WORSHIP HOUR
Praise & Worship.Choir
Hymn of Praise.Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart!.....#27
Intercessory Prayer ......................Elder Clara Baptiste
Passion for Evangelistic Living and Urgency for Mission; Pastoral
family, Florida Conference
Next Week
Announcements
Notifications
1. Membership Transfers IN: Second Reading Nyakuoth
Yut from Edmonton Central Adventist Church.
2. Inviting ALL to our mid-week church service
on Wednesday night at 7 pm. It is time for
extra prayer, Bible study, and testimonies.
3. Youth Bible Study Group for youth
ages 15 - 25+ continues every at
Thursday 7 pm @ 785 Nadine
Avenue (Ferreiras home). All are
invited; bring your friends to grow in knowing Christ.
4. Early Teens Bible Study Group for
youth ages 11-14 will resume
October 27, Tuesday at 7 pm @
910 Bluegrass Dr. London, N6H
5X3 (George & Anna Perez home).
Teens are using Amazing Facts
curriculum Most Important Questions. Free books are
gifted to every participant. Parents are welcome as you
give a ride, to come and fellowship.
5. Pathfinders Club will meet tomorrow
morning, 10 am, starting new classes
cohorts.
Event
9.
Tonight we begin a week of Revival with pastor Fred Nichols preaching the
Word of God. This whole month the focus of our mid-week prayer is on the
Adventist Heritage. The Church School kids will have a special day of reflections
on October 22, remembering pioneers of our movement. As I reflect on the
recent annual meetings of the Adventist church leaders I cannot help but think
about the great work done so far by our church in proclaiming the Three Angels
message since 1844, and also about the enormous task that is ahead. The chart
below represents change/growth in Adventist presence in the world.
N stands for Global North and represents United States, Canada &
Europe.
S the Global South the rest of the world, including Russia & North Asia.
Whereas in 1960 46% of Adventist church lived among 25% of population of
European descent, the work over the past five decades entered every area of the
world, and the world membership is very similar to the world population.
The church is truly global, and the mission is not so much out-there as it
is here, in our backyard! In fact the proportion of those who carry the Three
Angels Message is lower in North America than in Africa, Asia, South America,
Caribbean or Central America. If we compare Canada and USA, our Canadian
Adventist presence, compared to the population, is 3 times smaller than that in
USA. Canada is matching by secularity Sweden, Denmark and other European
countries. We got work to do here, at home, in London, in Ontario! The great
news is that our local churches are representative of the global trends, as the
membership consists of many immigrants coming from the Global South. One
of our pioneers wrote The prosperity of the home work depends largely, under
God, upon the reflex influence of the evangelical work done in countries afar off.
(Ellen White, Testimonies, Vol. 6, p.27). As we continue investing in mission
afar, it blesses us at home! Our focus has to be both mission at home, and
mission abroad.
As we invite friends and neighbours to be inspired and challenged this week
with the Gospel Commission and the Message of Hope in the Soon Coming of
Jesus, lets keep in mind our global responsibility to ALL people groups, already
present among us.
17.10.15