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THE CGBC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WAS HELD ON 20TH JUNE, 2010 :::::::::    THE OFFICE BEARERS FOR THE YEAR 2010 - 2011 ELECTED AT THIS MEETING ARE SHOWN IN THE NEWS PAGE   

 

 

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You have reached the Home Page of Cinnamon Gardens Baptist Church (CGBC). This is the largest Baptist Church in Sri Lanka, situated in the hub of Colombo city - De Soysa Circus - where 6 roads meet. CGBC caters to a multi-cultural, international congregation, where all who love the Lord Jesus Christ are welcome. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE

CHANGE IN TIMES OF SERVICES

The  Service times at Cinnamon Gardens Baptist Church are now as follows:-

7.30 a.m.                                            Sinhala Tamil  Service.

9.00 a.m. – 9.15 a.m.                           Tea/Fellowship Time.

8.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.                         Children’s Sunday School (KMM)

9.15 a.m. – 10.15 a.m.                         Adult Bible School.

10.30 a.m.                                           English Service.

 When Quarterly Meetings are held, the Trilingual Service will be held at 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.

   SECRETARY.


WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Cinnamon Gardens Baptist Church

WEDNESDAY: Ladies’ Prayer and Bible Study    10:00 am

THURSDAY:  Ladies’ Bible Study                         6:00 pm

THURSDAY:  Youth Bible Study                           6:30 pm        

FRIDAY:  Teen Choir Practice                              6:00 pm

FRIDAY:  Teen Bible Study                                 7:00 pm

SATURDAY:  Men’s Bible Study                          5:00 pm

(At the home of Dr. Kingsley de Alwis  Tel. 011- 266-5427)

 SUNDAY:  Adult Choir Practice                          12:00 Noon


CHURCH CALENDAR

August  2010

1 Communion Service - Rev. Gary A. Dean
8 SLBS Sunday
15 Rev. Gary Dean
22 Mr. Kumar Subramaniam
29 Rev. Steven Critenton

September  2010

5 Communion Service - Rev. Kingsley Perera
12 Mr. Nalin Senapathiratne
19 Rev. Fred George
28
Rev. Fred George

October  2010

3 10.30 a.m. Communion Service - Rev. Kingsley Perera
10 10.30 a.m. Preacher: Dr. Vinodh Gunasekera
17 10.30 a.m. Preacher: Dr. Vinodh Gunasekera
24 10.30 a.m. Preacher: Dr. Vinodh Gunasekera
31 197th Anniversary - Trilingual Service - Dr. Adrian de Visser
There is a Fellowship Time from 9.00 to 9.15 a.m.

Adult Bible studies are conducted from 9.15 t0 10.15 a.m.

Every Sunday 8.30 - 10.00 a.m. Kithu Mithu Maga  (Sunday School)


SRI LANKAN BAPTIST PASTOR HONOURED BY THE QUEEN

Congratulations Rev. Fred George from all of us at Cinnamon Garden Baptist Church for the high honour of the MBE that has just been bestowed on you by the Queen!
 As one of our longstanding members, you have brought honour to CGBC  and to the whole Baptist community in Sri Lanka as well. Of course, if it were up to  us, we at CGBC would have given you a similar honour long ago, knowing the outstanding work that you have been doing both at your church at East Barnett and with the children at Stillwaters in Tangalle..May God bless you for all that you have done over so many years and are continuing to do even today.
British Baptists Receive Honor from Queen

By: Baptist Times Staff
Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:16 pm
Section:
News
 
British Baptists Receive Honor from Queen | Baptist Times, Great Britain, Service, Baptists

The front and back of the Member of the Order of the British Empire medal. Several British Baptists were among those recognized in the Queen's Birthday Honors list.
Baptist Christians in Great Britain were recognized recently in the Queen's Birthday Honors list.

 

Sri Lanka-born Rev. Fred George, former president of the Baptist Union of Great Britain who ministered at East Barnet Baptist Church for 40 years, was named Member of Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the community in the London Borough of Barnet, Hertfordshire and Sri Lanka. He has worked with children and families in the United Kingdom and in Sri Lanka.

 

"It was a surprise, but I was delighted," he said. "I see a recognition of the work done by a huge army of volunteers both in Barnet and Sri Lanka." He said it had been a privilege to work with so many volunteers over the years.


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CONFEDERATION OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

 

The inaugural service of the newly formed Confederation of Christian Churches was held on Sunday, 30th November 2008 at the Cathedral of the Living Saviour, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo. The churches that have come together in this loose confederation are:

Christian Reformed Church of
Sri Lanka

The Church of Ceylon
Colombo and Kurunagala
Dioceses

Jaffna Diocese of the Church
of South India

Methodist Church
Sri Lanka

The Presbytery of Lanka
The Salvation Army
Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya

This confederation is an association of the current member Churches of the National Christian Council to do together what we earlier did apart, in response to our Lord's prayer for unity and mission: "That they all may be one as we are one... that the world may believe.. ."(John 17: 21) coming together in faith, hope, love, humility and courage, To work together, To understand each other, To share our resources better, To witness unity in Christ in a divided nation.

The CCC will not be a legal body but a moral force promoting a spiritual Ecumenism in rich diversity, surrendered in humility to God, in courageous obedience to the Lord Jesus, leaving the ways and times to the directions of the Holy Spirit. A new lifestyle is envisaged both at the centre and locally.

 

What are its aims?

The member Churches of the CCC commit themselves to make a special effort to promote united activities in pastoral care, Evangelism, worship, prophetic witness etc and other common interests, both centrally and regionally.

How will the CCC function?

Heads of denominations with a clergy person and a lay person (or their alternates) from each Church will meet once a month for prayer and for planning joint activities consistent with the above aims, as "The Council". It will be summoned by the Co-ordinator, presided over by the NCC Chairperson and attended by the NCC General Secretary. In this way overlap or duplication of activities between the CCC and NCC can be avoided. Similarly, clergy persons and lay person representatives (or alternates) in local areas / Districts will meet regularly for prayer and coordination of activities.

At any level, there can be no binding decisions but agreements by consensus on practical matters. Any serious decisions will have to be ratified by each member Church - which will continue to function independently as at present.

How is it different to the NCC?

The Confederation intends to give a new approach and impetus to NCC activities in a more committed way both centrally and regionally. The regions will function independently from the central Council (except when directions come through each Head of Denomination) and the relationship between the Council and regions will heed to evolve with time.

Proposed new steps

 A service of mutual recognition of ministries is proposed be held in each Province for the Holy Spirit to deal in a unique way in this unique situation for each minister to function in the wider reconciled ministry of the CCC, like the way Paul and Barnabas were set apart for a new missionary enterprise (Acts 13: 2-3) This will enable ecumenical team ministries automatic sharing of pulpits and sacrament and lead to full communion between the Churches.

 

Basis

For Christ Jesus is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is the hostility between us that he might create in himself one new humanity, in place of the two, thus making peace and reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross Eph 2: 14-16)


 

See pictures of the CGBC Tsunami Project in the Photo Gallery by clicking here 8


Christian Council appeals to MR to reconsider PTA

The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) expressed fear that the recently introduced emergency regulations on the Prevention of Terrorism may lead to the suppression of legitimate activities and democratic dissent.

A statement issued by the council further said Churches were required to fulfill the mandate given by God to serve all people and eliminate suffering, poverty, need, destitution regardless of race caste and creed. They appeal to the President to take urgent steps to prevent the operation of these emergency regulations in the present form.

“We have carefully considered the Emergency (Prevention of Terrorism and Specified Terrorist Activities) Regulations Na 07 of 2006 published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1474/5 of December 6, 2006 and are gravely concerned about its potential for adverse interpretation and application.

“The definition given to ‘terrorism’ in the Regulations is very broad and vague and consequently could lead to the suppression of legitimate activities and even democratic dissent. We are particularly conscious of our recent history, wherein such wide and sweeping powers gave rise to serious and widespread abuse, political victimization and the suppression of fundamental freedoms.

“We are particularly alarmed by the offences prescribed in Sections 8 and 9 of the Regulations, which carry severe penal sanctions and blanket immunity afforded to persons taking action(s) on the strength of the Regulations. Section 8 makes any transaction whatsoever with even an associate of a person who acts in contravention of Sections 6 and 7 an offence and Section 9 prohibits dissemination of any information which could, in the opinion of a Government functionary, be considered prejudicial to national security, have serious reservations about the necessity to obtain the written approval of the Competent Authority to exercise our social and humanitarian responsibilities.

“As Churches with a religious foundation and vision we are required to fulfil the mandate given by God to serve all people and eliminate suffering, poverty, need, destitution, exploitation, deprivation and affliction regardless of race, caste or creed. We appeal to the President to take urgent steps to prevent the operation of these Regulations in the present form”, an NCCSL statement said.

Daily Mirror 09/01/07


 


 

PREVENTION OF FORCIBLE RELIGIOUS CONVERSTIONS  BILL

 

SCHEDULE

( Section 3)

1.     Persons classified as Samurdi beneficiaries.

2.     Prison inmates.

3.     Inmates of rehabilitation centres.

4.     Inmates of detention centres.

5.     Physically or mentally disabled persons.

6.     Employees of an organization.

7.     Members of the armed forces or police force.

8.     Students.

9.     Inmates of hospitals and or places of healing.

10.  Inmates of refugee camps.

 L.D.O.''INC/7/2004

 AN ACT TO P'ROVIDE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE

CONVERSION OF PERSONS BELONGING TO ONE
RELIGION TO ANOTHER RELIGION BY THE USE OF
FORCE, ALLUREMENT OR BY FRAUDULENT MEANS;

AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED

 THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.

 Preamble

WHEREAS Buddhism is the religion professed and practiced by the

majority of people of Sri Lanka. Buddhism was introduced to Sri

Lanka by the great Tathagatha, the Sambuddha during his visit to

Mahiyangana, Sri Lanka, in the Eight Month after he had attained

Buddhahood and it came to complete realisation after the arrival

of Arahat Mahinda Thero in the 3"1 Century B.C:


 

AND WHEREAS the State has a duty to protect and foster the  Buddha

Sasana whilst assuring to all other religions the rights guaranteed

by Article 10 and 14(1) (e) of the Constitution of the Republic of 

the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka:

 

AND WHEREAS both Buddhists and other religious are now faced

with a serious threat from forcible conversions and proselytizing

by force, allurement or by fraudulent means:

 

AND WHEREAS the Maha Sanga and other religious leaders have

realized the need to protect, promote and foster the religious harmony

historically enjoyed by the people of all religions in Sri Lanka:

 

Short title       

 

NOW THEREFORE, BE it enacted by the Parliament of the

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows: -

 

1. This Act may be cited as the Prohibition of Forcible Religious 

Conversions Act, No  of2004.

 

2.         (1) No person shall, either directly or otherwise, convert or

attempt to convert any person professing one religion to another

religion by the use of force, by allurement or by any fraudulent

means.

(2) No person shall aid or abet the commission of any act

prohibited by subsection (1).

 

3. Whoever contravenes the provisions of-section 2 shall, be

guilty of an offence and on conviction after summary trial before a

Magistrate be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term

not exceeding five years and also be liable to a fine not exceeding

rupees one hundred and fifty thousand:

Provided that whoever commits any of the acts specified in

section 2 in relation to a minor, a woman or a person referred to in the

Schedule hereto, shall on conviction after summary trial before a
Magistrate be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding

seven years and also be liable to a fine not exceeding rupees five

hundred thousand.

 

4. Proceedings for the prosecution of an offence under this Act

shall be instituted in terms of section i 36 of the Code of Criminal

Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979, upon a complaint made. to the Police.

The prior written sanction of the Attorney General should be

obtained for the institution of proceedings under the Act.

 

5. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala  and

Tamil texts of the Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

 

6. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

 

"allurement" means the offer of any temptation for the

purpose of converting a person professing one

religion to another religion, in the form of-

 

(i)   any gift or gratification whether in cash or kind;

(ii)  a grant of any material benefit, whether

monetary or otherwise ;

(iii) the grant of employment or grant of promotion

in any employment presently engaged in;

 

"convert'' means to make one person to renounce one religion

and profess another religion ;

 

"force" means a show of force and includes a threat of  harm

or injury of any kind, or threat of religious disgrace or

condemnation of any religion or religious faith for the

purpose of converting a person from one religion to

another religion;

 

"fraudulent" means any willful misinterpretation or any other

fraudulent contrivance used for the purpose of

converting a person from one religion to another

religion;

 

''minor'' means a person under eighteen years of age.


CONTRIBUTIONS TO CGBC DISASTER RELIEF FUND

 

In order to receive and process your contributions to the relief work of CGBC we have set up a special account "Cinnamon Gardens Baptist Church Disaster Relief Fund". You could send money in your own currency from your own bank by wire transfer. The details of the destination account you will need to supply to your bank are as follows:

 

Name of Account: Cinnamon Gardens Baptist Church Disaster Relief Fund

Account Number: 0760171727

Name and address of Bank: Hatton National Bank, Cinnamon Gardens Branch, 251 Dharmapala Mw., Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

Swift Code of Bank: HBLILKLX

 

An alternative (but much slower) method would be to send a cheque made out to the same fund and account number by courier  or by registered post to the address given below.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS

 

We request all contributors to the CGBC Relief Fund to send us an e-mail (cgbc@sltnet.lk) with details (name, address, e-mail address, etc.) of yourself and/or your institution so that we might acknowledge your contribution both directly by letter and on the web. Our bank has received several contributions (see Accounts in Disaster Relief Fund page) for which they have difficulty in tracing to the donor's name. We would like to acknowledge ALL contributions from those who have been moved by the Lord to come to aid of their brothers and sisters in distress. Besides, this helps us in our effort to be absolutely transparent in using God's money. Thank you and God bless you all.

COMMENT:

 

Anti-Conversion Bill

 

We reproduce elsewhere on this page the text of the proposed Anti-Conversion Bill that has been tabled in Parliament and will be voted on soon. Christians are in two minds about how they should react to this bill. Some feel that we should oppose the bill, or at least the more oppressive sections of it by protesting, lobbying, carrying  out our campaign against it to the international arena and, above all, praying about it. Others feel that we should pray about it and rely on the Lord to deal with it.

 

Should the bill be passed in Parliament and thus become law, one group of Christians feels that we could  challenge its implementation in the courts as actual prosecutions under it come up. Another group feels that we should pray that the Lord's will should be done and that this kind of persecution will get us just the kind of attention we need and would result in strengthening of the Church and provide an opportunity for growth of the church in Sri Lanka.

 

With regard to the impact of the legislation on the services provided by Christian organizations to the poor in the fields of disaster relief, education, social services and poverty alleviation, some Christians are of the view that we should continue these activities as best as we could under the new laws. Others think that we have enough poor and disadvantaged Christians and we should confine our charity to them.

 

Please let us know what you think. E-mail your views to kingsleydealwis@yahoo.com and we will publish them on this website.


Violent Buddhist Bikkhus Attack Christian Church

Here's a disturbing video of a church in Koswatta that was attacked a few days ago by a violent mob led by Buddhist clergy and parliamentarians. As you can see from the video, the police are just standing by (but at least not applauding or participating - as they did in the killing of a mental patient by a policeman recently). Such attacks are receiving tacit encouragement from a Buddhist TV channel. Now the new IGP has banned healing services being held in the city of Colombo!

http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=66946
 

Video Courtesy of the Daily Mirror.



 

 

We will be opening this web site to new Christians who would like to describe how and why they accepted Jesus Christ as their personal saviour. Later, we hope to publish a collection of these testimonies as a book that would encourage others in Sri Lanka who are desperately searching for hope in what appears to be a hopeless situation.

 

 

What about Your Testimony ?

 

 

Why I became a Christian

Are you a convert from another religion to Christianity?

Would you like to tell the story of your conversion and what made you decide to follow Jesus?. If so, send it in by e-mail to: kingsleydealwis@yahoo.com .The following guidelines should be observed in writing your testimony, remembering that you will be addressing it mainly to non-Christians of your former religion.

 

Guidelines for telling your conversion story:

·     Write for non-Christians (Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems, Atheists or whatever you were before). Write as if you were writing or telling the story to one of your friends.

·     Do not call it a testimony. The title will be your name and brief title, e.g. Ananda Pathirana, Teacher, under the general rubric “Why I became a Christian

·     Empathize with (show your understanding of) the view of life held by those of your former religion . Do not show contempt for, or ridicule, their beliefs. See what you are writing, from their point of view.

·     Share things about your life, both before and after conversion that they would be interested in.

·     Give sufficient information about yourself, so that readers can feel they really know you. This should include your name, your family background, where you studied, what you do for a living and how you came to have your former beliefs.

·     Include factual descriptive details so that readers can really picture how the events happened that led to your becoming a Christian.

·     No evangelical jargon, ever

·     Don't sound churchy, preachy or pious and don’t use Christian jargon which is meaningless to non-Christians. Quote scripture only in respect of what led to the change in your beliefs or that you live by after your conversion. In any case, don’t quote book, chapter and verse.

·     Assume that non-Christian reader will have zero-knowledge of the Christian faith.

·     Be honest: don't exaggerate, or portray yourself as living a perfect life with no problems after your conversion.

·     Try to correct common misunderstandings about Christianity that your friends might have (and which you probably had before).

·     Use a lively magazine-feature style of writing. If you like, imagine that your are being interviewed and write your testimony as answers to questions posed by an imaginary interviewer.

·     Incorporate direct speech if possible: he said to me “……….,” then I said “......" etc.

·     Show that being a Christian is a day-to-day relationship. Mention where you worship now and how anyone can do as you have done and become a Christian. 

·     Aim at an easy English level accessible to the typical Sri Lankan reader.

·     Revise, check, edit, rewrite, and revise again and again. Have it reviewed by somebody you trust.

·     Use a photo if at all possible and let the reader know how to contact you (postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc.). Anonymous testimonies are worthless. If you are worried about announcing who you are because of possible repercussions, don’t send in a testimony. Instead, keep praying to God to lead you into giving your testimony when the time is right for you.

·     The total length of your true story should be about 3 to 4 pages in single spaced 12 font script.


 


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We are against conversion -Ven. Galagodatte Gnanasara Thero

Interviews by Nirmala Kannangara

Ven. Galabodatte Gnanasara Thero was one of the noticeable Buddhist monks as per photographs taken at the time, involved in the July 6 attack on the Calvary Church in Thalahena, Malabe and its Pastor Roshan Andriezen. The Thero when questioned  admitted that he was among the crowd that attacked the church on Sunday, July 6 morning.

The Ven. Thero told The Sunday Leader that he had to assist the Thalahena temple to 'teach a lesson' to Pastor Andriezen as he was engaged in illegal conversion.

"The Buddhists are against conversion and we have reprimanded the church on many occasions that this should not continue further but to no avail. It was I who first raised the voice against conversion and although the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) monks who entered parliament in 2004 promised to bring the anti conversion bill they have so far failed to keep their promise. So if those who are in the legislature are not willing to talk against illegal conversion we as responsible Buddhist clergy in the country have to take the law into our own hands to put a halt to these activities," added the Thero.

When asked as to why they attacked a holy church and its pastor without having any dialogue with them, the Thero said that there wasn't a need to have a discussion with them since the church had converted most of the Buddhists in the area.

"Most of our students who came for the 'daham pasala' have been converted and the Buddhists in the area did not want this to continue. Apart from this all these pastors are LTTE supporters and the recent arrest of two pastors in Wattala with suicide bomb kits clearly shows as to how these pastors have disguised themselves as religious leaders," alleged the Thero.

 Police was biased - Pastor

Accusing the police of being biased, Pastor Roshan Andriezen told The Sunday Leader that although he has made several requests to the police to give maximum protection to the church the police had failed to do so.

"The police wanted me to disperse the people who had come for the Sunday morning mass and were protecting me from the angry mob, to allow the Buddhist monks in, for a discussion to bring the unpleasant situation under control. Promising me full police protection they finally failed to come near me when I was screaming when the mob started assaulting me with the pulpit and also with clubs. If they were really committed to giving protection to the church and me they would have done it easily but they were there as mere spectators, not as police officers," alleged the Pastor.

According to the Pastor he was informed that JHU member and Chairman, Central Environmental Authority (CEA) Udaya Gammanpila had got some of the offenders taken into police custody released the next day on July 7.

OIC refutes allegations

Refuting the allegations levelled against the Talangama Police, Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Talangama Police IP Chaminda Pinto told The Sunday Leader that the police acted impartially.

"If we were biased we wouldn't have arrested people and since those who were involved knew that the police was hunting after the rest of the mob they all surrendered to the police the very next day. In this backdrop how could the church accuse the police of being biased," asked the OIC.

When asked as to why the police allowed Udaya Gammanpila who is a JHU member to get some of the offenders released before producing them in courts the OIC refuted the charges.

"Since there were seven charges against the offenders the police did not release any of the people taken into custody and Udaya Gammanpila never came to the police," said the OIC. 

Thero on the Middeniya rally

According to the Ven. Thero of Bhodirajaramaya, Hingurana, Embilipitiya, the proposed plan to build a Pentecostal Church in Embilipitiya irked the neighborhood and a protest was organised on June 22 by voluntary organisations, the police and the traders association in Middeniya.

"It was Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thero who delivered the key note address and while he was addressing the massive gathering a group of boys set fire to a cross made out of the trunk of a plantain tree. Seeing the big flame Sobitha Thero requested the police to stop the fire," added the Thero.

Q: What was the reason for Sobitha Thero to request the police to stop the fire? Was it because it was an insult to the cross.

A: No. It was not, but thinking it would harm the massive gathering.

Q: Was it true that the mob had set fire to a picture of the Virgin Mary as well?

A: If The Sunday Leader wants a news story I could set fire to a cross with Jesus Christ  and Virgin Mary's photos and send it to your newspaper.

Ven. Omalpe Sobitha overseas

The Sunday Leader  attempted to contact Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thero but was unable to do so, and the newspaper was informed he had gone overseas.

Middeniya police mum

OIC Middeniya Police K.B. Keerthiratne when questioned as to what happened in Middeniya on June 22 told The Sunday Leader that he was not bound to give any information unless he gets an order from the Police Spokesperson SSP Ranjith Gunasekara. However when contacted SSP Gunasekara assured The Sunday Leader  that he would request OIC Keerthiratne to give the information about the Middeniya incident to the paper; but all attempts to contact the OIC after that were unsuccessful. 


 

Church Humour

 

 

Praise The Lord!
 
There was a little old lady, who every morning. stepped onto her front porch, raised her arms to the sky, and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD!"
One day an atheist moved into the house next door. He became irritated at the little old lady. Every morning he'd step onto his front porch after her and yell: "THERE IS NO LORD!"
Time passed with the two of them carrying on this way every day.
One morning, in the middle of winter, the little old lady stepped onto her front porch and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD! Please Lord, I have no food and I am starving, provide for me, oh Lord!"
The next morning she stepped out onto her porch and there were two huge bags of groceries sitting there.
"PRAISE THE LORD!" she cried out. "HE HAS PROVIDED GROCERIES FOR ME!"
The atheist neighbour jumped out of the hedges and shouted: "THERE IS NO LORD; I BOUGHT THOSE GROCERIES!!"
The little old lady threw her arms into the air and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD! HE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH GROCERIES AND MADE THE DEVIL PAY FOR THEM!"


Old Bible

A rare-book collector met a guy who said he'd just thrown out an old Bible that had been packed away for generations.  "Somebody named Guten-something had printed it,"  the man exclaimed. "Not Gutenberg!"  gasped the book lover.  "You've just thrown away one of the most famous books ever printed.  One copy recently sold at auction for over $4 million! "The other man was still unmoved.  "My copy wouldn't have brought a dime,"  he said.  "Some guy named Martin Luther scribbled notes all over it."


Waking Him Up!
 
Two mothers are having a conversation about their children one day.
"How do you get your Marvin up so early on school mornings?" asks Joan.
"Oh, that's easy," replies Marianne. "I just throw the cat on his bed."
"Why does that wake him up?"
"He sleeps with the dog!"

Any Siblings?
 
After school one day, a young first-grade boy was sitting at the kitchen table, eating his afternoon snack, when he blurted out, "Mom, the teacher was asking me today if I have any brothers or sisters who will be coming to school."
The boy's mother replied, "That's nice of her to take such an interest, dear. What did she say when you told her you are an only child?"
She just said, "Thank goodness!"


Lovers of the English language, enjoy this...

It is an example of why people learning English have so much trouble with the nuances of words.  
.....
This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is 'UP.'  

It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we wake in the morning, why do we wake UP?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election.Why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm  UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car. At other times this little word has really special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses...

To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special!
And this UP is confusing:  A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped  UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about the word UP !

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary..

In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding  UP. When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, the earth soaks it UP . When it does not rain for a while, things dry UP. One could go on & on, but I'll wrap this UP for now because my time is UP !

Now I think I'll shut UP. Whew!!!
 


MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE !!!

 We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

 If the plural of man is always called men,
Then shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

 Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!

 Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England ..We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

 

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing,grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend. If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?

 If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English could be running the danger of being called verbally insane.

 In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
We ship by truck but send cargo by ship.
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

 You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

 And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?

 I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IF PEOPLE FROM POLAND ARE CALLED POLES THEN
PEOPLE FROM HOLLAND SHOULD BE HOLES AND THE GERMANS GERMS!!!

 

Our Mission

CGBC is part of the Universal Church  in Heaven and on Earth, which was founded by Jesus Christ. Our mission is to carry out the great commission he gave to his disciples: Go out and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. We are committed to carry out this mission in the City of Colombo as well as in other parts of Sri Lanka.

CGBC Profile

The Cinnamon Gardens Baptist Church (CGBC) is a Bible-based Christian church which serves a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural congregation. The CGBC belongs to the national organization of Baptist churches known as the Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya (SLBS) and, through it, is affiliated to the international community of Baptist churches. The congregation of CGBC consists of people of all communities and classes drawn from all parts of Colombo and its suburbs. Those who worship at this church also include Christians of other denominations, interested non-Christians and visitors from all parts of the world. 

 

Contact Us

Address: 
Cinnamon Gardens Baptist Church
120 Dharmapala Mawatha
Colombo 7
Sri Lanka
Phone:(9411) 269-2414
Fax: (9411) 472-2057
Email: cgbc@sltnet.lk
Secretary: 
Mrs. Devika Ukwatte
96/18 Kottanuwatta Road
Nugegoda
Tel: (94 - 11) 282 - 1962
 
 
Treasurer:
Mrs. Shalini Jayasooriya
79/4 Kuruppu Road
Colombo 8
(9411) 268-2825
Mobile: 077 731-1549
Pastor: Wijedasa Warsamanage
The Manse 
120 Dharmapala Mawatha
Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Tel: (9411) 269-5153
Email: cgbc@sltnet.lk
 
Pastor: Gary Dean
Tel: (9411)250-0357
Mobile: 077 302-0546
 
 

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