Sunday 25th August 2024

24 August, 2024 2024

A People Fully Alive

Restored, Resourced, Released

Isaiah 61:1-3; John 10:10

25th Aug 2024

We welcome you to our Service where we gather together not as those who have our lives perfectly sussed out, but as fellow pilgrims on a journey. We meet to acknowledge God’s power through the Holy Spirit in our lives, to celebrate and to affirm that we are not our own – we belong to God and belong to one another because of the redeeming work of Jesus Christ.

Local mission has been on my mind a lot lately, as I consider what exactly do we mean by this and what is God calling us as individuals and as a church community to do to reach out in our local community.

In Matthew 25:31-46 we read of the sheep and the goats, the separation of those who cared for the least of these, and those who did not. One take away I have always got from this is that clearly Christ desires of us that we care for and show hospitality for the least of these. Now this passage may be related to the care and hospitality of our fellow church family, as it says whatever you do for the least of these my brothers… But, we as Christians are also called to go to all the nations and make disciples. (Matthew 28:18-20)

In my mind as we consider local mission, we must consider what we do that supports and uplifts our community of believers, as well as what we must do not just among nations far from our own but among our own local community of Musselburgh which is made up of all nations.

We are called to make disciples and that implies an ongoing task set before us, one that will not end in our lifetime, one that is not limited to those already in our church community but those waiting unknowingly perhaps, to become part of our community, they are our brothers and sisters, our neighbours.

‘Whatever you have done for the least of these you have done for me.’

As we look at our calling to local mission, what is it that God requires of us with what we have available. What do we need to ask of God to provide for us so that we can do his will? We are small, we know we have limited resources, but what needs are out there in our direct church community and our wider community of Musselburgh/ South Dunedin etc that we can be a part of meeting. How can we learn to relate to, and enrich the lives of those around us? How do we make God the main character of all we do so that those people see Him through our care?

Has God put something on your mind? We’d love to talk to plan to dream, and to put in action what God would have MBC doing in this place. Jo Knowles

Today James Watson is preaching and a Young Adults group from DCBC is leading worship

Welcome is Andrew & Rebecca Campbell

Morning Tea is Winsome & John Parnell

Church Office Hours

All our church staff work part-time and have different work times in the office. The office is open on Mondays 9am– 2:30pm and Fridays 9am—1pm. To contact any of the staff, please email them directly at Pastor Alicia Elder alicia@mbc.ac.nz , Jo Knowles jknowles@mbc.ac.nz or Church Office admin@mbc.ac.nz (Christina Holmes).

Topic: Mark 6:30-44

Upcoming Roster: 1st August

Welcoming: Andrew & Rebecca Campbell

Morning Tea: Winsome & John Parnell

Foodbank: Donations of basic food items are appreciated for the Presbyterian Support Foodbank. There is a labelled box under the foyer table. Please be sure to replace it if it has to be removed for a particular event.

Elders: Please don’t hesitate to talk to one of the elders if you have anything you want to discuss, or email us at elders@mbc.ac.nz and someone will get in touch with you.

As part of our role as Elders we would love to meet and pray with anyone who is sick. Please do not hesitate to contact us and we will arrange this.

Pastoral Care: We have a team that meets fortnightly, if you have any pastoral care needs or know of anyone who requires some extra support please let Betty, Jo, Alicia or Winsome know or email the elders.

Home Groups @ MBC: These are at the core of our life as a community and as followers of Jesus. Listed below are our groups, we encourage everyone to join a group.

Day/ Time of Meeting	Contact	Phone
Weekly Mondays 7:00pm	Bruce Munro	027 676 4610
Alternate Mondays 7:30pm	James Watson (Men’s Group)	027 929 8645
Alternate Tuesdays 8:00pm	Jo & Stephen Knowles	454 4742
Weekly Wednesday 10-11:30am Acts 16	Winsome or Betty	021 279 7941

Pilgrims Lunch: Pilgrims will gather Friday 30th August, noon, in the Church foyer.
Welcome to come and bring a friend (s). Queries to Winsome 0212797941

Musselburgh Music needs you!: Musselburgh music has been running at MBC for over 16 years. In that time we’ve partnered with DCBC and other volunteers from other churches to run this fun outreach to the community. Over the last year a number of our volunteers have moved on to new things and we need your help. Whether it’s some admin support, welcoming mums and children, running our powerpoint, helping run the session itself or in the kitchen. If you have 2 hours every Monday morning or even every fortnight, we would love to hear from you! Come along and help us keep this long term ministry of MBC going! Speak with Jo or email her at jknowles@mbc.ac.nz for more details.

Tasty mission meal and special guest storyteller. Chris and Sandra Jolt, and family, spent 20 years with OMF in South East Asia, including a decade in South Thailand. On Wednesday, September 4, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Chris is offering to cook us all a Thai meal and share some stories from their time overseas. This is an event for the whole of our church, but feel free to also invite a friend who has an interest in mission. It’s $5pp to cover the meal cost (but let us know if that’s a problem, because we don’t want anyone to miss out). Chris has a PhD in anthropology, is a great communicator and is an infectious follower of Jesus. We’ll need to know numbers by Sunday, August 31. Put it in your diary now!

Opportunity to get involved: Do you love hanging out with kids? See the significance and privilege of walking with the youngest in our congregation? We would love to hear from you! We really need some more people to help in our kids ministry. If you are interested please contact Fiona Elder 021 205 4789

MBC Prayer Events

Prayer Before and After Church At 9:40 am in the room at the back of the church, all welcome. If you would like someone to pray with you after the service, please come to the front of the church. An elder/ member of the congregation will be happy to pray with you.

Monday Mornings 6:30am Every Monday in the church foyer. Lead by Betty Lindsay

CAP prayer meeting first Tuesday of the month at 9am at church

If you have a prayer request or want to join the prayer team contact Diane Hutchinson phone 455-0443 or email dianehutchinson41@yahoo.com.

Donations to the Church: The church’s bank account number is 030881-0053478-00 for automatic payments to make a regular contribution to the church, or to make a one-off donation electronically. Receipts for all donations made during the financial year (which ends in March) will be issued in April.

Contributions to the Newsletter: We welcome church members to contribute a praise item, bit of news or something that will encourage everyone. Email or drop a wee note to Christina at admin@mbc.ac.nz with the subject line ‘Newsletter’ by Wednesday evening.

New to MBC? Alicia would like to say hi and get your contact details (if that’s ok) so that you can be included in our church email list. Please speak to Alicia or email the office at admin@mbc.ac.nz with your contact details.

Kids Ministry @ MBC

Your kids are very welcome at MBC! We have a space at the back where younger children can come and sit on a rug and cushions and draw and play. We also have a pretty cool creche out past the kitchen where you can take your little ones (preschool) to play. The Year 1-5 program welcomes pre-schoolers but a parent or older sibling may need to be present to help. In this age group we share morning tea, have a bible story, craft and games.

MBC Youth Group @ MBC

Mike and Rosie Brown lead the MBC Youth Programme (Year 6 up) and would love for any youth to join us. Feel free to email or call us for more information.

Mike: 027.257.5165, nzmikebrown@gmail.com Rosie: 027.327.1192

Sunday Morning – Year 6+: Youth head out part way through the service for bible study.

Saturday Social – Year 7+: Once a fortnight on Saturday evenings: join us for adventures,

activities and games.

Wednesday Evening – Year 9+: Meet at Mike and Rosie’s house (467 Taieri Rd, Halfway

Bush) for a midweek bible study 7-8:30ish pm

Musselburgh Baptist Church, 131 Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin 9013