Newsletter 2017/1/1

Lord’s Day Message: Galatians 5:16-18, 22-23; 6:1-10

¹⁶ But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. ¹⁷ For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. ¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

¹ Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. ² Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ³ For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. ⁴ But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. ⁵ For each will have to bear his own load. ⁶ One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches.

⁷ Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. ⁸ For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

⁹ And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. ¹⁰ So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Message Next Week:Combined Meeting, Special Topic

Church Meetings/Time/Place

Chinese speaking YP meeting 3/1 10:00 am., John Ji

Pursuing of Uni Students: 3/1 Tue. 7:30pm, Yulin’s

Sisters Meeting: 4/1 Wed. 10:00am, Anne’s

Prayer Meeting: 4/1 Wed. 7:45pm,

Olsen & Likun (Warrawee)

Lydia Xu (Chatswood)

Pursuing of Words: 6/1  Fri., David Tan’s

Young People Meeting/Home meeting for Adults：7/1 Sat. 7:30pm, Richard & Lamee’s

Announcements:

1. We welcome all the new ones who are joining us today. May God bless you and lead you into this family of God.
2. The next Lord’s Day meeting (8/1) will be the combined meeting with the breakfast at hall from 9 am.
3. The last Thursday and Friday (29-30) some sisters went to Woy Woy for outing. They have very good prayer and fellowship. The Lord also touched their heart to give themselves more in the church life. We thank the Lord for this.

On Monday (2/1) the senior group plans to take the train to Coalcliff (north of Wollongong). If you are interested, please contact Brother Benchu Guo.

Monday to Saturday (2-7/1) Patrick and Lily family and others will go to Bundeena for camping. All are welcome to join them. For details, please contact Brother Patrick Li.

4. On January 22^nd to 24^th 2017 there will be a young people camp (year 6 and up) at Hunter Valley to care for them as we go into a new year. The camp will be served fully by university students (with some adults supervision). The estimated cost is about $150 per person. Please consider before the Lord if your children can come. For details please contact Sister Elsa Young.
5. In the past gospel meeting we did see God’s blessing and His presence. So the church plans to have another gospel meeting on January 29^th 2017 (Chinese New Year). It will focus mainly on gospel message with hymns and testimonies. Please pray  for the meeting and ask the Lord add more people to His church.

<Reminder>

1. During the meeting, please turn off your mobile phone or put the volume on silence and not to walk around or to wonder/talk too laud in the kitchen.
2. 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.

Intercession:

1. May the Lord bless the gospel friends among us that they can know how precious the Lord is and are willing to believe in Him.
2. Pray for sisters Angela and Sarah that the Lord blesses their trip in US that they may receive bountiful supply of life in visiting churches and attending the conferences.
3. Pray for the new believers (David Hu, Gerald Huang, Bangde Liu, Peter Zhang Michael Qiu, and Hui Li 6 brothers and Li Li, Mandy Zhou, Leonie, Berry Fei, Jessica Li, Hennah Dong, Grace Li, Tina Xhang and Chrystal Lin 9 sisters) 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  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 Shanwon Chow and Sister AhSeng Chow.
5. May the Lord bless and lead our young people who are entering into university that they can get into a university fit for them and help them to grow in the Lord.

Serving Next Week: (Jan. 8)

1. Message: David Tan, Richard Chen & Raymond Young
2. Breaking the Bread: Raymond Young & Thomas Wu
3. Serving Bread and Cup:  Richard Huang, John Ji, Jason Wang & Benchu Guo
4. Cleaning:  Richard & Flora Family, Lydia, Olsen & Likun Family, Pauline Zhang
5. Kitchen: Julie & DD
6. Children: Supervisor – Jessica