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Fall 2022

The Secret of Living the Christian Life (1)

September 25, 2022 • Ben Sargent • John 6, Jeremiah 15:16, Matthew 4:4, Philippians 4, Genesis 2

Scripture Reading: Genesis 2:7-9 Jehovah God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. 8 And Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there He put the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, as well as the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:16-17 And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may eat freely, 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, of it you shall not eat; for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found and I ate them, and Your word became to me the gladness and joy of my heart, for I am called by Your name, O Jehovah, God of hosts. Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, It is written, “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out through the mouth of God.” John 6:57, 63 As the living Father has sent Me and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me. 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. Philippians 1:19-21a For I know that for me this will turn out to salvation through your petition and the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I will be put to shame, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death. 21a For to me, to live is Christ. Philippians 4:12-13 I know also how to be abased, and I know how to abound; in everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to hunger, both to abound and to lack. 13 I am able to do all things in Him who empowers me. Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.

The Secret of Living the Christian Life (2)

October 2, 2022 • Lampstand Lee • John 6, Psalm 81, Psalm 119, 1 Timothy 4:6, Genesis 2

Scripture Reading: Genesis 2:16-17 And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may eat freely, 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, of it you shall not eat; for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. John 6:57, 63 As the living Father has sent Me and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me. 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. Psalm 81:10 I am Jehovah your God,/ Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt;/ Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. Psalm 119:48 And I will lift up my hand to Your commandments, which I love:/ And I will muse upon Your statues. Revelation 10:10 And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the Angel and devoured it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth; and when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. 1 Timothy 4:6 If you lay these things before the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, being nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have closely followed. Philippians 1:21a For to me, to live is Christ…

Breaking Bread

October 9, 2022 • Ruiyu Wu • Luke 22, 1 Corinthians 11, John 6, Acts 20:7

Scripture Reading: Luke 22:19-20 And having taken a loaf…He broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you; do this unto the remembrance of Me. And similarly the cup after they had dined 1 Corinthians 11:23b-25 The Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread, and having given thanks, He broke it and said, This is My body, which is given for you; this do unto the remembrance of Me. Similarly also the cup after they had dined, saying, This cup is the new covenant established in My blood; this do, as often as you drink it, unto the remembrance of Me. John 6:63a It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. Acts 20:7a And on the first day of the week, when we gathered together to break bread. 1 Corinthians 14:26b Whenever you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.

God's Economy

October 16, 2022 • Angel Giron • Jeremiah 2:13, John 1, 1 Corinthians 15:45, 1 Timothy 1:3–4, Genesis 2:9

Bible Verses: 1 Timothy 1:3-4 Even as I exhorted you, when I was going into Macedonia, to remain in Ephesus in order that you might charge certain ones not to teach different things, nor to give heed to myths and unending genealogies, which produce questionings rather than _____________________, which is in faith. Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, as well as the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Jeremiah 2:13 For My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, to hew out for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, which hold no water. John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 10:10b I have come that they may have life and may have it abundantly. John 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed into them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45 So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul"; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:6 Who has also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, ministers not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 1 John 5:12-13 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. I have written these things to you that you may know that you have eternal life, to you who believe into the name of the Son of God.

Morning Revival

October 30, 2022 • David Chen, Ruiyu Wu • Mark 1:35, John 20:1, Exodus 34:2–3, Psalm 119:25, Lamentations 3:22–23

Scripture Reading: Psalms 119:25 My soul clings to the dust; enliven me according to Your word. Lamentations 3:22-23 It is Jehovah’s lovingkindness that we are not consumed, for His compassions do not fail; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. Mark 1:35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still night, He went out and went away to a deserted place, and there He prayed. John 20:1 Now on the first day of the week, Mary the Magdalene came early to the tomb while it was yet dark and saw the stone taken away from the tomb. John 20:18a Mary the Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, I have seen the Lord. Exodus 34:2-3a And be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to Me, on the top of the mountain. And no one shall come up with you, nor let anyone be seen anywhere on the mountain, nor let the flocks or herds graze in front of that mountain.

Prophesying

November 6, 2022 • Tony Chiang, Callum Sydserff

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 14:31 For you can all prophesy one by one that all may learn and all may be encouraged. 1 Corinthians 14:3-4 But he who prophesies speaks building up and encouragement and consolation to men. He who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but he who prophesies builds up the church. Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 13:33 That God has fully fulfilled this promise to us their children in raising up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, "You are My Son; this day have I begotten You." Acts 5:20 Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life. John 21:15 Then when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. Psalm 45:1 My heart overflows with a good matter; I speak what I have composed concerning the King. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 1 Corinthians 13:2 And if I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.