1/26/2025 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 of children (kinder to 5th grade) to Children’s Ministry! – 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! *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. *2024 GIVING STATEMENT REQUEST – Sign-up for your 2024 Giving Statement in the office during the full month of January for your tax-filing purposes. See Elder Heather Lee for details.
4. *TODAY (1/26): TABLES/CHAIRS CLEANUP in GYM CAFETERIA after-lunch – We’re done after today! Final time for clean-up! Great job stewarding this ministry throughout the month! *AGAPE young adults life group is scheduled to lead us for today’s tables/chairs cleanup after-lunch, starting around 1:15pm. Consider supporting and helping them in this labor of Christ’s love!
5. *TODAY (1/26) SESSION + DIACONATE meeting (2025 ministry year review), 1:35pm @ Corner Conference Room – The ordained officers will gather for their bimonthly meeting. Pray for our Deacons and Elders!
6. *THIS TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY (1/28-29) ECO NATIONAL GATHERING @ Highland Park Presbyterian Church – Over 1,000 ECO presbyterian pastors will gather in Dallas at Highland Park Church for their annual conference. Pray for our denomination and our Pastor as he attends throughout the week.
7. *THIS FRIDAY (1/31), AGAPE young adults life group, 6:30pm – Join us as we dive into session 2 of a new study in Psalm 119 with shepherd and Elder Patrick Liu.
8. *THIS SATURDAY (2/1), JAMES families life group, 4pm-7pm @ Ezra Chapel – JAMES families will gather to start their February gatherings and continued studies in Faith, Doubt, and God’s Mysterious Timing, with Deacon Chong Choe.
9. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on Hosanna life group ministry into 2025.

 
Scripture:
 
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. (MATTHEW 18:20)
 
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. (HEBREWS 10:24-25)
 
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (ACTS 2:42)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Father God, we lift up to You all our life groups and the life group gatherings into 2025. We ask of You to bring godly unity within life group members, and between members of other life groups and across life stages, and add new members to the groups that have yet to partake in this blessed communion and fellowship. You do not call us to be just one large group disconnected from each other, but just as Your Son chose the twelve among the many, would You strengthen these smaller gatherings with discipleship relationships, spiritually accountable relationships, and the giving and receiving of Christ’s life to one another. For where two or more are gathered in Your Name, there You are with them, Lord Jesus. Father God, we ask for Your provision for the JOHN life group, for Your next steps, Your new shepherd and their continual growth together. Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good needs! Father, let us not neglect in meeting together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as we see Your Day drawing near. As these groups are termed “life groups” – may Your life be exchanged in devotion to teaching Your Word, to the breaking of bread, to the prayers, and in the fellowship of Your only Son, that broken lives will be made new, soul-stirring words of Christ will be discussed, and all life groups edified and equipped to be Your servants, through the Chief Giver of all life to all our groups in Hosanna, our Lord Jesus Christ we pray, amen & amen.