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Next Worship Service

Sunday, June 21, 2026
4th Sunday after Pentecost

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 14:6-12
Message: One in Prophecy
Preacher: Pastor Michael Lu

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Announcements

*** Announcements for the Week of June 14th ***

  • DEVOTIONAL BIBLE READING (DBR)
    Join us tonight at 8pm for our weekly Sunday Devotional Bible Reading via EM’s YouTube channel @SLPCEM. Link will also be made available on our EM Family Line group and EM FB page.
  • GUEST SPEAKER
    Rev. Lin, Changhua (林昌華牧師) of Yu-Shan Theological College and Seminary (玉山神學院) will be our guest speaker next Sunday (6/28). Please be prepared to support 玉神 and theological training via offering and prayer.
  • KIDS CLUB SUMMER BREAK
    Kids Club will have its last class of this semester next Sunday (6/28) and the summer break will then start. New semester will begin on August 30.
  • EM CAFÉ
    EM Cafe will reopen in the cafe area on the 7F at 19:30 on Friday, July 3. Bring company to enjoy refreshments and fellowship.
  • 2026 EM RETREAT
    Registration for the EM Joint Retreat at Tainan Linzinei Retreat Center (台南林子內靈修館) has opened. Click the link below to see details and sign up: https://forms.gle/VLdEvUpMpRUWiASK8

  • 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 Corinthians 14:12
So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church.


WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

A TURN OF EVENTS FROM THE LORD
(REFLECTIONS ON 1 KINGS 12:1-24)

Pastor Michael Lu

Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not follow the Lord fully, as David his father had done. The result was that the kingdom would be divided. However, as Solomon’s son Rehoboam sat on the throne, Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and gave Rehoboam a chance, saying,

4 “Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

Rehoboam asked for three days to make a decision. During those three days, he had an opportunity to choose between the wisdom that his father Solomon once had, represented by the elders who had served Solomon, or the counsel of the young men with whom he had grown up.

However, rather than listening to the elders, Rehoboam listened to the young men, saying,

14b “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

15 “So the king did not listen to the people; for it was a turn of events from the Lord, that He might establish His word, which the Lord spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.”

This was a turn of events from the Lord because of the evil that Solomon had done. Although Rehoboam had a choice and could have listened to the elders in order to preserve peace in a united kingdom, the Lord’s plan was already being set in motion.

Today’s Scripture reminds us that we often think our lives and decisions are like a game of checkers, but God is actually playing a game of chess.

That this was a turn of events from the Lord, within the choice that Rehoboam made, shows us the complexity of God’s sovereignty over our lives, this world, and all creation.

To us, our choices and decisions may seem binary, existing on only one plane of reality. Yet we are reminded today that we are not dealing only with the world and universe that we can see, touch, and manipulate. The Lord’s hand and will are at work on a level that is beyond our understanding.

That this was a turn of events from the Lord reminds us to seek His face and to remain in worship, prayer, and fellowship with Him, so that we may not merely walk the path of this world, but more importantly walk faithfully with Him.