Sunday Service: Psalm 33 - The joy of trusting in 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 33 - The joy of trusting in the Lord!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with a Talk on the same Bible passage, and a programme dedicated to different age groups.

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? 

One to One discipleship Groups

From Monday the 22nd to Saturday the 27th of September, we'll have our One to One - Bible Study and Prayer meetings, where we'll meet in small groups in Budrio and Molinella, to read God's Word and to pray for one another, interceding missionally for our community and the advancement of God's Kingdom globally!

Sunday Service: Psalm 32 - The joy of the Lord's forgiveness!

 

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 32 - The joy of the Lord's forgiveness!

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with a Talk on the same Bible passage, and a programme dedicated to different age groups.

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? 

Serving & Celebrating with our community at the Onion Fair

The last two weekends of September we'll be at the 65th 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 

 

Baptismal Service

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.

We'll have the joy to celebrate the Baptism of Fabio.

"And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20

Church Family Prayer Walk in Budrio

Tomorrow evening, as church family, we'll have a Prayer Walk around Budrio.

We'll meet at at the social center Magnolia, where we'll start a Prayer Walk through the streets of Budrio! 

As a church family, we'll stop at key points in our town to intercede and pray for the Lord's work in our community!

Specifically, we'll pray for Fabio's Baptism next Sunday and for our children and young people as they return to school.

"But seek the welfare of the city ...and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare." Jeremiah 29:7

Sunday Service: Acts 10:1-11:18 - The Great Commission according to Peter!

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.

As a church family, we will have two special Vision and Mission Sundays where we'll study the Book of Acts interacting with the book: "Mission: Your place in God's plan for the nations" by Alan Purser, published by The Good Book Company.

Tomorrow we'll engage with Acts 10:1-11:18 - The Great Commission according to Peter!

Why study mission? Mission is the heartbeat of the Bible. From the time of Adam and Eve’s rebellion until the promised new heaven and new earth, God is on a mission: to call rebellious people into a reconciled relationship with him. God’s plan to bring salvation to the ends of the earth was spelled out by his prophets in the Old Testament and proclaimed by his apostles in the New Testament. At the centre of this mission plan is God’s anointed Saviour King, the Lord Jesus Christ: it is Jesus who makes atonement for sin and who brings in the kingdom of God.
Our desire is that as church family we’ll be spurred on to engage in mission in our comunity; and we’ll be better equipped to support and pray for the work of mission in other cities and countries, as well as get a fresh grasp of God’s mission, and a renewed engagement in his plan for the nations.

Church Family Time

Tomorrow evening, our church family is getting together for a pizza night, where we'll have a joyful time celebrating the Lord's faithfulness and goodness together!

“One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.”

Psalm 27:4-5