Lord’s Day Message:
The Life of Moses – a Life Lived According to the Vision (1)
Bible Verses: (ESV)
1 Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. 2 The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. 3 When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank. 4 And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
5 Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it. 6 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” 7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” 8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the girl went and called the child’s mother. 9 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. 10 When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.” (Exo. 2:1-10)
20 At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God’s sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father’s house, 21 and when he was exposed, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son. 22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
23 “When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. 24 And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. 25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand. 26 And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’ 27 But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’ 29 At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons. (Acts 7:20~29)
1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. (Exo. 3:1~6)
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. (Heb. 11:23~27)
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Rom. 12: 2)
Next Topics: The life of Moses (2)
<Bible verses> Exodus 3-4, Acts 7:17-44, 48-50; Hebrews 11:23-29
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 5/5 Mon. 7:30pm, Richard & Flora’s
Young Professionals Meeting: 6/5 Tue. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall
Sister meeting: 7/5 Wed. 10:00am, Meeting Hall
Prayer Meeting: 7/5 Wed. 7:30pm，Meeting Hall
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：10/5 Tue. 7:30pm, Thomas & Lena’s
Announcements:
- We welcome all the new ones who are joining us today and hope that you can leave your information for us to contact you in the future.
- From now we will have a corporate Lord’s Day meeting at the first week of every month.
- For next week Mother’s Day, all sisters do not need to bring dishes. The love feast of lunch will be prepared by brothers with BBQ and other arrangement. The cleaning that day will be done also only by the brothers and young people.
- Starting today we will spend the next 4 weeks continuing on the life of Moses. We hope all the saints can pursue and learn to receive the vision of the Lord, to follow the Lord, and to become the testimony of the Lord.
- On June and July there are many trainings and camps in the Mid-West area of USA (Cleveland, OH). If any brothers and sisters are interested to participate, please contact Brother Yulin Wang.
- If any young people is willing to serve the children, please contact sister Lamee.
<Reminder>
- If the brothers and sisters see something that needs to be fixed in the meeting hall, please report to brothers Michael Lin or Richard Chen. If anyone has questions or suggestions for the cleaning service, please fellowship with brothers Richard Cui or Patrick Li.
- When you prepare the love feast for Lord’s Day lunch, please do not prepare any food containing nuts that someone may have food allergy.
- During the meeting, please turn off your mobile phone or put the volume in silence.
Intercession:
- Last Friday brother Yulin Wang had a car accident. Please give thanks to God for His protection on everyone’s life. Please also keep praying for the recovery of Ma’s family and sister Jessica.
- Pray for Jerry and Vasya who are newly baptized that they can grow healthily in the Lord. Please pray for the gospel friends among us, especially young people and our family members, so that our Lord can open their hearts to see God’s salvation and be willing to receive the Lord and become the member in God’s family.
- Pray for the health of each family (especial for the older ones). Pray especially for Sister Da-Nan Lu who just came back from China. May the Lord care her spirit, soul, and body.
Serving Next Week: (May 11)
- Sharing: Patrick Li & Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: Shanwon Chow & Richard Cui
Serving Bread and Cup: Jack Lee, Sean Dong & Patrick Li
3. Pianist: Ching Tan
4. Cleaning: All brothers and young people
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