Prelude

Call to Worship

Congregational Singing: “Living Hope”

**Opening Prayer

Congregational Singing: “Reason I Sing”

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

Scripture Reading: Genesis 16 : 7 – 11

Congregational Singing: “Hope Has a Name”

Sermon: “Hope for a Hopeless Situation”

Offering Song: “The Lord Will Provide”

Offering Prayer

Memory Verse: Isaiah 55 : 9

Announcements

Doxology

Benediction

Congregational Response: “Amen, Amen”

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

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.“

Isaiah 55:9

Rev. Timotius Tjing

MC: Ling Ling Tay
Music: Rini S. Lie

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. 

The South Bay fellowship will be held on Saturday, October 18^th at 4:30 pm at the home of Agnes Rosida (1091 W. Washington Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086). All congregation members are encouraged to attend and bring new friends.

The combined IEC SJ and SF Thanksgiving luncheon will be held on Saturday, November 22^nd at 10:30 AM at the Resham Event Center in Fremont. The ticket is $20.00 for ages 12 and above, $12.00 for children ages 4 – 11, and free for children under 3. Registration is now open at http://bit.ly/IECThanksgiving2025. Alternatively, you may register by contacting one of the following team members no later than November 9^th: Yung Kie Hing, Myrna Huang, Geovano Zuliano or Rini Buntaran. For more details, please refer to the poster on the bulletin board.

Please help keep our church clean by properly disposing of trash. Follow the instructions posted on the wall near the trash cans on the first floor, which are designated for wet (organic) and dry (recyclable) waste. Do not dispose of other types of trash in the toilets or on the second floor, except for toilet tissues and hand dryer waste. Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

You and your family are warmly invited to our ES Picnic at Vasona Lake Park in Los Gatos on Saturday, November 1 at 10:30 AM – a day filled with peaceful worship, meaningful fellowship, delicious food, and fun family activities like hiking, volleyball, and a charming little train ride! To help us prepare enough food for everyone, please register as soon as possible at https://tinyurl.com/ESPicnic25 The registration deadline is Sunday, October 26. We can’t wait to spend this special day with you in the beauty of nature.

End-of-Year Events:

• November 22: Thanksgiving Luncheon (combined with IEC SF) at 10:30 am in Fremont
• December 5: Young Adult Christmas Celebration (combined with IEC SF) at 7:00 pm at IEC San Jose
• December 6: Combined East & South Bay Christmas Celebration at 4:30 pm at the church
• December 13: Christmas Celebration (combined with IEC SF) at 4:00 pm at IEC SF
• December 21: Christmas & Baptism Service (combined Indonesian & English congregations) at 10:00 am
• December 31: Year-End Fellowship at 6:00 pm at the church

East & South Bay Fellowship: The faithfulness of the committee and the enthusiasm of the congregation in following it

Congregation: Those who are ill/recovering, expectant mothers, individuals seeking employment and both students and professionals in their respective journeys

World: Praying for peace amid wars and conflicts across nations and for the economic stability and global security

Government: Indonesia as it strives to maintain political stability and the for the U.S. in navigating the federal government shutdown