Announcements for April 11, 2010
Baby Dedication today we have a Baby dedications for Stephen Speed Akoh Wanki the second son of Reni and Nebagu Tantoh David Wanki
The baptism service previously scheduled for today has been postponed. The new date will be announced later.
JIBC youth Group will go to Gereja Baptist BSD on April 17th. To join the post Easter celebration. Anybody from youth who wish to come please meet Andrew St. John, or Dominik Rusiana. Transportation will be provided.
Mission Moment Next Sunday, we will have a Mission Moment presentation from Indonesia Evangelist Outreach.
The Presence and Promise of Jesus
Mark 7:24-30:
24And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. 25But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 28But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” 29And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.” 30And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.
Because we are disciples of Jesus, we are always learning from Him.
What do we learn here?
1. We must understand the power of the Lord’s presence.
2. We must understand the fullness of the Lord’s promise.
3. We must understand the nature of Christian prayer.
Click the link below for sermon audio:
Mark 7:24-30
With Jesus, All Mistakes Can Be Used for Good
April 8, 2010 by WebPastor
Filed under Weekly Words
Dear friends,
When my wife Jennifer went into the hospital for her emergency appendectomy a month ago, one of our deacons sent me an instant message with the following at the end: Romans 8:28.
I was immediately comforted by thinking about that great verse. “And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love him.” These words are a great blessing when something bad happens; when you face emergencies and unexpected trouble.
However, have you ever thought that this verse is not only a comfort when something bad happens to you. It is a comfort when you do something bad! Whether it be mere foolishness as a result of your incompetence or whether it be willful sin as a result of your fallenness, God graciously promises to help us find good in “all things.”
So let this famous verse continue to be a comfort when something bad happens to you, but may it also be a comfort when you are the source of something bad. With repentance and trust in Jesus for help, all your mistakes can be used for something good!
Your servant,
Stephen
Rev. Stephen St. John
Pastor/Elder
Announcements for April 4, 2010
Please wear your badge today. To help us remember names and to encourage fellowship, we will be wearing badges once a month every ”Lord’s Supper Sunday”. Please get your badge from the “JIBC Badges Board”. If you are a guest or a first time visitor, there are blank badges and pens available for you to make your own badge. Please remember to return your badges to the “JIBC Badges Board” before you leave so you can use them again next month. Thanks for your cooperation.
There will be a baptism service next Sunday at 2:30 PM. This will take place at the Pastor’s House. If you are interested in being baptized, please contact the church office this week or speak with Pastor Stephen today.
Youth Overnight Retreat is temporarily cancelled because of the spring break. The new retreat date will be announced soon.
Friday Youth Fellowship, There will be a JIBC Youth Group meeting, on Friday, April 9 at 6:00 PM at the JIBC Function Room.
Want to talk to a church staff member? We are ready to take your call! You may contact Pastor Stephen (08161905298) or our Ministry Assistant Dina (08129765693) Monday through Thursday from 7 AM to 5:30 PM and on Sunday from 7 AM to 1 PM. You may also place calls to the church office during those times. If you need to meet with or speak to the pastor or staff after hours, please call during the above times and make an appointment. Emergency calls can be made to the elder or deacon of the week.
Food Gathering Next week for Street Children’s Ministry and the Ministry of our sister Indonesian Language congregation. Please come with non-perishable food items or cash donations.
Problem: Death; Solution: Jesus
And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:4-6).
If you want to know how to get to heaven, then you must know Jesus.
1. You must know the Way
a. Problem: Sin had closed our path to God
b. Solution: Jesus is the Way
2. You must know the Truth
a. Problem: Lies reign in this world
b. Solution: Jesus is the Truth
3. You must know the Life
a. Problem: We are all going to die!
b. Solution: Jesus in the Life!
Click the link below for sermon audio:
John 14:4-6
The Greatest Eight Days in the History of the World
April 1, 2010 by WebPastor
Filed under Weekly Words
Dear friends,
Did you know that much of the New Testament gospels focus on just eight days in Jesus’ life. The account of Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday takes up 25% of Matthew, 38% of Mark, 29% of Luke, and an amazing 48% of John. Needless to say, these were important days!
I thought you might enjoy seeing an outline of this Holy Week that includes scripture references. Perhaps you can set aside some time this weekend to look up these passages or just review the list below and meditate on the wondrous work of our Savior Jesus!
Here are the eight days as recorded in the Bible:
Sunday (Palm Sunday) – Luke 19:28-40
Monday (Cleansing of the Temple) – Mark 11:12-19
Tuesday and Wednesday (Teaching in the temple – The plot against his life) – Matthew 21:18-26:16
Thursday (Maundy Thursday)
- The commandment to love one another – John 13:1-7
- The Last Supper – Matthew 26:17-30
- The prayer in Gethsemane - Matthew 26:36-46
- The arrest of Jesus – Matthew 26:47-56
- The late night hearing – Matthew 26:57-68
- Peter’s denial of Christ – Matthew 26:69-72
Friday (Good Friday) – Matthew 27:11-56
- The trials before Pilate and Herod
- Jesus is mocked and tortured by the soldiers
- The crucifixion
Saturday (Jesus is in the guarded tomb) – Matthew 27:57-65
Sunday (Easter) – Luke 24
- The women find the empty tomb
- Peter and John race to the tomb
- Jesus appears on the road to Emmaus
- Jesus appears to the disciples
Praise the Lord! He is risen! May God be with us as we gather to celebrate the Resurrection this coming Sunday!
Your servant,
Stephen
Rev. Stephen St. John
Pastor/Elder