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heart pressing

by ansy
February 5, 2015
pray
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The question I like to ask people sometimes is this:
What are some things that have been pressing on your heart lately?

Perhaps it’s not necessarily facebook-status worthy for you to share out in the social-media-sphere (or maybe it is but it’s too personal?) But I’m pretty sure everyone always has at least something that has got them thinking about something or someone. Something that occupies your thoughts, either about something that happened, or a current situation, or a concern for the future. Something fills our minds and hearts. It might get you anxious and worried. It might be something you have a tendency to put off until the day before the deadline. It might be uncertainties.

Losses in life

by ansy
January 27, 2015
Books, Reviews
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I like to subscribe to certain Christian newsletters so I can receive a dosage of encouragement in my inbox every so often, God willing and Godly-appointed. Yesterday I received a timely message. One that I wish to share with you. Not my words, but an author. It is an excerpt from a book entitled “The Soul” by J.P. Moreland. I hope it encourages you as it did to me…

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.

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