Friday 31 January 2020

Conference on Politics


Tomorrow Stefano will speak at the
Italian Evangelical Bible Institute in Rome
at a seminar on: "The believer and politics. Opportunities, risks and 
a biblical proposal".

It is a great opportunity to engage with students, teachers, pastors and visitors on this "hot topic", 
to evaluate from in the light of God's Word how 
God’s perspective on politics is joyful “good news,” just as the rest of the Bible is good news for all areas of life!
Wayne Grudem, Politics - According to the Bible
2010, Zondervan Grand Rapids

Thursday 30 January 2020

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Rich And Famous: Fame



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:  
Rich And Famous: Fame!

We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Celebrity Fishbowl, Famous Parents, Noughts And Crosses Of Fame, 
Green Room Chat, 15 minutes of Fame, 
At what Cost, Brush with greatness, 
Off yer Perch, Quick Fame, 
Hollywood Influence, which will serve
as illustrations to Justin's Talk from 
John 15:12-15, where we'll see how in a world that looks for fame, Jesus calls us friends, for all that He has heard from the Father He has made known to us!

Tuesday 28 January 2020

Prayer Meeting - A Call to Spiritual Reformation


Tomorrow evening we'll have our monthly prayer meeting to grow as church family.
We're very exited to invest in the life of Matteo, who will start to lead these meetings following D.A. Carson's book A Call to Spiritual Reformation.

Tomorrow, with Matteo we'll engage with 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, to be challenged to have Jesus' passion for people.
We'll intercede for the spiritual and missional growth of our church and for the Gospel opportunities we have in Budrio.
We'll also pray for the newly elected Regional Council and the Lord's work in Italy and beyond!  

Saturday 25 January 2020

Sunday Service: Exodus 23:20-33



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 23:20-33.
Together we'll see see the beauty of Jesus who promised to His church: "And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.Matthew 28:20

 

 
Nino & Tiziana will lead our children's programme,
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 24 January 2020

Theology for Breakfast with Porterbrook!

Tomorrow we'll continue
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 3. Gospel change and faith.
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 23 January 2020

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Money: the Rich & the Famous...



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:  
Money: the Rich & the Famous...
 
 
 
We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Penny Chinny, Currency Challenge, 
Great Earners, Money/Money/Money, 
Tip-No Debt Please!, Tip-Generosity, 
Tip-It Can't Go with You!, For A Pound, 
I am Thankful for..., Say Thank You!,
which will serve as illustrations to 
Stefano's Talk from Acts 20:32-35 
where we'll see the deep meaning of  
Jesus' saying: "It is more blessed to give than to receive"!

Saturday 18 January 2020

Uncover John 4 older teens - A sign of what’s coming

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

Uncover - See for Yourself!, is an interactive Bible Study for Young Adults created by UCCF to engage with John's Gospel. Jesus asks a lot of questions. He provokes questions in others.
Will he help us to make sense of some of life’s big questions as we see for ourselves?

With Chris, we'll ask ourselves how much do we know about the most famous person in world history? Together we'll begin to carefully explore an eyewitness biography of Jesus of Nazareth, starting from John 20: 30–31.
Then we'll engage with John 2: 1–11 asking ourselves: Why does John tell us a story about Jesus solving a catering mishap? If this is what Jesus can do for a party, what could he do for a whole life?

Sunday Service: Exodus 22:18 – 23:19



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 22:18 – 23:19 - 
A Redemption from God that leads to God's service & worship.
Together we'll see see the beauty of Jesus: "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ 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 2:5-11

 

Marco & Jenny will lead our children's programme,
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 16 January 2020

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Feast Your Eyes



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:  
Feast Your Eyes
 
 

 
 
 
We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Intro quiz, Soap Olympics, News @ Six, Real, 
Time Split, Remote, Binge, Better, Your Faves, 
Upcoming, which will serve as illustrations to Justin's Talk from Psalm 101:2-3 where we'll see how Jesus revolutionizes our lives so that we can walk with integrity of heart and not set before our eyes anything that is worthless.

Tuesday 14 January 2020

AppExodus - Mid-Week Bible Study - Exodus 20

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.
Justin will lead this time where as 
church-family we'll engage with what 
we are studying from Exodus 20!

Saturday 11 January 2020

Sunday Service: Exodus 21:01 – 22:17


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 21:01-22:17 - 
Living God's redemption as God's redeemed people.
Together we'll see see the beauty of Jesus who taught us how to live this in practice: "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust... You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."  Matthew 5:43-48

 
 
Giovanni & Stefania will lead our children's programme,
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 10 January 2020

Budrio Preaching Class

Tomorrow afternoon 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 22:18 – 23:19 since Nino will preach from this passage in January!





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.

Thursday 9 January 2020

MySpace Club 4 Teens - Roaring 20's



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:  
Roaring 20's!!!
 
We'll play lots of fun games like: 
Roaring 20's, Last Year,
Which Silent Movie Star are you?,
Feather Flap, Then & Now, The 2010's,
What If..., Fear & The Future, Year 2029,
Be Resolute!, which will serve
as illustrations to Stefano's Talk from 
Joshua 1:7-9 where we'll see that in
Jesus we can be strong and courageous,
not be frightened and not be dismayed, 
because the LORD our God is with us
wherever we go!