Order of Service
December 31, 2023
| 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 | Counting the Blessings | Jacky Yang |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Eddie Sun |
Sermon Notes
Title: Counting the Blessings
Passage: Proverbs 31
Announcements
- Devotional Material: January 2024’s “Living Life” is available at the church office for pickup.
- New Year Worship Night (Today): We are going to celebrate the end of 2023 with worship, prayer, reflection, and sharing on the last day of the year. Refreshments and light snacks will be prepared from 6:30 pm and the event will start from 8:00 pm till 12:30 am. Please invite your friends and family to join us for this wonderful occasion to welcome 2024 altogether with our church family! Here is the RSVP form (https://bit.ly/hla-ny-eve-23).
- Church Lunch Service: Praise God, we currently received $77,832.55 for our lunch fund. If you would like to make a special donation for lunch through a check or cash offering, please use the church offering envelope and indicate “lunch” in the memo.
- Reimbursement: If any coworker or fellowship has prepaid expenses for the church, please bring the receipts to the department elders ASAP before closing accounting books at the end of the fiscal year.
- Mailbox: Next year there will be a rearrangement for the mailbox in the Pastoral Office. Please take away everything from the box. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Installation (1/7): New coworkers, deacons, and elders’ installation will occur in the worship service on Sunday 1/7/2024. Praise the Lord for their hearts to serve God’s church. Let us pray for our new church leadership.
- Expanded Council Meeting (1/7): EFCLA’s expanded council meeting will be held on 1/7/2024 at 1:30 pm at the English chapel. For all pastors, zone pastors, staff, elders, deacons, advisors, chairmen, and small group leaders, please re-serve your time for this meeting.
- Children’s Congregation (1/14): The children’s choir will resume regular practice on 1/14/2024 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Parents of interested children are encouraged to contact Director Ruth for details and registration.”
- In-person Wednesday Prayer Meeting (1/31): Starting from 1/31/2024, the Wednesday prayer meeting will be held in person on the last week of each month at 7:30pm in English Hall. All are invited to worship, praise, and pray together.
- Agape Education Center: The Montessori School is starting to recruit students aged 2-6 years old. If you want more information or to visit the school, please contact 626-450-7686 to leave a message.
Upcoming: Holy Communion (1/7/2024)
Prayer Requests
PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)
- There Pray for the Church. Pray that the Lord would revive His church to seek Him earnestly in devoting herself in prayers, reaching out and loving one another.
- Pray for spiritual life. Pray that brothers and sisters would practice QT everyday by using Living Life devotional material. Pray that everyone would read the bible, listen to the Lord and pray daily. Pray that Living Life would become the devotional material for family time, fellowship and small group studies.
- Pray for brothers and sisters. Pray that the Lord would give congregation the same mindset to preach the gospel to their families, friends, col-leagues, neighbors, etc.
- Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are ill and re-store their health and strength.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD
- Pray for USA. Pray that the Lord would raise godly leaders in government, society and churches.
Faithful Servants
| This Week’s Service | Next Week | |
| Speaker | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
| Presider | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
| Worship | Eddie | TBA |
| Ushers | Chi Chen | TBA |
| Midweek Prayer Meeting | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | December 24, 2023 |
| Hybrid Jointed Worship Service | 714 |
