8/17/2025 Presider Announcements

*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 (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.

*2025 “LIFT UP YOUR EYES” (John 4:35) HOSANNA FALL RETREAT, 10/10-12 (Fri-Sun)! – *Retreat will take place from Friday evening to Saturday evening at an Airbnb in McKinney, and conclude at our church facility in Ezra Chapel on Sunday morning at 10:30am Sunday morning worship. Attendees are welcomed to stay at the Airbnb Friday evening until Sunday morning, or come-and-go as needed. *Special Guest Preacher TBA. *See the Deacons for more details and to register for the retreat! Let’s keep these dates free for devoted retreat time and not give up gathering together, all the more as the day of the Lord approaches!
 
*TODAY: SUNDAY (8/17) – STAFF BREAK: Minister Samantha Chao - We thank Director Rachel for leading us into worship & praise today while Minister Chao is on break. We look forward to sister Juhae leading us next Sunday as well. Let us thank them sincerely for their sacrificial service to the Lord.

*TODAY: SUNDAY (8/17) – after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS - Let's keep making intentional effort to gather around the Word of God!

*TODAY: SUNDAY (8/17) – Kinder-5th PTA Meeting with Children's Minister Sewon Cho - It will be held 1:00pm at the Children's Worship Room.

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK – 8/23 (Sat) AGAPE young adults & families life group, 4:30pm-7:30pm at Ezra Chapel. We will start a new study led by co-shepherds Jonathan & Nara Jeng. Join us!

*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK - 8/24 (Sun) Announcement of 2025-’26 Elder/Deacon Candidates - Candidates for ordained office and the state of current officers will be announced next Sunday. 
 
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on the 2025-’26 Candidates for Ordained Office of Elder and Deacon.
 
Scripture:
 
This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— (TITUS 1:5)
 
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. (1 TIMOTHY 3:8-9)
 
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (PHILIPPIANS 2:5-8)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up to You the 2025-’26 candidates for your ordained offices of Deacon and Elder in Your beloved Church. We thank You, Holy Spirit, for guiding us through the season of nominations, putting forth the names of those whom You have called to Your precious harvest. Holy Spirit, continue to help us submit to You and obey Your leading and filling throughout this process. Be with the candidates and fill them with the fullness of Your Spirit, faith, wisdom, and humility as they prepare to take office. We know the reason why You have left us here in Carrollton and this particular body of Christ, so that we might put what remains in order for Your Church, and appoint elders as You directed us. Likewise, may all Your Deacons grow to be above-reproach, dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to substances that will harm Your testimony and witness, not greedy for dishonest gain. May all Your servants hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. Above all, may we all have this mind among ourselves, which also was in Your only Son Jesus Christ. Just as He was true God yet did not consider His divine equality as a privilege to be used, may all our ordained officers never find their worth in their position or privileges to be grasped, but may they empty themselves to take the form of Your servant, humbling themselves to obedience as the Lord Jesus did, even obedient to death on a cross. We entrust these officers to You for another year of Your mighty hand on the move to do great things here at Hosanna, through King Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen & amen.