Grace Times

Vol. XX/03

Grace Bible Church, C 930, Sector B Mahanagar, Lucknow, India

Nov 2016

From the pastor

Pulpit Calendar
November 2016
Check-in 15 minutes before service
Morning Services at 10 a.m. sharp
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20
27

Holy Communion Pastor Raja

Pastor Ashish H Khan
Pastor Raja
Pastor Ashish H Khan

Allipur Grace Bible Church at 10 a.m.

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Shyam Babu
Shyam Babu
Pastor Ashish H Khan
Holy Communion Pastor Raja

Bible Test
13 For school and College Students
20 For Adults
Sunday School
Will be held during
worship services.

Thursdays at 6.30 p.m.

10 The Phillips Home
24 The Antins Home
Thursdays at 6.30 p.m.
03 The Vermas Home
17 The Prakshs Home
WOMENS PRAYER
at the Sanctuary
on Saturday, 12th at 5 p.m.

If you are too busy to pray, you

are busier than God wants you to
be.
Wanda E. Brunstetter

Dear People,
Those who are totally satisfied with their work
will never reach their potential. The great pianist, Paderewski, achieved tremendous popularity
in America. Yet, said Paderewski, "There have
been a few moments when I have known complete satisfaction, but only a few. I have rarely
been free from the disturbing realization that
my playing might have been better." The world
considered Paderewski's playing near perfection, but he remained unsatisfied and kept constantly at the job of improving his talent.
If we are satisfied with our spiritual level, then
that will lead to complacency and it is a dangerous decease that destroys our spiritual growth.
When we are complacent, we reduce the time
that we spend with the Lord, when we reduce
our time with the Lord it affects our relationship
with Him and we lose the spiritual strength that
we need to live a Christian life. We begin to live
our Christian life on our own strength and fall
into sin again and again.
We also stop growing in faith. Rom 10:17 says
Faith comes from hearing the message and the
message is heard through the word of God.
Unless we read His word, we will not grow in our
faith. When unexpected challenges needs and
difficulties strike us, we struggle to believe that
our God is all powerful and that there is no
problem that would be too big for Him. Because
we neither have the spiritual strength nor the
faith to face the situation.
So beware of complacency, even when everything goes well with you never stop spending
time with the Lord. Read His word, pray and always grow in your relationship with Him.
Love
Raja

Jan Oct 2015

General Offerings

Income

October 31

2016

Oct 2016

Jan - Oct 2016

Budget 2016

Projection

3,40,033

20,675

2,28,320

3,00,000

2,74,000

66,400

2,500

38,750

50,000

erratic

4,02,300

33,500

4,45,209

5,10,000

5,34,000

2nd Mile Pledges

88,700

5,200

93,200

1,42,000

1,12,000

Lent/Christmas offer.

14,100

4,430

30,000

erratic

Donations
Pledged Giving

Church Scooter sale

12,000

Designated collections
Sunday School

21,666

1,090

21,957

Grace Church in Village

12,500

1,000

8,500

Medical Aid Fund

69,200

GRAND TOTAL

10,14,899

erratic
40,000

erratic

10,80,000

9,20, 000

72,000
64,465

9,37,986

Devanshi Bhatnagar lost her father.

Beniah Lal was down with Dengue.
Dr. Susheela was suffering from Allergic
bronchitis.
Dr. Ruth Chakravarthy had medicine
allergy.
Anshuman Singh is still battling with backache.
Akshaya Nagakar was having knee pain.
Akshaya Nagarkars mother had high BP.
Poonam Modwell is still not keeping well.
John Joes sister is undergoing chemotherapy.
Kavita (Village GBC member) was down
with Dengue.
Udayan Chakravarthy & Fizza Philips visited their homes

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Birthdays in November

P.V. Jacob
Sumitabh Singh
Devanshi Bhatnagar
Ashish Khan
Kanta Singh
Shanti Prakash
Jeba Raja
Anita Singh
Manohar Antin, Madhu Verma
M.R Suseela
Sweata Lal

For Pastoral Care contact

Rev. J T Raja 995 639 9835
Rev. Ashish H. Khan 9648431177
gracebiblechurch.lucknowindia@gmail.com
www.gracebiblechurchlucknow.org