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*WELCOME to HOSANNA & HAPPY 2026 NEW YEAR’S 1st LORD’S DAY! – *We hope you had a Christ-exalting Christmas and happy final Sunday of 2025! 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 (kinder to 5th grade) to Children’s Ministry and Youth Group to Bible study + Lunch! – 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! And youth group can head to your Bible study and lunch hour with Rev. Suyoung Song. *Preschool worship children should already be in the preschool worship room with Director Rachel, and will continue to begin simultaneously at 10:30am in the preschool worship room. *TODAY – SUNDAY (1/4) – NEW YEAR’S LORD’S DAY WORSHIP – Great is the faithfulness and steadfast love of the Lord towards you into 2026! Press on to have hope, and continue to hope in God’s compassions and mercies that will never cease, but be new every morning of each day in 2026!  *TODAY – SUNDAY (1/4) – HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY! - to our dear sister Joy Chung. We love you and bless you in the Lord! You have added so much joy from the Lord to Hosanna! Your progress in the faith is a testimony of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ! Amen. *TODAY – SUNDAY (1/4) – DESSERT MINISTRY during lunch - The Chung family has provided two large cakes to celebrate their daughter Joy's 9th birthday today, as well as all the January birthday celebrations - Ashley Chung (1/18), Justin Chao (1/18), Director Trey Reynolds (1/18), Elder Heather Lee (1/22). Enjoy! *UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (1/10) - 9:30am KITCHEN FOOD PREP & Sunday 12:40pm DISHWASH MINISTRY - *Let's continue helping to prep our Sunday breaking of bread ministry with the Bethany Korean kitchen team, who serve us sacrificially every week with lunch. It's a small way we can express our thanks and give back. If you've enjoyed the lunches, let's keep serving in this way to bless the Lord's ministry! *UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (1/10) - 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families gathering - *1st life group of 2026 continues our time in the letter to the Ephesians. Join us! *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!  *UPCOMING in FEBRUARY 2/8/2026 (Sunday) & 2/13/2026 (Friday) – JOINT BETHANY YOUTH + HOSANNA GREAT COMMISSION FOCUS WEEK (Joint Sunday Worship & Mission Night) 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. *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: NEW YEAR’S EVE SUNDAY (1/4) –
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Love of God; (2) Great is Thy Faithfulness & Living Hope; (3-Response) I will Wait for You   *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!
“Therefore I have Hope, Therefore I will Hope” (LAMENTATIONS 3:19-30) (1.) [v.19-24] The book of Lamentations is a collection of five poetic funeral songs of sorrow and mourning, which conveys the title of the book in “lament” which means “to wail, to mourn, to grieve, to despair, to weep.” The weeping prophet Jeremiah is mourning over the destruction of Jerusalem, the desecration of God’s temple of worship, and the exile of God’s people during the fall of the southern Kingdom of Judah by the Babylonian Empire in 586 BC. There was immense loss of life as the Babylonians cut off the food supply to the city, causing starvation. The holy temple of worship was looted and burned. Houses were ravaged and burned. The last king of Judah – King Zedekiah – was forced to watch the execution of his sons, then his eyes were removed to blind him, and he was taken to Babylon where he later died. This great suffering was like “wormwood and the gall” (v.19) – a bitter herb and poisonous substance, portraying the spiritual poison of idolatry and disobedience to the Lord that had come upon the people of God. Yet instead of ignoring this affliction, what does Jeremiah continue to do in his soul and recall to his mind (v.20-24)? How is it good to remember our difficult seasons without putting a false positivity on them? When our soul sinks to its lowest night, how can it be the start of the newest morning? How is Christ’s hope known in hopelessness? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [v.25-26] As Jeremiah’s afflicted soul turns into a hopeful soul by the unceasing steadfast love of the Lord, what habit does he learn is good for him to develop (v.25-26)? How are you learning to hope in the Lord by waiting upon the Lord? How is hoping in the Lord not in a hurry to solve our troubles and difficult times? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [v.27-30] What else does Jeremiah learn that is good from his hope in the Lord, especially concerning his youth (v.27-30)? How is God training you to hope in Him now during your spiritual youth to keep you from falling in spiritual adulthood? By hoping in the Lord, how is your tongue being held back? How is God’s hope training you to quietly surrender your whole self as His servant and receive the sufferings that Jesus Himself received, who was struck and insulted? [Korean translation] “그것이 오히려 나의 소망, 그러므로 그를 바라리라” (예레미야애가 3장 19-30절) (1.) [19-24절] 예레미야애가는 슬픔과 애통을 노래하는 다섯 편의 시적인 장례 노래 모음집으로, 책 제목인 “애가”는 “울부짖다, 슬퍼하다, 비탄하다, 절망하다, 눈물 흘리다”라는 뜻을 담고 있습니다. 눈물 흘리는 예언자 예레미야는 기원전 586년 바빌론 제국에 의해 남유다 왕국이 멸망하고, 하나님의 성전이 더럽혀지고, 하나님의 백성이 포로로 잡혀간 것을 애통해하고 있습니다. 바빌론인들이 도시에 식량 공급을 차단하여 기근을 초래하면서 엄청난 인명 손실이 발생했습니다. 성전은 약탈당하고 불탔습니다. 집들은 파괴되고 불탔습니다. 유다의 마지막 왕인 시드기야 왕은 아들들이 처형되는 것을 지켜봐야 했고, 그 후 눈이 뽑혀 앞을 볼 수 없게 되었으며, 바빌론으로 끌려가 결국 그곳에서 죽었습니다. 이 극심한 고난은 마치 “쑥과 쓸개즙”(19절)과 같았습니다. 쓴 나물과 독이 든 이 물질은 우상숭배와 주님께 불순종하는 영적인 독이 하나님의 백성에게 임했음을 상징합니다. 그러나 예레미야는 이러한 고난을 외면하지 않고, 어떻게 마음속으로 이 일을 되새겼을까요(20-24절)? 어려운 시기를 기억하면서도 거짓된 긍정적인 의미를 부여하지 않는 것이 어떻게 유익할까요? 우리의 영혼이 가장 깊은 절망에 빠졌을 때, 어떻게 새로운 아침이 시작될 수 있을까요? 절망 속에서 어떻게 그리스도의 소망을 알 수 있을까요? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [25-26절] 예레미야의 고통받는 영혼이 주님의 변함없는 사랑으로 소망하는 영혼으로 변해감에 따라, 그는 어떤 습관을 기르는 것이 좋은지 배우게 됩니다(25-26절). 여러분은 주님을 기다림으로써 어떻게 주님 안에서 소망하는 법을 배우고 있습니까? 주님 안에서 소망하는 것은 우리의 어려움과 고난을 조급하게 해결하려 하지 않는 것입니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [27-30절] 예레미야는 특히 젊은 시절에 주님을 소망함으로써 무엇을 더 배웠습니까(27-30절)? 하나님께서는 여러분이 영적으로 성숙해짐에 따라 넘어지지 않도록, 영적인 젊은 시절에 그분을 소망하도록 어떻게 훈련시키고 계십니까? 주님을 소망할 때, 여러분의 혀는 어떻게 제어되고 있습니까? 하나님의 소망은 여러분이 그분의 종으로서 온전히 자신을 내어드리고, 맞고 모욕당하신 예수님께서 받으신 고난을 함께 받도록 어떻게 훈련시키고 있습니까? *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 thanksgiving for Mya Krief’s baptism & 2026 Ministry Year Scripture: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 CORINTHIANS 5:17) And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” (REVELATION 21:5) But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (ISAIAH 40:31) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Heavenly Father, we lift up to You this very first Sunday of 2026 and all the rest of the 51 Lord’s Day’s remaining. You are so faithful to give us another year, more time, to be wholly transformed as a new creation in Your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. The old has passed away. Let us behold the new that is coming for us in 2026. Already, You have shown us the new life you are birthed in Your daughter Mya with the washing of the Holy Spirit in baptism. We are truly witnesses of Your hand and deep love resting upon her life. Through the waters of her baptism, as Mya has joined into the covenant family of the Lord’s Church, help us be faithful to our new sister in guiding her, staying spiritually accountable to her, and ensuring that she continues to grow in loving Jesus with all her heart, mind, soul, and strength. May her baptism reminds us of our washing in Your Spirit, and weigh it heavy in our hearts to know this new sister is now grafted into Christ’s body. Behold, You who are seated on the throne are making all things new for Mya and for all of us who are in Christ Jesus, because Your words are trustworthy and true. Whatever awaits us in 2026, keep us waiting for You, renewing our strength in You, and mounting up with wings like eagles to soar and run to You without growing wearing or faint. Today, bless our dessert ministry with sister Joy’s birthday and all the January birthdays. Bless Johann’s birthday this Thursday. Bless our kitchen ministry this Saturday morning and Sunday’s dishwash ministry. Bless our 1st AGAPE gathering for 2026 this Saturday. May all these be to the praise of Your glorious grace into 2026 and beyond, in the risen Lord and King Jesus Christ’s name we pray, Amen & amen.
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