Announcements for March 28, 2010

This morning we welcome our own Mr. Jack Harkless who will minister HIS Words to us.  Jack and his wife Jan are full-time Christian teachers with Bible Study Fellowship.  They have vibrant and growing ministry here in Jakarta and have served previously teaching in Israel.

Interested to serve in one of the Ministries at JIBC? Please approach one of our Elders, Deacons or Servants and let them know the JIBC ministry you would like to be involved in. We need Praise Team singer servants, Usher and Greeter Servants, Kids club teacher assistants, Children’s Church assistants and audiovisual technicians.

Do you play a musical instrument? Please approach one of our Elders, Deacons or Servants and see if you are able to serve in this ministry.

There will be a baptism service on Sunday, April 11 at 2:30 in the afternoon. If you are interested in being baptized please contact the church office for more details.

Pastor Stephen is on leave today and will return to work tomorrow.  If you have an emergency which requires a pastor, then please contact the church office or one of the JIBC elders.

Lord’s Supper Next week, April 4 we will have the Lord’s supper

Jesus Came to Change Us From the Inside Out

And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” ( Thus he declared all foods clean.) And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” (Mark 7:14-23).

We must pay attention to Jesus, because he came to change us from the inside out.

1. Jesus told the truth about hands.
2. Jesus challenged the problems in people’s heads.
3. Jesus came to wash sin from hearts.

Click below for sermon audio:
Mark 7:14-23

Announcements for March 21, 2010

We welcome Rev. David Ortega, as our guest preacher this morning. He serves at Pelayanan Khusus Urban, as a Strategic Team Leader. He is also a lecturer at STTBJ. His calling here in Indonesia is to reach the unreached people. Lives in Jakarta with his wife, Maria Elena Ortega.

Children Church starting March 21, we are going to collect offering at the children church. Parents please prepare offering for them. The offering will help our facilities expenses.

Interested to serve in one of the Ministries at JIBC? Please approach one of our Elders, Deacons or Servants and let them know the JIBC ministry you would like to be involved in. We need Praise Team singer servants, Usher and Greeter Servants, Kids club teacher assistants, Children’s Church assistants and audiovisual technicians.

Do you play a musical instrument? Please approach one of our Elders, Deacons or Servants and see if you are able to serve in this ministry.

There will be a baptism service on Sunday, April 11 at 2:30 in the afternoon. If you are interested in being baptized please contact the church office for more details.

Pastor Stephen is on leave this weekend and will be away until March 28.  During that time he may not be able to respond to messages and emails.  If you have an emergency which requires a pastor, then please contact the church office or one of the JIBC elders.

Announcements for March 14, 2010

Men’s Fraternity Lunchtime Edition will meet at 12 on Wednesday in the Outback at Ratu Plaza.  This week’s topic: The Discipline of Fatherhood. 

Do you have Servant’s Retreat Photos? You are welcome to share your photos. Remember to drop your Photo CDs at the Photo CD box located at the Welcome table.

Children Church starting next week, March 21, we are going to collect offering at the children church. Parents please prepare offering for them. The offering will help our facilities expenses.

Interested to serve in one of the Ministries at JIBC? Please approach one of our Elders, Deacons or Servants and let them know the JIBC ministry you would like to be involved in. We need Praise Team singer servants, Usher and Greeter Servants, Kids club teacher assistants, Children’s Church assistants and audiovisual technicians.

Do you play a musical instrument? Please approach one of our Elders, Deacons or Servants and see if you are able to serve in this ministry.

Pastor Stephen will be on leave from March 15 until March 28.  During that time he may not be able to respond to messages and emails.  If you have an emergency which requires a pastor, then please contact the church office or one of the JIBC elders.

Christian Super-friends

Dear friends,

I am not superman, but I do have super-friends. Over the past week and a half, both my wife and I were in the hospital. I went first and spent the night for tests. Jennifer was next. She stayed for three days. She had an emergency appendectomy. Meanwhile three beloved family members came in from out of town for a much anticipated vacation. Of course all our plans to show them around this great city were totally ruined. Thankfully they will be around until the end of the month.

But I am not writing to complain at all. In fact, I want to share something wonderful we experienced. Jesus said, “by this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35). Our family has been overwhelmed this week by the love of Christian friends. Our church family here in Jakarta and Christian people around the world have been praying for us. There have been so many acts of kindness that I simply could not list them all.

This has turned the bitter experience of “losing control” into a sweet blessing. I am reminded again of how much we need each other. None of us are superman. We cannot always go on our own. We need our brothers and sisters and it is a beautiful thing when they are there for us.

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” (Pr. 17:17)

Your servant,

Stephen

Rev. Stephen St. John
Pastor/Elder

Announcements for March 7, 2010

There will be a meeting of the elders tomorrow at 12 PM in the JIBC Function Room. Please pray for your elders as they meet to consider who we can fulfill our purpose to glorify God through worship, discipleship, and evangelism.

Do you have Servant’s Retreat Photos? You are welcome to share your photos. Remember to drop your Photo CDs at the Photo CD box located at the Welcome table.

Interested to serve in one of the Ministries at JIBC? Please approach one of our Elders, Deacons or Servants and let them know the JIBC ministry you would like to be involved in. We need Praise Team singer servants, Usher and Greeter Servants, Kids club teacher assistants, Children’s Church assistants and audiovisual technicians.

Do you play a musical instrument? Please approach one of our Elders, Deacons or Servants and see if you are able to serve in this ministry.

Do you know that our church has a website? Visit www.theJIBC.org and be blessed! The website has the latest Announcements, Weekly Words, and information on the various JIBC Ministries. You can also listen or download our Sunday Worship Sermons. Let us share our website to families and friends.

Visuals(SongShow) Rotation for 2010

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