Newsletter 2016/6/5

Lord’s Day Message:

1 Samuel 15: Why must we obey God?

¹⁷ And Samuel said, “Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.¹⁸ And the Lord sent you on a mission and said, ‘Go, devote to destruction the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.’ ¹⁹ Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you pounce on the spoil and do what was evil in the sight of theLord?” ²⁰ And Saul said to Samuel, “I have obeyed the voice of the Lord. I have gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me. I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have devoted the Amalekites to destruction. ²¹ But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.” ²² And Samuel said,

“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
²³ For rebellion is as the sin of divination,
and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
he has also rejected you from being king.”

 

 

Next Topics: Basic Lessons for Christians (5) Prayer 2 – Fellowship with God

Church Meetings/Time/Place

Home Meeting: 6/6 Mon., 7:30pm, Richard & Flora

Pursuing of Uni Students: 7/6 Tue. 7:30, Cancelled

Sisters Meeting: 8/6 Wed. 10:00am, Lena’s

Prayer Meeting: 8/6 Wed. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall

Pursuing of Words: 10/6  Fri., 8:00pm, David’s

Young People Meeting/Home meeting for Adults：

11/6 Sat. 7:30pm, Olsen & Likun’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. Regarding the Basic Lessons for Christians, we encourage all the brothers and sisters to faithfully apply the messages being covered every week. Let us be like a wise man building his house on the rock, hearing God’s word and practicing them.
3. Please refrain from bringing uncooked food for the love feast so we may lighten the work for the serving ones in the kitchen.
   Recently many more have been joining us for lunch, so we ask that everyone could help to prepare and bring more food.

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1. Brothers and sisters, please bring your own bible to 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 and not to walk around or to wonder in the kitchen.
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 for the Basic Lessons for Christians in the coming Lord’s Day meetings that every brother and sister can receive the life supply and grow stably in the Lord.
2. There are brothers and sisters visiting Cleveland US for church conference and pursue. Please pray for them that they can bring back the abundant spiritual supply and become our blessings.
3. Pray for the gospel work of the church and may the Lord keep us fervent in spirit to preach the gospel. Pray that the Lord will bless the gospel friends to believe into the Lord and to be baptized into God’s family.
4. Pray for those who are baptized this year (Brothers David Hu, Gerald Huang, Bangde Liu and Peter Zhang, and sisters, Li Li, Mandy Zhou, Leonie, and Berry Fei) May the Lord establish them in the church life and bless their growth in life.
5. Pray for the brothers and sisters or their relatives (Richard Chen’s Father) 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.
6. Pray for those year 12 students among us. May the Lord give them wisdom to meet the needs of the exam and help them to know His presence as their encouragement and timely help.

Serving This Week: (June 5)

1. Message: Benjamin Lim
2. Breaking the Bread: Raymond Young & Thomas Wu
3. Serving Bread and Cup:  Olsen Yu, Richard Cui, Patrick Li, Sean Dong
4. Cleaning:  Brett & Linda Family, Sean & Wei Qiong Family, Joseph & Lisa Family, Bill & Christine Family
5. Kitchen: Anne & Terri
6. Children: Singing – Chris/David,  Teachers – Christine/Pris

Serving Next Week: (June 12)

1. Message: TBA
2. Breaking the Bread: Richard Chen & Patrick Li
3. Serving Bread and Cup:  Richard Cui, Jason Wang, Sam Li, Chuan Ma
4. Cleaning:  Brett & Linda Family, Sean & Wei Qiong Family, Joseph & Lisa Family, Bill & Christine Family
5. Kitchen: Likun & Cindy
6. Children: Singing – Combined, Teachers – Elsa/ Lian