Update for Monday, January 15th
Dear Church family and friends,
Holding steadfast on his course through the book of Philippians, this Sunday Pastor Johannes made his way into chapter four of the book. You can listen back to what he had to say, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ZcVn9K4jI
This week in Church…
Big YABS is taking place on Tuesday! This is when all the smaller groups from our Young Adult Bible Study come together as one and share the Word, praise and worship with one another. If you’ve been thinking about joining YABS, then this would be a good opportunity to do so. They will meet at 7pm on Tuesday evening at the Student Kitchen. If you would like to bring some food to share, then nobody will say no! For more information, you can write to yabs@ibc-giessen.org.
We will be hosting an event for the Allianzgebetswoche on Wednesday. Throughout the week several different churches within Giessen will be holding similar events, all of whom are also part of the Allianz organisation. Our particular evening is entitled “Pray and see Gebetsabend” and will be held in German, starting at 7:30pm. For more information on the Gebetswoche and what else is taking place where, take a look at this website: https://ev-allianz-giessen.de/allianz-gebetswoche-2024/
Then it’s Sunday again, when we have our regular service both at the FTH and online at 11am – you can get a link by writing to office@ibc-giessen.org. Should this snowy, icy weather continue, we will of course let you know via our usual channels – website/facebook/e-mail – if the service is still able to go ahead or whether we will need to cancel.
Next week in Church…
… sees the return of the Mid-Week Bible Study! Again, it will be online only via Zoom, on Wednesday evening at 7pm. Whether it splits into Men’s and Women’s Bible Study depends on how many attend. We will be taking a deeper dive into the book of Amos – if you’re interested, please get in touch with office@ibc-giessen.org for more information.
This day has become known as ‘Blue Monday’ – when the January blues catch up with people. That Christmas joy begins to wear off, and New Year’s Resolutions become hard work and not just good thoughts. There are those for who ‘blue’ is perhaps too light a word, and that feeling definitely isn’t just confined to one day. We would like to lift all those who suffer, or try to cope with, depression up to the Lord; that they may be comforted and encouraged – and find their worth in Him.
Be blessed!