*Opening Hymn ‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah ’ UMH#127
*Opening Prayer (in Unison) Lord, we praise you because your unfailing love never ends! By your mercies we have been saved from destruction.
Great is your faithfulness; Teach us to wait quietly for your salvation. In Jesus’ name we pray!
Old Testament Lesson Daniel 7 13-14
Epistle Lesson Philippians 3 17-21
Worship Songs in English & Telugu UECF Choir
Intercessory Prayer & Lord's Prayer Pastor Ravinder
Offertory
*Doxology
Offertory Prayer Pastor Ravinder
CD Release & Special Song Bro. KY Ratnam
5 50 PM Gospel Lesson Matthew 6 28-33
Sermon ‘ Be a Kingdom Person ’ Pastor Ravinder
HOLY COMMUNION
*Closing Hymn ‘Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us' UMH# 381
6 55PM *Closing Prayer & Benediction Pastor Ravinder
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Thanks to Rev. Dr. David Ravinder for ministering to us today.
- Next week, Bro. KY Ratnam will bring the Word of God.
- Dr. Madhu Joe & Dr. Jessie Veena Payarda will bring the Word of God on Nov 11th.
- UECF Thanksgiving Sunday Service will be held on Nov 18th. Please feel free to bring any item(s) for Auction.
- NAAIC 27th Anniversary Banquet and Prayer Service will be held on Nov 3rd @ 5:00 PM at Royal Albert Palace, 1050 King Georges Post Rd, Fords, NJ 08863.
- Please join the Silver Jubilee Wedding Anniversary Celebration of Mrs. Merlyn and Mr. Eric Davidson after the worship service at 7:00PM.
- Today’s Fellowship Hour is hosted by DAVIDSONs.
- Please sign-up the Fellowship Roster if you would like to volunteer to host the Fellowship Coffee Hour.
Oct | 7 PEYYALAs | 14 MUTHYALAs | 21 MERIGALAs | 28 DAVIDSONs |
Nov | 4 | 11 SAM RAPAKAs | 18 UECF Families | 25 |
Birthdays:
- Monica Peram 30th Oct
- Mrs. Udaya Pulipati 30th Oct
- Mrs. Chinna Kanthamma Maddela 01st Nov
- Mrs. Sanjotha Rapaka 01st Nov
- Mrs. Anitha Merigala 02nd Nov
- Mr. David Merigala 03rd Nov
- Mrs. Sharon Bushi 03rd Nov
- Ms. Vanita Singh 03rd Nov
Anniversary:
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Reformation Day
Most Protestant Christians observe Reformation Day in honor of Martin Luther and other Christians who removed false doctrine and destructive practices from the Christian church.
Because the Roman Catholic Church was desperate to raise money to complete St. Peter's in Rome during the Middle Ages, many clergy used fear as a tool to obtain money from poor and unsophisticated people. They told the people that they had to pay money to the church so that their sins and the sins of their families might be forgiven. The people bought pieces of paper called pardons and indulgences from the church so that they could believe that they would go to heaven when they died.
Luther was deeply disturbed by these and other abuses in the church. At the same time he was aware of his own sins and imperfections, and he tried very hard to make himself into a person that he thought God would like. The harder he tried, the worse he felt. He thought he was growing farther and farther away from God, and that it was becoming impossible for God to like him at all.
In despair, he began a deep study of the Bible, especially the letters in the New Testament that were written by Paul, and he began to understand what Paul had told the early Christians over a thousand years before.
In his preaching and writing, Luther began to emphasize two main points: justification by faith and the priesthood of all believers.
Justification by faith means that Christians can never earn God's love or forgiveness. All that Christians must do is to accept God as God, and God will love and forgive and cherish them.
The priesthood of all believers means that every Christian has his or her own personal relationship with God, reading the Bible and worshiping in his or her own language, and praying directly to God without anyone's going in between.
So Protestant Christians give thanks to God on this day for the opportunity to lead lives of faith, instead of lives of fear.
Reformation Day is observed on the last Sunday of October.
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