Order of Service
February 9, 2025
| Call to Worship | Scripture, Prayer | Tiffany |
| Worship in Song | Music and Singing | Tiffany |
| Worship in Fellowship | Welcome and Announcements | James |
| Worship in Word | Reaction and Response to the Resurrection of Life | Leona Chen |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Tiffany |
Sermon Notes
Title: Reaction and Response to the Resurrection of Life
Passage: John 11:40-53
Announcements
- Devotional Material: February 2025’s Living Life is available for pickup at the church office.
- Financial Report: 2024 Offering receipts are available for pickup on 2/2, 2/9. If you’ve changed your mailing address in the past year, please update it by calling 626-450-7676 or emailing info@efcla.org.
- Glocal Outreach: 1) Today from 1:00–2:30 PM, join us in the center courtyard for a special Lunar New Year event! There will be traditional games and delicious snacks. We en-courage all fellowships to support the event and invite new friends to join us. For booth sign-ups or questions, please contact: Jim Su | jimsujimsu@gmail.com | (626) 512-6358. 2) Short term Mission: VBS 6/16-20; El Cajon 7/7-11; Taiwan 7/11-19; Japan 7/25-31, welcome to join us and participate the training.
- Children’s Ministry : 1) The Spring Quarter Sunday School teachers and helpers training will be held 2/16 from 12:45–2:30 PM. Fruit and childcare will be provided. Please arrive on time. 2) Vacation Bible School (VBS) will be held June 16-20, 5:30-8:40 PM on the second floor. High school and college students are welcome to volunteer. Con-tact the Children’s Director, Ruth, at 626-450-7676 ext. 16 for the registration.
- EFCLA/HarvestLA Retreat (Fri-Sun, 6/6-8): The retreat will take place at Pepperdine University. Please mark your calendar and save the dates.
- Church Announcement: Each lunchbox is $5 (monthly prepaid $20, Annual prepaid $240). There is still a $25,000 shortfall for the 2024 meal ministry budget. Please pray for this ministry and consider designated offerings via Zelle, check, or cash (using the church offering envelope). Kindly note “lunch” on your donation.
- Upcoming: Holy Communion (Today)
Prayer Requests
PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)
- Pray for the United States. Pray for the recent hardships due to wildfires and snowstorms, and we especially remember in prayer the two aviation accidents that occurred last week. We lift the families and friends of the victims, asking God to grant them peace and strength in their sorrow. May the Lord help aviation authorities and related agencies conduct thorough investigations into the causes of these accidents to prevent future tragedies. May Your love be present during these events, bringing hope and the strength to rebuild.
- Pray for SIGHT evangelistic event. We pray for the SIGHT evangelistic event at the church on March 22. We especially lift the speaker, Dr. Ming-Hsu Wang, praying for God’s guidance and anointing upon him. We also pray for the event’s promotion and the brothers and sisters serving as counselors. May the Lord use this gospel film evangelism event as a channel of blessing for the San Gabriel Valley region.
- Pray for Happiness Group. May the Lord grant wisdom, strength, strategy, love, and patience to EFCLA. We pray for the upcoming Blessing Group initiative, asking God to instill a heart that loves souls and a willingness among brothers and sisters to pay the price to spread the gospel. May the Lord’s church fight victoriously for Him in 2025, continue to claim the land for His kingdom, and be fruitful and multiply.
- 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 the Indian. India’s ranking for Christian persecution worldwide has risen to 11th place this year. Indian Prime Minister Modi is a Hindu nationalist and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an organization that incites and provokes large-scale violence against Christians. Under his government’s leadership, threats and attacks from this organization have continued to increase. Let us pray for India’s national leaders, asking God to grant them wisdom in leadership and governance. May He also protect the churches in India, keeping them from temptation and delivering them from evil.
Faithful Servants
| This Week’s Service | Next Week Service | |
| Speaker | Leona Chen | Jacky Yang |
| Presider | James | Leona Chen |
| Worship | Tiffany | Jeffrey |
| Ushers | Alan Qi | Alan Qi |
| Midweek Prayer Meeting | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | February 2, 2025 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 144 |
| Table talk (Sunday School) & Halo Zone | Join special event |
