Order of Service

May 14, 2023

Call to Worship Scripture, Prayer Worship team
Worship in Song Music and Singing Worship team
Worship in Fellowship Welcome and Announcements Joint
Worship in Word The rescue plan of three women Shelby Qian
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Worship team

Sermon Notes

Title: The rescue plan of three women

Passage: Exodus 2:1-10

Preface: We may not all be parents, but we must all be children. What kind of parents and children do we want to be?
1. Jochebed’s Faith
2. Miriam’s Faithfulness
3. The compassion of Pharaoh’s daughter
Conclusion: The plan of salvation cannot be accomplished by one person. God will choose people with faith, faithfulness, and compassion to participate in what God wants to accomplish.

Announcements

  • Mother’s Day (Today): Care department will dedicate a gift to every mother afterwards. Lunch boxes will be served afterwards.
  • Children’s Congregation: Starting 6/12-16 from 5:30-8:40pm CC will host VBS on the 2nd floor of CC Building. Children & youth of 4-12yrs old are welcomed. Registration fee $30 (include dinner, t-shirt and craft materials). Heart Keeper will provide coffee times for parents at the same time. Please register at efcla.org, or contact Director Ruth (ext.16) for more details.
  • Agape Education Center: The Montessori School is starting to recruit students aged 2-6 years old. If you want more information or to visit the school, please contact 626-450-7686 to leave a message.
  • SoCal Prayer Conference (5/19&20): The Southern California Prayer Conference and Revival Prayer Groups (RPG) are dedicated to revival prayer on 5/19 (Fri) 7:30-9:30, 5/20 (Sat) 2:00-5:30pm. Please pay your registration fee $10 to the church office.
  • Charity Fundraiser (5/20): Our church is joining the World Vision’s “Global 6K for Water” event to raise funds for countries that are in lack of clean water. Time: 9:30am on 5/20 (Sat), Venue: Rosemead Park, Team Name: EFCLA, and Captain: Pastor Johnson. The goal is to raise $3,000, we have raised $1,500 so far. The registration fee is $50 including a t-shirt. You can also donate without running. Please register or donate by 5/14 at website: global6k.worldvision.org/team/efcla.
  • Glocal Department (6/11): 1) We will send out our short term mission teams in 6/11 Sunday’s worship service. Let’s keep them in our prayer. 2) This year the short term mission teams are raising funds around $50,000 for the budget, we have raised $26,845 so far. We welcome your financial support for our short term mission. Please note “STM” when you give.
  • Church Lunch Service: 1) Thank Lord, we have received $30,751.00 for our lunch fund so far. 2) We are looking for co-workers for – Packing lunch boxes from 10:30-12pm on Sunday once a month. Arrangement and put away courtyard chairs, tea preparation and clearance of trash on Sundays. Those who are willing to serve, please contact the church office at 626-450-7676.
  • 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 (6/4)

Prayer Requests

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)

  • Pray for SoCal Prayer Conference. The “SoCal Prayer Conference” will be held this week from 5/19-20 at our church and on 5/21 at Bread of Life Christian Church Chino. More than 630 people have signed up for the conference. Pray that God will rekindle the passion for prayer through this conference and that the churches will join to light the fire of the city altar to bless SoCal.
  • Pray for VBS and Summer Short Term Mission Trip. Please pray for the VBS to be held from 6/12-16. Pray that God will lead parents and children to know God through the VBS program. In addition, pray for the Short Term Mission team that will go to Kyrgyzstan 6/22, Taichung, Taiwan7/1, and El Cajon from 7/31-8/4. May Lord give them faith and strength, so that they can be bold to share the gospel and serve people in different cultural; may the team have a united heart to serve the Lord.
  • Pray for the Deceased family and sick.  Deacon Tony Tseng passed away on May 7, Rae Weng’s mother passed away on May 11 at Taiwan.  please pray for the family and preparation of Memorial service. Pray that Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their health and strength.

PRAY FOR THE WORLD

  • Pray for the middle-aged people. The middle-aged group is facing social isolation, which is becoming a social problem. The number of socially isolated middle-aged people is increasing due to early retirement, divorce, unemployment, financial hardship and illness, resulting in an increase in the number of suicides and lonely deaths. Pray that the government will strengthen the social safety net and that all churches will serve these people, so they can stand up again in hope. 

Faithful Servants

This Week – Mother’s Day Joint Service Next Week
Speaker Shelby Qian Jacky Yang
Presider Eddie Sun James Lee
Worship Joint worship team Tiffany Sun
Ushers Jennifer Yean Jeffrey Chen
Midweek Prayer Meeting Jacky Yang Jacky Yang

Your Faithful Participation

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