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2023 church calendar

2023 Theme for life and ministry of OCECC 基督的见证 —— 走出去 The Witness of Christ ---- Going Out
释经讲道 Expository Preaching on 撒加利亚书，约翰一书 Zechariah, 1 John
January-April			属灵的视野 The spiritual vision	Zechariah
May-August			末日的视野 The vision of end	Zechariah
September-December			爱中的见证 The witness in love	1 John
主题讲道 Thematic Preaching
Evangelistic Meeting (9); Easter (1), Mother's and Father's Days (2), Thanksgiving (1), Christmas (2).
中文主日学装备课程 Chinese Sunday School Materials
	慕道班 Seekers (Track 0)		圣经历史 Bible/History (Track 1)	实践神学 Practical （Track 2）	神学 Theology (Track 3)
January-April	问道班		帖撒罗尼迦前/后书	愿你的国降临：末世论	尊贵的设计
May-August	问道班		圣经如此说	我们相信圣灵
September-December	问道班		青春的契机	保罗监狱书信	从约翰福音看恩典的教义
小组核心材料 Small Group DNA Materials
青春的契机婚姻的意义以福音为中心的生活

泛读：目标：圣经通读一遍方式： YouVersion → plans → Through Bible → Whole Bible → Come Drink Live 365。精读：目标：默想，内在生命方式：TBD

			Preacher	Event/Message	Additional Comments/In-Charge
	January
The Spiritual Vision	1/1/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 1:1-6 Return to me Call to Worship: Ps 27:4	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Yingchan/Yongkang Plan of 2023 to be shared by the Session
	1/8/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 1:7-17 The vision of horses Call to Worship: Ps 34:1-3
	1/15/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 1:18-21 The vision of horns Call to Worship:Ps 95:6-7
	1/22/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 2:1-13 The vision of measuring line Call to Worship: Ps 100:4-5	Chinese New Year Celebration
	1/25/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Training/Sunday School	Zhai Lei
	1/29/2023	Sun	Yingchan Wu	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship:Ps 95:1-3
	February
	2/5/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 3:1-10 The vision of high priest Call to Worship: Ps 107:1,8	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Quan Liu/Zhai Lei Communication by the Deacon board to the congregation Baptismal and membership classes to be announced
	2/12/2023	Sun	Biao Chen	Zechariah 4:1-14 The vision of golden lampstand Call to Worship: Ps 47:1-2
	2/19/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 5:1-4 The vision of flying scroll Call to Worship: Ps 96:1-4	Baptism Class 1
	2/22/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Mercy/恩典之家/姐妹会	Jennifer Chu
	2/26/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Evangelical Preaching Call to Worship: Ps100:1-2	Baptismal Class 2
	March
	3/5/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 5:5-11 The vision of the woman Call to Worship: Ps 105:1-4	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Yongkang/Ying Chan Baptismal Class 3
	3/12/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 6:1-8 The vision of four chariots Call to Worship: Ps 117:1-2	Baptismal Class 4
	3/18/2023	Sat		Spring Cleaning	Xiang Zhu
	3/19/2023	Sun	Yingchan Wu	Zechariah 6:9-15 Crown Joshua Call to Worship: Ps 65:5-7	Membership Classe 1
	3/23/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Worship	Chia Ming Chen
	3/26/2016	Sun	James Yang	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: Ps 95:1-5	Membership Class 2
	April
	4/2/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 7:1-14 The real fasting Call to Worship: Rom 11:33-36	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Lai Zhai/Quan Liu Interview of new members
	4/7/2023	Fri		Good Friday Commemoration; The Lord's Supper. Combine	Chia Ming Chen
	4/9/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Easter Sunday Combined service Call to Worship: Ps 146:1-2	Living life sharing
	4/16/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 8:1-8 Return,O my people! Call to Worship: Ps 118:1-4
	4/23/2023	Sun	Yingchan Wu	Zechariah 8:9-19 The temple built Call to Worship: Psalm 68:3-4
	4/26/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Children	Yongkang Zhang
	4/30/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Call to Worship: John 4:23-24
The Vision of End	May
	5/7/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 8:20-9:8 The end day Call to Worship: 1 Chronicles 16:8-9	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Yongkang/Ying Chan
	5/14/2023	Sun	Quan Liu	Mother's Day Message. Speaker shall decide the passage. Call to Worship: Ps 126:5-6	Infants baptism(s) preparation to be announced
	5/21/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 9:9-10 The king to come Call to Worship: Ps 145:3-4
	5/24/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Youth	Jinan Zhang
	5/26-28/2023		Lake Yale Annual Retreat
	5/28/2023	Sun	James Yang	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: Ps 86:8-9
	June
	6/4/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 9:11-17 The future revival Call to Worship: Ps 28:6-7	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Quan Liu
	6/11/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 10:1-10 Salvation promised Call to Worship: Ps 149:1-2
	6/18/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Preacher shall decide the passage Fathers Day Message Call to Worship: Ps 128:1-2	Infant baptism
	6/25/2023	Sun	Yingchan Wu	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: Ps 33:1-3
	6/28/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Mission	Quan Liu

	July
	7/2/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 10:11-11:3 The fall of the world Call to Worship:John 4:23-24	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Yingchan/Yongkang
	7/9/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 11:4-17 Two shepherds Call to Worship: Ps 33:1-3
	7/16/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 12:1-13 The future of God’s people Call to Worship: Hebrews 10:24-25
	7/23/2023	Sun	Biao Chen	Zechariah 13:1-6 Removal of sin Call to Worship: Revelation 4:8
	7/26/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Fuyuan	Zhai Lei
	7/30/2023	Sun	James Yang	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: Ps 28:7
	August
	8/6/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 13:7-9 The suffering servants Call to Worship:Ps 138:1-2	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Quan Liu/Zhai Lei
	8/12/2023		Annual Picnic		Xianhong Zeng
	8/13/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 14:1-6 The suffering and deliverance of God’s people Call to Worship: Ps 84:1-2
	8/20/2023	Sun	Rev. Moses Wong	Preacher decide message Call to Worship: Ps 86:8-12
	8/23/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Life-on-Life Missional Discipleship	Yingchan Wu
	8/27/2023	Sun	Lei Zhai	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: Ps 89:5-8
The Witness in Love	September
	9/3/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 14:7-11 The LORD will be king Call to Worship:Ps 92:1-4	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/YongKang/Yingchan Baptismal classes to be announced.
	9/10/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 14:12-19 The defeat of God’s enemy Call to Worship: Psalm 98:3-6
	9/15/2023	Fri	Daniel Luan	Gospel Rally. Please invite students and/or friends Call to Worship:Ps 95:1-3
	9/16/2023	Sat
	9/17/2023	Sun
	9/24/2018	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Zechariah 14:20-21 All will be one Call to Worship:Psalm 100:4-5
	9/27/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Administration	Guoli Liu
	October
	10/1/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 1:1-4 Life Call to Worship: Ps 96:1-3	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Lei Zhai/Quan Liu Baptismal Class 1
	10/7/2023	Sat	Fall Cleaning		Jianbin Li
	10/8/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 1:5-10 God is light Call to Worship: Psalm 103:20-22	Baptismal Class 2
	10/15/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 2:1-6 Christ the mediator Call to Worship:Ps 98:4-6	Baptismal Class 3
	10/22/2023	Sun	Hongjun Li	1 John 2:7-11 The new commandment Call to Worship:Ps 99:1-3
	10/25/2023	Wed		Co-workers prayer Meeting: Finance	Dinghua Xie
	10/29/2023	Sun	Lei Zhai	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship:Ps 99:5	Baptismal Class 4
	November
	11/5/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 2:12-14 The cohortation to the young and the old Call to Worship: Psalm 113:1-3	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Yongkang/Yingchan Membership Class 1
	11/12/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 2:15-17 No love the wolrd Call to Worship: Psalm 116:1-2	Membership Class 2
	11/19/2023	Sun	Quan Liu	1 John 2:18-27 The anti-christ Call to Worship:Psalm 116:8-9	Interview of new members
	11/22/2023	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: General	Xiang Zhu
	11/23/2023	Thur		Thanksgiving Celebration
	11/26/2023	Sun	Lei Zhai	Thanksgiving Message. Speaker shall decide the passage Call to Worship: 1 Thess 5:16-18	Combined service; Baptism. Living life sharing
	December
	12/3/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 2:28-3:10 God’s kids and Satan’s kids Call to Worship:Ps 40:3-5	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Yingchan/Yongkang
	12/10/2023	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 3:11-18 Love each other Call to Worship:Ps 103:6-9
	12/17/2023	Sun	Moore Wang	1 John 3:19-24 Be still in God Call to Worship: Ps 99:9
	12/23/2023	Fri	Jinan Zhang	Christmas Celebration Purpose: Outreach. Please invite non-believing friends and/or students Leave to speaker to decide message
	12/24/2023	Sun	Moses Han	1 John 3:9-12 The New Born King Call to Worship: Ps 103:1-2	Combined service. The Lord's Supper, upper room service: Moses/Jinan/Yingchan/Yongkang
	12/30/2023	Sat	New Year's Prayer Meeting		Yingchan Wu
	12/31/2023	Sun	Biao Chen	1 John 4:1-6 The spirit of God and anti-christ Call to Worship:Ps 103:11-13

2024 Theme for life and ministry of OCECC 真理的柱石 —— 真理和爱 The Pillar of Truth ---- Community of Love and Truth
释经讲道 Expository Preaching on 玛拉基书，约翰一、二、三书，犹大书，启示录 Malachi,1 John，2 John，3 John，Jude,Revelation
January-April			爱与真理中的团契 Community in Love and Truth	1 John，2 John，Malachi
May-August			爱与真理中的操练 Practice in Love and Truth	2 John, 3 John，Malachi
September-December			爱与真理中的展望 Hope in Love and Truth	3 John, Jude，Revelation
主题讲道 Thematic Preaching
Evangelical/Topical (10); Easter (1), Mother's and Father's Days (2), Thanksgiving (1), Christmas (2).
中文主日学装备课程 Chinese Sunday School Materials
	慕道班 Seekers (Track 0)		圣经历史 Bible/History (Track 1)	实践神学 Practical （Track 2）	神学 Theology (Track 3)
January-April	问道班
May-August	问道班
September-December	问道班
小组核心材料 Small Group DNA Materials
TGS Knowing the Bible Series https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-series/ 使徒行传查经讲义（向牧师要查经资料）圣经信息系列 https://afcresources.org/contents/zh-cn/p5297_The-Bible-Speaks-Today-NT.html 以福音为中心系列 https://afcresources.org/contents/zh-cn/d475_Gospel-Center-Series.html
全教会全年读经计划 Annual Church Wide Bible Reading Plan
泛读：目标：圣经通读一遍方式： YouVersion → plans → Through Bible → Whole Bible → Come Drink Live 365。

			Preacher	Event/Message	Additional Comments/In-Charge
	January
爱与真理中的团契 Community in Love and Truth	1/7/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 4:7-10 God is Love Call to Worship: Exodus 15:1-2	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang Plan of 2024 to be shared by the Session
	1/14/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 4:11-16 Assurance of Salvation Call to Worship: 2 Samuel 22:2-3	Baptismal and membership classes to be announced
	1/21/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 4:17-21 Love is Perfection Call to Worship:1 Chronicles 16:8-10
	1/28/2024	Sun	Lei Zhai	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: 1 Chronicles 16:31-32	Baptism class 1
	1/31/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Training and Sunday school	Zhai Lei
	February
	2/4/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 5:1-5 Overcome the world Call to Worship: Nehemiah 9:5-6	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang Communication by the Deacon board to the congregation
	2/10/2024			Chinese New Year Celebration
	2/11/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 5:6-12 The Father's Witness to the Son Call to Worship: Psalm 18:1-2	Baptism class 2
	2/14/2024	Wed		Ash Wednesday
	2/18/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	1 John 5:13-21 The one from God Call to Worship: Psalm 27:1	Baptism class 3
	2/25/2024	Sun	Paul Zhang	Evangelical Preaching Call to Worship: Psalm 30:1-2, 4	Baptism class 4
	2/28/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Mission	Quan Liu
	March
	3/3/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Malachi 1:1-5 The Love of God for Israel Call to Worship: Psalm 47:1-2	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	3/10/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Malachi 1:6-14 Sacrifice Before God Call to Worship: Psalm 57:7, 9-11	Membership class 1
	3/16/2024	Sat		Spring Cleaning	Xiang Zhu
	3/17/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Malachi 2:1-9 Faithful Preaching God's Words Call to Worship: Psalm 63:1-3	St. Patrick's Day Membership class 2
	3/24/2016	Sun	Lei Zhai	Malachi 2:10-12 Unfaithfulness of Judah Call to Worship: Psalm 66:1-3	Baptism/membership interview Jinan Preaching in Jasksonville
	3/27/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Fellowship	Jinan Zhang
	3/29/2024	Fri		Good Friday Commemoration; The Lord's Supper. Combine
	3/31/2016	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Easter Preaching Comebine Call to Worship: Ps 95:1-5	Baptism No Lord's Supper
	April
	4/7/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Malachi 2:13-16 Unfaithfulness in Marriage Call to Worship: Psalm 66:8-9	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	4/14/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	2 John 1:1-3 Love and Truth Call to Worship: Psalm 24:7-8
	4/21/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	2 John 1:4-6 Love and Commandment Call to Worship: 1 Corinthians 15:21
	4/23/2024	Tue		Passover
	4/24/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Worship	Chia Ming
	4/28/2024	Sun	YingChan Wu	Evangelical/Topic preaching Call to Worship: Psalm 68:3-4
爱与真理中的操练 Practice in Love and Truth	May
	5/5/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	2 John 1:7-8 False Prophets Call to Worship: Psalm 68:19-20	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	5/12/2024	Sun	Moses Han	Mother's Day Message. Combine Call to Worship: Psalm 71:16-17	Infants baptism(s) preparation to be announced
	5/19/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	2 John 1:9-10 Abide in Chist's Commandment Call to Worship: Psalm 95:1-3	Pentecost
	5/22/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: 恩典之家/姐妹会	Jennifer Chu
	5/25-26/2024		Lake Yale Annual Retreat
	5/26/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: Psalm 95:6-7
	June
	6/2/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	2 John 1:11-13 The Significance of f2f Fellowship Call to Worship: Isaiah 12:1-2	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	6/9/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Malachi 2:17-3:5 The Day of Judgment Call to Worship: Micah 6:6, 8
	6/16/2024	Sun	Quan Liu	Preacher shall decide the passage Fathers Day Message Call to Worship: Habakkuk 3:17-18	Infant baptism
	6/23/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Malachi 3:6-12 On Offering Call to Worship: Ps 33:1-3
	6/26/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Finance	Dinghua Xie
	6/30/2024	Sun	Lei Zhai	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: Zephaniah 3:17
	July
	7/7/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Malachi 3:13-18 God will Judge Call to Worship: Hebrews 10:24-25	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	7/14/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Malachi 4:1-5 The Day of the Lord Call to Worship:1 Peter 2:9
	7/21/2024	Sun	Lei Zhai	3 John 1:5-10 Hospitality Call to Worship: Revelation 4:8
	7/28/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Evangelical/Topical Call to Worship: Revelation 4:11
	7/31/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting:总务	Zhu Xiang
	August
	8/4/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	3 John 1:9-12 Good and Bad Deeds Call to Worship:Revelation 5:9	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	8/11/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	3 John 1:13-15 Not Neglecting to Meeting One Another Call to Worship: Revelation 19:1
	8/18/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Judah 1:1-2 Those Who is Called and Beloved Call to Worship: Revelation 19:4-6
	8/24/2024	Sat		Annual Picnic
	8/25/2024	Sun	Lei Zhai	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship: Revelation 7:10-12
	8/28/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting:Youth	Jinan Zhang
爱与真理中的展望 Hope in Love and Truth	September
	9/1/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Judah 1:3-16 The Apostates Call to Worship:Psalm 98:1-2	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang Baptismal classes to be announced.
	9/8/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Judah 1:17-25 Spiritual Practices Call to Worship: Psalm 98:3-6
	9/13/2024	Fri		Gospel Rally. Please invite students and/or friends Call to Worship:Ps 95:1-3
	9/14/2024	Sat
	9/15/2024	Sun
	9/22/2018	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Revelation 1:1-8 Our Lord, Jesus Christ Call to Worship:Psalm 100:1-2	Baptismal Class 1
	9/27/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Children	Yongkang Zhang
	9/29/2018	Sun	YingChan Wu	Evangelical/Topical Preaching Call to Worship:Psalm 100:4-5	Baptismal Class 2
	October
	10/6/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Revelation 1:9-20 The Vision of Christ Call to Worship: Psalm 103:1-2	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	10/12/2024	Sat	Fall Cleaning		Jianbin Li
	10/13/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Revelation 2:1-7 To the Church in Ephesus Call to Worship: Psalm 103:20-22	Baptismal Class 3
	10/20/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Revelation 2:8-11 To the Church in Smyrna Call to Worship:Psalm 105:1-2	Baptismal Class 4
	10/27/2024	Sun	Hongjun Li	Evangelical/Topical Call to Worship:Psalm 107:1-2, 21	Membership Class 1
	10/30/2024	Wed		Co-workers prayer Meeting: LOL Discipleship
	November
	11/3/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Revelation 2:12-17 To the Church in Pergamum Call to Worship: Psalm 108:1, 3	The Lord's Supper: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	11/10/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Revelation 2:18-29 To the Church in Thyatira Call to Worship: Psalm 113:1-3	Membership Class 2
	11/17/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Revelation 3:1-6 To the Church in Sardis Call to Worship: Psalm 116:1-2	Interview of new members
	11/21/2024	Thur		Thanksgiving Celebration
	11/24/2024	Sun	Moses Han	Thanksgiving Message. Speaker shall decide the passage Call to Worship:Psalm 116:8-9	Combined service;Lord's Supper Baptism The Lord's Supper,upper room service: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	11/27/2024	Wed		Co-workers Prayer Meeting: Admin/chair
	December
	12/1/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Isaiah 7:10-17 The Prophecy of Emanual Call to Worship:Isa 40:3-4
	12/8/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Matthew 1:18-25 The Faith of Joseph and Mary Call to Worship:Matt 1:20-21
	12/15/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Luke 2:8-20 The Joy of the Shepherds Call to Worship: Luk 2:10-11
	12/20/2024	Fri	Moses Han	Christmas Celebration Purpose: Outreach. Please invite non-believing friends and/or students Leave to speaker to decide message
	12/22/2024	Sun	Jinan Zhang	Colossian 1:12-20 Christ, the head of All Call to Worship: Matt 2:10-11	Combined service. The Lord's Supper, upper room service: Jinan/Zhai Lei/Yongkang
	12/29/2024	Sun	Quan Liu	Evangelical/Topical Call to Worship:Ps 103:11-13
	12/30/2024	Sat	New Year's Prayer Meeting		Jinan Zhang