| November 1, 2015 | |
| Speaker: | Rev. Alvin Louie |
| Topic: | “The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told” |
| Verse: |
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” – Matthew 12:40 |
| SCHEDULE | |
| Speaker | Rev. Alvin Louie |
| Worship Leader | Danny Chen |
| Musicians | Hendra Fanggara |
| Video Operator | Raymond Wibowo |
| Sound System | Yosef Manasseh |
| Care Ministry | Jeh Lin |
| Deddy Wahyudi | |
| Indonesian Svc. | Rev. Timotius Tjing |
| Toddler Class | Ferliana Hioe |
| Novita Hambali | |
| Sunday School & Worship Leader | Sharlene Sia |
| Gabriela Octaviani | |
| Fei Fei Gono | |
| Jennifer Idris | |
| Linda Tan | |
| Kiki Rustam | |
| Facility Team | Indra Gunawan |
| Brian Purnomo | |
| Timothy Kwee | |
| Irwan Winarto | |
| Refreshments | Sharlene & Shelly Sia |
| WORSHIP ORDER | |
| 1. | Prelude |
| 2. | Call To Worship |
| 3. | Congregational Singing |
| 4. | **Opening Prayer |
| 5. | Congregational Singing |
| 6. | Scripture Reading: “Matthew 12:38 – 41 & 16:1 – 4” |
| 7. | **Intercessory Prayer |
| 8. | Congregational Singing |
| 9. | Sermon: “The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told” |
| 10. | Congregational Singing |
| 11. | Offering & Offering Prayer |
| 12. | Memory Verse: “Mathew 12:40” |
| 13. | Announcement |
| 14. | Doxology |
| 15. | Benediction |
| 16. | Congregation Response: “Amen, Amen” |
| 17. | Postlude |
| ** Please speak quietly while waiting outside and enter the room after the prayer ends. | |
| MEMORY VERSE |
| “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” – Matthew 12:40 |
| WEEKLY BIBLE READING | ||||
| November 2: Luke 23:15 – 24:43 | November 3: Luke 23:44 – John 2:24 | |||
| November 4: John 2:25 – 4:48 | November 5: John 4:49 – 6:32 | |||
| November 6: John 6:33 – 7:46 | November 7: John 7:47 – 9:19 | |||
| November 8: John 9:20 – 11:21 | ||||
| FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE | ||||
| Date | Fellowship | Topic | Speaker | Place |
| Wed Nov 4 | Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM | Purpose Driven Life | Ev. Mariany Tjing MC: Paul Tjam Music: Rini Buntaran |
Church 191 E Gish Road San Jose, CA 95112 |
| Fri Nov 6 7:00PM | Young Adult | Money Managemen | Paul Tjam | Church 191 E Gish Road San Jose, CA 95112 |
| Fri Nov 6 7:00PM | Professional | Church, Faith, and Carrer | Jimmy Lie | Church 191 E Gish Road San Jose, CA 95112 |
| ANNOUNCEMENT | |
| 1. | We would like to welcome everyone who joins our service. May the Lord bless us all the days of our life! Everybody is invited to join our service every Sunday, as well as other fellowships and activities. After the service, please stay for some refreshments and fellowship in the kitchen area. |
| 2. | Congratulations to Sana & Nelson Chen for their baby daughter, Zoey Chen born on last Saturday, Oct 24th and the happy grandparent Peter & Jenny Tan. May God bless the new mom and baby. |
| 3. | Thank you all for helping cleaning the church building last Saturday, Oct 31st . Let us keep this house of worship clean and tidy all year long. Please no foods and drinks in the carpeted rooms |
| 4. | The Innvision homeless shelter ministry is this Saturday, Nov 7th from 4 to 7 pm. If you want to help preparing dinner for residents there, please contact Hari Rediawan at hari.rediawan@gmail.com |
| 5. | Next week, Nov 8th there will be a Holy Communion. Be prepared to take part and next week you can bring your tithe to the Lord. |
| 6. | The Mission Committee has prepared materials and signup form at kitchen lobby for you to support children in developing and poor countries such as; Indonesia, Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Togo, Peru, Bolivia, etc. through Compassion International (www.compassion.com). You can provide their basic needs such as; food, medical, health education, and mentoring program to introduce Jesus Christ by giving $ 38.00/ kid/ month. |
| 7. | Thanksgiving Dinner will be on Saturday, November 21st at 5:30 PM at China Stix in Santa Clara. The cost will be $10.00 (for 5 – 12 years old), $25 (for 13 – 64 years old), $15.00 (for 65 – 69 years old), free for kids under 5 and senior member above 70 years old. $15.00 for each guest (13 yrs. and up), $ 10.00 (5 – 12 yrs.) There will be testimony by Rev.Tony Mohamad Bastaman; from an extreme Moslem family, a former drug addict, a bipolar, a prisoner in several European countries, became a pastor and founder of the “Miracle Drug Rehabilitation Center Serambi Salomo” in Indonesia. You can register online at http://bit.ly/IEC-ThanksgivingDinner or at registration table at lobby. We encourage everybody to use this opportunity to invite friends and families. Registration deadline is today, November 1st. |
| 8. | The registration for Fall Retreat “Desiring God” is closed, but there are still about 10 spots for those who want to join. It is on Nov 26th to 28th at Redwood Christian Park. The speaker is Dr.Steve Korch. Registration can be done online at www.tinyurl.com/fallretreat15 or at registration desk. Participants will get $ 5.00 discount to attend the Thanksgiving Dinner. For those who have registered for the Thanksgiving retreat, please make your payment today to Alvin/Silvi. You can find them this afternoon at the Retreat table near the church entrance. Please make your check payable to “IEC” |
| 9. | Please support year-end programs in prayer and involvement : Dec 16th: Christmas Outreach, baptism, child dedication and new member acceptance. Dec 19th: Combined IEC SF & SJ Christmas Celebration at IEC SF at 5 pm. There is a play “Orang Asing Pada Hari Natal” Dec 20th: Combined ES & IS Christmas Service. Dec 21st to 26th: Christmas Tour to Sedona, Canyon De Chelly, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon Dam, Antelpoe Canyon, and Las Vegas. Dec 31st: New Year Eve’s Fellowship at 6 pm. |
| PRAYER ITEMS FOR THE WEEK | |
| 1. | Activities: prayer meeting, young adult fellowship, music & choir practice, cell groups |
| 2. | Needs: mortgage/building fund, mission budget, and monthly operational expenses. |
| 3. | Members: those who are sick (Rev.Fam, Gilbert & Jennifer’s mom), those who are looking for job, families with small children, couples longing for children, students & professionals |
| 4. | World: crisis in the Middle East (Israel, Palestine, Syria, etc). World peace & economy situation. |
| 5. | Nations: Indonesia (forest fires & economy growth). US (president Obama and his cabinets). |