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October 13, 2024

October 13, 2024
Speaker: Rev. Steve Norman
Topic: “Breaking Up the Hard Ground”

SCHEDULE
Speaker Rev. Steve Norman
Worship Leader Alvin Wijaya
Musician Kivia Sugiarto, Peter Julian, Stephen Trisno & Robseth Taas
Usher Angela Sharma & Jeh Lin
Holy Communion Seniwati Hung & Shirly Effendi
Slide Operator Kevin Pansawira
Sound System Alex Hartoto
Indonesian Svc.  Rev. Stephen Hosea
Toddler Grace Pohan & Evelyn Tan
PreK-K grader
Gabriela Octaviani
1st to 3rd Grade
Lower Elementary
Fransisca Tan
4th to 6th Grade
Upper Elementary
Liliana Brasali
7th to 8th Grade
Pre-Teen
Kiki Rustam
9th – 12th Grade
Teen
Cecylia Wati
Pulpit Flower Bernadette Julianty
Refreshment Lie & Wongsopawira family

WORSHIP ORDER
1.

Prelude

2.

Call to Worship

3.

Congregational Singing: “What a Beautiful Name” 

4.

**Opening Prayer

5.

Congregational Singing: Hope Has a Name”  

6.

**Intercessory Prayer (Sunday School children may go to their class)

7.

Scripture Reading: Hosea 10:12 – 14 & Luke 8:5 – 15 

8.

Congregational Singing: “Same God” 

9.

Sermon: “Breaking Up the Hard Ground”  

10.

Holy Communion: “Near the Cross” 

11.

Offering Song: “Yet Not I”  

12.

Offering Prayer

13.

Memory Verse: Luke 8:15 

14.

Announcement

15.

Doxology

16.

Benediction

17.

Congregational Response: “Amen, Amen”

18. Postlude
   
   
   

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


MEMORY VERSE

“As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.”

Luke 8:15

WEEKLY BIBLE READING
Sunday       : Hebrew 11 – 13 Thursday : Proverbs 31
Monday      : Deuteronomy 1 – 3 Friday      : Nahum
Tuesday      : 2 Chronicles 21 – 24 Saturday  : Acts 7 – 8
Wednesday : Psalms 120 – 121  

Fellowship Schedule 
Date Fellowship Topik Speaker Place
Wed.
Oct 16
Prayer Meeting
7:00 PM
Short Message Rev. Timotius Tjing
MC: Ev. Mariany Tjing
Music: Rini Buntaran
Church
191 E Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
Fri.
Oct 18
Young Adult
7:30 PM
Going Beyond Sunday

Rev. Daniel Uhm

Church
191 E Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112


ANNOUNCEMENT
1.

Welcome to our Sunday service. If you are first time joining us, welcome! Hope you will join us again next week. Please invite your family and friends to join our Sunday service or fellowship so that they may hear the word of God and be blessed. 

2.

South Bay Fellowship will be held on October 19 at 4:30 pm at the church. Everyone is invited to come and bring new friends.  

3.

If you would like to dedicate a child, be baptized or become an official member of the church at this upcoming Christmas Service on December 22, please contact Rev. Timotius or the deacons. 

4.

In connection with the upcoming Thanksgiving retreat in November, the church needs funds for the participant subsidies, guest speakers and other expenses of approximately $10,000.00. For those who are burdened to support, please make a note “For Retreat” on your offering. Thank you.  

5.

Children’s Ministry is in need of volunteers to help out with Sunday School classes: Toddler (2 – 4 years old), PreK-K (4 – 6 years old), Lower Elementary (Grade 1 – 3). We need 1 teacher and 5 teacher assistants in total for these classes. Please reach out to Sansan (sanmelissa@gmail.com) if you are interested in volunteering or have any questions.

6.

IS is looking for someone who is willing to help operating the sound system and projector for the Sunday Service. If you are interested, please contact Marcel Prasetya (mprasetya@gmail.com). No experience necessary. We will train you. 

7.

Thanksgiving retreat will be held from November 28 – 30. For those who want to join, please register immediately to Jerry Sugiarto (jsugiarto@yahoo.com), Lucky Effendi (lucky.effendi@gmail.com) or Geovano Zuliano (ggeovano@gmail.com). The place will be at the Redwood Christian Park in Boulder Creek where the speakers are Rev. Jonathan Lowijaya, Rev. Hengky Chiok, Pastor Daniel Gilham and Virginia Lin. Below is the cost (include 6 meals):

 

Age Group 

Cabin

Standard

Deluxe 

4 – 12 years old 

$    90.00 

$   100.00 

$   105.00 

13 years old  – H.S.

$  150.00 

$   165.00 

$   175.00 

College Student 

$  160.00 

$   195.00 

$   210.00 

Adult

$  175.00 

$   195.00 

$   210.00 

Senior (65 years above)

$  150.00 

$   170.00 

$   180.00 

   

PRAYER ITEMS FOR THE WEEK:
1.

Activities: prayer meeting, youth, SB/EB fellowship, music practice and Bible study group. 

2.

Congregation: those who are sick and recovering (Herman Yudi’s mom and Mazmur Wong’s aunt & sister), those who are pregnant, looking for a job and struggling. 

3.

World: war in the Middle East (Israel, Hamas Hezbollah etc.), Russia – Ukraine war, world economic and political stability in general. 

4.

Government: California, Indonesia and the U.S. in improving the welfare of their people.