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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. 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. *WEEKLY SUNDAY PRE-SERVICE 9:30AM BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in the Office Café! – Come early and enjoy some croissants, coffee, and tea weekly on Sunday starting 9:30am on the Office Café table. Enjoy! *ENTERING FINAL WEEK of LENTEN SEASON – HOLY/PASSION WEEK 7 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience – “Holy Week” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. We are entering the start of the final Passion Week of our Lord Jesus, recalling and reflecting on His great sufferings endured on our behalf for the joy set before Him of bringing us to Himself. Continue your fasting (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Let us hunger for more of Christ’s living bread and fill our flesh with what is lacking in us of Christ’s afflictions on the cross. Amen.  *TODAY – SUNDAY (3/29) is PALM SUNDAY – As we near the start of Passion Week of our Lord Jesus, let us celebrate this Sunday the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem that final time, welcoming Him like the multitudes did that day with palm branches, praising Him as Hosanna, yet also feel the tears that Jesus had that day knowing of the impending spiritual blindness of the people and their rejection of Him to the cross. *TODAY – DEADLINE for OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: SERVANTS NEEDED – Next week on Easter Sunday 4/5, we are in need of servants to be present pre-worship starting 9:00am and post-worship starting 1:00pm to help our Korean ministry leaders setup the "Oh Happy Day" fellowship & lead the stations of festivities-activities. *Consider helping this labor of love and sign-up with the Deacons BY TODAY (3/29). *TODAY (3/29) – OFFICERS GATHERING, 1:00pm at Corner Conference Room - Pray for our ordained Officers as they gathering to plan and pray for God's direction and dreams for Hosanna. *UPCOMING – THIS FRIDAY (4/3) is GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP, 7:00pm at Ezra Chapel - Let us plan to gather on this very good night our Lord laid His life down for us! *UPCOMING – BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY (4/4) TABLES/CHAIRS SETUP & SUNDAY CLEANUP – Our Korean ministry leaders have assigned us the month of April to setup and cleanup the breaking of bread ministry. All hands are needed for this great monthly task of godly servanthood! In this small way of service, let us show our appreciation to the Korean ministry leaders who serve us weekly on Sunday with the breaking of bread ministry. *The schedule is posted on our wallboard outside the Chapel. Find your name (it should be listed 2x) and commit to serve that date. Your Team Lead should be contacting you for spiritual accountability to this ministry on your assigned date.  If you are unable to serve on your assigned date, contact your Team Lead and seek to switch dates with other servants at your available time. Thank you! *Before serving together, please open in prayer. After finishing your service, please close by praying for the breaking of bread ministry. *Serving this upcoming Saturday (4/4) Setup, 3:30pm: Deacon Chong Choe (Team Lead), Kate Choe, Elder Andrew Lee, Elder Heather Lee, Miki Krief, and Chester Chung. *Serving this upcoming Easter Sunday (4/5) Cleanup, 1:05pm: *Table Wipe-down Team: Deacon Juhae Park (Team Lead), Hoon Park, Samantha Chao, Justin Chao, Daniel Roger Lee, Eugene Lee *Tables/Chairs Cleanup Crew: Everyone *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (4/5) EASTER JOINT WORSHIP with children/youth & HOLY COMMUNION – On Easter Sunday, all children/youth will join us. Children will have an intermittent time of Easter crafts and rejoin us near the end of service, where we will all partake of our Lord's Communion Table together. *Spend time with your families prior to Easter to prepare your heart and life with godly self-examination and repentance prior to partaking of Holy Communion. *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (4/5) – DEADLINE for DFW VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SIGN-UP – There will be a DFW-wide Asian-American church fellowship volleyball tournament on Saturday (all-day from 10am) August 8th, 2026, with a mandatory Worship & Praise night on Friday, August 7th. *Sign-up BY TODAY with Deacon Chong Choe. *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (4/5) – DESSERT MINISTRY + APRIL BIRTHDAY CAKE CELEBRATIONS – *Enjoy during-lunch as we serve and bless both our Bethany & Hosanna families in Christ. *Happy April birthday’s: Mya Krief (4/7); Daniel Roger Lee (4/18) *OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: SERVANTS NEEDED – *2026 VBS "Rainforest Falls: Exploring the Nature of God" is almost here (6/4 Thursday - 6/7 Sunday)! *All children from 25 months old to 4 years old can participate with parental guardian assistance. Children from Kindergarten to 5th grade will be guided by volunteer leaders/teachers. There is a great need for servants to be crew leaders/facilitators/teachers to serve the harvest of children. *Consider helping and sign-up with the Deacons by 4/12. *TODAY: SUNDAY (3/29) –
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) The King is in the Room; (2) Son of Suffering; (Response Song) King of Kings   *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!
[Palm Sunday] "You Did Not Know the Time of Your Visitation" (LUKE 19:28-44) (1.) [v.28-34] Although Jesus had entered the city of Jerusalem several times before on foot, on this final occasion He needed to enter differently. He needed a young colt to ride on, fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9, identifying Himself as the humble King who comes in the humility, fragility, and peace of a weak colt instead of the pride, power, and might of a warhorse stallion. Jesus needs a colt, not a stallion. Do you know what Jesus needs? What is the “colt” that Jesus needs in your life? When He takes it, are you asking like the owners of the colt, “Why are you untying/taking that which is mine?” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [v.35-40] Jesus needed a chosen colt because He wanted a genuine worshipper. If they remained silent, even the very stones would cry out to worship and praise Jesus for who He was as the Savior/Hosanna entering the city to lay down His life at the cross as the perfect sacrificial offering for all sins. Do you know what Jesus wants as He draws near to you? If you stay silent, what is creation shouting in your place? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [v.41-42] Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem wasn’t all smiles and joy, but also filled with tears and weeping at the approaching rejection and spiritual blindness of the multitudes. Jesus weeps over this. Do you know what Jesus feels, what makes His eyes swell with tears? How quickly does our “Praise Jesus!” turn to “Crucify Jesus!”? When have you traded Christ’s peace for your own blindness? What is making Jesus weep as He draws near to you? Do you weep too? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4.) [v.43-44] Because Jerusalem failed to know the time of Jesus’ visit, there would come days of judgment and suffering, which Jesus already knows. Do you know what Jesus knows, that He is visiting you daily? Are you missing His multiple visits? [Korean translation] “네가 보살핌 받는 날을 알지 못함을 인함이니라” (누가복음 19장 28-44절) (1.) [28-34절] 예수께서는 이전에도 여러 번 걸어서 예루살렘 성에 들어가셨지만, 마지막으로 들어가실 때는 다른 방법이 필요하셨습니다. 그분은 어린 망아지를 타고 오셔야 했습니다. 이는 스가랴 9장 9절의 예언을 성취하는 것으로, 자신을 전쟁터에서 활약하는 위풍당당한 숫말의 힘과 위엄이 아닌, 연약하고 부드러운 망아지의 모습으로 오시는 겸손한 왕으로 나타내시는 것입니다. 예수님께는 숫말이 아닌 어린 망아지가 필요하셨습니다. 여러분은 예수님께 무엇이 필요하신지 아십니까? 여러분의 삶에서 예수님께 필요한 "어린 망아지"는 무엇입니까? 그분께서 그 망아지를 데려가실 때, 여러분은 마치 망아지 주인처럼 "어찌하여 내 것을 가져가십니까?"라고 묻고 있습니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [35-40절] 예수님께서는 진정한 예배자를 원하셨기에 택하신 어린 나귀가 필요하셨습니다. 만일 그들이 침묵한다면, 돌멩이들조차도 예수님이 누구신지, 곧 구원자이시며 호산나로서 도시에 입성하시어 십자가에서 모든 죄를 위한 완전한 희생 제물이 되셨음을 찬양하며 예배할 것입니다. 예수님께서 당신에게 가까이 오실 때, 당신은 예수님께서 무엇을 원하시는지 알고 있습니까? 만일 당신이 침묵한다면, 피조물들은 당신을 대신하여 무엇을 외치고 있습니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [41-42절] 예수께서 예루살렘에 마지막으로 입성하실 때에는 미소와 기쁨만 가득했던 것이 아니라, 다가오는 무리의 거부와 영적인 눈먼 상태를 보며 눈물과 통곡으로 가득 차 있었습니다. 예수께서는 이것 때문에 우셨습니다. 여러분은 예수께서 어떤 마음이셨는지, 무엇 때문에 그분의 눈에 눈물이 고였는지 아십니까? 우리의 "예수님을 찬양하라!"가 얼마나 빨리 "예수님을 십자가에 못 박으라!"로 바뀌는지 아십니까? 언제 그리스도의 평화를 자신의 영적인 눈먼 상태와 맞바꾸었습니까? 예수께서 여러분에게 가까이 오실 때 무엇 때문에 우셨습니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4.) [43-44절] 예루살렘이 예수님의 방문 시기를 알지 못했기 때문에 심판과 고난의 날들이 올 것이었고, 예수님은 이미 그 날들을 알고 계셨습니다. 예수님께서 아시는 것, 즉 그분이 매일 당신을 찾아오신다는 사실을 당신은 알고 있습니까? 그분의 수많은 방문을 놓치고 있습니까? *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on the final week 7 of this Lenten season devotional, “Holy Week” Scripture: And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (MATTHEW 21:9) So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” (JOHN 12:13) And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!” (JOHN 12:14-15) And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” (MARK 11:9-10) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Heavenly Father, we rejoice with You yet also weep with You on this holy Palm Sunday, recalling both the joy and tears flowing down on the face of Your only eternal Son our Lord Jesus, our Hosanna Savior, as He entered the city one final time knowing what lied ahead – rejection, suffering, and the cross. Show us the holiness of Christ as we enter this holy passion week. No one takes Your life from You, Lord Jesus, but You laid it down on Your own accord. You have authority to lay it down. You have authority to take it up again! You sovereignly purposed the cross as the greatest demonstration of Your love, for while we were still sinners, You died for us. So as we raise our palm branches of praise and come out to greet You today, may You find a genuine worshipper who cries, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, the promised King to God’s people, the promised eternal Son to David! Behold, our King is coming, righteous and having salvation, humble and mounted on a colt!” Let us shout Hosanna – that You are our only Savior to save us from our sins, save us from our impending death, save us from the wrath of the final judgment to come! Let not our cries turn from praising You to crucifying You, but to trusting You and walking with You in the way of the cross, where we die to sin and live to righteousness, whereby Your wounds we find healing, whereby Your blood we are reconciled to You and one another. Bless our final week of holy week devotions with fasting and prayer. Bless our 9:30am breakfast fellowship with early worshippers. Bless our Palm Sunday discussion time & breaking of bread with joyful reflections. Bless the Officers today as they gather to plan and pray for Your church. Bless this Good Friday’s worship with renewed joy at the foot of the cross. Bless the tables/chairs setup this Saturday with our godly servants. Bless next Sunday’s join Easter worship with our children, holy communion, dessert ministry & April birthday blessings, Oh Happy Day fellowship with sounds of rejoicing in Christ’s resurrection. Bless all the precious life growing in the womb among us and Your creation sister Selene in nurture and growth. In the risen name of the One who bears the name of this church He founded, our Hosanna in the highest, our risen Lord Jesus Christ, receive Your welcome and praises with our palm branches lifted to the highest, Amen & amen.
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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. 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. *WEEKLY SUNDAY PRE-SERVICE 9:30AM BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in the Office Café! – Come early and enjoy some croissants, coffee, and tea weekly on Sunday starting 9:30am on the Office Café table. Enjoy!   *CONTINUING THIS WEEK – LENTEN SEASON – WEEK 6 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience – “Watching and Waiting” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. These are the 40 days prior to Easter on April 4/5. Let us all learn to fast (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Read this online article on the importance of fasting: https://www.intouch.org/read/articles/how-to-start-fasting-and-actually-keep-it-up. Let us hunger for more of Jesus as Easter 2026 arrives, Amen? Amen. *UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (3/28) - 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering - *Continuing lessons on the letter to the Ephesians, led by co-shepherds Elder Nara/Deacon Jonathan. Join us! *OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: SERVANTS NEEDED – On Easter Sunday 4/5, we are in need of servants to be present pre-worship starting 9:00am and post-worship at 11:45am to help our Korean ministry leaders setup the "Oh Happy Day" fellowship & festivities-activities. *Consider helping this labor of love and sign-up with the Deacons by next Sunday (3/29).  *OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE: SERVANTS NEEDED – *2026 VBS "Rainforest Falls: Exploring the Nature of God" is almost here (6/4 Thursday - 6/7 Sunday)! *All children from 25 months old to 4 years old can participate with parental guardian assistance. Children from Kindergarten to 5th grade will be guided by volunteer leaders/teachers. There is a great need for servants to be crew leaders/facilitators/teachers to serve the harvest of children. *Consider helping and sign-up with the Deacons by 4/12. *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (3/29) is PALM SUNDAY – As we near the start of Passion Week of our Lord Jesus, continue your time of fasting and prayer with the Word through the lent guide: eco-pres.org/lent. *4/3 GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP, 7:00pm at Ezra Chapel - Let us plan to gather on this very good night our Lord laid His life down for us! *BEGINNING 4/4 (SATURDAY) TABLES/CHAIRS SETUP & SUNDAY CLEANUP – Our Korean ministry leaders have assigned us the month of April to setup and cleanup the breaking of bread ministry. A schedule will be created for all congregants to serve together in this great monthly task where all hands are needed! In this small way of service, let us show our appreciation to the Korean ministry leaders who serve us weekly on Sunday with the breaking of bread ministry. *4/5 EASTER JOINT WORSHIP with children/youth & HOLY COMMUNION – On Easter Sunday, all children/youth will join us. Children will have an intermittent time of Easter crafts and rejoin us near the end of service, where we will all partake of our Lord's Communion Table together. *Spend time with your families prior to Easter to prepare your heart and life with godly self-examination and repentance prior to partaking of Holy Communion. *TODAY: SUNDAY (3/22) –
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Lay Me Down; (2) How Deep the Father's Love for Us; (Response Song) More Like Jesus (One Voice)/ More Like Jesus (Passion)   *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!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 45)] "Every One According to His Ability Determined to Give" (ACTS 11:27-30) (1.) [v.27-28] The love of the Jerusalem Church leaders for their new Christian brothers and sisters at the Antioch Church is apparent. Not only did they send their best teachers to Antioch – Barnabas and Saul – but also their prophets to edify them with the spiritual gift of prophecy like Agabus, who foretold the natural disaster of a coming great famine over all the world. Historically, this famine, a series of poor harvests and subsequent scarcity, is recorded in the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius from A.D. 41 to 54. What an amazing verification and fulfillment of Agabus’ foretold prophetic word to the Antioch Christians! *Who is the Agabus that the Lord has sent to you through a teaching, admonishment, foretelling by the Spirit to warn you of spiritual danger and help you prepare for sanctifying action? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [v.29] As the Jerusalem Church expressed compassionate generosity in sending their teachers and prophets to Antioch, now the Antioch Church reciprocates their loving concern by sending sacrificial relief funds to help their Jerusalem Christian brothers and sisters prepare for the great famine ahead. *How have you been a recipient of Christ’s compassionate generosity? How is Jesus Christ calling you to reciprocate that selfless and sacrificial generosity to one another, especially to His body, the local Church? How is your discipline in giving, particularly in the tithe and additional offerings, a visible portrait of your worship to God and compassion for His body? Like the Antioch givers, are you determined to give according to the ability God has entrusted to you? What is that ability? Are you being faithful with it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [v.30] Instead of individually and personally giving to whomever and through whatever means they desire, how do the Antioch Christians teach us how to collect our giving and where to send our giving? How are you entrusting your giving to the elders and spiritual leaders of the Church as a display of godly humility and faith? [Korean translation] “제자들이 각각 힘대로 부조를 보내기로 작정하였다” (사도행전 11장 27-30절) (1.) [27-28절] 예루살렘 교회 지도자들이 안디옥 교회의 새 그리스도인 형제자매들을 향한 사랑은 분명하게 드러납니다. 그들은 최고의 교사들인 바나바와 사울뿐 아니라, 예언의 은사를 가진 예언자들도 안디옥에 보냈습니다. 아가보는 온 세상에 닥칠 대기근이라는 자연재해를 예언했습니다. 역사적으로 이 대기근, 즉 흉작과 그로 인한 식량 부족은 서기 41년부터 54년까지 로마 황제 클라우디우스 시대에 기록되어 있습니다. 아가보가 안디옥 그리스도인들에게 전한 예언이 얼마나 놀랍게 성취된 것입니까! *주님께서 성령의 가르침과 훈계와 예언을 통해 여러분에게 보내신 아가보는 누구입니까? 그분은 여러분에게 영적인 위험을 경고하고 거룩하게 되는 행동을 준비하도록 돕기 위해 보내신 분입니다. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [29절] 예루살렘 교회가 안디옥에 교사와 선지자를 파송하여 자비로운 관대함을 보인 것처럼, 이제 안디옥 교회는 예루살렘의 그리스도인 형제자매들이 다가올 대기근에 대비할 수 있도록 희생적인 구호 기금을 보내어 그들의 사랑과 관심에 보답하고 있습니다. *여러분은 그리스도의 자비로운 관대함을 어떻게 경험했습니까? 예수 그리스도께서는 여러분이 서로에게, 특히 그분의 몸인 지역 교회에 어떻게 이타적이고 희생적인 관대함을 되돌려주도록 부르시고 계십니까? 십일조와 추가 헌금을 포함한 헌금에 있어서 여러분의 훈련은 하나님께 드리는 예배와 그분의 몸인 교회에 대한 자비로움을 어떻게 보여주는 가시적인 모습입니까? 안디옥 헌금자들처럼, 여러분은 하나님께서 여러분에게 맡기신 능력에 따라 헌금하기로 결심했습니까? 그 능력은 무엇입니까? 여러분은 그 능력에 충실하고 있습니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [30절] 안디옥 그리스도인들은 우리가 원하는 사람에게 원하는 방법으로 개인적으로 헌금을 주는 대신에, 어떻게 헌금을 모아서 어디로 보내야 하는지 가르쳐 줍니까? 여러분은 경건한 겸손과 믿음을 나타내기 위해 어떻게 헌금을 교회의 장로들과 영적 지도자들에게 맡기고 있습니까? *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on week 5 of this Lenten season devotional theme, “Watching and Waiting” Scripture: And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (MATTHEW 26:40-41) 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) Cast all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. (1 PETER 5:7-10) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Heavenly Father, as we enter the 6th week of this holy Lenten season prior to the final Passion Week, show us what it means to be “Watching and Waiting” for Jesus Christ, on drawing nearer to the first coming and anticipating with blessed hope of the second coming of Your only Son. He has come to die and rise again, and He will come again with the clouds, with every eye seeing Him, as the First and the Last, who is, who was, and who is to come, our almighty Savior and Lord. Strengthen us to watch and pray instead of relax and sleep. May our prayerful dependence on Jesus keep us from entering independently into all temptation. Our spirit is indeed willing, but our flesh is so weak. By the power of prayer, keep our anxieties cast upon You and Your care for us. Sober our minds and keep our eyes watchful as the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking to devour. Strengthen us to resist the devil by being firm in faith, knowing the same kinds of sufferings are being experienced by our brotherhood and sisterhood at Hosanna and the global Church around the world. For after we suffer a little while on earth, You Yourself will restore us, confirm us, strengthen us, and establish us by Your grace and glory in Your only Son. So Lord, we wait upon You! As we wait, our strength is renewed upon You! Let us mount up with wings like eagles, run and not be weary, walk and not faint, for Your strength will arise within us! Bless our fasting and prayer this week and prepare us for Palm Sunday next week. Bless our breakfast fellowship with many to come earlier and on-time to service. Bless our breakout discussions during lunch with fruitful reflections on Your Word. Bless the Agape life gathering this Saturday with the holy truths of Ephesians. Fill all the needs for servants to serve You on Easter and VBS and the approaching April tables/chairs setup ministry. Bless all the students on spring break with renewed rest and strength. Bless all the precious life growing in the womb among us and Your creation sister Selene in nurture and growth. We watch and wait for You at all times, risen Lord Jesus Christ, Amen & Amen. *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. 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. *THIS PAST MONDAY (3/9) WELCOME TO GOD'S FAMILY! Sister Selene Suh-U Gee - This past Monday, March 9, 2026, our new sister Selene Suh-U Gee was born, delivered safely to us by the merciful arms of Jesus! The Lord sent our sister Selene into this world, to our Gee family and to our Hosanna family. All praise and glory be to our Lord Jesus Christ, the Author and Perfecter of all life! Keep mom Deacon Gloria's post-delivery recovery in your prayers and the nurture of Selene. May the Lord make Selene His light shining in the darkest times & His wisdom flowing out at all times! Amen. Welcome, sister Selene! Praise be to the Lord for His faithfulness and His love that endures forever for Selene and for us all! Amen. *THANK YOU, KITCHEN FOOD PREP SERVANTS! – Thank you to all the kitchen servants yesterday who helped prep the breaking of bread ministry for today.  *CONTINUING THIS WEEK – LENTEN SEASON – WEEK 5 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience – “Walking Toward the Cross” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. These are the 40 days prior to Easter on April 4/5. Let us all learn to fast (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Read this online article on the importance of fasting: https://www.intouch.org/read/articles/how-to-start-fasting-and-actually-keep-it-up. Let us hunger for more of Jesus as Easter 2026 arrives, Amen? Amen. *STARTING FROM TODAY – WEEKLY SUNDAY 9:30AM BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP in the Office Café! – Come early and enjoy some croissants, coffee, and tea weekly on Sunday starting 9:30am on the Office Café table. Enjoy! *TODAY – SUNDAY (3/15) 1:00pm STAFF GATHERING – Pray for and continue to support our honored Staff - Minister Chao, Director Trey, and Director Rachel! *TODAY – SUNDAY (3/15) 1:00pm CHILDREN’S MINISTRY (K-5th) PTA MEETING at BCM Worship Room – BCM Minister Sewon Cho has called for a PTA meeting today for parents. Childcare will be provided. The BCM Worship Room has also been newly painted. Thank you to Bethany Elder Chun who worked so diligently to oversee completion of the new paint job. *TODAY: SUNDAY (3/15) –
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Build Your Kingdom Here; (2) Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me; (Response Song) More Like Jesus (One Voice Worship)   *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!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 44)] "The Hand of the Lord with the First Christians of His Church" (ACTS 11:19-26) (1.) [v.19-21] How are your hardships, difficult times, sufferings/persecutions, and trials all part of being led by the Lord’s hand and held in the Lord’s hand, like the persecution arising from Deacon Stephen’s martyrdom that scattered the early Jesus followers? When we do everything except the very thing that God wants us to do, how does this limit what the Lord’s hand can do in our lives, just as the scattered evangelists still limited the reach of the gospel by only speaking the Word to Jews? Like the unknown evangelists from Cyprus and Cyrene, how can you humbly, faithfully, and obediently follow where the Lord’s hand is leading you in new ways that can result in unimaginable spiritual fruit? How can your small act of obedience today be a seed for a great act of the Lord’s hand through you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [v.22-24] Like the sending of Barnabas to Antioch, who has the hand of the Lord sent into your life to exhort you to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose? Who has God sent you to as His Barnabas, someone full of the Holy Spirit and of faith to see His grace and be glad at the works of His hands? Who are the souls God is sending you to teach, encourage, exhort, and build up in Jesus Christ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [v.25-26] Instead of relishing in visible success, fruitful times, or attained knowledge, how is the Lord’s hand humbling you to look for other servants of God who can teach and edify your walk with Christ? Just as Barnabas sought and brought a better teacher, Saul, to Antioch, how can we nurture a teachable heart before those God appointed over us to teach us? How must we be teachable disciples of Jesus Christ, so much so that we ought to be called, “Christian” which means “little Christ/Resemblers of Christ/Christ followers”? [Korean translation] “주의 손이 그의 교회 안에 초대 그리스도인들과 함께 하시매” (사도행전 11장 19-26절) (1.) [19-21절] 여러분이 겪는 어려움, 힘든 시기, 고난/박해, 시련은 모두 주님의 손에 이끌리고 주님의 품에 안겨 있는 과정의 일부입니다. 마치 집사 스테파노의 순교로 인해 초기 예수 제자들이 흩어졌던 박해처럼 말입니다. 우리가 하나님께서 원하시는 일을 제외한 모든 것을 행할 때, 주님의 손길이 우리 삶에서 행하실 수 있는 일은 어떻게 제한될까요? 마치 흩어진 복음 전도자들이 유대인들에게만 말씀을 전함으로써 복음의 범위를 제한했던 것처럼 말입니다. 키프로스와 키레네의 이름 없는 복음 전도자들처럼, 여러분은 어떻게 겸손하고 신실하며 순종하는 마음으로 주님의 손길이 인도하시는 새로운 길을 따라가 상상할 수 없는 영적인 열매를 맺을 수 있을까요? 오늘 여러분의 작은 순종이 어떻게 주님의 손길이 여러분을 통해 행하시는 위대한 일의 씨앗이 될 수 있을까요? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [22-24절] 바나바를 안디옥으로 보낸 것처럼, 주님의 손길이 당신의 삶에 보내져서 당신이 확고한 의지로 주님께 충실히 남아 있도록 권면하는 사람은 누구입니까? 하나님께서 당신을 그분의 바나바처럼 보내신 사람은 누구입니까? 성령과 믿음이 충만하여 그분의 은혜를 보고 그분의 손으로 하신 일을 기뻐하는 사람 말입니다. 하나님께서 당신을 보내어 가르치고, 격려하고, 권면하고, 예수 그리스도 안에서 세워 줄 영혼들은 누구입니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [25-26절] 눈에 보이는 성공이나 풍성한 결실, 혹은 얻은 지식에 도취되는 대신, 주님의 손길은 어떻게 당신을 겸손하게 하여 그리스도와의 동행을 가르치고 세워 줄 수 있는 다른 하나님의 종들을 찾도록 인도하고 있습니까? 바나바가 더 나은 교사인 사울을 찾아 안디옥으로 데려온 것처럼, 하나님께서 우리를 가르치도록 세우신 사람들 앞에서 우리는 어떻게 배우려는 마음을 기를 수 있습니까? 어떻게 하면 예수 그리스도의 가르침을 기꺼이 받아들이는 제자가 되어, "그리스도인"이라는 칭호를 받을 수 있겠습니까? "그리스도인"은 "작은 그리스도/그리스도를 닮은 자/그리스도를 따르는 자"라는 뜻입니다. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on week 5 of this Lenten season devotional theme, “Walking Toward the Cross” Scripture: For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 CORINTHIANS 1:18) But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (GALATIANS 6:14) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (HEBREWS 12:1-2) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Heavenly Father, as we enter the 5th week of this holy Lenten season, show us this week what it means to be “ Walking Toward the Cross.” The cross is an instrument of guilt, shame, and torture before the world. To live and end up on a cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Show us afresh Your power in the cross – and not any old cross – but the cross that You sent Your only Son our Lord Jesus Christ to hang on and die for the atonement of our sins. Show us Your love poured out on His cross, that it was not the nails that kept Him hanging on it, but Your love with arms stretched wide for us to the end, where Christ died to bring death to all death, and show us the only way to cross over from death to life through His cross. How can be boast in anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ? For His death is now our death to the world crucified to us, and our death to the love for the things of the world. Let us therefore lay aside every weight and sing clinging so closely, and run with endurance the race that set before us, carrying our own cross, denying ourselves, and looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross for us, disregarding its shame, and is now seated at Your right hand of the heavenly throne. Bless our new 9:30am Sunday breakfast fellowship – help our congregants come early and welcome one another to the Lord’s Day. Bless our breakout discussions today with Spirit-filled reflections. Bless the servants who labored in the kitchen prep food for today. Bless the staff as they gather today. Bless the children’s PTA gathering today. Bless those on Spring break this week, with Spirit-filled family time, safe travels, and rest. Bless all the precious life growing in the womb among us. We overflow with thanks to You for delivering sister Selene by Your merciful arms to the Gee’s and to us. Keep us all in Your grace and near Your cross out of Your empty tomb to keep going and making Your disciples, through our risen Lord Jesus Christ, Amen & Amen. *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. 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. *YESTERDAY (SATURDAY) – THANK YOU FOR FELLOWSHIP AT CRAWFISH BOIL! – Special thanks to the gracious generosity of the Park’s for providing the crawfish, and all those who came, who generosity provided desserts, who offered their fellowship in Christ to one another at His communion table. Keep gathering – not just for the stomach, but for the nourishment of souls to see Jesus through you in this Hosanna covenant community, Amen? Amen.  *TODAY – SUNDAY (3/8) – “SPRING FORWARD” DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME - *2:00am will change to 3:00am. Clocks will move forward one hour. Make sure to prepare to operate an hour earlier this morning!  *CONTINUING THIS WEEK – LENTEN SEASON – WEEK 4 “Here I Am” A Lenten Journey of Obedience – “Called Beyond Ourselves” – Use the Lent guide from our denomination ECO: eco-pres.org/lent. These are the 40 days prior to Easter on April 4/5. Let us all learn to fast (from food, from addicted sins, from leisure, from entertainment, from daily routines, from spending/money, etc.) & pray... realigning our hungering desires upon Christ through fasting. Read this online article on the importance of fasting: https://www.intouch.org/read/articles/how-to-start-fasting-and-actually-keep-it-up. Let us hunger for more of Jesus as Easter 2026 arrives, Amen? Amen. *UPCOMING – THIS WEDNESDAY (3/11) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sister Noa Krief – We thank God for you and the precious Krief family. We celebrate you & bless you! *UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (3/14) KITCHEN FOOD PREP MINISTRY & NEXT SUNDAY (3/15) DISHWASHING MINISTRY – Let us support organizers Deacon Gloria and Deacon Chong to serve, and listen to their directions and assignments as they assign you to serve. Thank you to all the kitchen servants over this weekend! *UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (3/14) - 4:30pm AGAPE young adults & families life group gathering - *Continuing lessons on the letter to the Ephesians, led by co-shepherds Elder Nara/Deacon Jonathan. Join us! *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (3/15) 1:15pm STAFF GATHERING – Pray for and continue to support our honored Staff - Minister Chao, Director Trey, and Director Rachel! *TODAY: SUNDAY (3/8) –
*TODAY’S PRAISE SONGS! – Practice them and be ready to sing this morning! Praise on, brothers and sisters! (1) Love of God; (2) Heart of Worship; (Response Song) Holy Spirit Have Your Way & The Potter's Hand   *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!
[The Gospel According to the Acts of the Apostles – THE CHURCH IN ACTION (part 43)] "Who Was I That I Could Stand in God's Way?" (ACTS 11:1-18) (1.) [v.1-3] When have you resorted to criticizing what God was doing standing blocking His ways, instead of surrendering to what the Word of God was changing around you and within you? How important does God value the condition of our fellowship with His body – the Church – of brothers and sisters in Christ who fear the Lord and do what is right in His sight? How are we acting like the “circumcision party” of Jews who intentionally deny, delay, ignore or withhold fellowship at the Lord’s table of communion with non-Jews [Gentiles], the “uncircumcised party”? How is God doing spiritual circumcision in your heart, cutting away the former self in sinful flesh? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [v.4-10] How has God repeatedly revealed His Word and His way to you to obey, yet you have replied in return, “By no means, Lord”? How has the conviction of the Holy Spirit come a second time, and even a third time? With our initial and repeated disobedience and misunderstandings of God’s Word and God’s ways, how do we stand blocking what the Lord desires to do in our lives? Like God desired for Peter, how does He desire for you to love, forgive, fellowship with, and serve all of Christ’s cleansed body? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [v.11-16] Are you recognizing the moments that the Holy Spirit is speaking and working in your midst, or are you blocking those moments with your words and your ways? Like the Holy Spirit did in sending three men to Peter, who has the Holy Spirit sent to you at the right moment with the right words from God? How has the Spirit fallen upon you, filling your ears and mouth with His words? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4.) [v.17-18] Are you being too loud? How is the noise of your life, your words, your priorities, your thoughts, and your actions blocking the chance to fall silent at the awe of God’s glory and genuine repentance? Where can you fall silent, be still and know He is God and you are not? [Korean translation] “내가 누구이기에 하나님을 능히 막겠느냐?” (사도행전 11장 1-18절) (1.) [1-3절] 당신은 언제 하나님의 행하심을 비판하고 그의 길을 막았습니까? 하나님의 말씀이 당신 주변과 당신 안에서 변화시키는 것에 순종하지 않았던 적이 있습니까? 하나님은 그리스도 안에서 형제자매인, 주님을 경외하고 그 앞에서 옳은 일을 행하는 우리 형제자매들과의 교제를 얼마나 중요하게 여기십니까? 우리는 유대인의 “할례받은 자들”처럼 의도적으로 이방인, 즉 “할례받지 않은 자들”과 함께 주님의 성찬식에 참여하는 것을 거부하고, 미루고, 무시하고, 거부하는 행동을 하고 있지는 않습니까? 하나님은 당신의 마음속에서 어떻게 영적인 할례를 행하시고, 죄악된 육신의 이전 자아를 잘라내고 계십니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2.) [4-10절] 하나님께서는 당신이 순종해야 할 그의 말씀과 길을 거듭해서 계시해 주셨는데도 당신은 “주님, 절대 안 됩니다”라고 대답한 적이 있습니까? 성령의 책망이 두 번째, 심지어 세 번째로 당신에게 임한 적은 없습니까? 우리가 처음과 반복해서 불순종하고 하나님의 말씀과 그의 길을 오해함으로써, 주님께서 우리 삶에서 이루시고자 하는 일을 어떻게 막고 있습니까? 하나님께서 베드로에게 바라셨던 것처럼, 당신은 그리스도의 정결하게 된 몸된 모든 성도들과 어떻게 사랑하고, 용서하고, 교제하고, 섬기기를 원하십니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3.) [11-16절] 성령께서 당신 가운데 말씀하시고 역사하시는 순간들을 알아차리고 있습니까? 아니면 당신의 말과 행동으로 그러한 순간들을 막고 있습니까? 성령께서 베드로에게 세 사람을 보내신 것처럼, 성령께서는 적절한 때에 하나님의 말씀을 전할 사람을 당신에게 보내셨습니까? 성령께서 어떻게 당신에게 임하셔서 당신의 귀와 입을 그의 말씀으로 채우셨습니까? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4.) [17-18절] 당신은 너무 시끄럽게 굴고 있습니까? 당신의 삶의 소음, 당신의 말, 당신의 우선순위, 당신의 생각, 그리고 당신의 행동이 하나님의 영광에 대한 경외심과 진정한 회개 앞에서 잠잠해질 기회를 어떻게 막고 있습니까? 어디에서 잠잠해지고, 고요히 그는 하나님이시며 당신은 하나님이 아님을 알 수 있습니까? *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on week 4 of this Lenten season. Scripture: And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. (LUKE 22:41-43) And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. (LUKE 22:44) I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (GALATIANS 2:20) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Heavenly Father, we lift up to You our entrance into the 4th week of this holy Lenten season. Show us this week what it means to be “Called Beyond Ourselves.” Just as Your only Son, our Savior and Lord Jesus knelt down and prayed that night in the garden of Gethsemane before the cross, “Not my will, bot Yours be done.” Call us to say this with Jesus. Call us beyond ourselves, just as the Lord Jesus came not to seek His own will, but only the plans that aligned with You, Father and Spirit. Strengthen us as we battle with our flesh. Like Jesus did, help us to fast and pray more earnestly, even until great drops of blood fall down to the ground in the agony of submitting to Your will instead of our own. Keep us in awe of Your will that was to crush and forsake Your only Son on the cross, so that we might be forgiven and never forsaken, but called children of God! As Jesus took our place on the cross, may His death on the cross also be our death to our former self, for we have been crucified with Christ. We can no longer live, but now Christ alone lives in us. The life we now live in this flesh is no longer self-driven, but faith-driven in the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself for us. May Christ alone be the reason we have life in our flesh, and life everlasting in eternity in His Kingdom. Bless today’s “Spring Forward” daylight savings. Help us know the times and seasons and live alert and wakeful for the hour of Your return. Bless this 4th week of fasting and prayer through our Lent guide. Bless the breakout discussions during-lunch today with Spirit-filled reflections. Bless this Wednesday our sister Noa Krief and the Krief family as they celebrate her birth and nurture her new birth in You. Bless this Saturday’s Agape life gathering. Thank You for blessing yesterday’s Crawfish Boil fellowship. Thank You for the many lives you are growing in the womb and safely delivering to us by Your righteous hand. You are our faithful life-giving God. Fall on us today through Your Spirit and Your only Son, our Lord and Christ Jesus, Amen & Amen. |
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