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November 16, 2025

November 16, 2025
Speaker: Pastor Michael Chao
Topic: The Passions of Men & the Mystery of God

SCHEDULE
Speaker Pastor Michael Chao
Worship Leader Erwin Widiarta
Musicians Derrick Wong, Marlene Koesmajadi & Regita Taas
Ushers Edwin Angkasa & Giovanni Sutanto
Holy Communion
Slides Operator Kevin Pansawira
Sound System Randy Renandya
Indonesian Service Rev. Stephen Hosea
Toddler Sansan Melissa & Monica Tanuwidjaja
PreK-K grader
Erika Fataniah & Shelly Sia
1st to 3rd Grade
Lower Elementary
Mariana Oswan & Selina Cheng
4th to 6th Grade
Upper Elementary
Liliana Brasali
7th to 8th Grade
Pre-Teen
Seniwati Hung
9th – 12th Grade
Teen
Jeh Lin
Pulpit Flower Rini Hing
Refreshments Linda Tan, Fenny Kesuma & Marlene Koesmajadi
WORSHIP ORDER
1.

Prelude

2.

Call to Worship

3.

Congregational Singing: “This is Our God” & “Holy Forever”

4.

**Opening Prayer

5.

Congregational Singing: “I Believe”

6.

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

7. 

Scripture Reading: John 1:1 – 5

8.

Congregational Singing: “What a Beautiful Name”

9. 

Sermon: “The Passions of Men & the Mystery of God”

10.

Offering Song: “God of Revival”

11.

Offering Prayer
12.

Memory Verse: Acts 4:12

13.

Announcements

14.

Doxology

15.

Benediction

16.

Congregational Response: Amen, Amen

17.

Postlude

   

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

MEMORY VERSE

“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

Acts 4:12

WEEKLY BIBLE READING
Sunday       : 2 Peter Thursday : Ecclesiastes 9 – 10
Monday      : Deuteronomy 16 – 19 Friday      : Zechariah 8 – 14
Tuesday      : Ezra 6 – 10 Saturday  : Acts 17 – 18
Wednesday : Psalms 134 – 136  

Fellowship Schedule 
Date Fellowship Topic Speaker Place
Wed.
Nov. 19
Prayer Meeting
7:00 PM
Short Message Ev. Mariany Tjing
MC: Fei Fei Gono
Music: Rini S. Lie
Church
191 E Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
Fri.
Nov. 21
Young Adult
7:30 PM
No Fellowship 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.

We give thanks to God and extend our heartfelt appreciation to the congregation for your prayers and participation in the Thanksgiving Lunch. Praise God, the number of attendees has exceeded our target — we now have 270 participants. All attendees are kindly asked to present their ticket (printed or digital) at check-in, which begins at 10:30 AM at the venue. Each ticket number will be entered into a drawing for special gifts prepared by the committee. If anyone feels led to help support the cost of this event, please write “Thanksgiving Lunch 2025” on your offering note.

3.

For those who have taken a shoebox and label for Operation Christmas Child, please return them no later than next Sunday (November 23). Don’t forget to include the $10 shipping donation per box. For more information, feel free to contact Ev. Glenn Sebastian or John Daniswara.

4.

Year-End Events:

  • November 22: Thanksgiving Lunch (IEC SF combined) — 10:30 AM in Fremont
  • December 5: Youth Christmas Celebration — 7:30 PM at church
  • December 6: Joint Christmas Celebration for East & South Bay Fellowships — 4:30 PM at church
  • December 13: Christmas Celebration (IEC SF combined) — 4:00 PM at GII SF
  • December 21: Joint Christmas Service & Baptism (IS & ES) — 10:00 AM at church
  • December 31: Year-End Fellowship — 6:00 PM at church
   
   
   
   
   
   
PRAYER ITEMS FOR THE WEEK:
1.

Thanksgiving: For health, family, work, studies, and ministry

2.

Congregation: Those who are sick or recovering (including Pastor Daniel Uhm’s father who has cancer), those who are pregnant, seeking employment, traveling, or going through life’s struggles

3.

Missions: Passion for evangelism, missionaries, pastors, churches, and mission organizations we support

4.

Nations: Indonesia, Taiwan, and the United States