Order of Service

March 10, 2024

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 The Devotions of Believers Leona Chen
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Joel Lee

Sermon Notes

Title: The Devotions of Believers

Passage: Acts2:42-47

Announcements

  • Children Congregation:
    1) The Easter baptism ceremony will be held on 3/31 from 1-2pm in Children’s Worship Room 201. The Baptism class will be held on today, 3/17, and on 3/24, Sunday afternoon from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. If you are interested in joining this class, please contact Ruth.
    2)Upcoming 7th graders will start the transitioning process by joining HarvestLA services every 3rd Sunday of the month starting next week (3/17). It would be a great way to welcome and connect with the upcoming youth.
  • Passion Week:
    1) From 3/25 to 3/30 (Monday to Saturday), we invite brothers and sisters to participate in fasting and prayer to remember the Passion of Christ. Online prayer meetings will be held from 12:00-12:30 pm on 3/26 to 3/28 (Tuesday to Thursday) with Zoom ID: 8579569341, PW: 537101.
    2) On 3/29 (Fri-day), the church will host a joint Good Friday service at 8:00 pm in the main sanctuary. All fellowships, please take a break and join the service with Holy Communion.
  • EFC Memorial Service (3/23): The Southern California EFC Memorial Service will be held at Hua Yuan Center at Rose Hills Memorial Park on 3/23. We wel-come 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 who 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 held on 4/7 (Sunday) at 1:30 pm at the English Chapel. Pastors, ministers, elders, deacons, all are invited to participate.
    2) The Elder Board meeting will be right after the previous meeting.
  • Main sanctuary LED screen project: The church has upgraded the main sanctu-ary LED screen ($70,000). Thank you for all the support; we have now received approximately $13,000 and still need $57,000. If you would like to make an of-fering, please title it “LED SCREEN” in the memo of donation.
  • Church Lunch Offering: The church lunch is estimated to cost $200 per person annually, which is roughly $20 per month. You can make an offering titled “Lunch” in the memo of donation.
    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 (4/7)

Prayer Requests

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)

  • Pray for the outreach ministry of Happiness Group. Pray for the love, faith, unity and humble service of the co-workers, pray for the work of the Holy Spirit in the meetings, May the Lord’s Holy Spirit continue to work in the hearts of every seeker, that they would feel loved in the group, and may accept Jesus as their savior. .
  • 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 Germany. The German government has drafted a new law on “self-determination”. In the future, adults will be able to decide or change their real names and genders on their household registrations and passports: Teenagers over the age of 14 can also change their real names or genders as long as they have parental consent. In the name of freedom and human rights, Germany violates the truth. Let us pray together and ask the Lord to turn them back from their sins..

Faithful Servants

This Week’s Service Next Week
Speaker Leona Chen Jacky Yang
Presider Emily Doo Leona Chen
Worship Joel Lee Eddie Sun
Ushers Yilin Aragon Yilin Aragon
Midweek Prayer Meeting Jacky Yang Jacky Yang

Your Faithful Participation

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