Welcome, we’re glad you’re here. Our vision echoes the Lord’s prayer: may it be “in the South Bay, as it is in heaven.” We yearn to see people flourishing in Jesus. Join us in the worship of our Lord.
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
“Hear this word, you cows of Bashan,
who are on the mountain of Samaria,
who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
Amos 4:1
But the Lord is in his holy temple;
let all the earth keep silence before him.
Habakkuk 2:20
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim;
let the earth quake!
The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.
Let them praise your great and awesome name!
Psalm 99:1-3
Lion and the Lamb
[Verse 1]
He’s coming on the clouds
kings and kingdoms will bow down
And every chain will break
as broken hearts declare His praise
for who can stop the Lord Almighty?
[Chorus]
Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah
He’s roaring with power and fighting our battles
And every knee will bow before Him
Our God is the Lamb
the Lamb that was slain
For the sins of the world
His blood breaks the chains
And every knee will bow
before the Lion and the Lamb
Oh every knee will bow before Him
[Verse 2]
So open up the gates
make way before the King of kings
The God who comes to save
is here to set the captives free
for who can stop the Lord Almighty?
[Chorus]
[Bridge] (x4)
Who can stop the Lord Almighty?
[Chorus]
SONG
Your Words are Wonderful
[Verse 1]
Your words are wonderful, unfolding like the dawn
A wellspring and the rock we rest upon
We trust Your promises that keep our hope alive
They steady us throughout life’s weary climb
[Chorus]
Where else can we go? Where else can we go?
You have the words of life, the words of life
[Verse 2]
Come write Your holy truth upon our longing hearts
And strengthen us to shine against the dark
Lord, guard us from the lies the enеmy will speak
No guilt remains for those You havе redeemed
[Chorus]
Where else can we go? Where else can we go?
You have the words of life, the words of life
Make Your glory known, make Your glory known
Through all Your words of life, Your words of life
[Bridge]
Give us ears to hear and eyes to see
Help us in our doubt and unbelief
[Chorus]
Where else can we go? Where else can we go?
You have the words of life, the words of life
Oh, make Your glory known, make Your glory known
Through all Your words of life, Your words of life
Through all Your words of life, Your words of life
SCRIPTURE READING
See that you do not refuse him who is speaking.
For if they did not escape when they refused
him who warned them on earth,
much less will we escape
if we reject him who warns from heaven.
At that time his voice shook the earth,
but now he has promised,
“Yet once more I will shake not only the earth
but also the heavens.”
This phrase, “Yet once more,”
indicates the removal of things that are shaken
— that is, things that have been made —
in order that the things that cannot be shaken
may remain.
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving
a kingdom that cannot be shaken,
and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship,
with reverence and awe,
for our God is a consuming fire.
Let brotherly love continue.
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers,
for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Remember those who are in prison,
as though in prison with them,
and those who are mistreated,
since you also are in the body.
Let marriage be held in honor among all,
and let the marriage bed be undefiled,
for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Keep your life free from love of money,
and be content with what you have, for he has said,
“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
So we can confidently say,
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”
Hebrews 12:25-13:6
SONG
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
[Verse 1]
Oh soul, are you weary and troubled
No light in the darkness you see
There’s light for a look at the Savior
And life more abundant and free
[Chorus]
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
His Word shall not fail you, He promised
Believe Him, and all will be well
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell
[Chorus x 2]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meet King’s Cross (5/17) Lunch at the Hightower’s Sunday after church. A casual time to get to know us and learn more about King’s Cross.
Officer Nominations (through 5/24) We’re collecting nominations for elders and deacons. Please submit names via email or in the offering box.
Serve: Beach Cities Young Life (5/11) Men, Monday 6-6:30pm we’ll be serving the volunteer leaders dinner. Afterward meet us at HopSaint in Torrance for dinner.
Ladies Clothing Swap (5/30) Ladies, join us Saturday from 9:30-11:30am for a clothing swap. Light refreshments will be provided.
[Deacon Meeting 6/14]
OFFERTORY
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MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
Through March 2026
YTD 2026 Projected Giving: $233,053
YTD 2026 Actual Giving: $252,898
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SERMON
“Prepare to Meet Your God”
“Hear this word, you cows of Bashan,
who are on the mountain of Samaria,
who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
2 The Lord God has sworn by his holiness
that, behold, the days are coming upon you,
when they shall take you away with hooks,
even the last of you with fishhooks.
3 And you shall go out through the breaches,
each one straight ahead;
and you shall be cast out into Harmon,”
declares the Lord.
4 “Come to Bethel, and transgress;
to Gilgal, and multiply transgression;
bring your sacrifices every morning,
your tithes every three days;
5 offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving
of that which is leavened,
and proclaim freewill offerings, publish them;
for so you love to do, O people of Israel!”
declares the Lord God.
6 “I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
and lack of bread in all your places,
yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
7 “I also withheld the rain from you
when there were yet three months to the harvest;
I would send rain on one city,
and send no rain on another city;
one field would have rain,
and the field on which it did not rain would wither;
8 so two or three cities would wander to another city
to drink water, and would not be satisfied;
yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
9 “I struck you with blight and mildew;
your many gardens and your vineyards,
your fig trees and your olive trees the locust devoured;
yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
10 “I sent among you a pestilence
after the manner of Egypt;
I killed your young men with the sword,
and carried away your horses,[a]
and I made the stench of your camp
go up into your nostrils;
yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
11 “I overthrew some of you,
as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
and you were as a brand plucked out of the burning;
yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
because I will do this to you,
prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”
13 For behold, he who forms the mountains
and creates the wind,
and declares to man what is his thought,
who makes the morning darkness,
and treads on the heights of the earth—
the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name!
Amos 4:1-13 (ESV)
SONG
Make Room
[Verse 1]
Here is where I lay it down
Every burden, every crown
This is my surrender,
This is my surrender
Here is where I lay it down
Every lie and every doubt
This is my surrender
[Chorus]
And I will make room for You
To do whatever You want to
To do whatever You want to
And I will make room for You
To do whatever You want to
To do whatever You want to
[Verse 2]
Here is where I lay it down
Every burden, every crown
This is my surrender
This is my surrender
Here is where I lay it down
Every lie and every doubt
This is my surrender
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Shake up the ground of all my tradition
Break down the walls of all my religion
Your way is better
Your way is better
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Here is where I lay it down
You are all I’m chasing now
This is my surrender
This is my surrender
Here is where I lay it down
You are all I’m chasing now
This is my surrender
This is my surrender
BENEDICTION
Sow for yourselves righteousness;
reap steadfast love;
break up your fallow ground,
for it is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Hosea 10:12
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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