07/09/2017 English Sunday Service

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 – Joey Wang

Sermon “Boundless” Matthew 13:31-46 (Page 819)- John Becker

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/Sharing 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

  1. STM Send-Off & Fundraising: We’ll be commissioning our summer mission teams today at 12:30pm in the Sanctuary. There will also be a fundraiser lunch with all proceeds going to supporting our mission teams.
  2. Friday Night Fellowship (Adults): Our summer fellowship (June-August) for college students and older will be gathering this Friday from 8-10pm in the church duplex. Please contact Angeline Lee (aglee92@gmail.com) for further information.
  3. Saltshakers (Youth Group): We will be meeting up this Saturday from 7-9pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will also be having dinner together beforehand from 6-7pm – feel free to invite friends!  Please contact Pastor Joey (joeywang@cfccsj.org) for more information.
  4. Yard Sale (7/29): We are in need of donate items for our upcoming yard sale. You can put donated items in the bins in the hallway.  Also, if you would like to help out, please contact Tim Chang or Jamie Yuan.

Prayer Requests & Praises   

  1. Pray for our summer missions trip team members. Pray that as a church we would grow in our heart for missions and in obeying the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations.
  2. Praise God and pray for our graduating 5th graders as they join our English worship service and Sunday school classes starting this month.
  3. Pray for our Pastor-Elder Board (PEB) as they continue the process of searching and interviewing prospective candidates for our youth or associate pastor opening for our English ministry. Pray for God’s provision and for wisdom in this process.

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 37: How does the Holy Spirit help us?

Answer: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God; and he enables us to pray and to understand God’s Word.

Passage(s): Ephesians 6:17-18