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 “The Church as Salt & Light in this World” Matthew 5:13-16 (page 810) – Brian Tsui
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
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
- Serving Lunch (4/23): 7th Graders are scheduled to serve lunch today. For more information, please contact Vera Lai or Joan Lee.
- Coffee House (Youth Group) (4/28): We will be having a special coffee house/talent show night this Friday (4/28) from 7-9pm at Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church with MVCCC and CTCC. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com).
- Saltshakers (4/29): We will be gathering for a special parent and youth information session this Saturday (4/29) from 7-9pm in the Fellowship Hall. For more info, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com).
- Red Cross Blood Drive (5/6): Our church will be hosting the semi-annual Blood Drive on 5/6 (Sat). Please sign-up to donate in the hallway or online http://rdcrss.org/2n59heH. We are also looking for volunteers to help out with the event itself as well.
- 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). Registration is starting soon!
- Taiwan Missions (7/22-7/29): Our church is hosting a brand new short term mission trip to PingTung County in Taiwan. We will be hosting a Village Gospel Mission Bilingual Camp for children. If interested, please turn in your registration form by 4/29 (or earlier). For more information, please contact Edward Lee (aihualee@yahoo.com).
- VBS Cancellation: Children Ministry has decided to cancel VBS for this summer due to lack of resources and look into having it next summer. If you have any questions, please contact George Sya (gsya@hotmail.com)
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Pray for Tiffany Chang as she is currently serving on a short term mission trip with her school in Rustenburg, South Africa from 4/12-4/23. Pray for team unity and opportunities to share the gospel.
- Pray for our current high school seniors (Micah Lee, Joshua Ho, Zachary Chan, Vincent Xu, Murial Wang, Tiffany Chang, and Alice Shih) as they are in the process of deciding on colleges. Pray they will continue to seek the Lord for peace and discernment.
- Pray for our summer retreat committee (Grace Huang, Jonathan Yang, Ruth Chu, Minister Lianhai Fu and Elder Jonathan Sue) as they continue to plan, coordinate and prepare for our first ever joint Summer Retreat.
- 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 27: Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ?
Answer: No, only those who are elected by God and united to Christ by faith. Nevertheless, God in his mercy demonstrates common grace even to those who are not elect, by restraining the effects of sin and enabling works of culture for human well-being.
Passage(s): Romans 5:17