Welcome to SLPC English Ministry
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Next Worship Service

Sunday, July 5, 2026
5th Sunday after Pentecost

Scriptures: Revelation 1:1-3, 22:10-13
Message: Coming Soon…
Preacher: Pastor Michael Lu

Recent Sermons & Services

Announcements

*** Announcements for the Week of July 5th ***

  • 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.
  • HOLY COMMUNION
    There will be Holy Communion next Sunday (7/12). Let us prepare our hearts.
  • EM AUDIO/VISUAL CO-WORKER
    We are seeking Spirit-led audio/visual co-workers for our A/V team to help with sound, PPT, and live broadcasting. If you have a burden for multimedia ministry, please get in touch with Pastor Lu or EM Secretary James.
  • EM CAFÉ
    EM Cafe will reopen in the cafe area on the 7F at 19:30 this coming Friday (7/3). Bring company to enjoy refreshments and fellowship.
  • 2026 EM RETREAT
    Registration deadline is July 12. 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


Revelation 22:12
Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.


WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

THE TRUTH OF THE LORD
(REFLECTIONS ON 1 KINGS 22:1-40)

Pastor Michael Lu

As Jehoshaphat the king of Judah and the king of Israel came together, the king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat to work together to go to battle with the king of Aram.

Jehoshaphat wanted for them to first inquire for the word of the Lord to see if they would be victorious in this battle. We then learn that the prophets of the king of Israel spoke only good words, words that he wanted to hear,

12 All the prophets were prophesying thus, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”

However, the prophet of the Lord, Micaiah, although speaking at first the message of the king of Israel’s prophets, finally spoke the truth of the Lord,

17 “I saw all Israel
Scattered on the mountains,
Like sheep which have no shepherd.
And the Lord said, ‘These have no master.
Let each of them return to his house in peace.'”

18 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”

The king of Israel, interestingly not named until the end of today’s Scripture, decided what was good and evil based on if it benefited him or not. We know the king of Israel is Ahab, but he has lost his way so far that he seemingly has lost his name, his direction, and his heart.

Brothers and sisters, what is good and evil? Is good what benefits us, and evil anything that doesn’t benefit us? What do we want to hear from the Lord? Do we want to listen to prophets only when God’s word tells us good things?

Or do we want prophets to speak to us the truth of the Lord? Will the truth of the Lord always be to our benefit? Even if we have lost our name, our direction, and our faith? How did Israel treat those prophets that spoke the truth of the Lord? In the New Testament, how did they treat Jesus by hanging Him on the cross? How did they treat the apostle Paul by stoning him and leaving him for death?

Brothers and sisters, what do we want to hear from the Lord and His messengers? What do we want to hear in the Sunday sermons, and what do we desire the Bible to say to us? The truth of the Lord or what sounds good to our ears?

What then do we do if we hear the truth? Do we also sometimes want to turn on God’s servants, put away the Bible, and find a church that only tell us things we want to hear, or do we want the truth of the Lord?