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 “The Power of the Gospel” 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (page 961) – Danny Sanchez
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.
We are glad that you have joined us this morning as we begin the new year worshipping Jesus together and being reminded of who He is!
If this is your first time here, please fill out one of the cards in the pew and give the card on to any of our ushers if you would like us to contact you with more information about our church.
Announcements
- Annual Meeting: We’ll be having our church annual meeting in the Fellowship Hall from 11:40am-12:40pm after our worship service. We’ll be hearing from our elders and pastors about the past year of 2016 (in terms of finances, ministries, etc.) as well as looking ahead to this year.
- Baptism Information Session: Want to learn more about baptism and the core aspects of the Christian faith? Want to get baptized? We will have an information session this afternoon at 1pm (in the Duplex Office). Classes will start the first weekend of March. Our Baptism Service will be on 5/21. For more information, please contact Joey Wang (joeywang@cfccsj.org).
- Prayer Meeting: We’ll be gathering to pray for our church for revival and renewal this Wednesday from 8:00-9:15pm at Jeff & Ruth’s house.
- Saltshakers: We will be gathering for Growth Groups this Saturday (3/4) from 7-9pm in the Church Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com)
- Walk with Compassion (3/25) (by Compassion International) is an event that brings our church and local community together to help children in poverty in developing countries in areas of their basic needs such as clean water, medical emergencies, disaster relief. This free and family friendly 3 mile walk will take place at Vasona Park Los Gatos on Saturday (3/25) 9:30-11:30 am. After service in the hallway there will be more information as well as sign-ups. You can also create a fundraising team for your small group or your family!. Please contact Ellin (ellinchen@gmail.com) if you have any questions. http://www.walkwithcompassion.com/siliconvalley
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Pray for Bay Gospel Church (Downtown Campbell) led by Pastor Daniel Uhm. Pray that they would live out their mission of making disciples in humility as they consider others greater than themselves and in being a gospel witness in the Bay Area. Praise God that He has brought quite a bit of young adults to their church. Pray for wisdom and balance for the older members in having a heart to disciple the younger members.
- Praise God for the Winter Youth Retreat with Mountain View Chinese Christian Church (MVCCC) and Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church (CTCC) last weekend. Pray for continued reflection and application for the students!
- Pray that God would bring the right pastoral candidates as our church officially begins a pastoral search for either a youth minister or associate pastor for our English ministry.
- Pray for our English Ministry as we seek to establish an English ministry deacon board. Pray for wisdom and discernment during this process.
Recommended Resources on the Book of Daniel
The following are some of the commentaries consulted in preaching through the book of Daniel:
Daniel (Reformed Expository Commentary) by Iain M. Duiguid
- This commentary strikes a good balance between interpreting the text (exegesis) and applying the text (application). If you can only refer to one commentary on Daniel, use this one!
Daniel (NIV Application Commentary) by Tremper Longman
- Similar to Duiguid’s Daniel, this is also a good balanced commentary for general readers.
Daniel (Word Biblical Commentary) by Jay Goldingay
- Probably the best technical (in-depth) scholarly commentary on Daniel which not only gets into the original languages (Hebrew & Aramaic) of Daniel but also interacts with other scholarly works and interpretations of Daniel.
Preaching Christ from Daniel by Sidney Greidanus
- Less a commentary but more a guide for pastor/teachers to see and teach Christ in the book of Daniel.
Daniel (Geneva Series of Commentaries) by E.J. Young
- An older but just as useful more technical commentary on Daniel. This is a good companion commentary to Goldingay’s.
New City Catechism (from www.newcitycatechism.com/intro.php)
We hope that this will be a tool for us to use in discipling our children, one another and ourselves as a church community. The New City Catechism is also available online & for your smart phones.
Question 19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor?
Answer: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to himself and delivers us from sin and from the punishment for sin, by a Redeemer.
Passage(s): Isaiah 53:10-11