Order of Service
December 8, 2024
| Call to Worship | Scripture, Prayer | Joel Lee |
| Worship in Song | Music and Singing | Joel Lee |
| Worship in Fellowship | Welcome and Announcements | Emily Doo |
| Worship in Word | Peace in the midst of spiritual warfare | Leona Chen |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Joel Lee |
Sermon Notes
Title: Peace in the midst of spiritual warfare
Passage: Revelation 12, Luke 2, Matthew 2, Ephesians 6
Announcements
- Free Calendar: Care department has printed the year 2025 calendars as a gift to our church family. Please pick up one per household after the Sunday worship service on today and 12/15.
- Christmas Celebration: 1) There will be a Candlelight service on 12/20 (Fri) 8:00pm in the main sanctuary. Please invite your family and friends to come and celebrate Jesus’ birth. 2) 12/22 10:30 am is a joint Christmas Sunday in the main sanctuary.
- Winter Retreat 2024: This year’s Winter Retreat theme is “Identity.” All youth, college, and young adult brothers and sisters are welcome to attend. Church will subsidize $50 for students. Registration: https://forms.gle/m2ung8CM5iCCPLeN7
- Reimbursement: If any coworker or fellowship has prepaid expenses for the church, please bring the receipts to the department elders ASAP before closing accounting books at the end of the fiscal year.
- Mailbox: Next year there will be a rearrangement for the mailbox in the Pastoral Office. Please take away everything from the box by 12/31. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Installation (1/5): New coworkers, deacons, and elders’ installation will occur in the worship service on Sunday 1/5/2025. Praise the Lord for their hearts to serve God’s church. Let us pray for our new church leadership.
- Expanded Council Meeting (1/5):
1) EFCLA’s expanded council meeting will be held on 1/5/2025 at 1:30 pm at the English chapel. For all pastors, zone pastors, staff, elders, deacons, advisors, chairmen, and small group leaders, please re-serve your time for this meeting.
2) The church board meeting will follow right after for pastors and elders to attend.
- Upcoming: Holy Communion (1/5/2025)
Prayer Requests
PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)
- Pray for New Believers. There are 17 people who receive their baptism on the Sundays before and after Thanksgiving Day. Pray that the Lord would strengthen their faith, they would join small groups, grow in the knowledge of God, and prepare to do every good work to glorify God.
- Pray for church co-workers. Pray for church co-workers, including: pastors, elders, deacons, fellowship group leaders and counselors, as well as co-workers in various ministries, asking God to remember their hard work and dedication, also pray that God will give them wisdom and strength to develop various ministries of the church, spread the gospel, make disciples, and become a church that loves one another and fulfills the Great Commission.
- Pray for the church’s 12/20 candlelight service and 12/22 joint Christmas service. pray for the adult choir, children’s choir and programs to serve, and pray that the programs on that day can focus people on Jesus Christ so that He can receive full glory. We also pray that brothers and sisters will actively invite seekers and friends to participate and seize the opportunity to spread the gospel widely.
- Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and re-store their heath and strength.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD
- Pray for Nepal. In 1973, the Nepali government banned the cultivation and use of cannabis. However, there are many local access channels to marijuana, and the police also enforce the law in a negative way. This year, Nepal plans to amend the law to legalize the cultivation and medical use of cannabis. Let us pray together for Nepal, asking the Lord to turn the local people back to Him, turn away from the road leading to death, and enjoy a new life and peace.
Faithful Servants
| This Week’s Service | Next Week | |
| Speaker | Leona Chen | Jacky Yang |
| Presider | Emily Doo | Leona Chen |
| Worship | Joel Lee | Eddie Sun |
| Ushers | Jeffrey Chen | Jeffrey Chen |
| Midweek Prayer Meeting | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | December 1, 2024 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 140 |
| Table talk (Sunday School) |
