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International Church of Bangkok

Advancing the Work of Jesus!

Welcome to our weekly newsletter
Don’t miss!!!
This SUNDAY, 24th APRIL
A special live choral performance from
The International Seventh-Day Adventist Choir

conducted by our own music director, Hussien Domocmat.

Note: This is part of our ICB Morning Service
He is Risen indeed!
Sunday  17th April

Student Christian Centre
328 Phayathai Road.   
NOTE: New Venue!!
100m from BTS Ratchathewi Exit 1 (one stop from Siam Station)

Google Maps ref: Click here

13°45’01.7″N 100°31’50.7″E

(SCC Creative Space Coffee Shop)
Please note: The above reference is correct. The Student Christian Center is incorrectly positioned on Google Maps.
An online Zoom relay is also available.
See log-in details below

In-person services are now held at this new  location:          Scroll down for more details

We will join together

in-Person
& on Zoom

 this Sunday –

24th April 2022

at 10.00 am

Christian Student Centre
&
on Zoom
see below how to log-on
How to connect to on-line relay via Zoom
(computer, tablet or smartphone)
Wherever you are in the world, you are welcome to join us online using the Zoom application in the same way as we have been doing since May 2021

  this is the link via your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85269401114…
(tick “Always allow https://us02web…. to open Zoom”)
Or by using the Zoom App.
Meeting ID: 852 6940 1114
Passcode: 249320
Please also see notes below
About ICB worship on Zoom:
Please log-in on time and allow a minute or two to connect.
You will be “muted” upon entering the zoom room.
Please stay muted during the service.
Please be patient as we try to overcome any glitches with our new technical set-up at Student Christian Centre. 
Newcomers/visitors online: You are warmly welcome to introduce yourselves via the Zoom “chat” feature.
Sunday, 24th April 2022

Sermon
is delivered in-person & on zoom by our minister,
Revd. Chee Keong Yong
Revd. Chee introduces his sermon theme this week:

Our Scripture Reading is:
Gospel: John 20: 19-31* (*click for online Bible)

In verse 31 of the text for the Gospel today, John summarizes the purpose of biblical Christianity: “But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.”

In a nutshell, John’s intention for writing his version of the Gospel is that you and I will come to affirm that Jesus is the Messiah and in so doing, we may have life.

Last Sunday, we considered the question of the angels to the women – “Why do you seek the living among the dead?”
However, the women were not seeking the living; they were seeking for a dead body to anoint.

I read in the news today, of a young man who took his life while attending a funeral. This kind of news is never easy to stomach and it does not help us much in a world where life seems so little. There is so much killing and there’s no need to get into the politics of it. Wars of all kinds bring misery all over.

If only, we seek “life” rather than “death”. The crudeness of Thomas’ demand to see and touch the wounds of Jesus can be off-putting. He is known down through centuries as “doubting Thomas”. There is a saving factor here.

Remember the time when Jesus heard the news about the death of Lazarus. The disciples attempted to dissuade Jesus from going to him. But not Thomas. He was stout-hearted and cried out, “Let us go with him so that we may die with him” (John 11:16). Here, we see a different side of Thomas. Thomas wanted to be certain of his faith in Jesus and thus the awkwardness of his demand.

Would you want to be certain of your faith in Jesus, too?
Are there any impediments to your faith in Jesus? Hand it over to Jesus like Thomas.

Come with us this Sunday as we journey together in exploring Jesus.

Blessings
Chee

THIS SUNDAY!  “Alone on the Altar – Calvary’s Lamb”
Special live music from the Adventist International Church Choir will be performed at our Morning Service THIS WEEK (24th April) the First Sunday after Easter).
Not to be missed!!

Please scroll down below for important notices
information about Fellowship at ICB, Thursday Prayer meetings, and New Outreach Goals.

Scroll down, too, for news:
In-person Evening services have restarted on Sundays. Worship starts at 6.30pm.
at BCGH (Bangkok Christian Guesthouse)

Please pray
a) for those who have contracted Covid19, including those in our own congregation and their families.
b) for the refugee families and other displaced persons residing in Bangkok, for their safety and well-being as well as positive progress in securing permanent resettlement solutions to their plight.
c) for the people of Ukraine both in the country and refugees as well as those caught up in wars and conflicts in other countries, including in neighbouring Myanmar.
d) for the people in Yemen, Afghanistan, Mozambique and the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia and Somalia) who needlessly lack both food and medical supplies and are close to starvation. We pray that the recently agreed truce in fighting in both The Yemen and Ethiopia will transform into  permanent endings of hostilities in those countries.
Sunday School will meet on-line this Sunday (not in-person yet)

VISIT our
ICB Sunday School Facebook Page!!
HERE
https://www.facebook.com/ICB-Christian-Education-106748784983710
(copy this URL into your browser)

ICB Morning Services
(in person and on Zoom)

At our new Location
SCC Creative Space Coffee Shop
Student Christian Center
328/1 Phyathai Road
which is a very short walking distance from BTS Ratchatewi.
Click here for Google maps reference or follow the map at 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 and join us on Zoom. For safety precautions, the ICB Council has advised against any form of fellowship potlucks 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. Immediately over the bridge, turn left into the SCC/CCT compound just before Evergreen Place and Asia Hotel.
There are limited parking spaces (free) in 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 has resumed
EVERY Sunday at BCGH.

 Worship starts at 6.30pm.
Join in-person (only) at Bangkok Christian Guesthouse, off Convent Road (BTS Saladaeng / MRT Silom stations).
Please bring your friends
Below is a map of how to get to BCGH from BTS and MRT stations. Just a 5-8 min walk. 
Short cut hint: from BTS concourse floor, enter Central Silom Complex and exit on the ground floor to Soi Saladaeng 2. Turn right and walk for 2 minutes. BCGH is on the left (before Convent Rd).
(From MRT, take lift from concourse up to skywalk level and walk to BTS station then left into Central Complex.)
Fellowship is essential for the wellbeing of any true community – but it’s not so easy when we cannot meet personally face-to-face, though hopefully many of us will be soon.
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.

Mary Santhi has recently taken on the role of ICB Fellowship Chair but she needs a committee to lead!
Mary cannot undertake the work alone and so she is inviting you to join her in one of the most important and joyful aspects of the church which is appreciated by everybody.
Please send an email to Mary and she will respond by telling you more: jmmsanthi@gmail.com
One of Mary’s early ideas for Fellowship is to recognise everybody’s birthday so we can all pray for every person on her/his special day. Birthday greetings are now appearing on the ‘ICB Morning Service’ LINE app. Unfortunately, our list of birthdays is far from complete and so, if you are in agreement, please let Mary know by email your special day (your birth year won’t be posted without your consent).
Outreach 2022
ICB supports 8 ministries in Thailand. Our focus in 2022 is:
Ascertaining Future Outreach Goals with a new policy, much prayer and your input as a church member.
Building our partnerships with finances & prayer, visits &  listening to their needs
Creating a Foundation to more effectively help ICB love Bangkok.
Developing Finances so we can do more. This will include a bigger Tree Angels campaign in 2022.
For more information, please contact Martin (mjmc@runbox.com)
The outreach committee welcomes new members to join our hardworking team to help ICB share the love of Jesus with Bangkok.
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.
Find out more about our outreach partners
Weekly Prayer Meeting –

Thursdays from 7:00 to 7:30pm (pls join before 7:05)
This is a wonderful opportunity to pause for a few moments, however busy we are, and join together to reflect and pray for our Church, Bangkok, the World and for ourselves. You will feel better for it – and so will God!
ICB is a fully self-supported congregation.
We gladly receive your donations.
KBank a/c 003-1-09408-9
More information on the ICB Website

Thank you!
You can email the ICB office for a covenant form
office@icbangkok.org

Missed a sermon?
Want to hear one again?

If you missed any of the recent sermons or would like to hear one or more again, recordings are available from Rev. Chee himself. Please let him know which Sunday(s) you are interested in and he will send you the link.
Send an email to: minister@icbangkok.org
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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