Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Just as we thought we are about done with the freezing winter temperature and ready for the spring-like warmth, it is hard to believe that it’s rainy, cold, and possibly will snow tonight! Seasons change, circumstances and situations change, people change, but God’s goodness does not change, nor is his faithfulness subject to time and space. It doesn’t need to be balmy 70 degrees outside to remind us how great our God is, because rain or shine, our joy rests in Him!
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晚餐 7:00 pm 聚會 8:00 pm
Current Study: 禱告 | 本週聚會內容 – 2011年四月 | ||||
| 日期 | 主理 | 領詩 | 值日生 | 晚餐 | |
| 4/1 | 貴悅姐 | Team Johnson | Morgan, Grace Yeh | 曼文姐、純美姐 | |
| 4/8 | 貴悅姐 | Team Julianne | James Wu, Johnson, Jen | 曼文姐、純美姐 | |
| 每週四禱告會→ 9:05pm; Tel: (712)775-7000, Access Code: 186254# | |||||
| 不要為明天憂慮，因為明天自有明天的憂慮；一天的難處一天當就夠了。 (馬太福音 6:34) | |||||
| 活動快訊 | |||||
| 1. 本週Grace class 慕道班課程是｢ 回顧與討論 ｣！請大家事先複習前四次的講義(2/20-3/27)喔！這週分享請到的特別來賓是…登登登登…Ariel! 千萬別錯過喔！ 時間：10:30am 地點：教會樓下最裡頭右邊的教室 聯絡：咏真和Jacob 2. 呀呼! 賞櫻行就在這個星期六(4/2)! 我們會在4/2(六), 8am 在北維州台灣基督長老教會前集合，請自備午餐。如果你住的離DC比較近，你可以直接前往Tidal Basin，我們會再跟你們碰面。 * 要在DC的哪裡碰面 – 在Jefferson Memorial square的前方, 面向湖面的左邊角落 (請見地圖: http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/lovebianj/Jefferson-Memorial.jpg) 3. 4/15 洪立民牧師特別講座！ 機會非常難得，大家一定要來喔！ 4. 4/24(日) 同工會！如果對團契有任何意見或建議，請讓幹部知道，得以在會議中提出，讓團契更進步。 5. 把時間留起來吧! 第二次首府食物銀行志工服務在5/28(六)，下午一點! A. 到下列網址 http://volunteer.capitalareafoodbank.org/sys-php/hfh/sched/view.php 請讓Morgan知道你有登記成功，這樣他才知道有誰會去。謝謝! | |||||
| 代禱事項 | |||||
| 1. 朝正兄到現在為止都沒有直接進食，所以身體非常虛弱，請大家不要去醫院探訪，探訪會造成朝正兄身體上的負擔，也不要打電話給菁滿姐，關懷部會將朝正兄的情況讓大家知道。本週醫生將開會針對朝正兄的病情來討論，求主引導，讓醫生和朝正兄對再來進一步的治療能有一個共識。求主也繼續保守李伯伯年老的身體和菁滿姐的坐骨神經的疼痛，懇求主施恩幫助。為幫助減輕菁滿姐的負擔， 也為我們的肢體盡一點點力量， 請願意為她們預備餐點的弟兄姐妹在表格裡將姓名填到您方便預備餐食的日期裡， 並請留下聯絡方式： http://tinyurl.com/FoodForLeeFamily 2. 日本 3/11 發生大地震、海嘯、爆核、爆火山，面臨前所未有的國難。請各位弟兄姊妹在禱告中和全世界聯合，求主透過這災難顯出祂的大能，讓世人看見神的真實及榮耀。欲捐款賑災，可參考以下的網站： | |||||
| 家庭作業 | |||||
| 讀經： 馬太福音8:5~13, 哥林多後書12:1~10 聖經教導我們神的旨意是不變的，並且也是明確的。聖經也告訴我們禱告的重要性，吩咐我們凡事要祈求禱告。我們要藉以下兩個例子來探討有關神的旨意和禱告之間的關係。 1. 百夫長的僕人病得醫治。請問： 1) 神的旨意是不是本來就要醫治他？ 2) 如果不求主耶穌的醫治，這僕人的病會治好嗎？為什麼？ 2. 保羅“三次”（很多次）求神醫治他的病，可是神並沒有醫治他。 1) 難道是保羅的信心太小，以至於神沒有醫治他？ 2) 如果神的旨意本來就沒有要醫治他，那他多次的禱告豈不是白費了嗎？ | |||||
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Dinner: 7 pm Fellowship: 8 pm
Current Study:
Prayer | This Week’s Overview – April 2011 | ||||
| Date | Lecturer | Leaders | Clean Up | Chefs | |
| 4/1 | Sister Kwei-Yueh | Team Johnson | Morgan, Grace Yeh | Mrs. Ko and Mrs. Kuo | |
| 4/8 | Sister Kwei-Yueh | Team Julianne | James Wu, Johnson, Jen | Mrs. Ko and Mrs. Kuo | |
| Thursday Prayer Meetings → 9:05pm, (712)775-7000, Access Code: 186254# | |||||
| Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34) | |||||
| Announcements | |||||
| 1. This week’s topic for Grace class is “Review and Discussion”. It is a great opportunity to catch up if you missed the previous classes. Don’t forget to review handouts from 2/20 to 3/27 before the class. The special guest this week is…Ariel!! Hope you can join us! Time: 10:30am 2. Hurray! Cherry Blossom Trip this Saturday (4/2)! * Where to meet in DC – in front of Jefferson Memorial square, facing water on the left side (see: http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c98/lovebianj/Jefferson-Memorial.jpg for map) 3. 4/15 Reverend Li-Ming Hung Special Lecture! 4. 4/24 (Sun) Coworkers’ Meeting! If you have suggestions or ideas for the fellowship, please alert the leaders, so that they may be presented at the meeting and improve our fellowship! 5. Save the date! Second Capital Area Food Bank volunteer project @ 5/28 Sat. 1pm! A. Go to http://volunteer.capitalareafoodbank.org/sys-php/hfh/sched/view.php Let Morgan know if you have registered successfully, so he knows who will be joining. Thank you! | |||||
| Prayer Requests | |||||
| 1. Brother Chaujun is very weak because he is still unable to eat. Please refrain from going to visit him in the hospital because it will become a burden to Chaujun and his family. Please also refrain from calling Sisiter Jingmann. The caring team will provide updates of Chaujun’s condition to everyone. Chaujun’s doctors are having a meeting this week to discuss his conditions. Please pray that Chaujun and his doctors will reach a consensus on his treatment. Please also pray for Chaujun’s father’s health as well as Jingmann’s sciatic pain as she needs much strength and energy to take care of Brother Chaujun and the family. Pray, may the Lord have mercy and help soon! If you are willing to help prepare meals for the Lee family, please sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/FoodForLeeFamily 2. On 3/11 Japan faces the greatest disaster in their country’s history, a combination of earthquakes, a tsunami, nuclear power plant explosion, and an erupting volcano. May all brothers and sisters unite with the world in prayer, may the Lord use this disaster to show His power, so that the world may see that God is real and His glory. For those who would like to donate to the disaster relief, please see the following links: | |||||
| Homework | |||||
| Scripture Reading: Matthew 8:5~13, 2 Corinthians 12:1~10 The Bible teaches us that God’s will is clear and unchangeable. It also tells us the importance of prayers, and commands us to pray for everything. We will use the following examples to discuss the relationship between God’s will and prayers. 1. The centurion’s servant was healed: 1) Was it God’s will to heal him? 2) If the centurion did not ask Jesus to heal his servant, would the servant still be healed? Why? 2. Paul asked God three times (several times), but God did not heal his illness. 1) Is it because Paul did not have enough faith that God did not heal his illness? 2) Does it mean that Paul’s prayers are useless if it is God’s will not to heal him? | |||||
