Newsletter 2016/7/3

Lord’s Day Message: Testimony of US trip

People: Richard & Lamee Chen, Patrick Li, Ann Li, Lian Lin & Yulin Wang

³ that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. ⁴ And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. (1John.1:3-4)

Conference message:Receive the Holy Spirit (28-30/5)

And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.  (John.20:22)

² Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? ³ Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? (Gal.3:2-3)

The message in the training: Fighting of the serving ones (31/5-3/6)

For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. (Col.1:29)

⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. ⁵ We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, (2Cor.10:4-5)

³ Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. ⁴ No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. (2Tim.2:3-4)

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (Eph.6:12)

Next Lord’s Day Message: Basic Lessons for Christians (8) – The Church

Church Meetings/Time/Place

Home Meeting: 4/7 Mon., 7:30pm,  (7:00 dinner) Richard & Flora’s

Pursuing of Uni Students: 5/7 Tue. 4:00pm, Yulin’s

Sisters Meeting: 6/7 Wed. 10:00am, Anne’s

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

Pursuing of Words: 8/7  Fri., 8:00pm, David’s

Young People Meeting/Home meeting for Adults：

9/7周六晚5:00 (dinner) ，Sam & Hannah’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. Today Lord ’s Day message will be shared by 6 brothers and sisters who have visited Cleveland in the US for a conference and training. They will testify what they has seen and gained in their trip.
3. Today Sister Jessica Li will be baptized into the Lord’s name after the meeting. If any gospel friend is considering to be baptized, please contact Brother Yulin Wang.
4. 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.

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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.

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.

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. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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: (July 3)

1. Message: Testimonies
2. Breaking the Bread: Raymond Young & Thomas Wu
3. Serving Bread and Cup:  Sam Li, Jason Wang, Richard Cui & Sean Dong
4. Cleaning:  Sam & Hannah Family, Tina & Fiona Jiang, Patrick & Lily Family, Baoling Lei
5. Kitchen: Lily & Pauline
6. Children: Singing – Chris/David, Teachers – Holly/Fiona

Serving Next Week: (July 3)

1. Message: David Tan & Yulin Wang
2. Breaking the Bread: Richard Chen & Jason Wang
3. Serving Bread and Cup:  Olsen Yu, Sam Li, Patrick Li & Chuan Ma
4. Cleaning:  Sam & Hannah Family, Tina & Fiona Jiang, Patrick & Lily Family, Baoling Lei
5. Kitchen: Susan & Lydia
6. Children: Singing – Combined, Teachers – Angela/Tina