Order of Service

August 14, 2022

Call to Worship Scripture, Prayer Eddie Sun
Worship in Song Music and Singing Eddie Sun
Worship in Fellowship Welcome and Announcements Jacky Yang
Worship in Word He Upholds All Things Scott Changchien
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Eddie Sun

Sermon Notes

Title: He Upholds All Things

Passage: Hebrew 1:3

“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

Announcements

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Co-Workers Retreat: This will be held on August 20, 9:30am-6pm, with the theme of Recharge Renew Revival. Lunch and a nice dinner will be provided.  We look forward to seeing you.
  5. 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.

Prayer Requests

Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)

  • Pray for Co-Worker Retreat: Pray for our speakers: Pr. Caleb Lin, and Min. Tracy Tung. Pray that the Lord would use them to refresh our team members and to rekindle our passion for ministries.  Pray also that the Lord would use the game time and discussion time to strengthen the bonding and fellowship among our team members.
  • Pray for Children’s Field Education: Our children’s congregation will hold a field education at California Science Center on Aug. 27. Pray that all the children from our church would sign up. Pray for the safety.  We need enough teachers and chaperones for this trip.
  • 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 Nigeria. Although Nigeria is a Christian country, persecution against Christians in the northern and central region is common.  Radical Islamist groups like Boko Haram throw violent threats and kidnap and murder Christians.  Their attacks also make it hard for Christian farmers to access their own lands, forcing many to move into camps for internally displaced people.  Pray for the Nigerian government to find ways to ensure peace and for the persecuted Christians to remain strong in their faith.
  • Pray for the Russia-Ukraine War. Since the Russia-Ukraine war broke out in February, the Ukrainian agricultural and industrial production has been severely interrupted.  The national GDP dropped by 45%.  Over 5 million Ukrainians left their homes.  There were more 10,000 Ukrainian civilians killed or injured, and another 40,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed or injured.  On the other hand, it is estimated that 80,000 Russian soldiers were killed or injured.  Pray that this war would come to an end soon to have peace restored in East Europe, and to prevent more causalities.

Faithful Servants

Today Next Sunday
Speaker Scott Changchien Jacky Yang
Presider Eddie Sun James Lee
Worship Eddie Sun Arthur Au
Ushers  Yvonne Wang   Charlene Hsu /   Darren Hsu Jeremy Chuang

TBA
Prayer Meeting James Lee Neil Aragon

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