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PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.
Isaiah 1:16
Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah,
“I was no prophet, nor a prophet’s son,
but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.
But the Lord took me from following the flock,
and the Lord said to me,
‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
Amos 7:14-15
The saying is trustworthy
and deserving of full acceptance,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners,
of whom I am the foremost.
1 Timothy 1:15
“Let no one think that because Amos was a shepherd,
he was therefore without knowledge;
for the Lord took him from following the flock
and said to him: ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'”
Jerome
“The prophet Amos says,
‘Let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.’
This is spoken to show that
justice ought not be intermittent but continual.”
– Augustine
“As it is written in Amos, ‘I hate, I despise your feasts,’
which shows that
outward worship without inward devotion
is displeasing to God.”
– Thomas Aquinas
“Amos is rough and coarse,
but he is full of divine threats and promises;
he rebukes the great ones and spares none.”
– Martin Luther
“The Prophet Amos does not flatter the people,
but deals sharply with them,
because hypocrisy had prevailed among them.”
– John Calvin
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man against whom
the Lord counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Psalm 32:1-2
I Surrender All
[Verse 1]
All to Jesus I surrender
All to Him I freely give
I will ever love and trust Him
In His presence daily live
[Chorus]
I surrender all
I surrender all
All to Thee, my blessed Savior
I surrender all
[Verse 2]
All to Jesus I surrender
Humbly at His feet I bow
Worldly pleasures all forsaken
Take me Jesus, take me now
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
All to Jesus I surrender
Lord, I give myself to Thee
Fill me with Thy love and power
Let Thy blessing fall on me
[Chorus]
SONG
Yes I Will
[Verse]
I count on one thing
The same God that never fails
Will not fail me now
You won’t fail me now
In the waiting
The same God who’s never late
Is working all things out
You’re working all things out
[Chorus]
Yes I will, lift You high in the lowest valley
Yes I will, bless Your name
Yes I will, sing for joy when my heart is heavy
All my days, oh, yes I will
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
And I choose to praise
To glorify, glorify
The name of all names
That nothing can stand against
[Chorus]
SCRIPTURE READING
For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Therefore let everyone who is godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters,
they shall not reach him.
You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
I will instruct you
and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds
the one who trusts in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Psalm 32:3-11
SONG
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see[Verse 2]
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed[Chorus]
My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace[Verse 3]
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
[Chorus]
The sun forbear to shine
But God who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine
You are forever mine
ACTIVITIES
“The Hole in Our Gospel” book study (4/12-5/3) Sunday mornings 8:30am-9:45am. Childcare is available.
Bible Book Study: Revelation (begins 4/17-6/26) a 6-session study 7:30-9pm, alternating Fridays, Lau Casa.
[ Deacon Meeting 5/3 ]
OFFERTORY
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MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
Through March 2026
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YTD 2025 Actual Giving: $171,155
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SERMON
“Amos: The Lion Roars”
The words of Amos,
who was among the shepherds of Tekoa,
which he saw concerning Israel
in the days of Uzziah king of Judah
and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash,
king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2 And he said:
“The Lord roars from Zion
and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,
and the top of Carmel withers.”
3 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
5 I will break the gate-bar of Damascus,
and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven,
and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;
and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,”
says the Lord.
6 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they carried into exile a whole people
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,
and it shall devour her strongholds.
8 I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod,
and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
says the Lord God.
9 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Tyre,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they delivered up a whole people to Edom,
and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
10 So I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre,
and it shall devour her strongholds.”
11 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he pursued his brother with the sword
and cast off all pity,
and his anger tore perpetually,
and he kept his wrath forever.
12 So I will send a fire upon Teman,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.”
13 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have ripped open pregnant women
in Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.
14 So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah,
and it shall devour her strongholds,
with shouting on the day of battle,
with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
15 and their king shall go into exile,
he and his princes together,”
says the Lord.
Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Moab,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he burned to lime
the bones of the king of Edom.
2 So I will send a fire upon Moab,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth,
and Moab shall die amid uproar,
amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;
3 I will cut off the ruler from its midst,
and will kill all its princes with him,”
says the Lord.
4 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept his statutes,
but their lies have led them astray,
those after which their fathers walked.
5 So I will send a fire upon Judah,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals —
Amos 1:1-2:6 (ESV)
SONG
Rock of Ages
[Verse 1]
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee
Let the water and the blood
From Thy wounded side which flowed
Be of sin the double cure
Save from wrath and make me pure
[Verse 2]
Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands
Could my zeal no respite know
Could my tears forever flow
All for sin could not atone
Thou must save, and Thou alone
[Verse 3]
Nothing in my hand I bring
Simply to Thy cross I cling
Naked, come to Thee for dress
Helpless, look to Thee for grace
Foul, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Savior, or I die
[Verse 4]
While I draw this fleeting breath
When my eyes shall close in death
When I rise to worlds un – known
And behold Thee on Thy throne
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee
BENEDICTION
Let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Amos 5:24
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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