Christmas Family Service: Luke 2:8-20

Tomorrow we'll have a Christmas Family Service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word in 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.

At 10.15 we'll start our service engaging with Luke 2:8-20 - The great Story!

 

Let us rediscover and relive the great Story of the Saviour-King, told through the centuries and seen through the eyes of humble shepherds!

 

"And the angel said to them, «Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.»." Luke 2:10-11

Boxing Day Project - A Box to say Thank You!

A few years ago we've read this article from answersingenesis.org explaining the tradition and meaning of Boxing Day!

History of Boxing Day
The most likely story dates back hundreds of years to Britain. When on December 26 wealthy families would give their servants and tradespeople a gratuity of either money or a "Christmas box" full of food and gifts to thank them for their service and for working all day Christmas Day. Historically, Boxing Day was about recognizing those who serve and thanking them for their service. Holidays, such as Boxing Day, can be used for the glory of God. Even if Boxing Day isn’t a traditional holiday where you come from, perhaps consider incorporating the idea of thanking those who serve into your Christmastime celebrations. In doing so you will show others the love of Christ and open up doors to share the real meaning of the season—Jesus Christ, the greatest gift ever given to this world.

As a church family, we desire to embrace the biblical value of gratitude and honouring those who work for the good of the community, which lies behind the British holiday of Boxing Day. So, from the 18th to the 26th of December, little ones and grown-ups together, we'll donate a box of chocolates and a Christmas card to the Municipal Administration, the Social Services, the Civil Defence, the Fire Brigade, the Police, the Carabinieri, the Armed Forces, the doctors, nurses and all the staff of Budrio Hospital, and to all those who, with commitment and passion, dedicate themselves to the good of our community, to share with them the joy of God's gift in Christ!

"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

 What a beautiful way to translate the true meaning of Christmas into practice, with the gift that God made of his Son, who became man to give himself on the cross, giving us peace with God and the new life of His resurrection!

Sunday Service: Psalm 10 - When the Lord seems absent!

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.15 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Book of Psalms, engaging with Psalm 10 -When the Lord seems absent!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

 

The reformer John Calvin, in the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, wrote: "I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;” for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror." 

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?

AppPsalms - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppPsalms (Applying Psalms Book I), 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.  

We'll meet at the Orologio Café, in Budrio, where we'll engage with Psalms 7 to 9.

Sunday Service: Psalm 9 - Let us worship the Lord who is on the throne!

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.15 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Book of Psalms, engaging with Psalm 9 - Let us worship the Lord who is on the throne!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

 

The reformer John Calvin, in the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, wrote: "I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;” for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror." 

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?

Dinner & Prayer - Home Family Groups

This week 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.

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Gian Luca Derudas

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.15 we'll start our service and Gian Luca Derudas, pastor of the New Life Church in Bologna and member of the Italian Board of Acts 29 - Impatto, will preach on: "Be courageous! Jesus comes (always) at the right time" from Joshua 5.

During the service we'll have a children's club where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

We will celebrate the Lord's Supper, sharing bread and wine as a church family, proclaiming the death and resurrection of the Lord, until he comes!

Discipleship Groups

From the 25th to the 3rd of November we will have our 5 discipleship groups in Budrio and Molinella where we'll interact with the module: Union with Christ, engaging with Unit 3. The Work Of The Spirit.

 

Union with Christ is the centre of the gospel. It’s been called the central doctrine of salvation. This course will teach you how the profound truth of a Christian's union and identity with Christ drives us to mission and joy in him. All that Christ has achieved for his people is ours through our union with him. Heart change and mission flow out of who Jesus is, and how we are bound to him by faith. This course will teach you to understand and enjoy your relationship with Jesus in everyday life on mission.

Preaching at the Amazing Grace Church in Modena

 

Tomorrow Stefano will be with our friends from the Amazing Grace Church in Modena for their Sunday service. He will preach from Psalm 9: Prayers and tears heard!

Stefano has known Daniele Rebecchi, pastor of the church, for years and has the privilege of serving together on the national board of The Gospel Coalition Italy.

Theology for Breakfast

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!

Together we'll interact with the module: Union with Christ, concluding Unit 3. The Work Of The Spirit.

 

Union with Christ is the centre of the gospel. It’s been called the central doctrine of salvation. This course will teach you how the profound truth of a Christian's union and identity with Christ drives us to mission and joy in him. All that Christ has achieved for his people is ours through our union with him. Heart change and mission flow out of who Jesus is, and how we are bound to him by faith. This course will teach you to understand and enjoy your relationship with Jesus in everyday life on mission.

Sunday Service: Psalm 7 - A cry to the Lord for justice!

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.15 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Book of Psalms, engaging with Psalm 7 - A cry to the Lord for justice!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

 

The reformer John Calvin, in the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, wrote: "I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;” for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror." 

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?

AppPsalms - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppPsalms (Applying Psalms Book I), 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.  

We'll meet at the Orologio Café, in Budrio, where we'll engage with Psalms 4 to 6.

Sunday Service: Psalm 6 - Prayers and tears heard!

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.15 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Book of Psalms, engaging with Psalm 6 - Prayers and tears heard!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

 

The reformer John Calvin, in the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, wrote: "I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;” for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror." 

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?

Dinner & Prayer - Home Family Groups

This week 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 affected by the flooding in Budrio, and in Valencia, Spain, praying for the Acts29 Church Iglesia Biblica Gracia y Verdad in Valencia!

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Enrico Calanchi - AEI

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

At 10.15 we'll start our service and Enrico Calanchi, pastor of the CERBI Church in Formigine and coordinator of the North-Central District of the Italian Evangelical Alliance, will preach on: "Free to advance: a story in motion" from Philippians 3:1-17.

We'll have a children's club where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

After the service we'll have our Fellowship Lunch, where we'll enjoy the many good foods prepared by everyone, followed by an Vision Afternoon, where Enrico will talk about the vision and initiatives of AEI to which we are allied as a church. 

The Italian Evangelical Alliance is a "communion and cooperation of Evangelical Christians of different denominations, united for the defence and proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ".

 

Discipleship Groups

From the 28th of October to 02nd of November we will have our 5 discipleship groups in Budrio and Molinella where we'll interact with the module: Union with Christ, engaging with Unit 3. The Work Of The Spirit.

 

Union with Christ is the centre of the gospel. It’s been called the central doctrine of salvation. This course will teach you how the profound truth of a Christian's union and identity with Christ drives us to mission and joy in him. All that Christ has achieved for his people is ours through our union with him. Heart change and mission flow out of who Jesus is, and how we are bound to him by faith. This course will teach you to understand and enjoy your relationship with Jesus in everyday life on mission.

Sunday Service - Reformation Sunday - Psalm 5

 

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

 

At 10.15 we'll start our service celebrating Reformation Sunday, with a time of prayer dedicated to global evangelisation on the 50th anniversary of the Lausanne Covenant (1974) and to our community deeply affected by the flood.

 

We'll continue our series on the Book of Psalms, engaging with Psalm 5 - How to start the day well!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

 

The reformer John Calvin, in the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, wrote: "I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;” for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror." 

 

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?

Theology for Breakfast

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!

Together we'll interact with the module: Union with Christ, starting Unit 3. The Work Of The Spirit.

 

Union with Christ is the centre of the gospel. It’s been called the central doctrine of salvation. This course will teach you how the profound truth of a Christian's union and identity with Christ drives us to mission and joy in him. All that Christ has achieved for his people is ours through our union with him. Heart change and mission flow out of who Jesus is, and how we are bound to him by faith. This course will teach you to understand and enjoy your relationship with Jesus in everyday life on mission.

Sunday Service: Psalm 4 - How to end the day well!

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 meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.15 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Book of Psalms, engaging with Psalm 4 - How to end the day well!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.

 

The reformer John Calvin, in the preface to his commentary on the Psalms, wrote: "I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, “An Anatomy of all the Parts of the Soul;” for there is not an emotion of which any one can be conscious that is not here represented as in a mirror." 

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?

AppPsalms - Mid-Week Bible Study

 

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppPsalms (Applying Psalms Book I), 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.  

We'll meet at the Central Café, in Budrio, where we'll engage with Psalms 1 to 3.