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 “…For the Glory of God” 1 Chronicles 16:8-36 (page 347) – Joey Wang
Communion – 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.
Sermon Notes
“A Beginning & An End: Be Strong & Courageous” Joshua 1:1-9 (Deuteronomy 31:1-8)
Deuteronomy 31:1-8 Indirect Communication: God speaking through Moses to communicate His (God’s) message to Joshua & the Israelites
Questions to Consider:
How can hearing stories or ways in which God showed His faithfulness & goodness in the lives of others encourage me in my life & walk of faith?
Who are the people in my life whom I can ask to share with me stories or ways of God’s grace to them?
Will I do this? Will I ask or seek them out? When?
In contrast
Joshua 1:1-9 Direct Communication: God speaking directly to Joshua to communicate His message to Joshua
Questions to Consider:
How can having experienced or seen God’s faithfulness firsthand in the past, encourage me in present or future circumstances & challenges?
How to be strong & Courageous:
Joshua 1:7-8
1:7 Do not stray or depart from God’s Word
1:8a Absorb or soak in God’s Word
1:8b Live out & obey all of God’s Word
Questions to Consider:
How and in what way(s) do I need to keep from straying from, soak in, and/or live out God’s Word?
How can my community of faith or the body of Christ help me in this? How I can help someone(s) else?
Announcements
- English Ministry Update: We’ll be having a meeting after the service from 11:40am-12:40pm in the Fellowship Hall to provide an update on our English ministry as well as a Q&A time.
- Saltshakers: We will be having a special talk on “Sexting and Cyber Safety” this Saturday (11/12) from 7-9pm in the Church Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com).
- Church-Wide Thanksgiving Potluck: Come join us as we gather as a church body for a Thanksgiving potluck & sharing in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday (11/23) starting at 6:30pm.
- Inheritance Magazine: This month’s issue on “American Dream: Stories about Migration, Adjusting to New Lives, and Changing Expectations on Success” is available in the hallway table. Inheritance is a monthly magazine that focuses on how Christian faith interacts with Asian & American cultures. (Disclaimer: The views & opinions expressed in Inheritance do not necessarily reflect the views & beliefs of CFCCSJ.)
- Seminary Scholarship: 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)
- 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 2 months from 10/16-12/16. If you would like to give, please write checks to “CFCCSJ” and specify the donation for “Pastor/Minister Severance Benevolence Fund.”
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Praise God for this past Monday’s Family Night event. Praise God for all the volunteers who helped out!
- Praise God for providing a new facility rental for our Palo Alto church plant (led by Elder Steve Cheng)! Pray for the growth and spread of the Gospel in Palo Alto!
- Praise God for Pastor Kenny (and family) as he concluded 17+ years of pastoring at our church. Pray for him, his family and our church during this season of transition.
- For Bethel Korean United Methodist Church (in Santa Clara) and Pastor Daniel Chung. For the English 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 & wisdom in leading our nation.
Recommended Resources on “Worship & The Glory of God”
“The Holiness of God” by R.C. Sproul
A must read for all Christians in growing in not only understanding the holiness of God, but helpful in growing in greater awe and worship of God
“The Stortelling God: Seeing the Glory of Jesus in His Parables” by Jared C. Wilson
This book helps readers to see familiar parables of Jesus from a different perspective – in growing one’s love and awe of Jesus
“Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God” by Bob Kauflin
An excellent book that we use for all our praise & worship leaders for training in understanding what worship is and our role in giving praise to God in corporate worship.
“For the Glory of God: Recovering a Biblical Theology of Worship” by Daniel Block
An in-depth biblical theological study of worship by an Old Testament scholar that is not only theologically rich but also very relevant and practical for all Christian.
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 4: How and why did God create us?
Answer: God created us male and female in his own image to know him, love him, live with him, and glorify him. And it is right that we who were created by God should live in his glory.
Passage(s): Genesis 1:27