Join us in person or here on Sunday at 10:00AM for the English Sunday message. The Chinese message starts at 11:00AM . You can also join us on our Youtube Channel or Facebook Live .

(01/19/2025) Dio Yang

The Ultimate Purpose of Our Glorious God

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-14

Introduction: The God who worked all things according to His will

Main Points of Sharing:

1. The grace of God is our salvation in the blood of Jesus (Ephesians 1:7-8)
2. The will of God in bringing all things under Christ (Ephesians 1:8-10)
3. We the first to bring glory to God by putting our hope in Christ (Ephesians 1:11-12)
4. We have received the Holy Spirit as the deposit of our inheritance (Ephesians 1:13-14)

Final exhortation: We are to to be the praise of God’s glory

Speaker: Dio Yang

After Service Discussion Questions:
1. How is our salvation in the blood of Christ the grace of God?
2. What is it like to have all things under Christ?
3. How does the idea that you are chosen by God impact your life?
4. How important is it that we have received the Holy Spirit as the deposit of our inheritance?
5. How can we individually be the praise of God’s glory?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Bible Reading Plan: For the 2025 Bible-in-a-year reading, we will follow “Listening To The Word” and will read through the Bible in a year. With a reading plan, we can keep one another accountable in our Bible reading. For more details or to join the plan, click here.
2. Parking: We continue to reserve our church parking spaces on Sunday for the elderly, those with children and those with special needs. We are grateful to the Lord that our brothers have secured permission from Dr. Howard Chen’s Orthodontics clinic for the use of his parking lot at 318 N Garfield Ave., which is conveniently located on the same side as our church and adjacent to Dim Sum Express. Please click here for reference. The lot offers 30 parking spaces, and we encourage all congregants to fully utilize these spaces. Please ensure that you park within the designated lines, lock your doors and windows, refrain from leaving valuables in your vehicles, and maintain cleanliness in the parking area. This arrangement is available every Sunday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
3. In-Person Meetings: Welcome back! English group, Chinese group and children Sunday School is back to in person meetings. Our meeting schedule has changed, Sunday morning starts 9:15AM with Breaking of Bread followed by worship and message at 10:00AM. Please refer to the schedule for details.
4. Prayer Meeting: Prayer Meetings are Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:15PM, joining via Webex for the combined session of the meeting (Meeting number: 6 2 7 5 6 4 2 7 4 Password: 4 0 0 0). We are using Zoom for the English group session, please reach out to Richer for login information.
5. Feature Pages: Checkout our worship YouTube channel for our latest music productions. Also checkout the two new webpages on the Chinese site featuring hymns and the sharing of our brothers and sisters.
6. Howto: There are several ways to watch the HOC Sunday Sermon. Here are two methods

See our sermons page for past sermons.