12/8/2024 Sunday Announcements

1. *HAPPY CHRISTMAS ADVENT LORD’S DAY & 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 and new Children’s Minister Sewon Cho! – At this time, children from kindergarten to 5th grade can head over to the Bethany children’s chapel – *PLEASE WALK 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. *UPDATE: CHILDREN’S & YOUTH MINISTRY – Parents of our shared children’s and youth ministries with Bethany Korean Church – take note of these staff updates. Current Children’s Minister Sunny Ahn will be transferring to serve the Korean toddlers ministry (infant-preK), while a new minister for children (kinder-5th grade) arrived last Sunday – Minister Sewon Cho. For the month of December, Minister Sunny Ahn will co-lead the children’s ministry with Minister Sewon Cho to make a smooth transition. Minister Cho has a passion for children’s ministries and she is currently a student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. *Welcome Minister Cho! Also, the youth ministry is still in search for their permanent full-time pastor. Currently, Pastor Dennis Shin has been serving as an interim for the past few months. Pastor Shin graduated from Talbot School of Theology/Biola University and has many years of serving youth ministries. *Continue to pray for the youth ministry and their next pastor during this search period.
4. *CHRISTMAS ADVENT DEVOTIONAL – It’s that time of year again leading up to Christmas we call “Advent” which means “Coming/Arrival” – not only recalling the first coming of Christ in His humble birth, but His second coming as glorious King to bring His Kingdom upon the earth. Let us consecrate ourselves and keep our focus on this holy day not a holiday, and the true reason for this holy season – Jesus Christ! Follow daily with our Christmas Advent devotional sent from our good friends at Highland Park Presbyterian Church of Dallas, for a fresh arrival of Christ for you and your family this Christmas. Each day, there is Scripture and a written prayer. Download and follow this free devotional here (on our webpage) – https://www.hosannapc.org/advent.
5. *TODAY, BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS continuing after-service – Take note of the group number at the bottom of the bulletin note page. We encourage all to spend some time together after-benediction to share the Word together!
6. *TODAY, INFANT BAPTISM ORIENTATION, 1:15pm @ Corner Conference Room – Pray for those taking part in this orientation.
7. *TODAY, MEDIA & PRAISE TEAMS FELLOWSHIP DINNER, 5:00pm @ Manna Lewisville – If you are on the Media and Praise Teams, make time tonight for a fellowship dinner together to get to know new faces of new team members and continue to partner together in these two vital ministry teams of the church.
8. *THIS SATURDAY (12/14) LAST 2024 MONTHLY PRAYER MEETING OF THE YEAR, 8:30am @ Ezra Chapel – Thank you for those who have made effort to gather monthly to call out to the Lord together for our church. We will have a final prayer gathering of the year. *Starting 2025, prayer gatherings will be every other month (every 2 months) on the 2nd Saturday of the month, instead of monthly. We will continue to develop a culture of prayer at Hosanna into 2025!
9. *THIS SATURDAY (12/14) KITCHEN MINISTRY (Sat-Sun) & COVENANT SERVANT SCHEDULE ROTATIONS – We want to move away from a volunteer basis and into a covenant schedule with the whole of our congregation, giving everyone an opportunity to serve this ministry we began since 2023. Each life group and their shepherd will be in charge and responsible for leading the item of ministry for that week. Help needed from other life groups can also be requested. JOHN life group will start us off with this Saturday’s 9:30am kitchen food prep. For the next day’s 12/15 (Sun) 12:40pm dishwashing, AGAPE life group will fulfill that ministry. Let us serve the Lord with gladness! *If you have not taken the food handlers course yet, see Elder Heather and complete that at your earliest convenience. Thank you!
10. *THIS SATURDAY (12/14) AGAPE END-OF-YEAR young adult FELLOWSHIP, 4:00pm @ Hoon & Juhae’s home – The AGAPE young adult group will close out the year with a fellowship evening meal hosted by the generous hospitality of the Park’s (Hoon & Juhae & Irene) at their home in Waxahachie. Tentative start-time 4:00pm and carpool is planned. See Elder Patrick for details.
11. *SAVE THE DATE! – SATURDAY (12/21) HOSANNA CHRISTMAS PARTY FELLOWSHIP & GIFT EXCHANGE, 5:30pm – 8:30pm @ Ezra Chapel/Foyer hallway – As Christmas approaches, let us come together for a Christmas celebration! Delicious catered food and a joyful time of exchanging gifts through a white-elephant game awaits. *Bring any wrapped gift under $15.00 and let us exchange the greatest gift with one another – our Lord Jesus Christ!
12. *SAVE THE DATE! – DECEMBER SPECIAL GUEST PREACHER on NEW YEAR’S EVE LORD’S DAY (12/29 [Sun]) – REV. JIM-BOB PARK – We have a great blessing awaiting us to close out the year 2024 with Rev. Jim-Bob Park from Compassion Korea, who is coming to give us the Lord’s Day message! Pastor Park travels across the globe with Compassion Korea to release children from poverty in Jesus’ Name, spreading hope to dream God’s dreams again for their lives. He is an internationally and nationally known veteran Pastor, mentor, and advisor to hundreds of Asian-American pastors and ministries. Invite your friends and make sure to be here yourself to receive His pastoral wisdom and heart!
13. *NOTICE FOR JANUARY – ASSIGNED MONTH TABLE/CHAIRS SETUP & CLEANUP WITH NEW COVENANT SERVANT SCHEDULE ROTATIONS – Bethany Korean Church has assigned Hosanna the entire month of January 2025 to setup the gymnasium/cafeteria tables & chairs on Saturday and cleanup on Sunday at 1:10am, starting with wiping the tables down followed by folding away the tables & chairs. In conjunction with the kitchen schedule, we want to move away from a volunteer basis and into a covenant schedule among our life groups leading the ministry. Take note of the date assigned and let us make room and priority to setup the Lord’s table for His people throughout January.
14. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom Expansion Prayer will focus on our Praise/Worship team and our Worship Tech/Media/Arts team.

 
Scripture:
 
Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! (PSALM 105:2)
 
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. (JOHN 4:23-24)
 
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (PHILIPPIANS 4:8)
 
Prayer (written by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up to You the Hosanna Worship & Praise team and the Worship Tech, Media, and Arts team. Let everything that has breath praise You, and let every breath sing to You of all your wondrous works through them. Increase their skillful wisdom in worship, praise, technology, media, and arts to showcase the wonder of beholding Christ Your eternal Son in all His glory. For the hour is now, as You, Lord Jesus, said, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for You look at the worship in the soul and the heart that coupled with the truth of Your Word. Holy Spirit, let us be the worshippers the Father is seeking through these two vital worship teams of the church. For You are Spirit, Father God, and those who worship You must worship in spirit and truth. Lord, we ask Your truth and holy Spirit to fill our shepherds – Minister Samnatha and Director Trey – to think whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, whatever is excellent, worthy of praise as they guide their teams with the affections and gentleness of Christ. Lead us through them, their humility, and their Christlike servanthood to serve from the bottom-up instead of the top-down. Hold them in inseparable unity so that You might get Your glory through them and all the faithful team members, through Jesus Christ their King and Savior, amen & amen.