“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20
Over the weekend we had an amazing International Day Sunday Service here at the Sydney church! With over 135 in attendance, it certainly seemed like we had “every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5) present together, celebrating and worshipping God! For the first time in the Sydney church, we had the service open with an incredible and inspiring international prayer, reflecting the amazing diversity and cosmopolitan mix of the church and of our city. The prayer was done in 14 languages: English, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Samoan, Indonesian, Igbo, Vietnamese, Shona, and Annang!
It was truly an International service; with our German brother Dominik welcoming us, our Ghanaian sister Leslie sharing her recent trials and testing for communion, and our Chinese Australian brother Aaron speaking on contribution and giving to God. Joe Willis preached an amazing sermon breaking down the most powerful and compelling proof for God’s existence, his Word. Truly “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:5) To end out an amazing day, we saw Betty from Taiwan making Jesus Lord of her life and getting baptised!
“Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.” -Acts 2:5
“In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world —just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.” -Colossians 1:6
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” -Acts 1:8
“They will proclaim my glory among the nations.” Isaiah 66:19b
