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Sunday Service @ 9:30 am & 11: 15 am Sunday School @ 11:15 am

Directions to New Church

100 Periwinkle Rd, Levittown, NY 11756

From Wantagh Parkway –

Take Hempstead Tpke East (24 East)

Fourth light – make a left on to Division Ave

Fourth Stop sign – Make a right on to Old Farm Road

Make a left on to Strawberry Lane

Make another left on to Cornflower Road

And Make left to Church Parking lot

WELCOME TO

Date : August 23, 2015

W EE KLY I CA VOI CE

THIS WEEK'S MEETINGS

SUNDAY - PRAYER AT NEW CHURCH AT 07:30 PM

(SEE BACK PAGE FOR DIRECTION)

WEDNESDAY - PRAYER MEETING @ 07:30 PM AT ICA

FRIDAY - FASTING AND PRAYER @ 10:30 AM AT ICA

FRIDAY - EXTENDED TIME OF PRAYER @ 07:30 PM AT ICA

SATURDAY - ICA MISSION NIGHT @ 07:00 PM AT ICA

The Lord Regretted There are several instances where the Almighty God was

grieved or regretted over human being. He grieved about individuals,

a group and even the whole human race. After the fall of man, by the

time of Noah we read that God regretted creating man.

“The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth,

and his heart was deeply troubled” Gen. 6:6. So he brought punish-

ment on the man and destroyed everyone except the family of Noah.

Noah found favor in the sight of God and his family was chosen to

create a new group of people for the Lord. He hoped this would be a

people who would live according to his plans and would serve his pur-

poses. They did not have a king like other people did. God raised up

leaders for them from time to time and God himself was their King.

As time passed they wanted a king to rule over them like everybody

else. God’s instruction and Samuel’s pleading would not change their

heart. They were adamant about having human king. God very reluc-

tantly granted them a king. However, Saul who was made king would

not follow God’s instructions passed on to him by Prophet Samuel. He

began to act on his own and his people’s will and God said, “I re-

gret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from

me and has not carried out my instructions” 1 Samuel 15:11.

God’s creation turned away from him and grieved his heart. His

chosen people and their king grieved him. We can understand a man

grieving because he is not strong and powerful like God to withstand

the evil. We can understand man having second thoughts, regretting

certain actions. But God the Almighty One, grieving, regretting, turn-

ing his face away. Oh, how tender is the Father’s heart, how caring is

he, how loving is he to grieve over the conduct of man. My miscon-

duct, my turning away from him, my lack of love, my lack of devo-

tion, my sin grieves the Father’s heart.

At this present age he has chosen us to be his people and he

paid a huge price for us. Would it be possible that God would say that

he regrets choosing this generation (you and me) to be his people?

It is my desire that God would not say about you and me what

he said about Saul; rather he would say, “this is my son/daughter in

whom I am well-pleased. Would you take a moment to ponder if

there is anything in your life that would grieve the heart of our Fa-

ther?

Please pray for:

Mrs. Marykutty Thomas (Sist. Suja’s Mom), Pr. Mathew Samuel,

Bro. Babu Thannickal, Sist. Shiny Chacko, Sam Mathew, Ammini

George, Mariamma Johny (Kunjumol), Usha Danielkutty

Kiran (Dr. Jolly Mathew’s granddaughter),

Nirmala (Friend of Snehalatha Nair), Pr. Daniel Koshy ( Brother

in Law of CM Abraham & all who are sick among us.

Country Popula-tion (in

millions)

Chris-tians

Evan-gelicals

President Prime

Minister

Sud Slovenia 2 53.6% 0.1% Borut Pahor Miro Cerar

Mon Solomom Islands

0.6 96.1% 31.5%

Frank Ofagioro Kabui

(Governor General)

Manasseh Sogavare

Tue Somalia 11 0.3% 0.0% Hassan Sheikh

Mahamud Abdiweli Sheikh

Ahmed

Wed South Africa 53 77.6% 19.5% Jacob Zuma

Thu South Sudan 11 58.1% 11.3% Salva Kiir Mayardit

Fri Spain 46 77.7% 1.0% Felipe VI (Monarch)

Mariano Rajoy

Sat Sri Lanka 21.7 2.0% unknown Maithripala

Sirisena Ranil Wickre-

mesinghe

Please pray for these Countries

Dr. B.J. Miller once said, "It is a great deal easier to do that which God

gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibili-

ties of not doing it."

Today In The Word, November, 1989, p.11.

New Arrival Congratulations to Benly & Nimcy on the

birth of their son Abiel Benly