Messages: Acts 14Paul and Barnabas at Iconium1 Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3 So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4 But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. 5 When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, 6 they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, 7 and there they continued to preach the gospel.Paul and Barnabas at Lystra8 Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well, 10 said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he sprang up and began walking. 11 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, 15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. 16 In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” 18 Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.Paul Stoned at Lystra19 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. 20 But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, 22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. 23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria24 Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. 25 And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, 26 and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled. 27 And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they remained no little time with the disciples.Message Next Week: Acts 15Announcements: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. At the end of today’s meeting, we will fellowship about our food service and decide how we will serve. In principle we expect to continue to serve in groups. However, we do need more brothers and sisters to participate. (We will consider the capacity of serving for each one.) 3. After lunch we will have a children service meeting. For those who serve please stay and join the fellowship.4. From Sep. 8, we will have Chinese speaking Bible pursuing at the hall for every Saturday morning from 10 to12. During the first 4 weeks, we will join Cleveland Bible pursuing with Brother Titus Chu with live video from internet. If you are willing to join, please register with Brother Yulin Wang by 26/8.5. From 29/9 to 1/10 we will invite Brother Michael Samulak to come and supply us in the Spring Conference. Please separate that period of time and we can pursue together before the Lord.6. We look forward to see a group of English speaking saints with Brother Thomas Wu to join the winter Vision Week in Cleveland Ohio US. If you are willing to participate, please contact and fellowship with Brother Thomas or Yulin.Church Meetings/Time/PlaceHome MeetingsChinese Speaking Young People: 20/8 Mon. 7:00pm, Richard Cui (w/dinner)@ Kingsgrove: 21/8 Tue. 10:30am, Shanwon Chow@ Chatswood: 23/8 Thu. 8:00pm, Ming Pan@ North Region: 25/8 Sat. 7:30pm, Patrick & Lily@ Warrawee: 25/8 Sat. 7:30, Olsen & LikunPursuing of Uni Students: 21/8 Tue. 7:00pm, Yulin (w/ dinner)Sisters Meeting: 22/8 Wed. 10:00am, Megan’sPrayer Meeting: 22/8 Wed. 7:45pm, Meeting HallHighschooler Meeting: 24/8, 7:30pm, Yulin’sPursuing for Ministering: 24/8, 8:00pm, David TanIntercession:1. May the Lord bless our gospel friends so that they can know how precious the Lord is and become willing to believe in Him. 2. Pray for the new believers (5 brothers: Stephen, William, Yuan Liu, Yuan-Pei Zhao and Chao Ma as well as 15 sisters: Li-Qin Wu, Yun Zhu, Joies, Ariel Chen, Lu Gan, Lan-Xiu Zhang, Li-Fang Ge, Kelie Wei, Li-Yuan Xu, Jean Hu, MinFang Wu, XiuQing Chen, Heidi Li, Tracy Lin & Sophie. 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. 4. May the Lord bless those year 12 students (Holly, Crystal and Zylen etc.), give them wisdom and guide their future steps.Serving This Week: (Aug 19)1. Message: Yulin Wang (Upstairs)Thomas Wu (Downstairs)2. Breaking Bread: Richard Chen & Patrick Li3. Serving Bread & Cup: Sam Li, Olsen Yu, Ming Pan & Chuan Ma4. Cleaning: Group of Olsen Yu5. Children: TBA
Serving Next Week: (Aug 26)1. Message: Patrick Li & Yulin Wang (Upstairs)Raymond Young (Downstairs)2. Breaking Bread: Shanwon Chow & Richard Cui3. Serving Bread & Cup: Richard Cui, Peter Zhang, Sean Dong & Benchu Guo4. Cleaning: Group of English Speaking5. Children: TBA
Church Activities in 2018Sep. 29-Oct.1: Spring ConferenceDec.: Gospel Meeting with hymns Conference in US (English Speaking)
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