Lord’s Day Message
Bible Verses: Luke 17
“1 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! 2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin. 3 So watch yourselves!”If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. 4 Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.”” (1~4, NLT)
“5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.” 6 The Lord answered, “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and thrown into the sea,’ and it would obey you! 7 “When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, ‘Come in and eat with me’? 8 No, he says, ‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.’ 9 And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not. 10 In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.'” ” (5~10)
“11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten lepers stood at a distance, 13 crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. 15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you. “” (11~19)
“20 One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?” Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs. 21 You won’t be able to say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the Kingdom of God is already among you.” 22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won’t see it. 23 People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them. 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes. 25 But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by this generation. 26 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 27 In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 “And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business– eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building– 29 until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home. 32 Remember what happened to Lot’s wife! 33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it. 34 That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left. ” 37 “Where will this happen, Lord?” the disciples asked. Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.” ” (20~37)
Next Topics: Luke 18
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 4/11 Mon. 7:30pm, Richard Cui’s
Sisters’ Meeting: 6/11 Wed. 10:00am, Anne’s
Prayer Meeting: 6/11 Wed. 7:30pm，Meeting Hall
Young ProfessionalMeeting: 7/11 Thu. 8:00pm, Meeting Hall
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：9/11 Sat. 3:00pm, Thomas & Lena’s
Announcements:
- If anyone visits us the first time, we welcome you. We also hope you leave you contact information that we can have further fellowship.
- This afternoon from 1:15 to 2:30 pm there is a fellowship of the young people serving. All the serving ones please join the meeting.
- On Nov. 10 1:15~2:30 pm there is a fellowship concerning the speaking for the Lord. Hope all brothers who share on the Lord’s Day can participate. If other brothers and sisters are interested, all are welcome to join.
- On Dec. 22 (Lord’s Day) the church will have a gospel meeting of hymn singing and testimony. All brothers and sisters can form groups and prepare. However, please give the names in your group and the names of the hymns to Brother Yulin Wang for arrangement.
Intercession:
- Please pray for the gospel friends among us so that our Lord can open their hearts to see God’s salvation and be willing to accept the Lord to become the member in God’s family.
- Pray for our young people who need to go through the HSC (Peter Pan and Sarah Wang). May the Lord bless their study and give them wisdom and peace.
- Pray for those who are ill (Sister Da-Nan Lu and Jessica Wang) that the Lord heals them according to His good will and they may experience His great love and power of resurrection.
Serving: (Nov. 10)
- Sharing: Samuel Li and Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: Richard Chen and Jack Lee
Serving Bread and Cup: Jack Lee, Jason Wang and Richard Cui
3. Pianist: Nelson Chen
4. Cleaning: Richard & Lamee Family, David & Ching, Helen Zhou, Jason & Susan Family, Andy & Anne Family
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