Order of Service
February 13, 2022
| Call to Worship | Scripture, Prayer | Eddie Sun |
| Worship in Song | Music and Singing | Eddie Sun |
| Worship in Fellowship | Welcome and Announcements | Eddie Sun |
| Worship in Word | What is Love? | Scott Changchien |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Eddie Sun |
Sermon Notes
Title: What is Love?
Passage: 1 John 4:7-8
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. “(1 John 4:7-8)
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5)
Announcements
- Children’s Congregation:
1) Today there is a Sunday school teacher and helper training for Spring quarter from 12:45 to 2:00pm on the 2nd floor of CC building.
2) 2/20 (Sun) There will be an orientation for Summer VBS and El Cajon Mission on the 2nd floor of CC building. Please come and join us. You can also reach out to CC Director Ruth (ext. 16) for more details.
3) CM Baptism Class will be held on the following four Sundays: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 12:30-1:30 pm on the second floor of CM building. If your kids would like to attend this baptism class, please contact Children Director Ruth Kuo (626-450-7676 #16, rkuo@efcla.org). - 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!
- Easter Baptism: For those who would like to be baptized on Easter (4/17), please reach out to your advisors, fellowship leaders, or pastors for more in-formation. We will have a series of Baptism Class planned for you in upcoming months. If you have any questions about the schedule or Christian faith, feel free to contact us.
- Precaution: Recently the Omicron variant has caused the surge of numbers in COVID confirmed cases. Please follow California’s CDC guidelines to wear the mask the whole time during our church gatherings. If you happened to be infected and tested positive, please follow the rules of quarantine and notify your fellowship advisor or zone pastor so that we can be your support. Thank you.
Upcoming: Holy Communion (3/6)
Prayer Requests
Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)
- Pray for Media/IT Ministries. Pray for Elder Leo Wu, Deacon Ming Chou and Fan Ho in the Media/IT Department, asking God to give them wisdom, physical strength, and confidence to be able to handle all network connections. It goes on smoothly without any interference, so that brothers and sisters can worship smoothly both online and offline.
- Pray for the church to promote the “revival prayer group RPG”. This year, the church promotes the RPG revival prayer group. We hope that everyone can form a three-person prayer group together: build a relationship with God, pray for personal needs, pray for each other, and pray for the gospel and the kingdom. Prayer to revive our individual, family, workplace, church, and nation.
- Pray for the Sick. Pray for those who are sick or infected. Pray that the Lord would heal them and restore their health.
Pray for the world
- Pray for COVID. Praise God for His divine protection during this COVID pandemic, we thank God that Omicron appears to be losing its power. May the Lord continue to protect all of us, especially the vulnerable old and the young. May our father God give us strength and wisdom to navigate this pandemic so we can be a good steward of His house and a shining witness for God’s kingdom.
- Pray for Ethiopia. Although Ethiopia is the longest independent country in Africa, it is still an extremely poor country due to its rapid population growth and insufficient economic foundation. Since the end of 2020, the civil war between the government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front has killed thousands and turned hundreds of thousands of refugees. Pray for the Lord to free Ethiopia from war, slaughter and poverty, to become the kingdom of God, and to enjoy peace in the country.
Faithful Servants
| Today | Next Sunday | |
| Speaker | Scott Changchien | Jacky Yang |
| Presider | Eddie Sun | James Lee |
| Worship | Eddie Sun | Arthur Au |
| Ushers | Connie Shi Timothy Wu / Christopher Liu |
Li Chen Samuel Wang / Matthew Chuang |
| Prayer Meeting | James Lee | Neil Aragon |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | February 6, 2022 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 73 |
| Hybrid Sunday School | 0 |
