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November 29, 2015

Nov 29, 2015
Speaker:   Rev. Kevin Lee
Topic: “Holding Onto Hope”
Verse: “For surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off” -Proverbs 23:18

SCHEDULE
Speaker Rev. Kevin Lee
Worship Leader Cecylia Wati
Musicians Glenn Sebastian Jennifer Idris
Video Operator Jonathan Lie
Sound System Aldo Kurnia
Care Ministry Stefani Subiantoro Evelyn Tan
Indonesian Svc. Rev. Stephen Hosea
Toddler Class Irine Lie Karen Louis
Maria Joanna
Sunday School & Worship Leader Erika Fataniah Ollif Tay
Imelda Pratekto Paul Tjam
Fonda Jong
Facility Team Kevin Pansawira Geovano Zuliano
Refreshments I.E.C


WORSHIP ORDER
1. Prelude
2. Call To Worship
3. Congregational Singing
4. **Opening Prayer
5. Congregational Singing
6. Scripture Reading: “Acts 27:13 – 22”
7. **Intercessory Prayer
8. Congregational Singing
9. Sermon: “Holding Onto Hope”
10. Congregational Singing
11. Offering & Offering Prayer
13. Memory Verse: “Proverbs 23:18”
14. Announcement
15. Doxology
16. Benediction
17. Congregation Response: “Amen, Amen”
18. Postlude
** Please speak quietly while waiting outside and enter the room after the prayer ends.


MEMORY VERSE
“For surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off” -Proverbs 23:18


WEEKLY BIBLE READING
November 30: Roman 16:14 – 1 Cor. 4:2 December 4: 1 Corinthians 14:16 – 16:3
December 1: 1 Corinthians 4:3 – 7:34 December 5: 1 Corinthians 16:4 – 2 Corinthians 4:6
December 2: 1 Corinthians 7:35 – 11:7 December 6: 2 Corinthians 4:7 – 8:19
December 3: 1 Corinthians 11:8 – 14:15


FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE
Date Fellowship Topic Speaker Place
Wed Dec. 2 Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM Purpose Driven Life Ev. Mariany Tjing
MC: Mariany Tjing
Music: Rini Buntaran
Church
191 E Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
Fri Dec.4 7:00PM Young Adult Responding to Christmas Church
191 E Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
Sat Dec.6 5:00PM East & South Bay Fellowship Christmas Celebration Rev. Stephen Hosea Fei Fei & Mazmur’s Residence.


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. Ministry to InnVision Homeless Shelter will be on Saturday, December 5 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM. If you like to participate, please contact Aldo Kurnia (aldokurnia@gmail.com).
3. Mission Committees will have “Caring & Sharing” this Christmas. The purpose is to show our love and care to those who are in needs. We will provide “care packages” filled with socks, lotion, snacks, tissues, Bible verse etc. Next week (December 6), the committee will prepare the packages in the ES room starting at 12:00 PM and invite all of you to help out. The following week (December 13), you can pick up these packages in the lobby with maximum 2 packages per person. The mission committee hopes that you can share about your experience when you hand out the package to the needy.
4. The church will subsidize the cost of the Fall Retreat (Nov. 26 – 28) for about $5,000.00. If any of you are burdened to support, you may write on the check/offering envelope “Retreat 2015”. Thank you for support financially and in prayer.
5. Next week in the Indonesian Service, there will be baptism, child dedication and acceptance of a new member. They are:
Baptism: Patrick Mulyawan
New member: Alvin Adrian Wijaya
Child dedication: Ezra Josiah Chen (son of Williana Purnama & Danny Chen)
Zoey Chi Kei Chen (daughter of Sana & Nelson Chen)
Reyna Yobeanto (daughter of Nadya Andini & Vincent Yobeanto)

5. Please register to Ollif Tay or Dewi Atmadja if you are planning to join the East & South Bay Fellowship on Saturday, December 5. The minimum for the gift exchange is $10.00 wrapped using newspaper. Food will be provided by the church.
7. Please support year-end programs in prayer and involvement :
Dec 5: East & South Bay Christmas Fellowship at Mazmur & Fei Fei’s residence at 5:00 pm.
Dec 6: Christmas Outreach, baptism, child dedication and new member acceptance.
Dec 11: Combined young adults (SJ & SF) Christmas celebration in San Jose at 7:00 pm.
Dec 19: Combined IEC SF & SJ Christmas Celebration at IEC SF at 5 pm with a play “Orang Asing Pada Hari Natal”
Dec 20: Combined ES & IS Christmas Service.
Dec. 20: Christmas Caroling
Dec 21 – 26: Christmas Tour to Sedona, Canyon De Chelly, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon Dam, Antelpoe Canyon, and Las Vegas.
Dec 31: New Year Eve’s Fellowship at 6 pm.


PRAYER ITEMS FOR THE WEEK
1. Program: Celebration, picnic, Christmas Service and New Year’s Eve fellowship.
2. Needs: Retreat’s funds, mortgage, mission and monthly operational expenses.
3. Members: Those who are sick (Gilbert/Jennifer Lukanta’s mom), those who are looking for a job, students, professionals and Sunday School children.
4. World: Conflict in Syria, Israel, Turkey, Egypt & Palestine and worldwide peace & economy.
5. Countries: Indonesia (President Jokowi & his cabinets) and US (stability in politics, safety & economy).