Congregation and church concerns 6th December 2009

CONGREGATION AND CHURCH CONCERNS 6th December 2009

1. A very warm welcome to Pastor and Mrs. Wilf Wight. We thank Pastor Wight for bringing God’s Word to us this morning. Pastor Wight is the Executive Director of Bright Hope For Tomorrow Mission, a Christian organization for sharing the love of Christ with the absolute poor.
2. We Thank Rev. Joe Burke for officiating our Holy Communion Service today.
3. Today, we light the Prophecy Candle as we once begin the wonderful season of Advent, and with Christians all over the world, turn our thoughts to our Lord’s birth some two thousand years ago.
4. Our church Christmas celebration is scheduled for Sunday, December 20th. Worship will begin at 10:00 am. Celebration will begin at 11:30 am. This year the Spanish Church will join us in celebration. Sister Amy Yi is the program coordinator, if you have any idea and want to help, please contact her.
5. Brother Miguel, our Youth worker is planning to have 2 special services in December:
a) Children Service on Saturday, December 5 at 3:00pm. b) Youth Service on Saturday, December 19 at 5:00pm Both services will involve children and youth from our church and the English
Spanish Church. All programs will be translated into English. Parents please
support these services and bring your children and youth to attend. For the Children service on Dec. 5th at 3pm. Parents: If you know that your child has a talent in playing an instrument, or in reading a verse from the Bible or anything else they can participate in., please let the Youth Pastor Miguel Stack know.
6. We thank our Lord for sending more workers to help us and for their willingness to serve: - Brother Tianshu has started to sort out the church mails
- Sister Jingke (Jade) Yang will take over the worship projection work from
brother Wei Wang soon
- Brother Tony has regularly posted the news to the church website;
- Brother Baiping Niu will be in charge of the church library: the Chinese
library in the basement and the English library on the 3rd floor.
7. Our sincere condolences to Sister Shiguang Zhang for the passing away of her father recently in China. May God grant peace and grace and comfort to her. Also pray for her husband, Qingxiang Bao who has contracted H1N1 flu virus and are recovering from the disease. Pray for God’s healing power and protection.
8. Our offering envelopes for year 2010 have arrived, please see Brother Yi Liang to receive yours. Offering envelopes help us to be faithful in giving to the Lord’s work.
9. The Council has decided to launch a special event to encourage the whole congregation (including youth and children) to study the Bible at church together or at home from Dec 21, 2009 to Jan 22, 2010. The selected book is 1 Corinthians. We'll have a contest on this book and awards will be given out during the Chinese New Year. Please follow the guidelines below to study the Bible.

Bible Study: I Corinthians 哥前

Day Chapter Date Chapter
1 1:1-17 17 10:14-33
2 1:18-31 18 11:1-16
3 2:1-16 19 11:17-34
4 3:1-11 20 12:1-11
5 3:12-23 21 12:12-31
6 4:1-13 22 13:1-13
7 4:14-21 23 14:1-19
8 5:1-13 24 14:20-25
9 6:1-11 25 14:26-40
10 6:12-20 26 15:1-19
11 7:1-16 27 15:20-34
12 7:17-40 28 15:35-49
13 8:1-13 29 15:50-58
14 9:1-18 30 16:1-12
15 9:19-27 31 16:13-24
16 10:1-13

Questions to Apply the Bible to Life
1. What one thing is God speaking to your heart through this passage?
2. Thank God for this in a spoken or written prayer.


会友与教会关怀 6/12/09
我们欢迎及感謝Wight牧師今早帶来神的信息.Wight牧師是一个
將耶稣的愛带到貧穹國家的基督徒机构-Bright Hope For Tomorrow Mission的負責人.
我们感謝Burke牧師今早主持圣餐.
今天我们点燃先知烛光开始耶稣降临季节. 我们和全世界各地的基督徒一同思念二千多年前主耶稣为我们涎诞生.
今年教会与西班牙教会一起在十二月二十日庆祝圣旦. 十时开始主日崇拜, 十一时半开始庆祝节目. 易珊紅姊妹负责筹划, 如你有任何建议或有意参与请通知她.
青年同工Miguel弟兄筹划在十二月有两次兒童及青少年特别聚会:
a) 兒童崇拜 - 十二月五日下午三时
b) 青少年崇拜 - 十二月十九日下午五时
我们教会及西班牙英文教会的兒童及青少年都会参与. 所有节目有英语翻译. 家长们鼓励你们的兒女参与崇拜, 如用乐器, 读经等等.
我们感谢神赐给我们新的工人也感谢他们乐意侍奉:
郭天舒弟兄开始整里教会的邮件
杨劲科姊妹将代替王蔚弟兄, 负责主日崇拜投射操作
佘静明弟兄负责将教会消息登于教会的网络上
牛百平弟兄责整里教会的中,英文图书馆
我们衷心向张司光姊妹致哀悼, 她父亲上周在国内去世. 求神赐平安及安慰她及家人. 同时也为她的丈夫饱庆祥弟兄健康祷告. 他最近二次被H1N1病毒感染, 现己康復. 感谢神的医治和保守.
2010年的奉献信封己到達请向梁毅弟兄索取.信封可以邦助你定时忠心奉献.
堂会鼓励弟兄姊妹学习圣经, 从十二月廾一日至明年一月廾二日大家一起或个人在家按照读经指引研读哥林多前书.读时請思考经文如何应用于你的生活:
1. 在这一段经文中有一件事神触动我的心
2. 为此感谢神, 讲或写下来. 学习完畢后将有比赛及于中国新年发奖品.

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用心灵和诚实敬拜上帝
WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH December 6, 2009

PRELUDE 序乐
SINGSPIRATION * 短歌
CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 诗篇 126:1-2, 6 宣召
PRAYER OF INVOCATION 代祷
ANTHEM Children of Light 献诗
光明之子
CHILDREN PRESENTATION 儿童献唱
Little Drops of Water
Somebody’s Knocking at Your Door
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE 儿童信息
PASTORAL PRAYER 牧师祷告
SCRIPTURE READING 读经
Isaiah 以赛亞书 7:14; 9:2-7
HYMN 149 The Light of the World Is Jesus * 唱诗
世上的真光
SERMON The Son Of Prophecy 證道
那先知所预言的兒子
THE APOSTLES’ CREED * 使徒信经
HOLY COMMUNION 圣餐
OFFERTORY 奉献
DOXOLOGY – THANKSGIVING PRAYER * 三一頌
ANNOUNCEMENTS 会务报告
HYMN 385 Love Found a Way * 唱诗
救主爱我
BENEDICTION * 祝福
AMEN * 阿们頌
(*CONGREGATION STAND 会众起立)

The Lord is in the Holy temple, let all the earth keep silence before Him
在圣殿中,全地都要在祂面前肃静