Order of Service

January 2, 2022

Call to Worship  Scripture, Prayer Eddie Sun
Worship in Song  Music and Singing Eddie Sun
Worship in Fellowship  Welcome and  Announcements Jacky Yang
Worship in Word  Life Together Jacky Yang
Worship in Giving and Response  Tithes and Offering Eddie Sun

Sermon Notes

Title: Life Together

Passage: John 13:34

Announcements

  1. Facility: 1/1 (New Year Day) and 1/2-3 our church office will be closed due to New Year Holidays.
  2. Hospitality: We now need more church families to join the welcome team to greet and serve new friends. Please contact Chi or Charlene if you can serve as ushers. Thank you!
  3. Installation: New coworkers, deacons, and elders’ installation will take place in the worship service on the Sunday of 1/9/2022. Praise the Lord for their hearts to serve God’s church. Let us pray for our new church leadership.
  4. Meeting: Expanded council meeting has been postponed to 1/15 (Sat) from 10am to 1:30pm in the English Chapel. The agenda will communicate the vision, department annual plan, code of conduct, and so on. For all pastors, zone pastors, staff, elders, deacons, and advisors, please reserve your time for this meeting. The church board meeting will follow right after for pastors and elders to attend.

Upcoming: Winter Retreat (Today); Holy Communion (Today); Coworker Installation (1/9/2022)

Prayer Requests

Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)

  • Pray for Church Leaders.  Pray for our elders, deacons, advisers, and group leaders.  Pray that the Lord would unite us to carry out the vision of preaching the gospel and disciple-making.
  • Pray for Mission Ministries.  Pray for Elder Alex Chiu, Minister Scott Chanchien, and Deacon Sunny Sun.  Pray that the Lord would use them to arouse our burden for the mission, and pray that we may send our summer short-term mission teams out.
  • Pray for the Sick. Pray for those who are sick. Pray that the Lord would heal them and restore their health. 

Pray for the world

  • Pray for COVID.  The Omicron variant has caused another wave of pandemics around the globe, including the US.  Although the Omicron variant is far less dangerous than the Delta variant, recent cases are obviously on the rise.  Pray that the Lord would have mercy on His people, and let the pandemic subside soon.
  • Pray for Mexico.  Ninety-five percent of the 133.9 million inhabitants in Mexico consider themselves Christian.  Although this number makes it look like Christianity is flourishing in Mexico, the reality is that Christianity face increasing hardships.  They are being threatened by drug cartels and challenged by the secular public who accuse Christians of discriminating against them.  Pray for God to strengthen and encourage Mexican believers, and that they would persevere in their faith amid the increasing difficulties.
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Faithful Servants

   Today – Christmas Joint  Service      Next Sunday
Speaker Jacky Yang  Scott Changchien
Presider Jacky Yang  Eddie Sun
Worship Eddie Sun  Eddie Sun
Ushers TBA  TBA
Prayer Meeting TBA  TBA

Your Faithful Participation

Your faithful participation December 26, 2021
Hybrid Worship Service 64
Hybrid Sunday School   3