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ICF Warsaw
ICF Warsaw
Sunday Morning Service - 31st Dec'2017
Locations & Times
International Christian Fellowship
Puławska 326, 02-845 Warszawa, Poland
Sunday 10:30 AM
Welcome to ICF
Thank you everyone, for the wonderful privilege to have served as your pastor for the past three and a half years. You have blessed Betty and I in so many ways! Encouraging us, bearing with us in our weaknesses and together forging ahead to see our church strong and being used by God. ICF is an amazing place with each person being a valued member of our multi-ethnic, multi-national church.
As we step into a new role as your missionaries and you embrace a new pastoral couple, may you show them the love and grace that you demonstrated to us. We thank you for the huge role you have had in our lives and we look forward to seeing you again in the future! I have learned that in God’s kingdom “until we meet again” is often more appropriate than goodbye.
With continued blessings and prayers,
Pastor Don
WIFI Password for ICF: findyourway
As we step into a new role as your missionaries and you embrace a new pastoral couple, may you show them the love and grace that you demonstrated to us. We thank you for the huge role you have had in our lives and we look forward to seeing you again in the future! I have learned that in God’s kingdom “until we meet again” is often more appropriate than goodbye.
With continued blessings and prayers,
Pastor Don
WIFI Password for ICF: findyourway
Order of Service
Joy To The World
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Welcome
Monthly Birthday Celebration
What’s in the bag? Sunday School Dismissed @11
Blessed Be Your Name
10000 Reasons
Blessed Assurance
Announcements
Prayers Of Thanksgiving And Petition
Message
Be Thou My Vision
Offering
Goodbye Moment
Benediction
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Welcome
Monthly Birthday Celebration
What’s in the bag? Sunday School Dismissed @11
Blessed Be Your Name
10000 Reasons
Blessed Assurance
Announcements
Prayers Of Thanksgiving And Petition
Message
Be Thou My Vision
Offering
Goodbye Moment
Benediction
Bulletin
This week at ICF
Today
10:05 — Prayer in the media room
10:30 — Morning Worship service
20:00 — New Year’s Eve Party
Tuesday
· ssDNA (YAM) – Tuesdays 7pm @ Przejazd 4/55 – Please see Esther (esthermassler@yahoo.com)
Wednesday
· Men of God 7pm to 9. Meet @ ICF. Bring 13pln for Pizza. donorrpl@gmail.com
Thursday
· Politechnika (ChSA) – Thursdays 18:00 (Christian Students Association) meets in the Room 1 in the Mathematics building (glass building in the main campus) Koszykowa 75. (tellwilfred@gmail.com)
· Bielany LIFE Group @ 7pm hosted by the Piotrowkis. Please contact Przemek at przemek.piotrowski@gmail.com
· Mokotów LIFE Group @ 7pm J.K. Chodkiewicza 5m74. Hosted by Cesar & Oksana cesar.ruiz74@gmail.com
Saturday
· Prayer meeting at 11:00 in ICF. Please contact Felix for more information (kobbyfels@gmail.com)
· Bemowo Life Group 18:00-20:00. Begins this week. See Felix for details (kobbyfels@gmail.com)
What’s going on…
· New Year’s Eve Party - “I Will Do a New Thing”, Sun. Dec. 31st 8pm-1am – Fellowship and fun, time of worship, prayer and testimony. Please bring finger food, snack or beverage to share. See Beata for more information.
· Airport welcome - Tuesday, January 16th @ 12:00: Let’s welcome our transitional pastoral couple, Kent and Debbie together.
· Open house at the Orr’s: Friday, Jan. 19, 16:00-20:00 - Drop in for coffee or tea and a final hug.
Today
10:05 — Prayer in the media room
10:30 — Morning Worship service
20:00 — New Year’s Eve Party
Tuesday
· ssDNA (YAM) – Tuesdays 7pm @ Przejazd 4/55 – Please see Esther (esthermassler@yahoo.com)
Wednesday
· Men of God 7pm to 9. Meet @ ICF. Bring 13pln for Pizza. donorrpl@gmail.com
Thursday
· Politechnika (ChSA) – Thursdays 18:00 (Christian Students Association) meets in the Room 1 in the Mathematics building (glass building in the main campus) Koszykowa 75. (tellwilfred@gmail.com)
· Bielany LIFE Group @ 7pm hosted by the Piotrowkis. Please contact Przemek at przemek.piotrowski@gmail.com
· Mokotów LIFE Group @ 7pm J.K. Chodkiewicza 5m74. Hosted by Cesar & Oksana cesar.ruiz74@gmail.com
Saturday
· Prayer meeting at 11:00 in ICF. Please contact Felix for more information (kobbyfels@gmail.com)
· Bemowo Life Group 18:00-20:00. Begins this week. See Felix for details (kobbyfels@gmail.com)
What’s going on…
· New Year’s Eve Party - “I Will Do a New Thing”, Sun. Dec. 31st 8pm-1am – Fellowship and fun, time of worship, prayer and testimony. Please bring finger food, snack or beverage to share. See Beata for more information.
· Airport welcome - Tuesday, January 16th @ 12:00: Let’s welcome our transitional pastoral couple, Kent and Debbie together.
· Open house at the Orr’s: Friday, Jan. 19, 16:00-20:00 - Drop in for coffee or tea and a final hug.
Help Wanted
Someone with creative abilities to design TV messages in foyer and manage website.
See Pastor Don or Justice
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Giving to ICF
Poland Donations
Donations can be made by electronic transfer to: Chrześcijańska Spoleczność – ICF ul. Puławska 114, 02-620 Warszawa Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. ul. Senatorska 16, 00-923 Warszawa
PLN Account: 86 1090 2851 0000 0001 3478 8696
Title: “Darowizna na cele kultu religijnego”
USD Account: 10 1090 2851 0000 0001 3478 8706
Title: “Darowizna na cele kultu religijnego” Swift Code: WBKPPLPP, and IBAN # is the USD account number with the letters PL in front of it.
International Donations can be made as well. Please ask an usher for more information.
Donations can be made by electronic transfer to: Chrześcijańska Spoleczność – ICF ul. Puławska 114, 02-620 Warszawa Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. ul. Senatorska 16, 00-923 Warszawa
PLN Account: 86 1090 2851 0000 0001 3478 8696
Title: “Darowizna na cele kultu religijnego”
USD Account: 10 1090 2851 0000 0001 3478 8706
Title: “Darowizna na cele kultu religijnego” Swift Code: WBKPPLPP, and IBAN # is the USD account number with the letters PL in front of it.
International Donations can be made as well. Please ask an usher for more information.
Contact Us
ICF leadership team
Bruce Robinson, Chairman – ex2017@gmail.com
Cruz Delgado — delgadocruze@gmail.com
Beata Łukaszuk — beatalukaszuk@yahoo.pl
Elias Chandran — elias_dba@yahoo.com
Rolf Nikel – rolf.nikel@gmail.com
Ministry coordinators
Jonny Gough (Teaching/Men) – jonny9ad@gmail.com
Jennifer Nagy (Mobilization) – jennifer.nagy@icfwarsaw.org
Betty Orr (Children) – blockre13@gmail.com
Iwona Gough (Hospitality) – iwonajgough@gmail.com
Felix Sarfo (Prayer) – prayer@icfwarsaw.org
Bruce Robinson, Chairman – ex2017@gmail.com
Cruz Delgado — delgadocruze@gmail.com
Beata Łukaszuk — beatalukaszuk@yahoo.pl
Elias Chandran — elias_dba@yahoo.com
Rolf Nikel – rolf.nikel@gmail.com
Ministry coordinators
Jonny Gough (Teaching/Men) – jonny9ad@gmail.com
Jennifer Nagy (Mobilization) – jennifer.nagy@icfwarsaw.org
Betty Orr (Children) – blockre13@gmail.com
Iwona Gough (Hospitality) – iwonajgough@gmail.com
Felix Sarfo (Prayer) – prayer@icfwarsaw.org
Habakkuk - Peace in the midst of uncertainty
31st Dec' 2017
Pastor Don Orr
31st Dec' 2017
Pastor Don Orr
Habakkuk’s complaint:
2 How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. 4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. Habakkuk 1:2-4
2 How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. 4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. Habakkuk 1:2-4
God’s response
“Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” Habakkuk 1:5
• God is in control
“Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” Habakkuk 1:5
• God is in control
Habakkuk’s reaction
12 O LORD, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O LORD, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish. 13 Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? Habakkuk 1:12-13
12 O LORD, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O LORD, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish. 13 Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? Habakkuk 1:12-13
God’s reply
Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.” Habakkuk 2:2
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14
• God’s ways are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:9)
Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.” Habakkuk 2:2
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14
• God’s ways are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:9)
Habakkuk’s acceptance
17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Habakkuk 3:17-18
17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Habakkuk 3:17-18
Celebrating the PAST
• Lives changed
• Baptisms
• Members
• Weddings
• Births & child dedications
• Ministries & seminars, events
• Lives changed
• Baptisms
• Members
• Weddings
• Births & child dedications
• Ministries & seminars, events
Embrace the PRESENT
• Multi-national
• Gifted volunteers & staff
• Good location
• Prospering city
• Thriving church
• Growing ministries
• Multi-national
• Gifted volunteers & staff
• Good location
• Prospering city
• Thriving church
• Growing ministries
Trust God for the FUTURE
• New pastor
• New people
• New opportunities
• New challenges
• Greater influence
• We serve a living God — ICF is Christ’s church, not ours
• New pastor
• New people
• New opportunities
• New challenges
• Greater influence
• We serve a living God — ICF is Christ’s church, not ours