Lord’s Day Message
Bible Verses: Luke 2:39~3:22
Topics: Ministry of John Baptist and the growth and the baptism of Lord Jesus
Important Verses:
“And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. ” (Luke 2:40, ESV)
“And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”” (Luke 2:49)
“And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.” (Luke 2:52)
“During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'” He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. “” (3:2~8a)
“John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.” (Luke 3:16~18)
“Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”” (Luke 3:21~22)
Next Topics: Luke 4:1~13 Temptation of Lord Jesus
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting： 1/7 Monday 7:30pm, Richard Cui’s,
Sisters’ Meeting：Postponed
Prayer Meeting：3/7 Wednesday 7:30PM，Meeting Hall
Young ProfessionalMeeting：4/7 Thu. 7:30-9:00 PM, Thomas & Lena’s
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：6/7 Sat. 7:00-9:00 PM, Jason’s
Announcements:
- The Brothers who are going to share on the Lord’s Day please come to the prayer meeting. And the brothers who are serving the Bread and Cup as well as those who are sharing please arrive at the hall on the Lord’s Day 15 minutes earlier for prayer and fellowship..
- Someone in the church has a food allergy. When you bring the dishes for the lunch on Lord’s Day, please do not bring anything that contains nuts.
- Please make the meeting on time or even earlier so that all can come together to enjoy the presence of the Lord and His rich supply.
- On Oct. 5~7 the church will invite Brother Titus Chu to come to have a conference with us. Please separate the time for the Lord to enjoy His bountiful supply of the Words.
Intercession:
- Pray that the Lord can give us a rich supply of His words on the Lord’s Day message and that each of us will be fed and grow. Pray for gospel friends so that they can touch the Lord through His words.
- May the Lord give every brother and sister a spirit of preaching gospel and open the hearts of all friends so that they can receive the salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Pray that the Lord will give every brother and sister good health, peace and joy in our daily living. May the Lord heal those who are sick according to His good will that we can experience His great love and power of resurrection.
Serving: (July 7)
- Breaking the Bread: Richard Chen and Benchu Guo
Serving Bread and Cup: Michael Lin and Jason Wang
- Pianist: Hannah Cui
- Cleaning: Patrick & Lily Family, BaoLin Lei, Peter Pan
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