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Fear Not

by ansy
January 20, 2015
Sunday Service
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I remember when I was a wee kid, probably about 2, I went with my mum to college. She would be upstairs in a class. And I would be downstairs in the child day care room. One time, I was the only one at the end of the class, and my mum was still upstairs. So the teacher took me upstairs. My mum was talking to a scary-looking man. She introduced me to him. And I remember hiding behind my mum’s leg while the man remarks “Isn’t she shy!” I remember that was my first ever feeling of being scared. Shy? I don’t think so. On one hand there was a scary man, on the other hand, I was seeking comfort from the security of my mum. It was the first feeling of fear in my life.

Do Justly

by bert
January 14, 2015
2015 Micah 6.8
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A lot has been written about the terrorist attacks in the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The death of the journalists and artists has been declared a war against free speech. And any attack against free speech is an attack on freedom and justice. Here in the west, we hold firmly onto the values of freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet we live with this awkward tension between the defence of free speech and the defence against hate speech.

forgetfulness

by bert
January 8, 2015
2015 Micah 6.8, Sunday Service
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I think I’m becoming more forgetful as I get older.

I forget where I left my car keys. I forget where I parked my car.
I forgot what time my kids finish school. I forget what days they have activities.
I always forget something on my shopping list. Even when I write it down.
And people over 30 will agree with me, at some point we start forgetting how old we are. (though that might be a deliberate forgetting.)

Three Active Verbs

by ansy
January 6, 2015
2015 Micah 6.8, Sunday Service
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On Sunday we had our first worship service of 2015. We were introduced to the theme verse of this year, based on Micah 6:8. This is a verse that I, personally, really really love. But have never really truly explored it in full. So when Bert went up to preach on it this past Sunday, we were all in for a treat.

Micah 6:8 – 2015 Theme

by bert
December 31, 2014
2015 Micah 6.8
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He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
-Micah 6:8

We spend a lot of our time wondering what God’s will is for our lives. I think it’s one of the most common questions people ask me. “What does God want me to do?” And many times it’s a legitimate question. We’re seeking God for his guidance in a particular situation, or wisdom in how to act.

Read more on Micah 6:8 – 2015 Theme…

The Year In Review

by bert
December 28, 2014
2014 Living Christ, Thoughts
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Usually, in-between Christmas Day and New Years, I always tell myself I’m going to schedule some time for personal reflection about the past year. But I find I never get around to it. So today at the BCEC, we spent some time personally and corporately reflecting on our past year. I used these 8 questions as guidelines for thought, and encourage you to make some time to go through them as well:

Thanksgiving & Memorial Service for Rev Frank Cheung

by bert
December 2, 2014
Special Events
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In memory of our beloved Rev Frank Cheung and to celebrate his dedicated life for Christ, COCM and the Birmingham Chinese Evangelical Church will hold a joint thanksgiving memorial service in the UK. We welcome all friends to attend.

Christmas Special

by bert
December 2, 2014
Special Events
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This year at the BCEC we will be holding a special Christmas Special on the 14 of December. It’ll be a different kind of service, with comedy, interviews, some fun acts, and carols. So come one, come all to this year’s BCEC Christmas Special!

Clocks Go Back!

by bert
October 19, 2014
Special Events
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The clocks will go back by one hour on Sunday 26 October as British Summer Time ends for another year. The official time changes at 2.00 am, moving backwards to 1.00 am across the UK.

iD commitment

by ansy
October 12, 2014
BCEC Goodness, Small Groups, Thoughts
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So with the summer long gone and with school having been going on for a few weeks now… We find ourselves in the heart of autumn.
Autumn brings about a lot of changes for some of us. The changing colours of falling leaves; central heating is turned on; it’s getting darker earlier; or some people finding themselves in new jobs; some that have started primary school/high school/college/university or bible school [yep, the latter is me!]; new transitions of saying goodbyes and saying hellos… Sometimes we don’t always know how to deal with transitions, but I shan’t go there, as I’ve blogged about that before.
But what I do want to blog about this time, is what’s going on in the land of iD, our youth group in the English side of the BCEC.

CORE v.2014-15

by ansy
September 27, 2014
BCEC Goodness, Special Events
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Calling all university students of Birmingham! If you’re returning or a new kid on the block, we have something lined up especially for you!

CORE, which is our University student fellowship here at the BCEC, have put together some awesome FRESH EVENTS for the new uni academic year of 2014-15.

At the right place, at the right time.

by ansy
July 27, 2014
pray, Thoughts
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Every Saturday morning, a few of us come together to meet and pray with one another. Sometimes it’s personal prayer requests one of us might have brought to the table. Sometimes it’s petitions on behalf of another person we know who has an ailment, in a difficult predicament, or just requiring prayer. But almost always, we pray for our church, our leaders and ministries and the people attending.
As we met yesterday, the three of us shared and prayed together. It was like every other week. Only this time, someone happened to wander in.

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