SUNDAY CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP
EBCC DELHI | DWARKA, NEW DELHI
23rd MARCH 2014 | 11:00AM
PRAISE AND
WORSHIP: Pastor V.Nenglian
made a prelude – God transformed us, sinners, through our faith in Him and made us new creations. God’s grace is abundant and
beyond our worth. We must grow more and more like Him; and dedicated today’s
worship programme with a prayer. The Worship Team led the congregation in
singing hymns of praises. Mass prayer was held; and as offertory was brought to
the pulpit, Elder (Dr.) Langkham consecrated the same.
SHARING: Nu Ngaikhanching shared her harrowing experience
she had on 20th February inside a moving bus. She fell hard inside
the bus as the driver suddenly pressed the brake probrably to avoid collusion
with another vehicle. She was unable to move, felt pain all over her head and
body. An unknown person took her to a hospital. She re-discovered that God is
in control and He, the maker of Heaven and earth, alone is our helper. His
grace manifests in our weakness. Let incidents happen if it’s for His’ own
glory. She cites the scripture portion of Sam 121, 2Kor 12:9 & Phil 1:12.
SERMON OF THE DAY:
THEME: ‘THE BEGINNING AND THE END – Thy Will Be Done On Earth (Matt 6:10)’
Pastor began his sermon asking what experience
each person had during the past week that elaborated God’s guidance. He also
implored that those experiences may be brought to him in ‘Write to Pastor’, in the church’s website which may well be
published in DEW, the Church’s weekly journal. To attribute everything unto Him
one has to fully trust in Him.
The Pastor based his sermon on Matt 24:35 – “The sky and the earth won’t last forever,
but My words will.” He also quoted scripture portion on Revelations 20
& 21. As a metropolitan Pastor, he is a man noted to have kept updated
himself of the happenings around the world as he mentioned about the current
USA-Russian imbroglio, the Malaysian Airlines MH370 that vanished on 8th
March with 239 people on board. He went on telling strange happenings in the
1950’s-70’s in a place known as the Devil’s Triangle.
All this worldly things will come to an end one
day. We should pay attention on things that will last forever; live with His
words that will remain. We should not give undue priority to worldly
possessions. Though they are essential for a while, they wouldn’t last till the
end. Even the earth and heaven will vanish, but His words will remains for He is the beginning and the end – Alpha and
Omega. God exists, but has no beginning. What Genesis 1:1 mentions about is
the beginning of creation’s but not of His.
The Pastor briefly mentioned about creation, how
sin came into being, hell and God’s plan for salvation. He elaborated on God’s
love. God gave man the gift of ‘CHOICE –
FREE WILL’, the abuse of which led man into sin. God then created the path
of Salvation through His son, Jesus Christ. Man would be condemned not for the
sole ‘original sin’, but also for his disbelief in Jesus Christ through faith.
While we were given the opportunity we should seek His salvation for the END IS COMING. A believer will share
‘Father-Child’ relationship with God. Ultimately, the End will come. The
Coward/unbelievers will face His wrath.
The Pastor stressed on righteousness as is expected
from a believer. Whatever riches and possession we may amass through dishonest
means will not last. The unbelievers/ corrupt will be casted on Hell, Lake of
fire. Then, God will make new Heaven and Earth where He will live amidst His
people. He will be their God. He will wipe all our tears. We will praise Him
forever and ever. Have you been prepared to meet with the End (the Lord)?
ANNOUNCEMENT:
•
Registration for
outing/ Visitation of Nepal Mission Field to be held during June 5 to 11 is
open till March 30th.
•
Final list of
Pledge for Missions may be seen from the Notice Board.
•
BCD Outing will
be held on March 29th at DDA Ground, Vasant Kunj. Parents are
expected to be there by 10am with their children. The transportation arranged
earlier is being cancelled.
CONCLUSION: Elder Thiankhanmuan made a benediction as the
last hymn came to an end.
HIGHLIGHT FOR
NEXT WORSHIP SERVICE:
Next worship service will be held on next Sunday
30th March, 2014, 11:00am at the same chapel as usual. Pastor V.
Nenglian will be delivering his sermon. Induction of new members will be made.
FEEDBACK: A SMS received from Chairman, BYF translated as
follow is worth mentioning: “The aptness
and flow, brevity and conciseness of today’s sermon reflect the preparedness of
the Pastor. Today’s sermon emphasizes on the necessity of believing in God, The
beginning and end and the importance of having a lasting relationship with Him.
Today’s sermon is worthwhile.”
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~ Sumthanlian Suantak,
Content Writer, Media Team,
EBCC Delhi.
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