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PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,
against the spiritual forces of evil…”
Ephesians 6:12
“He was a murderer from the beginning…
there is no truth in him.”
John 8:44
“Be sober-minded; be watchful.
Your adversary the devil prowls around
like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
1 Peter 5:8
“The reason the Son of God appeared was
to destroy the works of the devil.”
1 John 3:8
“Deliver us from evil.”
Lord’s Prayer, Mt.6:13
“Evil has no positive nature;
but the absence of good has received the name evil.”
– Augustine
“We must engage in spiritual warfare.
We must put on the whole armor of God.
We must put to death the misdeeds of the body.”
– John Owen
“We must not confide in the armor of God,
but in the God of this armor,
because all our weapons are only ‘mighty through God.’”
– William Gurnall
“The Christian life is nothing other than
warfare with the powers of darkness.”
– J.I. Packer
And though this world, with devils filled,
should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God has willed
his truth to triumph through us.
– Martin Luther, ‘A Mighty Fortress’
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim;
let the earth quake!
Let them praise your great and awesome name!
Holy is he!
Psalm 99:1,3
Forever Reign
[Verse 1]
You are good, You are good
When there’s nothing good in me
You are love, You are love
On display for all to see
You are light, You are light
When the darkness closes in
You are hope, You are hope
You have covered all my sin
[Verse 2]
You are peace, You are peace
When my fear is crippling
You are true, You are true
Even in my wandering
You are joy, You are joy
You’re the reason that I sing
You are life, You are life
In You death has lost its sting
[Chorus]
Oh, I’m running to Your arms
I’m running to Your arms
The riches of Your love
Will always be enough
Nothing compares to Your embrace
Light of the world forever reign
[Verse 3]
You are more, You are more
Than my words will ever say
You are Lord, You are Lord
All creation will proclaim
You are here, You are here
In Your presence I’m made whole
You are God, You are God
Of all else I’m letting go
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
My heart will sing
No other Name
Jesus, Jesus
SONG
Build My Life
[Verse 1]
Worthy of every song we could ever sing
Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You
Jesus, the Name above every other name
Jesus, the only One who could ever save
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You
Oh, we live for You
[Chorus]
Holy, there is no one like You
There is none beside You
Open up my eyes in wonder
And show me who You are
And fill me with Your heart
And lead me in Your love to those around me
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
And I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken
SCRIPTURE READING
What then shall we say? That the law is sin?
By no means!
Yet if it had not been for the law,
I would not have known sin.
For I would not have known what it is to covet
if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
But sin, seizing an opportunity
through the commandment,
produced in me all kinds of covetousness.
For apart from the law, sin lies dead.
I was once alive apart from the law,
but when the commandment came,
sin came alive and I died.
The very commandment that promised life
proved to be death to me.
For sin, seizing an opportunity
through the commandment,
deceived me and through it killed me…
For I do not understand my own actions.
For I do not do what I want,
but I do the very thing I hate.
Now if I do what I do not want,
I agree with the law, that it is good.
So now it is no longer I who do it,
but sin that dwells within me.
For I know that nothing good dwells in me,
that is, in my flesh.
For I have the desire to do what is right,
but not the ability to carry it out.
For I do not do the good I want,
but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
Now if I do what I do not want,
it is no longer I who do it,
but sin that dwells within me.
So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right,
evil lies close at hand.
For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being,
but I see in my members another law
waging war against the law of my mind
and making me captive to the law of sin
that dwells in my members.
Wretched man that I am!
Who will deliver me from this body of death?
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind,
but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
There is therefore now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 7:7-11,15-8:1
SONG
Be Thou My Vision
[Verse 1]
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best thought, by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light
[Verse 2]
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one
[Verse 3]
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art
[Verse 4]
High King of heaven, my victory won
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Joshua Bible Study (begins 1/23) 5 session study, alternating Fridays 7:30-9pm
Women’s Bible Study (sign up by 1/31) opportunities for 3 different meeting times
The Four Loves (begins 2/1) Sunday morning before worship service. Childcare is available
KCC Basketball (2/6) Friday 8-10pm
Common Life: Practicing the Way of Jesus Together (begins 2/13) Friday nights, 7:30-9:30pm
[ Session Meeting: 1/20, Deacon Meeting 2/8 ]
OFFERTORY
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SERMON
“An Enemy Did This”
24 He put another parable before them, saying,
“The kingdom of heaven may be compared
to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
25 but while his men were sleeping,
his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat
and went away.
26 So when the plants came up and bore grain,
then the weeds appeared also.
27 And the servants of the master of the house
came and said to him,
‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field?
How then does it have weeds?’
28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’
So the servants said to him,
‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’
29 But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds
you root up the wheat along with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest,
and at harvest time I will tell the reapers,
“Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles
to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house.
And his disciples came to him, saying,
“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
37 He answered,
“The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 The field is the world,
and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom.
The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil.
The harvest is the end of the age,
and the reapers are angels.
40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire,
so will it be at the end of the age.
41 The Son of Man will send his angels,
and they will gather out of his kingdom
all causes of sin and all law-breakers,
42 and throw them into the fiery furnace.
In that place there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun
in the kingdom of their Father.
He who has ears, let him hear.
Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 (ESV)
SONG
Is He Worthy?
[Verse 1]
Do you feel the world is broken? (We do)
Do you feel the shadows deepen? (We do)
But do you know that all the dark won’t stop the light from getting through? (We do)
Do you wish that you could see it all made new? (We do)
[Verse 2]
Is all creation groaning? (It is)
Is a new creation coming? (It is)
Is the glory of the Lord to be the light within our midst? (It is)
Is it good that we remind ourselves of this? (It is)
[Chorus]
Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave
He is David’s root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave
[Refrain 1]
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy of this?
He is
[Verse 3]
Does the Father truly love us? (He does)
Does the Spirit move among us? (He does)
And does Jesus, our Messiah hold forever those He loves? (He does)
Does our God intend to dwell again with us? (He does)
[Chorus]
Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave
He is David’s root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave
[Bridge]
From every people and tribe
Every nation and tongue
He has made us a kingdom and priests to God
To reign with the Son
[Refrain 2]
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Is He worthy of this?
He is!
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
He is!
He is!
BENEDICTION
For I am sure that neither death nor life,
nor angels nor rulers,
nor things present nor things to come,
nor powers, nor height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God
in Christ Jesus our Lord…
He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world!
Romans 8:38-39; 1 John 4:4
OFFICERS
Elders
Active: Chris Lau, Andrew McGregor, Jeremy Williamson
Inactive: Phil Kenney
Deacons
Active: Sam Ahn, Meg Gregor, Bryant Kim, Jeff Kyle, Katie Price, Ruth-Anne Shue, Helen Sok, Tina Suenaga, Bethany Williamson
Inactive: Travis Chiang, Beka Hilton
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