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January 12, 2025

January 12, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Steve Norman
Topic: “After Christmas”

SCHEDULE
Speaker Rev. Steve Norman
Worship Leader Erwin Widiarta
Musician Derrick wong
Usher Angela Sharma & Jeh Lin
Holy Communion  
Slide Operator David Lim
Sound System Adrian Hartono
Indonesian Svc.  Ev. Glenn Sebastian
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
Chris Rustam
Pulpit Flower Yuna Tjioe
Refreshment Widya & Timothy Siddik

WORSHIP ORDER
1.

Prelude

2.

Call to Worship

3.

Congregational Singing: Holy Spirit

4.

**Opening Prayer

5.

Congregational Singing: “How Great Thou Art” & “Trust in God”

6.

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

7.

Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:13 – 23

8.

Congregational Singing: “Behold”

9.

Sermon: “After Christmas”

10.

Holy Communion: “Near the Cross” 

11.

Ceremony of Acceptance of New Members 

12.

Offering Song: “King of Kings”  

13.

Offering Prayer

14.

Memory Verse: John 1:4 – 5 

15.

Announcement

16.

Doxology

17.

Benediction

18.

Congregational Response: “Amen, Amen”

19.

Postlude

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

MEMORY VERSE

“In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

John 1: 4 – 5

WEEKLY BIBLE READING
Sunday       : Romans 5 – 6 Thursday : Job 5 – 6
Monday      : Genesis 8 – 11 Friday      : Isaiah 12 – 17
Tuesday      : Joshua 11 – 15 Saturday  : Matthew 5 – 6
Wednesday : Psalms 6 – 8  

Fellowship Schedule 
Date Fellowship Topik Speaker Place
Wed.
Jan. 8
Prayer Meeting
7:00 PM
Short Message Rev. Timotius Tjing
MC: Martin Atmadja
Music: Rini Buntaran
Church
191 E Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
Fri.
Jan. 10
Young Adult
7:30 PM

New Year Devotional

Stephen Arjanto

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.

Welcome to the IEC extended family to Kivia Sugiarto and Peter Julian. May God help you grow in love and faith. 

3.

Combined East Bay & South Bay Fellowship will be held on Saturday, January 18 at 4:30 pm at the church. Missionaries Dana & Karen Ostby will give a short message/sharing. We invite everyone to attend and bring new friends.

4.

Our condolences to Himawan Brasali for the passing of the beloved mom, Mrs. Lya Purnamasari (84 years old) on January 8 in Jakarta. May the Spirit of Comfort bring strength and solace to the entire grieving family during this difficult time. 

5.

There will be a combined Indonesian and English Service on January 26 due to the inauguration of the 2025 new deacons and committees. Please pray for their new ministry commitment in 2025. After the service, there will be a meeting for all the deacons and committees.  

6.

2025 Deacons and Committees are as follow:

Chairman: Rev. Stephen Hosea
Vice-chairman: Rev. Timotius Tjing
Assistant Pastor: Ev. Glenn Sebastian 
Secretary: Andy Pansawira – as a liason for: 

  • IS Committees: Hidayat Teonadi (sound system), Rini Lie (music), Jujun Phan (pulpit flower) and Ling Ling Tay (care ministry)
  • Prayer Meeting Committee: David Wong
  • Facility Committee: Yung Kie Hing 
Treasurer 1: Seniwati Hung – as a liason for:

  • Children Ministry Committees: Nadya Yobeanto, Joana Maria, Erika Fataniah & Sansan Melissa 
  • Media & Publication Committees: Shelly Sia, Dony Oswan, Iman Frans (media/webmaster) & Rini Buntaran (bulletin/publication)
  • Mission Committees: Suhianto Tan & Erniwati Satriya 
Treasurer 2: Fei Fei Gono – as a liason for:

  • Food & Beverages Committees: Yuna Tjoe, Shirly Effendi & Evelyn Tan
  • Library Committee: Christine Chiu
  • EBF Committee: Hidayat Lioe
  • SBF Committee: Jerry Sugiarto 
Spiritual Devotion: Myrna Huang – as a liason for:

  • ES Committees: Christopher Rustam, Adrian Hartono & Edwin Angkasa
  • Young Adult Committees: Geovano Zuliano, Kivia Sugiarto & Peter Julian
  • Documentation Committee: Ian Kok Jun Phan 
7.

The list of the 2025 deacons and committees as well as the church program have been posted on the bulletin board in front of the library.

8.

Conference will be held on February 22nd at IEC San Francisco at 4:00 pm and on February 23rd at San Jose (IS & ES combined). The keynote speaker will be Missionary Rev. Dana Ostby. Full details can be seen on the poster/flyer.

PRAYER ITEMS FOR THE WEEK:
1.

Program: inauguration of the deacons & committees (January 26), mission conference (February 22 – 23), Good Friday (April 18) and the Resurrection Sunday (April 20). 

2.

Congregation: those who are expecting (Jennifer Idris, Rina Harjono & Fransisca Poniman), those who are looking for a job, students and professionals. 

3.

Mission: mission budget, missionaries (Fina L., Dana & Karen O., John C.), pastors and mission agencies that we support in Indonesia.

4.

Government: California, Indonesia and the U.S. in maintaining the economic, political and social stability of the communities.