Meeting Time OUR WELCOME, PRAYERS & GIVING. Pastor Foo Yuk Yee

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1 27 JAN 2019 BULLETIN Order of Service THE GATHERING New City Catechism : How and why did God create us? Ruth Chen Call To Worship Revelation 4:11 Song Of Praise Jesus, Beautiful Saviour Prayer Of Adoration Song of Confession and Thanksgiving Our Focus in 2018 Engaging & Evangelising Unbelievers Building Strong Families Member Care Man of Sorrows Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me Leadership Succession Meeting Time OUR WELCOME, PRAYERS & GIVING Welcome Pastor Foo Yuk Yee Prayer of Intercession Offertory Show Us Christ Doxology Youth & Young Adults 9am to 11am English Service & Sunday School 11.30am to 1pm (every 1st Sunday Communion Service) Praise God From Whom A! Blessings Flow Mandarin Service 11.30am to 1pm (every 2nd Sunday Communion Service) THE WORD Scripture Reading Deacon Reuben Yap Hebrews 2:5-3:6 Sermon The Man Who Rules The Future Pastor Foo Yuk Yee Join us for Lunch Every Sunday! 1pm to 2.30pm Get to know someone new THE SENDING Closing Song In Christ Alone Announcements Benediction Threefold Amen Love one another Wear a name tag Serve one another over lunch Care for your neighbour especially our new- Please carry our conversations about God over to lunch and minister to one another. comers, seniors and children Talk to someone about the message Pray with someone Speak with a pastor, elder, deacon or a friend. Please do not leave your belongings unattended in the church premises. Our Mission: to know, love and enjoy God forever and lead others to do the same. Our 10 Year Vision by end 2022: to have 100 (+ existing in 2012) families to know, love and enjoy God forever and lead others to do the same. Our Theme: Building Up, Reaching Out, Passing Down. Published and Printed by Living Praise Presbyterian Church MCI (P) 049/07/2018 8A Bishan Street 13 Singapore Tel: Fax: admin@livingpraise.org.sg Photos and Videos taken at our premises may be used by LPPC for communication purpose in print or e-media

2 Welcome to Living Praise! Dear #iends, On behalf of the leaders and members of Living Praise Presbyterian Church we warmly welcome you to our church. We hope that you'll be blessed by your visit this morning as you find out more about Jesus and meet some of His people. Do stay back after the service, join us for lunch fellowship and speak to us. We would love to get to know you. We warmly invite you for our regular Sunday services from 11.30am - 1pm. If you would like to find out more about our church activities do contact me at Pastor Yuk Yee, on behalf of the leaders and members of Living Praise. STAFF CONTACT OFFICE DID Reverend Foo Yuk Yee Senior Pastor yukyee@livingpraise.org.sg Reverend Stanley Soh Associate Minister / Pastor (Young Adults and Adults) stan@livingpraise.org.sg Preacher Carol Ng Pastor (Chaplain, School Ministry) carolng@livingpraise.org.sg Preacher Roy Chang Pastor (Sunday School & Youth Ministry) roy@livingpraise.org.sg Preacher Yeo Seng Yong Pastor (Mandarin Ministry) sengyong@livingpraise.org.sg Gerard Su Study Leave until May 2020 Tan Lip Teng Senior Church Manager (Administration & Facility Management) tlteng@livingpraise.org.sg Jazmyn Foong Accounts & Admin Executive admin@livingpraise.org.sg MINISTRY TEAM (ELDERS) Chan Siew Heng EDC Clerk, Chairman Personnel & Cell Group Ministry chansiewheng@gmail.com Kelvin Tan Kwang Boon Hospitality Ministry tkbk85@gmail.com MINISTRY TEAM (DEACONS) Tan Nguan Sen EDC Secretary & Missions tanns003@gmail.com Reuben Yap Treasurer reubengags@gmail.com Daniel Loke Kwong Yan Assistant Treasurer & Sunday School Superintendent d_loke@hotmail.com Joseph Lim Yew Li School Ministry josephlimyewli72@yahoo.com.sg Zhuang Changzhong Hospitality Ministry iamchangzhong@gmail.com Yeo Zhi Wei Cell Group Ministry zhiwei1200@gmail.com MINISTERS Congregation of Living Praise Roster 27 Jan Feb 2019 Duty Pastor/Elder/Staff Pastor Foo Yuk Yee Gerard Su Service Leader Ruth Chen Gerard Su Musicians & Singers Deacon Yeo Zhiwei, Daniel Lee, Isaac Lee, Yeo Jiaen Preacher Roy Chang, Gerard Su, Benjamin Ho, Jonathan Tan, Annabelle Wang Scripture Reader Deacon Reuben Yap Priscilla Lam Visual Team Wong Shao Yu Low May Ling Audio Team Bryan Ardian, Matthew Loh Marcus Lim Welcome Team Ng Shiya, Alyssa Tan, Crystal Lim, Fabian Ho, Png Yiye, Gloria Ong Ng Shiya, Alyssa Tan, Crystal Lim, Fabian Ho, Png Yiye, Gloria Ong

3 SERMON NOTES 27 JAN 2019 Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-3:6 Title: The Man Who Rules The Future Preacher: Pastor Foo Yuk Yee Introduc4on Psalm 8 - The incredible dignity of humanity - The present dilemma - Jesus, the man who fulfils Psalm 8 Jesus the pioneer Jesus breaks the power of the devil & frees us from slavery Jesus the high priest who makes atonement for sin Implica4ons: Reflection Do stay back to pause, reflect and pray about what God has spoken to you during the service. Please be mindful of others who may be praying. Do share with others over lunch fe!owship to encourage them. Sermons are available on our church s website at livingpraise.org.sg 3

4 PRAISELINE 27 JAN 2019 Stay fresh as you serve this year Richard Sweatman This ar4cle is taken from GOTHEREFOR.COM, 7 January 2019 How are you feeling about your ministries at church this year? In the life cycle of my church, the start of the year is when many of us recommit to areas of serving. Some4mes, especially if we re returning to ministries we ve been doing for a while, we can feel less than enthusias4c. Another year of teaching rowdy kids? Another year of leading a small group of complex people? Another year of coaxing a half-hearted congrega4on into singing? We can feel like the mythical King Sisyphus who was condemned by Zeus to eternally roll a boulder up a hill only for it to slip and roll back to the bouom every 4me. Will this be our experience this year? Happily, it needn t be so. God has given us great teaching in the Bible to help us think rightly about repe44ve ministry. In addi4on, I think there are a few (biblically informed) strategies that can keep us fresh and enthusias4c as we serve. The big idea from the Bible is that our ministries (whatever they might be) are a giz not a punishment. Just as we have received God s gracious gizs of forgiveness, jus4fica4on and adop4on through Christ, so also have we received the giz of ministry. Paul had this perspec4ve. His apostolic ministry was given him by the mercy of God (2 Cor 4:1) and he was thankful that God appointed him to his service (1 Tim 1:12). He puts it plainly in Ephesians: To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gen4les the unsearchable riches of Christ (Eph 3:8). He saw his ministry as a blessing, even though it was incredibly hard. But why was he so posi4ve about it, even though it cost him his freedom and comfort? The main thing, I think, was that Paul saw it as a great honour to be entrusted by God with a significant task. Being entrusted with something (the gospel, a stewardship, preaching, etc.) is how he ozen described his ministry (1 Cor 9:17; Gal 2:7; 1 Thess 2:4; 1 Tim 1:11; Titus 1:3) and for him, this, in itself, was a reason for thankfulness. In our western culture we no longer think a great deal about honour, but for Paul it was a great honour and privilege to serve his mighty God and Saviour. Secondly, Paul saw what a posi4ve impact his ministry had. His explained that his work brings righteousness (2 Cor 3:9) and ul4mately brings glory to God: For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God (2 Cor 4:15). If anyone made a difference in this world it was Paul in his gospel ministry. Serving, for him, was a giz not a punishment. Our ministries, though not the same as Paul s, are s4ll a gracious giz. According to 1 Peter we are to be good stewards of God s varied grace, using whatever gizs we have received to serve others (1 Pet 4:10). Archippus, a friend of Paul s in Colossae, was urged to fulfil the ministry he had received in the Lord (Col 4:17). We may not feel it all the 4me, but it is an honour to serve God; our ministries 4

5 PRAISELINE 27 JAN 2019 do bring about good for people and glory to God. If we can think in this way, rather than with an aitude of begrudging obliga4on, we will find fresh enthusiasm for the hard work ahead of us. With those big ideas from the Bible in mind, what other strategies can we use to stay fresh in ministry? 1. Recover a thankfulness for your ministry. List out the many things about your par4cular ministry that you are thankful for. This could include things like the opportunity itself, the team you work with, the fun and joy you ve had from it, or the reward of seeing things go well (at 4mes). Thankfulness some4mes requires deliberate thought. While listening to the cricket this summer I heard one of the commentators speak about how he always tried to be posi4ve about playing cricket for Australia. No mauer how hard the situa4on was he always reminded himself that spending his 4me playing a game he loved for his country was a privilege and he was thankful for the opportunity. We can do the same with our ministries. 2. Recover a prayerfulness about the ministry. Ministry seems an even heavier burden when we tackle it alone. Remind yourself that all ministry we do is in partnership with God and we express this partnership primarily through prayer. As I reflect on my upcoming year, the things I feel least enthusias4c about are the things for which I have rarely prayed. I need to be faithful in prayer for all my ministries. 3. Try to improve on last year. It s a common trap in ministry to just go through the mo4ons. We are familiar with professional development at work or skill development with hobbies. My kids are commended at school for having a growth mindset. We can do the same in ministry. Try to do beuer compared to last year. Consider reading a book about your ministry, going to a conference, or trying something new. As a simple example, I m hoping to find and learn a new song for the kindergarten Scripture class I teach. 4. Start training someone this year. I ve ozen seen people in church ministries invigorated by training someone to do what they ve been doing for years. There s something exci4ng about having a new person on the team who is interested and curious about how things work. It s rewarding to see them grow in their skills and confidence and some4mes end up doing beuer than you. Pray that God might provide a trainee and try to find one (with your pastor s help if need be). It will make for a beuer year. The start of the year can be a tough 4me as we brace ourselves for all the hard work ahead. But ministry and serving need not be a drag. Remember Paul s perspec4ve on the blessing of ministry it s a giz not a punishment and try these strategies as soon as you can. This year could be your best yet. Richard Sweatman Richard Sweatman is the Pastor for Maturity at Hunter Bible Church, Newcastle. Part of his job is overseeing the Growth Group ministry. He is the author of Being a Small Group Leader and Wri4ng a Small Group Study, both published by MaUhias Media. 5

6 THANKSGIVING, PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 27 JAN 2019 Ministry at our doorsteps We need our LP ladies to come and engage with our GB girls during their GB ac4vi4es. We have around 80 girls from P3 to P6. We not only need more hands to help to facilitate their ac4vi4es, we also need more hearts to engage them. Would you kindly consider to avail your 4me for the Lord in this area of need? Here are the ac4vi4es which we need you: AcKviKes 1. A Visit to All Saints Home 1 February, Friday, from 2pm to 5.30pm - help, guide and encourage our GB girls to engage the residents in All Saints Home 2. Microbit ackvity 9 February, Saturday from 8.30 am to 11.30am - it would be helpful if you know something about microbit. 3. Sew Fun 23 February, Saturday from 10 am to 11.30am - a sewing acgvity where we guide the girls to thread the needle and acquire skills in basic sewing 4. Outdoor cooking 6 April, Saturday from 9 am to am - an acgvity where the GB Girls would learn how to cook on open fire using mess Gns. - helpers to guide the girls and ensure safety 5. CraQ work on Perler beads GB camp, 2 June, Sunday from 9.30 am to 11am - a crak work involving making things out of beads 6. GB Camp 31 May to 2 June (camp starts on Friday evening to Sunday late morning) - we would like to appeal to you to stay throughout the camp with the GB girls. We have P3s who would be staying in the camp for the first Gme. - we need ladies to model Christ as they share their lives with the GB girls in the various acgviges. Help Required 4 ladies 4 ladies 8 or more ladies 8 ladies 8 ladies 8 or more ladies Do speak to Carol at carolng@livingpraise.org.sg to find out more or if you would like to support and partner in this ministry. Fellowship Lunch on 3 Feb 2019 On Sun, 3 Feb, there will be no lunch catered azer service. However, do con4nue to fellowship together azer the service. Wishing one and all a Blessed Chinese New Year! 6

7 THANKSGIVING, PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 27 JAN 2019 ETCAsia Evening Courses Courses are generally taught by ETCAsia faculty and are aimed at all Christians who want to get to know Christ and the Scriptures better, and how to live for him. ETCAsia also offers a Certificate of Ministry to all those who attend the Evening Course. The Certificate is aimed at all Christians in Singapore who want to get to know God better in their own lives and to equip those who serve in various ministry positions in churches in a volunteer capacity with biblical and theological foundation with relevance for church life. If you are interested, more details will be released during the Evening course and you will need to pay an additional course fee which goes towards assessment and administration. Book of Daniel This course is designed to give you an overview of the book of Daniel and help you understand who Jesus is, what God s plans are for the world, and what it means to be distinctively Christian in a hostile world. Date : Thursdays 21, 28 Feb, 7, 14 Mar 2019 Time : 7-9pm Tickets : Early bird $80 (til 7 Feb 2019) Standard $120 (closing date 18 Feb 2019) Venue : Grace Baptist Church (Level 3, Room 310) 17 Mattar Road, S(387722), nearest MRT - Mattar Speaker : Rev Dr Andrew Reid You can register your interest at : tinyurl.com/etca-ec8 Or the QR Code : CELL GROUPS THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Elder Sue Kim Lee Bishan Elder Jimmy Tan Thomson Elder Wang Kim Meng Marcus Lim Bishan Steven Tan LPPC Elder Chan Siew Heng Bishan Little Years (Alternate Fridays 9am) For Wives & Mothers, esp with young children. Ailin Chew SUNDAY, KCPPS Loh Pui Wah (room A3-07) Foundation Class (For those new to the Christian 9:45am Elder Kelvin & Deacon ChangZhong (room A3-08A) Elder Richard Ong (room A3-11) Priscilla Lam (room A3-12) Deacon Yeo Zhi Wei (room A3-13) Deacon Daniel Loke (room A3-14) Willie Wu (room A4-03a) Ng Kay Beng (room A4-06) Deacon Tan Nguan Sen (room A4-07) Chew Wing Kee (room A4-08) Elder Kok Siew Hoong (room A4-08) Benjamin Ho (canteen) Felix Lim (room A4-03b) Elder Tan Yeong Nam (canteen) Discovery Class (For those seeking to find out more about 2:15pm (Joy Room) 7

8 MINISTRY INFORMATION OUR FAITHFULNESS 20 Jan 2019 Service 300 (English Service) 48 (Mandarin Service) CHURCH SCHEDULE (Jan Feb 2019) Date Sermon Title Event Scan the QR code to view 2019 schedule Sunday School 80 Our Giving (Tithes & Offering) Last week s collection: $19,842 Weekly collection to meet Budget 2019: $ 19, Jan Hebrew Talk 3 : The Man Who Rules The Future (Hebrews 2:5-3:6) 3 Feb CNY Message 1) Men s Fe!owship (1 Feb) 2) Chinese Ministry Core Team Meeting 3) Chinese Ministry Prayer Meeting (1 Feb) 1) Family Communion Service Income & Expenses FY2018 Total Income : $1,057,465 Total Expenses : $ 997, Feb Hebrew Talk 4 : Don t Miss Out (Hebrews 3:7-4:13) 1) Session Meeting #1 2) Chinese Ministry Chinese New Year Gathering (16 Feb) Operating Surplus/ (Deficit) : $ 59,823 If you wish to make your monetary gifts thru i-banking or GIRO, you can remit to: Bank and Account Number DBS Bishan Branch Account Name Living Praise Presbyterian Church Account Type Auto Save All monetary gifts received will go to church s general collections. 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar Hebrew Talk 5 : Can A Christian Fa! Away? (Hebrew 4:14-6:20) Partnership Sunday Hebrew Talk 6 ; Mel who? (Hebrews 7:1-28) 1) Trans World Radio Mission Sharing 2) Dad s For Life (23 Feb) 3) Mission Awareness Programme 1) Be#ienders Quarterly Core Team Meeting 2) Men s Fe!owship (1 Mar) 3) Chinese Ministry Prayer Meeting (1 Mar) 1) Family Communion Service & Family Day 2) Mission Trip To Cambodia 3) Be#ienders Quarterly Welcome Lunch #1 4) Ladies Prayer Fe!owship 27 Jan 2019 RESPONSE SLIP (Please tear off) (Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms./Mdm.) Address Mobile Home Office Age Group 18 & below & above Please tick where applicable I would like to join a Discovery Class / Foundation Class / Ce! Group to find out more about Christianity. I would like to know how to be a Christian. I would like to know more about church activities. I would like to find out more about getting : Baptised / Confirmed / Transferred Others: (Kindly circle your response) I heard about Living Praise from (Family / Friend / Came On My Own) Fi!ing out this form wi! be deemed as consent to the co!ection, use and disclosure of your personal data by LPPC for the purpose of engagement, operational planning of activities, as we! as communication of events, programmes and church-related information. 8

9 THANKSGIVING, PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 27 JAN 2019 Living Praise Children s Ministry Gospelling our children Dear Parents Parenting is hard. We put together this handbook to provide information and resources that will help you disciple your family in Living Praise. It is our privilege to join you in gospelling your children in the knowledge and love of Jesus. Let us rely on the gospel fully even as we seek to pass on this gospel to our children and our children s children. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. (Psalm 78:4, NIV) Scan the code to It s Just An Introduction Wearing a name tag is not an end in itself, but it helps us with the first important step of getting familiar with one another s names - all the better to start and continue loving conversations that can lead to meaningful friendships. If you need us to make you a name tag please give us your details via the QR code. download the handbook Insert 1

10 THANKSGIVING, PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 27 JAN 2019 Question 4 How and why did God create us? God created us male and female in his own image to know him, love him, live with him, and glorify him. And it is right that we who were created by God should live to his glory. Introducing the New City Catechism: 52 Questions and Answers for our Hearts and Minds Christians have used catechisms throughout the history of the church. It is with great joy and expectation that we are introducing and commending the New City Catechism to Living Praise in our mission to know, love and enjoy God forever. The New City Catechism is a modern-day resource aimed at helping children and adults alike learn the core doctrines of the Christian faith via 52 questions and answers. The teachings are related to God, human nature, sin, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and more. Living Praise plans to learn this catechism 1 question per week, going through it in a year. The New City Catechism is available free on the mobile app for iphone, ipad and Android devices. With the app, you can switch quickly between children s and adult s mode, read the related passage and short commentary, learn the song and use the suggested prayer. Very helpful app to download! All 52 songs (lyric videos) are available on Youtube. Is Catechism A Biblical Practice? In his letter to the Galatians Paul writes, Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches (Gal. 6:6). The Greek word for the one who is taught is katechoumenos, one who is catechised. In other words, Paul is talking about a body of Christian doctrine (catechism) that was taught to them by an instructor (here the word *catechiser*). The words all good things probably mean financial support as well. In this light, the word koinoneo which means to share or to have fellowship becomes even richer. The salary of a Christian teacher is not to be seen simply as a payment but a fellowship. Catechesis is not just one more service to be paid for, but is a rich fellowship and mutual sharing of the gifts of God. If we re-engage in this biblical practice in our churches, we will find again God s Word dwelling in us richly (see Col. 3:16), because the practice of catechesis takes truth deep into our hearts, so we think in biblical categories as soon as we can reason or simply search the new city catechism 3 Timothy Keller, Introduction, Insert 2

11 THANKSGIVING, PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 27 JAN 2019 Catechisms have been used for centuries to train children and adults in their gospel faith. May God help us in Living Praise to love Jesus more truly, trust Jesus more deeply and follow Jesus more whole heartedly, as we learn from the New City Catechism. More Questions and Answers About The New City Catechism What s A Catechism? In the early Christian centuries a catechism (from the Greek word meaning teaching ) was a body of Bible truths to be taught to children and new converts. The form developed into a series of questions and answers, often to be recited aloud and committed to memory. The Reformation saw numbers of catechisms produced, and a good number of them are still used around the world today, as they put essential gospel teaching in clear and memorable language. Why Catechise? The Westminster catechism opens with this question, What is the chief end of man? Answer. Man s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. Catechism is a practice that will help Living Praise in our mission to know, love and enjoy God forever. A catechism is an excellent way of helping people to engage with and reflect on Christian truth. Pithily worded questions and answers lodge in the mind and sink into the heart. Who Catechises? The Westminster Shorter Catechism was published in Over one hundred pastors and educators met in London for sessions of study and conversation in order to frame doctrinal statements and directives for church government that they hoped would serve the national church in Great Britain. The achievements from the eventual ten years of meetings were far-reaching: the gatherings (known collectively as the Westminster Assembly), produced a confession of faith, two catechisms, and documents on public worship and church government. These have formed the governing documents of almost every English-speaking Presbyterian church, and have been used across the world since their first publication. Arguable the most used of them today is the Shorter Catechism. Why Then The New City Catechism? There are many ancient, excellent, and time-tested catechisms. Why expend the effort to write new ones? In fact, some people might suspect the motives of anyone who would want to do so. However, most people today do not realise that it was once seen as normal, important, and necessary for churches to continually produce new catechisms for their own use. 4 Lewis Allen, The Preacher s Catechism, p.21 5 Ibid. 6 Ibid. Insert 3

12 THANKSGIVING, PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 27 JAN 2019 The original Anglican Book of Common Prayer included a catechism. The Lutheran churches had Luther's Large Catechism and Small Catechism of The early Scottish churches, though they had Calvin s Geneva Catechism of 1541 and the Heidelberg Catechism of 1563, went on to produce and use Craig s Catechism of 1581, Duncan s Latin Catechism of 1595, and the New Catechism of 1644, before eventually adopting the Westminster Catechism. Catechisms were written with at least three purposes: 1. To set forth a comprehensive exposition of the gospel 2. To address and counter heresies, errors, and false beliefs of the time and culture 3. To form a distinct people, a counter culture that reflected the likeness of Christ What Is The New City Catechism Based On? The New City Catechism is based on and adapted from Calvin s Geneva Catechism, the Westminster Shorter and Larger catechisms, and especially the Heidelberg Catechism. This gives good exposure to some of the riches and insights across the spectrum of the great Reformation-era catechisms, the hope being that it will encourage people to delve into the historic catechisms and continue the catechetical process throughout their lives. What Is The Structure Of The New City Catechism? The New City Catechism comprises only 52 questions and answers (as opposed to Heidelberg s 129 or Westminster Shorter s 107). There is only one question and answer for each week of the year, making it simple to fit into our church calendar and achievable for people with demanding schedules. It is divided into three parts to make it easier to learn in sections and to include some helpful divisions: Part 1: God, creation and fall, law (twenty questions) Part 2: Christ, redemption, grace (fifteen questions) Part 3: Spirit, restoration, growing in grace (seventeen questions) 7 Keller 8 Ibid. 9 Ibid. 10 Ibid. Insert 4

13 THANKSGIVING, PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 27 JAN 2019 What is the Holy Communion? Look up in thanksgiving to God Look back to Jesus body broken and blood shed for us on the cross (1 Cor 11:23-25) Holy Communion Look forward to Jesus return (1 Cor 11:26) Look within as we reflect on our behaviour towards the body of Christ purchased by his blood (1 Cor 11:27-29) Look around to our participation with Christ and the unity of God s people (1 Cor 10:16-17) All Christians may partake in the Holy Communion. We take the bread and cup in remembrance of Jesus (Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:26-29). How so? Well, the Holy Communion is essentially a visual display of the gospel in these ways: - it shows our relationship with God (1 Cor 11:25 - it reminds us of God's covenant, or promise, first given to Abraham and renewed in Jesus) - it pictures Jesus' death to restore us to God, his body broken and blood shed for us on the cross (1 Cor 11:23-25) - it awaits Jesus' return (1 Cor 11:26) - it is to be taken by those with a respectful and believing attitude towards Jesus' death for us (1 Cor 11:27-29) - it represents our unity with Christ and with one another as God's people (1 Cor 10:16-17, 1 Cor 11:33-34) So, next Sunday, as we come to the Holy Communion: let's prepare our hearts and minds, trusting in Christ alone, not in whether we have been "good enough". Christ has already made us right with God. If there is sin in our lives, let s confess our sin to God and change, being confident that the blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin let's seek reconciliation if we have broken fellowship with and/or acted wrongly towards any brother or sister in Christ Holy Communion Equipping on 28 April 2019 We invite you all to come for either session at 2pm where - You will be helped to better understand the Holy Communion - Parents will be equipped to teach it to our children May this enable us to joyfully celebrate and partake in the Lord s Supper in love and unity. Insert 5