Sunday Service (23rd June, 2019) - Sunbeam Emphasis Sunday



 
TOPIC:     A CALL TO ONENESS
TEXT:      JOHN 17: 20-23
John 17:20-22 (NIV)
20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,
21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one:
23 I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
INTRODUCTION
To God be all the glory for grace to be here today. We thank God for how far the Lord has led us as a Church. In 2 weeks’ time, by His grace we shall be celebrating 8 years of existence as a church and some days after that we celebrate 4 years as an organized church. All glory be onto the Lord. There is the urgent need for us to review how much progress we have made…. Are we closer together now than we were 8 years ago. It is not going to be good for us to be talking of ‘good old days’ when rather ‘things ought to be getting better for the Lord is upon his throne…’
-          Are we closer than before?
-          Are we friendlier?
-          Are we more family?
-          Can you trust me more today than before?
-          Can I depend on you more than when we started?
-          Are things really getting better between us?
OR
-          Have we drifted apart more than before?
-          Have we ended up making more ‘enemies’ than we had when we came in?
-          ……..
It is proper that we search ourselves before we go from here. If we see that things are not better, let us make the needed adjustments today.
This matter is so important to the Lord that He made it a prayer point for the church when He was about to leave the Earth. He prayed earnestly that His disciples be one (be united) and he went on to clarify this, giving us the standard and the reason. –
(a)               Just as you are in me and I am in you. – as we are so united that there is no dividing line.
(b)               So that the world may believe that you have sent me. – though the world is full of divisions and segregation (I am this, you are that….) but NOT SO in heaven. Let their unity be a testimony that ‘you have sent me’. This means that whenever we exhibit any act of disunity among ourselves, we are indeed working against Jesus, the very foundation of our faith.
MAJOR CAUSES OF DIVISION
1.      WHO I AM. Come down today. (If only we see ourselves as Human and Christian)
2.      WHAT YOU DID. Forgive unreservedly today.
WHERE UNITY IS NEEDED
a.       AT HOME. Do all you can to be at peace with your spouse. Your spouse is not an opponent to be defeated but a partner to be loved.
b.      IN THE CHURCH. Why would you be the source of confusion in your Father’s house
c.       EVERYWHERE
CONCLUSION.
Check out the Pastor’s Corner. See the imagery of mountain climbers…. As they go higher they come closer, if you find that rather than draw closer with years you are indeed drifting apart, check closely, you are likely not going higher in your walk with God and meeting at the ‘top’ may be elusive to you.


Hebrews 10:25 (NIV)
25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
UPCOMING EVENTS/ INFORMATION
1.      Next week, Pastor & Mrs  Adeyi will serve in the Children department
2.      Dns Christiana Oketoobo will lead the Workers’ Prayer next week.
3.      Sunday 7th July 2019 is NSBC Anniversary Sunday. Continue to appreciate God for the journey so far and also pray for a successful anniversary celebration.
4.      2019 International Baptist Students Conference will hold between 21st – 24th August, 2019 at Bowen University, Iwo. The theme is “Give Me A Drink” – John 4:17 and the registration fee is #2500. For detail, please meet with Bro. Johnson Olaniran.
5.      NSBC 2019 Holiday Bible School comes up between 29th July – 2nd August, 2019. Parents are encouraged to pay #700 for their Children material and vest before the middle of July

MISSION COMMITMENT
Members are reminded of a monthly contribution of #20/person per month Mission’s contribution under the auspices of Ogbomoso Baptist Conference and #500/person per month CAN Trust Fund. You can make your payment to Mrs. Bose Ayinde.

HEALTH TIPS
Members who have interest in checking their Blood Pressure for free can do so after Wednesday Bible Study

BIRTHDAY/ WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR THE MONTH
We should not forget to felicitate with people celebrating their Birthday and Wedding Anniversary in the month of June

AMOUNT NEEDED FOR THE NEW AUDITORIUM
For the next phase of the work on the building, amount needed is 2.27 million naira

BUILDING PROJECT ACCOUNT                        CHURCH ACCOUNT
Access Bank                                              First Bank
New Spring Baptist Church                      New Spring Baptist Church
0697011767                                               2023699560

BENEVOLENCE
This Church genuinely cares for her members and is committed to seeing to their welfare. So, if any member is in a serious need and requires help, please do not hesitate to meet with the Church Pastor or the Benevolence Chairperson, Dns. Christiana Oketoobo.

PASTOR’S CORNER
At the base of a mountain, climbers may be scattered and far apart, but as they climb higher, the space between them decreases and they keep coming closer to each other until they ultimately meet at the top. This should picture the church, as we grow in our Christian faith we ought to become more united until we eventually meet in heaven. Is it so with us in NSBC?

PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK
Pray for our Sunbeam in NSBC and their handlers, that the hands of the Lord will help them, protect them and guide them as they go on in life.
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
MONDAY:
Intercessors Meeting-5:00pm

TUESDAY:
WMS & Sunbeam-5:00pm

WEDNESDAY:
Bible Study & Prayer Meeting-5:00pm

THURSDAY:
Visitation Committee-5:00pm
Drama Group - 5:00pm

FRIDAY:
Choir Rehearsal-4:00pm

SATURDAY:
Royal Ambassadors, Lydia -3:00pm,
Girls Auxiliary-3:30pm
Choir Rehearsal-4:00pm
Sunday School Preparatory Class-5:00pm

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Wednesday 08-08-2018 (Mission Emphasis)

Image
As we continued our Mission Emphasis Month, Bible Study today was led by God's Servant, Dn. Dr. Olupona.  2018 HOME MISSION EMPHASIS (Mission & Evangelism Committee) -           There is the need to work together in unity under God -           God revealed this to us in the creation story (Gen. 1: 28) and in the story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11: 1 – 8) -           The ministry of Jesus is based on loving relationship -           The early Christians followed in His footsteps in spite of the challenges of persecution -           We must do likewise WHEN GOD LOOKS AT NIGERIA TODAY, WHAT DOES HE SEE? A beautiful Country with more than 180 million people A Country that is blessed with human an...
Read more

Tuesday Service (25th December, 2018) - Christmas Day Service

Image
  TOPIC :       BEAUTIFUL BUT COSTLY CHRISTMAS. TEXT:   LUKE 2:11-14, MATTHEW 2:13-16 Luke 2:11-14 (NIV) 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Matthew 2:13-16 (NIV) 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." 14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called ...
Read more

Family Revival, Session 4 (17-07-2018)

Image
Session 4 of our 2018 Family Revival took place today, as God continued to speak to us through His Servant Rev. Dr. Jerry Akinsola. Today’s teaching was titled; MANIFESTING GOD'S GLORY BY RAISING CHAMPIONS Text; Genesis 18:1-19 When God gives you a family, He's giving you an assignment, and this assignment is raising champions. GOD'S EXPECTATIONS FROM EVERY RELATIONSHIP Genesis 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Malachi 2:15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 1. Ensure that your spouse is a fulfilled and effective disciple of Jesus Christ. 2. Raise your children to be God e...
Read more