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Discipleship
Jesus came and told His disciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20)As we move into the last third of the year, the focus of the church is going to be on Jesus' command to make disciples and our teaching will be largely aimed at this goal - to teach our new disciples all the things that Jesus taught the church. We will be beginning in September, but in the meantime, don't be surprised if some of the messages have a hint of the theme.
Visitors most welcome!
Throughout the summer the church takes on a new character as most of our regulars go off to their own countries or elsewhere around the world for their annual holidays. This year we have received a steady stream of visitors, all of whom have added something new and valuable to our meetings and fellwoship. Thank you all!
Power From on High
A series of messages on the work of God's Holy SPirit in the world, the church and in people.
The series "Power From on High" finished with the last message, "The Fruit of the Spirit" on August 22. We believe that this series was important for the church everywhere and we are encouraging all our friends to go to the web site and listen to any message that they might have missed. Why don't you?
A new and thought provoking series of messages called "Power from on High" started on Sunday 25 July and will run for approximately 5 weeks. So far we have looked at "The Holy Spirit"; "Growth of the Church" and "Gifts from the Holy Spirit". Still to come are "The Body of Christ" and "Fruit of the Spirit". Come and discover the relevance of God's Holy Spirit to the modern church. These messages are considered very important to the future of the church and we recommend that you go and listen to them (in the Teaching section) if you were unable to attend on a particular day.
Our usual holiday blues have struck us during August. On 1 August, of the 40 worshippers, only about a quarter were our local regulars and on 8 August the numbers were smaller but the ratio was about 50/50. We do continue to meet all through the summer, so please come and bring your friends.
The last few weeks have been busy for us at Riverside Porto. As well as visits from both of our founding churches, we ourselves visited a new city and we had the privalege of baptizing a young man who wanted to publicly acknowlege and move on with his Lord, Jesus Christ.
23 May 2010 was a Sunday to remember. The Fernandes family came to visit us from Riverside International Church in Cascais. Eddie is a gifted preacher who brought us a message from God's Word. Marta and their daughter Mickey have been gifted with voices and musical skills of angels and Rueben played guitar along with our own musicians. It was a great night.
On 13 June we welcomed Marty Uhler, our Christian Associates connector, and a team from Lisboa Matrix / Grace Church. Marty, Dave, Daphne and Christy worked with our own musicians to produce unbelievable worship again.
Also on 13 June a team, including our CA visitors, carried a portable version of the church to the city of Valença, in the extreme North of Portugal, on the border with Spain. Although the meeting was quite small, it was well received and we hope that it will be repeated at various intervals in the future. Our thanks to our hosts in Valença, Tony and Jenny Redding.
On 20 June, 10 year-old Michael was baptized. Brought up by believing parents, Michael wanted to show his personal comittment to Jesus Christ by following his Lord in this way. Several of his family and friends joined is for the service.
See photographs from Michael's baptism
As an International church we have a large turnover of young people who come to Porto for a few months to study, become part of the church and then return to their home countries to continue their studies or careers. This brings us a great richness, but also times of sadness when we have to say 'Goodbye'.
On 4 July we had the sorrow of parting and the pleasure of praying for three people who have enriched our lives over the last few months. Patrycja Kuczybska returns with our love to her native Poland, Kat Newton and Nathan Richards to the United Kingdom. They will be missed very much. Please continue to pray for these young people who have brought much to the church.
The same day that we bid farewell to Pat, Kat and Nat, we welcomed Miguel Santos into membership of the church. Miguel and fiancée Michelle Silvéria have decided to make Riverside Porto their church home now and for the future when they marry and set up home together.
On Sunday 11 July we started the meeting at 6pm in order to show the whole of the World Cup Final on the video screen. Surprisingly few of our regulars attended but some welcome visitors (supporting Holland) made for a lively evening as we enjoyed a barbecue supper with the match.
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