Lord’s Day Message: 1 John 1
- To stay in the fellowship – solving the problem of sin (1-2)
- The cleansing of the blood of Jesus, our confessing and forgiveness of God (1:7-10)
- Our attitude – not to sin (2:1)
- The salvation of the Lord – becoming our advocate (2)
1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. (ESV)
- To keep in the fellowship (3-11)
- Keeping the commandments of the Lord to know Him (3-4)
- Keeping the word of the Lord to let the love of God be perfected in our heart (5-6)
- Loving brothers (7-11)
a. A old commandment and also a new commandment
b. It is true to the Lord and also to us
c. To prove that we are (abide) in the light
10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
- The teaching for the church life (12-17)
- The identity of all believers and the description (12)
- The identity of believers with a different measure of life and their description (13-14)
- Exhortation: do not love the world and the things in the world (15-17)
a. Because loving the world make us lose the heart to love God
b. The definitions of the things of the world
c. Because the world and its lusts are temporal
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world–the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions–is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
Next Topics: 1 John 2:18~3:10
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 1/2 Mon., 7:30pm, (Dinner @ 7pm) Richard & Flora’s
Young Professions meeting: 2/2 Tue. 7:30pm,
Thomas & Lena’s
Sisters Meeting: 3/2 Wed. 10:00am, Ann’s
Pursuing of Uni Students: 3/2 Wed. 12pm, Yulin’s
Prayer Meeting: 3/2 Wed. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall
Pursuing of Words: 5/2 Fri., 8:00pm, cancelled
Young People Meeting/Home meeting for Adults：6/2 Sat. 7:30pm, Yulin & Jessica’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. After meeting please stay for lunch and enjoy the love feast together with us.
- Next Lord’s Day (Feb. 7) the church will have a gospel meeting of hymn singing. We now have 9 groups of brothers and sisters participating. We hope many brothers and sisters can invite more gospel friends to join and to enjoy these hymns.
Because that day is also Chinese New Year Eve, we welcome all who can stay after lunch. We plan to wrap the dumplings and enjoy the presence of the brothers and sisters.
- The church plans to have a baptism in February. If any gospel friends are willing to receive the Lord and to be baptized, please contact Brother Yu-Lin Wang to arrange the lessons and date for baptism.
Today after lunch for those are interested in the truth of salvation and baptism, please stay to pursue and fellowship with Brother Yulin Wang.
- From April 22 Friday night to 25 Monday noon (ANZAC day) the church plans to have a conference at Collaroy. The year we have reserved 84 for accommodation, so in addition to young people we also encourage the parents and adults to join.
- From 28/5 to 4/6 the church plans to visit the church in Cleveland (US) to join the conference and pursuing there. If any brothers and sisters are interesting, please contact Brother Yu-Lin Wang.
<Reminder>
- 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.
- Please come on time for the meeting. During the meeting, please turn off your mobile phone or put the volume on silence.
- 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:
- 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.
Also pray for the gospel meeting of hymns singing on Feb. 7 that through the hymns and testimonies many gospel friends can know and accept the Lord.
- Pray for the newly baptized Sister Yi-Nan Zhao and Sister Bi Han. They will move back to China and may the Lord bless them to have fellowship with the local brothers and sisters as well as the spiritual growth in life.
Also pray for David and Nicole who has stood up to receive the Lord on 13/12. May the Lord bless and lead them that they can be soon baptized into God’s family.
- 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 especially for the health of Brothers HinSang Woon and Brother Shanwon Chow.
Serving This Week: (Jan. 31)
- Message: Richard Chen & YuLin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: David Tan & Richard Cui
- Serving Bread and Cup: Benchu Guo, Sam Li & Jason Wang
- Pianist: Nelson Chen
- Cleaning: Richard & Flora Family, Lydia, Olsen & Likun Family, Pauline Zhang
Serving Next Week: (Feb. 7)
- Message: Hymns and Testimonies (brothers and sisters)
- Breaking the Bread: N/A
- Serving Bread and Cup: N/A
- Pianist: Hannah Cui
- Cleaning: Richard & Flora Family, Lydia, Olsen & Likun Family, Pauline Zhang
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