Sunday Worship Service

Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 12 | 9:30 a.m.

"Partners in the Gospel"

Tim Adams, Guest Preacher

General Secretary of International Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Philippians 1:1-11

In person and online!

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Our Guest Preacher: Tim Adams

The son of a minister, Tim Adams (pictured) began his working life as a secondary school teacher before joining IFES and working in fundraising roles from 1998-2005. He joined Jubilee Centre (2005-2008) as Director of Fundraising and Communication and from there ran his own fundraising and business planning consultancy. Tim re-joined IFES in 2008 and was appointed as Associate General Secretary in 2014 and became General Secretary in 2021.

Over recent years, Tim has served on a number of NGO boards, including Prospects which at the time was one of the largest Christian employers in the UK with over 500 staff. He is currently a board member of the Jubilee Centre.

Tim met his wife Sophie when they both worked in IFES in the early 2000s. Both were Christian student leaders at university, and Sophie came to Christ through the ministry of Ichtus Belgium. Sophie and Tim have three school-age children: Annelies, Noah and Bethany. As a family they are actively involved in a lively evangelical church, St Andrew’s Church North Oxford.

Events of Note:

Bible Recognition Sunday -- May 12 | During the Sunday Worship Service

Pastries with the Pastor -- May 19 | 11 a.m. Dining Room

End-of-Year Family Small Group/Youth Group -- May 19 | 4 p.m., Dining Room

Prison Outreach 30th Anniversary Celebration -- May 21 | 6:30 p.m. in Tinley Park

Book Club: "Mao's Last Dancer" -- May 28 | 1:30 p.m. in the Parlor

Life Together Membership Class -- June 9 | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Room 213

Mission Prayers

Pray for International Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Please pray for our mission partners, Tim Adams and Kevin Van Horne. Tim is currently the general secretary of International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) worldwide. Kevin (pictured) is the Executive Director of IFES USA, which supports the work of IFES worldwide. Tim is arriving from Oxford England this week and will be preaching at First Presbyterian this Sunday. He is constantly taking the pulse of the challenges students are facing in the over 180 countries which IFES serves. IFES is a movement of students sharing and living out the good news of Jesus Christ.

Locally. Nationally. Globally. They shape lives and develop leaders who engage the university and impact the world. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is one of the over 180 movements which are members of IFES. Please pray for Tim and Kevin as they travel here and other places around the U.S. in the days ahead. Pray for people who will hear and see what God is doing through IFES, especially in those countries that we so rarely hear about. Pray for people who are willing to engage with IFES through prayer, service, friendship, learning, and sharing resources. Pray for old friendships to be strengthened and new friendships to be nurtured.