Lord’s Day Message:
The Life of Moses – a Life Lived According to the Vision (2)
Bible Verses: (ESV)
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.
7 Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to Go, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.'” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.
18 …you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. 20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty, 22 but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.” (Exodus 3)
1 Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you.'” 2 The LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” 3 And he said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses ran from it. 4 But the LORD said to Moses, “Put out your hand and catch it by the tail”–so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand– 5 “that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.” 6 Again, the LORD said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow. 7 Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your cloak.” So he put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, it was restored like the rest of his flesh. 8 “If they will not believe you,” God said, “or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign. 9 If they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and the water that you shall take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.” (Exodus 4:1~9)
15 For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. (Rom. 9: 15~16)
Next Topics: The life of Moses (3)
<Bible verses> Exodus 12-14, 16-17; Acts 7:30-44; Hebrews 11:23-29
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 12/5 Mon. 7:30pm, Richard & Flora’s
Young Professionals Meeting: 13/5 Tue. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall
Sister meeting: 14/5 Wed. 10:00am, Meeting Hall
Prayer Meeting: 14/5 Wed. 7:30pm，Meeting Hall
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：17/5 Tue. 7:30pm, Shirley Chen’s
16 Fairlight Ave., East Killara 2071
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.
- Today at 1:00 pm we will have a lesson on baptism. We welcome all who are willing to be baptized to join us.
- The financial report for the Collaroy Conference
Income: $16,848.20
Expense Camp site $25,198.80
Speaker $ 2,760.00
Subtotal $27,958.80
Total -$11,110.60
- Today is Mother’s Day; we wish all mothers enjoy the love feast at lunch. Afterwards, we would like to have the brothers and young people do the cleaning.
- During the meeting, please turn off your mobile phone or put the volume on silence.
- If any of young people are 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.
- 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.
Intercession:
- Please pray for Ma’s family and sister Jessica that their pain after the car accident can go away soon.
- 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 18)
- Sharing: Michael Lin & Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: Yulin Wang & Jack Lee
Serving Bread and Cup: Benchu Guo, Jack Lee & Jason Wang
3. Pianist: Hannah Cui
4. Cleaning: Raymond & Lucy Family, Thomas & Lena, Ferry & Inda Family, Michael & Mandy Family, Yulin & Jessica Family
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