Order of Service
July 24, 2022
| Call to Worship | Scripture, Prayer | Joel Lee |
| Worship in Song | Music and Singing | Joel Lee |
| Worship in Fellowship | Welcome and Announcements | Emily Doo |
| Worship in Word | By The Way | Scott Changchien |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Joel Lee |
Sermon Notes
Title: By The Way
Passage:
2 Cor. 4: 10, & 12 : “We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.”
Esther 4:14: “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this.”
Announcements
- August Devotional Material: Brothers and sisters who have subscribed to “Living Life”, please pick it up at the church office.
- Action of Love: Samuel Tsou has been recently diagnosed with colon cancer and unable to work after chemotherapy. We hope that brothers and sisters can help him through the current difficulties. To donate please go to Gofundme.com and search for Tsou (Help Samuel Survive).
- Children’s Congregation: 1) Hiring child caregivers for Friday and Saturday evenings, as a paid job. 2) Children Sunday School Registration for the 2022-2023 school year will start on 8/1. 3) Recruiting teachers and teaching assistants for the fall quarter (September-November. For details, please contact Director Ruth (x16).
- Fellowship Department: The church will be providing lunch boxes in August. Lunch boxes will be provided on the 2nd and the 4th Sundays of each month. We will be arranging fellow-ships to help with serving lunch, preparing hot tea and water, setting up chairs and tables, and also cleaning up. For details please contact Elder Alfred Liu or Admin Ryan Wang.
- Renovation: The courtyard next to the parking lot of the church will be renovated in mid-August to better utilize the outdoor space and improve the pavement and drainage issues. The renovation cost is $80,000. Please pray for this project and support financially with a memo: Building Fund.
- Joint Mission Convention 2022 “Passion for the Impossible: Friday August 12- Saturday August 13, 2022. This convention will be held at our church, Evangelical Formosan Church of Los Angeles. Featuring: “The Hudson Taylor Movie Project” “Life Stories of Hudson Taylor” and “Passion for the Impossible.” The event will be held in English with Mandarin Translation. This will also be a Hybrid event.
- Co-Workers Retreat: This will be held on August 20 9am-5pm, please fill out the form with the link provided. https://tinyurl.com/CW-Retreat-Registration. Breakfast, Lunch and a nice Dinner will be provided.
- Agape Montessori School: There is a job opening for an Assistant Teacher position starting in July. Work Hours: Monday-Friday 9AM-3PM. Starting at $16 /hour. Requirement: 12 units in Early Childhood Education and a love for children and Jesus. Contact info: Ms.Reni@Agape-Montessori.org.
- Upcoming: Holy Communion (8/7)
Prayer Requests
Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)
- Pray for Mission Convention: We will hold the S. Cal. Joint Mission Convention at our church venue from Aug 12 to 13. Pray that the Lord would use His servant, Dr. Patrick Fong, to arouse a movement for mission among the Asian American churches.
- Pray for the co-workers retreat: The church will hold a co-workers retreat on 8/20. Please pray for the preparation of the retreat. May God allow us to use this retreat to inspire every co-worker who is faithful to serve and regain strength. Let the spiritual life be abundant and continue to serve before the Lord.
- 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 Cuba. Although Cuba’s main religion is Christianity, it has been getting harder to profess the Christian faith for some time. Cuba has been a communist state since 1959, and from then on, the government has been harsh on those who oppose or criticize them. They have been denying registration to new churches, confiscating church property, and closing down many churches. Pray for the church leaders to be wise and resilient and for believers to stand strong in their faith.
- Pray for the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia and Ukraine are both the major wheat exporting countries in the world. Since the breakout of the Russia-Ukraine War, exporting of wheat has become more difficult or even come to a halt, resulting in the price of food skyrocketing in some countries in the Middle East and Africa, which import wheat primarily from these two countries. Pray that the war end quickly to prevent people from starvation.
Faithful Servants
| Today | Next Sunday | |
| Speaker | Scott Changchien | Sam Ning |
| Presider | Emily Doo | Jacky Yang |
| Worship | Joel Lee | Eddie Sun |
| Ushers | Yvonne Wang Charlene Hsu / Darren Hsu |
Jennifer Sun / TBA |
| Prayer Meeting | Eddie Sun | Joel Lee |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | July 17, 2022 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 83 |
| Hybrid Sunday School | 10 |
