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* – Alison Law
Praise & Worship*- Praise Team and Congregation
Prayer- Stan Yang
Baptism/Baptism Testimonies- Joey Wang/Samson Ou/ Baptism Candidates
Welcome & Announcements – Joey Wang
Sermon “Dead, Alive and New in Christ” Ephesians 2:1-10 (page 976)- Joey Wang/ Vincent Chou
Baptism Certificates – Baptism Candidates
Doxology (Words of Praise)*- Joey Wang
Prayer & Benediction (Lord’s Blessing)* – Joey Wang
*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.
We are glad you are here this morning to worship God together with us! We hope that through this service you would experience God’s blessings to you — and know His love for you through Jesus Christ and the presence of His Spirit!
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
- Summer Retreat (6/17-6/19): Today is the last day for the early bird registration. The cost of the retreat will increase the very next day. Regular registration deadline is 6/12. Please register today in the Fellowship Hall. For more information, contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@sbcglobal.net)
- Inheritance Magazine: This month’s issue is now available! Inheritance is a monthly magazine that focuses on how Christian faith interacts with Asian and American cultures. (Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in Inheritance do not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of CFCCSJ.)
- Community Groups: TBD
- 5th Grade Graduation: We will be celebrating our current 5th graders on Sunday (6/5) at 1:30pm in the Church Sanctuary. You are invited to come join us on that day!
- Saltshakers: We will be gathering this Saturday (6/4) from 7-9pm in the Fellowship Hall. For more information, contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@sbcglobal.net).
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Praise God for the baptisms of [Bryan Ku, Samuel Dai, Alex Wan, Jasmine Han, Leslie Fan, Jane Qiu, Tien-Feng Kang, Sunny Cao, Rinna Zheng, Zhaomin Zhong, Yu-Gang Shao, Hung-Ta Lin, Chris Hsu, Jiawei Chen, Qinglai Li]. Pray that as they get baptized that they would continue to grow in God’s grace and love. Pray that as a church community we would continue to encourage them in their faith!
- Praise God for yesterday’s Blood Drive – for Christine Tsao who coordinated along with all the volunteers and donors!
- Pray for Pastor Joey as he flies out to the Midwest this Saturday to speak at a youth discipleship camp/retreat (6/4-11). Pray that through the messages and workshops that the Holy Spirit would encourage, challenge and equip the students in their faith.
From the Baptist Catechism
(http://tinyurl.com/baptistcatechism)
QUESTION 100: WHAT IS BAPTISM?
Answer: Baptism is a holy ordinance, in which immersion in the water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, signifies our being joined to Christ and our sharing the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord’s.
Scripture: Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-5; Colossians 2:12; Galations 3:27
QUESTION 101: TO WHOM IS BAPTISM TO BE ADMINISTERED?
Answer: Baptism is to be administered to all those who actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ; and to no other.
Scripture: Acts 2:38; 8:12, 36; 10:47, 48; Matthew 3:6; Mark 16:16
QUESTION 104: WHAT IS THE DUTY OF THOSE WHO ARE RIGHTLY BAPTIZED?
Answer: It is the duty of those who are rightly baptized to give themselves to some visible and orderly church of Jesus Christ, that they may walk in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Scripture: Acts 2:46, 47; 9:26; 1 Peter 2:5; Hebrews 10:25; Romans 16:5