Newsletter 2017/9/24

Lord’s Day Message: Mat. 5

¹ Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. ² And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴ “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵ “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

⁶ “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

⁷ “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸ “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

⁹ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

¹⁰ “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. ¹² Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. ¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁷ “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. ¹⁸ For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

⁴⁸ You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Message Next Week: Mat.18-20 (Conference)

Bible Reading Schedule: Mat.18-20; Exo.11-12

Church Meetings/Time/Place

Pursuing of Uni Students/ Chinese Speaking Young People:

26/9 Tue. 7:30pm, Yulin’s  (7:00 dinner)

Sisters Meeting: 27/9 Wed. 10:00am, Lamee’s

Prayer Meeting: 27/9 Wed. 7:45pm, David Tan’s

Home Meeting: 28/9 Thu. 7:30 pm, Michael Qiu’s

Fellowship of Serving: 29/9 Fri. 8:00 pm, Yulin’s

Saturday Home Meeting：30/9 Sat. 7:30pm (cancelled)

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. After lunch may all brothers and sisters stay to join the spring cleaning at the hall. Brothers Patrick Li and Thomas Wu will assign the cleaning jobs to everyone.
3. The Spring Conference

Date: 30/9 (Sat.) and 1/10 (Sun.)

Time: 10:00-12:00 and 1:30-3:30 (lunch at the hall)

Speakers: Peter Cheng & Xian-Jing Chin

Topic: The healthy church life (Matthew 18-20)

Saturday lunch will be prepared by a few brothers and sisters. Lord’s Day lunch will be the same, a love feast, prepared by all the brothers and sisters.

May all the brothers and sisters prepare their hearts and set apart our time for the conference. Please also invite other Christians or friends to enjoy the supply in God’s word together.

The two brothers will arrive on Monday night and Tuesday morning separately. During the weekdays we will have various meeting and welcome all brothers and sisters to join. For detail please fellowship with Brother Yulin Wang.

4. 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>

1. For the brothers and sisters, please come on time and bring your own Bible and hymn book for the Lord’s Day meeting.
2. 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.
3. Please keep the play field and rooms tidy and put all equipments in place after use.
4. 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 the conference on 30/9 and 1/10 that the Lord may give us an abundant life supply through His word.
3. 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.
4. Pray for those year 12 young people who are studying for the HSC. May the Lord give them wisdom and abundant grace.
5. 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. 24)

1. Message: Patrick Li & Yulin Wang
2. Breaking the Bread: Shanwon Chow & Jason Wang
3. Serving Bread and Cup: Patrick Li, Benchu Guo, Jason Wang & Richard Cui
4. Cleaning: All brothers and sisters
5. Kitchen: Susan & Yurong
6. Children: Supervisor – Jessie & Vic

Singing – Sarah & Vasya

Teachers – Lilian, Leonie & Grace

Serving Next Week: (Oct. 1)

1. Message: Peter Cheng & Xian-Jing Chin
2. Breaking the Bread: Raymond Young & Richard Chen
3. Serving Bread and Cup: Olsen Yu, Jason Wang, Patrick Li & Chuan Ma
4. Cleaning: Richard & Flora Family, Lydia, Olsen & Likun Family, Pauline Zhang
5. Kitchen: Pauline & Hannah
6. Children: Supervisor –

Singing – Esther & Holly

Teachers – Sarah & Vasya

 

2017 Church Activities

1. Church conference (Sep.30-Oct.2)
2. Gospel Meeting with Hymns (Dec. 3)
3. Attending church conference in US (YP) (Dec.)