Lord’s Day Message
Bible Verses: Luke 14:1~35
Bible Verses:
“1 One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely. 2 There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?” 4 When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away. 5 Then he turned to them and said, “Which of you doesn’t work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don’t you rush to get him out?” 6 Again they could not answer.” (14:1~6, NLT)
“7 When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: 8 “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited? 9 The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table! 10 “Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests. 11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” 12 Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward. 13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.” ” (14:7~14)
“15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!” 16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. 17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ 19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 Another said, ‘I now have a wife, so I can’t come.’ 21 “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ 22 After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’ 23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. 24 For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.'” ” (14:15~24)
“25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, 26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison– your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters– yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple. 28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? 29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. 30 They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’ 31 “Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him? 32 And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away. 33 So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own. 34 “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? 35 Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!” ” (14:25~35)
Next Topics: Luke 15
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 23/9 Mon. 7:30pm, Richard Cui’s,
Sisters’ Meeting: 25/9 Wed. 10:00am, Anne’s, Canceled
Prayer Meeting: 25/9 Wed. 7:30pm，Meeting Hall
Young ProfessionalMeeting: 26/9 Thu. 8:00pm, Meeting Hall
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：28/9 Sat. 7:30pm, Canceled (trip to Canberra)
Announcements:
- Praises to our Lord and thanks to all the saints’ labor of love for Spring cleaning of the meeting hall last Sunday afternoon. Please also keep the hall tidy before the conference.
- On September 28 Sat. the church will organize a one day trip to Canberra to enjoy seeing the tulips. Those who join the trip please come to the meeting hall at 8:00 am. The trip will ends at the meeting hall at 8:00 pm. Please give the fare to Sister Mandy and contact sisters Joyce and Mandy for details. The young people meeting will be canceled that night.
- 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. The invitation cards are available now; please use them to invite your friends or relatives to participate.
Brothers Jason and Michael are the managers for the conference. For all the serving in the conference please contact them.
Intercession:
- Pray for Sister Jennifer who was just baptized. May the Lord bless her and her family and keep a joyful heart and faith in her.
- Pray for the October conference that our heart can be ready to receive The Lord’s speaking and the church can be revived.
- 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 that the Lord can open the hearts of gospel friends so that they can touch the Lord and believe into our Lord Jesus Christ through His words.
- 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: (Sep. 29)
- Message Sharing: Yulin Wang and Olsen Yu
- Breaking the Bread: David Tan and Jack Lee
Serving Bread and Cup: Sean Dong, Jack Lee and Richard Cui
3. Pianist: Ching Tan
4. Cleaning: Raymond & Lucy Family, Thomas & Lena, Ferry & Inda, Michael & Mandy Family, Yulin & Jessica Family
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