Order of Service
February 18, 2024
| Call to Worship | Scripture, Prayer | Eddie Sun |
| Worship in Song | Music and Singing | Eddie Sun |
| Worship in Fellowship | Welcome and Announcements | Leona Chen |
| Worship in Word | Cultural Canvases: Dragons, Diversity, and the Divine | Jacky Yang |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Eddie Sun |
Sermon Notes
Title: Cultural Canvases: Dragons, Diversity, and the Divine
Passage: Acts 17:26-27
Announcements
- Children Ministry:
1) The Spring quarter Sunday school teachers / helpers training is 12: 45 – 2: 30 pm, this Sunday. Fruits and child care will be provided. Please come on time.
2. The Easter baptism ceremony will be held on 3 / 31, 1- 2 pm at the church courtyard. The Baptized class will be on 3 / 3, 10. 17, 24 / 2024, Sunday after-noon 12: 30 -1: 30 pm, if you are interested in join this class, please contact Ruth. - Easter Baptism (3/31): We would like to invite brothers and sisters that are considering baptism to go through baptism classes in March to prepare for this occasion. Feel free to reach out to your advisors, Pastor Leona, or Pastor Jacky for more details.
- EFC General Assembly Meeting (2/22): The 33rd EFC General Assembly Meet-ing will be held from 2/22 to 2/24 at EFC Irvine. The evening session on 2/23 from 7:30-9:30pm is open to public, Pastor Felix Liu will be the speaker of the meeting with a message titled, “To Obey the Heavenly Vision.” Your prayer for this meeting is much appreciated.
- Daylight Saving Time (3/10): Summer daylight saving will begin on 3/10 (Sun). Please turn your clock one hour forward on the night before that Sunday.
- Church Meeting :
1) The Council Meeting on 3/3 (Sun) will be postpone to 4/7 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. - EFC Memorial Service (3/23): Southern California EFC Memorial Service will be held at Hua Yuan Center at Rose Hills Memorial Park on 3/23. We welcome all Brothers and Sisters to join this event together. Please contact EFC Foundation to reserve seats: Jennifer at (909) 671-6572.
- Main sanctuary LED screen project: The church is upgrading the main sanctuary’s projector to an LED screen for a brighter & better quality display. The project cost approximately $70,000. Please pray for the provision for this project. If you would like to donate to this project, you can mark your offering as– LED SCREENS.
- Church Lunch Offering: The church lunch is estimated to be $200/ person annually. If you would like to make a special donation for lunch through a check or cash offering, please use the church offering envelope and indicate “lunch” in the memo.
- Student Ministry Announcement: Student Ministry launches a weekly Sunday School for middle and high school students at 10 AM in Room 109D/E. For inquiries, contact Pastors Leona or Jacky.
- Upcoming: Holy Communion (3/3)
Prayer Requests
PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)
- Pray for Internet Media. Pray that brothers and sisters will be stirred up again in their zeal for the Lord, commit themselves to prayer, and experience God’s presence and power. Everyone is encouraged to participate in morning prayer meetings, Wednesday prayer meetings (online and in-person), and RPG group prayer. Let church revival begin with prayer.
- Prayer for Our Church. Pray that people would seek for God constantly. Pray that people would experience the renewal and transformation from the Holy Spirit as to devote themselves in prayer, receive training and equipping, and commit themselves in the Lord’s commission to His disciples.
- Pray for Elders and Deacons. Pray that the Lord would give gifts of worship, evangelism, teaching, encouraging people, comforting people, caring people, operation, and management to our leaders. Pray that they would serve starting from prayer. They would further develop their gifts, experience life transformation, and receive the anointing of joy in their ministries.
- Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their health and strength.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD
- Prayer for the World Situation. This year, the world is still in a state of tur-moil, including the Red Sea crisis, North-South Korean security situation, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Middle East conflict. Pray for God to calm the wars and bring peace among nations.
In South America, Chile has experienced deadly heatwaves and wildfires due to extreme weather. Pray for God to cool the high temperatures, stop the spread of wildfires, and grant wisdom to the local government to pro-vide timely disaster relief. Globally, over a thousand tech companies have laid off more than 260,000 employees, with an estimated additional 50 tech companies planning to lay off nearly 8,000 more people this year. Many in-dustries are facing labor shortages. Pray for the Lord to support the unem-ployed, provide for them, and lead struggling families through economic difficulties.
Faithful Servants
| This Week’s Service | Next Week | |
| Speaker | Jacky Yang | Leona Chen |
| Presider | Leona Chen | Emily Doo |
| Worship | Eddie Sun | Tiffany Sun |
| Ushers | Alan / Kolistin | Alan / Kolistin |
| Midweek Prayer Meeting | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | February 11, 2024 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 118 |
