New Year Family Time on Zoom

Tomorrow evening we'll have a New Year family time as church.

Usually we'll be in Budrio's main square, celebrating with our community. This year due to the COVID restrictions, we'll have a special Zoom Party!

From 11.15pm we'll have a time of games to have fun playing together with little ones and grown ups. We'll have a time of prayer and Stefano will give a Talk from Psalm 51. 

Then at 12pm we'll celebrate the new year, saying with King David: "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me!" Psalm 51:10

New Year Service: John 1:14-18 - Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ!

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our Service: 

Getting ready for the New Year! 

With Stefano we'll engage with 

John 1:14-18 - Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ!  

Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ: "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth... And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace."  

John 1:14,16

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

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 church family we desire to share this beautiful biblical value of gratitude and to value those who work for the good of the community. In the days before Christmas we gave a simple box of chocolates to the volunteers of the Civil Protection, to the Firemen, to the Armed Forces, to the Emergency Deparment, to the Municipal Police, and to the mayor and vice-mayor of Budrio to thank them for their service throughout this difficult year for our community and during the Christmas holidays!

This year, becuse of COVID restrictions,we wern't able to go together to thank them, so we made a special Thank You Card with a QR Code linked to a video we made all together, grown ups and little ones!

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!

SEEKERS Club15-25: seek, and you will find!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have our Seekers Club for 15/25 years old students, organized by Youth for Christ Italy 

with La Piazza Church,  

Forte Torre Church,  

Nuova Speranza Church 

and San Lazzaro Church.

 

Tomorrow we'll meet @ Forte Torre Church and with Tommy, we'll engage with John 8:12-29 and Jesus' affirmation: "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12

This year we'll engage with the 7 I am sayings of Jesus! We'll be exposed to the person of Jesus, his affirmations, his actions and the implications for our lives, in the certainty that, as Jesus promised: seek, and you will find!

Christmas Service: John 1:1-14 - The light shines in the darkness!

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our Service: 

Getting ready for Christmas! 

With Stefano we'll engage with 

John 1:1-14 - The light shines in the darkness! Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ: "The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world... To all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" John 1:9,12

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

AppMatthew - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppMatthew (Applying Matthew's Gospel), 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 learning from Matthew 5.

Sunday Service: Matthew 5:17-48 - Love your neighbor!

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on The Gospel according to Matthew - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Giovanni we'll engage with Matthew 5:1-16 - Love your neighbor! Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ, who grounds the Sermon of the Mount ethics on our completness in him: "be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect": "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." Ephesians 5:1-2

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

Theology for Breakfast with Crosslands

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'll interact with the Crosslands module: Gospel Change. With Stefano we'll start Unit 9. Holiness - thankfulness.
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.

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Josh Whitman

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio. 

At 10.30 we'll start our service and Josh Whitman pastor of La Rocca Church in Imola will preach about The church in Laodicea - a lukewarm church - from Revelation 3:14-22. Together we'll see the beauty of Christ who said: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:20

Stefano will lead the Lord's Supper from Revelation 5:8-13 "Worthy are you, for you are the Lamb who was slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation." 

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

Prayer Meeting

Tomorrow evening we'll meet on Zoom for our montly prayer meeting as church family.

Stefano, will lead this time where we'll follow the priorities of Jesus' Beatitudes, we are learning from Matthew 5:1-16: "You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:13-16

We'll intercede for our church family and for the Gospel opportunities in our community as we enter the Christmas season, asking God to be His salt and Light in His world!

 

Sunday Service: Matthew 5:1-16 - The kingdom manifesto!

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on The Gospel according to Matthew - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Stefano we'll engage with Matthew 5:1-16 - The kingdom manifesto! Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ, who said to his disciples of all ages: "let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

AppMatthew - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppMatthew (Applying Matthew's Gospel), 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 learning from Matthew 3-4.

 

SEEKERS Club15-25: seek, and you will find!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have our Seekers Club for 15/25 years old students, organized by Youth for Christ Italy 

with La Piazza Church,  

Forte Torre Church,  

Nuova Speranza Church 

and San Lazzaro Church.

Because of the COVID restrictions, we'll meet on Zoom!

Tomorrow with Yan, we'll engage with John 6:24-58 and Jesus' affirmation: "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst" John 6:35

This year we'll engage with the 7 I am sayings of Jesus! We'll be exposed to the person of Jesus, his affirmations, his actions and the implications for our lives, in the certainty that, as Jesus promised: seek, and you will find!

Sunday Service: Matthew 4:12-25 - A great light for those dwelling in darkness!

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on The Gospel according to Matthew - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Stefano we'll engage with Matthew 4:12-25 - A great light for those dwelling in darkness! Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ, who began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"... teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. Matthew 4:17, 23

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

EMF Conference 2020 - The Message & the medium!

Tomorrow afternoon we'll have the privilege to speak at the EMF Conference 2020.

Alongside John Stevens, FIEC National Director, Andrew Roycroft, Pastor of Millisle Baptist Church and Blogger, Vitalii Mariash, Academic Dean of Kyiv Theological Seminary, we'll engage with the theme: The Message and the medium.

We'll focus on our rural church-planting experience of Sharing the Gospel in an online world!

The dramatic worldwide move towards online media continues to develop, and the Covid-19 lock-down has made evangelical churches everywhere have to face the challenges as well as the opportunities of the online world. The implications for society in general, and for the church in particular, have been both wide-ranging and surprising. 

• So, how should evangelical churches approach this and how might this affect mission in Europe?
• Does this present new opportunities to be embraced or a subtle distraction which risks diluting our focus?
• Are there gifts and skills that should be developed in the churches?
• And how might this affect the challenges of Bible training, especially in countries where there are few reformed seminaries and a shortage of sound Christian literature?

 

This is the link to register for this zoom conference:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdOyqpzgpHNU0CuukgY2-FwVPkLG2-FNh

Theology for Breakfast with Crosslands

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

Due to the new COVID restrictions for public meetings, we'll meet online through the video conferencing app ZOOM.

We'll interact with Crosslands module: Gospel Change. With Stefano we'll conclude Unit 8. Holiness - conversations.

 
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. 

 

Usually, following Luther's Table Talks example, we'll have met @ Central Café in Mezzolara where, while enjoying a traditional breakfast with capuccino & croissant, we'll have engaged with God's Word discovering the beauty of theology in our everyday life!
In this moment to support our local economy, we've decided to order from local cafés our breakfasts delivered at home! This is a simple and practical way to keep blessing our beautiful community in Budrio!  

Sunday Service: Matthew 4:1-11 - God's Son tested!

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on The Gospel according to Matthew - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Nino we'll engage with Matthew 4:1-11 - God's Son tested! Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ: "Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted." Hebrews 2:17-18

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

IDOP 2020 - Prayer Meeting for the Persecuted Church

IDOP2020, 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 evening, our church we'll join the global body of Christ to intercede for our brothers and sisters of the persecuted church!

This year we'll intercede specifically for the persecuted church in India and China.

Sunday Service: Matthew 3 - and behold, God's voice!

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.30 we'll start our service with our series on The Gospel according to Matthew - The King & his Kingdom! 

With Stefano we'll engage with Matthew 3 - and behold, God's voice! Together we'll see see the beauty of Christ, about who God said -  Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. Isaiah 42:1

 
 
 

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with the same Bible passage and families will have activities to keep interacting with God's Word during the week.

AppMatthew - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppMatthew (Applying Matthew's Gospel), 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 learning from Matthew 2.

 

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Gioele Corradini

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 at the theatre Le Torri dell'Acqua, well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio. 

 

At 10.30 we'll start our service and Gioele Corradini from Chiesa Evamgelica di San Lazzaro will preach about Witnesses and Disciples - from Acts 1:8 and Matthew 28:19. Together we'll see the beauty of Christ who said: "I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you." John 13:15

Stefano will lead the Lord's Supper from Acts 2:42-47 "And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers." 

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