Order of Service
March 3, 2024
| Call to Worship | Scripture, Prayer | Joel Lee |
| Worship in Song | Music and Singing | Joel Lee |
| Worship in Fellowship | Welcome and Announcements | Jacky Yang |
| Worship in Word | Empowered by the Spirit | Jacky Yang |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Joel Lee |
Sermon Notes
Title: Empowered by the Spirit
Passage: Joel 2:28-29
Announcements
- Devotional Material: March 2024’s “Living Life” is available at the church office for pickup.
- Children Ministry: The Easter baptism ceremony will be held on 3 / 31, 1- 2 pm at the church courtyard. The Baptized class will be on today, 3/10. 17, 24 Sunday afternoon 12: 30 -1: 30 pm, if you are interested in join this class, please contact Ruth.
- Daylight Saving Time (3/10): Summer daylight saving will begin on 3/10 (Sun). Please turn your clock one hour forward on the night before that Sunday.
- EFC Memorial Service (3/23): Southern California EFC Memorial Service will be held at Hua Yuan Center at Rose Hills Memorial Park on 3/23. We welcome all Brothers and Sisters to join this event together. Please contact EFC Foundation to reserve seats: Jennifer at (909) 671-6572.
- Easter Baptism (3/31): We would like to invite brothers and sisters that are considering baptism to go through baptism classes in March to prepare for this occasion. Feel free to reach out to your advisors, Pastor Leona, or Pastor Jacky for more details.
- Church Meeting :
1) The Council Meeting will be hold on 4/7 1:30pm at English Chapel. Pastors, ministers, elders, deacons are all invited to participate.
2) The Elder Board meeting will be right after the previous meeting. - Main sanctuary LED screen project: The church is upgrading the main sanctuary’s projector to an LED screen for a brighter & better quality display. The project cost approximately $70,000. Please pray for the provision for this project. If you would like to donate to this project, you can mark your offering as– LED SCREENS..
- Church Lunch Offering: The church lunch is estimated to be $200/ person annually. 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.
- Student Ministry Announcement: Student Ministry launches a weekly Sunday School for middle and high school students at 10 AM in Room 109D/E. For inquiries, contact Pastors Leona or Jacky.
- Upcoming: Holy Communion (Today)
Prayer Requests
PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)
- Pray for the outreach ministry of Happiness Group. Starting from 3/3, the Spring Happiness Group has launched. Please pray for the love, faith, unity and humble service of the co-workers, pray for the work of the Holy Spirit in the meetings, and ask the Lord to add His chosen people to the happiness group.
- Pray for Easter gatherings. 3/29 is Good Friday Service, and 3/31 is Easter Sunday. Pray that brothers and sisters will prepare their hearts, think again about the suffering and resurrection of Jesus Christ for us, and remind us of our grateful hearts and hope for resurrection. There are baptism classes in the Harvest LA and Children Congregation. We pray that seekers can know the truth, meet Jesus, and be baptized to become children of God.
- Pray for the Mandarin-speaking student group. This is the youngest group in the Mandarin Congregation. It is composed of some Mandarin-speaking middle school and high school students, including Christians and seekers. Pray that co-workers will serve them with wisdom and love, and pray that these young people will not only have fun and find friends in the gather-ing, but more importantly, learn about faith and build a new life in Christ.
- Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and re-store their health and strength.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD
- Pray for the Maldives. The Maldives is strictly controlled by Islamic law and is one of the countries in the world that severely persecutes Christianity. It is illegal to establish a local church, and there is no translation of the entire Bible in the local mother tongue. Therefore, under strict state surveillance, Christian migrant workers can hardly maintain their faith life. Let us pray together for the Maldives. May the gospel of truth spread to every place and transform this land.
Faithful Servants
| This Week’s Service | Next Week | |
| Speaker | Jacky Yang | Leona Chen |
| Presider | Jacky Yang | Emily Doo |
| Worship | Joel Lee | Joel Lee |
| Ushers | Yilin Aragon | Yilin Aragon |
| Midweek Prayer Meeting | Jacky Yang | Jacky Yang |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | February 25, 2024 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 166 |
