Communion Sunday June 7, 2026 11 AM The Call of Abram Sunday Worship Bulletin Rev. Dr. Chris Ponnuraj, Preaching Mr. John Strybos, Music Director Soloist: Eliza Bonet Join us for our
Friendship and Fellowship Hour after 11:00 AM service in Bodge Lounge. All are welcome. 
Come and share the joy of Christ's love with us.
All are welcome! 
Join us for the next showing June 20, 2026 Pot Luck dinner at 6 PM Movie at 7 PM All are welcome, admission is free.
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you build up the Body of Christ. Ways to Donate Attend a worship service and place either cash or a check in the collection plate. Mail a check or make a donation (noting STC) through your online banking service. Make the donation to: West Center Congregational Church, UCC 101 Pondfield Road West Bronxville, NY 10708 
The Call of Abram
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Every good and perfect gift comes from God. Abraham was told that he would have to make this move in his life that would take him out of familiarity into the unknown. Abram believed and trusted God is going to be his source of blessing. God is the root cause for all Abraham’s greatness.
The Call to Abram was something very important. God was telling Abram to leave behind everything that he has known up to that point: the security, the family, the friends and the clan, to go to a place that God would lead him. And notice, God left the destination vague, He was saying, "Abram, leave it all behind; come follow me and I will bless you." How do you think that you will respond? I suspect that most of us would struggle with this type of call.
God is a Lord of promises. God gave a great promise to Abram which we continue from generation to generation. The emphasis is on what God would do far more than on what Abraham was expecting to attempt. There was a triple fulfillment of the promise. Abram’s step is our step too, we must believe what God has said He will do if we follow His Word. You will not have a blessed life following your own agenda. You may attain some success by the world’s standards, but you will not have the true riches of divine blessings and the grace of Jesus Christ
To Abram God has made a great and wonderful promise. He promised Abram that he would become a great nation and that all the families of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:2-3). In truth, the earth would be given to him as his inheritance. Now that the promise came to Abraham because of faith that he had in God. It did not come because he piled up merit by doing works of the law. It was the outgoing of God’s generous grace in answer to Abram’s absolute faith. The promise was dependent on two things, that is “Free grace of God” and “the perfect faith of Abraham”.
The promise was partially fulfilled in Abraham’s day and continues throughout the period of the Old Testament. The second is the promise that was fully portrayed in the life of Jesus Christ. Third, the promise also will be perfectly fulfilled at the end of the age. Fourth, this promise is now being fulfilled as Jesus Christ builds His church. We must understand the grounds upon which missions rest otherwise we will tend to give in to the hostile, indifferent or incorrect views that people have about the great commission. These four steps will be the key to a Blessed Life.
I am sure Abram had his discouraging days, and sometimes complained that the valley was too low, or the mountain was too high, or the journey was too long, he was human. But he never stopped believing in his destiny, that God promised, He was able to fulfill. Abraham was a blessing to his family. God didn’t just make him the father of children, but the father of the nation.
The Call to Abram was something very important. God was telling Abram to leave behind everything that he has known up to that point: the security, the family, the friends and the clan, to go to a place that God would lead him. And notice, God left the destination vague, He was saying, "Abram, leave it all behind; come follow me and I will bless you." How do you think that you will respond? I suspect that most of us would struggle with this type of call.
God is a Lord of promises. God gave a great promise to Abram which we continue from generation to generation. The emphasis is on what God would do far more than on what Abraham was expecting to attempt. There was a triple fulfillment of the promise. Abram’s step is our step too, we must believe what God has said He will do if we follow His Word. You will not have a blessed life following your own agenda. You may attain some success by the world’s standards, but you will not have the true riches of divine blessings and the grace of Jesus Christ
To Abram God has made a great and wonderful promise. He promised Abram that he would become a great nation and that all the families of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:2-3). In truth, the earth would be given to him as his inheritance. Now that the promise came to Abraham because of faith that he had in God. It did not come because he piled up merit by doing works of the law. It was the outgoing of God’s generous grace in answer to Abram’s absolute faith. The promise was dependent on two things, that is “Free grace of God” and “the perfect faith of Abraham”.
The promise was partially fulfilled in Abraham’s day and continues throughout the period of the Old Testament. The second is the promise that was fully portrayed in the life of Jesus Christ. Third, the promise also will be perfectly fulfilled at the end of the age. Fourth, this promise is now being fulfilled as Jesus Christ builds His church. We must understand the grounds upon which missions rest otherwise we will tend to give in to the hostile, indifferent or incorrect views that people have about the great commission. These four steps will be the key to a Blessed Life.
I am sure Abram had his discouraging days, and sometimes complained that the valley was too low, or the mountain was too high, or the journey was too long, he was human. But he never stopped believing in his destiny, that God promised, He was able to fulfill. Abraham was a blessing to his family. God didn’t just make him the father of children, but the father of the nation.
If you would like to know more about the call of God, please join us in our
Sunday worship at 11:00 AM.
Peace!
Rev. Dr. Christopher Ponnuraj
Minister
Sunday worship at 11:00 AM.
Peace!
Rev. Dr. Christopher Ponnuraj
Minister
~ All Year Long ~
Ongoing Food Collection
The Board of World Service collects
food donations for the
Yonkers Emergency Food Pantry,
which distributes them to families in Yonkers.
Non-perishable food can be brought to the church
any Sunday and left in the large basket
in the back of the Sanctuary.
Monetary donations are welcome, too;
checks can be written to West Center Congregational Church, noting "Yonkers Food Pantry"
on the memo line and can be left in the offering plate on Sunday.
When shopping, how about picking up a couple of things for the Food Pantry?
No matter what you can give, all donations are much appreciated!
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