Monday 4 November 2024

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!

Saturday 2 November 2024

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".
 

Monday 28 October 2024

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.

Saturday 26 October 2024

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?

Friday 25 October 2024

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.

Saturday 12 October 2024

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?

Tuesday 8 October 2024

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.

Saturday 5 October 2024

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Daniele Rebecchi and Elder's Induction - Antonino Cutuli

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 Daniele Rebecchi, pastor of the Amazing Grace Church in Modena, will preach on "The spiritual authority of the Church" from 1Peter 5:1-4.
 
We'll have a children's club where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.
 
During the service we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper and we'll have a special moment for our church family, with the  Elder's Induction of Antonino Cutuli.

Thursday 3 October 2024

Dinner & Prayer - Home Family Groups

 

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!

Saturday 28 September 2024

Sunday Service: Psalm 3 - Salvation belongs to the Lord

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 3 - Salvation belongs to the Lord.
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?

 

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.



Thursday 26 September 2024

Serving & Celebrating with our community at the Onion Fair

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!


 

Saturday 21 September 2024

Sunday Service: Psalm 2 - The true King of the Lord

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 2 - The true King of the Lord. We'll have a special time with a Children dedication and our Children's Club, 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?

Saturday 14 September 2024

Church Planting Sunday


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!


 




Saturday 7 September 2024

Sunday Service: Psalm 1 - The true worshippers of the Lord

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 introducing
our series on the Book of Psalms, engaging with Psalm 1 - The true Worshipers of the Lord.
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?

Friday 6 September 2024

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 2. Location And Representation.
 

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.

Saturday 31 August 2024

Sunday Family Service: Exodus: Liberating Love

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.

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.

Tuesday 27 August 2024

Home Family Groups

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

Saturday 24 August 2024

Sunday Service: A Taste of Glory (Exodus 25-30; 35-40)

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.

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.

Wednesday 21 August 2024

Gospel Living - Summer in Budrio

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.

Saturday 17 August 2024

Sunday Service: The Golden Calf: Tragedy and Mercy (Exodus 32-34)

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.

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.