Welcome, we’re glad you’re here. Our vision echoes the Lord’s prayer: may it be “in the South Bay, as it is in heaven.” We yearn to see people flourishing in Jesus. Join us in the worship of our Lord.
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
I will thank you forever,
because you have done it.
I will wait for your name, for it is good,
in the presence of the godly.
Psalm 52:9
Behold, God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
Psalm 54:4
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63:8
And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
John 15:20
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling…
Philippians 2:12
We love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:19
“It is not so much they who look at us as we who look to them.”
– F.F. Bruce
“History has failed us, but no matter.”
– Min Jin Lee
“The fear of God means to be affected deeply by who God is and what he did.”
– Timothy Keller
“As a perfecter of faith, He brings it to its intended goal.”
– Donald Hagner
“Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.”
– Ben Stuart
“You must go on, I can’t go on, I’ll go on.”
– Samuel Beckett
“I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.”
– Martin Luther
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:1-2
Doxology
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost
SONG
Grace Alone
[Verse 1]
I was an orphan lost at the Fall
Running away when I’d hear Your call
Father, You worked Your will
I had no righteousness of my own
I had no right to draw near Your throne
Father, You loved me still
And in love before You laid
the world’s foundation
You predestined to adopt me
as Your own
You have raised me up so high
above my station
I’m a child of God by grace and grace alone
[Verse 2]
You left Your home to seek out the lost
You knew the great and terrible cost
Jesus, Your face was set
I worked my fingers down to the bone
Nothing I did could ever atone
Jesus, You paid my debt
By Your blood, I have redemption
and salvation
Lord, You died that I might reap
what You have sown
And You rose that I might be
a new creation
I am born again by grace and grace alone
[Verse 3]
I was in darkness all of my life
I never knew the day from the night
Spirit, You made me see
I swore I knew the way on my own
Head full of rocks, a heart made of stone
Spirit, You moved in me
At your touch my sleeping spirit
was awakened
On my darkened heart
the light of Christ has shone
Called into a kingdom
that cannot be shaken
Heaven’s citizen by grace and grace alone
So I’ll stand in faith by grace and grace alone
I will run the race by grace and grace alone
I will slay my sin by grace and grace alone
I will reach the end by grace and grace alone
SONG
Another in the Fire
[Verse 1]
There’s a grace when the heart is under fire
Another way when the walls are closing in
And when I look at the space between
Where I used to be and this reckoning
I know I will never be alone
[Chorus 1]
There was another in the fire
Standing next to me
There was another in the waters
Holding back the seas
And should I ever need reminding
Of how I’ve been set free
There is a cross that bears the burden
Where another died for me
There is another in the fire
[Verse 2]
All my debt left for dead beneath the waters
I’m no longer a slave to my sin anymore
And should I fall in the space between
What remains of me and this reckoning
Either way I won’t bow to the things of this world
And I know I will never be alone
[Chorus 2]
There is another in the fire
Standing next to me
There is another in the waters
Holding back the seas
And should I ever need reminding
What power has set me free
There is a grave that holds no body
Now that power lives in me
[Bridge]
I can see the light in the darkness
As the darkness bows to Him
I can hear the roar in the heavens
As the space between wears thin
I can feel the ground shake beneath us
As the prison walls cave in
Nothing stands between us
Nothing stands between us
[Verse 3]
There is no other name
But the Name of Jesus
He who was and still is
And will be through it all
So come what may in the space between
All the things unseen and this reckoning
I know I will never be alone
[Chorus 3]
There’ll be another in the fire
Standing next to me
There’ll be another in the waters
Holding back the seas
And should I ever need reminding
How good You’ve been to me
I’ll count the joy come every battle
‘Cause I know that’s where You’ll be
SCRIPTURE READING
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
SONG
Place of Freedom
[Verse 1]
There’s a calm that covers me
When I kneel down at Your feet
It’s a place of healing
It’s a place where I find freedom
There’s a place my eyes can’t see
Where my spirit longs to be
It’s a place of healing
It’s a place I live in freedom
[Chorus]
I’m gonna lift my hands ’til I can reach heaven
I’m gonna shout Your name
’til the walls come falling down
I’ve come to worship, I’ve come to worship
[Verse 2]
There’s a love that lives in me
For You, Lord, my Savior King
Who breaks the sin that’s binding
And leads me to a place of freedom
[Chorus]
I’m gonna lift my hands ’til I can reach heaven
I’m gonna shout Your name ’til the walls come falling down
I’ve come to worship, I’ve come to worship
I’m gonna sing my song like I am unashamed
I’m gonna shout for joy at the mention of Your name
I’ve come to worship, I’ve come to worship
[Bridge]
There’s no one that can bring me peace
That can wash me clean like You, Lord
There’s nothing in this world that can free me
You saved my soul
[Chorus]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church-wide Beach Outing (5/4): Join us today at Redondo Beach between 12pm – 3pm at the Knob Hill section near the volleyball courts. We’ll provide snacks and goodies; you bring your lunch and drink. It’ll be a great time of relaxation, lounging, and enjoying each other’s company. Bring your beach chairs and towels. We hope to see you there!
Men’s Social (5/8): Calling all men! Next Thursday at 7:30pm, come hang out and enjoy some fellowship at Mr. Lucky’s Billiards in Torrance. Here’s the details.
Women’s Social: Petal & Pour Floral Workshop (5/10): Ladies, our women’s social is Saturday, May 10th at 1pm. We’ll be creating beautiful floral centerpieces. More details here.
OFFERTORY
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MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
After April 2025
YTD 2025 Projected Giving: $203,488
YTD 2025 Actual Giving: $233,328
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SERMON
“Why We Run”
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
Hebrews 12:1-3 ESV
COMMUNION
SONG
Your Glory
[Verse]
My life is Yours
My hope is in You only
My heart You hold
‘Cause You made this sinner holy
And holy
Holy
[Chorus]
‘Cause Your glory is so beautiful
I fall onto my knees in awe
And the heartbeat of my life
Is to worship in Your light
‘Cause Your glory is so beautiful
‘Cause Your glory is so beautiful
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Glory glory hallelujah
Jesus You are good
[Bridge 2]
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh, precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
[Bridge]
BENEDICTION
Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
Psalm 27:14
CONNECTION
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