Sunday Service Program
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Opening Praise
Grace Church Worship Team
Corporate Prayer & Apostles’ Creed
Scripture Reading
John 11:1-44 (ESV)
Sermon
”Do You Believe This?”
Rev. Gus
Announcements
Rev. Gus
Benediction
Rev. Gus
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
John 11:1-44 (ESV)
The Death of Lazarus
1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.
3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.”
4 But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
6 So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
7 Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
8 The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?”
9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
11 After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.”
12 The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
14 Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,
15 and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
16 So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
I am the Resurrection and the Life
17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.
18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,
19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house.
21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
Jesus Weeps
28 When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him.
30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him.
31 When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
32 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled.
34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”
35 Jesus wept.
36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”
37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”
Jesus Raises Lazarus
38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.”
40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”
41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”
43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.”
44 The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
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 Easter (Apr. 17th)
Today we are gathered to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Let us be filled with hope as we await for our own resurrection. If you would like to receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior and/or would like to find out more about Christianity, please contact Pastor Gus at gus.kim@graceny.org. He would love to speak with you.
3. Baptism (Apr. 17th)
Congratulations Chloe Cho (the daughter of David and Jamie Cho)! Let us keep her and her family in our prayers.
4. Lent Testimonies (Mar. 3rd - Apr. 17th)
During this year’s Lent, we shared out stories and testimonies with our brothers and sisters for us to remember how we met Jesus and also to get to know our church better. Thank you: Ethan, Kay, Yerim, Stewart, Sally, and Joyce for sharing your testimonies last week. You may access them on our website at graceny.org.
5. Kingdom Series Conference (May 28th - May 30th)
Kingdom Series Conference will take place over Memorial Day weekend, from May 28th (Sat) to 30th (Mon) in New Jersey. You may register at graceny.org/kingdom. For more questions, please contact Pastor YT or email us at info@graceny.org.
6. Premarital & Marriage Classes
Our five-week marriage classes ended last Sunday. Praise the Lord for allowing us to have such a blessed time together.
7. We are Moving! (May 15th)
Starting Sunday, May 15th, we will be gathering on Sundays at Holy Cross High School (26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358 / Entrance on 170th Street). If you have any questions, please contact us at info@graceny.org.
8. Pray with Us
Here are some prayer topics that we ask you to keep in your prayers:
1. Covid-19: Continue to pray for the people who have been affected physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially by the virus.2. Ukraine
3. Missionaries and partnering churches
- Chris Ko (Simplicity, New York)- Emmanuel Muhammed (Hebron, Nigeria)
- Esther Lee (Cru, New York)- Paul Smethurst (Hope-Gobaith, Wales)
- Peter Cho (Tabernacle, Wales)- Young Rok Kim (YWAM, Haiti)
You may also share your prayer requests at graceny.org/prayer.
This Week on Grace Church
Daily Bible Reading Plan: 1 & 2 Kings
Mon. BRF (Bible Reading & Fellowship): Jeremiah
Wed. Bible Study: TBA
Meeting Room #1 — Zoom ID: 9172223333 / PW: 3333
Mon — BRF: 7:30 P.M.
Tue — Book Club: 9:00 P.M.
Thur — Thursday Prayer Room: 8:00 P.M.