PRAYER AND PRAISE

Pray that the parents - both soon to be and well established - at WHAC would be filled with wisdom and love for their children. Pray that the Lord would raise up the perfect Head Teacher for our childcare, and that those in leadership would recognise His choosing. Please pray for a new ministry at WHAC called "The Playroom" aimed at providing a space for young parents to come and connect during the day at WHAC. Please pray for wisdom for Keren Carter as she leads it, and for wonderful connections to be made between WHAC volunteers and those who come. Please pray that the renovations to our facility would move ahead with excellence, and would end up being considerably under budget. Please pray for Frazer Noble as he works to complete his PhD studies in the coming months. Pray for Gods wisdom and guidance for Hmong District leaders. They are developing a discipleship program that seeks to make disciples who will make disciples for the purposes of evangelism, church planting, church growth, and the training of Hmong believers in the United States and around the world.

West Harbour Alliance Church 145 Moire Road, West Harbour, Waitakere 0618 (09) 416-8991 www.whac.net.nz

Pastoral Team
Pastor Matthew and Sharilyn Mordaunt 832 3922

Elders Board
Jacob Lauaki Joh Remiens Barry Thomas

Executive Committee
Tom McKean (Treasurer), Naren Nanjan, Pauline Thomas, Matthew Mordaunt, and a representative from the Elders Board.

WEST HARBOUR ALLIANCE CHURCH

26 AUGUST 2012 www.whac.net.nz

Church Office

416 8991 Pastor Matts office hours are 9am 11.30am Tuesday-Friday. If you would like to drop by outside these hours, please ring the church before you come.

ROSTERS for August/September 2012

Date 26 02 09 16 Preacher

Andy Stanley Matt Matt Matt

Worship Leader Matt Matt Barry Tom

Pianist Aeran Sharilyn Sharilyn Aeran

Media Paul Natalie Pauline Sophie

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Lawns Jacob Ofa Ofa Ofa

Mele Pauline Judy

Are you new to this facility?

We know that it can take a lot of energy to attend a new church, so please note that: Information on who we are, as well as on all of our ministries are available online at www.whac.net.nz Each week, we share a cuppa together after the service, and would love for you to stay for a chat.

Communion 02 September Matt Mordaunt 16 September Jacob Lauaki

If you would like to include any bits and pieces for the weekly Newsletter, please email Pastor Matt at: mordaunt6@gmail.com, or phone the church office.

Helping people move from brokenness to wholeness in Christ The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed Psalm 34:18

TODAY
10.30am Morning Worship
Led by:
Matt Mordaunt
WHAC AGM

NEWS
If you know what those acronyms mean, then you should probably go! On Sunday, September 23rd from 7:00 at the church, we will have our annual general meeting of the membership. This is an important, and mandatory meeting of the membership where we look at the ministry and finances of the past twelve months, while also looking at what is projected for the coming year. Annual Reports will be available in early September. Please note: These reports and the AGM is open to anybody to attend. Sunday School during the renovations We love our kids... we love your kids... and we want to keep them around as long as possible. And so, in the interest of th safety, from 12 August, Sunday School for ages 3-13 will be held at Phyllis Charlton's home (22 Tatyana Place) from 10:15am -11:45am. Parents are welcome to drop their children off, or to stay and help them settle for as long as necessary. Once the hall is safe for our kids, Sunday School (and Phyllis!) will return to the facility! Worship at WHAC The Psalms encourage us to sing new songs to the Lord... and we take that seriously at WHAC! To help us do that well, a New Music CD will be available ($10/each) in September for you to worship and listen and learn at home or on the beach, or even when you're doing the dishes! A financial update: Thanks to your generosity in giving, we ended our 2011-12 financial year 11% AHEAD of target. That's amazing, especially considering that our target wasn't a small one for our church. So, praise the Lord and good for you! Because of this wonderful news, our annual deficit shrank down from the projected $10,500 to just over $4,000. Through it all though, we've sought to honour God in both our giving and stewardship of church funds, and I trust that He was honoured. Pastor Matt - for the Executive Team
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Speaker: Andy Stanley

Thank you for joining us today and you are warmly invited to stay and enjoy some morning tea. If you would like to talk to or pray with an Elder, we encourage you to make yourself known to one of the Worship Team and they will assist you.

MINISTRIES FOR CHILDREN at WHAC

Ages 37 Ages 8 13 Our Kids Club is divided into two groups, for age appropriate lessons. During the renovation period the Sunday School lessons will take place at Phyllis Charlton's home (22 Tatyana Place, Massey) from 10:15am 11:45am. All the children are invited to join in. We would like to thank parents for dropping off and picking up their children. If the children are more comfortable staying with their parents, they are also welcome to remain in the service.

Trust and Obey If you love me, you will obey what I command. John 14:15 Trust and obey, for theres no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey. Simple words from a simple hymn. Yet these simple words contain incredible insight into the essential elements of the Christian life. Trust and obedience are your allies when you surrender your life to God. For its God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. Thats what the apostle Paul teaches in the book of Philippians. But if we dont trust that God loves us, that He is all-wise and all-powerful, and that He cares for us; we wont be very likely to obey Him, will we? When it comes to our formal theology, we confess a belief which says that obedience is born out of trust. Yet in our day-to-day life, were too often disobedient in spite of giving lip-service to trust. So the question remains: can you truly trust your Lord without obeying Him? In Luke 11:28 Jesus calls those who hear the word of God and obey it blessed. In other words: Trust and obey, for theres no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.

Reorient: Prayer
Join us in the church 30 August, 7:30pm Focus: Childcare: Interest and Outreach
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BIRTHDAYS COMING UP ..... Valasi Nanjan - 28 August Bethany Lauaki - 03 September Mikyla Lim-Yip - 06 September James Carter - 06 September

Home Groups
Mordaunts: Thomas: Meets 6 September and 20 September th th Meets 6 September and 20 September
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