(SCC Creative Space Coffee Shop)
Please note: The above reference is correct. The Student Christian Center is incorrectly positioned on Google Maps.
The map here will help you find our
In-person morning worshnow held at this new location: Scroll down for more details
We will join together
in-Person
this Sunday –
18th September 2022
at 10.00 am
Christian Student Centre
Zoom relay is only available for those whose long-term health prevents travel or those who are not in greater Bangkok.
Please contact Pastor Chee for login details minister@icbangkok.org
Sunday, 18th September 2022
Sermon
is delivered by our minister, Revd. Chee Keong Yong
The Gospel reading provides another one of Jesus’ parables. However, this is a rather peculiar parable as a casual reading will spell it out. In fact, it can be rather confusing for the ordinary person in the pews to grasp what Jesus was trying to teach here.
On the one hand, he seems to praise the way that the steward handled himself out of a predicament. We read that the steward was rather dishonest with the manner in which he handled financial transactions. He was practically giving away the master’s wealth to people that owed his master. What on earth, is going on here? you wonder.
The parable gives two aspects of the steward – the dishonest steward OR the shrewd steward. The tendency for us as readers are to ask ourselves – are we to follow the same? Are we to be dishonest in our dealings or to be astute as the world seems to be teaching us?
Remember the golden rule in understanding parables. Can anyone remember it as I have always made it a point to remind people in my sermons? Without applying the golden rule and we will miss the gist of what Jesus is saying.
So come this Sunday to our service at 10.00 am and delight in unraveling God’s word.
Blessings,
Chee
SPECIAL NOTES about Zoom worship:
From now onwards, Sunday Morning Worship will be for in
person attendance only at Student Christian Center (SCC)
Zoom relay is not now available for all, though there are a few
exceptions (see below). We believe it is high time we joined together in person again and start to rebuild our community. Please make every effort to join us in person.
ICB Choir: If you enjoy singing, please join in by arriving about 45 minutes before the service for practice. All are welcome, even if you have little experience.
Sunday School is now meeting again for young children during part of the worship time (see below).
Exceptions: For a limited period, Zoom will continue to be made available but only to those who are
a) unwell or with disabilities preventing their travel to SCC
b) living or travelling in the provinces or abroad.
These people, a) and b), who wish to worship via Zoom are asked to contact Pastor Chee via email before the service.
They will receive an email reply with a special meeting code and password.
Contact: minister@icbangkok.org
Sunday School has resumed in-person on Sundays at SCC
(morning service).
For more news, please keep an eye on the
ICB Sunday School Facebook Page
Covid Care and How to Get to
ICB Morning Services
(NOTES for in-person congregation)
At our new Location
SCC Creative Space Coffee Shop
Student Christian Center
328/1 Phyathai Road
A very short walking distance from BTS Ratchatewi. Click here for Google maps reference or follow the map near the top of this newsletter.
Please remember the COVID Code:
All are advised to follow social distancing to keep others safe. A temperature check is required. We have members who have been infected lately and we do not wish others to be infected. If you are not feeling well, please stay at home. For safety precautions, the ICB Council has advised against any form of fellowship events for the time being. Bottled water will be available.
If you plan to come in your own car:
It is best to enter Phayathai Road from the Patumwan intersection (at Discovery Center/MBK) and drive across Hua Chang (elephant head) Bridge, taking the left-most lane. Then, immediately over the bridge, turn left into the SCC/CCT compound just before Evergreen Place and Asia Hotel.
There are limited parking spaces (free) just inside the compound but if full, you can park in the CCT Tower Building at the back of this same compound (there maybe a small charge p/hr)
ICB Evening Service at
Bangkok Christian Guesthouse (BCGH)
has been suspended until further notice.
ICB – Caring for Displaced People through partnership Life Raft International
An updated document relating to the above has now been uploaded to the Policies section of our website. The ICB Council has been working with Life Raft International for many years in seeking to relocate people to various countries for resettlement. The uploaded document gives clear parameters of our relationship with Life Raft International.
Fellowship is essential for the wellbeing of any true community – but it’s not so easy when we cannot all meet personally face-to-face, and have no social events.
At ICB, we wish to develop new ways to extend Christian fellowship among all of us during 2022. We invite you to help with your ideas for such fellowship activities.
Contact Pastor Chee: minister@icbangkok.org
For more information, please contact Pastor Chee (minister@icbangkok.org)
The ICB Outreach Committee welcomes new members to join our hardworking team to help ICB share the love of Jesus with Bangkok.
ICB CHRISTIAN OUTREACH The International Church of Bangkok
partners with Christian ministries throughout Thailand to advance the work of Jesus.
5% of ICB’s yearly total income goes directly to the outreach partners. Members and friends are also encouraged to give directly through the Church account.
In the first half of this year, a total of 78,000THB has been given to eight of our mission partners. Reports from three of them have been uploaded to our FB page – https://www.facebook.com/ICB-Outreach-Ministries-105101068484139. These are from Cornerstone Chapel Hatyai, Rahab Ministries Bangkok, and Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation Bangkok.
Our minister, Pastor Chee, and members of the Church Council can be contacted as and when needed:
Email: minister@icbangkok.org
International Church of Bangkok (ICB)
Advancing the Work of Jesus!
ICB is an English language congregation, composed of native and non-native speakers. We are committed to welcoming people of all backgrounds to Christian worship for a diverse, inclusive and unifying faith experience.
We seek to advance the work of Jesus Christ by promoting and supporting spiritual growth, community and service to others.
ICB has a specific policy on “Diversity, Inclusiveness & Unity” recently adopted at our annual congregational meeting. You can download the file here (click).
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Rev. Chee Keong Yong: minister@icbangkok.org
