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XXIII/11 Grace Bible Church, C 930, Sector B Mahanagar, Lucknow, India July 2021

Pulpit Calendar FROM THE PASTORS

July 2021
Services on ZOOM at 10 a.m. Dear Church Family,
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What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to
04 Pastor Ashish H. Khan have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save
11 Pastor J. T. Raja them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and dai-
18 Pastor Ashish H. Khan ly food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and
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well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good
is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by
action, is dead. (James 2:14-17)
The horrors of the Corona virus pandemic may soon become a
Thursdays at 6.30 p.m. faded memory. But one aspect may never become normal - The
01 online on Zoom plight of widows and orphans. The National Commission for Pro-
15 online on Zoom tection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has calculated more than 1700
29 online on Zoom children who have lost both their parents. There are thousands
who have lost one parent. The actual figures may be much high-
er. What will become of these children? How will the illiterate or
unemployable widows raise the children?
Along with widows and orphans we have several elderly people
also whose survival is threatened because of the death of their
children. The Bibles challenges us that “Religion that God our Fa-
ther accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans
and widows in their distress…”
As a church, how can we fulfil the Lord’s expectations of us in
Thursdays at 6.30 p.m. such distressful times? How can we be a help to the needy and a
08 online on Zoom friend to the lonely? How can we extend the love of Jesus to
22 online on Zoom those who have lost hope and are in need?
We have been faithfully praying for the situation and for the peo-
ple affected by it. God in His mercy and grace has been answer-
Women’s prayer ing our prayers. But as James points out, faith without deeds is
online on Zoom
dead.
Saturday,17th
at 5.00 p.m. I want to encourage each one of you, to reflect on how you can
make a difference in the lives of the people who are suffering. It
will need to be a long haul. It will need a sacrifice. It will need
planning and deliberation. You may need to be a friend, a father, a
mother, a brother a sister, a grandpa or grandma to someone.
"Don't pray when you feel like Let’s not only pray for all these concerns but also plan to pay for
it. Have an appointment with some of these out of the abundance the Lord has blessed us
the Lord and keep it. A man is with.
powerful on his knees." In His service,
Ashish
Corrie Ten Boom
 Joys & Concerns
Manohar Antin is diagnosed with cancer.
Tabitha Lugun is under treatment for a lump in
her uterus.
Anureema Nagarkar was suffering from severe
stomach pain.
Jeba & Pr. Raja are recovering from post covid
problems.
Nalin Phillips & Sumitabh Singh were unwell.
Pushpa Singh battling knee pain and needs to
go for surgery.
Guru Prasath recovering from severe pancreat-
ic pain.
Tanner Van Oss started a new business –
Fresh Farm Choice.
Jaisy & Bijoy have gone to Kerala for a break.
Geetu Goodwin got her Canadian visa and
joined her family in Canada.
FINANCES Income June 30 Since several years now Christians in India
have been observing this day to commemo-
June 2021 Jan –June 2021
rate the martyrdom of St. Thomas near Chen-
General Offerings 5,700 1,04,850 nai in 72 AD. Saint Thomas, it is historically
accepted, came to India after the Resurrec-
Pledged Giving 36,200 2,65,900
tion of Jesus, around 52 AD.
2nd Mile Pledges 13,500 75,400 Indian Christian Day this year will herald the
launch of a Decade of Celebration: the ten
Lent & Christmas offering years (2021-2030) would lead to honor the
New Church Building 10,000 45,100 2000th anniversary of the public ministry of
Lord Jesus Christ whose teaching and life
Designated collections principles have helped to shape and trans-
Sunday School 1,500 form India and the rest of the world. The suc-
cess of this movement’s impact will be the
Grace Church in Village 2,000 incremental progress of wide-spread ac-
Medical Aid Fund ceptance, appreciation and recognition of
the historic presence and influence of the
GRAND TOTAL 65,400 4,94,750 person and teachings of Jesus among Indi-
ans.

JULY 2021 For Pastoral Care Contact

05 Sanjay Masih Rev. J T Raja 995 639 9835
12 Gavin Guite
24 Arjun Phillip Rev. Ashish H. Khan 964 843 1177
25 Akshaya Ngarkar
27 Sanjay Singh gracebiblechurch.lucknowindia
@gmail.com
Designed by - Ashish H. Khan www.gracebiblechurchlucknow.org