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 “Highest Passion” Philippians 3:7-11 (page 981)- Chris Liu
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
- Baptism Information Session: There will be a 10-minute session today after our English worship downstairs in Room 104. See Pastor Kenny for questions.
- Married Couples Fellowship: Our married couples fellowship will be meeting today from 4:30-6:30pm at Mike & Wendy’s house. For more information, please see Pastor Kenny for questions.
- Friday Night Fellowship (9/23): Our summer fellowship for adults (college/working) will meet this Friday (9/23) from 8-10pm. Location is TBD. For more information, please contact Joshua Chang.
- Blood Drive (9/24): Our church will be sponsoring a blood drive on Saturday (9/24) from 10am-3pm. Sign up or register to give blood at redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code “CCCSJ”. You can also contact Christine Tsao (chistine.tsao@gmail.com) for more info.
- Mission Night (9/24): We will be having a Mission Sharing Night this coming Saturday (9/24) from 7-9pm. For more information, please contact Edward Lee (aihualee@yahoo.com).
- Saltshakers (9/24): We will be joining the mission sharing night this Saturday. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com).
- Awana (10/1): Our church will start AWANA children’s program on Saturday (10/1). If you are interested in volunteering or want more information, please contact George Sya (georgesya@gmail.com)
- Pre-Service Prayer: Join us in praying for our English worship service and related Sunday ministries every Sunday morning from 9:00-9:45am upstairs in Room 208.
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Pray for Pastor Joey and his family as they continue and grow together as a family. Pray for Pastor Joey as he transitions back into pastoral ministry.
- Pray for the upcoming blood drive that this ministry would be a great opportunity as well as a platform to extend compassion and mercy to those who are in need.
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 49: Where is Christ now?
Answer: Christ rose bodily from the grave on the third day after his death and is seated at the right hand of the Father, ruling his kingdom and interceding for us, until he returns to judge and renew the whole world.
Passage(s): Ephesians 1:19-21