Christ is Risen!

Christ is risen, today! Halleluia!

May the Lord fill you all with His joy of victory through the resurrection of Jesus!

The children's choir will sing a special song at both services, the youth ensemble will play Mozart's Alleluia for the offertory, and the chancel choir will lift up their hearts with "Resurrection" as an anthem on Easter.

Let's worship and praise together "He lives~!!"

Come to see the Portrait of Grace!

The Music ministry team would like to invite you to join us for our annual Lenten cantata "the Lenten Sketches" by Joseph Martin on Wed. March 31st at 6:30 in the Sanctuary.
The cantata consists of six movements based on the story of the Last week of Jesus' life. Please come and bring your friends and family to worship and praise our Lord Jesus!

What Wondrous Love is This!

We are going to sing "What Wondrous Love is This" arranged by Lloyd Larson as our anthem this week. It is the same lyric of a hymn "what wondrous love is this" but a little bit different meoldy.

We can all have an intimate time to think about God's love through Jesus Christ during this Lent. Praying may the Lord bless us with His Holy Spirit that we all can feel His love deeply through this week worship.

The Inspi-Ringers will lift up a special song " Dearest Jesus" as our musical offertory.

Here is the lyric of our anthem.

What Wondrous Love is This, O My soul, o My soul; What wondrous love is this, O my soul!

What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul!

When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down; I was sinking down; sinking down.

When I was sinking down beneath God's righteous frown, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul!

To God and to the lamb I will sing, I will sing; to God and to the Lamb I will sing!

To God and to the Lamb, who is the great " I Am." while milions join the theme, I will sing.

When from death I' m free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on, and when from death I'm free, I'll sing on!

And when from death I'm free, I'll sing and joyful be, and through eternity I'll sing on!

And the Father will Dance, and Kyrie

It is our forth Sunday of Lent already. The lectionary reading is from Luke 15:11-32, a story about the prodigal son. As I shared in our Hill topper, our church news letter, it is always an amazing moment with the scene when the son comes back home, the father even did not put his shoes, just ran to his son, holding, kissing with joyful tears. Our Father in heaven sees us always with indescribable love. It will be a great moment to feel His love through the worship this Sunday. The chancel choir will sing "And the Father will dance" as our anthem related to the words.

The youth choir will sing "Kyrie" as our song for the offertory. Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison: sung in the beginning of worship Mass in old church era. It means "Lord, have mercy, Christ have mercy." We all get to confess that we can't even live a second without His mercy, and love. May the Lord give us His mercy and love that we get closer to Him more and more especially in this Lent.

From an Upper Room

It is already March! This Sunday is our Communion Sunday. It is a very meaningful to serve the communion in Lent, and it is a wonderful opportunity to have a quiet time to think about Jesus' communion at the upper room during the passover. We will have a deeper moment to meditate about it on the Maundy Thursday but still it will be a special communion this Sunday. The chancel choir will sing " From an Upper Room" from our Lenten Cantata "The Lenten Sketches". We have been working on the cantata and this movement is about the Last supper of Jesus. It describes a vivid images of Jesus and his disciples. I pray that everyone will get to think about the last supper and have a moment to hear Jesus' voice of "it is my body and blood given for you" personally through this worship service.

The youth ensemble will praise at 11:00 service with a hymn " Standing in the need of prayer".
May the Lord use our music to glorify Him, and to share His presence to others!!

Nine of handbell ringers will attend the handbell workshop during this weekend at New Ebenezer. Please keep us in your prayer that we safely drive back and forth, learn and enjoy for glory of God!

We need You, Lord!

It is a good time to examine ourselves how we live as Christians during Lent. I have found myself how much I am centered in myself lately. Even though I pray, read, or those stuff everyday, God showed me that there are a number of times that I do them for myself, like Pharisees. I am thankful that I can confess my sins to my Lord who forgive my sins always.

The chancel choir will lift up an anthem "We need You, Lord" which was written in incorporating a hymn "I need Thee Every Hour." I need the Lord in every hour, every even second honestly. I pray that we all have some time to deny ourselves that our lives are not ours and confess that we need Him. Here is lyric of the song.

When the shadows appear bringing darkness, and despair, when our hearts are feeling lonely and no one seems to care;

When there's nowhere to turn, or we find we don't belong, Lord, speak to us, and comfort us, and help us to be strong.

We need You every hour to helo us find our way, to fill our lives with hope, to guide us through each day.

We need You, yes we need You, every hour we need You. O blessed Lord and Savior, we give our hearts to You.

When we're feeling afraid, and we want to turn away; When temptation overcomes us and makes us go astray; When we stumble and fall, or the signs of doubt set in, Lord, come to us, and walk with us, and help us start again.

We need You, yes we need You, every hour we need You. O Blessed Lord and Savior, we give our hearts to You. Lord, we give our hearts to You!

Let's give our hearts to our Lord!

Seek to Serve

Lent has started and this Sunday is our first Sunday at Lent. This week's scripture is from Luke 4:1-13 that Jesus went to the wilderness. I would like to start our Lent as a journey with Jesus, to walk with Him, to be nearer to Him, and to follow His step. This week anthem is "Seek to serve". Jesus showed how to live in this worldl; not as a master, but as a servant. We humble ourselves, rap His love around us to serve people, and serve God. This anthem is our prayer.

Seek to Serve

May I live in the world as one who always seeks to serve. May I live as one who knows the love of God.

Lord, teach me how to live and how to serve. With my ears may I hear. With my eyes may I see.

With my lips may I speak. May your Word be heard through me.

Thus as I live each day may love sustian the will to serve. Amen, Amen.