August 11, 2024 10AM

In consideration of others and as guests of West High School . . .

• Please silence your phone and watch.
• Name tags are a great start to a meaningful connection. Thanks for wearing one.
• If you’d like to give an offering, there are two baskets in the back or you can use the “Giving” tab at the bottom-right corner of the mobile app.
• Thank you for sitting close and singing loud. Let’s bring our full engagement and best attitude as we worship together.

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

And this is the judgment:
   the light has come into the world,
and people loved the darkness rather than the light
   because their works were evil.
John 3:19 

Therefore whatever you have said in the dark
   shall be heard in the light,
and what you have whispered in private rooms
   shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
Luke 12:3

The people who walked in darkness
    have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
    on them has light shone.
Isaiah 9:2

 Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105

The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    searching all his innermost parts.
Proverbs 20:27

And I will lead the blind
    in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
    I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
    the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
    and I do not forsake them.
Isaiah 42:16

“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish
the light of a single candle.”
– Francis of Assisi

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of
the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men
are afraid of the light.”
– Plato

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
    O Lord my God, you are very great!
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
    covering yourself with light as with a garment,
    stretching out the heavens like a tent…
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
    I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
Psalm 104:1-2,33

SONG

Open the Eyes of My Heart

[Verse 1]
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You, I want to see You

[Chorus]
To see You high and lifted up
Shining in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy

[Verse]

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
I want to see You

[Chorus]

SONG

Good God

[Verse 1]
Be still my soul
Be still my soul
Be still and know my God is here
Be still my soul
Be still my soul
Be still and know my God is here

[Chorus]
All that I need to know is this
You are a good God
The Maker of Heaven calls me His
You are a good God
And Your heart beats in my chest
You are a good God
All that I have to do is rest
You are a good God

[Verse 2]
I won’t be afraid
I won’t be afraid
I won’t be afraid, my God is here
He will make a way
He will make a way
He will make a way, my God is here

[Chorus]

[Bridge 1]
You gave me Your eyes
You gave me Your heart
Your Spirit flows through my veins

[Bridge 2]
You gave me Your eyes
You gave me Your heart
You had a plan right from the start
I know who I am cause I know who You are
You are a good God

[Chorus]

SCRIPTURE READING

In him was life, 
    and the life was the light of men.
The light shines in the darkness,
    and the darkness has not overcome it…
The true light, which gives light to everyone,
   was coming into the world.
John 1:4-5,9

And this is the judgment:
   the light has come into the world,
and people loved the darkness rather than the light
   because their works were evil.
For everyone who does wicked things
   hates the light and does not come to the light,
   lest his works should be exposed.
But whoever does what is true
   comes to the light,
so that it may be clearly seen
   that his works have been carried out in God.
John 3:19-21

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying,
   “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness,
   but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12

For at one time you were darkness,
   but now you are light in the Lord.
Walk as children of light
   (for the fruit of light is found in all
   that is good and right and true),
and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.
Ephesians 5:8-10

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”
   has shone in our hearts to give the light
   of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6

SONG

Come Ye Sinners

[Verse 1]
Come ye sinners, poor and needy
Bruised and broken by the fall
Jesus ready stands to save you
Full of pardoning love for all

He is able, He is able
He is willing, doubt no more
He is able, He is able
He is willing, doubt no more

[Verse 2]
Let not conscience make you linger
Nor of fitness fondly dream
All that he requires of sinners
Is to turn and trust in Him

He will save you, He will save you
‘Tis the gospel’s constant theme
He will save you, He will save you
‘Tis the gospel’s constant theme

[Coda]
He will save us, He will save us
‘Tis the gospel’s constant theme
He is able, He is able
He is willing, doubt no more

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Galatians Bible Study: Fridays 7:30-9pm. Join us for a 4-session study on the Epistle to the Galatians.

Men’s Poker Night: Tuesday, 8/13, 6-9pm. Come build fellowship with your brothers. There will be no money involved. This is purely an evening of fun and fellowship.

Fall Kick-Off: Sunday, 8/25, after the worship service. Our Fall Kick-Off marks the official return of community groups and our normal Fall schedule. Join us for a church-wide taco luncheon after the service to celebrate together. Invite a friend!

KCC Men’s Basketball Fellowship: Saturday, 8/31, 8:45-11am. We would like to welcome the men of King’s Cross to register and join us for fellowship through some recreational basketball at Jump Beyond in Torrance. There is a cost per-player since we are renting an indoor basketball gym in Torrance. Please register or if you’d like additional details, contact Nick Young or Johnny Park.

OFFERTORY

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MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
After JULY 2024
YTD 2024 Projected Giving: $370,780
YTD 2024 Actual Giving: $363,256
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If you would like to give electronically, you may do so here or in the mobile app, select “Giving” at the bottom-right corner in the app. There are white baskets in the back of our worship space, where you can give via check, made out to King’s Cross Church, or cash.

SERMON
“Gathered and Scattered”

³⁰ What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; ³¹ but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. ³² Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, ³³ as it is written,

¹⁰ Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. ² For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. ³ For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. ⁴ For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

⁵ For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. ⁶ But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) ⁷ “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). ⁸ But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); ⁹ because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” ¹² For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. ¹³ For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

¹⁴ How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? ¹⁵ And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” ¹⁶ But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” ¹⁷ So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Romans 9:30-10:17 (ESV)

SONG

Be Thou My Vision

BENEDICTION