Messages: Romans 12:9-21
Marks of the True Christian
9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Rom. 12:2)
37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (Mat.22:37-40)
18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. (Luk.18:18-19)
Message Next Week: Special Topics (combined meeting)
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. The new food service will be divided into 3 groups and cleaning service into 4 groups (including the English speaking group). Name list details will be announced by brother Ming Pan (food service) and brother Joe Zhou (cleaning service). If the brothers and sisters have any problems or suggestions, please fellowship with brother Yulin Wang or the two brothers mentioned above.
3. Next week Lord’s Day (4/8) will be a combined meeting. Brother David Tan & sister Ching will share about their tour in Israel to help us understand the Bible through geography. Brother Richard Chen and sister Lamee will also share their testimonies from their trip to Cleveland during the conference in July.
The brothers and sisters can come to hall for breakfast after 9am and prepare our hearts to worship the Lord. The love feast at lunch will be prepared by every brother and sister.
4. If any gospel friend is willing to be baptized into the family of God, please contact brother Yulin Wang.
5. On October 5-7 (Sat. morning to Monday morning, during the Labour Day holiday), there will be our annual spring conference. We hope all the brothers and sisters can separate these days to join the conference. The conference details will be announced later.
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meetings
Chinese Speaking Young People: 29/7 Mon. 7:00pm, Richard & Flora (w/dinner)
@ Chatswood: 1/8 Thu. 8:00pm, Ming Pan
@ North Region: 3/8 Sat. 7:30pm, Bill & Christine
English speaking Bible study:
30/7 Tue. 7:00pm, Yulin (w/ dinner)
Sisters Meeting: 31/7 Wed. 4:00pm, Meeting Hall
Prayer Meeting: 31/7 Wed. 7:45pm, Meeting Hall
High school students meeting: 2/8 Fri. Yulin
Pursuing for Ministering: 2/8 Fri. 8:00pm, David Tan
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 Chinese speaking New Believers’ Lessons that all the brothers and sisters who join the lessons can be built up in truth and grow in life. Pray also for all the new believers that they can be established in the church life and become a strong testimony for God’s glory.
3. Pray for the Year 12 students who are preparing the HSC exams. May the Lord be with them in all the process and bless their future.
4. Pray for the future of our Chinese speaking young people, especially for their immigration. May the Lord lead them and bless them.
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.
6. 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: (July 28)
1. Message: Joe Zhou, Yulin Wang (Downstairs)
Raymond Young (Upstairs)
2. Breaking Bread: David Tan & Joe Zhou
3. Serving Bread & Cup: Richard Cui, Sam Li, Patrick Li & Joe Zhou
4. Food: Group 2
5. Cleaning: English Speaking Young People
6. Children: Lu Gan, Vasya, Lillian & Hannah Meng
Serving Next Week: (Aug. 4)
1. Message: David Tan & Richard Chen
2. Breaking Bread: Richard Chen & Raymond Young
3. Serving Bread & Cup: Ash Li, Kevin Zhu, Ming Pan & Peter Zhang
4. Food: All brothers and sisters
5. Cleaning: Group 1
6. Children: Susan, David Hu, Angela & Leonie
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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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