Sunday Service Program
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Opening Praise
Grace Church Worship Team
Corporate Prayer & Apostles’ Creed
Scripture Reading
John 3:22-30 (ESV)
Sermon
”Less of Me and More of Him”
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 3:22-30 (ESV)
22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison).
25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.
26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.”
27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.
28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’
29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.”
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. Baptism Ceremony (Jan. 7th)
Congratulations Hannah Lee, Matthew An and Sophie Naomi Cho (daughter of David and Jamie Cho) on your baptism/confirmation. Please keep them in your prayers.
3. 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.
4. Life Group Changes (Jan. 21st)
Starting Sunday, January 21st, 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 Andy Chung at andrewchung.graceny@gmail.com.
5. 2024 Bible Reading & Devotional
We have started a new one-year Bible reading plan as a church. We will read 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.
6. Membership Acknowledgement
Let us welcome the newest members of Grace Church, Hyun Hong, Jasmine Ng, Joon Hong, Joseph Woo, Lisa Moon!
7. 2024 Prayer Card
You may pick up your scripture cards of the year by the welcoming desk starting today after service.
8. 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: Genesis 11 - Genesis 20
- Mon. BRF (Bible Reading & Fellowship): TBA
- Tue. Book Club: TBA
- Thurs. Bible Study: TBA