Father God, we surrender ourselves to You again today. Loved, embraced and accepted as Your sons and daughters, we are free to serve You in this world. We acknowledge that all that we are and everything we have belongs to You. We want our lives to be centered, anchored, and rooted in You. We want everything we see, think, say, and do today to bring You glory, to be honoring and pleasing to You. Father, we affirm that a central thread of our purpose in life is to JOIN YOU IN BLESSING OTHERS, including those who are not like us, won´t thank us, and can´t repay us. Make this day an adventure of obedience, and open our eyes to see what You see around us today. We are more concerned about missing an opportunity to bless others today than we are about looking foolish or being misunderstood or taken advantage of or putting ourselves at risk. We know life is not about preserving our comfort zones or eliminating danger. Lead us to the life-shaping experiences that will open the wellspring of passion in our lives.

HELP US TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TODAY IN CROSSING BOUNDARIES AND OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO SHOW YOUR MERCY BY SHARING WORLDWIDE BLESSINGS. In Jesus´name. Amen. 

(Luke 10:25-37)

Would you join us and make this our daily prayer in 2012?

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Church is not a building! The essence of church is expressed when two, three or more people are gathered around Jesus, “the Fire”. In Stavanger International Church (SIC) the weekly Sunday worship service is like a “Bonfire”. But we also meet regularly at the “Campfire”, when groups of different shape and size meet across the city. We have named them Growth Groups because of their importance for spiritual growth through mutual support and accountability, and because of their aim to grow in number and mulitiply. We encourage you to find your “place around the Fire”, both on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at the Aula of Misjonshøgskolen and during the week in one of our Growth Groups!

Below you can download Growth Group Outlines based on sermons preached on Sundays last semester.

Month of the Long Finger – The Purgative Way –  Growth Groups – Nov-1
Month of the Ring Finger – Covenant Relationships – Growth Groups – Oct-2
Month of the Ring Finger – Practising honesty and Dirt Washing – Growth Groups – Oct-1
Month of the Little Finger – Practising Joy and Celebration – Growth Groups – Sept-2
Month of the Little Finger – Practising Rest – Growth Groups – Sept-1
Month of the Thumb – Listening to his Word – Growth Groups – Aug-2
Month of the Thumb – Conspiring with the Spirit – Growth Groups – Aug-1

Conspiring with the Spirit – An Introduction for Growth Groups

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The Worship Team

We are singers and other musicians who volunteer to prepare & lead the Sunday morning music.  We are a group of people who love the Lord and enjoy worshiping Him through song – and we enjoy helping to facilitate others’ worship.

If you love to make music, we would love to have you join us.  Whether your instrument is voice, guitar, keyboards, tambourine, violin or something else, the SIC Worship Team has a place for you!  For more information, please contact Pastor Joeli.

Currently, our meetings are scheduled as Friday evening jam session rehearsals twice a month.  We hope they will be an uplifting time of worship, rehearsal and fellowship.  Please put the following dates in your calendar:

• Aug 26
• Sept 16
• Sept 23
• Oct 7
• Oct 14
• Nov 4
• Nov 18

Pastor Joeli will be there to open the Aula at 19:00, so anyone who needs to set up equipment can get an early start.  Everyone should be ready to begin at 20:00.

We understand that you won’t be able to make each and every session, but we hope you will prioritize these evenings.