september 8 — epic of eden resumes (11:00 …...2019/09/08 · vef will be starting a youth...
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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 8 — Epic of Eden Resumes (11:00-12:30—B103) September 15 — Children’s Sunday School Resumes (9:30-10:30) September 15—Youth Sunday Class begins (11:00-12:00) October 5— CG Leadership Training Begins October 20 — Cults class begins November 24—VEF Thanksgiving Potluck
December 24—Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
How to pay tithes by Wire Transfer You can transfer your offerings to Victory's Postal account , the bank code is 700, follow by the account number - 0061021 0478485. Contact Pastor John or Yu-Hwa at [email protected] the first time you make a transfer to make sure the money goes into the VEF account.
Next Week: “Where is Home?” Pastor John Olson
Sermon: “P’s of the Pattern Prayer 2” Pastor Darren Carter
Order of Service
Call To Praise / Opening
New Doxology
Call to Worship Luke 12:29-31
Worship in Song You are Holy
Scripture Reading Philippians 4:6-8
Worship in Song How Great Thou Art My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
The Lord’s Prayer
Welcome & Announcements Introduction of Peter Park
Pastor John Olson
Sermon: P’s of the Pattern Prayer 2 Matthew 6:10 Benediction
Pastor Darren Carter
Small Groups of VEF
Interested in starting a small group? Need assistance finding a group? Contact Pastor Darren Carter at 03-571-6803 ext:2224
Time Meeting Place Leader Contact Number & Email
TUE 17:30
NCTU Engineering Building 3 - EC543
Maria [email protected]
On Break until September 24th
THU 07:00
Men’s Breakfast Ikari Coffee 738 Guangfu Road
Jeff 0987-378-323 [email protected]
FRI 11:00
Korean Women’s Group
Victory –B1-102
Hayoung Ko
0966 266 041 [email protected]
FRI 19:30
Youth Group
Victory –8F
Linus Lu 0989-543-486
FRI 19:30
Indonesian Group
Victory –6F
Timothy William
0909-335-550 [email protected]
FRI 20:00
Emmanuel Group I Puding 3rd Road
Bih Qui Tiang
0966-545-764 [email protected]
FRI 20:00
Barnabas Group Near Xinzhuang Station
Japie Kruger
FRI 20:30
Emmanuel Group II Longshan East Rd
Esther Chen
0975-339-713 [email protected]
SUN 11:00
Epic of Eden Bible Study
Victory–B1-103
Pastor Darren
SUN 11:00
Family Bible Study
Pastor John
SUN 11:00
Korean Group Victory - B102
Jonathan Eun
0920-729-307 [email protected]
Announcements
VEF is searching for a new secretary. A successful candidate must have good com-munication skills, ability to communicate in English and Mandarin, and a servant’s heart. A more detailed job description is available at www.vefellowship.com or talk to Pastor John or Pastor Darren.
VEF will be welcoming a new staff member Today. Peter Park will be joining the VEF staff as a seminary intern.
VEF Children’s Sunday school will be starting on next Sunday, September 15th. Children will attend the worship service with their parents through the music and be dismissed before the sermon begins. We have 4 classes—Preschool: Lambs (4-6 years old—must be 4 by Sept. 1, 2019)—B103; G1-G2: Ravens—B105-106; G3-G4: Eagles—B102); G5--G6: Lions—B104).
VEF Needs you! Right now we have need of one or two people to help once a month in the nursery. Register online at www.vefellowship.com/home/serving/
VEF will be starting a youth (junior high / high school) Sunday school class on Sep-tember 15 from 11AM-12PM. For more information please contact Pastor John.
Bible Study Fellowship will be starting a comprehensive study of the "Acts and Letters of the Apostles" beginning 2nd week of September for 29 weeks. Men will meet on Tuesday nights and Women will meet on Wednesday mornings and eve-nings. If you are hungry for the Word of God and interested in a disciplined, thoughtful and thorough Bible study, please join us. Please see Jeff Case ([email protected]) or Michelle Lin ([email protected]).
This Week Volunteer Workers 9AM: Set-up and Greeters: Jonathan, Yeonjoo — Worship Team: Anne, Dora, Esther, Grace, Yi Ching — PPT: Sam L. — Sound: Steven Chiu
Next Week:
9AM: Set-up and Greeters: Kristy, Sophia— Worship Team: Bob, Naomi, Acquah, Theresa, Darren — PPT: Bachir — Sound: Mario
Last Sunday's (9/1) • Morning Worship attendance – 189 • Afternoon Worship attendance— 34 • Sunday School attendance – n/a • Offering - $54,301
• YTD Giving - $ 2,151,438
• Remaining amount needed to meet budget - $74,920 (weekly giving)
How to pay tithes by Wire Transfer
You can transfer your offerings to Victory's Postal account , the bank code is 700, follow by the account number - 0061021 0478485. Contact Pastor John or Yu-Hwa at [email protected] the first time you make a transfer to make sure the money goes into the VEF account.
Youth Group Feature
JAM! Youth (Jesus and Me)
Growing up, Growing Closer to God...Middle and High School Students come join us and bring
your friends! After a week of hard work in school we not only get to have a little fun but also
build spiritual foundation that will help us through out our lives. We start the night with a
game that relaxes our mind and brings out some of the competitiveness inside us. We then
turn to God to worship Him through songs. Following the time of praises, we dig into His
word the old fashion way - one verse at a time. Last but not the least we spend time to pray to
the Father about our needs. We meet Friday Nights at 7:30 on the 8th floor at Victory Church.
Right now we have specific needs for a youth group volunteer—
someone to commit to attending youth group on Friday nights
from 7PM-9:30PM.
What If I Do It Wrong or Don't Know What to Say?
When we are new to praying, we are like toddlers learning to walk. Learning to walk takes many tries, and kids walk stronger and more easily over time. The same is true for us as we learn to embrace the gift of prayer. Jesus said no request is too small or too big to bring to God, so we can ask any-thing (Luke 17:6). Jesus also said we can trust God’s loving character as our generous provider and protector (Luke 11:13), which means we can be at ease and bring joyful anticipation with our requests to Him. God wants to hear from and bless us, so much so that He even helps us as we pray: “We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself inter-cedes for us…” (Romans 8:26). Prayer is a magnificent gift from our loving Father and an instant way into His presence, love, and help. So don’t fear it. Instead, joyfully embrace it.
https://newspring.cc/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-prayer
Questions for Understanding
1. What are your priorities in life? What is most important? 2. What did Jesus mean when He said “The Kingdom come” and for “God’s will be done? 3. How can we experience an increasing presence (reality) of the Kingdom of God in our lives today? What does that look like? 4. Are the priorities you listed in answering question 1, “Kingdom Priorities?”
Everything you need to know about prayer Prayer is instant access to God. This is hard to fathom, because we do not have consistent, infallible, instant access to anyone else on the planet. As helpful as our smartphones are, we still have to deal with glitches when Wi-Fi fails, cell phone signals drop out, or the phone stops working for no apparent reason. But while man-made gadgets can and do fail, prayer never fails. No matter where we are or what we’re doing, we always have immediate and unfailing communication with God. What Is Prayer? Prayer is communication with God, either in thought or in spoken or written words. Just as our relationships with friends and family grow and deepen as we spend time together, time interacting with God deepens our relationship with Him. Prayer gives us direct access to God’s listening ear, as well as His love, strength, wisdom, and comfort. It’s a way to express our love, confess our sins, and bring our requests to Him. Prayer also is a time for hearing from God. As we pray, the Holy Spirit guides us in decisions, comforts our sorrows, and lavishes His love on us. God already loves and accepts us unconditionally, so we never have to fear reaching out to Him in prayer. If God Already Knows Everything, Why Do I Need To Pray? Prayer is key to the depth and health of our relationship with God. In Luke 11:1, Jesus’ followers said, “Lord, teach us to pray…” Jesus responded with a model for them (and us) to follow. That model shows not only the basics of praying but also the necessity of praying. Jesus wants us to pray because He wants us to know God intimately. He com-manded and modeled prayer repeatedly as He traveled and taught His followers how to know and communicate with God. Just like the people who followed Jesus while He was living on earth, we can learn from His reliance on prayer. Jesus’ followers saw how He needed time alone to talk with God, to rest, to receive direction from God, to find peace after conflict, and to be loved as only God can love us. In Matthew 7:7, Jesus shared a simple way to remember the basics of prayer: ask, seek, and knock. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Yes, God already knows everything about us, including our needs. But prayer lets us participate in God’s blessings and provision for us. As we ask for God’s help, seek His guidance, and knock on the doors He provides, God’s responses draw us closer and involve us in His powerful work. God created us and loves us with an infinite love, and prayer is His gift of an all-access, never-closed gateway to His heart.