We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
We
are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
Tomorrow and Saturday evening we'll have our 3 Home Family Groups, 2 in Budrio and 1 in Molinella.
We'll dine together sharing the many good foods brought by everyone and we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper, with a missional family prayer time involving little ones and grown ups together.
This month we'll specifically intercede for the families of Budrio affected by the flooding, and for the international critical situation in the Middle East and Eastern Europe!
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
Indeed
the Psalms speak of hope and fear, of love and hate, of discouragement
and thanksgiving, but above all, the Psalms speak to us of Christ (Luke 24:44)
and lead us to Christ: the Servant-King, the Messiah-Redeemer! The
Psalms are not poems to thrill us in private, but are the powerful
praise that the united people of the church, with missional passion sing
to their Lord. Each Psalm therefore asks us for an answer: will you
remain in the audience of the fools who say that 'there is no God', or
will you join the chorus of those justified by Jesus?
After the service we'll have a fellowship lunch, where we'll share the many good foods brought by everyone, followed by our church members' meeting.
The last two weekends of September we'll be at the 64th Mezzolara di Budrio Onion Fair.
Italian history is full of harvest festivals, which have become the typical fairs of today' rural Italy, and which still provide a moment of community for families and friends at the end of summer. It is therefore common to see families with young kids enjoying good food and good music together, as well as parents and teenage children cooking and serving together at tables.
This reminds us of God's missional generosity, in the sowing and harvesting of both the produce of the earth and the Gospel of grace: "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:10-11
So on these two weekends, as a church family, we will be participating in various ways at Onion Fair, some serving at tables, others dining with family and friends at the food stand. This is one of the many ways we want to serve and celebrate with our community, make new friends and strengthen others, and live and share the joy of the Gospel!
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
Tomorrow we'll join our Acts29 global family of churches for the Church Planting Sunday 2024.
We'll meet at 10.30 a.m. at the Evangelical Church Nuova Vita, in Bologna for a joint service of the Acts29 Churches of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany celebrating the 25th year of Acts29!
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
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 & croissants, we'll engage with
God's Word discovering the beauty of theology in our everyday life!
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
Every Sunday in July and August, we interacted with the Good Book Company book Liberating Love on Exodus, by Tim Chester.
Tomorrow we'll have a special Family Service where church members will share lessons and applications that the Lord brought to us through the Book of Exodus.
Exodus is the story of a bush on fire that never burns up, an unarmed shepherd facing the most powerful man on earth, a nation walking through a sea, storms, earthquakes and more. But it is supremely the story of the God who reveals himself, triumphs over his enemies, and rescues, guides, rules, forgives and lives with his people—and who in all this points forward to a still greater, more thrilling act of liberation.
Tomorrow evening we'll have only one joint Home Group in Budrio.
We'll have a family time where, while enjoying a good ice cream, we'll read God's Word, we'll pray for one another, and we'll listen at how Jesus works in our lives, following the steps of Psalm 145:4!
"I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. " Psalm 145:1-5
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
Every Sunday in July and August, we'll interact with the Good Book Company book Liberating Love on Exodus, by Tim Chester.
Tomorrow we'll engage with Exodus 25-30; 35-40 - A Taste of Glory.
Exodus is the story of a bush on fire that never burns up, an unarmed shepherd facing the most powerful man on earth, a nation walking through a sea, storms, earthquakes and more. But it is supremely the story of the God who reveals himself, triumphs over his enemies, and rescues, guides, rules, forgives and lives with his people—and who in all this points forward to a still greater, more thrilling act of liberation.
As a church family, we want to be "in the middle of the square", at the centre of our community life (Acts 17:17), to serve and to welcome, to celebrate and to love, to live and to share with everyone the Gospel, the good news of salvation by grace in Jesus Christ!
So tomorrow evening we'll join our community at the Summer Cinema event, which is part of BudrioONFest 2024.
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
Every Sunday in July and August, we'll interact with the Good Book Company book Liberating Love on Exodus, by Tim Chester.
Tomorrow we'll engage with Exodus 32-34 - The Golden Calf: Tragedy and Mercy.
Exodus is the story of a bush on fire that never burns up, an unarmed shepherd facing the most powerful man on earth, a nation walking through a sea, storms, earthquakes and more. But it is supremely the story of the God who reveals himself, triumphs over his enemies, and rescues, guides, rules, forgives and lives with his people—and who in all this points forward to a still greater, more thrilling act of liberation.
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
Every Sunday in July and August, we'll interact with the Good Book Company book Liberating Love on Exodus, by Tim Chester.
Tomorrow we'll engage with Exodus 19-24 - You Shall…
Exodus is the story of a bush on fire that never burns up, an unarmed shepherd facing the most powerful man on earth, a nation walking through a sea, storms, earthquakes and more. But it is supremely the story of the God who reveals himself, triumphs over his enemies, and rescues, guides, rules, forgives and lives with his people—and who in all this points forward to a still greater, more thrilling act of liberation.
We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.
Every Sunday in July and August, we'll interact with the Good Book Company book Liberating Love on Exodus, by Tim Chester.
Tomorrow we'll engage with Exodus 16-18 - Trouble on the Road.
Exodus is the story of a bush on fire that never burns up, an unarmed shepherd facing the most powerful man on earth, a nation walking through a sea, storms, earthquakes and more. But it is supremely the story of the God who reveals himself, triumphs over his enemies, and rescues, guides, rules, forgives and lives with his people—and who in all this points forward to a still greater, more thrilling act of liberation.
Tomorrow evening we'll have a special Missionary Prayer Meeting since we'll have with us in person, Giuseppe & Sun-min, who will share how the Lord is guiding them to serve Him in Germany working with WEC with refugees.
Giuseppe & Sun-min will be with us also tomorrow our Sunday morning service!
“If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.” C.T. Studd, founder of WEC International.