Order of Service

April 12, 2026

Call to Worship Scripture, Prayer Andrew
Worship in Song Music and Singing Andrew
Worship in Fellowship Welcome and Announcements Jeremy
Worship in Word Alive in Christ, A New Way to Live Jacky Yang
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Andrew

Sermon Notes

Title: Alive in Christ, A New Way to Live
Passage: Colossians 3:12-17

Announcements

  • Children’s Ministry Announcement:
    1)On Mother’s Day Sunday (May 10th) at 11:00 AM, Brother Lin Xin chang will perform a gospel magic show in the English chapel. All are welcome to at-tend.
    2) The children’s choir will perform hymns during the Mother’s Day joint worship service. Please pray for them.
    3) From June 8th to 12th, a summer Bible school (VBS) will be held in the children’s hall from 6:00 PM to 8:40 PM. Please register on the church website. For details, please contact Director Ruth (x16).
  • Operation Department: To enhance nighttime parking safety, the church will be constructing additional fencing and installing electric gates on the north and west sides of the property. The total construction cost is $75,000. Please pray for this project and consider contributing financially. During construction, parking may be limited. Thank you for your understanding and support.
  • Special Announcement: Registration is now open for the July 25–August 1 mission trip. Our team will minister at 14 rural middle schools, serving approximately 1,000 students through English instruction, character education, and outreach. Please visit the church website for full details and the registration link. Participants must be 18 or older. If you are under 18, please speak with Pastor Josh in advance.
  • Church Announcement: Each lunchbox is $5 (monthly prepaid $20, Annual prepaid $240). 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 on(5/3)

Prayer Requests

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)

  • May the Lord help the brothers and sisters in the church not to merely ask God to bless our own plans, but to ask Him to bring us into His plans. Starting this week, may some be willing to begin an act of “being set apart” (for example: fasting one meal, attending an in-person weekday prayer meeting at church, or setting aside one hour in the day to refrain from all social media and devote it solely to devotion and prayer). In this genera-tion, God is seeking those who are not satisfied with being “Sunday-only believers,” but who are willing, wholeheartedly, to set themselves apart for Him.
  • Pray for the churches along Taiwan’s west coast, especially in Miaoli, Tai-chung, Changhua, Yunlin, and Chiayi. During the period of temple proces-sions, ask the Lord to grant wisdom and a heart to serve, so that churches may be a blessing to those who are seeking peace. Pray that God would remove spiritual blindness, allowing the love of Christ to shine into peo-ple’s hearts, so they may encounter the true living water. Declare that the west coast will become fertile soil where the seeds of the gospel can take root and grow, and that the peace of Jesus Christ will surely come upon every place along the west coast.
  • Pray for those in need (body, mind, and spirit). Pray for the brothers and sisters you know who are in poor health. Ask God to heal them and restore their physical health.

PRAY FOR THE WORLD

  • Pray for American campuses. Calling out to God, that His sovereignty would begin to move in every school. We ask the God of truth to personally come to the next generation, so that young students may come to know the true God and experience transformed lives. May the wind of the Holy Spirit blow into campuses, leading more Christian students to encounter the Lord. Pray that God would ignite sparks of prayer across campuses, so that more campus communities may become channels of Christ’s love and testimony. May the Lord raise up more campus leaders and co-workers who revere Jesus, starting from the campuses, to witness the coming of God’s glorious kingdom. 

Faithful Servants

This Week’s Service Next Week
Speaker Jacky Yang Scott Changchien
Presider Jeremy James
Worship Andrew James
Ushers Yilin Yilin
Midweek Prayer Meeting Jacky Yang Jacky Yang

Your Faithful Participation

Your faithful participation April 12 2026
Hybrid Worship Service 109
Table talk (Sunday School) & Halo Zone0 8