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.

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

Gospel Living - Summer in Budrio - Happy Ferragosto

Tomorrow we'll have a traditional Ferragosto evening, which is an Italian Harvest Festival The Feriae Augusti (Augustus' Holidays), introduced by Emperor Augustus in 18 BC, were a public holiday to celebrate the harvest and the end of a period of intense agricultural work.
Nowadays is traditional to have a BBQ with family & friends. As church family we'll then celebrate Ferragosto as a Gospel opportunity, rejoicing in the ways God makes the Gospel seed to sprout in the hearts of men, knowing that in our Gospel labour, we can rest in the certainty of His Harvest!

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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

Saturday, 10 August 2024

Sunday Service: You Shall… (Exodus 19-24)

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 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.

Monday, 5 August 2024

Special Olympics 2024 - Movie Night

This week, during the 2024 Paris Olympics, as a church family we'll be watching the old but gold movie Chariots of Fire which tells the story of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, two British sprinters, who participated in the 1924 Olympics. Liddell as Christian sees running as a way to give glory to God, but when he finds out that his 100-metre qualifying race will take place on a Sunday, the Lord's Day, he decides not to participate despite strong pressure from the British delegation. The situation is resolved by a teammate who gives up his place in the 400-metre qualification, allowing Liddell to compete and win the gold medal. After the Olympics, Liddell gave up success and fame to become a missionary in China where he died for the Lord in 1945 during World War II.

To explore more the testimony and message of Liddell's life, we suggest the article: "The Untold Story of Olympic Champion Eric Liddell" in The Gospel Coalition website, which is a review of Duncan Hamilton's book: "For the Glory: Eric Liddell's Journey from Olympic Champion to Modern Martyr"


Saturday, 3 August 2024

Sunday Service: Trouble on the Road (Exodus 16 – 18)

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 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.

Friday, 2 August 2024

Missionary Prayer Meeting

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.


Saturday, 27 July 2024

Sunday Service: Through the Sea (Exodus 14-15)

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 14-15 - Through the Sea.

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, 24 July 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, to serve and welcome, to celebrate and love, to live and share the Gospel (Acts 17:17), the good news of salvation by grace in Jesus Christ, with everyone!

So tomorrow evening we'll be with our community at the Pasta Fest organised by the Partisan association in Budrio, with whom in 2022 we collaborated for the Christmas Truce project!

This celebration, started in memory of the pasta meal offered by the Cervi family on 25 July 1943 before their martyrdom at the end of the fascist regime in Italy, continues to affirm the founding values of our country: freedom, peace, brotherhood, democracy.

As we are learning in our summer journey through the book of Exodus, the story of the Cervi brothers also reminds us that freedom has a cost, which Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, paid once and for all! 

"If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free... So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:31-32,36

Saturday, 20 July 2024

Sunday Service: God vs Pharaoh (Exodus 7-13)

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 7-13 - God vs Pharaoh.

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.

Thursday, 18 July 2024

Gospel Living - Summer in Budrio - One generation shall commend your works to another...

As a church, we want to be "in the middle of the square", at the centre of our community life, to serve and welcome, to celebrate and love, to live and share the Gospel (Acts 17:17), the good news of salvation by grace in Jesus Christ, with everyone!

So tomorrow evening we'll meet at the Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop in Mezzolara's Square for a family time where we'll read God's Word, we'll pray and we'll listen at how Jesus works in our lives, followinhg 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, 13 July 2024

Sunday Service: When God gets involved (Exodus 3-6)

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 3-6 - When God gets involved.

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.

Saturday, 6 July 2024

Sunday Service: People with a promise (Exodus 1-2)

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 1-2 - People with a promise.

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.

Monday, 1 July 2024

AppTitus - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll meet at the Ice Cream Café Shop, in Budrio, for our interactive Bible study group AppTitus (Applying the Pastoral Epistle of Paul to Titus), the series of meetings in which we continue to discuss and apply to our lives what we are learning from the preaching in the Sunday services.
During this time we'll engage with Chapter 3 of Paul's Pastoral Epistle to Titus.

Saturday, 29 June 2024

Exchange Camp Family Service

Tomorrow morning at Budrio's Sport center, we'll have a special celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Exchange Camp, where families of the 2024 campers, as well as campers from previous years are invited.

We'll have a welcome from local authorities of Budrio's Town Hall, and then we are very grateful to have with us Todd Molter, lead pastor of Bethel of Houston Church, will speak about the camp motto: Exchange to Change, linking up with the Gospel of Matthew teheme we've enganed this year.

Afterwards there will be a PicNic for the campers' families in the park behind the Sport Center.


 

Sunday, 23 June 2024

10th Exchange Summer Camp in Budrio

From Monday the 24th to Sunday the 30th of June, we'll have our 10th Exchange English Sport Camp for teenagers, organised in partnership with Youth for Christ Italy and Bethel of Houston Church, Texas, USA.

From 2014 to 2024, every summer we hosted a team from Houston to engage with kids from Budrio and surrounding towns and villages. Over the years we have played Rugby and American Football, Volleyball and Sitting Volleyball, Baseball and Ultimate Frisbee, Lacrosse and Cricket, Basketball and Football!

On top of having fun and interacting during these many activities, every morning we have a Talk from the Gospels on the theme of the day and every afternoon an interactive lesson with native English-speaking teachers.

And every year we end the camp with a service project where serve our beautiful community.

For daily updates on this year camp, you can follow our FaceBook or Instagram accounts!



Saturday, 22 June 2024

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Paul Berger

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 10.30 we'll start our service and joined by the team from Bethel Church of Houston, Texas, USA, who will serve at our Exchange Camp, celebrating the faithfulness of the Lord in their partnership in this project for 10 years, since its beginninf! 

Paul Berger, Student Ministry Director at Bethel Church, will preach on "The Christian Reality" from Ephesians 1:15-23.
 
During the service we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper, following the words of Ephesians 2:12-18.

After the service we will have a fellowship lunch as a church family, sharing the many good foods brought by everyone, and then we'll have a training time for the staff who will serve during Camp Exchange.

Saturday, 15 June 2024

Sunday Service: Pastoral Epistles - Titus 3:9-15

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 10.30 we'll start our service concluding
our series on the Pastoral Epistles. We'll engage with Titus 3:9-15 - Grace be with you all!
Paul showed us that the good news of the Gospel of grace, must lead to the good life of the grace of the Gospel of Christ, which missionally is a life that is beautiful to see and beneficial to others: to our families, our friends, comrades and colleagues, to our community!

"In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive'." Acts 20:35

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

Saturday, 8 June 2024

Sunday Service: Pastoral Epistles - Titus 3:3-8

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 10.30 we'll start our service continuing
our series on the Pastoral Epistles. We'll engage with Titus 3:3-8 - God has not saved us by works, but those who believe in Him, work!
Paul reminds us of our despair when we were once without God, to remind us of the certainty of who we are now in Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit! So he lifts our gaze from ourselves to direct it to the God who saved us, to look again with the eyes of the transforming Gospel of Christ's love: to ourselves, to our church family, and to the world that is still without God:

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:8-10

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

Friday, 7 June 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 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.