Weekly Update | January 25, 2024
New Addition to the GFC Elder Board
Dmitriy Zherebnenkov
Greetings, friends! We are grateful for everyone who attended a very important GFC meeting last
Sunday. Thank you for all your suggestions and questions. We want to hear each other and will
continue to build the local church together. Thank you for your support and participation in the
life of the church in 2023. With confidence we say that in the church there is an excitement to
volunteer, and many of you sincerely and sacrificially serve the Lord and each other.
We are especially thankful, that you friends, are in one spirit with the church board (elders and
deacons) voted and confirmed Daniel Muzychenko for the eldership ministry in the our church!
This is a further evidence that the leadership of the church and the church as a whole have the
same vision and the same understanding of the principles of Scripture in organization of the
church. Praise the Lord!
From a biblical perspective, what happened is perfectly illustrated by the following text:
“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip
the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ…” (Eph. 4:11-12)
It is God who provides shepherds, as He gives spiritual gifts and abilities for ministry, and the
church only recognizes and confirms this fact.
Many of you came up and said that you are praying for the leaders in the church. We sincerely
thank you for your support. Continue to pray for the development of the elders’ board both,
qualitatively and quantitatively.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Continue supporting the churches working among the people who have suffered from the war in
Ukraine: https://gfchurch.com/ukraine/
The Scripture memory text
1 The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
Psalm 19:1-9
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
Below are the services and meetings for this weekend:
- Thursday (6:30 PM) – Kid’s Bible School (open to all but required for parents), followed by Bible Study (Proverbs) for the whole church at 7:30 PM
- Sunday services:
- Worship Service in Russian at 9:00 AM
- Worship Service in English at 11:15 AM