Oct 29th, 2017 Worship Service
Leader: Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord all the earth.
People: Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim the glad news of salvation day after day.
Leader: Declare God's glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples
People: Great is our God and most worthy of praise
Leader: It is he who made the heavens.
People: It is he who reigns and who judges the peoples in equity.
Blessy Devi
Bro. Anand Mukkidipalli
Mrs. Kavitha Shaik
UECF Men
UECF Women
Tribute to Late Mr. Alfred Bhaskar
Special Music Bro. KY Ratnam
Greetings Rev. Dr. David Mertz
Message Dr. Joe & Dr. Jessie
Offertory
Closing Hymn ‘Standing on the Promises’ UMH#374
*Closing Prayer & Benediction Pastor Ravinder
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Thanks to Dr. Joe Madhu Prakash & Dr. Jessie Veena Payarda, Rev. Dr. David Mertz, Rev. Dr. David Ravinder, Dr. Daniel Prabhakar and Bro. K. Y. Ratnam for ministering to us today.
- Next Sunday, Bro. KY Ratnam will bring the Word of God in Telugu.
- We are planning to record Children and Choir songs (Solo and Group) for TV broadcasting. Please contact Bro. Sam Chilaka for song rehearsals.
- Today, we are opening the food early for the needy while we continue to worship.
- Today’s Fellowship Hour is hosted by UECF.
- Please sign-up the Fellowship Roster if you would like to volunteer to host the Fellowship Coffee Hour.
Oct | 1 UECF | 8 DASARIs | 15 UECF Families | 22 MUTHYALAs | 28, 29 UECF |
Nov | 5 | 12 | 19 UECF Families | 26 | -- |
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
- Ms. Sharon Bushi 03rd Nov
- Ms. Vanita Singh 03rd Nov
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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.
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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