Lord’s Day Message
Bible Verses: Luke 17
“1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. 3 “Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ 4 “And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 5 ‘yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ” 6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. 7 “And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? 8 “I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”” (1~8, NKJ)
“9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 “The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 ‘I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 “And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 “I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”” (9~14)
“15 Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. 17 “Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”” (15~17)
“18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 20 “You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ” 21 And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.” 22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. 24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 “For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?” 27 But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” 28 Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.” 29 So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30 “who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”” (18~30)
Next Topics: Luke 19
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 11/11 Mon. 7:30pm, Richard Cui’s
Sisters’ Meeting: 13/11 Wed. 10:00am, Anne’s
Prayer Meeting: 13/11 Wed. 7:30pm，Meeting Hall
Young ProfessionalMeeting: 14/11 Thu. 8:00pm, Meeting Hall
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：16/11 Sat. 3:00pm, Hannah & Pricilla’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.
- The fellowship concerning the speaking for the Lord in this afternoon will be delayed. The new date will be announced in the near future.
- 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 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. 17)
- Sharing: Patrick Li and Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: Shanwon Chow and Olsen Yu
Serving Bread and Cup: Olsen Yu, Patrick Li and Sean Dong
3. Pianist: Hannah Cui
4. Cleaning: Chuan Ma & Maggie Family, Steven Wang, BenChu Guo, Sean Dong & Wei Qiong Family, Lisa Tao Family, Margaret Yang
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