Order of Service

April 30, 2023

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 Nothing without Him  Debora Shih
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Eddie Sun

Sermon Notes

Title: Nothing without Him

Passage: John 15:4-5

Announcements

  • Devotional Material: 2023 May “Living Life” is available for picking up at the church office.
  • Glocal Department: This year the short term mission teams are raising funds around $50,000 for the budget. We welcome your financial support for our short term mission. Please note “STM” when you give.
  • Children’s Congregation:
    1) Vacation Bible School (6/12-16) and Short-term mission team will hold the second orientation on 5/7 (Sun) from 12:45-2:30pm on the 2nd floor of CC building.
    2) Starting 6/12-16 from 5:30-8:40pm CC will host VBS on the 2nd floor of CC Building. Children & youth of 4-12yrs old are welcomed. Registration fee $30 (include dinner, t-shirt and craft materials). Heart Keeper will provide coffee times for parents at the same time. Please register at efcla.org, or contact Director Ruth (ext.16) for more details.
    3) Now recruiting teachers and assistants for Summer Quarter (Jun to Aug). Please contact Children’s Director Ruth (ext.16) for details. .
  • Church Lunch Service:
    1) Thank Lord, we have received $29,834.00 for our lunch fund so far.
    2) We are looking for co-workers for – Packing lunch boxes from 10:30-12pm on Sunday once a month. – Arrangement and put away courtyard chairs, tea preparation and clearance of trash on Sundays. Those who are willing to serve, please contact the church office at 626-450-7676.
  • Mother’s Day (5/14): Sunday church will have a joint worship service at 10:30am in the main sanctuary to celebrate Mother’s Day. Care department will dedicate a gift to every mother afterwards. Lunch boxes will be served.
  • SoCal Prayer Conference (5/19): The Southern California Prayer Conference and Revival Prayer Groups (RPG) are dedicated to revival prayer on 5/19 (Fri) 7:30-9:30, 5/20 (Sat) 2:00-5:30pm. Group registration (10 people or more): $10/person.  Please register at website: https://forms.gle/6BSoniJkXaGR1fwz5 and pay to the church office.  Child care registration required.  Through small groups, we will ignite the heart of the church, walk in Godly unity and establish an army of prayer warriors. 
  • Charity Fundraiser: Our church is joining the World Vision’s “Global 6K for Water” event to raise funds for countries that are in lack of clean water. Time: 9:30am on 5/20 (Sat), Venue: Rosemead Park, Team Name: EFCLA, and Captain: Pastor Johnson. The goal is to raise $3,000. The registration fee is $50 including a t-shirt. You can also donate without running. Please register or donate by 5/14 at website: global6k.worldvision.org/team/efcla.
  • Operation Department: The office tenant in the southwest corner of the church, Micro-Gage, is about to relocate, so the church will start renting out that office space. May the Lord lead us to find suitable new tenants.

Upcoming: Holy Communion (5/7)

Prayer Requests

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)

  • Pray for Revival Prayer. Pray that the Lord would move people to sign up for the SoCal Prayer Conference scheduled on May 19-20. Pray that the Lord would use this conference to promote people to devote themselves to prayer, and experience God’s power and revival through prayers.
  • Pray for New Believers. At the end of this month, the first half of the Happiness Group ended and 3 more brothers and sisters were baptized last week. Pray that the Lord would strengthen their faith, and move them to be equipped for further growth in their faith, and become ready for His witness.
  • Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their heath and strength.

PRAY FOR THE WORLD

  • Pray for Sudan and Burma in the face of civil conflict. Pray that the Lord would stop the violence of the Sudanese civil war and turn Sudan around so that the fearful and displaced people would be able to live in peace; and that the Lord would reach out to help the people in the minority areas that the Burmese government has attacked with sufficient food and medical resources to heal their physical and spiritual needs. May the Lord bless the churches in both countries and the Christian organizations therein, so that more people will be comforted and come to know salvation and experience the wonders of the Lord.
  • Pray for the situation in the Taiwan Strait. The world belongs to the LORD! May the power of God walk mightily on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and bring peace to them! Pray that the Lord would remove all the tricks from men and that no sword would be used! May the Lord reign in the trade and cultural exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, so that the people may be blessed by grace!

Faithful Servants

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Speaker Debora Shih Jacky Yang
Presider Eddie Sun Jacky Yang
Worship Eddie Sun Joel Lee
Ushers Lihsueh Chen Alan Qi
Midweek Prayer Meeting Jacky Yang Jacky Yang

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