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
Welcome & Announcements – Daniel Chen
Sermon “Birds & Flowers” Matthew 6:25-34 (page 811)- Thomas Chen
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.
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
- Combined Sunday School: We will be gathering in the Fellowship Hall today during the Sunday School hour (11:40am-12:40pm) to hear from one of our supported missionaries, John Becker.
- Yard Sale (8/13): We’ll be having a church-wide yard sale on Saturday (8/13) from 9am-3pm in the front yard of our church. If you have usable and sellable items that you would like to donate, please drop them off at one of the boxes or barrels located in the church hallway by 8/7. All proceeds will go towards City Team Ministry. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@sbcglobal.net) or Keh-Chiang (kehchaing@gmail.com)
- Friday Night Fellowship: Our summer fellowship for adults (college/working) will meet this coming Friday (7/22) from 8-10pm. Location is TBD. For more information, please contact Joshua Chang, William Jung, and Angeline Lee.
- Saltshakers: We will be partnering with SF Impact to serve the city of San Francisco. This will take place from 8:30am-7pm. For more information, contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@sbcglobal.net)
- Church Directory: Our updated church directory is now available. To issue a paper copy, please see Elaine Hung (elainehung@cfccsj.org).
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Praise God for last week’s mission fundraising event in raising over $5,000!. Pray for our brothers and sisters who are going on a summer short term mission trip.
- Praise God for Elder Raymond Hung, Vanda Chan, Christine Tsao, and Katherine Chan along with CFCC-Berkeley for returning back from their 2 week long mission trip to Budapest. Pray for their transition back home.
- Pray for Pastor Joey (and family) as he is currently on sabbatical (July 1-September 30). Pray that during these three months, it will be a time of rest, growth, and discernment for him.
What is a “Sabbatical”?
The principle 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 a means 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 & for your smart phones.
Question 41: What is the Lord’s Prayer?
Answer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Passage(s): Matthew 6:9