NFTH #86
Week of October 23, 2022 – Who is a God Like You?
Sunday Service
This past Sunday, Elder Soon-Teck finished off the last message Who Is a God Like You? from Micah chapter 7. Significant positive change can only happen when we face up to our sin (Micah 7:7). It is human tendency to rationalize, excuse, or ignore our sin. However, when we face up to our sin (Psalm 32:3-5), we can find hope in God. That hope entails receiving God's boundless grace and mercy (Micah 7:18-19). God delights to show mercy. We can thus experience restoration (Micah 7:11-12) and revival both personally and corporately.
Above we see a sculpture of a shepherd, an image Micah himself uses for God towards his people. This image of a sheep 🐑 slung over the shoulders is a typical depiction of the Good Shepherd theme. We are reminded of Jesus’ many stories regarding the shepherd and his sheep, of him leaving the hundred to search for the one. Here we see the full weight of the sheep being carried by the shepherd as he returns, undoubtedly, to the rest of his flock. That is the extravagance of God’s mercy; the flock is restored as the lost are restored. Though we like sheep have gone astray, we will rise on the shoulders of our shepherd. Because… there is no God like our God.
Worship songs 🎶 this week: Come Thou Fount / You Alone Can Rescue / His Mercy is More / Only a Holy God
📢 Announcements
🍁💦 We’ll be having our Fall baptism on November 20th. Please sign up with any one of the pastors. There will be a baptism class on November 6. Deadline to sign up is on October 30th.
🏡📖 The two small groups have started this week. If you still want to sign up, be sure to at: https://rhccc.net/smallgroups
👶 Baby/Child Dedication Class. We will be hosting a class this Sunday, October 30th, for parents who are interested in dedicating their baby/child this fall. Come learn the spirit behind dedicating our children to the Lord and what that looks like in a community of faith. If you are interested in attending the class and dedicating your child please contact Pastor Soon Teck for more details.
👦👧 We now have a Children’s Ministry time for 3-6 year olds. The worship time will start together at 9:30am with the children dismissed ~10am for their service running parallel to the English service.
🙏 What is one church gathering you can still join from the comfort of your own home?! It is our Weekly Prayer Meetings still meeting on Zoom 🔍! We meet every Wednesday night at 7:30pm. Please join us to pray for the world, our nation, and our church.
The Second Hour
Join us for Sunday School, the second hour, or whatever you would like to call it!
Our Middle School Group meets at 11:30am and is taught by Emmanuel.
Our High School Group meets at 11:30am and is taught by Josh.
These Sunday Schools are elective and open to everyone College and above.
Jesus’ Sayings in the Gospel of Matthew meets at 11:15am in the Library. It will be taught by Jason.
The Book of Daniel meets at 11:30am in Room 104. Different leaders will take turns teaching this course.
Fellowships
Our Candlelight Fellowship 🕯️is for 6th-8th graders. It meets on Friday nights at 7:30pm and is led by Pastor Emmanuel.
Our Footwasher Fellowship 👣 is for high schoolers. It meets on Friday nights at 7:30pm and is led by Pastor Josh.
Our Adult Fellowship meets on Friday nights at 7:30pm and is led by Jason and Cindy.
Our Married Couples Fellowship meets every other Saturday at 7:00pm. The previous meeting was on October 8. It is led by Tim Yang.
Our Women’s Ministry meets seasonally. For more information, please contact rhcccwomenministry@gmail.com.
Our Seasonal Small Group is meeting in the Fall. One will be studying the Gospel of Luke and the other one will be studying a theology of worship. Please visit our website for more information about joining one of these groups: https://rhccc.net/smallgroups We will post more information in the coming weeks.
The Church at Large
On this day in the year 1636, Harvard College (not yet named Harvard) is founded by vote of General Court of Massachusetts Bay with the primary purpose of preparing ministers and religious educators.
On this day in the year 1949: Jim Elliot, missionary to Ecuador's Auca Indians, writes in his journal the most famous of his sayings: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.