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 “Becoming a Transformed Disciple” Matthew 28:18-20, James 2:26 (page 835, 1012) – Alex Leung
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.
Background on the Book of Daniel
“Becoming a Transformed Disciple”
(Matthew 28:18-20; James 2:26)
- The t ____________we need to k______________
- The p ____________required to g_____________
- The I ____________ willing to s______________
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
- Baptism Class: We’ll be meeting this afternoon (1:00-2:30pm) in the Church Office. Please contact Pastor Joey (joeywang@cfccsj.org) for more information.
- Fellowship (Adult): We’ll be gathering this afternoon (4-6pm) to continue our discussion, planning and praying about ways we can be more engaged and serve our local communities and city. Please contact Pastor Joey for more information.
- Post Youth Retreat Gathering: We will be having a post retreat gathering with MVCCC & CTCC this Friday (3/31) from 7-9pm at Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church (4405 Fortran Ct, San Jose, CA 95134). For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com).
- Saltshakers: We will be gathering for Growth Groups this Saturday (4/1) from 7-9pm in the Church Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com)
- Summer Retreat (6/16-6/18): Save the date for our upcoming church-wide Summer Retreat from Friday evening (6/16) to Sunday afternoon (6/18). Stay tuned for more information and registration!
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Pray for our missionaries Jim & Terui Grace (Japan). Pray for Hokkaido University students Rikako and Hanako who have been studying the Bible with Jim – pray that they will come to faith in the Lord. Also, pray for Jim & Terui’s son, John, who is in his final college semester and is looking for an internship to complete his graduation requirements.
- Pray for Minister Fu as he guest-preaches at the Monterey Chinese Church this morning.
- Pray for our Pastor-Elder Board (PEB) as they continue the process of searching for either a youth minister or associate pastor for our English ministry. Pray for God’s provision and for wisdom in the 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 23: Why must the Redeemer be truly God?
Answer: That because of his divine nature his obedience and suffering would be perfect and effective; and also that he would be able to bear the righteous anger of God against sin and yet overcome death.
Passage(s): Acts 2:24