Sunday Service Program

 

SERVICE SCHEDULE

Opening Praise
Grace Church Worship Team

Corporate Prayer & Apostles’ Creed

Scripture Reading
Mark 4:1-20 (ESV)

Sermon
”What Is the Condition of Your Heart?”
Rev. Gus Kim

Announcements
Rev. Gus Kim

Benediction
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

Mark 4:1-20 (ESV)

1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

2 And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:

3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.

4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil.

6 And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

8 And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”

9 And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,

12 so that

“‘they may indeed see but not perceive,
    and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they should turn and be forgiven.’”

13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

14 The sower sows the word.

15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.

16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.

17 And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.

18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word,

19 but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”

 

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. Operation Christmas Child

  • Thank you for your generous donations! We are able to send gifts and share the love of Christ to 100 children ($2,500). Also, the packing day is today; if you have made a donation and are available to help with packing, please come to the back of the Fellowship Hall after Life Group meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Hana at rosa.h.kim@gmail.com.

3. Church Hiking Trip (Nov. 19th)

  • Join us for Church Hiking Trip hosted by the Sports & Recreation Ministry. This event will take place this Saturday, November 19th at 11 A.M. at Bear Mountain (Route 9W North, Bear Mountain, NY 10911). You may sign up via QR-code at the welcoming table or contact Josh Cha at joshcha35@gmail.com.

4. Thanksgiving Potluck (Nov. 20th)

  • Grace Church thanksgiving potluck will take place next Sunday, November 20th at 5:30 P.M. in the fellowship hall and we will be taking communion together. Please reach out to your Life Group leader or contact us at info@graceny.org for more information.

5. Congregational Meeting (Nov. 27th)

  • We ask all active members of Grace Church to join our congregation meeting on Nov. 27th at 3:00 P.M. We will meet in the Music Room after Life Groups. Agenda item: Next year’s budget approval.

6. Baptism and Confirmation Classes 

  • Baptism and confirmation will take place on New Years Sunday (Jan. 1st). If you are interested in making a public confession of your faith in Christ or if you have any questions, please contact Pastor Andrew Kim or email us at info@graceny.org.

7. Membership Acknowledgement

  • Let us welcome the newest members of Grace Church, Chris Kwak, Gianni Blondina and Yeyoung Esther Kong!

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)
    - Nicholas Song (YWAM, Hawaii)
    - 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: 2 Corinthians/Galatians/Ephesians

    Mon. BRF (Bible Reading & Fellowship): Joshua

    Tue. Book Club: TBA

    Thurs. Bible Study: Hebrews

  • Meeting Room #1 — Zoom ID: 9172223333 / PW: 3333

    • Wed — Wednesday Prayer Room: 8:00 P.M.

 
 
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