(11/22/20) Dio Yang
God’s Farming Lessons

Hymn #532 The Sands of Time Are Sinking

Main Scriptures: Isaiah 28: 23-29 (NIV)

Other Supplement Scriptures:
Psalm 8:5 What is man that You care for him?

Psalm 139:14 I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your work is wonderful!

1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

Ephesians 2:10 We are God’s workmanship …

Hebrews 12:5 My son, do not make light the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He punishes everyone He accepts as a son.

Speaker: Dio Yang

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. To many people, 2020 is a difficult year. But our God is the one who sits on the throne and always bestows His grace to His people. And He does everything with mercy and eternal love. So, let us “rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Our church-wide online Thanksgiving sharing meeting will take place this Friday, 11/27 at 7:30 PM. We ask brothers and sisters to come prepared to share your testimony with one another. Just like Paul encourages us in Colossian 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” The online Zoom meeting details will be posted on our Facebook chat group and be sent out by email. If you are not on our email list, please contact Caleb Kwok at caleb2089@gmail.com.
2. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our church has not been able to have Breaking of Bread Meeting for a long time. But we want to follow the Lord’s command. According to the Holy Bible (Acts 2:46), saints can break bread at home if there are more than two people in a household. When conducting the Breaking of Bread, please use unleavened bread (like Matzo) and grape wine to remember the Lord. For regional home meetings, each home meeting may conduct its Break of Bread together online. Each family or individual within a regional home meeting will prepare its own bread and cup to remember the Lord. If brothers and sisters need any assistance relating to the online Breaking of Bread, like how to host or participate in an online meeting, or how to prepare unleavened bread and grape wine, or needing Hymnaries, please contact Bro. Hsiang Fong Pei and Brother Chester Liu from the Caring Group, or Brother Philip Liu (廖敬華) or Brother Philip Liu (劉尚榮), and Sister Kate Chiang from the Meeting Group, or Brother William Go, Brother Caleb Kwok and Sister Jean Ho from the English Group. If conditions permit in the future, we can have a church-wide online Breaking of Bread.
3. We have resumed our Chinese School. The enrollment is currently open. If you would like to register your children or if you would like to serve in the Chinese School, please contact Sister Ruth Lau at 626.572.5456.
4. Our weekly prayer meeting is on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:15 PM. We are using Webex to host the combined session of the meeting. Please download the Webex app and use it to attend the meeting. Meeting number: 627 564 274 Password: 4000. We are using Zoom for the English group session, and the login information is: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbvUyT054M Meeting ID: 414 276 8059 Passcode: 135790
5. Please check out the two new webpages on the Chinese site featuring hymns and the sharing of our brothers and sisters.
6. If brothers and sisters would like to make offerings, you can send your checks to: Home of Christians, L.A., PO Box 507, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Our accounting department will handle the offering every Sunday from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.