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Next Worship Service

Sunday, August 9, 2026
11th Sunday after Pentecost

Scriptures: Revelation 21:1-8, 10-11
Message: All things New
Preacher: Pastor Michael Lu

Recent Sermons & Services

Announcements

*** Announcements for the Week of August 9th ***

  • DEVOTIONAL BIBLE READING (DBR)
    Join us tonight at 8pm for our weekly Sunday Devotional Bible Reading.
  • GUPOZENG SEMINAR
    Mr. Hsieh, Chin-Ho (謝金河董事長) is the guest speaker to talk about Taiwan’s opportunities and challenges under the new global political and economic order. The seminar will be hosted in the 10F hall from 12:30 to 15:00 today. It’s free admission.
  • SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATION
    Starting today until September 20, SLPC is accepting financial scholarship applications for students to encourage them in their studies. For qualifications and details, please see Secretary Lo (羅靜婷幹事) on the 9th floor.
  • JAPAN EARTHQUAKE OFFERING
    SLPC is collecting disaster relief funds to aid in the recovery and rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the Kumamoto (熊本), Japan earthquakes. Please use the dedicated envelopes available at our EM welcome desk for the offering.
  • UPCOMING EM WORSHIP SCHEDULE
    1. 8/23 Simplified EM Worship (11:00am-11:45am);
    2. 8/30 EM Joint Retreat Worship Service (No service @ SLPC);
    3. 9/13 SLPC Combined Mandarin/English Service (10th FL @ 9:00am).
  • 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


Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God


WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

HOW TO SEEK AFTER THE INTERESTS OF CHRIST JESUS?
(REFLECTIONS ON PHILIPPIANS 2:19-30)

Pastor Michael Lu

In today’s Scripture, we see Paul’s plan to send Timothy and Epaphroditus to the church in Philippi to encourage them. Regarding Timothy, Paul writes,

20 For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.

Regarding Epaphroditus,

29 Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and hold men like him in high regard; 30 because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was deficient in your service to me.

Timothy was one in spirit with Paul, not merely as two individuals sharing a common mission, but because both were united to Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit. Their fellowship was not simply personal, but spiritual and in Christ.

Epaphroditus risked his life continuing in Paul’s work, which was the work of Christ, and so too bound to Paul not only as brothers, but in Christ.

However, Paul also talks about other believers that he could not send to the church in Philippi. Regarding those, Paul writes,

21 For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

Brothers and sisters, as Christians and the church of Christ, we are not just a huge pool of potential co-workers that are all alert, prepared, and being trained for kingdom work. Yes, many of us at times, and perhaps even now, seek after our own interests, and not those of Christ Jesus, even though we are in Him, and He is in us.

How can Jesus Christ be in us, and yet we fail to live in step with His Spirit or to devote ourselves to His body, the church? It is because in our battle between the flesh and the spirit, we are letting the world have more influence over us and our daily decisions, than Christ and the Holy Spirit.

How then do we let the Holy Spirit take over so that we are also bound in spirit to Christ and willing to live for Him and Him alone? We must continually yield ourselves to the Holy Spirit, submit to Christ’s lordship, and allow God to shape every area of our lives. Yes, we must be overwhelmed daily with His anointing.

If we try to hold on to what we have, who we are, and what is “mine,” then it will be difficult to seek after the interests of Christ Jesus. This tension and struggle are real and it is a daily reminder to come before the Lord, in the Holy Spirit, and bow physical and symbolically before our Lord and Savior.