Saturday 30 November 2019

Sunday Service: Exodus 20:15


Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.








We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.
At 10.00 we'll start our service with our series on The Book of Exodus.
With Justin we'll engage with  
Exodus 20:15 - You shall not steal.
Together we'll see see the beauty of Jesus:
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?" Hebrews 13:5-6

Marco & Jenny will lead our children's programme
based on The Gospel Project for kids,
in which week by week kids engage with the same
Bible passage and families will have activities
to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

Stefano will lead the celebration of the Lord's Supper from Malachi 3:7-8
Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty. "But you ask, 'How are we to return?'. "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings.

Thursday 28 November 2019

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Survival Guide 1: Self-Care



Tomorrow afternoon we'll continue
our My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school-year.
We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way we have a fantastic room
with a courtyard in Budrio Library
and the social workers are sending
some of the kids they follow.
As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.




     

Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme:  
Survival Guide 1: Self-Care

 
We'll play lots of fun games like:  
Space Survival, How To Stay Alive, Surviving Life, Corners, The Basics, Prep Race, The Bucket, 
Bible Self-Care, Against Yourself, Help Others, 
Help Yourself, Self-Care Challenge & Cup Stacking
which will serve as illustrations to Justin's Talk from 1 Kings 19:4-8 where we'll see the amazing way in which, in Jesus, God cares about us from the basics to the most important part of our lives!

Wednesday 27 November 2019

Thanksgiving Family Dinner

Tomorrow evening, for the traditional Thanksgiving Day, we'll meet at 8.00 pm @ Justin & Carli McGhin's for a Church Family Dinner to remember the many blessings we have in Jesus! Psalm 100:4-5 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Saturday 23 November 2019

Sunday Service: Exodus 20:14


Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.








We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.
At 10.00 we'll start our service with our series on The Book of Exodus.
With Stefano we'll engage with  
Exodus 20:14 - You shall not commit adultery.
Together we'll see see the beauty of Jesus:
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.  Ephesians 5:25-27



Matteo & Stefania will lead our children's programme
based on The Gospel Project for kids,
in which week by week kids engage with the same
Bible passage and families will have activities
to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

Thursday 21 November 2019

MySpace Club 4 Teens - ThanksGiving



Tomorrow afternoon we'll continue
our My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school-year.
We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way we have a fantastic room
with a courtyard in Budrio Library
and the social workers are sending
some of the kids they follow.
As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.



     

Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme:  
ThanksGiving

We'll play lots of fun games like:  
Thanksgiving Dinner, Saying thanks,  
Pin the feathers,Shake your tail feathers, 
Giving thanks, All the thanks, Letter Writing, 
Cup Stacking, Thanks be to Him, 
30 days of Thanks which will serve
as illustrations to Justin's Talk from 
Luke 7:12-19 where we'll see how we can 
all go to Jesus with a ThankFull Heart

Tuesday 19 November 2019

AppExodus - Mid-Week Bible Study - Exodus 20:8-13


Tomorrow evening we'll have our
AppExodus (Applying Exodus), 
our series of Mid-Week Bible Studies 
in which we'll keep interacting with 
what we're learning through the preaching 
in our Sunday services.
Stefano will lead this time where as 
church-family we'll engage with what 
we are studying from Exodus 20:8-13!

Saturday 16 November 2019

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Pietro Ciavarella



Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.







We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.
At 10.00 we'll start our service and
Pietro Ciavarella, pastor of the Reformed Evangelical Church l'Isolotto, a new church plant in Florence, will preach on The will of God, from  
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Together we can always rejoice because we are part of the body of Christ, who is: "the fullness of him who fills all in all." Ephesians 1:23


Justin & Raffaela will lead our children's programme
based on The Gospel Project for kids,
in which week by week kids engage with the same
Bible passage and families will have activities
to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

Stefano will lead the  
Lord's Supper with a reading from John 6:35-40 remembering that whoever comes to Him shall not hunger, and whoever believes in Him shall never thirst!

After the service, we'll have a fellowship lunch, sharing the good food prepared by everyone, a symbol of God's generosity and provision.
Pietro and his wife Silvia, will share about the work of the Lord in their ministry in Florence!

Thursday 14 November 2019

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Star Wars: Light or Dark?



Tomorrow afternoon we'll continue
our My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school-year.
We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way we have a fantastic room
with a courtyard in Budrio Library
and the social workers are sending
some of the kids they follow.
As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.



     

Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme:  
Star Wars: Light or Dark?

We'll play lots of fun games like:  
A long time ago..., Defeat The Troopers, Is the Dark Side Greater?, 
Jedi Master Vs Young Padawan, 
You're my only Hope, A New StoryLine, Light Out There!, Ultimate Starships' War, @ the end of it..., which will serve as illustrations to Stefano's Talk from 
1 Peter 1:3 where we'll see how God causes us to be born again to a LIVING HOPE through the resurrection of Jesus!

Saturday 9 November 2019

Uncover Luke 4 older teens - Evidence E: The Crucifixion

Tomorrow afternoon we'll continue with Uncover Club, a programme 4 older teens in partnership with YfC Italia and two other churches in the Bologna area,
to engage with Luke's Gospel!

Uncover - See for Yourself!, is an interactive Bible Study for Young Adults created by UCCF to engage with Luke's Gospel, which was written as an investigation into the life and purpose of Jesus Christ. Uncover will help us to investigate Jesus’ claims and experience the life he offers.

Tomorrow with Chris, we'll engage with 
Luke 22:66-71, 23:13-25, 32-56 and we'll see that Jesus dies so that through him, we can dance back into a relationship with God. Do you know his love?

Sunday Service: Exodus 20:13


Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.








We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.
At 10.00 we'll start our service with our series on The Book of Exodus.
With Nino we'll engage with  
Exodus 20:13 - You shall not murder.
Together we'll see see the beauty of Jesus,
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.  John 3:16



Justin & Tony will lead our children's programme
based on The Gospel Project for kids,
in which week by week kids engage with the same
Bible passage and families will have activities
to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

Friday 8 November 2019

Theology for Breakfast with Porterbrook!

Tomorrow we'll restart
our series of meetings:  
Theology for Breakfast!

Following Luther's Table Talks example, we'll meet from 9 to 11am @ Central Café
in Mezzolara where, while enjoying a breakfast with capuccino & croissant or
bread + butter + jam, we'll engage with God's Word discovering the beauty of theology in our everyday life!

We'll interact with the Porterbrook module:
Gospel Change. With Stefano we'll engage with Unit 1. The dynamics of gospel change.
The goal of the Christian life is to be conformed to the likeness of Christ (Romans 8:29). Together we'll learn how to apply the Gospel to our everyday life. We'll find out how change takes place as God’s truth is applied to the heart, and also how to effectively minster the Gospel to those around us.

Thursday 7 November 2019

MySpace Club 4 Teens - The Parable of the Talents



Tomorrow afternoon we'll continue
our My Space Club 4 Teens
for this school-year.
We organize this club for local kids,
in partnership with Budrio Town Hall
as part of their after-school programme.

In this way we have a fantastic room
with a courtyard in Budrio Library
and the social workers are sending
some of the kids they follow.
As part of our club, we also offer help
with their English home-works.
 



     

Together we'll engage with the YfC Rock Solid material,
interacting with the theme: The Parable of the Talents! with Julianna, our special guest from Houston!!!
Together we'll play lots of fun games like: PaperClip Transformation, 
Chin Challenge, Don't Drop the Queen, Pass the Parcel - Talent Edition, Re-Tell the Parable, What Would You Do?, Where's Wally?, Impromtu Talent Show, Talent Discussion, Who's the most Talented?, Sharing Talents, Gifts, which will serve as illustrations to Nino's Talk from James 1:17 where we'll see how all the good gifts we have come from God. How does this shows God's love for us in Jesus?

Saturday 2 November 2019

IDOP 2019 - The International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church


IDOP2019, The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, organized by World Evangelical Alliance and Open Doors, unites millions of Christians in prayer for the suffering Body of Christ around the world. 

IDOP mobilises the global Church to respond to the persecuted Church.
It's also been a source of encouragement
to persecuted Christians by reminding
them that they are part of a
global family of believers.


Tomorrow afternoon, our church will join the family of evangelical churches of the Metropolitan Church of Bologna
for the IDOP2019 Bologna.
This year we'll intercede specifically for the persecuted church in the Syrian/Turkish border, for India, Pakistan, Libya, Somalia, Afghanistan, North Korea.
We'll also pray for the religious freedom issue developing now in Italy and we'll intercede for the Evangelical Church in the Milan area, who has been closed down by local authorities!



Sunday Service: Exodus 20:12


Tomorrow we'll have our morning service
to worship God together and to proclaim
His Word in Budrio.










We are glad for the Lord's provision of the main room in
Le Torri dell'Acqua, the theatre&modern art-gallery right at the centre of Budrio, well known as a cultural meeting point.
At 10.00 we'll start our service with our series on The Book of Exodus.
With Justin we'll engage with  
Exodus 20:12 - Honor your father and your mother.
Together we'll see see the beauty of Jesus,
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  Philippians 2:6-11



Matteo & Simona will lead our children's programme
based on The Gospel Project for kids,
in which week by week kids engage with the same
Bible passage and families will have activities
to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

Friday 1 November 2019

Budrio Preaching Class

Tomorrow morning we'll have our Preaching Class meeting.
We're very excited about this opportunity to invest in the lives of Nino & Giovanni to equip them to preach God's Word!
Together we'll engage with Exodus 20:13 since Nino will preach from it in November!





In this sessions we'll also interact with Stuart Olyott's book Preaching pure and simple.
In his book, Olyott insists that a sermon should be rooted in
accurate exegesis, characterized by doctrinal substance,
Christ–centredness and supernatural authority, as well as being clear, direct, vivid, helpful and moving.