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(08/29/21) Phil Strong
The Sojourn of the Christian

Hymnary #475 “Lead Kindly Light”

Scriptures: Hebrews 11:13-16, Acts 14:21-23, 2 Corinthians 11:25, Revelation 15:1-3

INTRODUCTION

I. Our Earthly Voyage – Acts 27:1 “… it was decided that we should sail to Italy.”

II. Fellow Travelers – Acts 27:3 “… Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care.”

III. Beware of soft winds! – Acts 27:13 “When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete.”

IV. Keeping our heads & eyes on the LORD! – Acts 27:23 “… the God to whom I(we) belong and whom I(we) serve…”

V. “let go the anchors” (of this world) – Acts 27:40 “…we let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.”

CONCLUSION: Acts 27:43, 44 – Our landing safely ashore

Speaker: Phil Strong

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Combined Meeting: We will have combined meeting with the Chinese speaking congregation next Sunday (9/5); meeting starts 10AM.

2. In-Person Meeting: In order to ensure we operate in a safe environment, we ask all visitors to observe the following tentative rules and guidelines when coming to our church physical meetings:

   1. Please make a reservation for the Sunday Worship Service and or Breaking of Bread Meeting. We ask brothers and sisters to make a one-month reservation by visiting  http://www.hocla.us/rsvp/ or call/text Brother Caleb Kwok at 626.888.9746. For Chinese Worship Service, please call Sister Käte at 626-757-6992. Reservation is required only for the Sunday Worship Service and the Breaking of Bread Meeting. If you come to our Sunday Worship Service without a reservation, we may or may not be able to accommodate you depending on the available seating capacity at that time.
   2. Anyone regardless of the vaccination status who comes to church meetings is subject to health screening and temperature check.
   3. Please wash your hands upon entering the church building. The church provides two hand sanitizing dispensers. One is placed in the entrance and another one on the second floor around the elevator area.
   4. Please wear a face mask while inside the church building. We will provide you one if you do not have one.
   5. When attending church meetings, please sit in every other seat to maintain a certain distance.
   6. Please sanitize the meeting place after each use.
   7. Children under 12 years old are not allowed to come in at this point.
   8. We will post the above rules and guidelines on the entry door.




3. Prayer Meeting: Prayer Meetings are Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:15PM, joining via Webex for the combined session of the meeting (Meeting number: 627 564 274 Password: 4000). We are using Zoom for the English group session, please reach out to Richer for login information.

4. Offering: If you would like to make offerings, you can send your checks to: Home of Christians, L.A., PO Box 507, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Our accounting department will handle the offering every Sunday from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

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 this year’s Bible reading, we will be using the BibleProject | Biblical Storyline Reading Plan. 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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