Worship Leader JH Ginmung opened the church service by reading the Word from verses Philippians 3:20 and John 14:1-4. After the church sung a few hymns led by the worship team, Elder T Roumuan blessed this Sunday’s offerings.
Pastor Suankhanhau led the mass prayer today. Before listing down the prayer points, the Dorka President was given time to make several announcements. She talked about the Dorka Khawmpi taking place on September 13th-15th and asked anyone who wanted to join to inform the Dorka committee by August 10th. Announcements on the Women’s Camp being held on October 9th to 12th were also made.
The Pastor then announced to the church that on the first of August, Ginbiaksang and Dimsianmuang were to be married in the law again and extended the invitation to attend it. He proceeded to talk about the BYF Camp fundraising and asked the congregation to join the Wednesday 11 am Prayer being hosted for the success and fruition of the camp.
Prayer points also consisted of remembering our conflict, thanksgiving for the peace keeping contract that’s been signed recently and the remembrance of Thangkhangin’s family as well as for his proper burial. The Pastor’s segment ended with a mass prayer.
Pastor T Lamkhanthang was the sermon speaker of the day. He gave a brief about the BYF camp and the 5 pm program before starting his sermon. In addition, the Pastor mentioned that he was delighted to be in the church service today as some people had brought their children along with them to the service and encouraged the act.
Today, the Pastor based his sermon off of 1st John 4:7-11. He highlighted that love is what makes a society, a community or, a family- whole. He further explained that there is a cause, a reason, as to why we should love one another. As taken from the Word, the cause is that love is from God and whosoever is joined to God, loves, and anyone who doesn’t love is not from God. He mentioned that there is no way to connect God and Man without love. Not just is it an instrument that He uses to connect us to Him, but God also sows the seed of love in us.
Furthermore, the sermon focused on the fact that the proof of God’s love is Jesus. God brought together His nature of justice and love through Jesus Christ to forgive us. The sermon was concluded by the Pastor encouraging the congregation to love one another through the Love that comes from God by being connected to Him. It’s not a love from us, but from God that gives us strength to love one another. It’s important to have that Agape Love from God to love our family, community and society. The sermon ended with a prayer.
The last segment was the welcoming of new church members led by the TBUC Secretary Elder T Roumuan and Pastor Suankhanhau who prayed over them.
The worship team then led the congregation in hymnal songs after which Elder H Kamsuanthang closed the service with a prayer.
