reminiscences
From Year Book 1997/98 (Vol. 11) pg. 153: PRAYER
The prayer of the first Christians was simply a reflection of the LIVING CHRIST in their midst. It was prayer ‘in His Name’ and by this we mean not that a formula was added at the end of every petition, but that in all their prayer they joined themselves to the prayer of Christ Himself, and knew that it was His Spirit (and power) which prayed in them. The best worship they could offer was simply His self-oblation in them. Praying in that Spirit, the Christian prayer is immersed in the ocean of the Son’s communion with the Father.
In Holy Spirit praying, keep yourselves in the love of God (Jude 21): pray in the power of the Holy Spirit.
‘Keep your watch with continuous prayer and supplication, praying the whole time in the Spirit: with constant wakefulness and perseverance you will find opportunity to pray for all the Christian brethren.” (Eph.6:18 – Ward translation).
‘We do not even know how we ought to pray, but through our inarticulate groans the Spirit Himself is pleading for us, and God who searches our inmost being knows what the Spirit means, because He pleads for God’s own people in God’s own way’ (Romans 8:26).
To live in prayer, therefore, is to live in the Spirit, and to live in the Spirit is to live in Christ. I am not saying that prayer is a means or a method which we have to use in order to have more of Christ in us or in order to be more fully possessed by the Spirit. I am saying something simpler and more fundamental.
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WORSHIP DIARY AND SPECIAL EVENTS
SUNDAYS
8.00a.m – 9.00a.m.: Holy Communion Service in the Main Chapel.
9:45a.m – 9:55a.m.: Choir Office (Broadcast to Main Chapel from Hexagonal 5 – Oratory of the Good Shepherd).
10:00a.m: Morning Worship in the Main Chapel (Adults).
10:00a.m: Sunday School (Children up to age 17) in the Hexagonals and Sunday School Development Complex).
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – CHAPEL HOME FELLOWSHIP (Zonal Bible Study Groups – in designated homes of members). It is meant for the entire congregation.
WEEK DAYS
Tuesday:
6.15p.m – 7.30p.m – Bible Study & Prayer Session under the auspices of the Fellowship of Light.
Wednesday
(i) Holy Communion – 5.00 p.m. – 5.40 p.m.
(ii) Corporate Bible Study – 5.45 p.m. – 7.00p.m (Hex. 5)
Thursday:
(a) Growth in Spirituality Service (GISP) 5.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. – Hex. 5
(Reflection on Past Sunday and Preparation for coming Sunday worship)
(b) Youth Service Mid-week Service: 6:15p.m – 8.00p.m – Gathering of the youth in our worshipping community.
Friday:
(i) Holy Communion – 5.00 p.m. – 5.40 p.m.
(ii) 5.45p.m. – 7.00p.m. – Come Let Us Pray Together (CLUPT) in Hex.5
MONTHLY
Pre-worship & Praise Session led by the Youth Service:
Last Sunday of every month. 9:15am – 9:40am.
2nd Sunday Corporate Thanksgiving for Deliverance (Integrated with morning worship)
Collection of SAGIP/TITHE: Last Sunday of the month – at morning worship (10.00a.m):
Thanksgiving Altar Call for all celebrants of joyous milestones: Last Sunday of the month
Morning worship integrated with Bible Study & Prayer Project (BISAPP): Mostly first Sunday of the month 10.00a.m
Elders’ Forum: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Chapel premises.
Celebration Breakfast Fellowship Hour (CBFH): 1st Saturday of every month – 9.00a.m – 10.30a.m
Begin The Month With God: Every 1st day of the month: – 6 p.m – 7 p.m.
Other programmes as advertised or arranged.
Holy communion
Holy communion is celebrated every Sunday at 8.00 a.m. In the main Chapel.
It is also celebrated at least once a month during Sunday morning service 10.00 a.m – mostly on third Sundays and on other special occasions (such as major Church festivals: Advent Sunday, Easter day, Pentecost, Christmas and at all anniversaries of fellowship/organised groups).
Week days, Holy communion is celebrated.
Wednesday – Friday (5.00p.m – 6.00p.m – in hexagonal room 5).
in charge:
Wednesdays – DA (assisted by EOA)
Thursdays – SOO (in the form of GISP)
Fridays – TGO (assisted by OO).
Choir
Choir Practice holds on Tuesdays at 6:30pm and Saturdays at 11:00am.
The IBUC meet on Thursdays and Saturdays.
THE INSTRUMENTAL BAND UNIT OF THE CHOIR (IBUC) AND THE CHOIR ORCHESTRA hold practices on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6.00p.m. CRM to oversee.
VIGIL: Main Theme
Celebrating The Expression Of God’s Love, And Proclaiming Truth And Grace As Means To Experience It. The Chapel holds quarterly Night Vigil programmes, which come up on the following dates:(Starting with Praise & Worship, Drama & Film Show at 9.30 p.m.)
3rd February – The Friday night of Adult Mission Week-of-Emphasis
Ministering:
RT. REV. (PROF.) DAPO ASAJU.
Bishop’s Court Oke-Ooye, Ilesha, Osun State
Sub Themes:
(i) Justification as God’s consistent principle of salvation
(ii) Justification as the root of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation
28th April – Evangelism Committee
28th July – Evangelism Committee
27th October – RT. REV. (PROF.) DAPO ASAJU.
Bishop’s Court, Oke-Ooye, Ilesha, Osun State
Highlights
November - December 2023
CHOIR FESTIVAL
Sunday 12, November 2023
COMMUNITY HYMN SINGING
Sunday 19, November 2023
ADULT HARVEST 2023
Sunday 26, November 2023
CHRISTMAS CAROL
Sunday 10, December 2023
METHODIST CONFIRMATION
Sunday 17, December 2023
COMMEMORATION OF NATIVITY
Monday 25, December 2023
Testimony
testimony
Come share your testimony
As members, it is important to reflect on and share our personal experiences of God’s goodness, faithfulness, and grace. We can testify to the ways in which God has answered our prayers, comforted us in our struggles, and brought blessings into our lives.
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CODISA
The Committee for People with disabilities (CODISA) was formed as a result of some of the worshipping community of the Chapel of the Healing Cross, expressing their great desire to exercise their “diversity of gifts” in the area of helping people with disabilities to be self-sustaining. As far back as 1984, some members started to look into the possibilities of prospering work with people with disabilities.