02/23/25 周报 WEEKLY BULLETIN

2025 植堂奉献通知 Church Planting Donation Information
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 Sunday Worship 主日聚会
Zoom Link For Online Gathering 线上聚会链接

上午堂 Morning Service

02/23/25 主日崇拜 Sunday Worship

集体祷告 Prayers  9:00AM (美东EST)

诗歌中敬拜主 Worship in Singspiration 9:30AM (美东EST)
365 Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord 求你拣选我道路
196 Jesus Paid It All 主替我还清
715 Count Your Blessings 数主恩惠

饼杯诗歌 Communion：
291 O To Be Like Thee 哦我要像你

信息中敬拜主 Worship in Message
题目Title：誰是你的王 Who is Your King
经文Scripture： 撒母耳记上 1 Samuel 8
讲员Speaker：陈正平 弟兄 Brother Joshua Chan

讨论问题 Small Group Discussion
1. 請分享以色列人要求立王背後的真正動機是什麼？神呼召我們的目的是什麼？我們如何生活和見證神的呼召？ Please share what was the real motivation behind the Israelites’ request for a king? What is the purpose of God’s calling us? How do we live and bear witness to God’s calling?

2. 請分享地上的君王的道路有什麼特徵？為什麼我們生命中拒絕神作我們的王是一件非常可怕的後果？ Please share the characteristics of the ways of earthly kings. Why is it a terrifying consequence to reject God as our King in our lives?

3. 請分享如果神答應我們一意孤行的要求後為什麼要小心？為什麼神不答應我們的禱告要更加感謝神？ Please share why we should be cautious if God grants our stubborn requests. Why should we be even more grateful when God does not answer our prayers?

Discussion Topics for Youth 儿童问题
1. Do you like to be in control?
2. What are 3 W outlines?
3. Do you like to complain and make excuses all the time?
4. What did the elders of Israel complain about to Samuel?
5. What was the real motivation behind the Israelites’ request for a king?
6. What is the purpose of God’s calling us?
7. From verses 11 – 17, how many times did the word “appoint” occur？
8. How many times did the word “take” occur?
9. What are the ways of the characteristics of the ways of earthly kings? 10. Why is it a terrifying consequence to reject God as our King in our lives? 11. Why should we be cautious if God grants our stubborn requests?
12. Why should we be even more grateful when God does not answer our prayers?

下午堂 Afternoon Service

02/23/25 主日崇拜 Sunday Worship

集体祷告 Prayers 1:30PM (美东EST)

诗歌中敬拜主 Worship in Singspiration 2:00PM (美东EST)
409 祢是我異象 Be Thou My Vision
552 禱告之時 Sweet Hour Of Prayer
607 愛就是…… Love Was When

饼杯诗歌 Communion：
114 因祂活著 Because He Lives

信息中敬拜主 Worship in Message
题目Title：悖逆与救赎 Rebelion and redemption
经文Scripture： 撒母耳记上 1 Samuel 8
讲员Speaker：王斐 弟兄 Brother Frank Wang

讨论问题 Small Group Discussion
1. 以色列长老们要求立王的表面动机是什么？他们所提出的解决方案的问题是什么？
What was the apparent motivation of the elders of Israel in requesting a king? What were the problems with the solution they proposed?

2. 我们说以色列长老们在时间上走在神的前面，在方式上不符合神所设立的方式，请问我们基督徒在这两方面有什么反思？
We say that the elders of Israel went ahead of God in timing and did not follow His appointed way. What reflections should we, as Christians, have on these two aspects?

3. 我们生命中的王应该是谁？实际是谁？我们有什么反思？
Who should be the King in our lives? Who actually is? What reflections do we have?