Prelude

Call to Worship

Congregational Singing: “Great Things”

**Opening Prayer

Congregational Singing: “Be Glad”

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

Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:6 – 8

Congregational Singing: “Firm Foundation”

Sermon: “Move Forward and Grow Together”

Offering Song: “Build My Life”

Offering Prayer

12.

Doxology

Benediction

Congregational Response: “Amen, Amen”

Postlude

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

“rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.“

Colossians 2:7

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. 

Next Sunday, November 2nd, marks the end of Daylight Saving Time. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday night.

If you haven’t registered yet – or plan to bring family or friends to the Thanksgiving Lunch on Saturday, November 22^nd at 10:30 AM – please register online at http://bit.ly/IECThanksgiving2025 or contact the registration team: Myrna Huang, Geovano Zuliano, Yung Kie Hing or Rini Buntaran. The registration deadline is November 9^th. Additional details are available on the poster displayed on the bulletin board.

Due to the Thanksgiving lunch, the East Bay/South Bay Fellowship for November will be replaced with this special event.

If you wish to dedicate your child, be baptized, or become an official member of the church during the Christmas Service on December 21st, please contact our pastor or deacon.

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 TODAY, October 26. We can’t wait to spend this special day with you in the beauty of nature.

Rev. Stephen and Mrs. Esther Hosea will be on leave from October 27^th to November 4^th as they travel to Jakarta to attend their family’s wedding. Please keep them in your prayers for a safe and blessed journey.

Library Committee: Pray for the continued effectiveness of our librarian services and for increased interest among both children and adults in reading religious literature

Congregation: Lift up members of our congregation who are sick/recovering – especially Rev. Daniel Uhm’s father, who is currently battling with cancer – as well as those who are pregnant, seeking employment, traveling or among our young and elderly people

World: Pray for ongoing peace efforts following the Israel – Hamas conflict, the Russia – Ukraine war, and for stability in the global political and economic landscape

Governments: Remember the governments of California, Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States as they work to improve the well-being of their citizens