10/27/2024 Sunday Announcements

1. *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 of a t-shirt and beige multi-purpose bag! 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!
2. *DISMISSAL (children (kinder to 5th grade) to Children’s Chapel with Minister Sunny! – At this time, children from kindergarten to 5th grade can head over to Pastor Sunny’s children’s ministry – please proceed to the children’s chapel down the hallway to the left! *Preschool worship children should already be in the preschool worship room with Director Rachel and assistant Ashley, and will continue to begin simultaneously at 10:40am in the preschool worship room.
3. *NEW RULE in FOYER HALLWAY – NO RUNNING, WALKING ONLY! – Out of safety for the many people who use the long hallway/walkway and the entrance doors, we ask for all adults and children to walk carefully and prohibit running, as it can cause unintended accidents to adults and children alike passing from both directions. With care and caution, we can all remain safe in our narrow space together.
4. *BAPTISM/CONFIRMATION of faith – We are beginning another season of baptism (for infants, children, youth, and adults) or Confirmation of faith (for those who received baptism at infancy & early childhood and have come to trust in a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ). (1) Christian Parents are encouraged to have their children from infancy to early childhood baptized with a parental guardian’s profession of faith for the household. (2) Grown children, youth, and adults are encouraged to be baptized with a profession of faith in Christ. (3) Those who received baptism at infancy & early childhood and have grown to know, speak, and trust in Jesus as their Savior and Lord are encouraged to be confirmed through Confirmation with a profession of faith. *If you have not received baptism or confirmation of faith, we encourage all to pursue them as members at Christ’s table of holy communion to be administered at Thanksgiving Sunday (*baptism/confirmation is not required to participate in holy communion, but encouraged for all who come to the table as God’s invitation to Jesus). See the Pastor for more details.
5. *TODAY, BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUP continues after-service! – Look at the number at the bottom of the message note page, and gather after-service with your same number. Let us share the life of God’s Word with each other!
6. *TODAY, MEETINGS –
   • STAFF MONTHLY GATHERING, 1:15pm @ Corner Conference Room.
   • SESSION (2025 Year Planning), 2:00pm @ Corner Conference Room.
   • JOINT SESSION (BETHANY & HOSANNA) 1st year update, 4:00pm @ Library.
7. *THIS FRIDAY (11/1) AGAPE Life Group, 6:30pm @ dinner location TBA, 7:30pm discussion @ Corner Conference Room – The young adult AGAPE life group will be gathering for a meal and a time to share life around “The Letter to the Philippians” led by Elder Patrick Liu.
8. *THIS SATURDAY (11/2) JAMES Life Group, 4:00pm @ Ezra Chapel – The adults and families in the JAMES life group ministry will be gathering to share life around their study on “Faith, Doubt, and God’s Mysterious Timing” led by Deacon Chong Choe.
9. *NEXT SUNDAY (11/3) DEACON ORIENTATION, 1:15pm @ Corner Conference Room – The Deacons will gather for a two-week ongoing orientation to ordained office.
10. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom Expansion Prayer will focus on the fellowship of Hosanna brotherhood in Christ.

 
Scripture:
 
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.
(PSALM 133:1-3)
 
Let brotherly love continue.
(HEBREWS 13:1)
 
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart… Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
(1 PETER 1:22; 1 PETER 3:8)
 
Prayer (written by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, how good and pleasant it is when brothers in Your eternal Son Christ Jesus dwell in unity! Just as unity flowed from You, through Aaron the priest, down to Your people like precious oil from the head down to the collar of his robes, may unity flow throughout all the Hosanna brotherhood – from You, O LORD, first to the brothers who are elders and deacons and matured disciples down to those younger in the faith – may the oil of true worship fill the prayers and voices and conversations of our brothers, maturing into mighty men and warriors for Christ. Let brotherly love continue to flow, like the oil that flows down and the dew that comes down. May Your every blessing in Christ continue to flow down as our brothers earnestly obey the truth and love each other from a pure heart, with unity of mind and tender-hearted humility in mind. And send us more brothers, O God! Entrust to us more brothers, so that more of our sisters will be loved and served and prayed for and protected by them. Through Jesus Christ the Lord and Savior of all the men of God’s Word at Hosanna, amen & amen.