Order of Service

January 29, 2023

Call to Worship Scripture, Prayer Joel Lee
Worship in Song Music and Singing Joel Lee
Worship in Fellowship Welcome and Announcements Emily Doo
Worship in Word Beauty, Body, God II Chloe Sun
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Joel Lee

Sermon Notes

Title: Beauty, Body, God II

Passage:Song of Songs 4:1-7

Announcements

  • Devotional Material: 2023 February “Living Life” is available for picking up at the church office..
  • Children’s Congregation :
    We are recruiting teachers and helpers for VBS (Vacation Bible Study) this summer from June 12th-June 16th. Please contact Ruth(ext.16), our CC director, to sign up.
  • Church Lunch Service: 
    The anuual cost of our lunch ministries is $80,000. We are still short of $60,000 from last year. Please pray for the ministries. We welcome your financial support for lunch ministries. Please note “lunch” when you give.
  • Finance Department:
     1) We will be handing out the 2022 offering receipts on today and Feb 5th in the main lobby. If there is any change to your name or address, please contact the office at (626) 450-7676 or email info@efcla.org to make the changes.
     2) As of Dec 31, 2022, the total church offering amount is still short of the 2022 budget by approximately $60,000. Please keep this need in your prayers and give if you are able.
  • Operation Department:  The office tenant in the southwest corner of the church, Microgage, is about to relocate, so the church will start renting out that office space. May the Lord lead us to find suitable new tenants.
  • Courtyard Renovation: The renovation of the north courtyard is near completion. Currently, the offering amount given for the renovation is $66,551.44, and the estimated cost of the renovation is $92,466.88 so we are still short by just $25,915.44. Please continue to pray for this project and the necessary funds. (Offering memo: Courtyard)

Upcoming: Holy Communion (Feb 5th)

Prayer Requests

Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)

  • Pray for leader discipleship training. There will be a happiness university training every Saturday starting from 2/4, and there will be leader discipleship training from 2/14-16. Pray that the participating elders, deacons, counselors, and group leaders can equip themselves, grow spiritually, and become servant leaders after God’s will.
  • Pray for the Whole Person Renewal Camp. O2/17-18 Whole Person Renewal Camp led by Pastor Guo Kuanzong. Pray that the brothers and sisters who will participate can experience the Holy Spirit, regain their strength, heal those who are weak physically, and stir up those who are lacking in spirit. 
  • Pray for Brothers & Sisters who are weak.  Pray for brothers and sisters who are experiencing weakness, and ask God to heal them so that their bodies and minds can be healed and restored to health.

Pray for the world

  • Pray for gun violence in America.  According to a CNN report on Jan. 24, there have been 39 mass shootings in the U.S. since 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Three shootings occurred in Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay, and Oakland, California. Pray that Jesus Christ will bind all the powers of darkness, the spirit of hatred, the spirit of unforgiveness, the spirit of racial discrimination, and the spirit of discord. May the Lord grant peace beyond all understanding in the affected families, call more people to know the Lord through these tragedies.
  • Pray for Hong Kong. Since the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong in 2020, local freedom of belief and religious activities have been restricted. Let us pray together for Hong Kong, and ask God to protect the church in Hong Kong, so that the power of the gospel and the light of truth can be clearly manifested throughout Hong Kong.

Faithful Servants

This Week Next Week
Speaker Chloe Sun Jacky Yang
Presider Emily Doo Jacky Yang
Worship Joel Lee Tiffany Sun
Ushers Lihsueh Chen Alan Qi
Midweek Prayer Meeting

 

Your Faithful Participation

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