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 "Spring
is a Beautiful Time in Taiwan"
Emphasis for March 2010
March
in GBC will be a time for planning and doing.
As
we look forward to the rest of the year, it is time to prepare for
the June-July mission trip to India. This will be our second of
three trips for the year. The summer trip emphasizes the medical and
dental services Our ideal will be to have one physician and two or
three dentists and at least one nurse. We also will be enlisting
several others to support each of these.
Someone made up a term a few years back. They asked the question,
¡§Are you a ¡¥FAT¡¦ Christian?¡¨ Then they explained that it stood for
Faithful, Available, and Trainable. When it comes to serving on a
mission team, these three characteristics are very appropriate. Are
you serving the Lord faithfully ¡V now? In what ways are you serving
now? What about available? Have you given God permission to guide
you day by day? Are you obedient now? Are you attending the monthly
Mission Fellowship? That is one place you can learn so much about
what God is doing. What about teachable? Are you learning now more
and more of God¡¦s word? Are you memorizing Bible verses now? Do you
want to learn more of God¡¦s Word and God¡¦s will for you?
In
March-April, we are beginning six new Sunday school classes. Some
will take place at 11:30, some at 4:00, and others at 7:00. Choose
your new Bible study by topic or by the time available.
March 6 is the celebration of the 90th birthday of the
first pastor for GBC. Dr. Chou Lien Hua. On Sunday, Dr. Chou will be
preaching in all three morning worship services, Chinese and
English.
During March, I will begin a series of thirteen messages on the
spiritual gifts. The Bible teaches that God invests special
spiritual abilities into the life of every believer. The Holy Spirit
determines which gift (or gifts) will be given to each believer.
Every one of those abilities is to build up the body of Christ, His
church.
The
month of March is also a time of preparing for Easter. On Sunday
morning, March 28, we will have our Easter Choir Presentation. This
presentation will be a wonderful way for us to prepare to get the
most from ¡§Preparation Week for the Passion of the Christ.¡¨ Through
the years of the history of GBC, music has figured a major part. Our
music ministry continues to bless God and to bless God¡¦s people.
Be
sure to invite your non-Christian friends to be present for this
musical program to emphasize the resurrection of our Lord.
March is the month for beginning the preparation for Vacation Bible
School (VBS). The VBS leaders are now recruiting and preparing the
training. The plan for this year is to double the size of the school
Watch for more information.
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