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PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:8-9
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love
toward those who fear him.
Psalm 103:11
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
Micah 7:18
There is now therefore no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1
“Confession embraces two parts:
First, that we confess our sins;
Second, that we receive forgiveness,
as from God himself, and in now way doubt
but firmly believe that our sins are forgiven.”
– Luther, Small Catechism
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.”
Isa.1:18
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
Softly and Tenderly
[Verse 1]
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
Calling for you and for me
See, on the portals He’s waiting and watching
Watching for you and for me
[Chorus]
Come home, come home
Ye who are weary come home
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling
Calling, O sinner, come home
[Verse 2]
Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading
Pleading for you and for me
Why should we linger and heed not his mercies
Mercies for you and for me
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
O for the wonderful love he has promised
Promised for you and for me
Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon
Pardon for you and for me
[Chorus]
LEADER:
We prayed to the Lord my God and made confession,
saying,
ALL:
“O Lord, the great and awesome God,
who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those
who love him and keep his commandments,
we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly
and rebelled,
turning aside from your commandments and rules. …
To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness,
for we have rebelled against him…
LEADER:
Yet you have been righteous in all that has
come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully
and we have acted wickedly. …
ALL:
They refused to obey and were not mindful
of the wonders that you performed among them,
but they stiffened their neck and
appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt.
LEADER (ASSURANCE)
But you are a God ready to forgive,
gracious and merciful, slow to anger
and abounding in steadfast love,
and did not forsake them. …
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
for the remnant of his inheritance?
ALL:
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.
He will again have compassion on us;
he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
You will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.
Dan.9:4-5,9; Neh.9:33,17; MIc.7:18-19
SONG
Blessed Assurance
[Verse 1]
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood
[Chorus]
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
[Verse 2]
Perfect communion, perfect delight
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blessed
Watching and waiting, looking above
Filled with his goodness, lost in his love
[Chorus]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
– Project Ropa Men’s Clothing Drive for work pants and shoes (and other work-related clothing)
– Signups for Women’s Fall Bible Study- Sermon on the Mount. Register by 8/17
– Fall Kick-off 8/30
[Session Meeting 8/19, Deacon Meeting 9/13]
OFFERTORY
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Through July 2026
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SERMON
“Assurance of Pardon”
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God,
you will not despise.
18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
build up the walls of Jerusalem;
19 then will you delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
Psalm 51 (ESV)
SONG
Jesus Paid it All
[Verse 1]
I hear the Savior say
Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness, watch and pray
Find in Me thine all in all
[Chorus]
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
[Verse 2]
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power and Thine alone
Can change the leper’s spots
and melt the heart of stone
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete
“Jesus died my soul to save”
My lips shall still repeat
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Oh, praise the One who paid my debt
and raised this life up from the dead
BENEDICTION
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love
toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:8-12
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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