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.
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.
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:
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.
Read more on Thanksgiving & Memorial Service for Rev Frank Cheung…
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
It’s finally here. BCEC’s messages are now available as a podcast.
What’s a podcast? It’s probably the best way to get our Sunday messages onto your mobile device. Subscribe to the podcast (it’s free!), and you can listen to the messages or the worship sets on your daily commute.
Rise and shine!
I’m sure you’re wondering what some of the ingredients are for this year’s i9:2. Here’s a closer look at some of things that we’ve got baking in the oven this year.
We’re having a very special Passover/Good Friday Service this Friday, 18 April 2014 from 10:30-11:30.
It won’t be like our traditional Sunday services, but will have a little something for everyone to experience and be part of. So bring your friends, family, children, babies, and let’s share this Good Friday together.