Order of Service
July 28, 2024
| Call to Worship | Scripture, Prayer | Leona Chen |
| Worship in Song | Music and Singing | Joel Lee |
| Worship in Fellowship | Welcome and Announcements | Leona Chen |
| Worship in Word | The Story of Ramses II | Eddie Sun |
| Worship in Giving and Response | Tithes and Offering | Joel Lee |
Sermon Notes
Title: The Story of Ramses II
Passage: Exodus Ch. 7-11
Announcements
- Devotional Material: August 2024’s “Living Life” is available at the church office for pickup.
- Church Report: Pastor Jacky will be out of town for the vision trip in Japan and visitations to the West Coast mission in Taiwan from 7/22-8/3.
- Co-worker’s Retreat 2024: On 8/17 (Sat) be held at fellowship hall, registration at 9:30AM and meeting from 10AM-6PM with lunch and dinner provided. All pastors, deacons, elders, fellowship leaders and co-workers are kindly invited, please set aside time to attend.
- Children’s Congregation Announcements: 1) Children Choir back to normal practice on 8/18 (Sun) 12:30-1:30pm. Please sign up with a new registration form of 2024-25 at the CC check in & out area. 2) Back to the new school year is on 9/8 (Sun), start today to register kids for new Sunday school, please check the church website and sign in: https://efcla.org/CCReg .
- Church Cleaning Day: Please reserve your time for this year’s church cleaning day on 9/22 1:30PM after Sunday service. Cleaning area will be allocated to fellowship groups.
- Church Lunch Offering: The estimated annual cost for church lunches is $200 per person, approximately $20 per month. Label your offering “Lunch” in the donation memo.
- Missions Announcement: Praise the Lord we have received enough donations for this year’s short-term missions. You are welcome to use your donations to continually support church’s missions. Please indicate your donation: Missions.
- Youth Sunday School Announcement: This Summer starting from this week, the Youth Sunday School has a brand new style of Sunday School time— The Table Talk Time!! Every Sunday morning before Service in the courtyard from 9:30-11 am, we will open up the space for hangouts, conversations, and even games. This is open to all ages and stages to join in and fellowship if you are still here over the summer.
- Winter Retreat 2024: This year’s winter retreat’s theme is “Identity”, welcome all youth, college, and young adult brother and sisters to attend. Registration is now live! Please visit the Google form with link below for more detailed information: https://forms.gle/m2ung8CM5iCCPLeN7
- Agape Montessori School: Looking for payed teacher assistant positions. Ideally one with 2-6 Yrs. Old teaching experience. Please contact 626-450-7686 for more information.
- Church Member Day: It will be held on Saturday, 10/19. Members please reserve your time to attend.
- Upcoming: Holy Communion (8/4)
Prayer Requests
PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)
- Pray for the hospitality and welcome team. Our church has seen many newcomers joining our Sunday service recently. Please pray for our broth-ers and sisters to continue inviting these newcomers. Let us anticipate that new friends will be touched by love of Christian and the Word of God. May our hospitality team exhibit even more enthusiasm, love, and patience in welcoming those who come to church. May newcomers find belonging within the church.
• Pray for Taiwan West Coast ＆ El Cajon STM Team. Pray for the STM members who are going to the Taiwan West Coast and El Cajon (Local STM）. They could adapt to either Taiwan or California’s hot weather or food. Pray that they would love one another and share the gospel in one accord. In addition, God would stir the hearts of students in Taiwan and Families in El Cajon to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior.
• Pray for the nomination of the elders and deacons of the church. The church will nominate a new batch of elders and deacons at the congrega-tional meeting in October. Pray that the Holy Spirit can inspire and guide new elders and deacons to participate in the service of the church. Accord-ing to the description in Chapter 6 of Acts: “Have great faith and be filled with the Holy Spirit”. The elders and deacons’ team can work well with the staff in the pastor’s office.
- Pray for the Sick. Pray for the brothers and sisters you know who are in poor health. Ask God to heal them and restore their physical health.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD
- Pray for countries facing elections in the second half of the year. After July of 2024, several countries, including the USA, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Uruguay, Palau, and Venezuela, will hold elections. May God grant heav-enly wisdom to those in positions of authority, and may His will be accom-plished among the nations. Let us pray for elected countries that they may experience stability and avoid political turmoil or social crises, and that their leaders may govern with wisdom from God.
Faithful Servants
| This Week’s Service | Next Week | |
| Speaker | Eddie Sun | David Robison |
| Presider | Leona Chen | Jacky Yang |
| Worship | Joel Lee | Eddie Sun |
| Ushers | Yilin Aragon | Jeffrey Chen |
| Midweek Prayer Meeting | Leona Chen | Leona Chen |
Your Faithful Participation
| Your faithful participation | July 21, 2024 |
| Hybrid Worship Service | 136 |
| Table talk (Sunday School) | 8 |
