*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 47)] 
"Now I am Sure that the Lord has Rescued Me" (ACTS 12:6-11)
 
(1.) [v.6] It is amazing how Peter was sound asleep on the very night that Herod was about to bring him out to kill him by the sword, just like he did with James. Even bound in chains to two soldiers, Peter fell into a deep sleep in the peace of Lord. Amid danger and despair, David writes in Psalm 4:8, “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” While Herod restlessly waited and anxiously enforced his maximum-security imprisonment measures on Peter, Peter peacefully slept and was quietly safe in the arms of God. Are you sleeping well in the peace of the Lord? Even with those situations chained to you and unknown outcome of circumstances around you, how is the Lord calling you to be at sleep and at rest in Christ? How does the peace of Christ that surpasses all understanding need to fall upon you today?
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(2.) [v.7-9] How must obedience to the ways of Jesus precede your understanding of the ways of Jesus? Although Peter did not know what was going on when the angel of the Lord awoke him, Peter obeyed all the directions he was told to do. How is the Lord waking you up? Are you getting up to follow His directions in His Word or falling back to your former chained life without any sense of direction? Are your chains falling off or are you putting them back on? How can we follow Jesus instead of test Jesus with our reasoning and own understanding?
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(3.) [v.10-11] The Lord has opened every iron gate separating us from Him. He may lead us to the opened gate, but we must resolve to walk through it. Are you getting out of your iron gate? Do you know that it has opened for you? Is the iron gate the issue, or are you the issue? How are you becoming more aware that His rescue and answer is right in front of you?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“내가 이제야 참으로 주께서 나를 벗어나게 하신 줄 알겠노라” (사도행전 12장 6-11절)
 
(1.) [6절] 헤롯이 야고보를 죽였던 것처럼 베드로도 칼로 죽이려고 끌어내려던 바로 그날 밤, 베드로가 얼마나 깊이 잠들어 있었는지 참으로 놀랍습니다. 두 병사에게 사슬로 묶여 있었음에도 불구하고, 베드로는 주님의 평화 안에서 깊은 잠에 빠졌습니다. 다윗은 시편 4편 8절에서 위험과 절망 속에서도 "내가 평안히 눕고 자리니 주만이 나를 안전하게 지키시나이다"라고 노래했습니다. 헤롯이 초조하게 기다리며 베드로를 삼엄한 감금 조치를 강행하는 동안, 베드로는 하나님의 품 안에서 평화롭게 잠들어 있었습니다. 당신은 주님의 평화 안에서 잘 자고 있습니까? 당신을 얽매고 있는 상황과 당신 주변 환경의 결과를 알 수 없는 상황 속에서도, 주님께서는 당신이 그리스도 안에서 어떻게 잠들고 안식하기를 바라십니까? 모든 이해를 초월하는 그리스도의 평화가 오늘 당신에게 어떻게 임해야 합니까?
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(2.) [7-9절] 예수님의 길을 이해하기 전에 어떻게 예수님의 길에 순종해야 합니까? 베드로는 주님의 천사가 자신을 깨울 때 무슨 일이 일어나는지 알지 못했지만, 지시받은 모든 것을 순종했습니다. 주님께서는 어떻게 당신을 깨우고 계십니까? 당신은 주님의 말씀에 있는 지시를 따르기 위해 일어나고 있습니까, 아니면 방향 감각 없이 이전의 쇠사슬에 묶인 삶으로 되돌아가고 있습니까? 당신의 쇠사슬이 풀리고 있습니까, 아니면 다시 쇠사슬을 채우고 있습니까? 어떻게 하면 우리의 이성과 이해로 예수님을 시험하는 대신 예수님을 따를 수 있습니까?
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(3.) [10-11절] 주님께서는 우리와 그분 사이를 가로막는 모든 철문을 열어 놓으셨습니다. 그는 우리를 열린 문으로 인도하실 수 있지만, 우리는 그 문을 통과하기로 결심해야 합니다. 당신은 당신의 철문을 통과하고 있습니까? 그 문이 당신을 위해 열렸다는 것을 알고 있습니까? 문제는 철문입니까, 아니면 당신 자신입니까? 그의 구원과 해답이 바로 당신 앞에 있다는 것을 어떻게 더 분명하게 깨닫고 있습니까?
 
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on Hosanna Staff, Officers, and Hosanna Intercessory Prayer (HIP) ministry
 
Scripture:
 
So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. (ACTS 12:5)
 
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (PHILIPPIANS 4:6)
 
Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints (EPHESIANS 6:18)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, as the earliest followers of Christ kept earnestly praying for Peter in prison, may Hosanna be a church where earnest prayer is unceasingly offered to intercede for one another with prayer. Let us not seek to just unload prayer requests on You, but seek prayer that bears the fruit of repentance, obedience, as You, Father God, unload Your grace, mercy, peace, and love in Jesus Christ upon us, so that we may transform our ways into Your ways, and our thoughts into Your thoughts. In prayer, let us not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication stir up in us a thankful heart, letting our requests be made known to You but never seeking an answer that revolves only around us. Just as Jesus taught us how to pray through the Lord’s prayer and showed us His prayerful life with tears, with a thankful heart, with full dependence upon Father and Spirit, with the power that unleashed the miraculous signs and wonders, the fullness of faith and obedience to death, even death on a cross – let our prayers ultimately leave us in our knees, more surrendered to You, denying ourselves, in deeper love with Your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. At all times, may we pray in the Spirit, keeping alert with all perseverance, interceding on behalf of all the saints. Today we intercede for our Pastor, for our Minister Chao, for Director Trey, Rachel & Ashley serving the children. We intercede for Elder Patrick, Elder Nara, Reserve Elder Heather, for the search for our 3rd Elder to complete the Session, for our Deacons Waywah & Gloria, Chong, Jonathan, Juhae, all the lay servants leaders and our Hosanna Intercessory Prayer team. Make these names as precious to us as the Twelve disciples were to Christ. May they be prayerful backbones of Your body of Hosanna. Thank You for our new visiting friends last Sunday, Michael & Hailey. Continue flourishing our 9:30am breakfast fellowship. Help us come on-time to worship. Give inspiring reflections on Your Word in our breakout discussion groups today, and fill our stomachs not only with food today but with the living Bread of life. Bless the hands of all our table/chairs setup and cleanup servants today and a final time next week. Bless the Agape life group gathering this Saturday. Continue growing our newborn sister Selene in strength, wisdom, stature, in favor with You, alongside all the three precious lives being knit together in the womb – Baby Park, Baby Jeng, Baby Chao. Heal the ill & sick among us. Provide for those who have lost jobs with new flourishing work. Strength our marriages with deeper affections and intimacy in Christ. Provide our singles with a godly spouse in purity and undivided devotion in singleness, as You call them. Earnestly we pray in the risen and powerful name of our Prayer Teacher and High Priest, always living to prayerfully intercede for us at the right hand of the Father’s throne – Jesus Christ we pray, Amen & Amen.

*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 46)] 
Kept in Prison, Yet Never Kept from Earnest Prayer (ACTS 12:1-5)
 
(1.) [v.1-2] Whether being a common Deacon like Stephen, or a prominent apostle like James, both were martyred and not exempt from the dangers of claiming Jesus Christ as their Lord. *How has prayer increased danger, hardships, and suffering instead of eliminating them all? How have you prayed solely about relief and rescue from your circumstances instead of submission and obedience to Christ, even at great cost to you, your family, your career, and even your safety?
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(2.) [v.3-4] Herod sought to earnestly please the Jews with political favors by arresting and killing the apostles. It’s strange how the Christian-hating Jews were pleased with this violence yet were offended if it occurred on their holy days of Unleavened Bread and Passover, thus Herod avoided these times. After killing James, Herod knew it would please the Jews even more to do the same to the most prominent leader among the apostles – Peter. Knowing Peter had escaped previously by the Lord’s miraculous intervention (Acts 5:19-24), Herod put four squads – 16 total soldiers – to guard Peter. *Are your earnest prayers pleasing people/yourself, or truly pleasing God? What pleases you about prayer? At the same time, what offends you about prayer? Do you pray earnestly for your spiritual leaders, whom the devil targets foremost?
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(3.) [v.5] Peter is in prison again for the third time now (Acts 4:3; Acts 5:18). Two soldiers are chained to him, and the other two are guarding his cell door. Although Peter was kept in prison, the Church kept praying earnestly for him. *With every path forward blocked, shut tight and locked away, why pray? What should you be praying for? What earnest prayer does God want out of you?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“감옥에 갇혔으나 간절한 기도는 결코 멈추지 않았다” (사도행전 12장 1-5절)
 
(1.) [1-2절] 스데반과 같은 평범한 집사였든, 야고보와 같은 저명한 사도였든, 모두 예수 그리스도를 주님으로 고백하는 데 따르는 위험에서 벗어날 수 없었습니다. *기도가 위험, 고난, 고통을 없애기는커녕 오히려 증가시킨 적은 없습니까? 당신은 자신과 가족, 직업, 심지어 안전까지 큰 희생을 감수하면서까지 그리스도께 순종하고 복종하기보다는, 단지 상황에서 벗어나고 구원받기만을 위해 기도했습니까?
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(2.) [3-4절] 헤롯은 사도들을 체포하고 죽임으로써 유대인들에게 정치적인 호의를 베풀어 그들을 기쁘게 하려고 애썼습니다. 기독교를 증오하는 유대인들이 이러한 폭력에는 기뻐하면서도 무교절이나 유월절과 같은 거룩한 절기에 이런 일이 일어나면 분개하는 것은 이상하게 여긴다는 점입니다. 그래서 헤롯은 이 시기를 피했습니다. 야고보를 죽인 후, 헤롯은 사도들 중 가장 저명한 지도자인 베드로를 죽이면 유대인들이 더 기뻐할 것이라는 것을 알았습니다. 베드로가 이전에 주님의 기적적인 개입으로 목숨을 건졌다는 사실(사도행전 5:19-24)을 알고 있던 헤롯은 베드로를 지키기 위해 네 개의 소대, 총 16명의 병사를 배치했습니다. *당신의 간절한 기도는 다른 사람이나 자신을 기쁘게 하는 것입니까, 아니면 진정으로 하나님을 기쁘게 하는 것입니까? 기도에서 무엇이 당신을 기쁘게 합니까? 동시에 기도에서 무엇이 당신을 불쾌하게 합니까? 마귀가 가장 먼저 노리는 영적 지도자들을 위해 간절히 기도하고 있습니까?
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(3.) [5절] 베드로는 이제 세 번째로 감옥에 갇혔습니다(사도행전 4:3; 5:18). 두 명의 군인이 그에게 쇠사슬로 묶여 있었고, 다른 두 명은 감방 문을 지키고 있었습니다. 베드로가 감옥에 갇혀 있는 동안에도 교회는 그를 위해 간절히 기도했습니다. *모든 길이 막히고, 굳게 닫히고, 잠겨 버렸는데 왜 기도해야 할까요? 무엇을 위해 기도해야 할까요? 하나님께서는 당신에게 어떤 간절한 기도를 원하실까요?
 
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on the Breaking of Bread Ministry
 
Scripture:
 
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (ACTS 2:42)
 
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. (ACTS 2:46-47)
 
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. (MALACHI 3:10)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, Easter may have passed, but remind us every Sunday is the Third Day to memorialize the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and causes us to walk in the newness of life in His Name. A mark of that risen life You have gifted to us is in the breaking of bread together. We are not here together just to fill our stomachs with the bread that perishes, but to feed and serve Your people with the living Bread of eternal life. Father God, bless Hosanna’s breaking of bread together. Give us a vision of Your people around Your Table of communion. May all who are thirsty come to drink of Christ’s fountain to never thirst again. May all who are hunger, hunger for righteousness and eat the Bread of life Jesus Christ. May no soul be left hungry at Your Table as we devote to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Day by day, week by day, let us attend Your temple together and break bread together, receiving the food of Your Word and fellowship with glad and generous hearts, praising You and having favor with all people. Then add to this number of Hosanna day by day those who are being saved. Bring all the full tithe of Your people into Your House, that there may be food in Your house. Let us put You to the test with our sacred giving of tithes, and see if You will not open the windows of heaven for us and pour down a blessing until there is no more need. Feed this precious Church, Father God, with Your faithful servants. Today, provide an overflow of servants signing-up to bless the VBS children. Continue to flourish our 9:30am breakfast fellowship. Give inspiring reflections on Your living Bread, the Word of God, in our breakout discussion groups. Bless the hands of all our table/chairs setup and cleanup servants. Bless brother Daniel’s birthday with Your joy this Saturday. Bless the servants laboring on setting up tables/chairs this Saturday and cleaning up next Sunday. Bless the James families life group this Saturday. Thank You for the first visit of our little sister Selene last week – continue to grow to full health, strength, wisdom, stature, and favor with You. Continue growing all the precious life being knit together in the womb. Provide for those who have lost their jobs with new and flourishing work opportunities. Heal those sick and ill among us to be with us again. Bless all the marriages in greater intimate love in Jesus Christ. Bless our singles with undivided devotion to You and a godly spouse in purity, as You call them. Bless our sister Emilee Gee and all the confirmands & baptized members with new seasons of desiring You, serving You, and knowing You. Through the Bread of Life, the Head of the body of His Church, our risen Lord Jesus Christ we pray, Amen & Amen.

*HAPPY EASTER RESURRECTION SUNDAY & WELCOME to HOSANNA! – Warmest welcome to all of you, especially if you are visiting or re-visiting! Please let our Welcoming Team give you our welcoming gift! Fill-out a yellow newcomer’s contact card so that we can keep in touch! We welcome you into this family of Christ’s loving arms and remain here for you as His body to grow and flourish together!
 
*DISMISSAL of children (toddler to 5th grade) to Children’s Good Friday ministry activities! – At this time, children from toddler to 5th may go with Teachers Rachel & Ashley to continue their worship with Easter children’s craft activities and ministries. *They will rejoin us after the sermon to present their Easter crafts and activities.
 
*CONFIRMATION OF FAITH – EMILEE GEE – CONGRATULATIONS! – Our youth sister Emilee Gee is receiving confirmation of faith today with Bethany Korean Presbyterian Church pastors and elders. Congratulations! May the faith gifted to our sister by the Holy Spirit continue to grow with the good works that God has prepared for Emilee to walk in by faith. May the Lord strengthen and bless many with the gospel and expand Christ’s kingdom through the faith in sister Emilee! Amen.
 
*TAPPED-OFF FLOODING/WET AREAS ON RIGHTSIDE OF CHAPEL – DO NOT SIT! – Due to the rain, we have unfortunate flooding and wet areas in the chapel and classrooms. Avoid these areas as much as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
 
*WEEKLY SUNDAY PRE-SERVICE 9:30AM BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in the Office Café! – Come early and enjoy some croissants, coffee, and tea weekly on Sunday starting 9:30am on the Office Café table. Enjoy!
 
*TODAY – EASTER SUNDAY (4/5) COME BY 10AM and STAY TO CLEANUP AFTER 2:30PM! – Servants are needed to help our Korean ministry leaders setup the “Oh Happy Day Fellowship” activities in the entrance field, and cleanup at the end.
 
*TODAY – EASTER SUNDAY (4/5) 10:30AM EASTER JOINT WORSHIP with children/youth & HOLY COMMUNION – All children/youth will join us. Children will have an intermittent time of Easter crafts and rejoin us near the end of service, where we will all partake of our Lord's Communion Table together. *Spend time with your families to prepare your heart and life with godly self-examination and repentance prior to partaking of Holy Communion.
 
*TODAY – EASTER SUNDAY (4/5) – 12:00PM during lunch APRIL BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATIONS – Enjoy during lunch! *Happy April birthday’s: Mya Krief (4/7); Daniel Roger Lee (4/18)
 
*TODAY – EASTER SUNDAY (4/5) – 1:05PM after lunch TABLES WIPE-DOWN & TABLE/CHAIRS CLEANUP –
*Table Wipe-down Team: Deacon Juhae Park (Team Lead), Hoon Park, Samantha Chao, Justin Chao, Daniel Roger Lee, Eugene Lee. *Tables/Chairs Cleanup Crew: Everyone available. Thank you!
 
*TODAY – EASTER SUNDAY (4/5) – 1:00PM to 2:30PM ASSIGNED STATION SERVANTS DURING after-lunch EASTER “OH HAPPY DAY” FELLOWSHIP – Assigned servants to help the stations starting 1:00pm to 2:30pm, take note of your roles: (1) Face-Painting – Deacon Juhae & Ashley (*other sisters from All-Gen may be taking over); (2) Bounce-House Chaperone: Deacon Chong. (3) Cotton Candy Station: HELP NEEDED; (4) Popcorn Stand: HELP NEEDED. **Everyone welcomed to join the after-lunch Easter activities/festivities!
 
*TODAY – EASTER SUNDAY (4/5) – DEADLINE for DFW VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SIGN-UP – There will be a DFW-wide Asian-American church fellowship volleyball tournament on Saturday (all-day from 10am) August 8th, 2026, with a mandatory Worship & Praise night on Friday, August 7th. *Sign-up BY TODAY with Deacon Chong Choe.
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (4/11) TABLES/CHAIRS SETUP & SUNDAY CLEANUP – *The schedule is posted on our wallboard outside the Chapel. Find your name (it should be listed 2x) and commit to serve that date. Your Team Lead should be contacting you for spiritual accountability to this ministry on your assigned date. If you are unable to serve on your assigned date, contact your Team Lead and seek to switch dates with other servants at your available time. *Before serving together, please open in prayer. After finishing your service, please close by praying for the breaking of bread ministry.
*Serving THIS SATURDAY (4/11) Setup, 3:30pm: 
Deacon Jonathan Jeng (Team Lead), Elder Nara Jeng; Mya Krief, Eric Sung, Timothy Sung, Joseph Ko, Rachel Ko
*Serving NEXT SUNDAY (4/12) Cleanup, 1:05pm:
*Table Wipe-down Team: Deacon Elder Patrick Liu (Team Lead), Trey Reynolds, Jason Ventura, Jihoon Ventura, Chester Chung, Ashley Chung; *Tables/Chairs Cleanup Crew: Everyone
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (4/11) - 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering - *Continuing lessons on the letter to the Ephesians, led by co-shepherds Elder Nara/Deacon Jonathan. Join us!
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (4/11) 9:30AM KITCHEN FOOD PREP MINISTRY & NEXT SUNDAY (4/12) DISHWASHING MINISTRY – Let us support organizers Deacon Gloria and Deacon Chong to serve, or listen to their directions and assignments as they assign you to serve. Thank you to all the kitchen servants!
 
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (4/12) DEADLINE for OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: VBS – *2026 VBS "Rainforest Falls: Exploring the Nature of God" is almost here (6/4 Thursday - 6/7 Sunday)! *All children from 25 months old to 4 years old can participate with parental guardian assistance. Children from Kindergarten to 5th grade will be guided by volunteer leaders/teachers. There is a great need for servants to be crew leaders/facilitators/teachers to serve the harvest of children. *Consider helping and sign-up with the Deacons by NEXT SUNDAY (4/12).
 
 
*TODAY: EASTER SUNDAY (4/5) –

• *9:30am weekly pre-service BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in Office Café (croissants, coffee & tea)
• *10:00am SETUP “OH HAPPY DAY!” activities/festivities
• *10:30am HAPPY EASTER JOINT WORSHIP! Welcome all our children & youth
• *HOLY COMMUNION – All, from infancy to adulthood, are invited to our Lord’s Table
• *DEADLINE for DFW VOLLEYBALL SIGN-UP – Participants, sign-up by TODAY with Deacon Chong
• *12:00pm after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS at Gymnasium Cafeteria
• *12:00pm SPECIAL EASTER LUNCH: Menu: TBA at Gymnasium Cafeteria. Enjoy!
• *APRIL BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATION during lunch: Mya Krief (4/7); Daniel Roger Lee (4/18)
• *1:00pm TABLES/CHAIRS CLEANUP (Table Wipe-Down Lead: Deacon Juhae’s Team)
• *1:00pm – 2:30pm “OH HAPPY DAY!” fellowship activities/festivities

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK –

• 4/7 (Tues) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Sister Mya Krief
• 4/11 (Sat) 9:30am KITCHEN FOOD PREP MINISTRY (Deacons leading), 3:30pm TABLES/CHAIRS SETUP (Team Lead: Deacon Jonathan Jeng's Team - Elder Nara Jeng, Mya Krief, Eric Sung, Timothy Sung, Joseph Ko, Rachel Ko), 4:30pm AGAPE life group
• 4/12 (Sun) DEADLINE - Sign-Up for VBS Volunteering with Deacons, KITCHEN DISHWASHING MINISTRY (Deacons leading), 1:05pm TABLES CHAIRS CLEANUP (Table Wipe-Down Lead: Elder Patrick's Team - Trey Reynolds, Jason Ventura, Jihoon Ventura, Chester Chung, Ashley Chung; Table/Chairs Cleanup: Everyone)
• 4/18 (Sat) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! - Daniel Roger Lee
• 4/18 (Sat) 3:30pm TABLES/CHAIRS SETUP (Team Lead: Elder Patrick Liu's Team - Trey Reynolds, Jason Ventura, Jihoon Ventura, Chester Chung, Ashley Chung); 4:30pm JAMES life group
• 4/19 (Sun) 1:15pm STAFF GATHERING, 1:05pm TABLES CHAIRS CLEANUP (Table Wipe-Down Lead: Deacon Jonathan Jeng's Team - Elder Nara Jeng, Mya Krief, Eric Sung, Timothy Sung, Joseph Ko, Rachel Ko)

 
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) The King is in the Room; (2) House of the Lord; (3) Living Hope; (4) Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me; (Response Song) I Speak Jesus

*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[Easter Sunday] 
"He Must Rise from the Dead" (JOHN 20:1-10, 16-18)
 
(1.) [v.1-2] What is the stone at the entrance of your tomb? How is God rolling it away, so that you might go in and know Jesus Christ is risen? How can we encounter Jesus’ resurrected presence even from His silent absence in an empty tomb? How can even the silence, absence, and emptiness around you assure you of the risen Christ present with you and in you? Or in the silence, absence, and emptiness, are we concluding like Mary did that the Lord has been taken and His whereabouts are unknown?
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(2.) [v.3-10] What is the visible evidence before you of Christ’s risen presence with you? Like the grave clothes that Jesus left behind, with His face cloth neatly folded in a place by itself, how do you interpret the evidence through Christ’s silent absence in an empty tomb? Does the evidence before you and all around you in creation become telling signs that Jesus Christ is not dead, but alive and risen? Then, do we need to see Him visibly to trust in Him invisibly?
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(3.) [v.16-18] Like Mary, how do you look for the living Jesus from heaven among the dead tombs on earth? How does the Lord Jesus want to meet you not in the tomb, but out of the tomb? Are you clinging to the descent, or the ascent of Jesus?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“죽은 자 가운데서 다시 살아나야 하리라” (요한복음 20장 1-10, 16-18절)
 
(1.) [1-2절] 당신의 무덤 입구에 있는 돌은 무엇입니까? 하나님께서 어떻게 그 돌을 굴려 옮기셨기에 당신이 들어가서 예수 그리스도께서 부활하셨음을 알 수 있습니까? 텅 빈 무덤에서 침묵 속에 계시는 예수님의 임재를 어떻게 경험할 수 있습니까? 당신 주변의 침묵과 부재와 공허함 속에서도 부활하신 그리스도께서 당신과 함께, 그리고 당신 안에 계심을 어떻게 확신할 수 있습니까? 아니면 그 침묵과 부재와 공허함 속에서 우리는 마리아처럼 주님께서 이미 떠나셨고 그분의 행방을 알 수 없다고 결론짓고 있습니까?
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(2.) [3-10절] 부활하신 그리스도께서 여러분과 함께 계신다는 가시적인 증거는 무엇입니까? 예수께서 남기신 수의, 특히 얼굴을 가린 수건이 따로 가지런히 접혀 있던 것처럼, 빈 무덤에 계시면서도 침묵으로 부재하신 그리스도의 모습을 통해 어떤 증거를 해석할 수 있습니까? 여러분 앞과 주변 창조 세계의 증거들이 예수 그리스도께서 죽지 않으시고 살아 계시며 부활하셨다는 분명한 표징이 됩니까? 그렇다면 우리는 그분을 눈으로 직접 보아야만 보이지 않는 그분을 믿을 수 있는 것입니까?
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(3.) [16-18절] 마리아처럼, 당신은 어떻게 땅 위의 죽은 자들의 무덤 가운데서 살아 계신 예수님을 하늘에서 찾고 있습니까? 주 예수님께서는 무덤 안이 아니라 무덤 밖에서 당신을 만나기를 어떻게 원하십니까? 당신은 예수님의 하강에 매달리고 있습니까, 아니면 승천에 매달리고 있습니까?
 
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on Easter Resurrection Sunday
 
Scripture:
 
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (JOHN 11:25-26)
 
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures (1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4)
 
And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. (LUKE 24:5-6)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up this holy day of Easter Resurrection, on the third day where You raised up Your only Son our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead into an immortal body, retaining His nail-scared hands and pierced side, yet now a glorified physical body devoid of deterioration, pain, illness, physical limits, and above all, mortal death. Likened to this body, You will gift to us at the last day, where we will be with Christ in glory. Thank You for the gospel of resurrection, to truly come back from the dead and never to die again. Although we shall all face death at the appointed time, Lord Jesus You are the resurrection and the life. whoever believes in You, though he die, he shall still live, and everyone who lives and believes in You will never die. Let this be of first importance to us, to receive it as the apostle Paul did, that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and was raised on the third day all according to the Scriptures. Today, let us all come out of our tombs, and not seek the living Christ of glory among the dead on earth. He is not here in the grave, but has risen. So raise us up with Christ today out of our tombs, our former ways of life that are dead in our trespasses. Raise us up from our death into the new resurrected life in the ways of Your Holy Spirit, to be born again into this blessed living hope of Christ’s resurrection and our resurrection at the last day. On this joyous Easter day, Bless our precious Hosanna, our 9:30am breakfast fellowship with discipleship friendships. Bless the servants who labored in love at 10am to setup fellowship activities. Bless all our children and youth in joint worship today. Bless our sister Emilee Gee receiving your Confirmation of Faith gifted by Your Spirit in her today. Bless our holy communion, from infant to adult, to behold Christ at His Table today. Bless our breaking of bread with godly reflections on Easter today. Bless our sister Mya’s birthday this Tuesday. Bless the kitchen food prep ministry this Saturday, the tables/chairs setup team with Deacon Jonathan, the Agape & James life family gatherings. Provide all the servants needed for VBS and volleyball ministry. Bless all the precious life growing in the womb among us and Your creation sister Selene in nurture and spiritual growth. In the risen Name of the Resurrection and the life, Jesus Christ who is risen now and forever, Amen & amen.

​*TODAY – SUNDAY (3/29) is PALM SUNDAY – As we near the start of Passion Week of our Lord Jesus, let us celebrate this Sunday the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem that final time, welcoming Him like the multitudes did that day with palm branches, praising Him as Hosanna, yet also feel the tears that Jesus had that day knowing of the impending spiritual blindness of the people and their rejection of Him to the cross.
 
*TODAY – DEADLINE for OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: SERVANTS NEEDED – Next week on Easter Sunday 4/5, we are in need of servants to be present pre-worship starting 9:00am and post-worship starting 1:00pm to help our Korean ministry leaders setup the "Oh Happy Day" fellowship & lead the stations of festivities-activities. *Consider helping this labor of love and sign-up with the Deacons BY TODAY (3/29).
 
*TODAY (3/29) – OFFICERS GATHERING, 1:00pm at Corner Conference Room - Pray for our ordained Officers as they gathering to plan and pray for God's direction and dreams for Hosanna.
 
*UPCOMING – THIS FRIDAY (4/3) is GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP, 7:00pm at Ezra Chapel - Let us plan to gather on this very good night our Lord laid His life down for us!
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*UPCOMING – BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY (4/4) TABLES/CHAIRS SETUP & SUNDAY CLEANUP – Our Korean ministry leaders have assigned us the month of April to setup and cleanup the breaking of bread ministry. All hands are needed for this great monthly task of godly servanthood! In this small way of service, let us show our appreciation to the Korean ministry leaders who serve us weekly on Sunday with the breaking of bread ministry. *The schedule is posted on our wallboard outside the Chapel. Find your name (it should be listed 2x) and commit to serve that date. Your Team Lead should be contacting you for spiritual accountability to this ministry on your assigned date. ​

If you are unable to serve on your assigned date, contact your Team Lead and seek to switch dates with other servants at your available time. Thank you! *Before serving together, please open in prayer. After finishing your service, please close by praying for the breaking of bread ministry.
*Serving this upcoming Saturday (4/4) Setup, 3:30pm: Deacon Chong Choe (Team Lead), Kate Choe, Elder Andrew Lee, Elder Heather Lee, Miki Krief, and Chester Chung.
*Serving this upcoming Easter Sunday (4/5) Cleanup, 1:05pm:
*Table Wipe-down Team: Deacon Juhae Park (Team Lead), Hoon Park, Samantha Chao, Justin Chao, Daniel Roger Lee, Eugene Lee
*Tables/Chairs Cleanup Crew: Everyone
 
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (4/5) EASTER JOINT WORSHIP with children/youth & HOLY COMMUNION – On Easter Sunday, all children/youth will join us. Children will have an intermittent time of Easter crafts and rejoin us near the end of service, where we will all partake of our Lord's Communion Table together. *Spend time with your families prior to Easter to prepare your heart and life with godly self-examination and repentance prior to partaking of Holy Communion.
 
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (4/5) – DEADLINE for DFW VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SIGN-UP – There will be a DFW-wide Asian-American church fellowship volleyball tournament on Saturday (all-day from 10am) August 8th, 2026, with a mandatory Worship & Praise night on Friday, August 7th. *Sign-up BY TODAY with Deacon Chong Choe.
 
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (4/5) – DESSERT MINISTRY + APRIL BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATIONS –  *Enjoy during-lunch as we serve and bless both our Bethany & Hosanna families in Christ. *Happy April birthday’s: Mya Krief (4/7); Daniel Roger Lee (4/18)
 
*OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: SERVANTS NEEDED – *2026 VBS "Rainforest Falls: Exploring the Nature of God" is almost here (6/4 Thursday - 6/7 Sunday)! *All children from 25 months old to 4 years old can participate with parental guardian assistance. Children from Kindergarten to 5th grade will be guided by volunteer leaders/teachers. There is a great need for servants to be crew leaders/facilitators/teachers to serve the harvest of children. *Consider helping and sign-up with the Deacons by 4/12.

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*TODAY: SUNDAY (3/29) –

• *Entering FINAL WEEK of LENTEN SEASON – HOLY/PASSION WEEK. Lent guide: eco-pres.org/lent
• *SIGN-UP BY TODAY with Deacons to help serve next Sunday’s “O Happy Day” setup & activities
• *9:30am weekly pre-service BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in Office Café (croissants, coffee & tea)
• *12:00pm after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS at Gymnasium Cafeteria
• *12:00pm FREE LUNCH: Menu: TBA at Gymnasium Cafeteria. Enjoy!
• *1:00pm OFFICERS (Elders & Deacons) GATHERING at Corner Conference Room

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK –

• 4/3 (Fri) 7:00pm GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP
• 4/4 (Sat) 3:30pm TABLES/CHAIRS MONTHLY SETUP/CLEANUP BEGINS – *Assigned Setup Team: Deacon Chong Choe (Team Lead), Kate Choe, Elder Andrew Lee, Elder Heather Lee, Miki Krief, and Chester Chung
• 4/5 (Sun) EASTER HOLY COMMUNION, DESSERTS MINISTRY, “OH HAPPY DAY” FELLOWSHIP & DFW VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SIGN-UP DEADLINE
• 4/7 (Tues) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Sister Mya Krief

 
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) The King is in the Room; (2) Son of Suffering; (Response Song) King of Kings

*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[Palm Sunday] 
"You Did Not Know the Time of Your Visitation" (LUKE 19:28-44)
 
(1.) [v.28-34] Although Jesus had entered the city of Jerusalem several times before on foot, on this final occasion He needed to enter differently. He needed a young colt to ride on, fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9, identifying Himself as the humble King who comes in the humility, fragility, and peace of a weak colt instead of the pride, power, and might of a warhorse stallion. Jesus needs a colt, not a stallion. Do you know what Jesus needs? What is the “colt” that Jesus needs in your life? When He takes it, are you asking like the owners of the colt, “Why are you untying/taking that which is mine?”
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(2.) [v.35-40] Jesus needed a chosen colt because He wanted a genuine worshipper. If they remained silent, even the very stones would cry out to worship and praise Jesus for who He was as the Savior/Hosanna entering the city to lay down His life at the cross as the perfect sacrificial offering for all sins. Do you know what Jesus wants as He draws near to you? If you stay silent, what is creation shouting in your place?
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(3.) [v.41-42] Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem wasn’t all smiles and joy, but also filled with tears and weeping at the approaching rejection and spiritual blindness of the multitudes. Jesus weeps over this. Do you know what Jesus feels, what makes His eyes swell with tears? How quickly does our “Praise Jesus!” turn to “Crucify Jesus!”? When have you traded Christ’s peace for your own blindness? What is making Jesus weep as He draws near to you? Do you weep too?
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(4.) [v.43-44] Because Jerusalem failed to know the time of Jesus’ visit, there would come days of judgment and suffering, which Jesus already knows. Do you know what Jesus knows, that He is visiting you daily? Are you missing His multiple visits?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“네가 보살핌 받는 날을 알지 못함을 인함이니라” (누가복음 19장 28-44절)
 
(1.) [28-34절] 예수께서는 이전에도 여러 번 걸어서 예루살렘 성에 들어가셨지만, 마지막으로 들어가실 때는 다른 방법이 필요하셨습니다. 그분은 어린 망아지를 타고 오셔야 했습니다. 이는 스가랴 9장 9절의 예언을 성취하는 것으로, 자신을 전쟁터에서 활약하는 위풍당당한 숫말의 힘과 위엄이 아닌, 연약하고 부드러운 망아지의 모습으로 오시는 겸손한 왕으로 나타내시는 것입니다. 예수님께는 숫말이 아닌 어린 망아지가 필요하셨습니다. 여러분은 예수님께 무엇이 필요하신지 아십니까? 여러분의 삶에서 예수님께 필요한 "어린 망아지"는 무엇입니까? 그분께서 그 망아지를 데려가실 때, 여러분은 마치 망아지 주인처럼 "어찌하여 내 것을 가져가십니까?"라고 묻고 있습니까?
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(2.) [35-40절] 예수님께서는 진정한 예배자를 원하셨기에 택하신 어린 나귀가 필요하셨습니다. 만일 그들이 침묵한다면, 돌멩이들조차도 예수님이 누구신지, 곧 구원자이시며 호산나로서 도시에 입성하시어 십자가에서 모든 죄를 위한 완전한 희생 제물이 되셨음을 찬양하며 예배할 것입니다. 예수님께서 당신에게 가까이 오실 때, 당신은 예수님께서 무엇을 원하시는지 알고 있습니까? 만일 당신이 침묵한다면, 피조물들은 당신을 대신하여 무엇을 외치고 있습니까?
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(3.) [41-42절] 예수께서 예루살렘에 마지막으로 입성하실 때에는 미소와 기쁨만 가득했던 것이 아니라, 다가오는 무리의 거부와 영적인 눈먼 상태를 보며 눈물과 통곡으로 가득 차 있었습니다. 예수께서는 이것 때문에 우셨습니다. 여러분은 예수께서 어떤 마음이셨는지, 무엇 때문에 그분의 눈에 눈물이 고였는지 아십니까? 우리의 "예수님을 찬양하라!"가 얼마나 빨리 "예수님을 십자가에 못 박으라!"로 바뀌는지 아십니까? 언제 그리스도의 평화를 자신의 영적인 눈먼 상태와 맞바꾸었습니까? 예수께서 여러분에게 가까이 오실 때 무엇 때문에 우셨습니까?
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(4.) [43-44절] 예루살렘이 예수님의 방문 시기를 알지 못했기 때문에 심판과 고난의 날들이 올 것이었고, 예수님은 이미 그 날들을 알고 계셨습니다. 예수님께서 아시는 것, 즉 그분이 매일 당신을 찾아오신다는 사실을 당신은 알고 있습니까? 그분의 수많은 방문을 놓치고 있습니까?
 
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on the final week 7 of this Lenten season devotional, “Holy Week”
 
Scripture:
 
And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (MATTHEW 21:9)
 
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” (JOHN 12:13)
 
And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!” (JOHN 12:14-15)
 
And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” (MARK 11:9-10)
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we rejoice with You yet also weep with You on this holy Palm Sunday, recalling both the joy and tears flowing down on the face of Your only eternal Son our Lord Jesus, our Hosanna Savior, as He entered the city one final time knowing what lied ahead – rejection, suffering, and the cross. Show us the holiness of Christ as we enter this holy passion week. No one takes Your life from You, Lord Jesus, but You laid it down on Your own accord. You have authority to lay it down. You have authority to take it up again! You sovereignly purposed the cross as the greatest demonstration of Your love, for while we were still sinners, You died for us. So as we raise our palm branches of praise and come out to greet You today, may You find a genuine worshipper who cries, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, the promised King to God’s people, the promised eternal Son to David! Behold, our King is coming, righteous and having salvation, humble and mounted on a colt!” Let us shout Hosanna – that You are our only Savior to save us from our sins, save us from our impending death, save us from the wrath of the final judgment to come! Let not our cries turn from praising You to crucifying You, but to trusting You and walking with You in the way of the cross, where we die to sin and live to righteousness, whereby Your wounds we find healing, whereby Your blood we are reconciled to You and one another. Bless our final week of holy week devotions with fasting and prayer. Bless our 9:30am breakfast fellowship with early worshippers. Bless our Palm Sunday discussion time & breaking of bread with joyful reflections. Bless the Officers today as they gather to plan and pray for Your church. Bless this Good Friday’s worship with renewed joy at the foot of the cross. Bless the tables/chairs setup this Saturday with our godly servants. Bless next Sunday’s join Easter worship with our children, holy communion, dessert ministry & April birthday blessings, Oh Happy Day fellowship with sounds of rejoicing in Christ’s resurrection. Bless all the precious life growing in the womb among us and Your creation sister Selene in nurture and growth. In the risen name of the One who bears the name of this church He founded, our Hosanna in the highest, our risen Lord Jesus Christ, receive Your welcome and praises with our palm branches lifted to the highest, Amen & amen.

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*CONTINUING THIS WEEK – LENTEN SEASON – WEEK 6 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience –  “Watching and Waiting” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. These are the 40 days prior to Easter on April 4/5. Let us all learn to fast (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Read this online article on the importance of fasting:  https://www.intouch.org/read/articles/how-to-start-fasting-and-actually-keep-it-up. Let us hunger for more of Jesus as Easter 2026 arrives, Amen? Amen.
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (3/28) - 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering - *Continuing lessons on the letter to the Ephesians, led by co-shepherds Elder Nara/Deacon Jonathan. Join us!
 
*OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: SERVANTS NEEDED – On Easter Sunday 4/5, we are in need of servants to be present pre-worship starting 9:00am and post-worship at 11:45am to help our Korean ministry leaders setup the "Oh Happy Day" fellowship & festivities-activities. *Consider helping this labor of love and sign-up with the Deacons by next Sunday (3/29).

*OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: SERVANTS NEEDED – *2026 VBS "Rainforest Falls: Exploring the Nature of God" is almost here (6/4 Thursday - 6/7 Sunday)! *All children from 25 months old to 4 years old can participate with parental guardian assistance. Children from Kindergarten to 5th grade will be guided by volunteer leaders/teachers. There is a great need for servants to be crew leaders/facilitators/teachers to serve the harvest of children. *Consider helping and sign-up with the Deacons by 4/12.

*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (3/29) is PALM SUNDAY – As we near the start of Passion Week of our Lord Jesus, continue your time of fasting and prayer with the Word through the lent guide: eco-pres.org/lent.
 
*4/3 GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP, 7:00pm at Ezra Chapel - Let us plan to gather on this very good night our Lord laid His life down for us!
 
*BEGINNING 4/4 (SATURDAY) TABLES/CHAIRS SETUP & SUNDAY CLEANUP – Our Korean ministry leaders have assigned us the month of April to setup and cleanup the breaking of bread ministry. A schedule will be created for all congregants to serve together in this great monthly task where all hands are needed! In this small way of service, let us show our appreciation to the Korean ministry leaders who serve us weekly on Sunday with the breaking of bread ministry.
 
*4/5 EASTER JOINT WORSHIP with children/youth & HOLY COMMUNION – On Easter Sunday, all children/youth will join us. Children will have an intermittent time of Easter crafts and rejoin us near the end of service, where we will all partake of our Lord's Communion Table together. *Spend time with your families prior to Easter to prepare your heart and life with godly self-examination and repentance prior to partaking of Holy Communion.
 
 
*TODAY: SUNDAY (3/22) –

• *Continuing LENTEN SEASON – Fasting & Prayer for 40 days prior to Easter. Lent guide: eco-pres.org/lent
• *9:30am weekly pre-service BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in Office Café (croissants, coffee & tea)
• *12:00pm after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS at Gymnasium Cafeteria
• *12:00pm FREE LUNCH: Menu: TBA at Gymnasium Cafeteria. Enjoy!

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK –

• 3/28 (Sat) 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering
• 3/29 (Sun) PALM SUNDAY & start of PASSION WEEK & 1:00pm OFFICERS GATHERING
• 4/3 (Fri) 7:00pm GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP
• 4/4 (Sat) TABLES/CHAIRS MONTHLY SETUP/CLEANUP BEGINS
• 4/5 (Sun) EASTER HOLY COMMUNION, DESSERTS MINISTRY, & “OH HAPPY DAY” FELLOWSHIP
• 4/7 (Tues) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Sister Mya Krief
• 4/11 (Sat) 9:30am KITCHEN MINISTRY & 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering

 
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Lay Me Down; (2) How Deep the Father's Love for Us; (Response Song) More Like Jesus (One Voice)/ More Like Jesus (Passion)

*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 45)] 
"Every One According to His Ability Determined to Give" (ACTS 11:27-30)
 
(1.) [v.27-28] The love of the Jerusalem Church leaders for their new Christian brothers and sisters at the Antioch Church is apparent. Not only did they send their best teachers to Antioch – Barnabas and Saul – but also their prophets to edify them with the spiritual gift of prophecy like Agabus, who foretold the natural disaster of a coming great famine over all the world. Historically, this famine, a series of poor harvests and subsequent scarcity, is recorded in the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius from A.D. 41 to 54. What an amazing verification and fulfillment of Agabus’ foretold prophetic word to the Antioch Christians! *Who is the Agabus that the Lord has sent to you through a teaching, admonishment, foretelling by the Spirit to warn you of spiritual danger and help you prepare for sanctifying action?
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(2.) [v.29] As the Jerusalem Church expressed compassionate generosity in sending their teachers and prophets to Antioch, now the Antioch Church reciprocates their loving concern by sending sacrificial relief funds to help their Jerusalem Christian brothers and sisters prepare for the great famine ahead. *How have you been a recipient of Christ’s compassionate generosity? How is Jesus Christ calling you to reciprocate that selfless and sacrificial generosity to one another, especially to His body, the local Church? How is your discipline in giving, particularly in the tithe and additional offerings, a visible portrait of your worship to God and compassion for His body? Like the Antioch givers, are you determined to give according to the ability God has entrusted to you? What is that ability? Are you being faithful with it?
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(3.) [v.30] Instead of individually and personally giving to whomever and through whatever means they desire, how do the Antioch Christians teach us how to collect our giving and where to send our giving? How are you entrusting your giving to the elders and spiritual leaders of the Church as a display of godly humility and faith?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“제자들이 각각 힘대로 부조를 보내기로 작정하였다” (사도행전 11장 27-30절)
 
(1.) [27-28절] 예루살렘 교회 지도자들이 안디옥 교회의 새 그리스도인 형제자매들을 향한 사랑은 분명하게 드러납니다. 그들은 최고의 교사들인 바나바와 사울뿐 아니라, 예언의 은사를 가진 예언자들도 안디옥에 보냈습니다. 아가보는 온 세상에 닥칠 대기근이라는 자연재해를 예언했습니다. 역사적으로 이 대기근, 즉 흉작과 그로 인한 식량 부족은 서기 41년부터 54년까지 로마 황제 클라우디우스 시대에 기록되어 있습니다. 아가보가 안디옥 그리스도인들에게 전한 예언이 얼마나 놀랍게 성취된 것입니까! *주님께서 성령의 가르침과 훈계와 예언을 통해 여러분에게 보내신 아가보는 누구입니까? 그분은 여러분에게 영적인 위험을 경고하고 거룩하게 되는 행동을 준비하도록 돕기 위해 보내신 분입니다.
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(2.) [29절] 예루살렘 교회가 안디옥에 교사와 선지자를 파송하여 자비로운 관대함을 보인 것처럼, 이제 안디옥 교회는 예루살렘의 그리스도인 형제자매들이 다가올 대기근에 대비할 수 있도록 희생적인 구호 기금을 보내어 그들의 사랑과 관심에 보답하고 있습니다. *여러분은 그리스도의 자비로운 관대함을 어떻게 경험했습니까? 예수 그리스도께서는 여러분이 서로에게, 특히 그분의 몸인 지역 교회에 어떻게 이타적이고 희생적인 관대함을 되돌려주도록 부르시고 계십니까? 십일조와 추가 헌금을 포함한 헌금에 있어서 여러분의 훈련은 하나님께 드리는 예배와 그분의 몸인 교회에 대한 자비로움을 어떻게 보여주는 가시적인 모습입니까? 안디옥 헌금자들처럼, 여러분은 하나님께서 여러분에게 맡기신 능력에 따라 헌금하기로 결심했습니까? 그 능력은 무엇입니까? 여러분은 그 능력에 충실하고 있습니까?
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(3.) [30절] 안디옥 그리스도인들은 우리가 원하는 사람에게 원하는 방법으로 개인적으로 헌금을 주는 대신에, 어떻게 헌금을 모아서 어디로 보내야 하는지 가르쳐 줍니까? 여러분은 경건한 겸손과 믿음을 나타내기 위해 어떻게 헌금을 교회의 장로들과 영적 지도자들에게 맡기고 있습니까?
 
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on week 5 of this Lenten season devotional theme, “Watching and Waiting”
 
Scripture:
 
And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (MATTHEW 26:40-41)
 
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (ISAIAH 40:31)
 
Cast all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. (1 PETER 5:7-10)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, as we enter the 6th week of this holy Lenten season prior to the final Passion Week, show us what it means to be “Watching and Waiting” for Jesus Christ, on drawing nearer to the first coming and anticipating with blessed hope of the second coming of Your only Son. He has come to die and rise again, and He will come again with the clouds, with every eye seeing Him, as the First and the Last, who is, who was, and who is to come, our almighty Savior and Lord. Strengthen us to watch and pray instead of relax and sleep. May our prayerful dependence on Jesus keep us from entering independently into all temptation. Our spirit is indeed willing, but our flesh is so weak. By the power of prayer, keep our anxieties cast upon You and Your care for us. Sober our minds and keep our eyes watchful as the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking to devour. Strengthen us to resist the devil by being firm in faith, knowing the same kinds of sufferings are being experienced by our brotherhood and sisterhood at Hosanna and the global Church around the world. For after we suffer a little while on earth, You Yourself will restore us, confirm us, strengthen us, and establish us by Your grace and glory in Your only Son. So Lord, we wait upon You! As we wait, our strength is renewed upon You! Let us mount up with wings like eagles, run and not be weary, walk and not faint, for Your strength will arise within us! Bless our fasting and prayer this week and prepare us for Palm Sunday next week. Bless our breakfast fellowship with many to come earlier and on-time to service. Bless our breakout discussions during lunch with fruitful reflections on Your Word. Bless the Agape life gathering this Saturday with the holy truths of Ephesians. Fill all the needs for servants to serve You on Easter and VBS and the approaching April tables/chairs setup ministry. Bless all the students on spring break with renewed rest and strength. Bless all the precious life growing in the womb among us and Your creation sister Selene in nurture and growth. We watch and wait for You at all times, risen Lord Jesus Christ, Amen & Amen.

*CONTINUING THIS WEEK – LENTEN SEASON – WEEK 5 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience –  “Walking Toward the Cross” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. These are the 40 days prior to Easter on April 4/5. Let us all learn to fast (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Read this online article on the importance of fasting:  https://www.intouch.org/read/articles/how-to-start-fasting-and-actually-keep-it-up. Let us hunger for more of Jesus as Easter 2026 arrives, Amen? Amen.
 
*STARTING FROM TODAY – WEEKLY SUNDAY 9:30AM BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in the Office Café! – Come early and enjoy some croissants, coffee, and tea weekly on Sunday starting 9:30am on the Office Café table. Enjoy!
 
*TODAY – SUNDAY (3/15) 1:00pm STAFF GATHERING – Pray for and continue to support our honored Staff - Minister Chao, Director Trey, and Director Rachel!
 
*TODAY – SUNDAY (3/15) 1:00pm CHILDREN’S MINISTRY (K-5th) PTA MEETING at BCM Worship Room – BCM Minister Sewon Cho has called for a PTA meeting today for parents. Childcare will be provided. The BCM Worship Room has also been newly painted. Thank you to Bethany Elder Chun who worked so diligently to oversee completion of the new paint job.
 
 
*TODAY: SUNDAY (3/15) –

• *Continuing LENTEN SEASON – Fasting & Prayer for 40 days prior to Easter. Lent guide: eco-pres.org/lent
• *9:30am weekly pre-service BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in Office Café (croissants, coffee & tea)
• *12:00pm after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS at Gymnasium Cafeteria
• *12:00pm FREE LUNCH: Menu: TBA at Gymnasium Cafeteria. Enjoy!
• *1:00pm STAFF gathering
• *1:00pm Children’s Ministry PTA Meeting at BCM Worship Room (childcare provided)

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK –

• 3/16-3/20 (Mon-Fri) SPRING BREAK
• 3/28 (Sat) 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering
• 3/29 (Sun) PALM SUNDAY & start of PASSION WEEK & 1:00pm OFFICERS GATHERING
• 4/3 (Fri) 7:00pm GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP
• 4/4 (Sat) TABLES/CHAIRS MONTHLY SETUP/CLEANUP BEGINS
• 4/5 (Sun) EASTER HOLY COMMUNION, DESSERTS MINISTRY, & “O HAPPY DAY” FELLOWSHIP

 
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Build Your Kingdom Here; (2) Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me; (Response Song) More Like Jesus (One Voice Worship)

*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 44)] 
"The Hand of the Lord with the First Christians of His Church" (ACTS 11:19-26)
 
(1.) [v.19-21] How are your hardships, difficult times, sufferings/persecutions, and trials all part of being led by the Lord’s hand and held in the Lord’s hand, like the persecution arising from Deacon Stephen’s martyrdom that scattered the early Jesus followers? When we do everything except the very thing that God wants us to do, how does this limit what the Lord’s hand can do in our lives, just as the scattered evangelists still limited the reach of the gospel by only speaking the Word to Jews? Like the unknown evangelists from Cyprus and Cyrene, how can you humbly, faithfully, and obediently follow where the Lord’s hand is leading you in new ways that can result in unimaginable spiritual fruit? How can your small act of obedience today be a seed for a great act of the Lord’s hand through you?
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(2.) [v.22-24] Like the sending of Barnabas to Antioch, who has the hand of the Lord sent into your life to exhort you to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose? Who has God sent you to as His Barnabas, someone full of the Holy Spirit and of faith to see His grace and be glad at the works of His hands? Who are the souls God is sending you to teach, encourage, exhort, and build up in Jesus Christ?
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(3.) [v.25-26] Instead of relishing in visible success, fruitful times, or attained knowledge, how is the Lord’s hand humbling you to look for other servants of God who can teach and edify your walk with Christ? Just as Barnabas sought and brought a better teacher, Saul, to Antioch, how can we nurture a teachable heart before those God appointed over us to teach us? How must we be teachable disciples of Jesus Christ, so much so that we ought to be called, “Christian” which means “little Christ/Resemblers of Christ/Christ followers”?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“주의 손이 그의 교회 안에 초대 그리스도인들과 함께 하시매” (사도행전 11장 19-26절)
 
(1.) [19-21절] 여러분이 겪는 어려움, 힘든 시기, 고난/박해, 시련은 모두 주님의 손에 이끌리고 주님의 품에 안겨 있는 과정의 일부입니다. 마치 집사 스테파노의 순교로 인해 초기 예수 제자들이 흩어졌던 박해처럼 말입니다. 우리가 하나님께서 원하시는 일을 제외한 모든 것을 행할 때, 주님의 손길이 우리 삶에서 행하실 수 있는 일은 어떻게 제한될까요? 마치 흩어진 복음 전도자들이 유대인들에게만 말씀을 전함으로써 복음의 범위를 제한했던 것처럼 말입니다. 키프로스와 키레네의 이름 없는 복음 전도자들처럼, 여러분은 어떻게 겸손하고 신실하며 순종하는 마음으로 주님의 손길이 인도하시는 새로운 길을 따라가 상상할 수 없는 영적인 열매를 맺을 수 있을까요? 오늘 여러분의 작은 순종이 어떻게 주님의 손길이 여러분을 통해 행하시는 위대한 일의 씨앗이 될 수 있을까요?
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(2.) [22-24절] 바나바를 안디옥으로 보낸 것처럼, 주님의 손길이 당신의 삶에 보내져서 당신이 확고한 의지로 주님께 충실히 남아 있도록 권면하는 사람은 누구입니까? 하나님께서 당신을 그분의 바나바처럼 보내신 사람은 누구입니까? 성령과 믿음이 충만하여 그분의 은혜를 보고 그분의 손으로 하신 일을 기뻐하는 사람 말입니다. 하나님께서 당신을 보내어 가르치고, 격려하고, 권면하고, 예수 그리스도 안에서 세워 줄 영혼들은 누구입니까?
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(3.) [25-26절] 눈에 보이는 성공이나 풍성한 결실, 혹은 얻은 지식에 도취되는 대신, 주님의 손길은 어떻게 당신을 겸손하게 하여 그리스도와의 동행을 가르치고 세워 줄 수 있는 다른 하나님의 종들을 찾도록 인도하고 있습니까? 바나바가 더 나은 교사인 사울을 찾아 안디옥으로 데려온 것처럼, 하나님께서 우리를 가르치도록 세우신 사람들 앞에서 우리는 어떻게 배우려는 마음을 기를 수 있습니까? 어떻게 하면 예수 그리스도의 가르침을 기꺼이 받아들이는 제자가 되어, "그리스도인"이라는 칭호를 받을 수 있겠습니까? "그리스도인"은 "작은 그리스도/그리스도를 닮은 자/그리스도를 따르는 자"라는 뜻입니다.
 
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on week 5 of this Lenten season devotional theme, “Walking Toward the Cross”
 
Scripture:
 
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 CORINTHIANS 1:18)
 
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (GALATIANS 6:14)
 
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (HEBREWS 12:1-2)
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, as we enter the 5th week of this holy Lenten season, show us this week what it means to be “ Walking Toward the Cross.” The cross is an instrument of guilt, shame, and torture before the world. To live and end up on a cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Show us afresh Your power in the cross – and not any old cross – but the cross that You sent Your only Son our Lord Jesus Christ to hang on and die for the atonement of our sins. Show us Your love poured out on His cross, that it was not the nails that kept Him hanging on it, but Your love with arms stretched wide for us to the end, where Christ died to bring death to all death, and show us the only way to cross over from death to life through His cross. How can be boast in anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ? For His death is now our death to the world crucified to us, and our death to the love for the things of the world. Let us therefore lay aside every weight and sing clinging so closely, and run with endurance the race that set before us, carrying our own cross, denying ourselves, and looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross for us, disregarding its shame, and is now seated at Your right hand of the heavenly throne. Bless our new 9:30am Sunday breakfast fellowship – help our congregants come early and welcome one another to the Lord’s Day. Bless our breakout discussions today with Spirit-filled reflections. Bless the servants who labored in the kitchen prep food for today. Bless the staff as they gather today. Bless the children’s PTA gathering today. Bless those on Spring break this week, with Spirit-filled family time, safe travels, and rest. Bless all the precious life growing in the womb among us. We overflow with thanks to You for delivering sister Selene by Your merciful arms to the Gee’s and to us. Keep us all in Your grace and near Your cross out of Your empty tomb to keep going and making Your disciples, through our risen Lord Jesus Christ, Amen & Amen.

*TODAY – SUNDAY (3/8) – “SPRING FORWARD” DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME - *2:00am will change to 3:00am. Clocks will move forward one hour. Make sure to prepare to operate an hour earlier this morning!

*CONTINUING THIS WEEK – LENTEN SEASON – WEEK 4 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience –  “Called Beyond Ourselves” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. These are the 40 days prior to Easter on April 4/5. Let us all learn to fast (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Read this online article on the importance of fasting:  https://www.intouch.org/read/articles/how-to-start-fasting-and-actually-keep-it-up. Let us hunger for more of Jesus as Easter 2026 arrives, Amen? Amen.
 
*UPCOMING – THIS WEDNESDAY (3/11) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sister Noa Krief – We thank God for you and the precious Krief family. We celebrate you & bless you!
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (3/14) KITCHEN FOOD PREP MINISTRY & NEXT SUNDAY (3/15) DISHWASHING MINISTRY – Let us support organizers Deacon Gloria and Deacon Chong to serve, and listen to their directions and assignments as they assign you to serve. Thank you to all the kitchen servants over this weekend!
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (3/14) - 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering - *Continuing lessons on the letter to the Ephesians, led by co-shepherds Elder Nara/Deacon Jonathan. Join us!
 
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (3/15) 1:15pm STAFF GATHERING – Pray for and continue to support our honored Staff - Minister Chao, Director Trey, and Director Rachel!
 
 
*TODAY: SUNDAY (3/8) –

• *“Spring Forward” DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS – 2:00am turns into 3:00am
• *Continuing LENTEN SEASON – Fasting & Prayer for 40 days prior to Easter. Lent guide: eco-pres.org/lent
• *12:00pm after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS at Gymnasium Cafeteria
• *12:00pm FREE LUNCH: Menu: TBA at Gymnasium Cafeteria. Enjoy!

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK –

• 3/11 (Wed) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Noa Krief
• 3/14 (Sat) 9:30am KITCHEN MINISTRY & 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering
• 3/15 (Sun) DISHWASHING MINISTRY & STAFF gathering
• 3/16-3/20 (Mon-Fri) SPRING BREAK
• 3/28 (Sat) 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering

 
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Love of God; (2) Heart of Worship; (Response Song) Holy Spirit Have Your Way & The Potter's Hand

*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 43)] 
"Who Was I That I Could Stand in God's Way?" (ACTS 11:1-18)
 
(1.) [v.1-3] When have you resorted to criticizing what God was doing standing blocking His ways, instead of surrendering to what the Word of God was changing around you and within you? How important does God value the condition of our fellowship with His body – the Church – of brothers and sisters in Christ who fear the Lord and do what is right in His sight? How are we acting like the “circumcision party” of Jews who intentionally deny, delay, ignore or withhold fellowship at the Lord’s table of communion with non-Jews [Gentiles], the “uncircumcised party”? How is God doing spiritual circumcision in your heart, cutting away the former self in sinful flesh?
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(2.) [v.4-10] How has God repeatedly revealed His Word and His way to you to obey, yet you have replied in return, “By no means, Lord”? How has the conviction of the Holy Spirit come a second time, and even a third time? With our initial and repeated disobedience and misunderstandings of God’s Word and God’s ways, how do we stand blocking what the Lord desires to do in our lives? Like God desired for Peter, how does He desire for you to love, forgive, fellowship with, and serve all of Christ’s cleansed body?
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(3.) [v.11-16] Are you recognizing the moments that the Holy Spirit is speaking and working in your midst, or are you blocking those moments with your words and your ways? Like the Holy Spirit did in sending three men to Peter, who has the Holy Spirit sent to you at the right moment with the right words from God? How has the Spirit fallen upon you, filling your ears and mouth with His words?
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(4.) [v.17-18] Are you being too loud? How is the noise of your life, your words, your priorities, your thoughts, and your actions blocking the chance to fall silent at the awe of God’s glory and genuine repentance? Where can you fall silent, be still and know He is God and you are not?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“내가 누구이기에 하나님을 능히 막겠느냐?” (사도행전 11장 1-18절)
 
(1.) [1-3절] 당신은 언제 하나님의 행하심을 비판하고 그의 길을 막았습니까? 하나님의 말씀이 당신 주변과 당신 안에서 변화시키는 것에 순종하지 않았던 적이 있습니까? 하나님은 그리스도 안에서 형제자매인, 주님을 경외하고 그 앞에서 옳은 일을 행하는 우리 형제자매들과의 교제를 얼마나 중요하게 여기십니까? 우리는 유대인의 “할례받은 자들”처럼 의도적으로 이방인, 즉 “할례받지 않은 자들”과 함께 주님의 성찬식에 참여하는 것을 거부하고, 미루고, 무시하고, 거부하는 행동을 하고 있지는 않습니까? 하나님은 당신의 마음속에서 어떻게 영적인 할례를 행하시고, 죄악된 육신의 이전 자아를 잘라내고 계십니까?
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(2.) [4-10절] 하나님께서는 당신이 순종해야 할 그의 말씀과 길을 거듭해서 계시해 주셨는데도 당신은 “주님, 절대 안 됩니다”라고 대답한 적이 있습니까? 성령의 책망이 두 번째, 심지어 세 번째로 당신에게 임한 적은 없습니까? 우리가 처음과 반복해서 불순종하고 하나님의 말씀과 그의 길을 오해함으로써, 주님께서 우리 삶에서 이루시고자 하는 일을 어떻게 막고 있습니까? 하나님께서 베드로에게 바라셨던 것처럼, 당신은 그리스도의 정결하게 된 몸된 모든 성도들과 어떻게 사랑하고, 용서하고, 교제하고, 섬기기를 원하십니까?
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(3.) [11-16절] 성령께서 당신 가운데 말씀하시고 역사하시는 순간들을 알아차리고 있습니까? 아니면 당신의 말과 행동으로 그러한 순간들을 막고 있습니까? 성령께서 베드로에게 세 사람을 보내신 것처럼, 성령께서는 적절한 때에 하나님의 말씀을 전할 사람을 당신에게 보내셨습니까? 성령께서 어떻게 당신에게 임하셔서 당신의 귀와 입을 그의 말씀으로 채우셨습니까?
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(4.) [17-18절] 당신은 너무 시끄럽게 굴고 있습니까? 당신의 삶의 소음, 당신의 말, 당신의 우선순위, 당신의 생각, 그리고 당신의 행동이 하나님의 영광에 대한 경외심과 진정한 회개 앞에서 잠잠해질 기회를 어떻게 막고 있습니까? 어디에서 잠잠해지고, 고요히 그는 하나님이시며 당신은 하나님이 아님을 알 수 있습니까?
 
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on week 4 of this Lenten season.
 
Scripture:
 
And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. (LUKE 22:41-43)
 
And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. (LUKE 22:44)
 
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (GALATIANS 2:20)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up to You our entrance into the 4th week of this holy Lenten season. Show us this week what it means to be “Called Beyond Ourselves.” Just as Your only Son, our Savior and Lord Jesus knelt down and prayed that night in the garden of Gethsemane before the cross, “Not my will, bot Yours be done.” Call us to say this with Jesus. Call us beyond ourselves, just as the Lord Jesus came not to seek His own will, but only the plans that aligned with You, Father and Spirit. Strengthen us as we battle with our flesh. Like Jesus did, help us to fast and pray more earnestly, even until great drops of blood fall down to the ground in the agony of submitting to Your will instead of our own. Keep us in awe of Your will that was to crush and forsake Your only Son on the cross, so that we might be forgiven and never forsaken, but called children of God! As Jesus took our place on the cross, may His death on the cross also be our death to our former self, for we have been crucified with Christ. We can no longer live, but now Christ alone lives in us. The life we now live in this flesh is no longer self-driven, but faith-driven in the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself for us. May Christ alone be the reason we have life in our flesh, and life everlasting in eternity in His Kingdom. Bless today’s “Spring Forward” daylight savings. Help us know the times and seasons and live alert and wakeful for the hour of Your return. Bless this 4th week of fasting and prayer through our Lent guide. Bless the breakout discussions during-lunch today with Spirit-filled reflections. Bless this Wednesday our sister Noa Krief and the Krief family as they celebrate her birth and nurture her new birth in You. Bless this Saturday’s Agape life gathering. Thank You for blessing yesterday’s Crawfish Boil fellowship. Thank You for the many lives you are growing in the womb and safely delivering to us by Your righteous hand. You are our faithful life-giving God. Fall on us today through Your Spirit and Your only Son, our Lord and Christ Jesus, Amen & Amen.

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​*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (3/7) - CRAWFISH BOIL (hosted by the Park's) at church Gymnasium Cafeteria 4:30pm - *Sign-up in the appropriate social media polls by TODAY Sunday (3/1) if you plan to attend! ​*We are also in need of desserts. Deacon Chong & Elder Patrick will assign attendees to fulfill this ministry with the appropriate dessert needs - please support and help them. Thank you!
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*CONTINUING THIS WEEK – LENTEN SEASON – WEEK 3 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience –  “The Way of the Cross” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. These are the 40 days prior to Easter on April 4/5. Let us all learn to fast (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Read this online article on the importance of fasting:  https://www.intouch.org/read/articles/how-to-start-fasting-and-actually-keep-it-up. Let us hunger for more of Jesus as Easter 2026 arrives, Amen? Amen.
 
*TODAY – SUNDAY (3/1) – DESSERT MINISTRY + MARCH BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATIONS - *Enjoy during-lunch as we serve and bless both our Bethany & Hosanna families in Christ. *Happy March birthday’s: Chester Chung (3/5); Noa Krief (3/11)
 
*UPCOMING – THIS THURSDAY (3/5) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Pastor Chester Chung – We celebrate you & bless you!
 
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (3/8) – “SPRING FORWARD” DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME - *Early Sunday morning, 2:00am will change to 3:00am. Clocks will move forward one hour.
 
 
*TODAY: SUNDAY (3/1) –

• *Continuing LENTEN SEASON – Fasting & Prayer for 40 days prior to Easter. Lent guide: eco-pres.org/lent
• *12:00pm after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS at Gymnasium Cafeteria
• *12:00pm FREE LUNCH: Menu: TBA at Gymnasium Cafeteria. Enjoy!
• *during-lunch DESSERT MINISTRY & MARCH BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATION

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK –

• 3/5 (Thurs) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Pastor Chester Chung
• 3/7 (Sat) 4:30pm CRAWFISH BOIL at Gymnasium Cafeteria (hosted by Park family)
• 3/8 (Sun) “Spring Forward” DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS – 2:00am turns into 3:00am
• 3/11 (Wed) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Noa Krief
• 3/14 (Sat) 9:30am KITCHEN MINISTRY & 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering
• 3/15 (Sun) DISHWASHING MINISTRY & STAFF gathering
• 3/16-3/20 (Mon-Fri) SPRING BREAK
• 3/28 (Sat) 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering

 
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*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Build Your Kingdom Here; (2) Consuming Fire; (3) Glorify Thy Name; (Response) King of Kings

*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 42)] 
The Holy Spirit Fell on All Who Heard the Word (ACTS 10:44-48)
 
(1.) [v.44] While hearing the Word of God being read, sung, preached, etc., how has the Holy Spirit fallen upon you? Are you hearing God’s Word in a way that invites the Holy Spirit to come down and fill up your life? What is different about hearing the Word without the Holy Spirit versus hearing the Word with the falling of the Spirit upon your mind, heart, and body? How has the Holy Spirit taught you to hear Him through the Word?
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(2.) [v.45-46a] When have you been amazed at when the Holy Spirit worked in a way you didn’t expect? How do you see the Holy Spirit working through the Word of God in the same way in other people, other Bible-centered churches, other cultures, other languages, etc? When the Holy Spirit fills you and is poured out into you, how do you extoll God with your speech? Has God given you the Spirit’s gift of speaking other languages/tongues? If so, how are you using your bilingual/trilingual capacity to help others hear the Word and be filled with the Holy Spirit too?
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(3.) [v.46b-48] Are you withholding or delaying water baptism for yourself or anyone else in your household on whom the Holy Spirit has touched and is being received? Now, the sign of belonging to God’s covenant people (His Church) was no longer made in the flesh (circumcision), but by water through baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Have you and your household been marked with this sign by water, and how important is it to you to encourage others to receive the mark of water, receiving them into Christ’s body?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“성령이 말씀 듣는 모든 사람에게 내려오셨다” (사도행전 10장 44-48절)
 
(1.) [44절] 하나님의 말씀을 읽거나, 찬양하거나, 설교하는 등의 방식으로 들을 때, 성령님께서 어떻게 임하셨습니까? 성령님께서 임하셔서 당신의 삶을 충만하게 하시도록 하나님의 말씀을 듣고 있습니까? 성령님 없이 말씀을 듣는 것과 성령님께서 마음과 생각과 몸에 임하시면서 말씀을 듣는 것에는 어떤 차이가 있습니까? 성령님께서는 말씀을 통해 어떻게 그분의 음성을 듣도록 가르쳐 주셨습니까?
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(2.) [45-46절] 성령께서 예상치 못한 방식으로 역사하시는 것을 보고 놀라웠던 적이 있습니까? 다른 사람들, 다른 성경 중심 교회, 다른 문화, 다른 언어 등에서 성령께서 하나님의 말씀을 통해 같은 방식으로 역사하시는 것을 어떻게 보십니까? 성령께서 충만하시고 부어주실 때, 당신은 말로 어떻게 하나님을 찬양합니까? 하나님께서 당신에게 방언을 말하는 은사를 주셨습니까? 그렇다면, 당신은 어떻게 이중 언어/삼중 언어 능력을 사용하여 다른 사람들이 말씀을 듣고 성령으로 충만하도록 돕고 있습니까?
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(3.) [47-48절] 성령이 임하시고 받아들인 당신 자신이나 당신의 가족 구성원 중 누구에게도 물세례를 주지 않거나 미루고 있습니까? 이제 하나님의 언약 백성(그분의 교회)에 속한다는 표징은 더 이상 육체(할례)로 행해지는 것이 아니라 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 물세례를 통해 주어집니다. 당신과 당신의 가족은 이 물의 표징을 받았습니까? 그리고 다른 사람들이 물의 표징을 받고 그리스도의 몸 안으로 영접하도록 권면하는 것이 당신에게 얼마나 중요합니까?
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on week 3 of this Lenten season.
 
Scripture:
 
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. (LUKE 9:23)
 
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple… So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. (LUKE 14:27; LUKE 14:33)
 
And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. (2 CORINTHIANS 5:15)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up to You week 3 of this holy Lenten season as we approach Easter 2026. As we follow the devotional theme “The Way of the Cross” this week, draw us closer to the ways of Jesus as He joyfully and obediently bore all of our sins in His body on the cross. Give us a clear vision of our cross – the posture of self-denial, the place of self-death to our worldly desires, ambitions, and sinful addictions. Challenge us in our fasting and praying if we are truly following after our Lord Jesus with the weight of our cross daily on our shoulders. For whoever does not bear his own cross and come after You cannot be Your disciple. For anyone who does not renounce all that he or she has cannot be Your disciple. Crucify us again with Christ, so that we no longer live, but only Christ who lives in and through us. Crucify us with Christ so that we might no longer live for ourselves, but for Him who for our sake died and was raised. Confirm in us through this Lenten season that Christ is truly there by the weight of our cross truly bearing down upon our shoulders, counting the cost, going the way of the cross as a true follower of Jesus Christ. Bless our worship today with the exaltation of Your Word in preaching and obeying. Bless our breakout discussions during-lunch with Spirit-filled reflections on it. Bless our breaking of bread, and the dessert ministries and celebrations of March birthdays. Bless this Saturday’s Crawfish boil at the radical generosity of Your servants, Deacon Juhae & Hoon. For all who come, fill not only their stomachs with food, but their souls and hearts with Your radical generosity to go and do the same for each other as the Park’s have shown. As we move forward an hour next Sunday, let us not think an hour is lost, but be alert for the hour of Christ’s return, causing us to live in greater watchfulness and fervency to holiness. Through our Lord of all hours and of all time, Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, Amen & amen.

*CONTINUING THIS WEEK – LENTEN SEASON – WEEK 2 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience –  “Hearing God’s Call” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. These are the 40 days prior to Easter on April 4/5. Let us all learn to fast (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Read this online article on the importance of fasting:  https://www.intouch.org/read/articles/how-to-start-fasting-and-actually-keep-it-up. Let us hunger for more of Jesus as Easter 2026 arrives, Amen? Amen.
 
*TODAY – THIS SUNDAY (2/22) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mrs. Miki Krief – We celebrate you & the blessed Krief family! Thank you for blessing this spiritual family with your presence, heart, and affections in Christ. May God bless you and keep you for His glory!
 
*TODAY – SUNDAY (2/22) 1:00pm SESSION/ELDER BOARD gathering – Pray and continue to support our honored Elders as they guide and govern the church.
 
*UPCOMING – TOMORROW MONDAY (2/23) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Brother Daniel Jang – We celebrate you & the blessed Jang family, especially the pastoral calling to Bethany on your family! We pray you are flourishing in preparing for God’s calling at Baylor in Waco. May God protect you, bless you and keep you for His glory!
 
*UPCOMING – THIS FRIDAY (2/27) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sister Stella Choe – We celebrate you & the bless the precious Choe family! Thank you for your bright smile, compassionate heart for Jesus, and gentle love of Christ for others. May the Lord bless you and keep you for many more birthday’s ahead!
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (2/28) - 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering - *Continuing lessons on the letter to the Ephesians, led by co-shepherds Elder Nara/Deacon Jonathan. Join us!
 
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (3/1) – DESSERT MINISTRY + MARCH BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATIONS - *Enjoy during-lunch as we serve and bless both our Bethany & Hosanna families in Christ. Thank you in advance to our Deacons who serve this ministry so sacrificially. *Happy March birthday’s: Chester Chung (3/5); Noa Krief (3/11)
 
 
*TODAY: SUNDAY (2/22) –

• *Continuing LENTEN SEASON – Fasting & Prayer for 40 days prior to Easter. Lent guide: eco-pres.org/lent
• *HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Mrs. Miki Krief
• *12:00pm after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS at Gymnasium Cafeteria
• *12:00pm FREE LUNCH: Menu: Bean Sprout Mixed Rice (kongnamul bibimbap) at Gymnasium Cafeteria. Enjoy!
• *1:00pm SESSION/ELDER BOARD gathering

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK –

• 2/23 (Mon) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Daniel Jang
• 2/27 (Fri) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Stella Choe
• 2/28 (Sat) 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering
• 3/1 (Sun) during-lunch DESSERT MINISTRY & BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS WITH CAKE
• 3/5 (Thurs) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! – Pastor Chester Chung
• 3/7 (Sat) 4:30pm CRAWFISH BOIL at Foyer/Ezra Chapel (hosted by Park family)
• 3/8 (Sun) “Spring Forward” DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS – 2:00am turns into 3:00am

 
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Praise Him, Praise Him --> O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing; (2) My Peace; (3-Response) Beautiful Savior

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*TODAY’S BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS after-service in the gymnasium cafeteria – Today, spend some time in your group tables (group# found in the note page of your bulletin) and share the life of the preached Word. Pre-read, think through, and share this spiritual food in discussion with one another!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 41)] 
The Good News of Peace through Jesus Christ, Lord of All" (ACTS 10:34-43)
 
(1.) [v.34-35] From Old Testament times, God had already made clear that He shows no partiality, bias, prejudice, nor favoritism towards anyone (Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Job 34:19) and that His blessing is for all the families of the earth (Genesis 12:3). Yet, centuries later, the apostle Peter still struggled to understand and receive this. What are you still struggling to understand and receive from the gospel of Jesus Christ? Do you fear God and have you done what is right? Has this fear of God changed the relationships around you, accepting and reconciling with everyone who fears God and does what is right in His sight? 
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(2.) [v.36-38] Peter begins to tell Cornelius about the word of the gospel. This word was initially sent to Israel, but it was meant for the whole world as messengers preached the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. How has Jesus brought peace by becoming your Lord of all instead of Lord of some? How has Jesus brought peace in healing the oppressions of the devil in you? How has Jesus brought peace by bringing the heavenly Father’s presence to be with you?
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(3.) [v.39-41] Peter emphasizes the importance of his eyewitness testimony of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. What effects have you witnessed in your life that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is still making today? How has Jesus been your risen Lord instead of an imaginary legend? How are you communing at His table of fellowship with His living bread daily, like Peter did with the risen Christ?
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(4.) [v.42-43] Peter’s focus is on Jesus and the responsibility he carries from Jesus. Where is the focus of your life? What responsibility has Jesus given to you? As you fulfill them, how is it resulting in greater faith in Jesus for all and forgiveness of sins?
 
 
[Korean translation]
“만유의 주 되신 예수 그리스도로 말미암아 화평의 복음” (사도행전 10장 34-43절)
 
(1.) [34-35절] 구약 시대부터 하나님께서는 누구에게도 편애나 차별, 편견, 호의를 보이지 않으시며(신명기 10:17; 역대기 19:7; 욥기 34:19), 그의 축복은 땅의 모든 가족을 위한 것임을 분명히 밝히셨습니다(창세기 12:3). 그러나 수 세기가 지난 후에도 사도 베드로는 여전히 이 사실을 이해하고 받아들이는 데 어려움을 겪었습니다. 여러분은 예수 그리스도의 복음에서 무엇을 아직 이해하고 받아들이는 데 어려움을 겪고 있습니까? 여러분은 하나님을 경외하고 옳은 일을 행하고 있습니까? 하나님을 경외하고 그분 보시기에 옳은 일을 행하는 모든 사람을 받아들이고 화해함으로써 여러분 주변 사람들과의 관계를 변화시켰습니까?
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(2.) [36-38절] 베드로는 고넬료에게 복음의 말씀을 전하기 시작합니다. 이 말씀은 원래 이스라엘에게 보내졌지만, 모든 사람의 주님이신 예수 그리스도를 통해 평화의 기쁜 소식을 전하는 사자들을 통해 온 세상을 위한 것이었습니다. 예수님께서는 일부의 주님이 아니라 모든 사람의 주님이 되심으로써 어떻게 평화를 가져오셨습니까? 예수님께서는 당신 안에 있는 마귀의 억압을 치유하심으로써 어떻게 평화를 가져오셨습니까? 예수님께서는 하늘 아버지의 임재를 당신과 함께 하도록 하심으로써 어떻게 평화를 가져오셨습니까?
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(3.) [39-41절] 베드로는 예수 그리스도의 죽음과 부활에 대한 자신의 목격 증언의 중요성을 강조합니다. 예수 그리스도의 죽음과 부활이 오늘날에도 여전히 여러분의 삶에 어떤 영향을 미치고 있는지 목격하셨습니까? 예수님은 어떻게 상상의 전설이 아니라 부활하신 주님이 되셨습니까? 베드로가 부활하신 그리스도와 교제했던 것처럼, 여러분은 어떻게 매일 그분의 생의 빵을 나누는 교제의 식탁에 참여하고 있습니까?
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(4.) [42-43절] 베드로는 예수님과 예수님으로부터 받은 책임에 초점을 맞추고 있습니다. 당신의 삶의 초점은 어디에 있습니까? 예수님께서 당신에게 어떤 책임을 주셨습니까? 그 책임을 이행할 때, 그것이 모든 사람을 향한 예수님에 대한 더 큰 믿음과 죄 사함으로 어떻게 이어지고 있습니까?
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on week 2 of this Lenten season.
 
Scripture:
 
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (MATTHEW 4:1-4)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up to You this holy Lenten season as we approach Easter 2026. Help us hunger again, starving our sinful flesh and hungering after Your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Let this Easter not pass us by again, but draw us into this holy time of fasting and prayer for forty days, just as Christ went through for us in the wilderness. Lead us by Your Spirit into our wilderness, not to be overcome with temptation but be overcomers of all temptation by the devil, because Jesus has overcome for us. Help us not live by loaves of bread alone, or what feeds our temporal appetites in the world. We do not follow You just to have our stomachs filled. Keep us hungry for Christ. Keep us needy for Jesus. We shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from Your mouth, O God, the living bread of life in which we eat and will never go hungry again. Help us to seek that eternal life-giving bread, Jesus Christ, who died and rose and lives to intercede for us at Your right hand. Father God, bless all the fasting & praying this 2nd week of lent. Bless our sister Miki’s birthday today with joy and overflowing thanks to You as her Creator and Redeemer. Bless our breakout discussion groups with Scripture-centered discussions and testimonies. Bless the breaking of bread at lunch, and the elders gathering this afternoon. Bless the birthdays of our dear brother Daniel Jang in Waco tomorrow, and our sister Stella on Friday. Keep growing them into a mighty man and woman for You. Bless the AGAPE life group this Saturday, and our dessert ministry next Sunday, with all the March birthday celebrations with cake. Thank You for blessing the shower of Baby Gee, the blessing of many more pregnancies in our midst. Thank You for protecting all our Hosanna children especially in Your merciful arms. In the name of the Author of life and faith who holds us in His hand, our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen & amen.