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Sunday, November 30, 2025
1st Sunday of Advent

Scriptures: 1 Peter 1:3-9
Message: “Living Hope”
Preacher: Pastor Michael Lu

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Announcements

*** Announcements for the Week of November 30th ***

  • GOSPEL MUSIC CONCERT AND SHARING
    The Gupozeng Seminar (牛埔庄講義所) will present a musical concert and a sharing of testimony in the 10th floor hall at 12:30 PM. The performer/speaker will be our EM’s Ying-Ying Shih (史茵茵姐妹), a gospel singer.
  • CHURCHWIDE PRAYER MEETING
    Pastor Lu will lead the churchwide prayer meeting in the chapel at 19:30 this Thursday (12/4) night.
  • EM CAFÉ
    EM Café will open in the café area at 19:30 this Friday (12/5) night. Bring company with you to enjoy coffee and fellowship.
  • CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION DINNER
    EM will host a Christmas celebration dinner in the 12th floor chapel at 17:00 on Saturday, December 13. It’s open to EM members and your family and friends. Please sign up so that we can better prepare for the event.
    Sign-up: https://forms.gle/FqFLg5bAMubgKYu4A
  • OFFERTORY RECORDS VERIFICATION
    SLPC encourages its congregation to verify his/her offertory records through SLPC’s Line OA member service. Contact James for help on access.
  • OFFERING ENVELOPES
    Please use the dedicated envelopes for different kinds of offerings: tithe, building fund, thanksgiving, seasonal, special occasions, and etc.
  • THE ELECTRONIC CONNECT CARD
    The electronic version of the Connect Card can now be accessed by scanning the new QR Code below.
    eConnectCard
    Or by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/AJqmNU2HkizjJXNH6
  • SCAN OR CLICK TO SIGN-IN EVERY SERVICE
    Please scan the service QR Code around the Chapel entrance or on the bulletin, or click the Sign-In link that will be posted in the EM Family Line group chat each Sunday morning for attendance.

***Special Notice***

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ! May the peace of Christ be with you!

The Taiwan CDC has loosened its policies on the COVID-19 restrictions. However, it’s an enclosed space inside the church. As a result, please observe the following guidelines when inside the church premises:

1. Please make sure you have your masks properly worn when entering and inside the church. Disinfect your hands with alcohol if necessary. Maintain social distancing whenever possible.

2. If you don’t feel well, exhibit symptoms of cold, or have been in close contact with people who are contracting COVID-19, please consider to stay at home and participate the online service instead.

3. Food and drinks are conditionally allowed inside the church compound.

Thank you and let’s worship God together on Sundays!

Electronic Sunday Bulletin
EM encourages its congregation to use the electronic version of the Sunday bulletin to save paper.  Please click the following link to access the eBulletin:

https://shorturl.at/R1UBt

Or scan the following QR code.

If you have any suggestion regarding the eBulletin, please let us know.  Thank you!

SERVE IN EM

Come and serve in EM!  You can join the Liturgy, the Audio/Video team, the Praise team, the EM Choir, the Homeless Ministry team, or the Kids Club.  Email: emcaresforyou@gmail.com for more info.

Bible Verse of the Week


1 Peter 1:3
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,"


WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

PRAY FOR WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART
(REFLECTIONS ON NEHEMIAH 1:1-11)

Pastor Michael Lu

What is in your heart? What do you feel? What do you have a burden for? What should we do about these emotions, these burdens, and even these tears? The answer from today’s Scripture is pray for what is in your heart.

Nehemiah was living in Persia as a descendant of one of the exiles from Judah and Jerusalem. Although he had never seen or experienced the first temple and the city of Jerusalem at that time, Jerusalem was in his heart.

During Nehemiah’s time, the temple had already been rebuilt, Ezra and the other remnants had already returned to Jerusalem, but the work of the Lord was not done.

Yes, people will come and go, and generations will pass,
but the work of the Lord is never done.

Nehemiah had a heart for the people in Jerusalem, he identified with them as his own people, and so he asked for an update on their progress. This is the report he got back,

3 They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” 4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

Nehemiah’s sat down and wept when he heard these things, and he mourned, fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven. Yes, this is where is heart was, what he was feeling, and the emotion he had for God and His people.

He then prayed for favor from the Lord for what he had planned to do, that was to request and ask for permission to join his people and contribute his portion to the work of the Lord. His next step was to approach the king of Persia because he was a cupbearer to the king.

Pray for what is in your heart. Let’s not continue to ignore the burden that the Lord has placed on our hearts, the things that we weep for, and the people we weep for. Pray for what is in your heart, and join the community of believers to continue to do the work of the Lord.

Yes, many things have been done, many people have been involved, but now it is our time. Pray for what is in your heart, that the favor of the Lord may be with you and that you may be given the strength and gifts to do His work. Just as God’s mercies are new every morning, so are the good works that we can do alongside Him in community.