| Newsletter for Church in Sydney
Jan. 6, 2019
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Messages: Romans 1:1-17
Greeting
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, 7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Longing to Go to Rome
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you 10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— 12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
Message Next Week: Romans 1:18-32
Announcements:
- We welcome all the new ones who are joining us today. May God bless you and lead you into the family of God.
After the meeting we will have a love feast lunch. We hope that everyone can stay to enjoy the fellowship and love of the Lord with us. There is a beautiful tea set and tea in the hall, we welcome all to use it for fellowship after lunch.
- After today’s lunch we will have a fellowship for the caring of the saints. Please join the fellowship if you have opened your home for meeting, if you have led others to read the Bible, or you are willing to serve others.
On next Lord’s Day we will fellowship concerning the cleaning service. May all the responsible brothers (or those who is willing to serve) join the fellowship.
- The Chinese speaking online Bible pursuing is on Saturday at 12:00-13:30. The coming week we will study Ephesians 1:17-23. Those who have registered please come on time. We also welcome other brothers and sisters to join, however, please register with brother Yulin first.
- There is a conference in Feb. 11-15 in Shanghai. If you can join, please contact Brother Yulin.
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meetings
Chinese Speaking Young People: 14/1 Mon. 7:00pm, Richard & Flora (w/dinner)
@ Chatswood: 17/1 Thu. 8:00pm, Ming Pan
@ North Region: 19/1 Sat. 7:30pm, Lu Gan’s
Pursuing of ES young adults:
15/1 Tue. 7:00pm, Yulin’s (w/ dinner)
Sisters Meeting: 16/1 Wed. 10:00am, Megan’s
Prayer Meeting: 16/1 Wed. 7:45pm, Meeting Hall
Pursuing for Ministering: 18/1 Fri., 8pm, David Tan’s
Online Bible Pursuing: 19/1 Sat., 12pm, Meeting Hall
Intercession:
- May the Lord bless our gospel friends so that they can know how precious the Lord is and become willing to believe in Him.
- Pray for the new believers (5 brothers: Yuan-Pei Zhao, Chao Ma, Lyon Yang, Jack Zhou and Joe Zhou as well as 16 sisters: Lu Gan, Lan-Xiu Zhang, Li-Fang Ge, Kelie Wei, Li-Yuan Xu, Jean Hu, MinFang Wu, XiuQing Chen, Heidi Li, Tracy Lin, Sophie, AnJie Lin, Han Huang, Ariana Chang, Feng-Lian Li and Miao-Lian Li. May the Lord establish them in the church life and bless their growth in life.
- 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. Please pray for Brother Michael Lin, Sister Yvonne, Sister YuLan Ding and Sister Ah Seng Chow
Serving This Week: (Jan. 13)
- Message: Yulin Wang (Downstairs)
Raymond Young （Upstairs）
- Breaking Bread: Richard Chen & Patrick Li
- Serving Bread & Cup: Richard Cui, Michael Qiu, Ash Li & Kevin Zhu
- Food: Group 2
- Cleaning: Group 3
- Children: Hannah, Christine & Fiona
Serving Next Week: (Jan. 20)
- Message: Yulin Wang (Downstairs)
David Tan （Upstairs）
- Breaking Bread: Shanwon Chow & Sam Li
- Serving Bread & Cup: Joe Zhou, Richard Cui, Peter Zhang & Sam Li
- Food: Group 3
- Cleaning: Group 4
- Children: David/Joe, Sarah & Tina Jiang
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