Order of Service
February 16, 2025
| Call to Worship | Scripture, Prayer | Joel |
| Worship in Song | Music and Singing | Joel |
| Worship in Fellowship | Welcome and Announcements | Emily |
| Worship in Word | Washed to Walk in His Way | Jacky Yang |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Joel |
Sermon Notes
Title: Washed to Walk in His Way
Passage: John 13:1-17
Announcements
- Baptism: Collin Chan will be baptized in today’s worship service. Let us wel-come them into this loving family in Christ with joy!
- Children Ministry: 1) The Spring Quarter Sunday School teachers and helpers training will be held today from 12:45–2:30 PM. Fruit and childcare will be pro-vided. Please arrive on time. 2) Vacation Bible School (VBS) will take place June 16–20, from 5:30–8:40 PM on the second floor. High school and college stu-dents are welcome to volunteer. For registration, please contact Children’s Director Ruth at (626) 450-7676 ext. 16.
- Channel Funds: 1) The small chapel will be renovated with lighting equipment, circuit switches, and audio-visual control stations, and two 98-inch display screens will be installed to enhance gatherings. The total cost is approximately $20,000. Brothers and sisters are welcome to donate toward this renovation project. Please indicate “Small Chapel” in your donation. 2) Pastor Philip Lee’s wife, Ke Jinghui, recently needed to move into a nursing home equipped with medical facilities. Donations are welcome to help cover their medical expenses (goal: $10,000). Please indicate “Mrs. Lee” or “Philip Lee” in your donation.
- 2025 EFC Missions Conference: The conference will be held at EFC Irvine (17422 Armstrong Ave, Irvine, CA 92614) on Saturday, March 15, from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM. We welcome all brothers and sisters to join. Please register using the following link: https://forms.gle/gV4BsedPci8qckJG9.
- Glocal Outreach: Short term Mission: VBS 6/16-20; El Cajon 7/7-11; Taiwan 7/11-19; Japan 7/25-31, we welcome you to join us and participate in the training.
- 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 (3/9)
Prayer Requests
PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)
- Pray for the “Encounter God” conference. From 2/21-22, Pastor Liu Zijun, the senior pastor of Taipei Revival Church, will lead the Encounter God con-ference. Please pray for the speakers and service colleagues to have the power from God. The brothers and sisters who participate in prayer can experience the presence and filling of the Holy Spirit, renew their lives, and gain spiritual strength.
- Pray for the evangelistic meeting to be held by the church in March. Pray for the Darkness to Light evangelistic meeting to be held at the church on March 22. Special prayers for the speaker: Dr. Wang Mingxu, prayers for the promotion of the evangelistic meeting, and prayers for the brothers and sisters accompanying the discussion. May the Lord use this evangelistic film show to be a channel of blessing to the San Gabriel Valley area.
- Pray for the upcoming launch of the 2025 Happiness Group. Ask the Lord to grant wisdom, ability, strategy, love and patience. Pray for the upcoming launch of the Happiness Group in EFCLA. Ask the Lord to grant brothers and sisters who are willing to love souls and are willing to pay the price to spread the gospel, so that the Lord’s church can win the battle for the Lord in 2025, continue to gain land for the Lord, 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 Norway. Norway is the country with the third highest con-sumption of cocaine among young people in Europe. The amount of co-caine seized in the past two years has exceeded the total of the past few years, and drug smuggling through the port of the capital Oslo has also in-creased significantly. Let us pray for the people in Norway who are de-ceived by lust and indulge in dissipation and sin, especially their young generation, and ask the Lord to save them and release their bodies, minds and souls from being controlled by sin.
Faithful Servants
| This Week’s Service | Next Week Service | |
| Speaker | Jacky Yang | Scott Changchien |
| Presider | Emily | Jacky Yang |
| Worship | Joel | Andrew Wong |
| Ushers | Alan Qi | Alan Qi |
| Midweek Prayer Meeting | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | February 9, 2025 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 134 |
| Table talk (Sunday School) & Halo Zone | 19 |
