Order of Service

December 21, 2025

Call to Worship Scripture, Prayer Choir
Worship in Song Music and Singing Choir
Worship in Fellowship Welcome and Announcements Jacky / Josh
Worship in Word Encountering God’s Love at Christmas Johnson Hsieh / Leona Chen
Worship in Giving and Response Tithes and Offering Choir

Sermon Notes

Title: Encountering God’s Love at Christmas

Passage: Luke 2:10-11

Announcements

  • Advent: This Sunday, we will light the last candle is Jesus– the True Light.
  • Finance Department Report: The church’s general offering is still approximately $40,000 short of the budget. We kindly ask brothers and sisters to remember this in prayer and giving.
  • Pastoral Office Announcements:
    1) The Wednesday prayer meetings on 12/24 and 12/31 are canceled.
    2)Next Sunday, Pastor Sun, Pastor Ning, Pas-tor Yang (English Ministry), and Pastor ChangChien, together with about 40 brothers and sisters, will travel to Arizona to attend a mission’s conference. Please keep them in prayer.
    3)12/25 (Thursday): Christmas holiday.
    4)12/26 (Friday): Christmas compensatory holiday. On 12/26 (Friday) evening, church facilities will be closed for a one-time suspension of use.
  • Reimbursement Requests: Any co-worker or fellowship that has paid expenses on behalf of the church, please submit a check request to the appropriate department elder as soon as possible, so year-end accounting can be completed. Thank you.
  • Mailboxes: Attention pastors, elders, deacons and fellowship leaders, there will be changes to the pastoral office mailboxes next year. Please make sure to clear out all items from your mailbox by 12/28 (next Sunday).
  • Installation and Ordination: On January 4, 2026 (Sunday), during the Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, and Cantonese worship services, the church will hold an installation and ordination service for 2026 leaders.
  • Meeting: An Expanded Elders and Deacons Meeting will be held on January 4, 2026 (Sunday) at 1:30 PM in the Main Sanctuary. Pastors, district pastors, el-ders, deacons, advisors, and small group leaders are requested to attend. Immediately following, a board Meeting will be held. Pastors and elders are requested to stay.
  • Children’s Ministry Volunteer Teachers Needed: The Children’s Ministry is recruiting volunteer teachers to help with Children’s Sunday School for the Spring Quarter (March–May). If you have a heart for serving children and are willing to support this ministry, we warmly invite you to join the team. Please contact the Children’s Ministry or the church office for more information. Thank you for your prayerful consideration and support.
  • Upcoming: Holy Communion on(1/4/2026)

Prayer Requests

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)

  • Spiritual Preparation for Christmas. As the Christmas season approaches, in the midst of preparing gifts and attending celebrations and gatherings, we invite everyone to set aside quiet time before God. Reflect on the true meaning of Christmas, “redemption, peace, and love”, and how these can be lived out in our daily lives.
  • Christmas Sunday Service and Christmas Candlelight Service. Pray for all the preparations for our Christmas Sunday service and Christmas candle-light service. Also pray for the friends and family we plan to invite. May the peace and joy brought by our Savior’s birth be shared through us with more people, drawing hearts closer to God.
  • Pray for Relationships. Pray for our relationship with God, with our spouse, with our children, and with our family members, friends, and coworkers. Ask God to grant the power to break through barriers and bring reconciliation, helping us rebuild healthy, God-honoring relationships.
  •  Pray for the Church Family. Pray for brothers and sisters you know who are physically, emotionally, or spiritually unwell. Ask God to bring healing, restore their strength, and surround them with His peace and presence, even in the midst of trials.

PRAY FOR THE WORLD

  • Pray for Youth in Europe and Global Situations. In recent years, the num-ber of teenagers in Europe involved in terror-related activities has in-creased at an alarming rate. In 2023, among the 60 Islamist extremists ar-rested across Europe, two-thirds were under 18. This may be linked to the rapid spread of extremist ideas through social media and artificial intelli-gence. Pray that God will protect the youth in Europe, keep them from the enemy’s deception, and help them hold firmly to the gospel and truth.

Faithful Servants

This Week’s-Christmas Joint Service Next Week
Speaker Johnson Hsieh / Leona Chen Leona Chen
Presider Jacky / Josh Leona
Worship Choir / Joint Worship Team Andrew
Ushers Jennifer Jennifer
Midweek Prayer Meeting Jacky Yang Jacky Yang

Your Faithful Participation

Your faithful participation December 14, 2025
Hybrid Worship Service 138
Table talk (Sunday School) & Halo Zone0 5