WORDS FROM THE PREACHER
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” 9 He said, “Go and tell this people:“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’10 Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged, 12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken. 13 And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”
Isaiah 6:1 – 13(NIV)
KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS
ZGC COMMUNITY HANGOUTS
We would love to hear about how you all are spending time together to build community. We don’t want to make everything a formal event, but we do want to encourage all of us to be intentional about planning some opportunities to bring people together and then make those opportunities known. The best place for you to post your activity and the details for it are in the ZGC Community Hangouts WeChat group. If you are not in that group but want to participate or even lead an event, please scan this QR Code to join.
FAREWELL VIDEOS
As we move toward a season of transitions out of Beijing, we want to be able to have time to say goodbye to those who will be leaving us after you finish up your studies or work. If you will be leaving this summer, please create a short video of yourself sharing your name, where you will be going, what God is calling you to do, and a highlight of your time with us here at ZGC. We can play them as part of our service so people can know and then be able to reach out and connect with you personally before you go.
You can send your videos via WeChat to Elder JB or Terry or you can send them to ZGC@bicf.org.
other announcements
ZGC SMALL GROUPS
Not yet in one of our fellowship groups? Now is a great time to join as we start a new series in Luke: Good News of Great Joy. On line and in person group options. Contact Veronica, our Small Groups administrator: duong.veronica@yahoo.com / Wechat ID: veronicaduong to be connected to a group – or fill in our GET CONNECTED form via scanning the code.
WEEKLY PRAYER MEETINGS
We kindly invite you to join us for a times of prayer on:
Sunday morning 9:15–9:45am,
Monday morning 7:30–8:30am,
Tuesday night 9–10pm,
Friday night, 9 –10pm.
Bring your personal requests and “cast your burdens on the Lord” together. Zoom ID: 964 7616 6267 same as for the Sunday service.