Welcome to SLPC English Ministry
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Next Worship Service

Sunday, August 23, 2026
13th Sunday after Pentecost

Scriptures: 2 Samuel 6:16, 20-23
Message: Dancing Before the Lord
Preacher: Pastor Michael Lu

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Announcements

*** Announcements for the Week of August 23rd ***

  • DEVOTIONAL BIBLE READING (DBR)
    Join us tonight at 8pm for our weekly Sunday Devotional Bible Reading.
  • JOINT RETREAT
    EM worship service will take place at Linzinei Retreat Center in Tainan next Sunday (8/30). Please feel free to attend any of our other 3 services @ SLPC in the meantime. EM will be back on September 6.
  • SCHOLARSHIP AWARD APPLICATION
    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) in the 9F office. Deadline is September 20.
  • KIDS CLUB
    The new Kid’s Club semester will begin on Sunday, September 6.
  • ECUMENICAL SUNDAY
    EM will have a joint Sunday worship with the Mandarin service in the 10F hall at 09:00 on Sunday, September 13. The service will be in both English and Mandarin. There will be no 11:00 service that day.
  • 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


2 Samuel 6:21
So David said to Michal, "It was before the Lord, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel; therefore I will celebrate before the Lord.


WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

CHRIST-SUFFICIENT
(REFLECTIONS ON HOSEA 10:1-15)

Pastor Michael Lu

1 Israel is a luxuriant vine;
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he made;
The richer his land,
The better he made the sacred pillars.

Are we like Israel, producing fruit for ourselves? Are we self-sufficient, which seems like a good goal to have, but in the process of becoming self-sufficient lose our connection to Jesus Christ?

If we can produce fruit on our own and the more we produce the richer and better our lives, but have a heart that is faithless, then is this true success?

Israel is a luxuriant vine, but,

2 Their heart is faithless;
Now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord will break down their altars
And destroy their sacred pillars.

Again, are we self-sufficient? Perhaps in life, but how about in faith, and at the end, in death? How far will our self-sufficiency get us? If in the end our self-sufficiency leads simply to a faithless heart, then may we live life in dependency.

May we be dependent on the Lord, even if the world tells us that we need to learn to stand on our own two feet. May we be dependent on the Lord, on Christ Jesus, on the power of the Holy Spirit, so that our heart remains faithful.

Yes, we can be completely self-sufficient in life, but in the end where will that lead us?

4 They speak mere words,
With worthless oaths they make covenants;
And judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

Let us not let self-sufficiency lead us to lack of commitment to the Lord who committed His Son for our lives. Yes, our lives are not our own, so we should learn to be Christ-sufficient, because on in Christ will we both in life and death be living.

12 Sow with a view to righteousness,
Reap in accordance with kindness;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord
Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.

Brothers and sisters, let us be Christ-sufficient, for it is time to seek the Lord, and He will come and rain righteousness on us through Jesus Christ, and by the work of the Holy Spirit.