First A-Life Newsletter of December! 12/05/10

每週五

晚餐 7:00 pm

聚會 8:00 pm

Current Study:

禱告

2.   感謝大家持續地為慕道班Grace class 禱告！這禮拜的主題將是｢四個屬靈定律｣，鼓勵大家來一起學習！

3.   同工們，選舉結果出來了。咦？選什麼？喔，是同工會的日期結果出來了！請各位在自己的日曆、月曆、年曆、Google Calendar、iPhone、Smart Phone、Not-so-smart Phone、iPad上輸入 1/15/11 為豐盛團契的同工會！

4.   驚喜就在這裡~~~！看看誰寫來了？！

James (Bond) Lee: To my A.life lovelies, Needless to say my latest mission to Europe was successfully accomplished and I have a moved back to my old base in a super secret location in London. I miss you all a lot and hope to see you soon!  Love, James

潘昕琪: HELLO~ ALIFERS!! I miss you guys a lot and the Chipotle too haha :P… Happy Holidays!! How’s everyone there? I’m doing ok and working at the Gideons International, the Christian Association that outreach people by giving Bibles for free all over the world. The job is not major-related but I LOVE it! Who are coming back in Christmas? LET ME KNOW, I WILL FEED YOU WITH GOOD FOODS!!  Angela

耿雙雙: (First response): Ok, let me think for couple of days… give me a heads up! (Second response, after the heads up): Leave some leftover for me!!!!!

Christopher Yuan: (After a thank-you email) Thanks for your email and words of encouragement. I found your website via Google Alerts. I am given several emails a day whenever my name (English or Chinese) occurs on the internet. It is a way for me to keep track of what is out there on the internet, especially since I speak on a very controversial subject!

But your post was very encouraging so thanks! We surely serve an awesome God! Also, thanks for your prayer request (health). In addition, please be praying for our book. It is quite a bit of work and it is hard for me to balance teaching at Moody, speaking/traveling and working on my book. It is almost too much, especially with my health!

But we really believe that this is a necessary book for right now and for Chinese! Thanks for your prayers. Have a great day in the Lord!  Undeserving of His Grace, Christopher Yuan

2.    請大家繼續為曼文姐一家禱告。這陣子將是林伯伯的告別式，淳文兄也會回去三天參加。求主賜給林家全家出人意外的平安在基督耶穌裡保守他們的心懷意念。

3.    請為我們 1/15/11 的同工會禱告，求主帶領我們豐盛團契下一年的方向，感動我們的心，選出合神心意的新幹部。

4.    Jean Wu 申請要去馬爾他的簽證，但是辦新綠卡的收據還沒寄來，所以簽證申請很可能會被拒絕。請大家為Jean 快快拿到收據禱告，好讓她的簽證順利！

1.      在主禱文裡面，馬太福音 6:11：｢我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們。｣ 主耶穌教導我們首先要為神的國和神的旨意禱告。緊接著在有關個人的祈求，首先就提到人的飲食問題，可見神很在意我們日用的飲食。

A.         可是耶穌不是說不要憂慮吃什麼，喝什麼，穿什麼嗎？(馬太福音 6:31) 那聖經另一個地方也說神的國不在乎吃喝，只在乎公義、和平、並聖靈中的喜樂。(羅馬書 14:17) 那這樣神的話不是互相矛盾嗎？請說明。

B.         ｢我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們。｣ 為什麼日用的飲食是神所賜的呢？難道我有飯吃不是我辛苦工作賺來的嗎？為什麼？

C.         “Give us today our daily bread.” 為什麼主耶穌一直重覆地提到 “today” 和 “daily”？他為什麼那麼強調｢今日｣？他要教導我們什麼功課呢？

D.        為什麼主耶穌一再地提到 “us” 和 “our”？他要我們學習什麼功課？為什麼不是｢我｣呢？

E.         請問麵包的意義是什麼？

2.      從出埃及記 16，神在曠野賜下嗎哪給以色列人當食物，神也藉摩西給他們一些拾嗎哪的規定。請問有什麼屬靈的功課是我們必須學習的？

Friday Schedule

Dinner: 7 pm

Fellowship: 8pm

Current Study:

Prayer

2.   Thank you all for praying for our Grace class! This week’s topic will be “The Four Spiritual Laws.” Encouraging you all to join us!

3.   Fellow subjects, the result is IN! Um, what result? Oh, the final resulting day of our Co-Worker Meeting! Please mark January 15, 2010 on your daily calendars, monthly calendars, annual calendars, Google Calendars, iPhones, Smart Phones, Not-so-smart Phones, and iPads for the meeting!!

4.   Here is the SURPRISE~~!!! Who wrote?!?!?

James (Bond) Lee: To my A.life lovelies, Needless to say my latest mission to Europe was successfully accomplished and I have a moved back to my old base in a super secret location in London. I miss you all a lot and hope to see you soon!  Love, James

Angela Pan: HELLO~ ALIFERS!! I miss you guys a lot and the Chipotle too haha :P… Happy Holidays!! How’s everyone there? I’m doing ok and working at the Gideons International, the Christian Association that outreach people by giving Bibles for free all over the world. The job is not major-related but I LOVE it! Who are coming back in Christmas? LET ME KNOW, I WILL FEED YOU WITH GOOD FOODS!!  Angela

Shuang-Shuang Keng: (First response): Ok, let me think for couple of days… give me a heads up! (Second response, after the heads up): Leave some leftover for me!!!!!

Christopher Yuan: (After a thank-you email) Thanks for your email and words of encouragement. I found your website via Google Alerts. I am given several emails a day whenever my name (English or Chinese) occurs on the internet. It is a way for me to keep track of what is out there on the internet, especially since I speak on a very controversial subject!

But your post was very encouraging so thanks! We surely serve an awesome God! Also, thanks for your prayer request (health). In addition, please be praying for our book. It is quite a bit of work and it is hard for me to balance teaching at Moody, speaking/traveling and working on my book. It is almost too much, especially with my health!

But we really believe that this is a necessary book for right now and for Chinese! Thanks for your prayers. Have a great day in the Lord!  Undeserving of His Grace, Christopher Yuan

2.    Please continue to pray for Sister Mannwen’s family. Uncle Lin’s memorial will take place these days, and Mr. Ko will be flying back for three days to attend. Pray that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

3.    Let us pray for our Co-Worker’s Meeting on January 15, 2011. May God lead the direction of Abundant Life fellowship in the new year, touch our hearts, and elect new leaders accordingly to His ways.

4.    Jean Wu needs to send in her European Schegen visa application soon, but she hasn’t received her green card renewal receipt, which may result in rejection from the Malta embassy. Please pray for a speedy delivery of the receipt number to her, so that the visa application can be a success!

1.   In the Lord’s Prayer, Matthew 6:11 writes, “Give us today our daily bread.” Lord Jesus taught us to first pray for God’s kingdom and God’s will. Right after as we pray for individual needs, the first issue in prayer is food, which shows us how much God cares about our daily meals.

A.  However, didn’t Jesus said do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” (Matthew 6:31) In the bible, it also records that the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). Wouldn’t God’s words be contradicting in this way? Please explain.

B.  “Give us today our daily bread.” Why is our daily meals God given? Isn’t it by my own sweat and blood that I have food to eat? Why so?

C.  “Give us today our daily bread.” Why did Jesus repeatedly mention “today” and “daily”? Why did he stress “today”? What is the lesson He is teaching us?

D.  Why did Jesus continue to mention “us” and “our”? What is the lesson He wants us to learn here? Why isn’t it “me”?

E.  What is the meaning of bread?

2.      From Exodus 16, God rain down manna to the Israelites in the dessert. Through Moses, God also gave them the rules of gathering manna. What is the spiritual lesson we must learn from here?