Sunday Service Program
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Opening Praise
Grace Church Worship Team
Corporate Prayer & Apostles’ Creed
Scripture Reading
John 1:1-18 (NIV)
Sermon
”The Light of the World”
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 1:1-18 (NIV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”)
16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
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. Christmas Sunday (Dec. 24th)
Merry Christmas Eve! May the love, truth and peace of Jesus Christ fill your lives, your homes, and your workplaces/schools.
3. Baptism Ceremony (Dec. 31st)
The following individuals will be baptized/confirmed next Sunday, December 31st. Please keep them in your prayers.
Infant baptism: Sophie Naomi Cho (the daughter of David and Jamie Cho)
Confirmation: Hannah Lee, Mattew An
4. Sunday Worship Service Location Change
Starting January 7th, we will no longer meet at Holy Cross High School. Grace Church Sunday service will be held at Haeun Church. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@graceny.org.
5. Stand Up Retreat (Jan. 5th - 6th)
There is a Stand Up lock-in retreat on Friday, January 5th to Saturday, January 6th. It will be a fun time of games, food and prayer. Please keep them in your prayers. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Andrew Chung at andrewchung.graceny@gmail.com.
7. Life Group Changes (Jan. 7th)
Starting next year, we will be rearranging our Life Groups. We will provide further information regarding the groups as it becomes available. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Andrew Chung at andrewchung.graceny@gmail.com.
8. Kingdom Series Conference in Korean (Jan. 13th - Jan. 15th)
Kingdom Series Conference in Korean will take place over Martin Luther King Day weekend, from January 13th (Sat) to 15th (Mon) in New Jersey. We ask you to keep the staff and the participants in your prayers.
9. Pray with Us
Here are some prayer topics that we ask you to keep in your prayers:
Missionaries and partnering churches
- Chris Ko (Simplicity, New York)
- Emmanuel Muhammed (Hebron, Nigeria)
- 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: Revelation 16 - Revelation 22
- Mon. BRF (Bible Reading & Fellowship): TBA
- Tue. Book Club: TBA
- Thurs. Bible Study: TBA