Sunday Service Program
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Opening Praise
Grace Church Worship Team
Corporate Prayer & Apostles’ Creed
Scripture Reading
John 11:1-44 (ESV)
Sermon
”The Meaning of Suffering”
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
John 11:1-44 (ESV)
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.”
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.”
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?”
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. Sunday Morning Coffee Fellowship
Coffee is back! Coffee will be served outside the sanctuary from 11:00 A.M. to 11:45 A.M.on Sunday mornings. Please join the Welcoming Team and the rest of the church for coffee and fellowship!
3. Spring/Summer Missions
FLOW (June 27th - June 29th)
Ohio (July 6th - July 12th)
Wales (July 19th - July 27th)
Dominican Republic (August 19th - August 24th)
You may sign up on our website at graceny.org. If you have any questions, please contact David Nam at david.nam90@gmail.com.
4. FLOW 2024 Registration
FLOW registration is now open! You may register at flownyc.org. Feel free to invite those who may be interested in attending FLOW 2024 and keep us in your prayers. Deadline to sign up is tomorrow.
5. FLOW Staff/Volunteer Meeting (Jun. 23rd)
There will be a FLOW All-Hands meeting next Sunday at 3:30 P.M. in the Sanctuary. Please join us if you are volunteering or if you are interested in serving. You may reach out to John Minami at minato8one@gmail.com if you have any questions.
6. FLOW/Ohio Send Off Service (Jun. 26th)
We will gather to pray for FLOW and Ohio missions on Wednesday, June 26th at 8:30 P.M. in the Sanctuary. Please note that this meeting will replace our usual Wednesday Prayer Room gathering.
7. Online Systematic Theology Class (Jun. 25th)
We will be studying the doctrines revealed in Scripture to learn the truth and be able to defend the Christian faith. It will be an 8-week course and the classes will be held on Tuesday evenings at 8:00 P.M. starting June. 25th. If you are interested in joining us or have any questions, please contact us at info@graceny.org.
8. 2024 Bible Reading & Devotional (Jun. 27th)
We will be starting Part Three of our one-year daily Bible reading plan Thursday, June 27th. We are reading through the Old and New Testaments in hopes to have a better understanding of who Jesus is and God’s great redemptive plan for us. If you would like to join, please reach out to your Life Group leader or contact Danielle at danielle.kim812@gmail.com.
9. Membership Orientation (Jun. 23rd and Jun. 30th)
Membership orientation will take place next Sunday and Sunday, June 30th after lunch for those of you who may be interested in becoming a member of Grace Church and/or would like to learn about our mission and vision. If you would like to sign up or have any questions, please email Pastor Andrew Chung at andrewchung.graceny@gmail.com. Deadline to sign up is Friday, June 21st.
10. Welcoming Tea Time (Jul. 7th)
If you are new to our church, please join us to meet our leaders and welcoming team over a cup of tea or coffee on Sunday, July 7th at 2:30 P.M. in the Book Cafe.. If you have any questions, please contact Calyn or Abe or email us at info@graceny.org.
11. Pray with Us
Here are some prayer topics that we ask you to keep in your prayers:
Missionaries and partnering churchesChris Ko (Simplicity, New York)
Emmanuel Muhammed (Hebron, Nigeria)
Natalie & Nicolas Song (YWAM, Taiwan)
Peter Cho (Tabernacle, Wales)
You may also share your prayer requests at graceny.org/prayer.
12. This Week on Grace Church
Daily Bible Reading Plan: 1 Samuel 27 - 2 Samuel 2
Tue. Bible Study: Systematic Theology (Jun. 25th)