Bible Verses: Exo. 20:1-21
Laws About Altars
20:22 And the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. 24 An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it. 26 And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.’
Laws About Slaves
21:1 “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. 2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. 3 If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out alone. 5 But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ 6 then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever. …
12 “Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. 13 But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee. 14 But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
15 “Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
16 “Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death. …
22 “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman’s husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. …
28 “When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable. 29 But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. 30 If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him. 31 If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. 32 If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. …
Laws About Restitution
22:1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, 3 but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.
5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard. …
Laws About Social Justice
16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins. …
21 “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
25 “If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. 26 If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, 27 for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
28 “You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
29 “You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me. 30 You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
31 “You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.
23:1 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. 2 You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, 3 nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.
4 “If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him. 5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him.
6 “You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. 7 Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked. 8 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
9 “You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Message Next Week: Exo. 23:10-24:18
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.
2. Next Lord’s Day (25/1), dumplings will be provided as the main dish for lunch. Some brothers and sisters will prepare in advance but will also wrap dumplings in the hall. However, please also prepare some other dishes if you are not preparing dumplings in advance. We hope everyone can enjoy a joyful gathering for Chinese New Year.
3. The cleaning service will be changed and arranged into 4 groups according to families. We do expect all the brothers and sisters to participate, however, please fellowship and register with brother Joe Zhou. The new service will begin in February.
4. The north region home meeting has been separated into two groups, Hornsby and the Hills region, from 8/1. If you live nearby and have not attend any home meeting, we do encourage you to join and to pursue the Lord together.
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meetings
Chinese Speaking Young People: 20/1 Mon. 7:00pm, Richard & Flora (w/dinner)
@ Chatswood: 23/1 Thu. 8:00pm, Ming Pan
@ Hornsby: 25/1 Sat. 7:30pm, Bill & Christine
@ North Region: 25/1 Sat. 7:30pm, Lu Gan
English Speaking Young Adults Meeting:
21/1 Tue. 7:00pm, Yulin Wang (w/dinner)
Sisters Meeting: 22/1 Wed. 10:00am, Hannah Dong
Prayer Meeting: 22/1 Wed. 7:45pm, Hall
Bible Pursuing Meeting: 24/1 Fri. 8:00pm, Yulin
Serving This Week: (Jan. 19)
1. Message: Patrick Li & Thomas Wu (Downstairs)
Yulin Wang (Upstairs)
2. Breaking Bread: Shanwon Chow & Patrick Li
3. Serving Bread & Cup: Chuan Ma, Ash Li, Sean Dong & DeRong Zhang
4. Cleaning: Group 3
5. Children: Peter, Jessie, Betty, Mandy, Tracy
Serving Next Week: (Jan. 26)
1. Message: Yulin Wang (Downstairs)
Benjamin Lim (Upstairs)
2. Breaking Bread: Yulin Wang & Richard Cui
3. Serving Bread & Cup: JiZhong Gan, Richard Cui, Patrick Li & Joe Zhou
4. Cleaning: English Speaking Group
5. Children: Tina, Yiting, Christine & Fiona
Church Goal in 2020: increase in numbers
To achieve this, may we all read the Bible, join the home meetings, and participate the practical serving
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.
3. Pray for the future of our Chinese speaking young people, especially for their immigration. May the Lord lead them and bless them.
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.
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.
6. Pray for the bushfire in Australia this year. May the Lord have mercy and keep the lives of many people and animals.
Lord’s Day Meeting Number & Financial Report
October
Meeting Number: Chinese 74, English 28
Total 102 (Children 13)
Financial: Offering $14,635.45, Expenses $15,705.59
Total $-1,070.14
November
Meeting Number: Chinese 70, English 24
Total 94 (Children 14)
Financial: Offering $15,475.65, Expenses $15,699.59
Total $-223.94
December
Meeting Number: Chinese 60, English 23
Total 83 (Children 14)
Financial: Offering $14,266.65, Expenses $15,681.59
Total $-1,414.94
Note: From October to December, the expenses had increased by $3,000 for the support of English speaking co-workers. Please remember the church’s financial need before the Lord.
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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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