12/7/2025 Presider Announcements

*WELCOME to HOSANNA & HAPPY 2nd WEEK OF ADVENT! – *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 (kinder to 5th grade) to Children’s Ministry and Youth Group to Bible study + Lunch! – At this time, children from kindergarten to 5th grade can head over to Minister Sewon Cho’s children’s ministry – please proceed to the children’s chapel down the hallway to the left! And youth group can head to your Bible study and lunch hour with Rev. Sooyoung Song. *Preschool worship children should already be in the preschool worship room with Director Rachel, and will continue to begin simultaneously at 10:30am in the preschool worship room.
 
*TODAY (12/7) – 39TH ANNIVERSARY OF BETHANY KOREAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DALLAS & ORDINATION OF NEW OFFICERS – We thank God for our legacy Korean congregation and all that the Lord had done through these past 39 years in the life of His Church! Special congratulations to all the new officers, especially two new elders – Elder Yong Un Kim and Elder Hwa Jung Chun. Celebrate and bless them! *Special lunch is provided after-service by the Korean ordinands. Enjoy!

*CONTINUE ADVENT DEVOTIONS – Advent means “arrival, coming, beginning” from the Latin “adventus.” The early forefathers of the church recognized these four weeks leading up to Christmas to be a holy season of preparing for Christ’s arrival. For this 2nd week, following along the daily devotion from our good friends at Highland Park Presbyterian Church’s Advent Reflection Guide – Week 2 “The Shoot from Jesse” – https://hppres.org/updates/advent-reflection-guide-week-2/. May the Lord prepare us once again to celebrate the arrival of Jesus Christ as our newborn King!
 
*TODAY (12/7) – DESSERT MINISTRY during-lunch – Our monthly blessing of desserts for the entire Hosanna & Bethany church families. Thank you, Deacons, for serving us. Enjoy!
 
*TODAY (12/7) – STAFF gathering, 1:10pm – Pray for our honored staff!
 
*TODAY (12/7) – SESSION gathering, 1:10pm – Pray for our Elders!
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (12/13) – KITCHEN MINISTRY – 9:30am food prep in the kitchen. *Followed by Sunday 12:40pm dishwashing. Volunteers needed! See Elder Heather to help.
 
*UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (12/13) – AGAPE families & young adults life group – 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Continuing studies on “Ephesians” with co-shepherds Elder Nara/Deacon Jonathan. Join us!
 
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (12/14) – OFFICERS (Elders + Deacons) gathering – 1:10pm. Follow-up for 2026 ministry year planning. Pray for our Officers!


*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on Christmas Advent season & December ministries
 
Scripture:
 
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (GALATIANS 4:4-5)
 
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. (MATTHEW 1:18)
 
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (MATTHEW 1:21)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up to You this holy Advent season, as we wait to celebrate your eternal Son’s first arrival laid on a manger as our newborn King, to our indestructible hope in His second arrival on the clouds of heaven in power and glory. Lord Jesus, You are the reason for this holy season. Lord Jesus, You are Immanuel God with us. Iin the fullness of time, our Heavenly Father sent You forth, born of a woman, born by the seed of the holy Spirit, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons and daughters of God! What a glorious birth that took place this way! At the most shameful time during betrothal to Joseph, Lord Jesus You became flesh in the womb of Mary from the conception of the holy Spirit. You were born into this world as our Lord Jesus, the One who save us from our sins! We thank You, Jesus, for being true God of true God, and coming from heaven to earth as sinless man among all sinful men. Thank You for Your redeeming work on this 39th anniversary of our legacy Korean congregation of Bethany, 39 years of Your faithfulness that has birthed us as Hosanna Church into existence. Bless Bethany KPC, the Session, all the new Officers, Pastor Jang and all pastoral staff to continue collecting your great Harvest among the Korean immigrant people in Dallas. Lord, be with the staff gathering today, the Session gathering today, our dessert ministry today served by our faithful Deacons, our brother Aiden as he celebrates his birthday this Saturday, our kitchen ministry this Saturday and Sunday, and our Agape life group this Saturday. May You get Your great glory through these ministries! Keep our eyes on You, the shoot from the stump of Jesse, our branch and our root in whom we bear all good fruit, through our newborn King, Lord, and Savior Jesus Christ we pray, Amen & amen.