{"id":15964,"date":"2025-10-03T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/?p=15964"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:53:03","slug":"october-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/2025\/10\/03\/october-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"October 5, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">October 5, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\">Speaker:<\/td>\n<td>Ev. Glenn Sebastian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\">Topic:<\/td>\n<td><b><i>&#8220;<strong><em>When God Made Us Wait<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&#8220;<\/em><\/strong><\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"Schedule\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Speaker<\/td>\n<td>Ev. Glenn Sebastian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Worship Leader<\/td>\n<td>Erwin Widiarta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Musicians<\/td>\n<td>Derrick Wong &amp; Peter Julian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Ushers<\/td>\n<td>Christine Chiu &amp; Stephen Arjanto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Slides Operator<\/td>\n<td>Fulbert Jong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Sound System<\/td>\n<td>Stanley Hung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Indonesian Service<\/td>\n<td>Rev. Timotius Tjing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Toddler<\/td>\n<td>Sansan Melissa &amp; Stefani Subiantoro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">PreK-K grader<\/td>\n<td>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Sande Soedjadi &amp; Ria<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35\">1st to 3rd Grade<br \/>Lower Elementary<\/td>\n<td>Lany Trisno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">4th to 6th Grade<br \/>Upper Elementary<\/td>\n<td>Nadya Yobeanto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">7th to 8th Grade<br \/>Pre-Teen<\/td>\n<td>Robseth Taas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">9th &#8211; 12th Grade<br \/>Teen<\/td>\n<td>Erniwati Satriya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Pulpit Flower<\/td>\n<td>Widya Siddik<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"35%\">Refreshments<\/td>\n<td>Shirly &amp; Lucky Effendi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>WORSHIP ORDER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Prelude<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">2.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Call to Worship<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">3.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregational Singing: <em>&#8220;This is Our God\u201d &amp; \u201cHoly Forever&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">4.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>**<\/b>Opening Prayer <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">5.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregational Singing: <em>&#8220;Same God&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">6.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>**Intercessory Prayer (Sunday School children may go to their class afterward)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">7.\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Scripture Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%2011%3A6&amp;version=NKJV\">John 11:6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">8.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregational Singing: <em>&#8220;Do it Again&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">9.\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sermon: <em><strong>&#8220;When God Made Us Wait&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">10.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Offering Song:\u00a0<em>&#8220;The Lord Will Provide&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">11.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Offering Prayer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">12.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Memory Verse: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%2011%3A5%20%E2%80%93%206&amp;version=NKJV\">John 11:5 \u2013 6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">13.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Announcements<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">14.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Doxology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">15.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Benediction<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">16.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congregational Response: <em>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gii-usa.org\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/amen_amen .pdf\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Amen, Amen<\/a>\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">\u00a017.<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\n<p>Postlude<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"13\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"13\">\n<p><strong><i><em>** Please speak quietly while waiting outside and enter the room after the prayer ends.<\/em><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"memory_verse\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>MEMORY VERSE<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><em>\u201cNow Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.<span class=\"chapter-1\">\u201c<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>John 11:5 \u2013 6<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a name=\"Weekly Bible Reading\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>WEEKLY BIBLE READING<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews%208-10&amp;version=NKJV\">Hebrews 8 &#8211; 10<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Thursday : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs%2029%20%E2%80%93%2030&amp;version=NKJV\">Proverbs 29 &#8211; 30<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=numbers%2033-36&amp;version=NKJV\"> Numbers 33 &#8211; 36<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Friday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Micah%201-7&amp;version=NKJV\">Micah<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2%20chronicles%2016%20-%2020&amp;version=NKJV\">2 Chronicles 16 \u2013 20<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Saturday\u00a0 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%205-6&amp;version=NKJV\">Acts 5 \u2013 6<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalms%20119&amp;version=NKJV\">Psalms 119<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\" fellowship=\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><strong>Fellowship Schedule\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>Fellowship<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\">Wed.<br \/>Oct. 8<\/td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>Prayer Meeting<\/strong><br \/>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"75\">Short Message<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"132\">\n<p>Ev. Glenn Sebastian<br \/>MC: Rini S. Lie<br \/>Music: Rini Buntaran<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Church<br \/>191 E Gish Road<br \/>San Jose, CA 95112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\">Fri.<br \/>Oct. 10<\/td>\n<td width=\"82\"><strong>Young Adult<\/strong><br \/>7:30 PM<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"75\">House Fellowship<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"132\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Church<br \/>191 E Gish Road<br \/>San Jose, CA 95112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"bulletin_news\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">2.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>There will be a Holy Communion next week, October 12. Please prepare yourselves to take part in the Communion.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">3.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>The East Bay Fellowship will take place on Saturday, October 11<sup>th<\/sup> at 4:30 pm at the residence of Natalia &amp; Ridwan Tan. We warmly invite all congregations who live in the East Bay to attend.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">4.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>The South Bay fellowship will be held on Saturday, October 18<sup>th<\/sup> at 4:30 pm at the home of Agnes Rosida. All congregation members are encouraged to attend and bring new friends.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">5.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">6.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>Due to limited kitchen space, we kindly ask that anyone wishing to donate kitchen equipment, supplies or food items first contact the Consumption Team. To maintain order and cleanliness, unused items will be discarded regularly. This policy also applies to refrigerator contents. Items that are not clearly labeled with the date\/owner\u2019s name or not reported to the Consumption Team, will be removed during scheduled clean-up times. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in keeping the church kitchen clean and organized.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">7.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>You and your family are warmly invited to our ES Picnic at Vasona Lake Park in Los Gatos on Saturday, November 1. More details and a sign-up sheet will follow soon, but you can look forward to a peaceful time of worship, meaningful fellowship, delicious food, and fun family activities &#8211; including hiking, volleyball, and a charming little train ride!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">8.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>The combined IEC SJ and SF Thanksgiving luncheon will be held on Saturday, November 22<sup>nd<\/sup> 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 \u2013 11, and free for children under 3. Registration is now open at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/IECThanksgiving2025\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/IECThanksgiving2025<\/a>. Alternatively, you may register by contacting one of the following team members no later than November 9<sup>th<\/sup>: Yung Kie Hing, Myrna Huang, Geovano Zuliano or Rini Buntaran. For more details, please refer to the poster on the bulletin board.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">9.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>End-of-Year Events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November 22: Thanksgiving Luncheon (combined with IEC SF) at 10:30 am in Fremont<\/li>\n<li>December 5: Young Adult Christmas Celebration (combined with IEC SF) at 7:00 pm at IEC San Jose<\/li>\n<li>December 6: Combined East &amp; South Bay Christmas Celebration at 4:30 pm at the church<\/li>\n<li>December 13: Christmas Celebration (combined with IEC SF) at 4:00 pm at IEC SF<\/li>\n<li>December 21: Christmas &amp; Baptism Service (combined Indonesian &amp; English congregations) at 10:00 am<\/li>\n<li>December 31: Year-End Fellowship at 6:00 pm at the church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"gii-table-zebra\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>PRAYER ITEMS FOR THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>Church Growth: Both the quality and quantity of growth in our church that the congregation be actively engaged in reading the Bible, praying, serving and sharing the Gospel.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">2.<\/td>\n<td width=\"447\">\n<p>Congregation Needs: those who are sick and recovering, including Rev. Daniel Uhm\u2019s dad who is battling cancer, the expectant mothers (Evelyn Tan), those seeking employment and anyone facing personal struggles.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">3.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"447\">\n<p>Missions: Mission budget, the missionaries and pastors that we support, the mission organizations we partner with and remembering our unbelieving family members that they may come to know Christ.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">4.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"447\">\n<p>Nations: Indonesia, Taiwan and the U.S. (wisdom and discernment for national leaders as they work to ensure the welfare of their people).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"447\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 5, 2025 Speaker: Ev. Glenn Sebastian Topic: &#8220;When God Made Us Wait&#8220; SCHEDULE Speaker Ev. Glenn Sebastian Worship Leader Erwin Widiarta Musicians Derrick Wong &amp; Peter Julian Ushers Christine Chiu &amp; Stephen Arjanto Slides Operator Fulbert Jong Sound System Stanley Hung Indonesian Service Rev. 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