Order of Service

April 7, 2024

Call to Worship Scripture, Prayer Tiffany Sun
Worship in Song Music and Singing Tiffany Sun
Worship in Fellowship Welcome and Announcements Leona Chen
Worship in Word Why do you look for the Living among the Dead Justine Lin
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Tiffany Sun

Sermon Notes

Title: Why do you look for the Living among the Dead

Passage: Luke 24:1-32

Announcements

  • Devotional Material: April 2024’s “Living Life” is available at the church office for pickup.
  • Children Congregation: Today from 1-2pm in Children’s Worship Room 201, 
  • Church Meeting(4/7) :
    1) The Council Meeting will be hold on today at 1:30pm at English Chapel. Pastors, ministers, elders, deacons are all invited to participate.
    2) The Elder Board meeting will be postponed to 4/13. 
  • One Church Day(4/20): It will be held at Live Oak Park from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm on 4/20 (Saturday). Please go to the church’s official website www.efcla.org to fill out the registration form.
  • Main sanctuary LED screen project: The church has upgraded the main sanctuary LED screen ($70,000). Thank you for all the support; we have now received approximately $20,000 and still need $50,000. If you would like to make an offering, please title it “LED SCREEN” in the memo of donation.
  • Church Lunch Offering: The church lunch is estimated to cost $200 per person annually, which is roughly $20 per month. You can make an offering titled “Lunch” in the memo of donation.
  • 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 (Today)

Prayer Requests

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)

  • Pray for Outreach Groups. Pray for the members of this spring’s seven outreach groups. Pry that the Lord would grant them unity when preaching the gospel. Ask God to grant joy among them to a degree that the more they serve, the joyful they will be. Pray for the seekers to continue to participate in the outreach groups and ask God to move them to accept Jesus Christ as the Lord of their lives.
  • Pray for the church’s One Church Day event. Ask the Lord to use the One Church Day event to connect brothers and sisters in different congregations. Ask the Lord to protect the weather, venue, service staff and various preparations for One Church day that day, and that all preparations will go smoothly. The brothers and sisters in the church can participate as much as possible on that day, so that this event can make the church more unified and love and understand each other more.
  • Pray for the Mandarin student group. There is now a Mandarin student happiness group every Sunday afternoon, with about 10 students regularly participating (mainly middle schoolers in grades 6-8), and some co-workers are willing to devote themselves to serving. Pray that God will bless this new group, that the youth will feel accepted and cared for, that the co-workers can serve humbly, and that the Holy Spirit will move these youths to be willing to accept Jesus Christ as the Savior and Lord of their lives at the end of the happiness group.
  • Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and re-store their health and strength.

PRAY FOR THE WORLD

  • Pray for Laos: Laos is a communist country. Although religious freedom is clearly stated in the constitution, Christian activities are almost restricted due to government control and the influence of Buddhism. Christians only account for 3.7% of the total population, and are being suppressed by the government. Intense surveillance, restraint, and coercion. Let us pray together for the country of Laos, asking the gospel of the Lord’s cross to change the country’s government and people, so that the faith of Lao Christians can be unwavering.

Faithful Servants

This Week’s Service Next Week
Speaker Justine Lin Chi Wang
Presider Leona Chen Emily Doo
Worship Tiffany Sun Joel Lee
Ushers Jeffrey Chen Jeffrey Chen
Midweek Prayer Meeting Jacky Yang Jacky Yang

Your Faithful Participation

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