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Next Worship Service

Sunday, October 25, 2026
7F Chapel, 11AM
22nd Sunday after Pentecost

Scriptures: Matthew 5:48, Philippians 3:7-11
Message: Costly Grace
Preacher: Pastor Michael Lu

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Announcements

*** Announcements for the Week of October 25th ***

  • DEVOTIONAL BIBLE READING (DBR)
    Join us tonight at 8pm for our weekly Sunday Devotional Bible Reading.
  • SERVANT’S PRAYER
    The Servant’s Prayer meeting will take place in the 12F Chapel next Sunday (11/1) from 09:00 to 10:00. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
  • THE GATHERING WORSHIP & PRAYER
    EM Cafe has transitioned into “The Gathering” Worship & Prayer! Come join us for a time of personal reflection, worship, and prayer. Please join us on November 6 at 7:30 PM in the 7F Chapel. [Language: Mandarin]
  • 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


Matthew 5:48
Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.


WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

WHEN WE SPEAK FOR GOD
(REFLECTIONS ON JOB 4:1-21; 5:1-27)

Pastor Michael Lu

Eliphaz is the first of Job’s friends that speak up. Although he accuses Job of being impatient, through the words on the page, we can almost hear Eliphaz’s impatience in wanting to correct Job for cursing the day he was born.

Eliphaz’s conclusion can be found in Job 5:17,

17 “Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,

So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

Eliphaz believes that the reason Job is facing such great challenges is that God is disciplining him for his sin. He bases this conclusion on what is often called retribution theology: the belief that God judges sin and that our actions have consequences. While this principle has biblical foundations, the problem arises when we assume that a person’s suffering must be the direct result of that person’s sin.

That is why Eliphaz said,

7 “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?

Or where were the upright destroyed?

8 “According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity

And those who sow trouble harvest it.

This is personal and cultural experience. However, Eliphaz didn’t stop there. Not only did he believe that the innocent do not suffer, he also justified himself saying this was word from the Lord.

12 “Now a word was brought to me stealthily,

And my ear received a whisper of it.

Although our experiences, both personal and corporately, can help us in our faith and walk with God, we must always remember that it is the Lord that determines when things happen, how things happen, and why things happen. Even in the midst of spiritual insight, let us not become conceited like Eliphaz and speak as if we are God Himself.

Yes, it is easy for us to say, “God told me,” or “The Holy Spirit told me,” combined with our personal and corporate experiences to come to a conclusion, but in the end let us speak more out of love than out of being right, and also remember that we are not God, and are only one voice in the world of voices.

Can God speak through us? Yes, He can! But let us not pretend that all our words are God’s words. Let us also learn through deep study of the Bible, prayer, meditation, and worship, to do a better job of separating out our words from God’s. Let us keep a humble heart above all, and speak to proclaim the name of Jesus and to glorify His name.

Let us glorify the Lord with our words, and not seek to use God’s words to attack and destroy.