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 – Joey Wang
Sermon “An End and a Beginning: Be Strong & Courageous” Joshua 1:1-9 (page 178) – Kenny Chan
Communion – Kenny Chan
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.
Sermon Notes
“The Final Charge” (2 Timothy 4:1-5)
Do what? Preach the Word v. 2a
Do when? In and out of season v.2b
Do how? Reproving, rebuking & exhorting yet with complete patience & teaching v. 2c
Do why? Before things become too bad or too late v.3-4
Conclusion of charge v.5
Consistently clear-headed (do how)
Preserving through pain (do when)
Sharing the Gospel or Good News (do what)
Completing your ministry call (do why)
As a believer in Christ, of all the ‘good and helpful’ things I do for or say to others, how central or consistent is the proclamation, speaking or sharing of God’s Word in my conversation with and care for others?
As a believer in Christ, why may I feel or think I am not ready to proclaim God’s Word? What steps am I willing to take to ready myself?
As a believer in Christ, is my proclamation of God’s Word filled with both truth and love? Candor and grace? If not, what change(s) must I make?
As a believer in Christ, do I realize that those around me need to hear God’s Word and the Good News of the Gospel before things become ‘too bad or too late’? Who are these people? When will I tell them?
Announcements
- Family Night: Our church’s Halloween alternative will be tomorrow (10/31) from 5:30-8:00pm at church. Please invite family, friends, and coworkers with elementary school aged children. We will be giving out candy as game prizes, so if you would like to make a monetary donation towards prizes, please specify “Family Night” on your donation. If you have any questions, please contact George Sya (gsya@hotmail.com)
- Prayer Meeting: Come join us this Wednesday (11/2, 8:00-9:15pm) at the Duplex as we gather to pray for our church. Please contact Pastor Joey (joeywang@cfccsj.org) for more information.
- Daylight Savings Ends: Daylight Savings ends next Sunday (11/6). Please remember to set your clocks back one hour before going to bed next Saturday (11/5).
- Saltshakers: We will be continuing our series on “Relationships” this Saturday (11/5 from 7-9pm in the Church Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com).
- Pastor/Minister Severance Benevolence Fund: Based on the established policy, the severance benevolence fund for Pastor Kenny Chan is opened up for donations from the congregation for two months from 10/16-12/16. If you would like to give, please write a check to CFCCSJ and specify the donation for “Pastor/Minister Severance Benevolence Fund.”
- Scholarship applications for full-time students: CFCCSJ provides a limited number of scholarships to full-time seminary students who intend to go into full-time ministry upon graduation. The scholarship deadline for the Spring semester (2017) is November 30th. For more details, please contact George Sya (gsya@hotmail.com)
- Inheritance Magazine: This month’s issue on “American Dream: Stories about Migration, Adjusting to New Lives, and Changing Expectations on Success” 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).
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Praise God for Pastor Kenny as he concludes his pastoral service at our church after 16+ years at the end of this month. Pray for him, his family & our church as we go through this season of transition.
- For those attending Baptism Classes & considering baptism for our upcoming Baptism Service (11/20).
- For Bethel Korean United Methodist Church (in Santa Clara) & Pastor Daniel Chung. For the English ministry’s future vision, for greater unity between the Korean & English ministries & for two Korean ministry’s future vision, for greater unity between the Korean & English ministries & for two Korean ministry members who are battling cancer.
- For our nation during this election season. Pray for wisdom as people vote and that Christ would be honored in our words and attitudes. Pray that our future President would have humility and wisdom in leading our nation.
Recommended Resources on Discipleship
“The Cost of Discipleship” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Considered the classic book on discipleship, this book is worth reading, re-reading, and
-re-reading esp. considering the author ended up dying in a concentration camp for his faith.
“Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream” by David Platt
A powerful, convicting read on what it means to die to ourselves and follow Jesus. His follow up book, “Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live” further explores this theme.
“Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus” by Mark Dever
Short, concise book on what does it look like to “make disciples” – help others become more like Christ.
“The Gospel-Centered Life” by Bob Thune & Will Walker
One of the “core” books for our church on growing as a disciple.
“Discipleship Defined” by Eric Russ
Very clear and convicting book on what is discipleship, why is discipleship central to the Christian faith, and how do we go about making disciples.
“What Jesus Demands from the World” by John Piper
A longer book which can be read daily (50 chapters) on what it means to follow (i.e. obey) the commands of Jesus
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 3: How many persons are there in God?
Answer: There are three persons in the one true and living God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. They are the same in substance, equal in power and glory.
Passage(s): 2 Corinthians 13:14