News
- Chinese School starts today at 1:30pm. Register at Chinese School office 1:30-3:00pm.
- Our church’s Mission Conference is Sep. 12-14.
- Connect This Week
- Sunday College Summer Fellowship – Join us at 6:00 PM for dinner, a book study (Rediscover Church), and fellowship. See schedule.
- Thursday Bible Study. Open to all, 6:00-8:00pm at Marcus & Corina’s. Contact Marcus Bejot [email protected] for info.
- Thursday Crossroads (Young Adults) meets at 7pm in the church office. Contact P. Steve ([email protected]) for info.
- Emmanuel Fellowship meets Aug. 8, 7–9 p.m. in Room CO-206. Bring a potluck dish!
- Children’s Ministry
- 2025–2026 Awana began. Register online so we can order materials.
- Children’s Ministry is seeking passionate teachers to lead our Children’s Worship and Sunday School from September-November. Contact Children’s Ministry Director Mary Wong ([email protected]).
- Impact the World
- Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 7:30-8:30pm (Zoom: 233 085 786; PW 007276). Contact P. Larry ([email protected]) for info.
- Blood Drive Thank you to everyone who donated at the blood drive—we had a great turnout! See you next year!
GROW (Sundays 11:15am-12:25pm) June-August
Middle School – Risk-Takers of Faith (Youth Center) Various Teachers
College & High School – The Jesus I Wish I Knew in HS (D-203) P. Chris
Gospel Project – Kings of Israel and Judah (B-110) Nathan Palmer
Book of Genesis (CO-206) Marcus Bejot & P. Larry
WORD: Persuading People
Larry Lee • Acts 18:1-17
Partners in the Gospel (18:1-5)
Protection in the Gospel (18:7-10)
Persecutors of the Gospel (18:6, 11-17)
Application
PRAY: Country of Bhutan
Until the 1980s, Bhutan was isolated from the rest of the world by its Himalayan geography, poor infrastructure and poor international relations. Most Christians in Bhutan are of Nepali heritage, and believers are focused on reaching the ethnic Bhutanese with the message of Christ. 88 percent of the Bhutanese people are Buddhists. Approximately 1 percent are Christians. The king identifies himself as the defender of the Buddhist faith, and the government works covertly to discourage the spread of Christianity, enacting an anti-conversion law punishable by imprisonment. Christians are viewed as followers of a foreign, Western religion. There is no opportunity for the legal registration of churches in Bhutan. Christians often lose their jobs and are unable to find work because of their faith. They can lose their citizenship and privileges for being a Christian, so many must worship in secret.
English Worship Service
| Praise | Duane |
| Communion | P. Steve |
| Welcome/Announcements | P. Larry |
| Message | P. Larry |
| Benediction | P. Larry |