Happy Birthday Church!

How were your Birthday celebrations on this Pentecost Sunday?
Our worship was Spirit-filled and joyous as we gathered together under the ministry of Majors Alan R and Val Laurens.

We celebrated God's gifts to every believer, to His Church here on earth.
God's Spirit-gift of tongues ~ displaying the "language of Love"
God's Spirit-gift of hearing ~ obedience to His Divine daily guidance
God's Spirit-gift of grace ~ the empowerment of His all-sufficiency

The choir blessed reminded us on His Provision through the vocal prayer "Holy Spirit, promised Presence fall on me." As a community of believers, we pleaded in song, "Holy Spirit, dwell within me."

Holy Spirit, dwell within me! Life of Christ reflecting;
Daily growing in His likeness, Word of God correcting
All my actions, thoughts and words, all my life effecting.
Holy Spirit, dwell within me! Life of Christ reflecting.

Holy Spirit, will you fill me with your gifts and graces?
Search my soul and recreate its barren desert places;
May my life to those I meet be a sweet oasis.
Holy Spirit, will you fill me with your gifts and graces?

Holy Spirit, will you use me for my Saviour’s glory?
Make my life a truthful witness to the Gospel story;
Christ, the greatest, I the least! I’ll lift Him high before me!
Holy Spirit, will you use me for my Saviour’s glory?

words and music by Howard Davies ~ tune: Laurens

Titus 3:5-7 (MSG) ~ "He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Saviour Jesus poured out new life so generously. God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this."