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 .

(03/16/2025) Dio Yang

To Live the Life of the Body of Christ

Scriptures: Ephesians 4:11-24

Introduction: We are the body of Christ

1. The four-fold functions of the church leadership (vv 11-13)
Apostles- establishing local assemblies
Prophets- Uttering the Word of God
Evangelists- spreading the gospel
Pastors and Teachers- shepherding the flocks

2. The responsibilities of the flocks (vv 14-16)
To speak the truth in love
To grow in the likeness of the Head

3. Live not in the ignorance of the Gentiles (vv 17-19)
The darkness of their understanding
The hardness of their hearts
The giving over to their sensualities

4. Live according to the truth in Jesus (vv 20-24)
To put off the old self
To make new in the attitude of the mind
To put on the new self of righteousness and holiness

Speaker: Dio Yang

After-Service Discussion Questions:
1. What types of leadership have you noticed in your church?
2. How have you been speaking the truth in love in the past 6 weeks?
3. What old habits have you discarded in the past?
4. What do you notice about your life changes lately?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Family Fun Day: Join us for family fun day for laughers, play, snacks and drinks, and to connect. Saturday March 29, 2025 from 2 to 5pm.



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
7. 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.

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