Newsletter 2018/2/18

Meeting Schedule:

1. Hymn: “Here I am to Worship” (218)
2. Hymn: “Shine, Jesus, Shine” (341)
3. Testimony: Lu Gan
4. Hymn: “Lord, Like the Pretty Henna-Flower”
5. Testimony: Ariel Chen
6. Hymn: “Day by Day” (300)
7. Testimony: Olsen Yu
8. Hymn: “Vision”
9. Message: Jesus Christ – the Light of Life

 

¹ but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. ² Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. ³ The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst ⁴ they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. ⁵ Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” ⁶ This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. ⁷ And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” ⁸ And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. ⁹ But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. ¹⁰ Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” ¹¹ She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

¹² Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

²³ He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. ²⁴ I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”

³¹ So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, ³² and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ³³ They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” ³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. ³⁵ The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. ³⁶ So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8)

⁷ How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. ⁸ They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. ⁹ For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light. (Psalms 36)

Message Next Week:             Matt. 24

Bible Reading Schedule: Matt. 24, Lev. 7-10

Church Meetings/Time/Place

Home Meetings

Chinese Speaking Young People: 19/2 Mon. 7:00pm, Richard Cui’s  (w/ dinner)

@ Kingsgrove: 20/2 Tue. 10:30am, Shanwon Chow’s

@ Chatswood:  22/2 Thu. 8:00pm, Pan Ming’s

Pursuing of Uni Students:

20/2 Tue. 7:00pm, Yulin’s (w/ dinner)

Sisters Meeting: 21/2 Wed. 10:00am, Hannah Dong’s

Prayer Meeting: 21/2 Wed. 7:45pm,

Yvonne’s (54/2 Parkside Lane, Chatswood),

Olsen’s (Warrawee)

High School Meeting: 23/2 Fri. 7:00 pm, Yulin’s

Pursuing for Ministering: 23/2 Fri. 8:00pm, David Tan’s

Saturday Meeting：24/2 Sat. 7:30pm,

Home Meeting: Patrick & Lily’s

Gospel Group: Olsen & Likun’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. Today after meeting there will be a baptism for sisters Lu Gan and Lan-Xiu Yang. May all the brothers and sisters come to support them by giving the praises to the Lord and blessing to them.
3. Today we will have lunch with BBQ and dumplings. For the kitchen service, please follow the instructions of Brother Patrick and Sister Lily.
4. The Collaroy conference will be held on April 13-15, from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. This conference will include the young people activities as usual, however, the main message will be for every brother and sister. Please set aside this period of time so your whole family can join together.

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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 meeting next week and the Spirit ouch people, leading them to know how precious the Lord is and become willing to believe in Him.
2. Pray for the new believers (7 brothers: Vincent Tai, YuMing Liang, Zylen Liang, Frank Wang, Stephen, William and Yuan Liu as well as 11 sisters: Vanessa Lu, Li Zhou, XiaChun Li, YuRong Liu, Lili Chen, Jenny Zhu, Yun-Yue Lin, Li-Qin Wu, Yun Zhu, Joies, and Ariel Chen. May the Lord establish them in the church life and bless their growth in life.
3. 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: (Feb. 18)

1. Message: Yulin
2. Breaking the Bread: N/A
3. Serving Bread and Cup: N/A
4. Cleaning: Raymond & Lucy Family, Thomas & Lena, Joyce & Chris, Ming Pan & Megan, Michael & Mandy Family, Margaret Yang
5. Kitchen: Hannah & Margaret
6. Children: Supervisor – Lydia

Singing – Angela & Fiona

Teachers – Angela & Fiona

 

Serving Next Week: (Feb. 25)

1. Message: Patrick Li & Yulin Wang
2. Breaking the Bread: Shanwon Chow & Richard Cui
3. Serving Bread and Cup: Patrick Li, Sam Li, Olsen Yu & Richard Cui
4. Cleaning: Sam & Hannah Family, Tina & Fiona Jiang, Hannah Dong & Vic, Patrick & Lily Family, Baolin Lei, Vanessa Lu
5. Kitchen: YuRong & Baoling
6. Children: Supervisor – Joe

Singing – Sarah & Tina

Teachers – Sarah & Tina

 

Church Activities in 2018

Feb. 18: Chinese New Year Gospel Meeting

April 13-15: Collaroy Conference

July 23-28.: Conference in US (Chinese Speaking)

Aug. Gospel Odyssey (visiting of US young people)

Oct.: Spring Conference

Dec.: Gospel Meeting with hymns

Conference in US (English Speaking)