12/29/2024 Sunday New Year's Eve Announcements

1. *HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE LORD’S DAY & WELCOME to HOSANNA! – *Praise God for us reaching the last Sunday of 2024 on the eve of 2025! Have a safe and joyful new year’s celebration this week! 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 of children (kinder to 5th grade) to Children’s Ministry! – At this time, children from kindergarten to 5th grade can head over to Pastor Sunny Ahn & Pastor Sewon Cho’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. *THANK YOU FOR BLESSING THE PARK FAMILY & the late Deaconess Kyoung-In Baik – Sincerest thank you for all those who sacrificially came to the funeral as well as your sacrificial giving to the Park family as they grieve the sudden passing of Deaconess Baik. Continue to pray for them!
4. *NOTICE: CONGREGATIONAL MEETING (1/12/2025 [Sun]), 11:40am after-service – We encourage all covenant partners to be present for important updates regarding the changes and future direction of our spiritual leadership, exciting upcoming major events into 2025, and a majority-voice vote to pass the 2025 projected budget for the coming year. Let us exercise our covenant responsibilities with joy and faithfulness!
5. *NOTICE: HOSANNA STAFF BREAKS – Pray for our honored staff during their breaks: Preschool Worship Director Rachel Ko (12/29).
6. *WELCOME BACK TO COLLEGE & POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS ON CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S BREAK! – Let us give a special warm prayerful welcome to our remote and returning college and postgraduate students on break! May the Lord abundantly bless your studies and future steps! We are always here for you back in north Dallas as your spiritual home to encourage and support your journey in Christ.
7. *TODAY – POSTPONED after-service BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS: TAKE-HOME DISCUSSION instead – *In view of New Year’s Eve Lord’s Day, Bethany Kitchen team prepared a special lunch of Cabbage and Short-Rib Soup (Ugeoji-Galbi-Tang 우거지 갈비탕) so please enjoy the fellowship and breaking of bread immediately after-service. You are also free to stay in the chapel to fellowship, pray, discuss the message. Take-home the discussion with you to do with your families during the New Year’s celebrations! Happy New Year, Hosanna!
8. *TODAY, SESSION/ELDER BOARD MEETING, 1:15pm @ Corner Conference Room – The Board will gather for their monthly meeting. Pray for our Elders!
9. *THIS SATURDAY (1/4) TABLES/CHAIRS SETUP by AGAPE life group & NEXT SUNDAY (1/5) CLEANUP by JOHN life group – Bethany Korean Church has assigned Hosanna the entire month of January 2025 to setup the gymnasium on Saturday and cleanup on Sunday for the breaking bread ministry. Take note of the covenant servant schedule rotations – AGAPE life group is assigned to setup this Saturday and JOHN life group is assigned for cleanup next Sunday to kick-off our January ministry. Let us make time to serve the Lord with gladness in preparing His table and cleaning His table so that His people can be fed the bread of life!
10. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom Expansion Prayer will focus Compassion Korea and the ministry of Rev. Jim-Bob Park.

 
Scripture:
 
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me… And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ (MATTHEW 25:35, 40)
 
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven... Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” (MATTHEW 18:10; 19:14)
 
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (MATTHEW 5:13-16)
 
Prayer (written by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for 1952 – the year that You put in the heart of the Reverend Everett Swanson to establish Compassion International in Korea. Lord, You opened his eyes to see the plight of orphans in war-torn South Korea, and all the children left without parents, without homes, without food. We give You praise for Your glorious grace in growing Compassion Korea and Compassion International to the global ministry to Your children as it is today. Lord, keep them feeding the hungry, quenching the thirsty, welcoming the stranger with the compassion of Christ, for as they do to the least among them, they are doing to You. Raise Pastor Jim-Bob higher as the lamp of Your light, as your global ambassador for Your little children, whom their angels in heaven always see Your face. Let all Your little children come to You, Jesus, wherever Pastor Jim-Bob is sent to go, so they may not be hindered or lack anything to dream Your Kingdom dreams again, for to them belongs Your Kingdom of heaven. Go before Pastor Park’s feet, so that everywhere he steps he may bring Your saltiness back and Your powerful light shining that pierces the darkness away. May all see the good works of Compassion and Pastor Park and give glory to Your Name, through our Lord Jesus Christ who first had compassion on us, we pray, amen & amen.
 
*I now invite Pastor Chester forward to introduce our special guest preacher today.