Sunday Service Program
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Opening Praise
Grace Church Worship Team
Corporate Prayer & Apostles’ Creed
Scripture Reading
Revelation 18:1-24 (ESV)
Sermon
”Come out of Babylon”
Rev. Gus Kim
Announcements
Rev. Gus Kim
LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power, and the glory are yours
now and forever.
Amen.
APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits on the right hand of God
the Father Almighty.
From there he will come to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy catholic* Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
*universal
SCRIPTURE
Revelation 8:1-24 (ESV)
1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory.
2 And he called out with a mighty voice,
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
She has become a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
3 For all nations have drunk
the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,
and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,
“Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
5 for her sins are heaped high as heaven,
and God has remembered her iniquities.
6 Pay her back as she herself has paid back others,
and repay her double for her deeds;
mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed.
7 As she glorified herself and lived in luxury,
so give her a like measure of torment and mourning,
since in her heart she says,
‘I sit as a queen,
I am no widow,
and mourning I shall never see.’
8 For this reason her plagues will come in a single day,
death and mourning and famine,
and she will be burned up with fire;
for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.”
9 And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.
10 They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,
“Alas! Alas! You great city,
you mighty city, Babylon!
For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore,
12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble,
13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.
14 “The fruit for which your soul longed
has gone from you,
and all your delicacies and your splendors
are lost to you,
never to be found again!”
15 The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,
16 “Alas, alas, for the great city
that was clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!
17 For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste.” And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off 18 and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning,
“What city was like the great city?”
19 And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,
“Alas, alas, for the great city
where all who had ships at sea
grew rich by her wealth!
For in a single hour she has been laid waste.
20 Rejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and apostles and prophets,
for God has given judgment for you against her!”
21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence,
and will be found no more;
22 and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and the sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and the voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of all who have been slain on earth.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Welcome to Grace Church
We welcome you to our Sunday worship service. If you are new or visiting, we would love to connect with you. Please fill out the connection card by the welcoming desk or on our website at graceny.org/connect. Also, follow us on Instagram @gracenychurch and subscribe to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/graceny.
2. Happy Father’s Day (Jun. 18th)
Let’s give a shout out to all the fathers out there! We love you and thank you for your support and sacrifice.
3. FLOW Summer Camp (Jun. 29th -Jul. 1st)
This year’s FLOW (VBS) will take place from Thursday, June 29th to Saturday, July 1st. Please keep the children and the staff in your prayers. If you have any questions, please contact John Minami at minato8one@gmail.com.
4. FLOW Staff/Volunteer Meeting (Jun. 25th)
There is a FLOW staff meeting next Sunday at 3:30 P.M. in the Haeun Educational Building (201-03 29th Ave, Bayside, N.Y. 11360). Please join us if you are volunteering. You may contact John Minami at minato8one@gmail.com if you have any questions.
5. FLOW/Ohio Prayer Meeting (Jun. 28th)
We will gather to pray for FLOW and Ohio missions on Wednesday, June 28th at 8:30 P.M. in the Haeun Sanctuary (201-03 29th Ave, Bayside, N.Y. 11360). Please note that this meeting will replace our usual Wednesday Prayer Room gathering.
6. Summer Events
FLOW (June 29 - July 1st)
Ohio (July 8th - July 15th)
Wales (July 21st - July 29th)
Wales Kingdom Series (July 28th - August 2th)
Croatia (August 4th - August 10th)
Please keep the staff/volunteers and the participants in your prayers.
7. Graduation (Jul. 2nd)
Congratulations to all those who are graduating elementary and high school! Sunday School and Youth Group will have a celebration/send-off on Sunday, July 2nd. The graduates will join their new ministries on the following Sunday, July 9th. Please keep them in your prayers as they begin a new journey.
Sunday School: Abigail Yi, Emi Hung, Joshua Kong, Mia Sun, Yohanan Kim.
Youth Group: Bomi Kim, Christine Kim, Daniel Lim.
8. Pray with Us
Here are some prayer topics that we ask you to keep in your prayers:
1. Covid-19
2. Ukraine
3. Missionaries and partnering churches
- Chris Ko (Simplicity, New York)
- Emmanuel Muhammed (Hebron, Nigeria)
- Esther Lee (Cru, New York)
- Nicolas Song (YWAM, Taiwan)
- Peter Cho (Tabernacle, Wales
You may also share your prayer requests at graceny.org/prayer.
This Week on Grace Church
- Daily Bible Reading Plan: Acts 28 - 1 Thessalonians 4
- Mon. BRF (Bible Reading & Fellowship): Deuteronomy
- Tue. Book Club: TBA
- Thurs. Bible Study: TBA