Monthly News Letter

June 2012

Flower : 2 Petal : 5

9: 37-38

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Matthew 9:37-38The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.

Contact : Pastor Srikanthan srimercy.srikanthan393@gmail.com

Dearly Beloved People of God, Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Our Lord Jesus is called by many names in the Bible. Here are a few of them :- Advocate, Alpha and Omega, Anointed, Author and Finisher of our Faith, Bread of Life, Bright and Morning Star, Chosen of God, the Son of God, Cornerstone, Captain of our Salvation, Deliverer, Good Shepherd, High Priest, Head of the Church, Holy One of God, King of Kings, Lamb of God, Light of the World, Lion of Judah , Lord of Lords, Lord of Glory, Man of Sorrows, Word of God, Wonderful Counsellor, Emmanuel and the list goes on and on. Today I want to think of JESUS as Emmanuel. When Angel Gabriel appeared before Mary to proclaim the virgin birth he mentioned to her to give the child the name JESUS meaning Emmanuel which was to mean God with us. That is why one of the most comforting names given to Jesus the Christ, is Emmanuel, God with us. Because of the indwelling Christ his believers are never separated from His presence. What assurance and what comfort we have in that awesome name. We who are his own, have a shoulder to lean on. We always have someone to listen to our pain, sorrow and difficulties in- our Best Friend Jesus. That is why Joseph Scriven wrote that well known hymn What a Friend we have in Jesus all our sins and griefs to bear having experienced a period of trials and hardship that he went through during his life. The gods of other faith are usually in some far off remote corner. But the same is not true with our God. Once he is in us, he will never leave us, forget us or abandon us. The promise Jesus gave to us was Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20) Dear Child of God, dont allow our adversary and accuser to rob you of the peace and joy that comes from experiencing and enjoying the sweet presence of our Lord Jesus. Neither sin nor trial can ever diminish the full presence and acceptance of Jesus Christ ONCE you have become his child through faith. God is for You and is with you always. He loves you very dearly. May his presence fill you and guide you as you continue your walk with him all the days of your life. With Much Blessings! Pastor Srikanthan

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Programme for the month of June 2012 / 2012 Bible Study @ Johnsonville Community Center, Room 5 @ 7.30 PM 01/06/2012 Monthly Fortnightly 1st Service (** Communion Service **) 02/06/2012 Salvation Army Church, Tawa @ 6.00 PM Message : Bro. Robert Baskaran Bible Study - No. 4, Cambridge Terrace, Tawa @ 7.30 PM 08/06/2012 Standing in the gap prayer time 15/06/2012 Monthly 2nd Service @ Salvation Army Church, Tawa @ 6.00 PM 16/06/2012 Message Bro. Joshua Wycliffe Bible Study - @ Johnsonville Community Centre, Room 5 @ 7.30 PM 22/06/2012 Home Fellowship Meeting Venue to be announced later. 29/06/2012
** There will be church school for kids from ages 5 13 years old in the adjacent hall during all church services. Do not forget to send your kids. ** Join us for a coffee fellowship after Saturday services at the church hall.

Ministry leaders for the months of June 2012

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much Luke 16:10
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Date Call to Worship Praise and Worship Church School Coffee Fellowship

02/06/2012 Bro. Emmanuel Peters Sis. Thelma Moses Sis. Bindhu Clement ---

16/06/2012 Bro. Moses Sis. Susie Benedict Sis. Angeline Wycliffe / Sis. Elizabeth Wycliffe ---

Birthdays and Wedding Days for the month of June 2012

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Birthdays/

Date
12/06/ 13/06/ 17/06/ 25/06/ 25/06/ 28/06/

Name
Inoka Virginia Benedict - D/Of Mr. And Mrs. Jude Benedict Mathew A Peters - S/Of Mr. And Mrs. Emmanuel Peters Indrika Violet Benedict - D/Of Mr. And Mrs. Jude Benedict Thilega Janet Sithraputhran Omsiva Kandan Nellyn Lithurshi Srirankanathan ( Leeshma)

Wedding Days/

Date

Couple

4/06/ Joshua Kunaraja and Thilega Janet Sithraputhran 19/06/ Clement Sudhakar and Bindhu Dharmaraj ** Remember to pray for them or call them to wish them blessings. ** If your name has been left out, it means that we do not have your details. Kindly email updated details to clement.sudhakar@gmail.com or call 04-5670959

I am sharmila Mahesh Kumar and I would like to share my experience during my church camp at El Rancho in Waikanai. It all happened in the evening of the 28 April 2012. Bro. GPS Robinson from India led the anointing session on that evening. I am basically from Hindu community. I believed that all gods were same. When there was an altar call to receive the Holy Spirit, I went forward to be prayed for. When Bro. GPS prayed for me, the Lord made me surrender my past and accept a new beginning. I felt anointed by the Holy Spirit and felt the presence of God in me. The Lord touched me and blessed me abundantly. My life has been transformed after the camp. Now I believe that Christ is my saviour. It is really an unforgettable moment in my life. After that day I spent more time on reading the Lord's word and in prayer. I thank god and praise Him for blessing me and our family.
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Read the Bible in a year June 2012

Each day contains a passage from the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Remember, that when you are reading the bible, you are not just reading some stories, you are reading God's word . . . God is speaking to you!
01 2 Samuel 18:1-19:10 John 20:1-31 Psalm 119:153-176 Proverbs 16:14-15 04 2 Samuel 22:1-23:23 Acts 2:1-47 Psalm 122:1-9 Proverbs 16:19-20 07 1 Kings 2:1-3:2 Acts 5:1-42 Psalm 125:1-5 Proverbs 16:25 10 1 Kings 7:1-51 Acts 7:30-50 Psalm 128:1-6 Proverbs 16:31-33 13 1 Kings 11:1-12:19 Acts 9:1-25 Psalm 131:1-3 Proverbs 17:4-5 16 1 Kings 15:25-17:24 Acts 10:24-48 Psalm 134:1-3 Proverbs 17:9-11 19 1 Kings 20:1-21:29 Acts 12:24-13:15 Psalm 137:1-9 Proverbs 17:16 22 2 Kings 3:1-4:17 Acts 14:8-28 Psalm 140:1-13 Proverbs 17:22 25 2 Kings 8:1-9:13 Acts 16:16-40 Psalm 143:1-12 Proverbs 17:26 28 2 Kings 13:1-14:29 Acts 18:23-19:12 Psalm 146:1-10 Proverbs 18:2-3 02 2 Samuel 19:11-20:13 John 21:1-25 Psalm 120:1-7 Proverbs 16:16-17 05 2 Samuel 23:24-24:25 Acts 3:1-26 Psalm 123:1-4 Proverbs 16:21-23 08 1 Kings 3:3-4:34 Acts 6:1-15 Psalm 126:1-6 Proverbs 16:26-27 11 1 Kings 8:1-66 Acts 7:51-8:13 Psalm 129:1-8 Proverbs 17:1 14 1 Kings 12:20-13:34 Acts 9:26-43 Psalm 132:1-18 Proverbs 17:6 17 1 Kings 18:1-46 Acts 11:1-30 Psalm 135:1-21 Proverbs 17:12-13 20 1 Kings 22:1-53 Acts 13:16-41 Psalm 138:1-8 Proverbs 17:17-18 23 2 Kings 4:18-5:27 Acts 15:1-35 Psalm 141:1-10 Proverbs 17:23 26 2 Kings 9:14-10:31 Acts 17:1-34 Psalm 144:1-15 Proverbs 17:27-28 29 2 Kings 15:1-16:20 Acts 19:13-41 Psalm 147:1-20 Proverbs 18:4-5 03 2 Samuel 20:14-21:22 Acts 1:1-26 Psalm 121:1-8 Proverbs 16:18 06 1 Kings 1:1-53 Acts 4:1-37 Psalm 124:1-8 Proverbs 16:24 09 1 Kings 5:1-6:38 Acts 7:1-29 Psalm 127:1-5 Proverbs 16:28-30 12 1 Kings 9:1-10:29 Acts 8:14-40 Psalm 130:1-8 Proverbs 17:2-3 131 Kings 15 1 Kings 14:1-15:24 Acts 10:1-23 Psalm 133:1-3 Proverbs 17:7-8 18 1 Kings 19:1-21 Acts 12:1-23 Psalm 136:1-26 Proverbs 17:14-15 21 2 Kings 1:1-2:25 Acts 13:42-14:7 Psalm 139:1-24 Proverbs 17:19-21 24 2 Kings 6:1-7:20 Acts 15:36-16:15 Psalm 142:1-7 Proverbs 17:24-25 27 2 Kings 10:32-12:21 Acts 18:1-22 Psalm 145:1-21 Proverbs 18:1 30 2 Kings 17:1-18:12 Acts 20:1-38 Psalm 148:1-14 Proverbs 18:6-7

WHO IS YOUR DADDY?

A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant hoping to enjoy a quiet family meal. While they were waiting for their food to be served, they noticed a distinguished looking white haired man moving from table to table visiting with the guests. The professor leaned over and whispered to his wife I hope he does not come over here. Sure enough, the man did come over to their table. Where are you folks from? He asked in a friendly voice. Oklahoma they answered. Great to have you here in Tennessee the stranger said. what do you do for a living? I teach at a seminary he replied. So you teach preachers how to preach do you? Well, I have got a really great story for you and with that the gentleman pulled up a chair and sat down at the table with the couple. The professor groaned and thought to himself great. Just what I need...another preacher story. The man started see that mountain over there?(pointing out the restaurant window).Not far from the base of that mountain ,there was a boy born to an unwed mother. He had a hard time growing up ,because every place he went, he was always asked the same question Hey boy Whos your daddy? Whether he was at school, at the grocery store people would ask the same question who is your daddy? He would hide at recess and lunchtime from other students. He would avoid going into stores because that question hurt him so bad. When he was 12 years old a new preacher came to his church. And still, this kid would always go in late and slip out early to avoid hearing the question, who is your daddy? But one the day the new preacher said the benediction so fast he got caught and had to walk out with the crowd. Just about the time he got to the back door, the new preacher, not knowing anything about him, put his hands on his shoulder and asked him, son where is your daddy? The crowd around the preacher and the boy got deathly quiet. He could feel every eye there, were gazing at him. Now everyone would finally know the answer to that question, who is your daddy? This preacher, though, sensed the situation around him and using discernment that only the Holy Spirit could give said the following to the scared boy...wait a minute! I know who you are! I see the family resemblance now. You are a child of GOD. With that he patted the boy on his back and said Son you have a great inheritance. Go and claim it. With that, the boy smiled for the first time in a long while and walked out of the door a changed person. He was never the same person again. Whenever anyone asked him that question he would now say I am a child of GOD. The distinguished gentleman got up from the table and said, isnt that a great story?. The professor responded that it really was a great story! As the man turned to leave, he said, You know, if that new preacher hadnt told me that I was one of Gods children, I probably never would have amounted to anything! And he walked away. The seminary professor and his wife were stunned. He called the waitress over and asked her do you know who that man was- the one who just left that was sitting at our table? The waitress grinned and said Of course. Everybody here knows him. Thats Ben Cooper. Hes the former Governor of the state of Tennessee ! Someone in your life needs a reminder that they are one of Gods children.

Sent by Pastor Srikanthan

Proof Source : URL: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/hooper.asp, Claim: Illegitimate child grows up to become Governor of Tennessee, Status: True, Source Date: [Collected on the Internet, 2002]

This is beautiful - and it is surely worth making the 5 finger prayer a part of our lives. 1. Your thumb - is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a 'sweet duty.' 2. The next finger - is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers. 3. The next finger - is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance. 4. The fourth finger - is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them. 5. And lastly comes our little finger - the smallest finger of all which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, 'The least shall be the greatest among you.' Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively. - Sent to us by Sis. Susie Augusta Benedict (Author Unknown)

Ministry information /
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