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* – Albert Liu
Praise & Worship*- Praise Team and Congregation
Welcome & Announcements – Daniel Chen
Sermon “Our Walk with Jesus, Our Work for Jesus” 1 Timothy 4:6-16 (page 992)- Joey Wang
Song(s) of Response* – Praise Team
Doxology (Words of Praise)*- Congregation
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.
Sermon Notes
- Our Walk with Jesus
A.G_______________in the W___________ of God (vv.6, 13, 15, 16)
B.G_______________ in G_______________ (vv.7-8, 10, 12, 15)
- Our Work for Jesus:
- G_______________ in M______________ (vv.10-11, 14-16)
Announcements
- Combined Sunday School: Come join us from 11:40 am – 12:40 pm in the Fellowship Hall as Pastor Joey shares about his upcoming sabbatical.
- College/Grad Students & Community Groups: All are invited this afternoon (4:30-7:30 pm) to Pastor Joey’s house (6826 Lazy River Way, San Jose 95120) for dinner and fellowship as we spend time eating, reflecting and sharing about the past year of community groups and/or college.
- Saltshakers: We will be watching the movie, Finding Dory, this weekend. Stay tuned for more details. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@sbcglobal.net).
- Inheritance Magazine: This month’s issue is now available! The topic is “What if?” 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.)
- Serving Lunch:Our adults (college/working/married) are serving and cleaning up for lunch next Sunday (7/3). Please see Paul Yuan if you’d like to help.
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Pray for Pastor Joey (and family) as he begins his sabbatical this week (July 1 – Sept 30). Pray that during these three months it will be a time of rest, growth, and discernment for him.
- Pray for our Budapest (Hungary) summer short-term mission team (Elder Raymond Hung, Vanda Chan, Christine Tsao, and Katherine Chan) along with CFCC-Berkeley as they lead a VBS camp for children from (6/24-7/7). You can commit to praying for them by signing up in the hallway.
- Praise God for our summer retreat last weekend! Pray that through the messages and discussions that we would be strengthened in our faith as well as be emboldened to share and discuss the Gospel and other matters with those that don’t know Jesus yet.
- Praise God for our recent college graduates (Rebecca Chang, Ariel Cheng, Michael Chu, Clay Song, Melody Tan, Terry Tsai, and Vivian Liao). Pray for them during this season of transition.
- Praise God for our incoming 6th graders (Emma Tu, Emma Su, Caleb Chou, Nancy Shih, Lucy Ma, Samuel Fan, Wilson Lu, Daphne Guo, Sean He, Jayden Lim, Mark Kersey, and Jeremy Ko). Pray for them as they slowly transition into our English Ministry.
What is a “Sabbatical”?
The princple behind the sabbatical comes from Genesis 2:2-3 and Exodus 20:8. As Christians we are all commanded to “sabbath” (rest) weekly. God has created us to work and then to rest. The rest commanded is not just physical rest or to busy ourselves with other projects or distract ourselves with entertainment but a deep rest where worship of God is the source of our rest. Our rest is meant to refuel us to work. Our rest is also meant to remind us that we are not God (i.e. in complete control) but that God is God!
For CFCCSJ, we have an extended sabbatical policy (3 months) for our full-time pastors. This sabbatical is not the same as a vacation. The purpose behind the sabbatical is for pastors to be refreshed, refocused and renewed. This extended time allows the pastors to take classes, have extended time to read, spend time with their families, visit other churches, etc. As author Thom Rainer writes, “A pastor has emotional highs and lows unlike most other vocations. In the course of a day, a pastor can deal with death, deep spiritual issues, great encouragement, petty criticisms, tragedies, illnesses, and celebrations of birth. The emotional roller coaster is draining. Your pastor needs a break—many times a break with no distractions…Most pastors don’t have an “off” switch. They go to sleep with the knowledge they could be awakened by a phone call at anytime of the day. Vacations are rarely uninterrupted. It can be an exhausting vocation, and a sabbatical can be a welcome time to slow down.”
New City Catechism (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 38: What is prayer?
Answer: Prayer is pouring out our hearts to God in praise, petition, confession of sin, and thanksgiving.
Passage(s): Psalm 62:8 – “Trust in him at all times, you people; pour our your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”