Order of Service

September 12, 2021

Call to Worship  Scripture, Prayer Eddie Sun
Worship in Song  Music and Singing Eddie Sun
Worship in Fellowship  Welcome and Announcements Eddie Sun
Worship in Word  Broken Jar Scott Changchien
Worship in Giving and Response  Tithes and Offering Eddie Sun

Sermon Notes

Title: Broken Jar

Passage: Mark 14:1-9

“It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus[a] by stealth and kill him;  for they said, ‘Not during the festival, or there may be a riot among the people.  While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head.  But some were there who said to one another in anger, ‘Why was the ointment wasted in this way? For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.’ And they scolded her. But Jesus said, ‘Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good service for me. For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me. She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.’”

Announcements

  • Church Council (Today): It will be held in-person at 1:15pm in main sanctuary.  Pastors, elders, and deacons shall attend the meeting.
  • Construction: 1) The restroom renovation has begun this week and is projected to finish in October.  2) Up to date, we still need fifty-some thousand dollars for the project. Please pray for the provision from God for this project. When you make a donation for this project, please denote “building” in the memo.
  • Midweek Prayer Meeting: We will start a new prayer ministry every Wednesday evening from June. We sincerely invite all our sisters and brothers to join our midweek prayer every Wednesday from 7:30‐8:30pm (Zoom Meeting ID: 810 0333 4883 Passcode: prayer). We look forward to connecting with our church family through worship, scripture reading, and prayers altogether. Feel free to reach out to Pastor Jacky if you have any questions.
  • Children Congregation: 2021-22 new school year registration has started. For parents with children younger than 5th grade, please visit our church website (efcla.org) and find the information in the flyer for registration.  
  • ABC Online Conference 2021: This year Access Bible Convention (ABC) is on 9/18 (Sat) from 9am to 4pm with live-streamed videos. The registration fee is $10 and the church will cover the cost if you are a church member. Please register on the website: https://tinyurl.com/ABC2021EFCLA
  • Recruitment: We are looking for advisors and helpers to join our ministries to bless and inspire our college, high school, and middle school students. Feel free to reach out if you feel called and would like to know more about it.

Upcoming: Holy Communion (Today)

Prayer Requests

Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)

  • Pray for Advisers and Group Leaders.  Pray for your group leaders and advisers.  Pray that the Lord would use them to build people up with God’s Word, care for people, encourage people to love one another, and lead people to reach out to the communities.
  • Pray for Happiness groups. Pray for Happiness Group teams, pray for the preparation of happiness Groups, pray for the invitation of BESTs, and pray for reaching out in unity. 
  • Pray for the Sick.  Pray for those who are sick. Pray that the Lord would heal them and restore their health.

Pray for the world

  • Pray for Withdrawal from Afghanistan.  At the end of August 31, all the American forces, and over 6,000 American civilians had been safely evacuated from Afghanistan.  However, there are still a small number of Americans, between 100 to 200 people, left behind.  Pray that these Americans can quickly and safely manage a way to leave Afghanistan.  Also, pray for those Afghanistan who worked for the American Forces, contractors, and NGOs can leave Afghanistan safely.
  • Pray for Trinidad and Tobago.  A small island nation, Trinidad and Tobago is home to more than one million residents.  They are known to be religious but they also struggle with addiction and substance abuse.  Pray for their communities to be transformed as they are reached with the truth of the gospel.  Pray that they will be renewed with true faith in Christ and raised up as disciples who live according to the Word.

Faithful Servants

   Today  Next Sunday
Speaker Scott Changchien Jacky Yang
Presider Eddie Sun James Lee
Worship Eddie Sun Arthur Au
Prayer Meeting Jeremy Chuang Jacky Yang

Your Faithful Participation

Your faithful participation September 12, 2021
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