磐石宣道会
State College Chinese Alliance Church

8/1 主日崇拜 Sunday Worship


秋季布道会

磐石宣道会预备在10/15周五晚举行特别布道会，邀请李其敏弟兄分享，题目是“爱与罚”。详细内容，请见下面的宣传单。如果您愿意为布道会和讲员李其敏弟兄接力祷告，鼓励在下面的链接登记：布道会接力祷告

有关教会聚会

1. 周日崇拜已经恢复实体聚会，鼓励大家回到教会参加聚会。鉴于目前的疫情，依照最新CDC和Penn State的方针，磐石教会恢复要求所有参加在教会里活动的弟兄姐妹朋友戴口罩。无法参加实体聚会的弟兄姐妹可以选择线上主日崇拜。The church resumes in-person meetings on Sunday and on Friday night for some of the fellowship gatherings. Based on the current CDC and Penn State's guidelines, please wear masks for in-person church meetings.
2. 周日成人主日学后12：30， 教会将提供午餐服务，欢迎弟兄姐妹留下来一起享用。请到招待处购买餐券，每份2.5元（食物成本费）。以前购买的餐券仍然有效。
3. 需要使用教会场地的团契或小组，请使用下面的链接登记或者联系信宏：教会场地安排

秋季中文成人主日学 

2021秋季中文成人主日学一共有四班，每个主日11:15AM-12:15PM：

1. 基督信仰初探：实体在Room 2或网上https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83851588833
2. 旧约：出埃及記、利未記：实体在图书室或网上https://zoom.us/j/93490833183
3. 默想圣经人物 同走属天道路：实体在大堂或网上https://zoom.us/j/96180789747
4. 以福音为中心的生活：实体聚会Room 4

秋季主日学的课程简介请参考教会网站: 2021秋季成人主日学

儿童事工报告

1. 儿童主日学已经回教室上课。请家长带自己的孩子主日參加中文或是英文诗歌敬拜。然后带孩子到楼下儿童主日学教室签到。敬请家长务必在当天主日12:20 PM去教室接自己的孩子。
2. 儿童周五晚活动已经回到教会教室活动。时间是每周五晚（教会联合活动会特别安排）7:30 PM-9:30PM.
   
   

Youth Group 

1. Usually pastor Moe will send weekly youth activity notice through Email and WeChat. Please contact pastor Moe if you are not in the email list of WeChat group.
2. More Youth Activities please check Youth Group Events.

疫情期间所有通知 All Announcements

8/4 Rest

"Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." Mark 2:27 NIV 

 I want to share something with you that the Lord has been speaking to me about this Summer; it is "Sabbatical Rest." There was a time this Summer when I felt spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally drained. (If you were to be truthful with me, you have had these times too!) It was at this time that I heard a Sermon from a podcast that I normally listen to, along with a letter from my aunt and uncle (which was out of the blue), and I forget who but someone else encouraged me to make sure I am taking a Sabattical or rest in God. All in a few day's time frames. 

 Here is what I learned during this time: 

 First, God tells us to rest. In the Old Testament, He asks the Israelites to rest on the seventh day and not collect manna. He wanted them to trust Him for their needs. Can we take a Sabbatical Rest and trust God for our needs? 

 Second, God doesn't need to take a rest. If you look back to Genesis, God did rest after creating the world as an example to us, not because He needed to or had to rest. The God, Who created this world, our refuge, and strength, wants us to rest in Him. In this task we call life, we walk around like drained batteries or like cups of water that are not too full. God's cup is overflowing and can make our cups overflow or re-charge our batteries (Psalm 23) when we learn to trust in Him and take a Sabbatical Rest in Him. 

 When listening to a message about re-charging or taking this Sabbatical, Rest in the Lord. There are four areas that we should consider resting in which is: 

1. Physically: Example, Maybe this is sports with friends or gardening. 
2. Spiritually: Example, Spending time away from everything in God's Word or reading a book to draw you closer to God. 
3. Mentally: Example, Reading a Book that encourages you in your walk with God
4. Emotionally: Example, Having friends that you can vent and share hard times with, someone you are willing to share in tears with, someone that will hold you accountable and that will always steer you towards the Lord. 

I call them my four spiritual buckets. They are often lower than they should be, and I'm still praying over how I can take a Sabbatical rest in these four areas often, if not weekly. 

 How are your four buckets? Are you finding a Sabbatical Rest that draws you nearer to our Savior & re-charges you for His Kingdom Work? 

 Pastor Moe

7/27/2021

冲突和压力

最近主日崇拜正在讲以斯帖记的讲道系列，一个礼拜前讲到以斯帖记第四章，那里记载到，原来以斯帖不敢去见亚哈随鲁王，末底改挑战她说"焉知你得了皇后的位份,不是为现今的机会吗?" 之后以斯帖接受了挑战,告诉末底改说"你当去召聚書珊城所有的猶大人，为我禁食三晝三夜，不吃不喝，我和我的宫女也要这样禁食，然后我違例进去见王，我若死就死吧!"

我看到最后以斯帖决定去了，但她怎么去呢？我看到以斯帖因着冲突，因着压力，她被逼的不得不到神的面前来，紧紧的抓住神。

我想没有人喜欢冲突，没有人喜欢压力。但往往冲突和压力却是一很重要的要素，带领一个团体往前，不可缺的要素之一。

人喜欢用同样的速度，同样的路线往前走。就好像长途旅行的时候，我喜欢把车子定速，找到一个我喜欢的速度之后，我就很希望从此以後就可以不用再动脚，希望这个样子就可开到目的地，但当然往往不可能这样。

虽然我们都不喜欢冲突，不喜欢压力，但是如果我们想要成长，想要更好（不管是个人或团体），冲突和压力却是难免的,也经常是不可避免的。没有冲突和压力，常常我们就不会有改变或行动。认识这一点之后，我开始学习不要怕冲突和压力，我们要学习怎么样面对冲突和压力，把它化为我们向前的力量，而不是害怕它。

我不知道弟兄姐妹，你是 一个怎样的人，我知道我是一个非常不喜欢面对冲突和压力的人，所以请为我祷告，我需要神给我格外的恩典, 力量及智慧，来面对每一个臨到的冲突和压力。愿神帮助我让每一个在教会里面的冲突和压力都变成我们前进的力量。愿上帝祝福我们的教会, 也让我们在祂里面一起学习和成长。

林牧师

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