2/2/2025 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. *THIS SATURDAY (2/8), HOSANNA PRAYER GATHERING, 8:30am – 9:30am @ Ezra Chapel – It’s that time again for our bimonthly prayer gathering. Come and call upon the Lord together for our families, our church family, and our mission to north Dallas in one Spirit, one mind, one voice, and heart!
4. *THIS SATURDAY – SUNDAY (2/8-9), KITCHEN MINISTRY – Saturday 9:30am kitchen prep: led by AGAPE life group. Sunday 12:40pm dishwashing: led by JAMES life group. It’s that time again to assist the Bethany Korean ministry’s kitchen team. Consider helping this breaking of bread ministry! *Upcoming in March (3/8-9), kitchen prep: JOHN life group and dishwashing: AGAPE life group.
5. *CONSIDER MARCH BAPTISM/CONFIRMATION ORIENTATION (3/23, Sunday) – Throughout this month and beginning of March, pray for those considering baptism and confirmation of faith (if infant baptized). We ask all those being led to faith (little children and adults), already possessing professing faith, or those confirming their faith before the Lord to consider receiving this sacramental grace from the Lord.
6. *PRAY FOR APRIL’S LAUNCH OF HOSANNA LORD’S DAY SUNDAY BREAKING BREAD MINISTRY (4/6, Sunday)! – In April, we will attempt to launch our own Sunday breaking of bread ministry coinciding with our breakout discussion group ministry in Ezra Chapel immediately after-service. More details to be shared by the Deacons. Pray that through this ministry, we can nurture more flourishing discipleship relationships after-service with an extended time together, kindle deeper discussions around the Word of God, inspire genuine community time with one another, fuel a posture of praying for one another, and increase a love for new faces/visitors we may only see on Sunday’s as a missional body of Christ.
7. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on Hosanna spiritual leaders (Shepherds, Officers, and Staff).

 
Scripture:
 
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. (HEBREWS 13:7)
 
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. (HEBREWS 13:17)
 
We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. (1 THESSALONIANS 5:12-13)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Father God, we lift up to You all of our Hosanna spiritual leaders – our ordained officers, our Pastor, Elder Heather, Elder Patrick, Deacon Chong, Deacon Gloria, Deacon Waywah, Deacon Angela, Minister Samantha, Director Rachel, Director Trey, and all the lay servants who lead by the example of Christ in word and deed. As Your Word commands, we remember our leaders, those who speak to us the Word of God. Let us consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Fill our Session and our Pastor with godly oversight for the governing and guarding of Your Church, in preaching and teaching and correcting and administering faithfully Your resources that will grow Your Kingdom through Hosanna. Let us consider the way of life of our Deacons and imitate their faith, as they seek to be above-reproach, blameless and clothed by Your righteousness and holiness, serving and praying and loving Your Church in all they say and do. Continue to fill with Your holy Spirit Minister Samantha. Lead us to the way of Jesus through her and raise her faith to be imitated among us. Speak Your Word through the mouth of Director Rachel to all the Hosanna children she teaches weekly with Your affections and love. Amplify your Word and praises in us with Director Trey’s guidance in media technology. We obey our leaders. We submit to them, as they keep watch over our souls. We do so with joy and not with groaning. We respect them as Your laborers, and we join them to imitate their example. Holy Spirit, help us be teachable, and admonish us through them. We esteem them very highly in love because of their work that brings us peace. Anoint them with this blessed prayer today, through Jesus Christ our sole leader and chief servant we pray, amen & amen.