s Ministry which needs new committedleaders. Teachers/Helpers for Sunday School (for10-12 yrs age group especially), tea duty, etc,and various community services
• God to bring healing, encouragement andcomfort to those that need it. For God toundertake for those who need visas, jobs,housing, finances, etc.
Baptism – today (Mother’s Day)Happy Mother’s Day! On this special day, 13 friendswill give testimonies in two services and thebaptism will be in the second service.
They are, Shin Yi, Yuri Shin, Jonathan Yeh, TerryZhou, Joanne Lin, Christine Lin (in the first service);Mena Viktorija, Shun Liebenberg, Janet Chen,Jessica Meng, Faya Huang, Emily Han, Jing Wang(the second service).
Church Prayer Meeting – tonight, 7 pmWelcome to join us in the church prayer meeting,twice a month.
House Sitting WantedThree weeks house sitter needed in July. ContactFran for details: [email protected]
Want to get to know more about us?Please visit our website www.mairangichurch.org.nzYou’ll find our weekly bulletin, learn more about our Life Groups andother ministries, get linked to watch our sermons and much more.
MBCC YellowPages/Helping Hands Do you have a particular skill / trade or business acumen which you would be willing to share with those in our
church who may need help from time to time and need help at a reduced cost. Examples of such
would be trades such as electrician or plumbers, IT experts, academic support, cooking for families in crisis and so on. If you would like to serve in this way please register your name and details at the
table in the foyer. Thank you.
