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Meekness Is Not Weakness
2 Corinthians 13
Pastor Jose Lam
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Announcements
ESCCC Extraordinary General Meeting Today
The ESCCC Board of Elders announce that an Extraordinary General Meeting (‘EGM’) will be held today in the ESCCC Sanctuary following the English Sunday service. The purpose of the EGM shall be to form a Pastor Search Committee (‘PSC’). The agenda of the EGM is as follows:
* The congregation shall appoint two (2) lay members of ESCCC to help form the PSC.
Every Friday night from 8-9pm we meet over Google Meet and Sunday morning 9:30-10:00am over Zoom or in-person at church.
Mission Prayer Meeting 31 July
Come join our bi-monthly mission prayer meeting and listen to Andrew Poon (OMF) share about their calling.
Date/Time:- Sunday 31 July, 12:15pm
Venue: Church office downstairs or online at
ESCCC Mailing List
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Missions Support
In support of God’s mission, we encourage all members to give regularly to the ESCCC Missions Fund, according to your means. The EFT details can be found on the Giving and Offerings page.
The Missions Fund will be allocated by the Missions Committee to bless ESCCC and our Mission Partners in missions work.
Electronic Giving
We give to what we love. Due to the restriction of our physical Sunday meetings as a loving precaution against the spread of COVID-19, we will not be able to collect a cash offertory as usual. Electronic giving instructions can be found on the Giving and Offerings page.
Sermon Outline
Meekness Is Not Weakness
2 Corinthians 13
- Meekness is not weakness (vv.1-4).
i) If we demand proof, be aware of what to expect.
ii) The life of the church follows the life of Christ. - Our faith is proven by testing (vv.5-10).
i) What is the test? ii) What is the purpose of testing? - We rejoice for better things to come (vv.11-14).
i) All things are for our joy.
ii) God is strong to preserve his church - Reflections.
i) Meekness is not weakness.
ii) Our faith is proven by testing.
iii) We rejoice for better things to come.
- Meekness is not weakness (vv.1-4).
Prayer and Praise
Prayer points:
1) Kids ministry
Please pray for Vincy, Shing and Allison as they lead a small re-launch of children’s ministry. Pray that the parents of children who come along would be engaged in the spiritual upbringing of their children.
2) Pastor Search Committee
Please pray for wisdom and discernment that the right lay people in our congregations might be selected to join the PSC as we prepare to formally approach candidates to interview them for ministry positions.
3) Service times
Pray that as a church that we may come to an agreement concerning service times for the English and Mandarin services so that together we may make the sacrifices and arrangements necessary to further proclaim the gospel to our families, friends and surrounding community.
4) Outreach and evangelism
As we look forward to the Mission Prayer Meeting on 31st July, and explore the Two Ways to Live gospel presentation in August ahead of a Mid-Autumn festival outreach event at the end of August, please pray that we would be equipped to know and tell the good news about Jesus to those God would bring into our midst.
Next Week 7 August 2022
Two Ways To Live: Knowing And Sharing The Gospel
Pastor Jose Lam
About ESCCC
We long to see the Church being loved like Christ loves the Church.
As such we strive to care for people with the love of Christ and to prepare people to love like Christ.
The Pastors and Elders would love to serve you and help you to belong to God’s community here at ESCCC.
Please direct all questions, comments and concerns to: BoE@esccc.org.au
Please visit www.esccc.org.au for more details and the church’s calendar.