victory english fellowship
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Last Sunday's (8/5) • Morning Worship attendance – 101 • Afternoon Worship attendance—56 • Sunday School attendance – NA • Offering - $81,801 • YTD Giving - $1,197,149 • Remaining amount needed to meet budget - $2,253,326 ($102,424/wk)
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 16-18—VEF Vacation Bible School 26—Sunday School Teacher Training (11:00AM)
September 2—Children’s Sunday School begins
October 7 — Marriage Seminar
November
18 — Thanksgiving Potluck
December 9— Parenting Seminar
Contact Church Phone: 03-571-6803
Pastor John Olson Ext:2221 [email protected]
Pastor Darren Carter Ext:2224
VEF Secretary [email protected]
Ext: 2315
Victory English fellowship
新竹市建功一路二號
B1, No. 2, Jian Gong 1st Road,
Hsinchu City 30071
Next Week:
“Results of Justification through Faith”
Pastor John Olson
Connect with us on Facebook: Victory English Fellowship
https://www.vefellowship.com/
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Order of Service
Call To Praise / Opening
How Great Thou Art
Announcements
Praise Team
Call to Worship Gal 6:7-10
Worship in Song Come Thou Fount All I have is Christ
Scripture Reading Psalm 37:7-9
Worship in Song Crown Him with Many Crowns
As the Deer
Children’s Moment & Greetings! Sermon: “Jonah’s Anger”
Jonah Chapter 4
Pastor Darren Carter
Response
Praise Team
Benediction Pastor Darren Carter
Small Groups of VEF
Interested in starting a small group? Need assistance finding a group? Contact Pastor Darren Carter at 03-571-6803 ext:2224
Time Meeting Place Leader Contact Number & Email
SUN 1500
Korean Group Victory - 605
Jonathan Eun
0920 729 307 [email protected]
SUN 1930
Young Men’s Group Venue Changes
David 0966 086 635 [email protected]
TUE 1730
NCTU Engineering Building 3 - EC543
Maria Currently on summer break
WED 1900
Women’s Bible Study Science Park
Erica Ro Currently on summer break
THU 0700
Men’s Breakfast Ikari Coffee 738 Guangfu Road
Jeff 0987 378 323 [email protected]
THU 1100
Korean Women’s Group Victory –B1-103
Yeonjoo Hwang
0922 310 253 [email protected]
FRI 1930
Youth Group Victory –8F
Linus Lu Currently on summer break
FRI 1930
Indonesian Group Victory –6F
Timothy William
0909335550 [email protected]
FRI 2000
Emmanuel Group I Puding 3rd Road
Bih Qui Tiang
0966-545-764 [email protected]
FRI 2030
Emmanuel Group II Longshan East Rd
Esther Chen
0975-339-713 [email protected]
SAT 11:00
Epic of Eden Bible Study Victory–B1-102
Pastor Darren
1:30 Music
Call to Praise
Call to Worship
Happy Day
Gal 6:7-10
Worship in Song
Praise is Rising And can it Be
Scripture Reading Psalm 37:7-9
Worship in Song Part 2
Be thou my Vision Build my Life
Announcements
Keep Pastor John and the Japan Short-term Mission Teams in your prayers as they work to share the Gospel in Japan.
More volunteers are needed for the afternoon service. We need greeters and PowerPoint operators, as well as musicians. If you can assist with any of these areas, please talk to Pastor Darren asap!
VEF will be holding a Marriage Seminar on October 7th, and a Parenting Seminar on December 9th. Be sure to mark those on your calendars. Registration details will be provided as these events draw closer.
VBS Begins THIS WEEK! Preparation Meeting is on Wednesday from 9 until 3 in B1. VBS Begins Thursday Morning at 9AM .
There will be no Epic of Eden Bible Study on August 18th due to Vacation Bible School.
Serving Opportunities
Vacation Bible School is coming! VEF will hold it’s VBS August 16-18, 2018. To register for VBS please fill out the registration form and place the completed form in the offering box. VBS is for kids from 4 years old through entering 6th grade.
Indonesian Cell Group
The Indonesian group at VEF is made up of Indonesian
Natives who are now living in Taiwan. Our group is a
blend of students and professionals coming together
to invest in one-another, and grow in Christ.We meet
every Friday Evening from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the 6th
floor of Victory. Our fellowship includes worshipping
God through music, sharing prayer requests, Bible
Study, and more!
Small Group Feature
This Week Volunteer Workers 9AM: Set-up and Greeters: Susan, Sam— Worship Team: James, Esther L., Sam L., Justin, Luke, Karen, Jessie, Edmund— PPT: Kenton — Sound: Mario 1:30PM: Set-up and Greeters: Worship Team: Johan, Darren, Thomas — PPT: Adam— Sound: Timothius
Next Week: 9AM: Set-up and Greeters: Jonathan, Japie— Worship Team: William, Fiona, Acquah, Sam F, Elie, Carl— PPT: Joseph — Sound: Mario 1:30PM: Set-up and Greeters: Worship Team: Johan, Etha, Timothy, David, Jan— PPT: William— Sound: Daniel
Korean Group
안녕하세요 We meet every Sunday after Church and
focus on the pastor’s sermon that day, through discus-
sion and sharing each others’ opinions and experiences
freely.
Our activities also include singing worship songs and
eating lunch together.
We welcome anyone who can speak and under-
stand Korean!
Epic Bible Study
We are a weekly Bible Study group led by Pastor Darren
that meets in B102 on Saturday mornings at 11:00. Our
focus is on better understanding the characters and
narratives within the Old Testament in order to better
understand the New Testament. We use Dr. Sandra
Richter’s “Epic of Eden” book and video series. There
are short daily lessons to do at home that will help to
facilitate class discussion and further understanding.
Each study is 12 weeks, and missed sessions can be
made up by watching the video series outside of class.
For more information on any of these groups, scan the QR Codes
JONAH 4 “Jonah’s Anger”
Tailor the following questions to fit the needs of your group. Start with a BREAKING THE ICE question, then get real with two or three CONNECTING questions and end by challenging one another to TAKE IT HOME. For those who want to explore God’s Word further, use the DISCOV-ERY QUESTIONS.
BREAKING THE ICE: When you were a kid, how did you usually
express your anger or react when you didn’t get your way?
When it is really hot out, what is your favor-ite way to beat the heat?
CONNECTING: 1. How has God been challenging you through the study of Jonah? Which week’s message
has made the biggest impact and why? Which do you think was Jonah’s biggest problem: anger, pride, selfishness, depression, prejudice, or something else? Which of these issues do you struggle with personally? About what situations do you sometimes find yourself angry at God ? What does this story reveal about God? His ways?
2. Share a time when you, like Jonah, became angry at God and depressed over what seemed like an unjust situation? How did you get over these feelings and how long did it take? How do you resolve your angry with God? Is there anything currently going on in your life that you are angry or depressed about? (Pray for those in your group who are struggling with anger.)
3. What percentage of your anger comes from not getting what you want? How do you gen-erally express your anger? (pout, yell, punish, withdraw, stuff it, take it out on others, be-come irritable, silent, etc.) How comfortable are you telling God when you are angry? Why is this important? What can happen when we deny or stuff our anger? What is God’s cure for our anger?
4. Life is not about us. Only God has the right to judge others (or a nation) and the power to control outcomes. How was Jonah’s anger related to his trying to be God, concerning Ni-neveh? How was he judging and trying to control the outcome? Why do you think Jonah was angry and depressed about the Ninevites repenting and turning to God? How would you have felt in Jonah’s situation?
5. Like Jonah, we all want to receive God’s forgiveness, but we are not always willing to give forgiveness. To whom are you unwilling to extend God’s grace and forgiveness? What can result when we hold on to anger, even when it seems justified? Why do we struggle with giving forgiveness more than receiving forgiveness? What are some reasons (or excuses) we use for not forgiving? How do we benefit from forgiving?
TAKE IT HOME: 1. Unresolved anger leads to a host of problems, like bitterness and depression. Ask the
Holy Spirit to reveal to you any unresolved anger. Make a list of each situation, who you are blaming and what expectations were blocked. Honestly acknowledge your an-ger to God and choose to forgive all parties involved (cancel the debt they owe you). Ask the Lord to give you His perspective of the situations about which you are angry. Surrender your right to stay angry and be willing to extend His mercy and grace to those whom you have forgiven.
2. Now that we belong to Christ, we are to be about our Father’s business (Matthew 6:33). To whom is God wanting you to show his love and mercy? In what ways is your life centered on what you want instead of what God wants? What will you do this week to focus more on God’s will? What expectations or rights do you need to surrender in order to put God first? Each morning, before you start your day, surrender your life, your expectations and your rights to God. (Romans 12:1).
3. To which country or people group is God calling you; to pray for them or possibly, to personally deliver the good news to? What steps will you take to become more in-volved in reaching others with the message of Christ?
DISCOVERY QUESTIONS: Read the fourth chapter of Jonah. What was the main reason for Jonah’s anger? With whom was he angry? How did Jo-
nah handle his anger? Why did he run from God the first time he was told to go to Ni-neveh? What does Jonah believe about God? (v3) Do you think Jonah really wanted to die? Why or why not? How would you describe Jonah’s behavior?
What three things did God provide Jonah? (vv 6-8) Did Jonah have a right to be angry
about God sparing Nineveh? When have you experienced anger towards God? How did this affect your outlook? How can we resolve our anger towards God?
What do the vine, worm and hot sun reveal about God? About Jonah? Did Jonah have a
right to be angry about the vine? What lesson was God trying to teach Jonah, through the vine? What do you think God meant when He said the Ninevites couldn’t tell their left hand from their right?
How does Jonah’s response compare with Elijah’s after he confronted the prophets of
Baal? (1 Kings 19:1-7) What can we learn from their experiences? How will you apply this to your life?
If you were Jonah, what ending would you like to give this story? VERSES FOR FURTHER STUDY: 1 Kings 17-19; Matthew 5:43-48, 6:14-15,33, 7:1-5; John 3:16-18; Ephesians 4:26-27, 31-32
GREATLY DISPLEASED: RAAH—TO BE EVIL; AN
ATTITUDE WHICH REJECTS GOD’S
AUTHORITY
ANGER: CHARAH— TO BURN , TO BE
INCENSED, INDIGNANT