Title Joppa Church Story
May 3, 2008 (Sat), Tel Aviv Joppa Church 1st Anniversary Service
Acts 9:36-43
Today is the first birthday of our Tel Aviv Joppa Church. Congratulations. On behalf of the Church, I would also like to thank those who have come a long way to celebrate today.
The trembling and emotion of the church founding service held on May 5 last year is still in my heart, but a year has passed, and the 1st anniversary of the church's founding service is now held.
What our alumni say consistently is like a dream when you think about it, and when you look back, it is all the grace of God. Indeed, when I think of the grace and blessings that God has poured out on our church over the past year, it is so great that I have nothing to give but thanks. All glory to God.
By the way, everyone, do you know that our Joppa church is not actually the 1st anniversary, but about the 1970th anniversary? Did you know that the history of the Joppa Church is not one year, but nearly 2,000 years?
About 1970 years ago, right here in Joppa, there was a very beautiful and healthy church. This is the Joppa Church.
In today's text, we can meet the Joppa Church. And today, through the Joppa Church, we would like to share with you the directions our Tel Aviv Joppa Church should take.
1. Joppa Church was a church with many disciples.
A woman named Tabitha played an important role in making Joppa Church known as a beautiful and good church.
Verse 36 says, "There is a female disciple in Joppa named Tabitha, which is translated as Dorga.
As an Aramaic name, Tabita (