Annual Celebration Service
2002 - Neil Ryan
Date: 13 September 2002
Passage: Hebrews 10:25
Message: A Time to Remember
Occasion: Church Anniversary - 99th
I wonder what you would write down if you were asked to record your 5 most vivid memories.
Would they make you cry, or laugh, hard put into words, too painful?
Memory is like that. It deals with the real thing.
That's why it's imperative that we guard our memories.
True this week.
I love to go back into past. Not to live there, but to remember. It's not just his-tory it's my-story.
2004 - Neil Ryan
Date: August 8, 2004
Passage: John 15:1-17
Message: Many But One
Annual Celebration Service
We've all probably heard of the expression 'critical moment'.
# Good coaches are paid a lot of money to react at critical moments of a game.
# Business consultants / analysts are paid exorbitant sums to recognise critical moments and to make recommendations that will keep the business ahead of the pack.
# Leaders are entrusted with the wisdom to respond to critical moments in history.
I had a critical moment on Wednesday.
2003 - Neil Ryan
Date: July 13, 2003
Passage: Ecclesiastes 7:10-24
Message: Wisdom for the Way Forward
UPBC Celebrate 100
Tribute to Christine -
Pastors and Choir leaders have not always seen eye to eye in the annals of Church history!
Some of the feuds are almost legendary!
One pastor decided to preach on commitment, the need to dedicate ourselves to God's service. That Sunday, the choir director led the choir in singing - 'We Shall Not Be Moved.'