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PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.
Psalm 51:16-17
“The son said to him, ‘Father,
I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
Luke 15:21
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care.
Psalm 95:6-7
Living Hope
[Verse 1]
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night
Then through the darkness, Your lovingkindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope
[Verse 2]
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The King of Kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior, I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
[Verse 3]
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Jesus, Yours is the victory
[Chorus]
SONG
Unashamed
[Verse 1]
I have not much
To offer You
Not near what You deserve
But still I come
Because Your cross
Has placed in me my worth
Oh, Christ my King
Of sympathy
Whose wounds secure my peace
Your grace extends
To call me friend
Your mercy sets me free
[Chorus]
And I know I’m weak
I know I’m unworthy
To call upon Your name
But because of grace
Because of Your mercy
I stand here unashamed
[Verse 2]
I can’t explain
This kind of love
I’m humbled and amazed
That You’d come down
From heavens heights
And greet me face to face
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Here I am at Your feet
In my brokenness complete
SCRIPTURE READING
“As for you, son of man,
your people are talking together about you
by the walls and at the doors of the houses,
saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message
that has come from the Lord.’
My people come to you, as they usually do,
and sit before you to hear your words,
but they do not put them into practice.
Their mouths speak of love,
but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.
Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one
who sings love songs with a beautiful voice
and plays an instrument well,
for they hear your words
but do not put them into practice.
Ezekiel 33:30-32
Do not merely listen to the word,
and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Anyone who listens to the word
but does not do what it says
is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror
and, after looking at himself,
goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law
that gives freedom, and continues in it
— not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—
they will be blessed in what they do.
James 1:22-25
SONG
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
[Verse 1]
Come Thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it
Mount of Thy redeeming love
[Verse 2]
Here I raise my Ebenezer
Here by Thy great help I’ve come
And I hope by Thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wandering from the fold of God
He, to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
[Verse 3]
Oh, that day when freed from sinning
I shall see Thy lovely face
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy wondrous grace
Come my Lord, no longer tarry
Take my ransomed soul away
Send Thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless days
[Verse 4]
Oh, to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee
Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart, oh take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
Here’s my heart, oh take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Joshua Bible Study (1/23-3/20) 5 session study, alternating Fridays 7:30-9pm
Women’s Bible Study (sign up by 2/1) 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
Men’s Study “The Beatitudes” (begins 2/19) The 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30-9pm
OFFERTORY
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SERMON
“Yes & No”
23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and,
while he was teaching, the chief priests
and the elders of the people came to him.
“By what authority are you doing these things?”
they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”
24 Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question.
If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority
I am doing these things.
25 John’s baptism—where did it come from?
Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”
They discussed it among themselves and said,
“If we say, ‘From heaven,’
he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ —
we are afraid of the people,
for they all hold that John was a prophet.”
27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Then he said, “Neither will I tell you
by what authority I am doing these things.
28 “What do you think?
There was a man who had two sons.
He went to the first and said,
‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
29 “‘I will not,’ he answered,
but later he changed his mind and went.
30 “Then the father went to the other son
and said the same thing.
He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you,
the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering
the kingdom of God ahead of you.
32 For John came to you to show you the way
of righteousness, and you did not believe him,
but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did.
And even after you saw this,
you did not repent and believe him.
Matthew 21:23-32 ESV
SONG
Great is Our God
[Verse 1]
Come, let us praise Him
Let us kneel at the throne of our God
Through His Son our salvation was bought
With mercy and grace
Come, let us bow down
In His hands are the depths of the earth
With one voice we proclaim His great worth
Lord, our God
[Chorus]
And we will seek Him
Our Rock of Salvation
Morning by morning
With thanksgiving we come
And we will bow down
With creation we cry out
In daylight and darkness
We sing to the Lord
Great is our God
Great is our God
Great is our God
[Verse 2]
Lord of all nations
We will stand at the end of our days
In Your courts and declare Your great ways
In Spirit and Truth
We long for Your Kingdom
Bring Your thunder and gather the earth
All who tremble will tell of Your worth
Lord, our God
[Chorus]
BENEDICTION
Now may the God of peace – who through the blood
of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead
our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep –
equip you with everything good for doing his will,
and may he work in us what is pleasing to him,
through Jesus Christ,
to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21
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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