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(07/31/22) Phil Strong
The Growing Seed – “The Implanted Word of God & It’s Effective Working

James 1:18-21
(18)“Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His (New Creation) creatures.
(21)..lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.”

Mark 4:26-29
“… he himself does not know how.”

1) Seed & Soil
– The Sower (Matt 13:3-9)
– THE SOWER EXPLAINED BY THE MESSIAH (Matt 13:18-23)

2) Wheat & Tares
– The Wheat and the Tares (Matt 13:24 – 30)
– TARES EXPLAINED BY THE MESSIAH (Matt 13:36-43)

3) A Mustard Seed –
(Matt 13:31, 32; Mk 4:30-32)
– “A city on a hill… it’s light cannot be hid (AV)…” Matthew 5:14-16

4) Leaven
(Matt 13:33)
– “The kingdom of God does not come with observation…” Luke 17:20 {Exodus 39:26}

CONCLUSION

Speaker: Phil Strong

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Howto: There are several ways to watch the HOC Sunday Sermon. Here are two methods
6. Bible Reading Plan: For 2022 Bible-in-a-year reading, we will be reading a chronological plan. We will follow “Wondered by the Word — The Bible in a Year” and will read through the Bible in a year, chronologically. 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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