Lord’s Day Message: Mat. 4
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'” 7 Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'” 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him. (Mat. 4:1-11)
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29)
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:14-16)
18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. (Rom. 5:18-19)
14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles– 16 the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.” 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Mat. 4:14-17)
Message Next Week: Mat.5
Bible Reading Schedule: Mat.5; Exo.7-10
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting/Chinese Speaking Young People:
18/9 Mon., 7:30pm, Jessie Ji’s, (Dinner @ 7pm)
Pursuing of Uni Students: 19/9 Tue. 7:30pm, Yulin’s
(7:00 dinner)
Sisters Meeting: 20/9 Wed. 10:00am, Hannah Dong’s
Prayer Meeting: 20/9 Wed. 7:45pm, David Tan’s
Pursuing of Words: 22/9 Fri. 8:00 pm, David Tan’s
Saturday Home Meeting：23/9 Sat. 7:30pm
Bill & Christine’s (YP & adults)
Olsen & Likun’s (Gospel group)
Announcements:
- We welcome all the new ones who are joining us today. May God bless you and lead you into this family of God.
- Please note that the small groups in the Chinese speaking meeting has been rearranged in the following:
Gospel group: All the gospel friends with brother Olsen, and sisters Likun and Lamee.
New believers lesson: New believers with brother Yulin Wang.
For all other brothers and sisters, we will have three groups, served by brothers David Tam, Richard Chen and Patrick Li. Please see the name list for details or fellowship with Brother Yulin.
- On 30/9 – 1/10 we will have a 2 days spring conference. We will invite Brother Peter Cheng from Indianapolis and Brother Xian-Jing Chin from ChongQing as speakers. The main topic is “The healthy church life” from Matthew 18-20. May the Lord use this chance to bless His church and help all the brothers and sisters to grow in Him.
On 24/9, we will have a spring cleaning at the hall. Brothers and sisters, please prepare and come to serve together.
In these two days, may all brothers and sisters prepare their heart and set apart our time for the conference. Please also invite other Christians or friends to enjoy the supply in God’s word together.
- There will be a baptism on 1/10. If any gospel friend is touched in your heart, please fellowship with brother Yulin Wang.
- For the visit to North America and attending the church conference in Cleveland in December, please fellowship with Brother Raymond Young if you are interested to join.
<Reminder>
- For the brothers and sisters, please come on time and bring your own Bible and hymn book for the Lord’s Day meeting.
- 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 loud in the kitchen.
- Please keep the play field and rooms tidy and put all equipments in place after use.
- 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:
- 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.
- Pray for the conference on 30/9 and 1/10 that the Lord may give us abundant life supply in His word.
- Pray for the new believers (4 brothers: Vincent Tai, YuMing Liang, Zylen Liang and Frank Wang, and 7 sisters: Vanessa Lu, Li Zhou, XiaChun Li, YuRong Liu, Lili Chen, Jenny Zhu and Yun-Yue Lin). May the Lord establish them in the church life and bless their growth in life.
- Pray for those year 12 young people who are studying for the HSC. May the Lord give them wisdom and abundant grace.
- 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.
Serving This Week: (Sep. 17)
- Message: Richard Chen & Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: Richard Cui & Yulin Wang
- Serving Bread and Cup: Sam Li, Sean Dong, Patrick Li & Richard Cui
- Cleaning: Richard & Flora Family, Lydia, Olsen & Likun Family, Pauline Zhang
- Kitchen: Pauline & Lisa
- Children: Supervisor – David & Joe
Singing – Christine & Angela
Teachers – Elsa & Holly
Serving Next Week: (Sep. 24)
- Message: Patrick Li & Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: David Tan & Olsen Yu
- Serving Bread and Cup: Benchu Guo, Sam Li, Jason & Chuan Ma
- Cleaning: Richard & Flora Family, Lydia, Olsen & Likun Family, Pauline Zhang
- Kitchen: Susan & Anne
- Children: Supervisor – Jessie & Vic
Singing – Sarah & Vasya
Teachers – Lilian, Leonie & Grace
2017 Church Activities
- Church conference (Sep.30-Oct.2)
- Gospel Meeting with Hymns (Dec. 3)
- Attending church conference in US (YP) (Dec.)
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