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Live broadcast: Sunday 9:45 AM If you have trouble viewing the stream, please reload the page or click here Worship service will be available for viewing until Saturday 12PM Online offering English Ministry News Sunday Worship Service 9:45 A.M. Sunday 14 April 2024 Welcome .......... Tammy Tam Proclamation .......... 1 John 3:1-7 .......... Congregation 1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. 6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. 7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. Prayer .......... Tammy Tam Songs of Worship 1. Jesus 2. His Mercy is More 3. Goodness of God Scripture Reading .......... Ephesians 1:1-14 .......... Charmaine Cheung Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. 11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. Sermon .......... No other Way .......... Minister Alexander Lee Our Response .......... Build Your Kingdom here .......... Congregation Come set Your rule and reign In our hearts again Increase in us we pray Unveil why we're made Come set our hearts ablaze with hope Like wildfire in our very souls Holy Spirit, come invade us now We are Your Church And we need Your power In us Unleash Your kingdom's power Reaching the near and far No force of hell can stop Your beauty changing hearts You made us for much more than this Awake the kingdom seed in us Fill us with the strength and love of Christ We are Your church And we are the hope On earth We seek Your kingdom first We hunger and we thirstv Refuse to waste our lives For You're our joy and prize To see the captive hearts released The hurt, the sick, the poor at peace We lay down our lives for Heaven's cause We are Your church And we pray revive This earth Chorus Build Your kingdom here Let the darkness fear Show Your mighty hand Heal our streets and land Set Your church on fire Win this nation back Change the atmosphere Build Your kingdom here We pray Offering .......... Congregation Offering can also be done electronically & there is an offering box on GF (next to the elevator) Prayer .......... Tammy Tam Communion .......... We hunger and thirst .......... Congregation Exalted Son of glory humbly came down Wounded for the broken, bore the sinner's crown Through the willing death You died You became our bread of life Jesus, we hunger and thirst for You, Lord As we remember Your sacrifice We see the wounds from Your hands and pierced side Extravagant love! Oh how great the price Now our lives are Yours Prayer .......... Deacon Sing Hang Cheung The priceless blood of Jesus, this gracious cup A life spring overflowing, poured out for us He has conquered every sin For the ones who trust in Him The cup we drink, the bread we eat Reminds us You are all we need And makes us long for Your wedding feast The cup we drink, the bread we eat Reminds us You are all we need And makes us long for Your wedding feast Welcome & Announcements .......... Tammy Tam Sharing Moments .......... Minister Kam Yin Tang Closing Prayer .......... Minister Alexander Lee Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:2 The first few verses of Ephesians clearly show this is a letter, written by the apostle Paul, to the church in Ephesus. It is a common structure of letters from that time to start with stating who wrote the letter, who the recipient is and with a greeting. While the structure is not unusual, the content of the greeting is thoroughly Christian. Jesus is acknowledged as God and from Him and God our Father, the church is greeted with grace and with peace. Grace is an important Christian concept, foundational to how mere mortals who have rebelled against the Holy God can be reconciled with God: not by any merits or rituals from the human side, solely as a gift from God. This is the good news Jesus brought to humanity, He suffered and died and offered grace to everyone. Anyone can accept His gift and experience God’s grace. And by His grace, every person can truly have peace, peace with God and peace with God’s created world, including peace with oneself. Peace also is a gift from God. Towards the end of Jesus’ life, He says this: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27) This is the peace we greet each other with. Grace and peace are great gifts from God the Father, from the Lord Jesus Christ, imprinted in us by the Holy Spirit (see verses 13-14, stressing the reality of our Triune God). These foundational gifts are not only for Christians in Ephesus. Have we as God’s people in Hong Kong received God’s grace and peace, imprinted by the Holy Spirit? March 2021 Psalm 62:5-8 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. 6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. 7 My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. 8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62 starts with a similar proclamation as the verses just quoted: 1-2 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Sometimes we need to put effort in truly live in the conviction that we find rest in God, we have to exercise our faith and remind ourselves of the truth. By repeating and addressing “my soul” one is reminding oneself how steadfast our God is. And because of God’s faithfulness we can come to Him in prayer! Let us pray for the world and HK:
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