 *WELCOME to HOSANNA & MERRY CHRISTMAS LORD’S DAY! – *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 & youth! – At this time, children and youth can continue their worship through their Christmas presentations with the Korean congregation. *THANK YOU for YESTERDAY’S BLESSED CHRISTMAS FELLOWSHIP & GIFT EXCHANGE! – Thank you for coming and blessing one another with your fellowship and gifts in Christ. Special thank you to our Deacons for serving our dinner meal, our Director Trey for leading us in the gift-exchange, and all those who came early and stayed afterwards for clean-up. Glory to God in the highest and on Hosanna Church, peace be among those whom He is pleased! May the great joy of the coming of Jesus Christ as your Lord continue throughout this Christmas week. Amen. *THANK YOU, ADVENT CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT SCRIPTURE READERS! – Thank you for serving us with the Word of God! Let’s keep these words lighted up in our hearts this Christmas!
*CHRISTMAS WEEK DEVOTION – Advent has concluded and Christmas is here! Spend this Christmas week with this final reflection from our good friends at Highland Park Presbyterian Church’s Advent Reflection Guide – “The Name Immanuel” – https://hppres.org/updates/advent-reflection-guide-week-4/. Have a Merry Christmas exalting in and centering on our Immanuel, God with us, Jesus Christ! *UPCOMING IN FEBRUARY 2/8/2026 (Sunday) & 2/13/2026 (Friday) – JOINT BETHANY YOUTH + HOSANNA GREAT COMMISSION FOCUS WEEK WITH SPECIAL VISIT & BLESSING OF PREACHING & TEACHING FROM VETERAN MISSIONARIES: Rev. James Cha & Faith Cha – Rev. James Cha is an ordained Presbyterian minister who, alongside his wife Faith Cha, has been serving as missionaries to the Muslim world for the past 25 years - 10 of those years in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan as church planting missionaries with Pioneers, during which time over 120 Muslims came to Christ by God’s grace over the course of their ministry. Rev. James Cha was born in Pusan, Korea, and immigrated to the United States in the early 1970's with his family. While studying electrical engineering at Cornell University, he surrendered his life to the call of God to be His ambassador to the world, especially to the Muslim world. In 1991, he married his best friend, Faith, and after completing ministry training at Columbia Biblical Seminary in South Carolina and YWAM's Crossroads DTS Discipleship Training School in Kona, Hawaii, the Cha's took their three young children - Joniel, Josiah, and Karis - to Central Asia to serve the Lord as church planting missionaries. Since 2000, the Cha's have been back in the U.S. reaching out to the nations living in their community in Virginia. They are on staff with Crescent Project, a ministry that equips local churches to reach out to Muslims. James and Faith are also founders of i43, a ministry committed to fulfilling the Great Commission to the ends of the earth. Currently, they oversee the ESL (English as Second Language) ministry at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia and are actively teaching and preaching at missions conferences across the country. James and Faith are respected and experienced experts on world missions, spiritual warfare, evangelism through ESL ministry, and outreach to Muslims. James is the author of, "Fear Not: Living a Life of No Regrets” which details his missional calling and experience on the mission field with biblical wisdom and pastoral insight. Prepare your hearts to welcome them and receive the Lord's challenge and Word through them! *We are so joyful to partner with our Bethany youth for this joint endeavor of blessing! More info TBA. *TODAY – CHRISTMAS SUNDAY (12/21) – BAPTISM orientation (final session), 1:10pm at Corner Conference Room – All welcomed to join to learn! Pray for our baptism candidate Mya Krief. *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (12/28) – NEW YEAR’S EVE LORD’S DAY WORSHIP & BAPTISM (Mya Krief)! – It’s already the last Sunday of 2025. Farewell 2025, and hello to 2026! Let us remember all the deeds of the Lord and expect greater works from Him into 2026. Praise be to God for the baptism and covenant partnership of Mya Krief. Church, let us be prayerfully prepared to give our baptismal covenant pledge with the fullest integrity to Mya, as we welcome her as the newest baptized covenant member into Christ and Christ’s body here at Hosanna. Covenant Partners especially, please do your due diligence in giving your love, affections, and accountability to your new sister in Christ, Mya, through the congregational baptismal vow:
*UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (12/28) – SESSION/BOARD OF ELDERS GATHERING – 1:10pm at Corner Conference Room. Pray for our Elders in their monthly gatherings as they guide, govern, and seek to grow God’s Kingdom through Hosanna! *Every Wednesday evening, MEN OF HOSANNA (MoH) ministry – gathers online for an intense Bible study led by Deacon Jonathan Jeng, where God is doing amazing things in the fellowship of godly men! Brothers, join in! *ALL-CONGREGATION PRAYERS – As Scripture commands us, let us pray for one another, especially those who are sick/ill physically among us (JAMES 5:14-15; 3 JOHN 1:2) as well as special topics needing our attentive intercession.
*TODAY: CHRISTMAS SUNDAY (12/21) –
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy); (2) Angels (Glory to God); (3) O Come O Come Emmanuel; (4) Emmanuel; (5-response praise) Manger Throne  *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!
FEARLESS CHRISTMAS [part 2-final] “Do Not Fear, Joseph: Do as the Lord Commands” (MATTHEW 1:18-25) (1.) [v.18-19] After Mary had been conceived by the power of the holy Spirit with the child Jesus Christ, she stayed with her elderly relative Elizabeth for three months (Luke 1:56) prior to returning home to Nazareth. It is here upon returning home that Mary likely tells her betrothed husband Joseph of her miraculous pregnancy from the holy Spirit and the angel Gabriel’s words to her. Now having been pregnant over three months, going into her second trimester, Mary could have well been showing a bump in her belly. As Mary was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit, what does her husband Joseph, as a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolve to do (v.19)? Although it appears Joseph’s actions are tender-hearted for Mary, how are they unrighteous actions before God? When have you resolved to do what makes sense to you but is nonsense before God? When have we acted to preserve our own righteousness without considering what is righteous before God? When have we resolved to act on fearing people instead of fearing God? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [v.20-23] As Joseph was considering to do these things, how did the Lord intervene to stop him (v.20)? In the dream, what does the angel say about the child in Mary’s womb (v.21)? Why was all this taking place (v.22-23)? How is the Lord redirecting what you are considering to do? How has God’s Word needed to be repeated to us multiple times for us to understand what the Lord’s will is, just as Joseph needed both Mary and this angel in his dream? The name “Immanuel” ( “God with us”) came at a time of disbelieving God was with His people. Where does the name “Immanuel” need to come into your season of confusion and fearful action? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [v.24-25] When Joseph woke from his sleep, what did he do (v.24-25)? If we have awakened from our spiritual slumber, what must we do without delay? What must we obey right now, this Christmas, out of gratitude and love for Jesus Christ? [Korean translation] 무서움 없는 크리스마스 [2부-마지막] “요셉아, 무서워하지 말라: 주님의 명령대로 행하라” (마태복음 1장 18-25절) (1.) [18-19절] 마리아는 성령의 능력으로 예수 그리스도를 잉태한 후, 나사렛으로 돌아가기 전 석 달 동안 나이 많은 친척 엘리사벳의 집에 머물렀습니다(누가복음 1:56). 아마도 집에 돌아온 후 이곳에서 마리아는 약혼자 요셉에게 성령의 능력으로, 그리고 천사 가브리엘의 말을 통해 기적적으로 임신했다는 사실을 알렸을 것입니다. 임신 3개월이 지나 중기에 접어든 마리아는 배가 많이 불러 있었을 것입니다. 마리아가 성령으로 잉태했다는 사실을 알게 되자, 의로운 사람으로서 아내를 부끄럽게 하고 싶지 않았던 남편 요셉은 어떻게 했을까요(19절)? 요셉의 행동은 마리아를 향한 따뜻한 마음에서 비롯된 것처럼 보이지만, 어떻게 하나님 앞에서 불의한 행동이 될 수 있을까요? 여러분은 언제 하나님 앞에서 옳지 않은 행동이지만 자신에게는 옳은 일을 하려고 했던 적이 있습니까? 하나님 앞에서 무엇이 옳은지 생각하지 않고 자신의 의로움을 지키기 위해 행동했던 적이 있습니까? 우리는 언제 하나님을 두려워하는 대신 사람을 두려워하며 행동하기로 결심했습니까? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [20-23절] 요셉이 이런 일들을 하려고 생각할 때, 주님께서는 어떻게 개입하셔서 그를 막으셨습니까(20절)? 꿈에서 천사는 마리아의 태중에 있는 아이에 대해 무엇이라고 말합니까(21절)? 왜 이런 일들이 일어났습니까(22-23절)? 주님께서는 당신이 하려고 생각하는 일들을 어떻게 인도하고 계십니까? 요셉이 꿈에서 마리아와 천사의 도움을 여러 번 받아야 했던 것처럼, 우리도 주님의 뜻을 이해하기 위해 하나님의 말씀을 여러 번 반복해서 들어야 했던 이유는 무엇입니까? “임마누엘”(“하나님이 우리와 함께 계시다”)이라는 이름은 하나님이 그의 백성과 함께 계신다는 것을 믿지 못했던 때에 나왔습니다. 혼란스럽고 두려운 시기에 “임마누엘”이라는 이름은 어디에 적용되어야 합니까? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [24-25절] 요셉은 잠에서 깨어났을 때 무엇을 했습니까(24-25절)? 우리가 영적인 잠에서 깨어났다면, 지체 없이 무엇을 해야 합니까? 예수 그리스도에 대한 감사와 사랑으로, 이 성탄절에 우리는 지금 당장 무엇에 순종해야 합니까? *UPCOMING (*notice some dates may have changed) –
*UPCOMING HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY TO YOU FROM OUR HOSANNA FAMILY! We celebrate you and love you in Christ so much! (*Let us know if we missed your birthday! We sincerely apologize) –
*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on Christmas season & December ministries Scripture: The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (MATTHEW 20:28) 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) For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. (1 THESSALONIANS 4:16-17) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Heavenly Father, we lift up to You this blessed Christmas resurrection Sunday. With the multitude of heavenly hosts that praised You on that night our Savior, Your only Son was born, we declare glory be to You in the highest, and on earth, on Hosanna and Bethany church families, peace be among us whom your favor and pleasure rests. Let us not fear to live fully for You, to submit fully to You, to walk surrender all before You. Let us not be afraid and fear the impossibilities of spiritual life You desire with us, as You did for Mary. Let us not be afraid and fear doing as You command to us for our joy and goodness, as You did for Joseph. Make us remember why Christ Jesus came – not to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many through the sufferings of the cross. You destined Your Son to shed His blood and die for the atonement of our sins. We thank You for this beautiful fullness of time that came, when You sent forth Your Son, born of woman as an earthly mother but unborn of any earthly father, for You are our Father in heaven, who has sent Your only Son to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption sons and daughters. May Christmas not only be about His birth and death, but equally His resurrection. Risen Lord Jesus, You will descend from heaven and we will be caught up together in the clouds to meet You in the air, to always be with You. Until then, be with our Christmas worship today, our breakout discussion groups, our breaking of bread, our baptism session with Mya, and her blessed baptism next Sunday. Be with us on Christmas Eve this Wednesday & Christmas day this Thursday in family gatherings and family worship. Be with our final Sunday of 2025 next week. Be with the Session as they gather next week. May all things be an awareness of Your presence being with us, God Immanuel, God with us in our Lord Jesus Christ, our newborn King’s name we pray, Amen & amen.
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