New Place for Worship

From January 1st we will be meeting at Vyabara Bhavan opposite Nyanam Theatre.

More than ten years we been meeting at Lals Residency. That was certainly was a blessing for the entire church.

Children’s Ministry

Visit to Punalur Vineyard

We visited the Punalur Vineyard last sunday.  It was great to see God’s work there in that town.  I believe that God has a plan for that place and that we will have an important role in that.  Please pray for James and Bincy as they continue to minister there.

In the following weeks a new intern will be joining them for one year.  His name is Titus who is from Karavalur, a place close to Punalur.  Looking forward to working together in the harvest.  Anu continues to help lead worship, but at the same time he is involved in the new Carecell in Ernakulam along with Jerin from Adoor Vineyard.

Youth Meeting at the Vineyard

About 40 young people gathered on 30 May 2011 for a time of worship and prayer.  In between worship sets, two short teaching sessions were given.  Most of the time was spent on worship and prayer.  The prayer sessions were quite focused with the young people praying for each other along with some selected adults.  At the end there were testimonies of those who were touched by God during this time.  Many expressed interest in doing this on a monthly basis.  Thanks to all who prayed, and to all those who worked hard to put this event together.

James and Bincy are now parents!

Peaceful child

 

On Saturday 28 May 2011 at 5:55pm, James and Bincy, pastors of Punalur Vineyard Church became parents for the first time with a baby girl. Although Bincy had some complications on Sunday morning, both mother and child are doing well (father too).  We rejoice with them for God’s faithfulness.

Mother Daughter Banquet

We had a special time to honour mothers and daughters on 21^st May 2011 at Lifetime Vineyard Church. It was a day to celebrate the lovely relationship between mothers and daughters and to give the mother a well deserved rest from their daily toils. The primary purpose of the gathering was to enjoy other mothers and daughters in the presence of God.

I attended the function as a daughter along with my mother and was pleased to see the room with only with women and young girls. We were all seated beside our mothers. Listening to the speaker for the day, Mrs. Rachel Thomas, I could partially understand the weight of the responsibility each mother has in shaping and moulding her children in the manner that God desires. She spoke a thought provoking and enlightening word of how a mother should instill in her daughter foundations of faith, love, submission so that they will reflect God’s glory. I realized that all the mothers are “builders of generations” passing on the batton of values which she learned through her experiences, personal encounter with God and perhaps from her own mother, What a privilege it is to be a mother even more, a Godly mother.

There was a powerful and blessed time of prayer, where daughters prayed for mothers and vice versa. Five participants were hononred. The oldest mom was the 72-year old Susamma Alexander and the youngest mom was 27-year old Sheejamma. Two mothers who have the most number of girl children-three girls were recognised. Hephzibah, the spiritual daughter of Rachel Thomas was also honored. Finally, all sixty participants had a lovely time of fellowship while feasting on Kerala meals.

Motherhood is a thankless job but I want to thank all the mothers for all your efforts and for tirelessly working on. We are privileged to have you in our lives. Mothers are indeed ministering angels sent to us by God!

~Amy Varghese

A Well Deserved Appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

Renny and Manju began to attend the Adoor Vineyard in 2001.  Renny will be leaving for the Democratic Republic of Congo for work, and Manju and the kids will join them after one year.  More than they have received, they have given back to the church and to the Lord’s work.  We appreciate them for their hard work in Adoor, and in the last two years in Punalur.

Along with James, we sent out Renny as an assistant pastor for  the new church plant in Punalur.  As a family they have devoted themselves to the ministry along with their regular work at AVT.  Last Sunday was their last worship service in Punalur.  The church gave them some gifts and prayed over them in gratefulness to the Lord for providing us with such a family.

As Renny made plans for his new work at DR Congo, he received some good news that a new Vineyard Church is planned just 12 kilometers from where he will be working.  Certainly God has provided another opportunity to continue working for his Kingdom.

We wish them well in their new place of work and residence, along with a fruitful ministry in the future.  Appreciate their partnership in ministry.  We will certainly miss them.

Annual Bible Quiz 2011

Objective: Annual Bible quiz is to facilitate a desire to delight in the Word and to live by the Word

Features:

• Categories: Two categories:

Categories	Age
Category A-Tabitha	From 10/12-17
Category B -Ezra	above 18

• Languages: English or Malayalam—for English learn New International Version and Malayalam
• What: Learn selected books of the Bible and Bible verses
• Who: Anyone who is not a Bible college student or Bible school graduate can participate
• When: First Week of June
• Expense: 20 rupees per candidate
• Prizes: First and second prizes in each category
• Register: Register on or before the first Sunday of April

Pattern:

Category A-Tabitha: 10/12-17	Category B-Ezra: 18 and above
Memory Verses: Out of thirty verses given study15 verses (15×2) 20 questions (20×1) Total marks:50 Books: Mathew and Mark	Memory Verse: Out of sixty verses study 25 verses (25×2) 50 questions (50×1) Total marks 100 Books: Genesis, Exodus, Mathew, Mark

Tips for preparation:

1)      Start early

2)      Read the books many times

3)      Select the memory verses you want to study

4)      Write down the selected memory verses with the reference in a book/paper so that you can use it to study the verses.

5)      Do not have a competitive mind, more than prizes let us desire to study God’s Word.

6)      Pray and encourage others to participate

List of Memory Verse

Category A: Matthew and Mark 1. Matthew 1:23   2. Matthew 2:10 3. Matthew 3:15 4. Matthew 3:8 5. Matthew 4:4 6. Matthew 4:7 7. Matthew 4:17 8: Matthew 5:11 9. Matthew 5:13 10. Matthew 5:14 11. Matthew 6:33 12. Matthew 7:7 13. Matthew 7:21 14. Matthew 9:13 15. Matthew 9:37 16. Matthew 9:38 17. Matthew 28:19 18. Matthew 28:20 19. Matthew 1:15 20. Mark 3:35 21. Mark 4:20 22. Mark 10:14 23. Mark 10:45 24. Mark 11:23 25, 26, 27. Mark 12:29-31 28. Mark 14:36 29. Mark 14:38 30. Mark 16:19

Category B: Genesis, Exodus, Matthew, and Mark   Matthew and Mark1. Matthew 1:23  2. Matthew 2:10 3. Matthew 3:15 4. Matthew 3:8 5. Matthew 4:4 6. Matthew 4:7 7. Matthew 4:17 8: Matthew 5:11 9. Matthew 5:13 10. Matthew 5:14 11. Matthew 6:33 12. Matthew 7:7 13. Matthew 7:21 14. Matthew 9:13 15. Matthew 9:37 16. Matthew 9:38 17. Matthew 28:19 18. Matthew 28:20 19. Matthew 1:15 20. Mark 3:35 21. Mark 4:20 22. Mark 10:14 23. Mark 10:45 24. Mark 11:23 25, 26, 27. Mark 12:29-31 28. Mark 14:36 29. Mark 14:38 30. Mark 16:19 Genesis, Exodus1. Genesis 1:1  2.Genesis 2:3 3.Genesis 3:15 4. Genesis 4:7 5. Genesis5:24 6.Genesis 6:8 7. Genesis 7:1 8. Genesis 8:21 9. Genesis 9:8 10. Genesis 10:9 11. Genesis 18:19 12.Genesis 22:12 13. Genesis 28:15 14: Genesis 32:28 15. Genesis 50:24 16. Exodus 1:17 17. Exodus 3:7 18. Exodus 3:14 19. Exodus 13:14 20. Exodus 14:13 21. Exodus 14:31 22. Exodus 15:26 23. Exodus 16:35 24. Exodus 17:6 25. 26.Exodus 19:5, 6 27. Exodus 20:4 28. Exodus 33:19 29. Exodus 34:10 30. Exodus 39:43

New Men’s Carecell

Prayer for the new leaders

A new Carecell has just begun for men.  Please pray that this group will be able to reach out to men in a way others cannot.  For the first meeting, there were eight men in attendance.  Planning was done for the month of March, and phone numbers were exchanged.  They will be meeting at the church office on Tuesday at 6:30pm.  Several of these men had already been attending other Carecells and have come for the monthly training classes for leaders.

Welcome to the Vineyard

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Lifetime Vineyard Church reaches out to the city of Adoor and beyond with the love of Jesus Christ.  Thanks for stopping by.

How did we get here?

God’s Spirit has brought us into this family.  We are not Vineyard by choice, but were conscripted by God.  God placed us together.  He did this by placing desires in us regarding the church.  We wanted to be a part of a group that preached the gospel – who believed the words of Jesus and did the works of Jesus.  We wanted to plant and grow Kingdom churches that were reconciled and reconciling communities.  We wanted to be a people where everyone gets to play.  We wanted to be essentially missional through being culturally relevant.  We wanted to experience God and not just think great thoughts about God.  Those are the things that brought us together and continue to keep us together nearly thirty years later.  – Bert Waggoner