Time: 11.00 hours
Venue: EBC Church
Delhi, Nasirpur
Worship in Hymn:
1. Aw Don Zel Ni Bethlehem
Tang
2. Mial in Lei a Tuam Lai in
3. Khovel Thukhen
4. Mangpianni Lenmual
5. Toupa Hon Pii Dan
6. Aw Jesu Tui Hing Lui Nahi
7. Tung Thangvan Gamnuam Ah
The worship in offering was dedicated to God
by Upa Thianzakham. Pastor Nenglian then took the stand to thank God for the
birthdays, anniversaries, other success stories and pray for the challenges
ahead of the Church and its members.
Brother
Samson Peter from the India Sunday School Union spoke at length about the Union
and upcoming schedules in its endeavor to bring about a holistic and harmonious
growth and development of persons, facilitating them to make Christian
responses to life, to become active participants in the Church and in human
history, and to extend God’s rule in human society.
The youth wing of the Church sang praise as a part
of rehearsal, of the all time favourite John Newton’s masterpiece, “Amazing Grace,
How Sweet the Sound” which earned them INR 200,000 later in the day being in
the second position of the competition organized by the Tangkhul Christian
Charitable Society, Delhi.
The pastor talked about ‘The Bond Between Believers
and the World” on the basis of the scripture 1 John 2:15-17 which states in NIV
Bible thus-
Do not love
the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the
flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father
but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
He
highlighted the changing trends in the history of humanity. First man was steep
in certain beliefs, then the craze for empirical evidence to confirm
genuineness of one’s faith had reigned. In the post-modern period we experience
something like ‘nothingness’ where there is no absolute right. No one- parents,
leaders, teachers, etc. seem to hold supreme authority. In such situation which
is experiencing the literal perishing of matters of the world, the relevance of
the role of believers as ‘light of the world’ holds an unprecedented prominence
as stated in Matthew 5:14. The monastic life as a more or less accepted conduct
of the 15th century had long been redundant. The Bible uses the
analogy of ‘salt’ as a Christian’s role in the society. In fact even as salt
dissolves in water, its saline effect is homogeneous and active throughout the water. In the same
way the presence of a Christian is not necessarily visible. But the impact thereof
is potent and highly active. On the other hand to love the world is to
subscribe to its ways.
The faithful
are being extended the honor of making contribution towards the ongoing
construction of the Gospel Centenary Hall in Lamka, in the coming Sunday
Worship Service.
Then the
congregation rose to the hymn, ‘Pathian in Hon Itna a Lamdang Mah Mah’ and
thereafter proceeded to the tea stand with the blessings of Upa Thiankhanmuan.
