Grace Times

Vol. XXIII/07 Grace Bible Church, C 930, Sector B Mahanagar, Lucknow, India March 2021

Pulpit Calendar Dear all

March 2021 Growth is an important aspect of Christian
living, Paul writes in Hebrews 6:1, “Therefore
Check-in 15 minutes before service let us move beyond the elementary teachings about
Christ and be taken forward to maturity”. The corpo-
Morning Services at 10 am rate world often uses the term “growth mindset” to
highlight the need to keep moving forward often by
07 Communion Service Pastor J T Raja exerting oneself and constantly adapting to the
changing needs and requirements of the business.
14 Pastor Ashish H Khan
The Bible however espouses growth in a different
21 Pastor J T Raja
light often paradoxical, because we grow in our
28 Pastor Ashish H Khan knowledge of Christ not in dominance but in
humility, while submitting to His will.

Paul’s transformational spiritual encounter with Je-

sus on the road to Damascus only laid the founda-
tion for the change in his life. It was the time he
Thursdays at 6.30 p.m. spent blind and in prayer, submitting to God’s will
11 online on Zoom and waiting for Ananias to come pray for him that
25 online on Zoom made him aware of his need for Christ. We often
associate spiritual growth with amazing spiritual
experiences and revelations, but growth is often
best perceived in the stillness of our heart, and in
our quiet time with God. When Elijah encountered
God on the mountain, He did not find Him in the
Thursdays at 6.30 p.m. wind or the earthquake or the fire, but in a gentle
04 online on Zoom whisper (1 Kings 19:11-13). Peter’s greatest realisa-
18 online on Zoom tion of his fallen nature and need for God was not in
all the time Jesus spent speaking to Him and the
Disciples, but in that one moment when Jesus
looked at Peter, after he had denied Him, causing
Peter to weep bitterly (Luke 22:61-62).
Women’s prayer
online on Zoom So often we’re surrounded by the noise of the world
Saturday,20th at 5.00 p.m. and our own mind, but God speaks in a still small
voice. We grow when we take time to listen to His
voice, when we spend time learning from His word,
meditating on His word and craving for spiritual food
that God has to offer. So, this month let us fix our
eyes on God and His word, not being distracted by
“You can’t go back and change the the world or being tempted by the insatiable desires
beginning, but you can start where of the flesh. As Colossians 1:9-10 says, “We continu-
you are and change the ending”. ally ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will
through all the wisdom and understanding that the
Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the
C S LEWIS Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in
every good work, growing in the knowledge of God”.
In Christ
J T Raja
 Income Feb 28 2021

Jan - Feb 2020 February 2021 Jan - Feb 2021 Budget 2021 projections
General Offerings 46,915 22,210 49,170 3,50,000 2,95,000
Donations 2,200 4,000 5,500 75,000 erratic

Pledged Giving 1,00,700 50,200 1,03,200 6,50,000 6,19,000

2nd Mile Pledges 28,300 15,000 25,200 2,20,000 1,51,000

Lent & Christmas offering 75,000 erratic

New Church Building 20,000 20,000
Designated collections
Sunday School 2,560 1,000 erratic

Grace Church in Village 1.000 1,500 15,000 erratic

Medical Aid Fund

GRAND TOTAL 1,81,675 1,11,410 2,05,570 13,85,000 10,65,000

Mathew Dalton had bypass surgery and is

in hospital.
Shweta Lall is suffering from knee pain.
Sanjay Masih recovered from fever.
Manohar Lugun was unwell with stomach
pain.
Jeba Raja’s TSH level went very low and she
is under treatment.
Mrs. Shireen Revis has stiffness in her right
knee. Birthdays in February
05 Dimbiakching
Fizza Phillips joined her new job. 07 Vijay Verma
15 Matthew Dalton
24 Tabitha Lugun
Supriya Lall is back to her college in Shimla. 29 Bijoy A M

Ankita Rawat, Village GBC member is not

able to bend the knee where she had her For Pastoral Care contact
surgery few months back. Rev. J T Raja 995 639 9835
Rev. Ashish H. Khan 964 843 1177
gracebiblechurch.lucknowindia@gmail.com
www.gracebiblechurchlucknow.org