Order of Service

March 5, 2023

Call to Worship Scripture, Prayer Tiffany Sun
Worship in Song Music and Singing Tiffany Sun
Worship in Fellowship Welcome and Announcements Jacky Yang
Worship in Word What Comes After? Jacky Yang
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Tiffany Sun

Sermon Notes

Title: What Comes After?

Passage: 1 Samuel 15:17-27

Announcements

  • Devotional Material: 2023 March “Living Life” is available for picking up at the church office.
  • Worship Night (3/11): The worship director from the recent EFC Winter Retreat is extending this invitation to a time of rest and restoration through music and praise @EFC Orange County (10750 Lampson Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92840) on March 11, 2023, 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome to join this worship event.
  • Daylight Saving Time (3/12): Summer daylight saving will begin on 3/12 (Sun). Please turn your clock one hour forward on the night before that Sunday.
  • Church Meeting (3/12):
    1) Council Meeting will be held on 3/12 (Sun) 1:30pm at English Chapel. Pastors, ministers, elders, deacons are all invited to participate.
    2) The Elder Board meeting will be right after the previous meeting.
  • Children’s Congregation (3/17): Easter is 4/9 this year and the baptism classes will be held online from 7-8pm on 3/17, 24, 31 and 4/7.  If your children are considering to be baptized, please sign up with Director Ruth (ex.16) ASAP.
  • Memorial Service (4/1): EFC General Assembly and EFC Foundation will work together and host the 2023 Memorial Service at Hua Yuan Chapel, Rose Hills, on 4/1 Saturday from 10am-12pm. Welcome everyone come to this event together. Details, please contact EFC Foundation: Jennifer at 909-671-6572.
  • Easter Baptism (4/9): For those who would like to be baptized on Easter this year, please reach out to your advisors, fellowship leaders, or pastors. We will have a series of Baptism Class planned for you in March. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Pastor Jacky.
  • Lunch Ministry: The annual cost of meals provided by the Church is approximately $80,000 ($180/person/year).  Please pray for the ministry as we encourage all to join in-person service and fellowship with new friends.  When supporting financially, please note “lunch” under memo section.
  • Turkey Earthquake Relief Fund: In wake of Turkey earthquake causing tens of thousands of loss lives, we encourage prayer and financial support.  Please note “Turkey Earthquake Relief” under memo section when you give.  All donations received through the end of March will be sent to Habibi International for further process in relief efforts.
  • Operation Department: The office tenant in the southwest corner of the church, Micro-Gage, is about to relocate, so the church will start renting out that office space. May the Lord lead us to find suitable new tenants.

Upcoming: Holy Communion (Today)

Prayer Requests

Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)

  • Pray for children’s congregation. In the post-pandemic era, the number of children in Sunday schools is facing a crisis of decline. The proportion of children and teenagers in churches is getting lower and lower. 33% of churches have suspended children’s Sunday school services. Pray to the Lord to turn the next generation from secular values, to truly experience God, to put worship of God at the top of their lives, and to restore and revive children’s Sunday School.
  • Pray for the care ministry of the church. The care department of the church has had a lot of renewal and training this year. Many new friends and families have attended the Chinese and English worship services recently. It’s not just about welcoming new friends by co-workers. Pray that all the brothers and sisters will have a welcoming and hospitable love, take the initiative to greet, care for, and follow up with new friends, so that they can feel the warmth of home, and prepare their hearts to know and seek Jesus.
  • Pray for the Spring Happiness Group Outreach Ministry. The Church’s Spring Happiness Group Outreach Ministry has started. There are three groups in the church group and one group in the family. Please pray for the co-workers and ask God to give them faith, love, courage and perseverance, and also pray for the BEST we invite, so that BEST’s heart will be softened, the heart of stone will be turned into a heart of flesh, and they are willing to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord of life.
  • Pray for student ministry. The Holy Spirit’s wonderful work at Asbury University in Kentucky from 2/8 onwards, the local prayer fire ignited more young people on campuses in the United States to thirst for Jesus. Please pray for the campus ministry of Citrus College. The fellowship has started meeting in the spring semester and uses the Alpha course to lead students to understand the faith. Please pray that the registration application of the school club will be approved smoothly, and attract more students to know the Lord!
  • Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their heath and strength.

Faithful Servants

This Week Next Week
Speaker Jacky Yang Scott Changchien
Presider Jacky Yang Eddie Sun
Worship Tiffany Sun Eddie Sun
Ushers Alan Qi Jennifer Yean
Midweek Prayer Meeting Jacky Yang Jacky Yang

Your Faithful Participation

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