Messages: Romans 6:15-23
Slaves to Righteousness
15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? (Rom. 6:1-2)
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. (John 8:34)
Message Next Week: Collaroy Conference
Announcements:
1. 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 for lunch. We hope that everyone can stay to enjoy the fellowship and love of the Lord with us. There are tea and tea sets in the hall, and we welcome all to use it for fellowship after lunch.
2. Collaroy Conference
Time: April 20-22 (Sat. afternoon to Mon. afternoon)
Place: Collaroy Centre
Speaker: Brothers Richard Yeh and Mark Ma
Content: Matthew 21:28-22:14 three parables
Time: Morning 10-12; Evening 7:30-9:30
Fee: Cabin – $192/adult, $170/child, $57.6/infant
Hotel – $247.2/adult, $192/child, $57.6/infant
(These are only for the cost of conference centre, not including others such as speakers and outlines.)
Things to bring:
Cabin Room: sheets , pillowcase, towels personal toiletries. Optional : sleeping bag
Hotel Room: personal toiletries. Sheets, pillowcase and towel is provided.
General items: sunscreen, insect repellent, extra towels for swimming
Thanks to the Lord that we have 115 joining the conference and 88 staying at the campsite. We hope that everyone will receive rich supply from the Lord.
3. On April 20 (Saturday) from 11am to 2 pm, we will have a picnic and BBQ at Collaroy beach. Aside from the BBQ, we hope that everyone can bring some simple food and drinks to share. After 2:30 those who join the conference can then go to conference center to register.
4. Please note that the Lord’s Day meeting on April 21st will be held at Collaroy Centre and there won’t be a meeting at the hall.
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meetings
Chinese Speaking Young People: 15/4 Mon. 7:00pm, Richard & Flora (w/dinner)
@ Chatswood: 18/4 Thu. 8:00pm, Ming Pan
@ North Region: 20/4 Sat. 7:30pm, cancelled/conf.
Pursuing of ES young adults:
16/4 Tue. 7:00pm, Yulin (w/ dinner)
Sisters Meeting: 17/4 Wed. 10:00am, Megan
Prayer Meeting: 17/4 Wed. 7:45pm, Meeting Hall
Pursuing for Ministering: 19/4 Fri., 8pm, cancelled
Intercession:
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 upcoming Collaroy Conference for the Lord to take care of the serving and bless each brother, sister, or gospel friend so that we may all see Him in the conference and receive His bountiful life supply.
3. Pray for the new believers (5 brothers: Chao Ma, Lyon Yang, Jack Zhou, Joe Zhou and You-Gen Wang as well as 15 sisters: Jean Hu, MinFang Wu, XiuQing Chen, Heidi Li, Tracy Lin, Sophie, AnJie Lin, Han Huang, Ariana Chang, Feng-Lian Li, Miao-Lian Li, Xin An, Jennifer Meng, Phoenix Bao and Grace Li.) May the Lord establish them in the church life and bless their growth in life.
4. 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. Especially please pray for Brother Michael Lin, Sisters Yvonne, YuLan Ding, Ah Seng Chow, Kelly Wei, and Mei-Ting Liu.
5. Pray for the testimony of the church in Canberra. May the Lord show His power of the gospel and raise up brothers and sisters for a strong testimony.
Serving This Week: (Apr. 14)
1. Message: Benjamin Lim (Downstairs)
Raymond Young (Upstairs)
2. Breaking Bread: Yulin Wang & Peter Zhang
3. Serving Bread & Cup: Richard Cui, Sean Dong, Benchu Guo & Peter Zhang
4. Food: Group 4
5. Cleaning: Group 3
6. Children: Susan, Sarah, Tina Jiang & David
Serving Next Week: (April 21)
1. Message: Richard Yeh & Mark Ma
2. Breaking Bread: Richard Chen & Raymond Young
3. Serving Bread & Cup: Chuan Ma, Richard Cui, Joe Zhou, Patrick Li & Peter Zhang
4. Food: N/A
5. Cleaning: N/A
6. Children: arranged in the conference
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If you wish to use an electrical transfer for your offering or payment (conferences or books, etc.), here is the bank information of the church:
Acc Name: Christians In Sydney
BSB: 062-155
Acc no: 904388
Please also write the purpose of the transfer on the reference (such as Collaroy conference, etc.)
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