Sermon Notes Church Staff Matthew 25:14-30 Senior/Chinese Pastor ......... Jerry Moy (732) 513-7123 Jerry.Moy@jirehchurch.org The taking of notes helps you to continue to be actively engaged in worship through the Word. Chinese Pastor ............................................................ English Pastor ......................... Ben Lin (732) 431-2828 Ben.Lin@jirehchurch.org Church Administrator .......... Terry Lau (732) 713-1795 Terry.Lau@jirehchurch.org Pastor Emeritus .................................... Samuel Chiang EXECUTIVE COWORKERS COMMITTEE (ECC) GENERAL AFFAIRS .............. Jeff Lee ‘14 (732) 991-0315 EDUCATION ...................... CJ Yang ‘15 (732) 939-4778 WORSHIP ........................ Ben Chen ‘15 (732) 312-5278 MISSION ................. Andrew Leung ‘16 (732) 591-6209 TREASURY ................ Samuel Wong ‘16 (732) 613-6511 FELLOWSHIP ...................... Stan Su ‘17 (732) 397-8129 SECRETARY .............. Sue Hwey Wu ‘17 (732) 970-0450 Last Week’s Attendance Worship Service Children’s Worship Children/Youth Sunday School Adult Sunday School Class Holy Lights (6th-8th) Light Keepers (9th-12th) 82 9 52 24 NA Humbly, Selflessly Loving God Graciously, Sacrificially Loving Neighbor The Mission of Jireh Church is to… Worship God through all that we do Make disciples of Jesus from all nations Fellowship with God and believers in Jesus Christ Edify believers towards spiritual maturity Manifest God's love for all people Order of Worship Announcements Call to Worship 1. Worship through Songs All I Have is Christ All the Earth Will Sing Your Praises Happy Day Crown Him (Majesty) 2. Pastoral Prayer Tithes and Offerings 3. Mission Moment International Friends @ Rutgers Scripture Reading Managing God’s Resources Matthew 25:14-30 Rev. David Mannon Song of Response Happy Day 4. Benediction Announcements WORSHIP TEAM Today Next Worship April 27, 2014 May 4, 2014 Harry Allex Alex Chan Praise Team Leader Andrew Lau Jordan Juan Sound David Boris Stan Su Projection Gabriel Ng Tin Hung Nursery Milly Hor Lisa Lin Ushers Paul Ng Kara Ng Gabriel Ng William Sit Scripture Reading 5. We warmly welcome you to Jireh Church. If this is your first time visiting, please let one of the ushers know. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall following worship for a time of fellowship. Welcome Rev. David Mannon from International Students Inc. David is the director of ISI’s chapter at Rutgers University, International Friends @ Rutgers (IFAR). Jireh Church has a partnership with IFAR and we are blessed to have David share God’s Word with us this morning. David will be sharing at the Adult Sunday School at 11:15am. Please be sure to join us for today’s session. Pastoral Candidate Visit May 2 through May 4 (Fri-Sat). The Pastoral Search Committee will be inviting Rev. Pang Wang to visit Jireh Church. Please pray that God will reveal his will to us in this process. Rev. Wang will visit fellowships and gatherings at church on Friday, May 2. On Saturday, May 3, from 5:30-7:30pm, he will meet with the Chinese fellowships (English members are invited to attend, but note the meetings will be in Chinese only). On Sunday, May 4, Rev. Wang will meet the English congregation at 9:30am, and preach in the Chinese worship at 11am. Vacation Bible School preparation has begun! The theme for this year’s VBS is Wilderness Escape, we will journey with Moses to learn how God guides and provides. The sessions will be from June 30 to July 3, and June 7-11, with VBS Sunday on July 13th. The first training date will be May 4 at 1PM. Student registrations will begin in May. We are still in need of teachers, counselors, and other helpers. Please see Pastor Ben or Annie Chin if you are interested. Jireh and Monmouth Medical Center will host a medical workshop at Jireh on Saturday, May 10 from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Free lunch is provided afterwards. The Topic : INTRODUCTION TO COLON HEALTH AND COLON CANCER PREVENTION. The workshop will be conducted in : English with Mandarin translation. Whoever participates must register today. Please fill out the form at the service desk by the fellowship hall. For more information, see the flyer posted on the mission department bulletin board. Fellowship (Doing Life Together as the Body of Christ) In order to grow in your Christian development, it is important to gather regularly with other Christians in order to live out the Christian life in community. Below are the fellowships we offer: Who When Holy Lights Contact: Junior high Weekly (6th - 8th grade) Friday 7:30-9:30 PM Pastor Ben Lin: ben.lin@jirehchurch.org (732) 431-2828 Light Keepers Contact: High school Weekly th th (9 - 12 grade) Friday 7:30-9:30 PM Pastor Ben Lin: ben.lin@jirehchurch.org Light of Life Adults (collegeUp to Families) Contact: Light of 3rd Saturday, Time TBD Weekly Small Group Fridays @8:00 PM Jordan Juan: Jordan.Juan@gmail.com (848) 459-2688 Paul Ng: pauzo7@gmail.com Diana Hom: diana.j.to@gmail.com Families Generations Contact: Monthly Large Group Monthly 1st Saturday, 3:30pm Sui & Harry Allex: 4Hallex@gmail.com (732) 866-9863 Grace Light Contact: Adults (50+) Monthly 4th Saturday ,7PM Steve Pityinger: stevepity@comcast.net (201) 933-5643