CBCGL English Ministry WELCOME TO CBCGL English Ministry CBCGL FAMILY NEWS Praise the Lord! We have collected a total pledge of $116,725.00 from last Sunday and reached the total of $1,805,450. Please continue to pray for and participate to pledge for the equipment expenditure. Ask God to bless that we can move on to Phase II quickly after completion of Phase I. Please write "Building Project" in the memo section of the check for your donation. The church will issue receipt for tax deduction purpose of 2015 if the offering is given by the end of this year. Please response in time. The church theme for 2016 will be: Seeking to transform lives and communities - Opportunities and Actions, John 9:4 The youth ministry committee has started planning for Costa Rica short term mission trip 2016. We are looking for a team leader. If you have the burden and are interested in participating, please contact Tony Ge, Pastor Willems, Sophia Wang, Vivian Gillis or Grace Ren Growing and Rejoicing in the Lord Philippians 4:4-7 December 13, 2015 Call to Worship Scripture Reading & Opening Prayer Songs of Worship Message "Worth it" Matt. 13:44-46 Pastor Nathan Willems Response & Offering Announcements Benediction and Doxology Sunday school: 11:45 AM FOCUS ON MISSION A Brief Prayer Letter from Rev. Lu, COCM The deadly attacks in Paris on November 13 shocked France and Europe. Many were quick to blame religion for causing war and international conflict in the current situation. But we must not forget that sin is the root cause of hatred, violence, war, death and suffering in the world. Romans 3:23 says “for all have sinned” and we are all part of the problem in this world. As we enter into Advent, we are reminded once again to wait expectantly for the coming of Jesus Christ our Saviour. He came into our world to “save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). Over two thousand years since the First Advent of Christ, Jesus is still the only solution to the problem in our world. Now more than ever, we need to seize every opportunity to share the Good News with all people. God is at work in the younger generation. I see hope and great promise in those around us. It is our prayer that as they follow the examples of our workers in God’s Mission, they will begin to imitate the missionary servant lifestyle and grow to be humble servants of the Lord. Serving together in Christ. Rev Henry Lu (General Director of COCM) UPCOMING EVENTS Christmas Caroling 12/19, Town & Country in Lowell at 11:30AM and the Westford House @ 2PM. Practice on 12/18, 9:45 PM in the Cantonese Sanctuary Please contact Pat Fung for details. Christmas Eve at NEPC. Please contact Pat or Stella if you can participate. Holiday Food Drive for local food pantry: please bring in non-perishable food items to donate for those less fortunate in nearby communities. Collection date: January 3rd, 2016 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7:30 PM, English Sanctuary Please invite your friends to join us for the celebration Attendance & Offering: week of 12/06/2015 Attendance Offerings   General $ 9,450.50 Ex. Transfer Mandarin 244 Mission $ 5,000.00 CCRA Cantonese Building  $ 66,825.00 NETC English 113 Youth STM Mission (YTD) $ 72,617.00 Children 66 Samaritan $ 100.00 Mission Target $ 100,000.00 Infants 7 S. Income Offering (YTD) $ 515,212.11 Special Fund $ 500.00 Total 430 Weekly Total $ 81,875.50 Chinese Bible Church of Greater Lowell Pastor Peter Wu, Senior Pastor | Pastor Nathan WIllems, Youth Pastor James Chung, Mandarin | Pastor Chen, Cantonese 197 Littleton Road | Chelmsford, MA 01824 978.256.3889 | english@cbcgl.org | www.cbcgl.org