Sep 07th, 2014 Worship Service
Leader: The world says there is not enough, the world says there is too much need.
People: Christ calls us into the ways of faith.
Leader: The world has too many problems, there is too much to be done.
People: Christ calls us into the ways of hope.
Leader: The world is too divided, there are too many wars and too much violence.
People: Christ calls us into the ways of peace.
( If you want to support Bro. Deevanaiah’s ministry, Please specify that in the memo of a check or on the cash envelope )
*Doxology
Offertory Prayer:
*Closing Hymn ‘I Need Thee Every Hour’ RCH#428
*Closing Prayer & Benediction Bro. Deevanaiah
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Thanks to Bro. Deevanaiah for ministering to us today.
- UECF monthly Bible Study will be held on Friday, Sep 12th at 8:00PM. Please contact Bro. Josiah Srigiri for more information.
- UECF will be relocating to a new facility. Details will be provided soon.
- UECF visit to Old Age home will be held on Saturday, Sep 19th @ 10:30 PM.
- Today’s Fellowship Hour is hosted by MAREs.
- Please sign-up the Fellowship Roster if you would like to volunteer to host the Fellowship Coffee Hour.
Sep | 7 MAREs | 14 | 21 | 28 | -- |
Oct | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | -- |
Nov | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 |
Birthdays:
- Jennifer Maddela 08th Sep
- Mrs. Santhi Chilaka 11th Sep
- Mrs. Sanjita Livingston 11th Sep
- Mr. Hemanth Borugadda 13th Sep
- Kevin Merigala 13th Sep
Anniversary:
- Mrs. Kalyani & Mr. Krupa Rao Mattegunta 07th Sep
- Mrs. Chinna Kanthamma & Mr. Vijay Maddela 08th Sep
- Dr. Beaula & Dr. Hemanth Koduri 14th Sep
Visit us online at http://www.uecf.net
Bro Deevanaiah's Testimony: "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper" -- Isaiah 54:17 is the promise that God has endured in my life since from my creation in mother's womb. I am Deevanaiah, born in a Hindu (i.e Non Christian) family in Budampadu, a small village near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, India. Actually my parents did not have children for a long time after their marriage. One day my mother was told by some one that if she prays to Jesus Christ, she will be blessed with children. After hearing that, she sought the mercy of the Lord. God heard her prayers and blessed with children. From then with her little faith in Jesus, though uneducated, she began to pray to him. But my father did not like it and used to scold her. He never cared for the family. As we were not rich, my mother found it difficult to feed the children and decided not to give birth any more. So she took the medicine which can kill the baby in the womb itself. Prior to me, 2 babies died in that way. But while I was in her womb, though she took double amount of the medicine, Lord helped me to be alive. I used to remain unhealthy most of the times since from my birth and my parents were not able to afford good medication for me. As I was growing in age, I was growing in the sin too. At a very young age I started to smoke, flirt. My soul could not find any peace due to the sin in my heart. Also as I became unsuccessful in my studies, I decided to commit suicide at an age of 16. But God rescued me from such things. At the age of 19, a friend of mine invited me for prayer. As I did not want to hurt him by rejecting, I accepted to go along with him. For three days it repeated. He used to close his eyes and pray. But I could not close my eyes for much time. On the fourth day when he started to pray, suddenly God's Spirit came upon me and I began to confess all my sins with deep repentance. God had forgiven all my sins and spoke to me from his word "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you and heart of flesh" --Ezekiel 36:26. After receiving the salvation promise, I slowly began to grow in Lord and my fellowship with Jesus Christ became stronger. My friend stayed with me for few months and strengthened me spiritually by teaching me so many things. He suggested me to have a separate place to commune with God daily. So I began to pray for the same. Then God showed me a place in prayer. For around 36 months I prayed in that place seeking God's leading in my life. "Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt." Exodus 3:10 are the words God spoke to me. Obeying to his call, I submitted myself to him and started to serve him from October 17th 1996. God revealed me to be his witness in the place where I lost my testimony In the beginning, preached to 2 persons. Gradually the church started growing and then I asked God for a place to build the church. Then God showed me the same place where I used to pray daily. We built a small church in the beginning (Now extended to accommodate around 3000 people). In that manner, our "Holy Ministries" fellowship had been started in the year 1996 by the grace of God. By god's grace, many young people were trained and sent to various parts in India to serve the Lord. Presently we have around 70 dedicated Servants of God and several worship centers in India. We mainly concentrate the ministry in rural areas especially among poor and backward people, according to Galatians 2:10 "We should remember the poor..." In the January month of every year, we conduct special youth retreat for thousands of young men and women where they will be taught to lead a holy life and serve god. We prepare them as the disciples of Jesus. These retreats proved to be very useful in making missionaries. There are many young people who surrendered to the Word of God and went to various parts in India with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Presently we are ministering in 11 states of India i.e Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Bihar, Goa and trying to reach more. Though it is very difficult to minister in Northern part of India, God is strengthening us by all means. Lord enabled me to preach his word to multitudes of people round the globe as well. Starting from the year 2005, I ministered in the countries like Maldives, Srilanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, DCR, Tanzania and Ethiopia, Bangladesh.