BANDUNG/TANGERANG. Apostle Edy Isnugroho, central leader of the New Apostolic Church of Indonesia, visited the children of God in the congregation Tangerang 1 on Sunday, October 18, 2009. The visit was highly anticipated by them. This is evidenced by the presence of the number of participants who reached the 283 service people (state of 2008: 265 inhabitants).

In the divine service, the apostle was accompanied by District Elder Sutrisno (DKI West Java), District Evangelist Sumarmo (Jogjakarta), District Evangelist Yustinus Tukiman (Borneo), District Evangelist Bambang Purwadi (DKI Jakarta), Sheperd Ignatius Susyanto (Eastern DKI), Sheperd Joseph H. Soehardjono (Western DKI) and Evangelist Anton Sugiri (the host).

Usually when there is an Apostle visit, divine service combined with the Tangerang 2 in a rented building. But this time the service is still being done in normal schedule: Tangerang 1 at 07 AM and Tangerang 2 at 10.30 AM.

Apostle underlying service with passages from

Psalm 7:18 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

At the beginning of his sermon, the Apostle to thank all the children of God for the sacrifice of thanksgiving has been granted. Compared to last year this time increases, although he saw that here and there a lot of difficulties that must be borne by the children of God.

“Gratitude” thus the Apostle says “is the soul vigilance against the forces of destructive”. Next he gave an example that the destructive power is such distrust. If reliance wobbly, it will damage the peace and joy.

District Evangelist Yustinus Tukiman, District Evangelist Sumarmo and Sheperd Ignatius Susyanto called in to help serve. In the service, District Evangelist Sumarmo remember when he first came to congregation Tangerang church in 1983. This church has a small building and a few members. But now the church has expanded building, because it was not even fit, the congregation was divided into two congregations. This shows the rapid development, but he also asked whether there is a rapid development of the faith of persons meeting members of the congregation.

In the course of the service, the Apostle gives Holy Sealing for 12 people, consisting of 10 children and 2 adults. In his speech, the apostle expressed his hope that after receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit should be able to grow and develop new man and the old man must die.