October 4, 2020
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1st Scripture: Opening Meditation
Philippians 3:4b-14 (NLT) ; 腓 立 比 書 3:4b-14 (CUVS)
4b Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more!
5 I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. 6 I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.
7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. 8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ 9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. 10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, 11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!
12 I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
4b 若 是 别 人 想 他 可 以 靠 肉 体 , 我 更 可 以 靠 着 了 。
5 我 第 八 天 受 割 礼 ; 我 是 以 色 列 族 、 便 雅 悯 支 派 的 人 , 是 希 伯 来 人 所 生 的 希 伯 来 人 。 就 律 法 说 , 我 是 法 利 赛 人 ;
6 就 热 心 说 , 我 是 逼 迫 教 会 的 ; 就 律 法 上 的 义 说 , 我 是 无 可 指 摘 的 。
7 只 是 我 先 前 以 为 与 我 有 益 的 , 我 现 在 因 基 督 都 当 作 有 损 的 。
8 不 但 如 此 , 我 也 将 万 事 当 作 有 损 的 , 因 我 以 认 识 我 主 基 督 耶 稣 为 至 宝 。 我 为 他 已 经 丢 弃 万 事 , 看 作 粪 土 , 为 要 得 着 基 督 ;
9 并 且 得 以 在 他 里 面 , 不 是 有 自 己 因 律 法 而 得 的 义 , 乃 是 有 信 基 督 的 义 , 就 是 因 信 神 而 来 的 义 ,
10 使 我 认 识 基 督 , 晓 得 他 复 活 的 大 能 , 并 且 晓 得 和 他 一 同 受 苦 , 效 法 他 的 死 ,
11 或 者 我 也 得 以 从 死 里 复 活 。
12 这 不 是 说 我 已 经 得 着 了 , 已 经 完 全 了 ; 我 乃 是 竭 力 追 求 , 或 者 可 以 得 着 基 督 耶 稣 所 以 得 着 我 的 ( 或 作 : 所 要 我 得 的 ) 。
13 弟 兄 们 , 我 不 是 以 为 自 己 已 经 得 着 了 ; 我 只 有 一 件 事 , 就 是 忘 记 背 後 , 努 力 面 前 的 ,
14 向 着 标 竿 直 跑 , 要 得 神 在 基 督 耶 稣 里 从 上 面 召 我 来 得 的 奖 赏 。
Opening Worship:
Build My Life – Pat Barrett
Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me – CityAlight
Children’s Time – Alphabet of Verses
Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. ~ Luke 6:37
你 们 要 饶 恕 人 , 就 必 蒙 饶 恕 ( 饶 恕 : 原 文 作 释 放 ) ~ 路 加 福 音 6:37

Look at the boy and girl in the picture. They aren’t looking at each other. Uh oh. They look like they are angry. Maybe one of them said something mean to the other one, or maybe they both said mean things.
That happens. When someone hurts us, our first instinct is to do something hurtful back to the person who hurt us. The problem is, then they will do something else mean, and then we will, and it gets worse and worse.
In this verse, Jesus tells us how to live in peace with people who hurt us. He says we should forgive them. That doesn’t mean we have to say what they did was okay, because probably it wasn’t. It means that we decide not to hurt them back. It means we treat them with kindness even though they were mean to us.
Jesus did this when he forgave the people who nailed him onto a wooden cross to die. Then after he was alive again, he kindly invited everyone, including them, to come and be part of God’s kingdom too.
In today’s verse, Jesus says that if we forgive other people, we will be forgiven for the hurting we do. The person we hurt might or might not forgive us back. It depends on whether they do what Jesus says. But Jesus promised that God will forgive us. And then we will have peace in our hearts, and the kingdom of God will be a little bit stronger.
Our Father, it’s hard to forgive people who hurt us. But we want to be like Jesus. Help us forgive them and be kind to them, even though it’s hard. And please also forgive us for the unkind things we do. Thank you. Amen.
2nd Scripture Lesson:
Matthew 21:33-46 (NLT) ; 馬 太 福 音 21:33-46 (CUVS)
33 Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country. 34 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop. 35 But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. 36 So the landowner sent a larger group of his servants to collect for him, but the results were the same.
37 “Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’
38 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’ 39 So they grabbed him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and murdered him.
40 “When the owner of the vineyard returns,” Jesus asked, “what do you think he will do to those farmers?”
41 The religious leaders replied, “He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest.”
42 Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.’
43 I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit. 44 Anyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”
45 When the leading priests and Pharisees heard this parable, they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. 46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.
33 你 们 再 听 一 个 比 喻 : 有 个 家 主 栽 了 一 个 葡 萄 园 , 周 围 圈 上 篱 笆 , 里 面 挖 了 一 个 压 酒 池 , 盖 了 一 座 楼 , 租 给 园 户 , 就 往 外 国 去 了 。
34 收 果 子 的 时 候 近 了 , 就 打 发 仆 人 到 园 户 那 里 去 收 果 子 。
35 园 户 拿 住 仆 人 , 打 了 一 个 , 杀 了 一 个 , 用 石 头 打 死 一 个 。
36 主 人 又 打 发 别 的 仆 人 去 , 比 先 前 更 多 ; 园 户 还 是 照 样 待 他 们 。
37 後 来 打 发 他 的 儿 子 到 他 们 那 里 去 , 意 思 说 : 他 们 必 尊 敬 我 的 儿 子 。
38 不 料 , 园 户 看 见 他 儿 子 , 就 彼 此 说 : 这 是 承 受 产 业 的 。 来 罢 , 我 们 杀 他 , 占 他 的 产 业 !
39 他 们 就 拿 住 他 , 推 出 葡 萄 园 外 , 杀 了 。
40 园 主 来 的 时 候 要 怎 样 处 治 这 些 园 户 呢 ?
41 他 们 说 : 要 下 毒 手 除 灭 那 些 恶 人 , 将 葡 萄 园 另 租 给 那 按 着 时 候 交 果 子 的 园 户 。
42 耶 稣 说 : 经 上 写 着 : 匠 人 所 弃 的 石 头 已 作 了 房 角 的 头 块 石 头 。 这 是 主 所 做 的 , 在 我 们 眼 中 看 为 希 奇 。 这 经 你 们 没 有 念 过 麽 ?
43 所 以 我 告 诉 你 们 , 神 的 国 必 从 你 们 夺 去 , 赐 给 那 能 结 果 子 的 百 姓 。
44 谁 掉 在 这 石 头 上 , 必 要 跌 碎 ; 这 石 头 掉 在 谁 的 身 上 , 就 要 把 谁 砸 得 稀 烂 。
45 祭 司 长 和 法 利 赛 人 听 见 他 的 比 喻 , 就 看 出 他 是 指 着 他 们 说 的 。
46 他 们 想 要 捉 拿 他 , 只 是 怕 众 人 , 因 为 众 人 以 他 为 先 知 。
Song of Worship
You are Holy (As For Me and My House) – Joshua Aaron
Prayer for our World
Our CBM prayer this week is from Bill and Janice Dyck, praying for Bolivia. You can read or listen to their prayer here: https://www.cbmin.org/prayerline/.
3rd Scripture Lesson
Psalm 80:7-15 (NLT) ; 詩 篇 80:7-15 (CUVS)
7 Turn us again to yourself, O God of Heaven’s Armies.
Make your face shine down upon us.
Only then will we be saved.
8 You brought us from Egypt like a grapevine;
you drove away the pagan nations and transplanted us into your land.
9 You cleared the ground for us,
and we took root and filled the land.
10 Our shade covered the mountains;
our branches covered the mighty cedars.
11 We spread our branches west to the Mediterranean Sea;
our shoots spread east to the Euphrates River.
12 But now, why have you broken down our walls
so that all who pass by may steal our fruit?
13 The wild boar from the forest devours it,
and the wild animals feed on it.
14 Come back, we beg you, O God of Heaven’s Armies.
Look down from heaven and see our plight.
Take care of this grapevine
15 that you yourself have planted,
this son you have raised for yourself.
7 万 军 之 神 啊 , 求 你 使 我 们 回 转 , 使 你 的 脸 发 光 , 我 们 便 要 得 救 !
8 你 从 埃 及 挪 出 一 棵 葡 萄 树 , 赶 出 外 邦 人 , 把 这 树 栽 上 。
9 你 在 这 树 根 前 预 备 了 地 方 , 他 就 深 深 扎 根 , 爬 满 了 地 。
10 他 的 影 子 遮 满 了 山 , 枝 子 好 像 佳 美 的 香 柏 树 。
11 他 发 出 枝 子 , 长 到 大 海 , 发 出 蔓 子 , 延 到 大 河 。
12 你 为 何 拆 毁 这 树 的 篱 笆 , 任 凭 一 切 过 路 的 人 摘 取 ?
13 林 中 出 来 的 野 猪 把 他 糟 踏 ; 野 地 的 走 兽 拿 他 当 食 物 。
14 万 军 之 神 啊 , 求 你 回 转 ! 从 天 上 垂 看 , 眷 顾 这 葡 萄 树 ,
15 保 护 你 右 手 所 栽 的 和 你 为 自 已 所 坚 固 的 枝 子 。
Song of Worship
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Fernando Orgega
4th Scripture Lesson
Isaiah 5:1-7 (NLT) ; 以 賽 亞 書 5:1-7 (CUVS)
Now I will sing for the one I love
a song about his vineyard:
My beloved had a vineyard
on a rich and fertile hill.
2 He plowed the land, cleared its stones,
and planted it with the best vines.
In the middle he built a watchtower
and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.
Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,
but the grapes that grew were bitter.
3 Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah,
you judge between me and my vineyard.
4 What more could I have done for my vineyard
that I have not already done?
When I expected sweet grapes,
why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes?
5 Now let me tell you
what I will do to my vineyard:
I will tear down its hedges
and let it be destroyed.
I will break down its walls
and let the animals trample it.
6 I will make it a wild place
where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed,
a place overgrown with briers and thorns.
I will command the clouds
to drop no rain on it.
7 The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
The people of Judah are his pleasant garden.
He expected a crop of justice,
but instead he found oppression.
He expected to find righteousness,
but instead he heard cries of violence.
5 我 要 为 我 所 亲 爱 的 唱 歌 , 是 我 所 爱 者 的 歌 , 论 他 葡 萄 园 的 事 : 我 所 亲 爱 的 有 葡 萄 园 在 肥 美 的 山 冈 上 。
2 他 刨 挖 园 子 , 捡 去 石 头 , 栽 种 上 等 的 葡 萄 树 , 在 园 中 盖 了 一 座 楼 , 又 凿 出 压 酒 池 ; 指 望 结 好 葡 萄 , 反 倒 结 了 野 葡 萄 。
3 耶 路 撒 冷 的 居 民 和 犹 大 人 哪 , 请 你 们 现 今 在 我 与 我 的 葡 萄 园 中 , 断 定 是 非 。
4 我 为 我 葡 萄 园 所 做 之 外 , 还 有 甚 麽 可 做 的 呢 ? 我 指 望 结 好 葡 萄 , 怎 麽 倒 结 了 野 葡 萄 呢 ?
5 现 在 我 告 诉 你 们 , 我 要 向 我 葡 萄 园 怎 样 行 : 我 必 撤 去 篱 笆 , 使 他 被 吞 灭 , 拆 毁 墙 垣 , 使 他 被 践 踏 。
6 我 必 使 他 荒 废 , 不 再 修 理 , 不 再 锄 刨 , 荆 棘 蒺 藜 倒 要 生 长 。 我 也 必 命 云 不 降 雨 在 其 上 。
7 万 军 之 耶 和 华 的 葡 萄 园 就 是 以 色 列 家 ; 他 所 喜 爱 的 树 就 是 犹 大 人 。 他 指 望 的 是 公 平 , 谁 知 倒 有 暴 虐 ( 或 译 : 倒 流 人 血 ) ; 指 望 的 是 公 义 , 谁 知 倒 有 冤 声 。
Sermon:
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Song of Response
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace – Sinead O’Connor
Communion
In Christ Alone (Instrumental) – Taryn Harbridge
Closing Song:
How Can I Keep from Singing – Chris Tomlin
Benediction:
May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. ~Romans 15:5-6 (NLT)
5 但 愿 赐 忍 耐 安 慰 的 神 叫 你 们 彼 此 同 心 , 效 法 基 督 耶 稣 ,
6 一 心 一 口 荣 耀 神 ─ 我 们 主 耶 稣 基 督 的 父 ! ~ 羅 馬 書 15:5-6 (CUVS)

Suggested Sunday Services to Watch:
Pastor Rick Warren at Saddleback church: any time https://saddleback.com/watch
Pastor Andy Stanley at Northpoint church: any time https://northpoint.org/live
Pastor Jeremy Peters at St. Albert Alliance Church: 11 am https://staalliance.org/livestream/
News, Notes, and Needs
- Our church has resumed in-person worship services in accordance with provincial guidelines. Because our capacity is limited to 30 people, you will need to register for Sunday worship. You can do that here: https://arbc.sk.ca/register-for-in-person-sunday-service/ .
- For those worshiping at home, we will continue to provide this online Sunday worship service and Zoom groups on Sunday and through the week.
- You can find our previous online worship services on our Sunday Service Online Archive.
- You can find all of Pastor Ryan’s videos on the Spiritual Disciplines at:
- our church’s YouTube channel.
- the Sermon page on this website
- our public Facebook page
- or our private ARBC Community Group on Facebook.
- our Spiritual Disciplines YouTube playlist
- We also have YouTube playlists of songs:
- The songs we sang in our live services before the COVID-19 shutdown
- A collection of favourite hymns
- Songs we have featured in our online Sunday worship services
- We are on Facebook!
- Our Facebook ARBC Community group is a place for our church family to share stories, prayer requests, links to encouraging content, and more. If you haven’t joined yet, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArgyleRoad/ and click “Join”.
- Our Argyle Road Baptist Church Facebook Page is where we share links of interest to our congregation and the wider community. Find us at https://www.facebook.com/Argyle-Road-Baptist-Church-1595850577308715
- A number of church groups are meeting via Zoom. Check our COVID-19 page for a list and contact the office if you would like to join a group.
- If you have a prayer request, please let the church office know and we will pass it on to the prayer group. Or share it on the FB ARBC Community group and people in that group will pray with you.
- If you need other help, such as getting groceries while isolated, let the church office know and we will find someone to help. If you can help, please also let the office know. Thank you!
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