Lord’s Day Message:
Bible Verses: Hebrews 4:14-5:10 (NLT)
14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. 15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. (Heb. 4)
1 Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins. 2 And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. 3 That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs. 4 And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was. 5 That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.” 6 And in another passage God said to him, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. 8 Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. 9 In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. 10 And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. (Heb. 5)
Message Outline:
- Background: The high priest of Israelites
- To represent other people in their dealings with God, present their gifts to God and offer sacrifices
- To offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as others
- To enter into the holy of holy and carry the Israelites into the presence of God by carrying them on his breast and put them on his shoulders
- Lord Jesus – The High Priest who understands (sympathizes with) our weakness
- He understands our weakness for he faced all of the same testings as we do, yet he did not sin
- He is chosen and appointed by God to be the high priest in the order of Melchizedek
- He learned obedience from sufferings and became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
- The experience we should have
- Hold firmly to what we believe
- Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most
- Obey Christ to receive the eternal salvation
- The author used the example that Israelites entered into the good land to encourage the saints in the New Testament to enter into God’s salvation and rest. We may have the same weakness as Israelites; however, we have not only the enlightening of God’s words but also the understanding and help from Christ, our High Priest.
Next Topics: Hebrews 5:11~6:20
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 18/8 Mon. 7:30pm, Richard Cui’s
Young Professionals Meeting: 19/8 Tue. 7:30pm, Postponed
Sister meeting: 20/8 Wed. 10:00am, Anne’s
Prayer Meeting:20/8 Wed. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall
Pursuing of Words: 22/8 Fri. 8:00pm, David’s
Welcome all the brothers who share Lord’s Day message to participate
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：23/8 Tue. 7:30pm, Bill & Christine’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.
- The church will invite Brother Titus Chu as the speaker for the conference on October 4~6. We hope all the brothers and sisters can separate the time to participate.
Brother Richard Chen and Patrick Li will be the mangers for the conference. They will ask brothers and sisters to serve and we hope all can respond to support. If you have any suggestion, please also have fellowship with them.
The invitation cards are prepared for the brothers and sisters to distribute. Please take them after the meeting. We hope many other Christians and gospel friends can join us to receive the supply of God’s words and blessing.
- Today after meeting at 1:00 PM the church will hold a gospel talk. All gospel friends as well as brothers and sisters who have a burden for the gospel are all welcome to join.
<Reminder>
- During the meeting, please turn off your mobile phone or put the volume on silence.
- The serving of the church
Hall Maintenance: Michael Lin & Richard Chen
Hall Cleaning: Richard Cui & 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.
Intercession:
- Pray for Lydia, Winnie Jiang, Hui Yang, and Holly who are newly baptized that they can grow healthily in the Lord.
Keep praying for the gospel friends among us, especially the 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 that our Lord can heal and care for those who have cold/flu recently.
Pray continuously for Sister Da-Nan Lu who just camecept-Encoding: gzip,deflate,sdchare her spirit, soul, and body.
- Pray for those who are weak in spirit that the grace of the Lord can be sufficient for them.
Serving Today: (Aug. 17)
- Sharing: Michael Lin & Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: Shanwon Chow & Olsen Yu
Serving Bread and Cup: Jack Lee, Sean Dong & Patrick Li
- Pianist: Hannah Cui
- Cleaning: Raymond & Lucy Family, Thomas & Lena, Ferry & Inda Family, Michael & Mandy Family, Yulin & Jessica Family
Serving Next Week: (Aug. 24)
- Sharing: Chuan Ma & Raymond Young
- Breaking the Bread: David Tan & Jack Lee
Serving Bread and Cup: Benchu Guo, Jack Lee & Jason Wang
- Pianist: Hannah Cui
- Cleaning: Bill & Christine Family, Sam & Hannah Family, Winnie, Tina & Fiona Jiang, Patrick & Lily Family, BaoLin Lei
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