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Next Week Wed 28 Jan Thurs 29 Jan 9: 30 am Ladies Bible at the Church – Isaiah Study 9: 00 am Ladies Bible Study in the church – Study in Thessalonians 3: 45 pm Prayer Meeting in the Chapel. Starting with prayers for the sick. ALL WELCOME Friday Youth 30 Jan 5: 30 -7 pm Gr 4 & 5 Souled-Out Gr 6 & 7 Junxion 7: 30 -9: 30 pm Gr 8 -12 Revamp Sunday 1 February 9 am Family Service & Communion Pastor Chris Anderson 6 pm Evening Service Pastor Chris Anderson Kidz Church Will Dawn Centre Teen Church MARGATE BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY QUESTIONS (Suitable for new and established groups) FELLOWSHIP TIME 1. Share something you’re grateful to the LORD for this week. 2. Share a prayer request with the group. 3. Pray together; short specific prayers related to 1) and 2). STUDY TIME 4. Read the passage of scripture. 5. Read it again, this time perhaps in a different translation. 6. Ask: “What’s it all about? ” (Looking for one or two summary sentences) 7. Ask: “What does it say about Jesus? ” 8. Ask: “Is there a challenge or command here that applies to me? ” 9. Ask: “What can I do this week to apply what I’ve learned or heard today? ” 10. Leader close in prayer. Confirm time and place for next week. 9 DAY TOUR OF ISRAEL Departing 25 April to 5 May Tour leaders John & Catrien Haupt Flyers and details are available on the table at the back of the church. Margate Baptist Church exists to Diarise: AGM – 22 Feb Followed by a bring & share meal Early reminder for departmental heads to please get reports to the office by Monday 9 February. GLORIFY GOD Through EVANGELISM-DISCIPLESHIP-FELLOWSHIPWORSHIP By being a family where grace and love is unconditional, corporate worship essential, unity non-negotiable, and endeavouring to share Jesus with our community central. Please stay for a cup of tea or coffee after the service. Members who require prayer meet in the chapel after the service. Prayer & Praise Requests: • Rob Cubbin Snr – leukaemia. • Shirley Jennings – growth on lung, biopsy to be done on Tues 27 th. • Cindy Shirley – fell and broken leg. • Sid Tyler – started treatment. • Joyce Wood – not well. • Dot Osborne – spine operation, in a brace for 6 weeks to heal. • Tony Ovidi – in hospital, pray foot won’t need to be amputated. • Mel & Nick Kleinhans – still very frail. Thank You Lynn Redshaw thanks all for their prayers. She is up and about for short periods at a time, in a brace. Alpha Training Day: Saturday 14 February @ Gates of Praise 10 am to 12: 30. Contach Pastor Chris for more info. TWEEN CHURCH WISH-LIST 1. We would like to know if anyone in the church has some big bean bags (to sit on) and they don’t use them and would like to donate them. 2. If anyone has a big computer/TV screen, like the one in the cry-room to donate. Please speak to Nicola Elliott or Monique Whelan for more info.

Office: 039 312 0245 mbc@saol. com Youth Office: youth@messypeople. com 039 312 1177 Senior Pastor: Chris Anderson 082 3833733 Children’s Pastor Intern: Monique Whelan 072 842 4022 Youth Pastoral Intern Meghan Aereboe 073 2407021 Youth Workers & Gap Year Students: Donne de Wet 071 885 7237 Ross Theron 083 4584324 Worship Ministry Intern Beejay Whelan 081 2532168 DUTIES: - 1 February 2015 Door Duty: Teresa & Tookie Thompson / Pam Robinson / Barbara Wicks Tea Duty: Kinsley du Plessis Group Lock-up: Glen Elliott Communion set-up: Henry & Hilary Fick There are BIBLES in the cupboard at the back of the church. Please put them back at the close of the service. There also cushions for the chairs, under the stairs at the back of the church. HAPPY BIRTHDAY To Pat Massyn 25 th Wesley Gay 26 th Naomi Noyons 29 th Diane Griffiths 31 st Peggy Burd 31 st Lock-up Duty TODAY Sean Doveton BANK DETAILS Margate Baptist Church Standard Bank, Margate Acc No. 053273036 Branch No. 05752840 Sermon Notes The @ Church Matthew 16: 13 -20 1. What is the Church? There are TWO elements or parts of the church: the church UNIVERSAL and the church LOCAL. “The Church of Jesus Christ (UNIVERSAL) that meets at (@) Margate Baptist (LOCAL). Romans 10: 9 ; 1 John 3: 10 2. Where are we now and where should we be heading? At A, needing to move to B! The characteristics of a church at A are: CLUB…service to its members is the top priority CLOSED…to outsiders and to change INWARD…focused in on US, and suspicious of THEM. A church at B is MISSIONAL…members sacrifice for the sake of nonmembers OPEN…to strangers and to change OUTWARD…focused on the LOST, those who need love and salvation. 3. Matthew 16 and Jesus’ teaching about his church. The church is a group of people A. Who know Jesus is more than one among many (v. 13/14) B. Who confess, like Peter did, “Jesus is the Messiah, son of the living God” (v. 16) C. Who follow and are anchored on the teaching of Christ and his Apostles (v. 18) D. Who hold the keys to the kingdom (v. 19) So what? SOMETHING…WE KNOW; WE CONFESS; WE FOLLOW; WE HOLD.