11 February 2018
Welcome to
ST ANDREW’S
Thanks for coming along to church today. At St Andrew’s, we want to welcome everyone; Christian believers, those seeking faith, skeptics, all who are looking for a spiritual home in Hong Kong. At each Sunday service we seek to learn more about the truths of God from the Bible, and encourage one another in our faith in Jesus. If you’re new, come along to the red welcome table in the north entrance foyer after the service. We’d love to be able to meet you, welcome you personally, and answer any of your questions.
TnT CONFERENCE From Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st January, St Andrew’s children’s and youth ministries benefitted from having Rory Bell, director of TnT Ministries, come and train our leaders in effective Bible ministry to young people, along with two parenting evenings aimed at helping our parents discover their purpose. Here’s what two of our parents thought of the course: “Parenting with Purpose was a good reminder that we don’t do nearly enough to support our children’s spiritual growth at home. We take it for granted that St Andrew’s has a wonderful children’s ministry in Kidzone with great facilities, a loving and caring environment, a thoughtful curriculum with arts and crafts, play time and songs – and snacks too! But what do we do until the next Sunday fix? The course helped us reassess our priorities – if it’s okay for us to spend hours outside of school to support our child’s academic growth, surely it makes sense for us to foster our child’s spiritual growth too. We cannot leave it to the church alone to guide our children; it must be a partnership. As parents, we need to set our children in the right direction and point them towards God and we need to invest the time too. If your child spends 90 minutes a week at children’s or youth ministry, why not challenge yourself to double it to 180 minutes a week by simply spending 15 minutes a day from Monday to Saturday at home by sharing the Bible?” - Maggie and Sai Man - Parents of Hadrian Man (Kidzone 2013). Personally, it was great to see Rory engaging with children’s and youth leaders across Hong Kong and encouraging them to pursue good Bible teaching in their ministries. Rory will be back in Hong Kong on the 10 March 2018. To find out more go to their website: www.tntministries.org.uk/event/510/engage-training-day Ryan Rudolph Youth Director
Upcoming
Enquiries or Sign-ups? Please go to the North Lobby or church website
25 FEB - 25 MAR ST ANDREW’S PARTNERSHIP St Andrew’s Partnership Course is held to introduce you to the church and what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus. It is a course also for those who are new to St Andrew’s and is the Gateway to our Growth Groups. It’s a 4 week course and a great way to meet new people and get involved. Sunday, 2:30 - 4:00pm
1/F Hall, Christian Centre
Registration: www.standrews.org.hk/st-andrews-partnership Enquiries: carrie@standrews.org.hk
4 & 11 MAR otLIVE - WALK THRU THE BIBLE Sunday, 2:30 - 4:30pm
1/F Hall, Christian Centre
HK$100/per person (2 weeks) otLIVE is a fun and interactive way to learn the content of the whole Old Testament in a few hours. It is for all ages. Registration: www.standrews.org.hk/otlive
11 MAR – 20 MAY EQUIP - The Pentateuch (Moore College PTC, OT1) Interested to find out more about the Old Testament, especially Genesis to Deuteronomy? Ever wondered why the book of Leviticus is in the Bible? Do you want to know as much as the preacher, about the book of Exodus? St Andrews’ Equip is teaching Old Testament 1, an external subject from Moore Theological College from March to May. It is a great way to know more about God, his word and our world. Sign up on line today. Sunday, 9:30 - 11:00am
G/F Lounge, Christian Centre
Cost: HK$480 with Textbook ($300 without) Registration: www.standrews.org.hk/equip-course Registration Deadline: Today (11 February) Enquires: carrie@standrews.org.hk
5-6 MAY COMBINED 20s & 30s WEEKEND AWAY St Andrew’s, Shatin and Ambassador International Church are getting together to host a ‘Combined 20s & 30s Weekend Away’ event. It will be a great weekend to meet people, unwind and relax, and learn from the bible. Saturday (9:30am) - Sunday (2:00pm)
YWCA, Lantau Island
Cost: HK$450 early bird rate (closes 6 April) / HK$550 standard rate (closes 31 April) *Includes transport, accommodation & food Theme: ‘Forever, For Real, For Sure’ - All about the life changing truth of the future – Christ’s return, judgement, hell and heaven Registration: www.standrews.org.hk/2030forever Enquires: alistair@standrews.org.hk
ABOUT THE ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING • Electoral Roll members please update your information by TODAY at the red information table in the north lobby or online at www.standrews.org.hk/acm-2018
• Join the electoral roll by 4 March. • Nomination of Trustees & Council Members opens till 28 February, 7:00pm. • Submit any motions to the Chairman by 28 February. A flyer with full information about the Annual Church Meeting, Electoral Roll cards and nomination forms can be found in the Information racks.
CHOIR RECRITMENT
Can you sing? Why not join the St Andrew’s Choir? All are welcome and rehearse on the last Sunday of every month from 2-3pm in the Old Church Building. Our first rehearsal for 2018 starts this February. It will be lots of fun! Last Sunday of every month, 2:00-3:00pm
Church Building
Bible Reading Exodus 7:1-13 1
Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. 2 You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt, 4 he will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites. 5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.’ 6
Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh. 8
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 9 ‘When Pharaoh says to you, “Perform a miracle,” then say to Aaron, “Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,” and it will become a snake.’
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So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. 11 Pharaoh then summoned the wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: 12 each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
Notes
The Stubborn King - Exodus 7:1-13
Next Sermon The Passover Lamb - Exodus 12:1-13
A prayer for those not taking the Lord’s Supper Lord God, guide me and give me wisdom to understand you and how to please you. Your Son Jesus claims to be the way, the truth and the life. Help me to understand his claims, and to comprehend why he said to his followers that his body was broken and his blood was shed for them. If you created the earth, you have the power to help me understand and believe. Please guide and teach me, and help me to know the eternal life with you that you promise in the Bible. Amen
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ST ANDREW’S CHURCH BUILDING
Alex McCOY, Vicar Ian HADFIELD, Associate Minister Sok Han YONG, Associate Minister Alistair GIBBS, Associate Minister Darren POLLOCK, Associate Minister
(Weekly Communion) 8:30am Early Morning Lord’s Supper 11:30am Putonghua Lord’s Supper LIFE CENTRE - AUDITORIUM (Lord’s Supper 2nd & 4th Sundays) 9:30am Mid Morning Church 11:30am Late Morning Church 5:00pm Evening Church
Directors Juliana WONG, Community Relations Director Carol STRYDOM, Children’s Ministry Director Ryan RUDOLPH, Youth Ministry Director Evan BROWN, Creative Ministry Director
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