Order of Service

May 26, 2024

Call to Worship Scripture, Prayer Joel Lee
Worship in Song Music and Singing Joel Lee
Worship in Fellowship Welcome and Announcements Leona Chen
Worship in Word Hot Bread in Cold Desert Scott Chanchiang
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Joel Lee

Sermon Notes

Title: Hot Bread in Cold Desert

Passage: 1 Kings 19

Announcements

  • The Children Congregation:
    1) VBS training today 12:45-2:30pm, at the CC worship room. Please come on time, if you can’t join this meeting please contact Ruth.
    2) Mark your calendars for our Vacation Bible School (VBS) from June 10th to 14th, 5:30-8:40 PM. VBS is open to children aged 4-12, please register at Har-vestLA.org or Courtyard booth on Sunday 12:30pm. Please contact Director Ruth (ext.16) for any questions.
  • Pastoral Office: Pastor Jacky is invited to speak at El Paso Grace Chinese Baptist Church’s retreat over the Memorial Day Weekend. Please keep his family in your prayers and reach out to Pastor Leona or Pastor Scott if you need any immediate care.
  • Devotional Material: June devotionals are now available to be picked up at pastoral office. The office closes on Mondays.
  • Pastoral Office: Church office will be closed on 5/28 (Tue) to make up the day-off due to Memorial Day Long Weekend.
  • Recruitment: The church has an urgent need to hire a facility Administrator to be responsible for our church ministries. If you are interested, please contact Elder Leo Wu (626-450-7676). Brothers and sisters are welcome to recommend suitable candidates and remember this in your prayers. Thank you..
  • Membership Class: There will be a membership class on Sunday, June 23rd, at 1:30-3:00 PM in the English chapel. Those who have been baptized, or undergone confirmation, but have not yet attended the class, as well as brothers and sisters who wish to join as members, please register with Huiling Wang at the office, 626-450-7676, huiling@efcla.org.
  • Church Member Day: It will be held on Saturday, 10/19. Members please reserve your time to attend.
  • Church Lunch Offering: The estimated annual cost for church lunches is $200 per person, approximately $20 per month. Label your offering “Lunch” in the donation memo.
  • Upcoming: Holy Communion (6/2)

Prayer Requests

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)

  • Pray for Revival. The aging and loss of church members in the United States has become an obvious trend in both mainstream churches and immigrant churches. Pray that the God would raise up His church to pray earnestly for church revival, so that His church can enthusiastically preach the gospel and lead people to the Lord. Pray that the Lord would give His Church wisdom to win young people over to faith by using language suitable for them and issues that they concern.
  • Pray for STM. This year the church will send off five short-term mission (STM) teams: VBS, Kyrgyzstan, Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan West Coast, and El Cajon. Nearly 60 people involve in STM. It is estimated that more than 50,000 US dollars will be needed. Please pray that God will provide all our financial needs, so that people near and afar can hear the gospel.
  • Pray for VBS. This year’s VBS is from June 10 to 14. We have sixty spots. Pray that all these spots would be taken by the end of next week. Pray al-so for those serving in VBS. May the Lord give them wisdom and love to lead the children to the Lord through different activities. Pray that parents would stay for the parenting workshops to better their knowledge and skills in rearing their children.
    The church would send off a STM team to Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan in late June, and another STM team to Taiwan West Coast Mission and El Cajon, CA in July & August. We need sixty thousand dollars for STM. Pray that the Lord would move people give for STM.
  • Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their health and strength.

PRAY FOR THE WORLD

  • Pray for Switzerland. Switzerland is famous for its beautiful Alps, neutral political standing, and being one of the wealthiest countries in the world. This nation has produced great Christian reformers like Ulrich Zwingli and Johon Calvin. Today, many of the established churches are seeing a decline in attendance as younger people seek the newer spiritual experience. In view of this, many Christian agencies are developing new ways of spreading gospel that address modern-day issues. Pray for those who seek spiritual experiences to realize that Christ alone can satisfy. Praise God for the Christians who are finding new ways to share the good news.

Faithful Servants

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Speaker Scott Changchien Leona Chen
Presider James Lee Leona Chen
Worship Joel Lee Tiffany Sun
Ushers Jennifer Yean Jennifer Yean
Midweek Prayer Meeting Jacky Yang Alan Qi

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