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FICCC CTBF Weekly Newsletter (8/31/2020 - 9/6/2020)

Fellowship

  • 查经主题/ Topic of Bible study: 神的儿子为永活的圣洁的大祭司; 希伯来书 7:23-28

  • 带领/Lead: Mavis

  • Zoom meeting starts at 7 pm on Friday:

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  Topic: CTBF Fellowship
  Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
  
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Previous Newsletter

Prayer meeting:

  • Saturday prayer meeting at 8:00 pm:

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  Topic: CTBF Prayer Meeting
  Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
  
  Join Zoom Meeting
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  Meeting ID: 969 8127 2574
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  +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
  +1 470 381 2552 US (Atlanta)
  +1 786 635 1003 US (Miami)
  +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
  +1 470 250 9358 US (Atlanta)
  +1 602 753 0140 US (Phoenix)
  +1 651 372 8299 US
  +1 669 219 2599 US (San Jose)
  +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
  +1 720 928 9299 US (Denver)
  +1 971 247 1195 US (Portland)
  +1 253 215 8782 US
  +1 301 715 8592 US
  +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
  Meeting ID: 969 8127 2574
  Find your local number: https://cornell.zoom.us/u/acrSGY6Jfw
  
  Join by SIP
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  Join by H.323
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  162.255.36.11 (US East)
  221.122.88.195 (China)
  115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai)
  115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad)
  213.19.144.110 (EMEA)
  103.122.166.55 (Australia)
  209.9.211.110 (Hong Kong
   China)
  64.211.144.160 (Brazil)
  69.174.57.160 (Canada)
  207.226.132.110 (Japan)
  Meeting ID: 969 8127 2574
  
  Join by Skype for Business
  https://cornell.zoom.us/skype/96981272574

Prayer

  • Missions/World

      1) Pray for Siu-Yuk and the Children of Promise career training center: Siu-Yuk helps to lead the Children of Promise ministry in East Asia, that helps people with physical and mental disabilities. This organization recently received funding from the local government to start a second career training center in the city where they are located. Pray that God will help Siu-Yuk and her coworkers to get this second center off to a good start, and would use it to open up natural opportunities to share the gospel.

  2) Pray for Lu Tsun-En as he prepares to speak online to FICCC, works on dissertation: Tsun-En, who works full-time with Ambassadors for Christ and is supported by FICCC, will be sharing messages on Friday, September 11 and Sunday, September 13. Let’s pray for God to bless his preparation and use him to bring the Lord’s Word to our congregation. Let’s also ask God to bless his current efforts to finish his Ph.D. dissertation in theology and use this process to make him a more effective minister of God’s Word.
  
  3) Pray for the Lord to use FICCC to reach Chinese living in Ithaca: There are a significant number of Chinese living in Ithaca who are not Christians, some of whom are open to the gospel, especially given the challenges created by the current pandemic. Pray that God would work in the hearts of these people that might be drawn to learn more about the gospel. Pray as well that members of FICCC would be sensitive to the Spirit’s leading and have opportunities to invite them to join a fellowship meetings or Sunday worship.

  • Church

      1. Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.” (Jude 20-25).

  2. Board Meeting  on Sept 12:  The church board will meet on September 12 to make the decision on reopening. Pray God be with them and guide them to take all available information and make wisest decision. Pray that our church can effectively utilizes the church resources to provide opportunity for church ministries while keeping people physically as safe as possible.
  
  3. Mountain Stream Team:  The team plans to train college students in evangelism.  Around 10 students have expressed interest.  Pray that the students will commit, that the team will train them well, that they will be able to set up times to meet with non-Christians and that non- Christians will accept Christ and become committed disciples.  Pray that the team will be able to meet up with students in spite of the COVID 19 restrictions to campus.  The team will lead the entire English worship service on September 20.  This will help our English congregation to get to know them.  Pray that the team will be guided by the Holy Spirit in their preparation.  Pray specifically for the eight team members.
  
  4. Youth Fellowship:  Pray for youth as they will start school soon.  Some of them will take classes online and some in person.  Linnea Epp will start taking classes in Twin Tiers Christian Academy.  Pray that they will adjust well to new circumstances, will study hard for God's glory, will not give into the temptation to cheat, and be committed to the spiritual disciplines of prayer, Scripture reading and involvement in the Christian community.  Pray for our youth leaders they will give godly counsel and leadership to our youth.
  
  5. English Congregation’s One-on-one Discipleship:  Besides the 8 members of the Mountain Stream Team, there are around 10 FICCC local residents and grad students who plan to do one-on-one discipleship this spring semester.  Pray for wisdom for Pastor Paul as he pairs them up.  Pray that the disciple makers will love the disciples and strategically help them grow spiritually.
  
  6. Church reopening:  On July 18 our church board members decided to postpone until September 12 the decision to reopen the church.  This decision was based on wanting to wait to find out whether the arrival of Cornell students will result in an increase in positive cases of COVID19.  Pray that our board members will be both wise and bold in following God's guidance for the church reopening.  Pray that there will be no increase in positive cases so that our church can reopen soon.
  
  7. New Students: Due to Cornell University and Ithaca College COVID19 restrictions, it will be harder to reach out to new students.  Pray for creativity and wisdom in strategizing how to do this.  Pray that students will respond well to our outreach.  Pray that other students would take the initiative to seek out our church.  
  
  8. The Personal Evangelism Class on Saturdays:  Praise the Lord,  more than 25 persons attended last Saturday’s Class.   On this Saturday morning, there is the second classes at 10:00am.  Please pray for Xiaoshan’s preparation and high attendees in class.
  
  9. Evangelistic Meeting in October:  The annual Mandarin evangelistic meeting is coming in just a few weeks (10/23-25). At this stage, let us pray for the following:
  a.   Speaker: Ask God to give Prof. Der-Chen Chang’s words and guide him to prepare the message.
  b.   Seekers Already in Contact with Us: Start praying for each of the seeker individually.
  c.   Ourselves: Commit ourselves to praying for the seekers in these six weeks and to
   inviting people when time comes closer.
  
  10. Chinese Adult Sunday School: The Chinese Adult Sunday School class will begin on this coming Sunday, 9/6. One class is offered for Christians this time through online  - Revelation, a class taught by Rev. Enoch Pan in  Smyrna Resource Center. And Seeker’s online class will be led by Mavis Ng and Wenchao Wang. Pray for everyone who will be attending the classes in this semester. Pray that their understanding of the Word of God can go deeper under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
  
  11. Worship Service: Pray for the worship services this coming Sunday.  Let us come with a joyful heart and lift up our voices to glorify God.
  a. Speaker:  Rev. Bin Tang will continue the sermon series with the theme “Experiencing the Conversion of Life in Christ”, and preach in the on “Receiving Assurance Through Reliance on God" from 2 Corinthians 3:1-18. Pastor Paul will preach in English worship service. Please pray for their sermon preparations. Let us also pray for our readiness to hear God’s Word and to respond to it.
  b. Communion: Pray for our readiness to take the communion.
  c. The people Who Serve: Pray for everyone who will be serving in the worship service.

  • Individuals

      1. University Students’ Beginning of Class: As a new semester will begin this week, let us pray for all church members who are university students at local schools. Pray that God will help them make the priorities right, manage their time well, and then grow in every aspect of life.

  2. Singles: Let us pray for God’s guidance upon many single students in the area of relationship. Pray that Christians will honor God by firmly holding to biblical principles. Let us also pray that many seekers will entrust their future to God by faith, become members of God’s family, and build Christ-centered families with godly spouses that God provide for them.
  
  3. Seekers: Many seekers have visited our church and some have been coming multiple times.  Let us pray for God’s work in their hearts. And let us ask God to give each one of us (Christians) the clear burden to pray for (at least) one specific individual seeker on a daily basis (at least) in these two months—September and October.