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 – Kenny Chan
Sermon “The Bread of Life” John 6:25-51 (page 891)- Daniel Chen
Communion – 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.
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
Announcements
- Hiring Minister Haiyan: Our church recently hired Minister Haiyan Wu. She started her role as children’s and women’s minister on Thursday (9/1). If you have any questions, please contact one of the elders.
- Baptism Information Session (9/4): We will be having a 15 minute information session today from 11:10-11:25am in Room 104. Actual Baptism class will start on Sunday (9/25). Please contact Pastor Kenny (pkennychan@gmail.com) for questions.
- AWANA: Registration for AWANA starts on 9/4 and ends on 9/18! Parents can pick up registration forms at the usher’s desk and return forms to George Sya or Elaine Hung.
- EM Prayer Meeting (9/7): Join us this coming Wednesday (9/7) from 8-9:15pm in the church duplex. Contact Pastor Kenny for questions.
- Friday Night Fellowship (9/9): Our summer fellowship for adults (college/working) will meet this Friday (9/9) from 8-10pm. Location is TBD. For more information, please contact Joshua Chang.
- Saltshakers (9/10): We will be having a joint parent and youth night this Saturday (9/10) from 7-9pmin the Fellowship Hall. Please invite your parents. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com).
- Mission Night (9/24): Mission night is on Saturday, 9/24 from 7-9pm. Come hear from our brothers & sisters who went on a short-term mission trip this summer!
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Praise God for a wonderful day at the park yesterday. It was a great time of bonding between the youth and adults.
- Praise God for the hiring of Minister Haiyan. Pray for her as she focuses on children’s ministry and women’s ministry.
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 mean 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 47: Does the Lord’s Supper add anything to Christ’s atoning work?
Answer: No, Christ died once for all. The Lord’s Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ’s atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with unrepentant hearts eat and drink judgement on themselves.
Passage(s): 1 Peter 3:18