Grace Times

Vol. XIX/05

Grace Bible Church, C 930, Sector B Mahanagar, Lucknow, India

January 2016

from the pastor

Pulpit Calendar
January 2016
Check-in 15 minutes before services
Morning Services at 10 sharp
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New years day Holy Communion. Pastor Raja,

Preacher Ashish Khan
Holy Communion Pastor Raja
Tedd Lewellen
Pastor Raja
Ashish Khan
Tedd Lewellen

Allipur Grace Bible Church at 10.30

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Holy Communion at 1.30 pm Pastor Raja

Shyam Babu
Holy Communion Pastor Raja
Shyam Babu
Pastor Raja
Shyam Babu

Sunday School
Will be held during
worship services from Jan 17th
Thursdays at 6.30 p.m
07 Prayer meeting: The Sanctuary
14 Bible Study:
The Sanctuary
21 Prayer Meeting: The Sanctuary
28 Bible Study:
Jeba & Pastor Raja
WOMENS PRAYER
at the Sanctuary on
Saturday, 16th at 5 p.m

To be a Christian without prayer no

more possible than to be alive without
breathing.
Martin Luther

My Dear People
As we step into a New Year, I want to ask you a
single question: what will be NEW for you in the
year 2016? As a church, as members of the body of
Christ, Are we stepping into the New Year dragging
all that is old or are we hoping for something
new? Paul writes in I Corinthians 5:17 Therefore
if anyone is in Christ, he (or she) is a new creature;
the old things passed away; behold, new things have
come.
In this increasingly tempting world, have we forgotten what it means to be a follower of Christ? Has
the wisdom of this world so blinded us that we
spend each day living up to the expectations of this
world and its demands?
Paul talks about this in I Corinthians 3:3: For you
are still fleshlyare you not fleshly, and are you not
walking like mere human? Paul reminds the Corinthians that once people are in Christ they are no
longer merely human or a part of this world; they
become a new creation born out of the love of
Christ crucified. The day we accept Jesus into our
lives, we are no longer mere humans, but instruments in the hands of God.
So, in this New Year, let us take time to understand
what it truly means to be a new creation in Christ.
Let us set our priorities right and set our minds on
the things above not on the things that are on the
earth. Let us choose to look at the circumstances
of our lives through the eyes of God and rekindle
childlike faith and wonder in Him. The world can
offer nothing new this year, but IN CHRIST every
day is a new page, a clean slate and a new opportunity.
Love
Raja

Jan Dec 2014

General Offerings

Income

December 31,

2015

December 2015

JanDec 2015

Budget 2015

+/-

2,45,450

27,040

4,12,183

2,50,000

+ 1,62,183

54,475

11,800

79,500

50,000

+ 29,500

Pledged Giving

5,47,725

40,500

4,82,100

4,90,000

-7,900

2nd Mile Pledges

1,04,900

11,300

1,07,600

1,20,000

- 12,400

14,100

20,000

- 5,900

60,000

- 47,500

9,90,000

+ 1,23,983

Donations

Lent/Christmas offer.

20,730

Hindi Services

36,999

Designated collections
Sunday School

12,316

Grace Church in Village

54,700

2,000

29,526
12,500

Medical Aid Fund

GRAND TOTAL

69,200
10,77,295

92,640

12,06,709

Della Singh fell from the bike and hurt herself.

Vicky Singh & Dorcas Poklacki were down with
viral fever.
Devanshis father is better but not fully recovered.
Sandy Singh had a severe throat infection.
Poonam Modwell is not keeping well.
Subi Vargheses mother is still having pain in
her leg. Subi is back from Kerala.
Holly & Ajit Khan had their marriage celebration
in Lucknow.
Fizza Philip, Shrishti Singh, Udayan Chakravarthy & Rufus Raja visited their families for
Christmas.
Alipur GBC celebrated 2nd anniversary of their
sanctuary.
Roshini & Pastor Kuruvilla Chandy have gone to
Jaisalmer to attend a wedding and then to
Udaipur to teach in a Bible college.
Dr. Susheela has gone to Hyderabad to be with
her sons family for Christmas.

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Birthdays in November
Joel Francisco
Supriya lal
John Jo Varghees
Vidini Verma
Vaibhav Verma
Fizza Philip

For Pastoral Care contact

Rev J T Raja 995 639 9835
Emeritus Pastor Kuru 4049392
gracebiblechurch.lucknowindia@gmail.com
www.gracebiblechurchlucknow.org