Newsletter June 2024 Honoring Our Fathers!

Salam dalam Anugrah Kristus Yesus!

Kita bersyukur bahwa piknik yang kita lakukan pada tgl 11  Mei, 2024 di Briones Regional Park berjalan dengan sukacita. Kia semua sungguh menikmati rekreasi dan fellowship bersama dengan cuaca yang segar dan terang. Acara ini sangat mempererat hubungan kita dalam kasih Kristus.

Pada tanggal 16 Juni Gereja kita akan merayakan Hari Ayah. Hari Ayah mengingatkan kita akan jerih payah dan pengorbanan ayah-ayah kita. Sebagai kepala keluarga, ayah-ayah kita telah menanggung beban keluarga yg berat. Mereka bekerja keras untuk memenuhi keperluan keluarga dan menuntun  kita mencapai keberhasilan dalam studi dan karier serta pelayanan kita. Walaupun ayah kita tidak sempurna, namun mereka patuh kita hormati dan cintai.  

Alkitab memperingati kita bahwa kita harus menghormati ayah kita: ”Hai anak-anak, taatilah orang tuamu di dalam Tuhan, karena haruslah demikian. Hormatilah ayahmu dan ibumu--ini adalah suatu perintah yang penting, seperti yang nyata dari janji ini: supaya kamu berbahagia dan panjang umurmu di bumi.

(Efesus 6:1-3).

Menghormati ayah dan ibu adalah perintah penting Allah yang harus kita patuhi. Hal ini sangat berkenan di hati Tuhan. Jika kita menghormati mereka, janji Allah bahwa hidup kita akan berhahagia dibumi  ini.

Kiranya Hari Ayah mendatangkan sukacita dan penghiburan bagi ayah-ayah kita. Kiranya Tuhan memberkati setiap ayah dengan kesehatan dan anugrah Tuhan yg melimpah!

SELAMAT HARI AYAH!

Pdt. Stephen Hosea
Gembala Sidang

Stephen Hosea

Rev. Hosea is known for his friendly and warm personalities. He is a hard-worker who loves the Lord and his congregation. He made a commitment to serve God at the age of 14 while he was in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia. After completing his Bachelor of Theology at Southeast Asia Bible Seminary (SAAT) – Malang in 1981, he went to Azusa Pacific University to continue his study for Bachelor of Art and Master of Art in Religion in 1983. To support his ministry in counseling, Rev. Hosea continued his study for Master of Art in Marriage Family Child Counseling (MFCC) in 1984 and received his Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage Family Child Counseling from California Graduate School of Psychology – Corte Madera in 1996.

His ministry started when he served in Christ Church (Gereja Kristus Tuhan) in Kediri, East Java. Then he became Assistant Pastor in Church of Share the Gospel (Gereja Beritakan Injil) in Jakarta before he left to continue his study in the United States. Rev. Hosea served in IEC – Los Angeles until 1984 when he moved to San Francisco. He continues to faithfully serve the Lord in IEC – San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, and San Diego until now. He is also the President of Christian Evangelical Mission in West Coast since 1993, serves as Senior Pastor in Chinese Evangelical Church – San Francisco, and the President of Christian Evangelical Chinese School – San Francisco.

https://www.gii-sf.org/leadership
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