Order of Service
November 27, 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 | Jacob’s Staff | Scott Changchien |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Joel Lee |
Sermon Notes
Title: Jacob’s Staff
Passage: Genesis 32:28
And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
Announcements
- Confirmation: We congratulate our brother David Yung for confirming his faith in Christ today. We welcome him into our EFCLA/HarvestLA family and please keep him in your prayers as we walk this journey of faith together.
- Town Hall Meeting: HarvestLA town hall is today from 1-2:30pm to cast vision for our congregation regarding future ministries while opening a discussion for church families to share their thoughts and expectations for the church. Please stay and participate after worship service.
- Courtyard Renovation: The renovation of North Courtyard is near completion. We have raised $45,248.44 so far for the estimated budget ($80,000). Please continue to pray for this project and the necessary funds. (Memo: Courtyard).
- Winter Retreat 2022: “Rooted and Life Forward” is the theme this year. We encourage the participants to ponder on their faith and relationship with God. Please make payment to the church with Zelle or check (bring to our registrar Jimmy) with the amount according to the date you registered with $80 subsi-dies for students if it applies with a memo “winter retreat – [name(s) of partici-pant(s)]”.
- Free Calendar: Care department has printed the calendars for the year 2023 as a gift to our church family. Please pick up one for each household after Sunday worship service on 12/18.
- Annual Coworker Appreciation Dinner: Our church’s annual coworker appreci-ation dinner will be held on 12/18 (Sunday) 5pm at church. Elders, deacons, advisors, coordinators, worship, and tech teams are all invited. Please let Pas-tor Jacky know the number of your family members that will attend as well by 12/10.
- Christmas Celebration:
1) 12/24 (Sat) there will be a candlelight service at 7pm in the main sanctuary. Please invite your family and friends to come and cele-brate Jesus’ birth.
2) Christmas Sunday is 12/25 for joint worship service at 10:30am.
Upcoming: Holy Communion (12/4)
Prayer Requests
Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)
- Pray for Cantonese Ministries. Since the beginning of October, we reschedule the Cantonese worship service from Sunday afternoon to Sunday morning, and increase the service from once a month to twice a month. In the past two months, the attendance of Cantonese service increase somewhat. Pray that the Lord would increase the number of the saved in our midst. Pray also that the Lord would raise new leaders among us to minister to the Cantonese speaking congregation.
- Pray for Choir Ministries. Pray for our adult and children’s choirs. They are rehearsing this Christmas’s musical service. Pray that the Lord would strengthen conductor Laura when training our choirs.
- Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their heath and strength.
Pray for the world
- Pray for Meskhetian Turk in Kazakhstan. The Meskhetian Turks were forced out of Georgia in the 1940s, and one of the countries they moved to was Kazakhstan. They live in closely-knit rural communities and are largely Sunni Muslim. The gospel has been very slow to advance among Muslim Meskhetian Turks because of a lack of workers. Pray that God would give neighboring believers a sense of urgency to go and share the gospel with the Meskhetian Turks. Pray that He would prepare the hearts of the Meskhetian Turks to receive the love of Jesus Christ.
- Pray for Niger. Niger was once known as a country where different religions coexisted peacefully, but in recent years Christians have been subject to increasing pressure from their Muslim neighbors. In areas under Islamist control, it is dangerous for Christian to gather because of the threat of violence from militant groups. The pandemic has also allowed Islamic militants to expand their influence throughout the country. Pray that God would put a stop to these violent attacks against believers and for the influence of militant Islamist groups to diminish.
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Faithful Servants
| This Week | Next Week | |
| Speaker | Scott Changchien | Jacky Yang |
| Presider | Emily Doo | Jacky Yang |
| Worship | Joel Lee | Arthur Au |
| Ushers | Alan Qi Deborah Shih Danielle Wang |
Connie Shih Sam Wang Stephanie Sun |
| Midweek Prayer Meeting | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | November 20, 2022 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 70 |
| Hybrid Sunday School | 4 |
