Chinese for Christ Church of San Jose
English Worship Service
Worship Service: 10:00 –11:10 am followed by snacks in the Fellowship Hall.
Call To Worship* – Hannah Lee Alison Law
Praise & Worship*- Praise Team and Congregation
Welcome & Announcements – Joey Wang
Sermon “God’s Incredible Message to Mary and Her Response” Luke 1:26-38 (page 855) – Kenny Chan
Communion (Lord’s Supper) – Baptized Believers
Song(s) of Response* – Praise Team
Doxology (Words of Praise)*- Congregation
Prayer & Benediction (Lord’s Blessing)* – Kenny Chan
*Please stand, if physically able. Also, please set your cell phones to “silent.”
Please exit through the ‘front’ of the sanctuary at the end of service. Thank you.
Sermon Notes
- 26-28 Angel _____________ Mary… v. 29 but Mary
- 30-33 Angel says Mary will birth ________________ Jesus… v. 34 yet Mary ______________________
- 35-37 Angel states ___________________with God… v. 38 and Mary believes God’s _________________
We are glad you are here this morning to worship God together with us! This morning we’re continuing through the season of Advent, the season of waiting and preparation for the celebration of Christmas. We pray that during these weeks you would be reminded of God’s extravagant love in entering into this world to rescue us!
If this is your first time here, please fill out one the pink cards in the pew and pass onto any of our ushers if you would like us to contact you with more information about our church.
Announcements
1.New Sunday School Quarter: We will be starting a new Sunday School Quarter today. See above for information on Sunday School Classes. For more information, please see Daniel Chen (dantchen83@sbcglobal.net).
2.Christmas Musical: We’ll be having our Christmas children musical show, “Isaiah Jones And The Seekers of The Lost Christmas Treasure”, on Saturday December 12 at 7pm at church. Please invite non-Christian family members and friends to join. Please also pray for all the actors, actresses and coworkers involved in the performance.
3.Christmas Drive: Saltshakers is partnering with Sacred Heart to help provide aid for Bay Area Teens and Children. If you would like to help contribute, please visit the Christmas Tree and pick up a tag. The deadline to contribute is Sunday (12/13). For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@sbcglobal.net) and/or Erika Huang (erikahuang0117@gmail.com).
4.Food Donation (Barrels): We are also accepting canned food donations on behalf of CityTeam Ministries to serve and help those in need during this holiday season. We are accepting food donations for the entire month of December.
5.Short-Term Missions Pre-Registration: If you are interested in joining the 2016 short-term missions, please fill out the short-term mission pre-registration form inserted in the Sunday bulletin. Please leave the pre-registration form in the offering box or give it to Edward Lee by 1/31. For more information, please contact Edward Lee.
6.Inheritance Magazine: This month’s issue of Inheritance magazine is now available! The theme for this month is, “Blind Spots.” Inheritance is a monthly magazine that focuses on how Christian faith interacts with Asian and American cultures.
7.Community Groups: Our small group fellowship meets every Saturday morning (10 am – 12 pm) and Sunday afternoons (4-6 pm) for sharing, praying as well as sermon application. Please contact either Pastor Joey or Kenny for more information.
8.Saltshakers: We will be attending the Christmas Children Musical this coming Saturday (12/12), 7pm at the Church Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@sbcglobal.net) or Brian Huang (brian0521@sbcglobal.net).
Prayer Requests & Praises
1.Pray for our church plant in Palo Alto. Pray for the core team (Elder Steve Cheng, Henry Chien, Edward Chien and Sammy Hu) as they have their first worship service this morning in Palo Alto. Pray that the Gospel would be preached and God would be glorified in this church plant!
2.Pray for our Children’s Christmas Musical Performance on Sat (12/12) evening. Pray for all the children and adult leaders and coordinators involved. Pray that Jesus would be glorified through the musical!
3.Pray for our upcoming College Students Retreat (12/27-29) and Winter Youth Retreat (2/12-15). Pray for the planning, coordination, and preparations involved. Pray also for more volunteers to help out. Ultimately, pray that through these retreats our students would grow closer to God and one another.
Advent Resources
The following are some free online resources to help us celebrate the Advent season as well as prepare ourselves for Christmas. These can be a supplement to your regular devotionals or you can use them as your regular devotionals during this Advent season:
Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent by John Piper
– Free ebook/pdf devotional which you can download
http://www.desiringgod.org/books/good-news-of-great-joy
Journey to the Manger
– Go to the following link to receive daily advent devotional through your email
http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/2015-Advent-Sign-Up.cfm
Awana Family Advent Devotional.
– You can subscribe at the link below to receive a free children’s/family advent devotional
http://awana.org/advent-devotional
New City Catechism (adapted from www.newcitycatechism.com/intro.php)
We hope that this will be a tool for us to use in disciplining our children, one another and ourselves as a church community. The New City Catechism is also available online and for your smart phones.
Question 13: Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?
Answer: Since the fall, no mere human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly, but consistently break it in thought, word, and deed.
Passage(s): Romans 3:10-12