Lord’s Day Message
Bible Verses: Luke 19
“1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” 8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”” (1~10, ESV)
“11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. 12 He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. 13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’ 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ 15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. 16 The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.’ 17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’ 18 And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.’ 19 And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ 20 Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief; 21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ 22 He said to him, ‘I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ 24 And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ 25 And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’ 26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 27 But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'”” (11~27)
“28 And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. … 37 As he was drawing near–already on the way down the Mount of Olives–the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, 38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”” (28, 37~40)
Next Topics: Luke 20
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 18/11 Mon. 7:30pm, Richard Cui’s
Sisters’ Meeting: 20/11 Wed. 10:00am, Anne’s
Prayer Meeting: 20/11 Wed. 7:30pm，Meeting Hall
Young ProfessionalMeeting: 21/11 Thu. 8:00pm, Meeting Hall
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：23/11 Sat. 7:30pm, TBA
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.
- 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.
- On April 18~21 (Friday night to Monday noon) the church plans to have a conference for both young and adults at the Collaroy. We hope many brothers and sisters can separate out the time and participate together.
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) that the Lord heals them according to His good will and they may experience His great love and power of resurrection.
Serving: (Nov. 24)
- Sharing: Jason Wang and Richard Chen
- Breaking the Bread: Yulin Wang and Patrick Li
Serving Bread and Cup: Benchu Guo, Jason Wang and Patrick Li
3. Pianist: Ching Tan
4. Cleaning: Chuan Ma & Maggie Family, Steven Wang, BenChu Guo, Sean Dong & Wei Qiong Family, Lisa Tao Family, Margaret Yang
Comments are closed