FOCUS ON MISSIONS Reaching near and far for God’s kingdom Update from Rev. Lu, General Director, COCM Dear mission partners, In October, the historic visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the UK was arguably the biggest news. One can feel a strong sense of national pride that permeated the Chinese community in the UK. As Chinese immigrants, we all like to see our home country to take a centre stage in world affairs and be respected. With China gaining greater economic power, a stronger tie between China and the UK means that more Chinese will come to the UK for tourism, business and education. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the British and Chinese churches in the UK. We pray that God will continue to grant us wisdom and resources to face the challenge ahead. For many years, COCM has been in the forefront of supporting the Chinese churches in their effort to reach out to the influx of Chinese new comers. On 10th October, I was honoured to participate in the new church building dedication service for Swansea Chinese Christian Church (SCCC). God has been faithful and has called upon servants from near and far, including COCM workers, to support the continuation of its ministry. It was encouraging to see the number of new Christians in the church greatly increased and in the right time, God provided a beautiful old church building for SCCC. I pray that more Chinese will come to Christ, new believers will grow and mature, and together we will take pride in living as citizens of the heavenly kingdom. Serving together in Christ Rev Henry Lu, General Director Welcome! We are glad that you have chosen to worship the Lord with us. If you are a first time guest, we want to especially welcome you. May you be blessed as we worship the Lord together! Prayer Guide continued Our Church Family (individual needs)  Pray that we understand God’s calling for us concerning our jobs, family, and church family.  Pray for God’s faithful provision for those who are unemployed; may God use this to draw them close to Him.  Pray for those who are sick.  Pray for parents to raise their children to follow Jesus.Outreach  Pray that we are witnesses of Jesus Christ in daily living, and have a thirst to declare the goodness and greatness of God.  Pray for God to raise up workers and create outreach opportunities.  Pray for our missionaries on the field to be encouraged and be fruitful in sharing Christ.  Pray that we serve one another whole-heartedly.  May God use the shoe boxes we gave through Operation Christmas Child to bring children and parents to Christ. You are invited to join us for Sunday School at 11:45 AM Sermon Discussion: Rm A203 Bible Study (Romans): Rm A113 Youth Parent Fellowship: Rm A218 “Parents & Youth: Growing Together in the Lord” Youth: 7th Grade (A209)9th Grade (A215)11th Grade (A219) 8th Grade (A211)10th Grade (A213)12th Grade (A208) Notes: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Serving Co-workers Date11/15/ /22/2015 (tentative) MCEddie ChewSean Lee Media TeamBob Chen Slide OperatorWesley ChungJulie Deng Usher 1&2Pat FungWenxi Liu Ying FlemingLiz Cheung Praise LeaderEric HsuCombined service Church Renovation Project Pledge forms are available Nov. 1st through Nov. 30th Special Joint Family Sunday Service and Child Dedication Ceremony Nov. 22, Main Sanctuary Overflow seating: mandarin cafeteria Collection deadline: Nov. 22nd Mandarin Cafeteria CALL TO WORSHIP SCRIPTURE READING PASTORAL PRAYER SONGS OF WORSHIP MESSAGE “ Reasons to Rejoice ” Nehemiah 12:27-43 Pastor Nathan Willems RESPONSE AND OFFERING ANNOUNCEMENTS BENEDICTION & DOXOLOGY

Chinese Bible Church of Greater Lowell Growing and Rejoicing in the Lord CBCGL FAMILY NEWS CBCGL FAMILY NEWS: 1.Praise the Lord. We have collected a total pledge of $665,250 from last Sunday. With $330,300 from the prior week, we have reached $995,550 which is 57% of the amount that we need for Phase 1. God knows how urgent that we need this project and thicken our heart to donate. Let us press on. Please write "Building Project" in the memo section of the check for your donation. 2.Seminar by sister Alice Tsang: From Gratitude to Generous Giving - tax planning to boost our offering capacity, today (Nov. 15 th ), 1:30pm ~ 2:30pm, Main sanctuary 3.CBCGL is participating the world mission of Operation Christmas Child this year. Please remember those in need in your prayers, and give generous with thankful heart. Contact Cynthia Huang if you are willing to help. 4.We will have a special joint Family Sunday Service on Nov. 22 at Main Sanctuary, overflow in Mandarin Cafeteria. Child Dedication Ceremony will take place during the joint Service. 5.The youth ministry committee has started the planning for next year's Costa Rica short term mission trip, and is looking for a team leader. If you have the burden to serve, please contact youth committee. 6.Youth ministry is looking for a 7th grade Sunday school teacher for the coming semester. If you are interested, please talk to either pastor Nathan Willems or brother Tony Ge. 7.Christmas Caroling date is on Saturday, Dec. 19 th : Town & Country in Westford Please contact Pat Fung for detail. Prayer Guide Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 Praises & Thanksgiving to God  Praise God for giving us his Son and leaving us his Spirit until Jesus comes again.  Thanks be to God for the college students returning home for Summer break. Continue to pray that their faith would be strengthened and that the break would be a time of renewal and fellowship.  Thank God for His bountiful provision of jobs for our recent college graduates; continue to pray for those who are still searching.  Thank God for speaking to us through the preaching of His Word. The World  Pray for God granted strength for us to bear witness to His will, even when we are pressured not to.  Pray for the salvation of our national and regional leaders, and wisdom for our leaders to act and live in a God pleasing manner.  Strengthen His church world-wide as she is increasingly under persecution of the world.  Provide protection to those churches in regions currently under crisis. Our Church  Pray for our church congregation to have deeper understanding of God’s word and live by His grace.  Pray that the church builds its trust in Christ alone.  Pray that we seek His will daily; pray that God makes His house a house of prayer  Pray for the revival of our church and church leaders  That God may grant wisdom and growing maturity to our leaders to lead us.  Pray for healing and growth for those in broken relationships with the Lord  Grant wisdom to our leaders so they lead the congregation according to His will  Pray for healing and growth for those in broken relationships with the Lord Continued on back Attendance & Offering: week of 11/8/2015 AttendanceOfferings General $ 15,650.12Ex. Transfer Mandarin204 Mission $ CCRA Cantonese50 Building $ 7,100.00NETC English114 Youth STM Mission (YTD) $ 63, Children62 Samaritan $Mission Target $ 100, Infants3 S. Income $ Offering (YTD) $ 474, Special Fund Total433 Weekly Total $ 23, November 15 th, 2015 Chinese Bible Church of Greater Lowell Pastor Peter Wu – Senior Pastor of CBCGL, Acting English Pastor Pastor Nathan Willems – Youth Pastor James Chung – Mandarin Pastor Chen - Cantonese 197 Littleton Road, Chelmsford, MA Tel: or Website: Mail list: ENGLISH MINISTRY CONNECTIONS: Prayer Meetings: Wednesday: 7:45 PM; Thursday (TC): 9 PM “He that lives without prayer, lives as if there were no God.” – A. Burgess Adults: Rm 218, contact Marina Lam at Young adults: English Sanctuary, contact Christina Feng at Youth: Pastor Willems’ office Thursday TC, contact Bob Chen: Dial in: (774) ; conf. ID: Fellowships: Empower: for college students - Meetings are seasonal (when students are home). Contact Liz Cheung at for Young Adults Fellowship - Contact Eric Hsu at: or Homebuilders - for singles and couples of the older variety – Friday 7:45-9:30PM at church Rm A Contact Peter , Homebuilders Too - for singles and younger couples - Every second and fourth Saturday, 5:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Contact Pastor Willems at: or Second Friday Fellowship – Friday 7:45 to 9:30 PM, Koinonia Room (A206). Contact Marina Lam at: or Women’s Fellowship and Prayer: 1 st Sunday of the month, 12-1:00 PM, Koinonia Rm, contact Pat , or LYF: Lowell Youth Fellowship (LYF): for more detailshttp://lyfsite.tumblr.com/ Friday Night LYF: 7:45 PM, LYF Room – For all 7 th -12 th Grade Students