Theological study

One of our members is seriously interested in studying through the UK’s Open Bible Institute and its courses via Moore Theological College in Australia. This can be done by internet distance learning and is not expensive. Would anyone else interested in knowing more please contact Tina. A small working group of 4 or 5 can work well together.

Harvest Thanksgiving - 25th Sept 11am

The main service is a Harvest Thanksgiving. Please consider bringing to the service:

a] Non perishable produce that can be given to the Poor Kitchen in
the Altstadt which supports people in need and living with addictions, etc., *

* [ Small children may enjoy making decorated baskets today and which
gives their families*

* the opportunity to discuss Christian stewardship, generosity,
sharing, mission support, etc., ]

b] Our service offering is exceptionally towards our Mission support
for our partners such as Jason and CCI and Samuel in Rwanda as also for other
organisations like Open Doors, Church Society and Youth Compass.

* Please consider giving as generously as you can in recognition of
all that God so generously gives to us when so many in the world enjoy much
less materially than many of us here in the Western world. Thank you.

Stephen

Harvest lunch - 25th September 2011

There will be a special celebration harvest lunch on 25th September after the service. Please bring hot dishes from your own country that can be eaten with rice which will be provided. Desserts, biscuits or fruit – home made or bought – would be very welcome.

It would be very helpful if you could let Wendy know if you are coming & are able to bring something: Please inform Wendy at lunch[at]christchurchanglican.de or on tel: 0211 418 4119.

NB: NO shared lunch on 2nd Oct!

Balanced devotion

For a healthy Christian life today it is of the utmost importance to follow Paul’s example and keep Christian praise and Christian prayer together. Yet many do not manage to preserve this balance. Some Christians seem to do little but pray for new spiritual blessings, apparently oblivious of the fact that God has already blessed them in Christ with every spiritual blessing. Others lay such emphasis on the undoubted truth that everything is already theirs in Christ, that they become complacent and appear to have no appetite to know or experience their Christian privileges more deeply. Both these groups must be declared unbalanced. They have created a polarization which Scripture will not tolerate.

From “The Message of Ephesians” (The Bible Speaks Today series: Leicester: IVP, 1979), p. 52. Excerpted from “Authentic Christianity” by John Stott, p. 227, by permission of InterVarsity Press.

New autumn/winter programme online

The brochure comprises detailed information on the planned sermons, sermon series and preachers for the Sundays up to the end of 2011. Also special events and acitvities added! Print it out and put it on your corkboard or take it home from the church racks.