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Next Worship Service

Sunday, September 27, 2026
7F Chapel, 11AM
18th Sunday after Pentecost

Scriptures: Matthew 14:22-33
Message: Walk on the Water
Preacher: Pastor Michael Lu

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Announcements

*** Announcements for the Week of September 27th ***

  • DEVOTIONAL BIBLE READING (DBR)
    Join us tonight at 8pm for our weekly Sunday Devotional Bible Reading.
  • THE GATHERING WORSHIP & PRAYER
    Starting in 2027, EM Cafe will transition into “The Gathering” Worship & Prayer Night. We are recruiting co-workers (all languages welcome) to worship and pray together as we prepare for this new chapter. If you are interested in joining the planning team, please join us in the 7F Chapel on Oct 2, at 7:30 PM.
  • SERVANT’S PRAYER
    The Servant’s Prayer meeting will take place in the 12F Chapel next Sunday (10/4) from 09:00 to 10:00. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
  • BAPTISM
    Next baptism will be on Sunday, December 27. Participants will need to complete 6 baptism courses, which the first one starts on October 18, before the ceremony. If you are interested, please then see Pastor Lu for details.
  • 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 14:28
Peter said to Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."


WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

WAIT FOR IT
(REFLECTIONS ON HABAKKUK 2:1-20)

Pastor Michael Lu

In Habakkuk, we read of Habakkuk the prophet looking for answers to why the Lord has not come to the help of His people and will let them suffer at the hands of the Chaldeans or Babylon.

Habakkuk says, “How long, O Lord?” As Habakkuk waits, the Lord responds,

3 “For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens towards the goal and it will not fail.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.

What was the Lord’s response to Habakkuk? It was for him to prophecy, to proclaim, and in the proclamation from the Lord learn himself that God’s plan is going according to His will, His time, and is moving towards His goal, and it will not fail.

Yes, it may not come when Habakkuk says it is time, but God’s plans are not too fast or too slow, for it will certainly come, it will not delay.

Habakkuk needs to learn to wait for it, for the Lord’s timing is perfect.

As Habakkuk receives and proclaims God’s Word, he is reminded that God’s plan is moving according to His will, His time, and His goal.

God’s plan of discipline, redemption, restoration, and salvation unfolds according to His appointed purposes, and we as the universal Church participate in that unfolding work in different times and places.

Although we may often think to ourselves, “How long, Oh Lord?” as well, but we are reminded that as we receive and proclaim the Lord’s proclamations that we are to also wait for it, for it will certainly come, it will not delay.

19 “Woe to him, who says to a piece of wood, ‘Awake!’
And that is your teacher?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
And there is no breath at all inside it.

It was only in the process of receiving and proclaiming God’s word that Habakkuk was to understand God’s heart. However, for those that put their trust in idols, pray to their idols to awaken, teach them, they will find that there are no answers given.

Yes, Habakkuk had questions for God, and it was in the interaction between God and His prophet that answers came to him. That is to wait for it, because it will certainly come, it will not delay.

And so, we wait for it, knowing that God’s timing is perfect, and we continue to trust in Jesus Christ, because it is in Him by the Holy Spirit that we place our hope.

20 “But the Lord is in His temple.
Let all the earth be silent before Him.”

This is our answer, this our assurance, this is our hope. This is our compass, our direction, and peace as we wait upon the Lord. Let us then once again be reassured as we receive and proclaim the proclamation of our Lord.