Newsletter 2015/12/20

Lord’s Day Message: 2 Peter 1

• The background
• Greeting and introduction (1-2)

1. The source of the faith
2. Multiplied grace and peace

To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:  (1b)

• The Christian life with God’s provision (5-9)

1. Receiving all things that pertain to life and godliness

a.  God’s divine power
b.  The knowledge of God

2.  Receiving God’s precious and very great promises

a. Escaping from the corruption in the world from the sinful desire
b. Becoming the partakers of the divine nature

3.  Growing with every effort: supplements of faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, brotherly affection and love

4. A n richly provided entrance into the eternal kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,  by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. (3-4)

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (5-8)

Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (10-11)

• Peter’s reminder – regarding the coming of Christ and interpretation of Scripture (12-21)

1. A heart of reminding
2. Regarding the coming of Christ
3. Regarding the interpretation of Scripture

a.  To pay attention
b.  Not from someone’s own interpretation

And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (19-21)

Next Topics: 2 Peter 2

Church Meetings/Time/Place

Home Meeting: 21/12 Mon., 7:30pm, (7:00 dinner)

Richard & Flora’s

Young Professions Meeting: 22/12 Tue. 7:30pm, Thomas & Lena’s

Prayer Meeting: 23/12 Wed. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall

A Special Dining: 24/12 Thu. 5:00pm, Meeting Hall

Pursuing of Words: 25/12 Fri., 8:00pm, David’s

Young People Meeting/Home meeting for Adults：26/12 Sat. 7:30pm, Patrick & Lily’s

Announcements:

1. 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. After meeting please stay for lunch and enjoy the love feast together with us.
2. We thank the Lord for the work of the Spirit in the gospel meeting last week. May the Lord lead those gospel friends who have stood up to receive the Lord, David and Nicole, to know more about His salvation, to be baptized to enter into God’s family.
3. From this week the sisters meeting will be cancelled temporarily.
4. This Thursday (24) 5pm, there will be a special dining of dumpling in the meeting hall. We welcome all the brothers and sisters as well as gospel friends to join.

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1. Brothers and sisters, please bring your own bible to the meeting. Please take the Bible Reading Supplement for your daily Bible reading after the meeting.
2. Please come on time for the meeting. During the meeting, please turn off your mobile phone or put the volume on silence.
3. When you prepare the love feast for Lord’s Day lunch, please do not prepare any food containing nuts as someone may have food allergy. After the love feast, please remember to bring back your plates.

Intercession:

1. Pray that the Lord will bless the gospel friends among us to receive His salvation. Also pray that the Lord will keep us fervent in spirit to have more learning in the work of the gospel.
2. Pray for the newly baptized Sister Yi-Nan Zhao and Sister Bi Han. May the Lord bless their spiritual growth in life.
3. Please pray for the six young people (Nelson, Chris, Hannah, Christine, Cherie, and Winnie) that our Lord can bless them and lead them into the university which fits them for their growth.
4. Pray for the brothers and sisters or their relatives who are weak in body or spirit. May the Lord care for them and give them sufficient grace. Pray for the health of Brothers HinSang Woon and Shanwon Chow. Especially please remember Brother Woon who will have a surgery on 21/12.

Serving This Week: (Dec. 20)

1. Sharing:  Yulin Wang
2. Breaking the Bread:  Richard Chen & Patrick Li
3. Serving Bread and Cup:  Sam Li, Jason Wang & Richard Cui
4. Pianist:  TBA
5. Cleaning:  Brett & Linda Family, Sean Dong & Wei Qiong Family, Joseph & Lisa Family, Bill & Christine Family

Serving Next Week: (Dec. 27)

1. Sharing:  Richard Chen & Yulin Wang
2. Breaking the Bread:  Shanwon Chow & Richard Cui
3. Serving Bread and Cup:  Sean Dong, Patrick Li & Richard Cui
4. Pianist:  TBA
5. Cleaning:  Brett & Linda Family, Sean Dong & Wei Qiong Family, Joseph & Lisa Family, Bill & Christine Family