Prelude

Call To Worship

Congregational Singing: “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”

**Opening prayer

Congregational Singing: “Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery”

**Intercessory Prayer — after prayer, kids may go to their classes

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 7:14

Sermon: “What Mothers Is This?”

Offering Song: “Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus”

Offering Prayer

Memory Verse: Luke 1: 46 – 47

Announcements

Doxology

Benediction

Congregational Response: “Amen, Amen”

Postlude

** Please speak quietly while waiting outside and enter the room after the prayer ends.

“And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.”

                                                                                                          Luke 1:46-47

Online / Zoom Conference https://tinyurl.com/Pemuda-SJC

Welcome to our online streaming worship service. Please invite your family and friends to join us for worship and hearing God’s words.

Thank you for joining Sunday school classes, prayer meeting, young adult fellowship, and Bible study online/Zoom during this pandemic time. We pray and hope that we all are able come back to church soon.

The funeral service for the late Mrs. Lina Lie Hiu, Rev.Fam Muk Thiam’s wife, Iman Frans’s mom is on Dec 19 at 1.30pm at East Lawn Mortuary Elk Grove. 9189 E. Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624. If you plan to attend, please register at signupgenius.com/go/805E4DA9AF2EA1FF2-memorial.

Our condolences for the passing of Jennifer Idris’s dad, Mr. Victor Chin (67 years) on Dec 11 in Jakarta, Indonesia. May the Lord Jesus comfort and strengthen the grieving family.

You may give a special Christmas offering this week and next week, Dec 20. Please specify it with a note: Christmas 2020 . Let give with a grateful and cheerful heart at this joyful season of the year.

As for giving, you may use one of these ways:

a).  Write and send a check to church or deacon (treasurer) address.

b).  Transfer through Zelle: sjc.gift@gii-usa.org, sfo.gift@gii-usa.org or sac.gift@gii-usa.org.

**Please make note such as for: mission, tithe, building, thanksgiving, etc.

The loan amount for purchasing a house for IEC SF is $ 524.000 (to meet the need of Sunday School classes, Bible study groups, etc). If you want support the repayment of this loan, you may send it through Zelle or a check to church with a note for “SF Building Fund”.  The offering received last week (SJ & SF) is $ 1,110.00. Total received up-to-date is $ 43,241.00 Thank you for your support. May Jesus, the Head of the Church bless you.

Special events next month, December:

a). Christmas combined service 4 churches (SJ, SF, Sacto, SD) on Dec 20 at 11AM online at IEC SF.

b). New Year’s Eve combined fellowship with IEC SF on Dec 31 at 8PM thru Zoom.

There will be a weekly after service chat. Join us at https://tinyurl.com/iec-es-chat and get together with brothers and sisters for a short fellowship/discussion.

There are 2 people heard the Gospel last November. Thank you for your faithful ministry. Please let Rev. Timotius or deacon know if you have shared the Gospel so that we may total it with our churches in West Coast.

Congregation: sick and in recovery: Aan Juliana, Daniel Atmadja, Myrna Huang, Emma Teonadi (daughter of Fransisca & Hidayat), Hamdani Kurnia (Aldo’s dad in Jakarta). Those who are pregnant: Lavinia Harjono, and Jennifer Idris. Those looking for a job. Those have struggles.

Covid-19 pandemic: family or friends affected (in hospital or self-isolation), those who lost their jobs or loved ones. Doctors, nurses and health care workers. The availability of vaccine.

Mission: missionary Fina Linan (looking for teachers), Dana & Karina Ostby (witnessing to the Muslim).

Nations: Indonesia, United States, and others in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Unemployment and economic stability.