Sunday Service Program
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Opening Praise
Grace Church Worship Team
Corporate Prayer & Apostles’ Creed
Scripture Reading
Esther 4 (NIV)
Sermon
”For Such A Time As This”
Pastor Tim Moody
Announcements
Pastor Andy Chung
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
He is seated at 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
Esther 4 (NIV)
1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
2 But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.
3 In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4 When Esther’s eunuchs and female attendants came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
5 Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the king’s eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.
6 So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king’s gate.
7 Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.
8 He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to instruct her to go into the king’s presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.
9 Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said.
10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai,
11 “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.”
12 When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai,
13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape.
14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:
16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
17 So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther’s instructions.
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 at the welcoming desk or on our website at graceny.org/connect. Also, follow us on Instagram @gracenychurch.
2. Welcome Reverend Timothy Ian Moody
Thank you, Reverend Tim for sharing God’s Word with us today. Let us pray for him, his family, and the ministry that God is doing through him in Wales.
3. Spring/Summer Missions
FLOW (June 26th - June 28th)
Wales (July 16th - July 25th) sign-up has closed.
Dominican Republic (August 17th - August 22nd) sign-up has closed.
If you have any questions, please contact David Nam at david.nam90@gmail.com.
4. FLOW Staff/Volunteer Meeting (Apr. 12th)
There will be a FLOW All Hands meeting today, at 3:45 P.M. in the Sanctuary. Please join us if you are volunteering or interested in serving. You may reach out to Pastor John at john.n.minami@gmail.com if you have any questions.
5. Membership Orientation (Apr. 12th & Apr. 26th)
The first half of the Membership Orientation will take place today after lunch in Meeting Room O101 of the Office. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Andy Chung.
6. Kingdom Series Conference (May 23rd - May 25th)
Kingdom Series Conference will take place over the Memorial Day weekend, from Saturday, May 23rd to Monday, May 25th, at Camp Dewolfe (408 N Side Rd, Wading River, NY 11792). You may register on our website. The deadline is May 8th. For more information, please contact us at info@graceny.org.
7. Haeun Church Spring Family Concert (Apr. 19th)
Haeun Church warmly invites you to a spring concert on April 19th at 5 P.M. in the Main Sanctuary. Enjoy an evening of live classical music performances by both children and adults. Tickets are available for $10 for ages 5-10 and $25 for ages 11 and up. Please reach out to Pastor John if you would like to purchase a ticket.
8. Church Facility Policy
We kindly ask everyone to help take care of our church by cleaning up after themselves in all meeting spaces. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
9. Grace Church YouTube
Our GraceNY YouTube channel is temporarily unavailable. Our worship services will be accessible on our website at graceny.org.
10. 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
- Peter Cho (Tabernacle, Wales)
You may also share your prayer requests at graceny.org/prayer.
This Week at Grace Church
- Daily Bible Reading Plan: TBD
- Mon. Bible Reading Fellowship: Psalm
- Thurs. Bible Study: TBD