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*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! 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. Sooyoung 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. *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.
*2025 “LIFT UP YOUR EYES” (John 4:35) HOSANNA FALL RETREAT, 10/10-12 (Fri-Sun)! – "Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest." (JOHN 4:35). Through this blessed retreat on Columbus Day weekend, we hope to be encouraged to lift up our eyes and keep looking to Christ in all things, enduring faithfully in serving His great harvest that is ready right now! *Retreat will take place from Friday evening to Saturday evening at an Airbnb in McKinney, and conclude at our church facility in Ezra Chapel on Sunday morning at 10:30am Sunday morning worship. Attendees are welcomed to stay at the Airbnb Friday evening until Sunday morning, or come-and-go as needed. *Special Guest Preacher TBA. *See the Deacons for more details and to register for the retreat! Let’s not give up gathering together, all the more as the day of the Lord approaches!
*TODAY: SUNDAY (8/17) –
*UPCOMING NEXT WEEK –
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) How Great Thou Art; (2) Here I Am to Worship; (3) Nothing But the Blood of Jesus *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! “Gaze into the Face of Deacon Stephen, the Face of An Angel” (ACTS 6:8-15). (1.) [v.8-10] What was Deacon Stephen full of, and what did it cause him to do among the people (v.8)? When some prideful debaters of that day rose to dispute the gospel with Stephen, what could they not do (v.10)? Recalling who Deacon Stephen was and how he was chosen to serve the complaints of God’s people, how does my character in serving Christ influence the fullness of His grace and power in me, or the emptiness of His grace and power in me? When the gospel is debated and disputed today, how does the Spirit help me to speak with such irresistible wisdom that no one can argue with it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [v.11-14] Because the debaters could not win against Deacon Stephen, what tactic did they turn to (v.11-13)? What were they accusing Deacon Stephen of saying (v.14)? If I am truly filled with Christ’s grace and power and living as His wise diakonos (servant), should I be accepted in the world or opposed by the world? How is the holy Spirit giving me wisdom to speak truthfully, lovingly, and courageously to those who debate and dispute the gospel of Jesus Christ? Am I on the side of a debater against the gospel or a defender of the gospel? Like the debaters, how has one sin funneled down to committing many more sins in my life (bribery, lies, false witnesses)? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [v.15] Why were they all gazing at the face of Deacon Stephen? In times of crisis, hardship, misunderstanding, etc. how does the holy Spirit make our face reflect the perfect peace, glory, and fearless trust in Christ alone? [Korean translation] “스데반 집사의 얼굴을 주목하라, 천사의 얼굴과 같다” (사도행전 6:8-15) (1.) [8-10절] 스데반 집사는 무엇으로 가득했으며, 그로 인해 백성 가운데서 무엇을 했습니까(8절)? 그 당시 교만한 논쟁자들이 일어나 스데반과 복음을 논쟁했을 때, 그들은 무엇을 할 수 없었습니까(10절)? 스데반 집사가 누구였고 어떻게 하나님 백성의 불평을 들어주기 위해 선택되었는지 생각해 볼 때, 그리스도를 섬기는 나의 성품은 내 안에 있는 그분의 은혜와 능력의 충만함에 어떤 영향을 미치는가, 아니면 내 안에 있는 그분의 은혜와 능력의 공허함에 어떤 영향을 미치는가? 오늘날 복음이 논쟁되고 논쟁될 때, 성령께서는 어떻게 아무도 반박할 수 없을 만큼 놀라운 지혜로 말하도록 나를 도우시는가? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [11-14절] 논쟁하는 자들이 스데반 집사를 이기지 못하자, 그들은 어떤 전략을 썼습니까(11-13절)? 그들은 스데반 집사가 무슨 말을 했다고 비난했습니까(14절)? 내가 참으로 그리스도의 은혜와 능력으로 충만하여 그분의 지혜로운 종(diakonos)으로 산다면, 세상에서 받아들여져야 할까요, 아니면 세상의 반대를 받아야 할까요? 성령께서는 예수 그리스도의 복음을 놓고 논쟁하고 다투는 자들에게 진실하고 사랑으로, 그리고 용감하게 말할 수 있는 지혜를 어떻게 주시는 것입니까? 나는 복음에 반대하는 논쟁자 편에 서 있습니까, 아니면 복음을 옹호하는 편에 서 있습니까? 논쟁하는 자들처럼, 어떻게 한 가지 죄가 내 삶에서 더 많은 죄(뇌물, 거짓말, 거짓 증인)를 짓도록 유도했습니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [15절] 왜 그들은 모두 스데반 집사의 얼굴을 바라보았습니까? 위기, 고난, 오해 등의 시기에 성령께서는 어떻게 우리의 얼굴에 완전한 평화와 영광, 그리고 오직 그리스도 안에서의 두려움 없는 신뢰를 나타내게 하십니까? *UPCOMING (*notice some dates may have changed) –
*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 the 2025-’26 Candidates for Ordained Office of Elder and Deacon. Scripture: This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— (TITUS 1:5) Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. (1 TIMOTHY 3:8-9) Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (PHILIPPIANS 2:5-8) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Heavenly Father, we lift up to You the 2025-’26 candidates for your ordained offices of Deacon and Elder in Your beloved Church. We thank You, Holy Spirit, for guiding us through the season of nominations, putting forth the names of those whom You have called to Your precious harvest. Holy Spirit, continue to help us submit to You and obey Your leading and filling throughout this process. Be with the candidates and fill them with the fullness of Your Spirit, faith, wisdom, and humility as they prepare to take office. We know the reason why You have left us here in Carrollton and this particular body of Christ, so that we might put what remains in order for Your Church, and appoint elders as You directed us. Likewise, may all Your Deacons grow to be above-reproach, dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to substances that will harm Your testimony and witness, not greedy for dishonest gain. May all Your servants hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. Above all, may we all have this mind among ourselves, which also was in Your only Son Jesus Christ. Just as He was true God yet did not consider His divine equality as a privilege to be used, may all our ordained officers never find their worth in their position or privileges to be grasped, but may they empty themselves to take the form of Your servant, humbling themselves to obedience as the Lord Jesus did, even obedient to death on a cross. We entrust these officers to You for another year of Your mighty hand on the move to do great things here at Hosanna, through King Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen & amen.
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