ORDER OF WORSHIP
Call To Worship
Psalm 95 : 1 – 3
1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song. 3 For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.
詩篇 95 : 1 – 3
1 來啊，我們要向耶和華歌唱，向拯救我們的磐石歡呼！2 我們要來感謝他，用詩歌向他歡呼！3 因耶和華為大神，為大王，超乎萬神之上。
Worship Through Songs
Good day brothers and sisters in Christ—light of the world and salt of the earth; ambassadors of reconciliation in the Name of Jesus.
Fulton Sheen, an American Catholic theologian, describing how God dwells in humility in His world in his book God’s World and our Place in it, wrote…
“Every artist has the feeling of being at home in his studio, every patriot at home in his own country, and every man at home in his house. One should therefore expect that the Creator would be at home in His own creation, and that God would be at home in the world He had made. And yet the most startling fact of human history is that when God came to earth, He was homeless at home. “He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.” Ere yet the great portals of the flesh swung open, Mary and Joseph sought in vain for a place where might be born the One to whom the heavens and earth belonged. And so, when human history shall have written its last word in the scrolls of time, the saddest line of all will be “There was no room in the inn.”
There was room in the inn for those who bore on their breasts the ‘screaming eagles’ of Rome; there was room for the daughters of the rich merchants of the East; there was room for all clothed in fine purple and soft garments; there was room for everyone — except the foster-father and the mother of the One who was to bring redemption to the world.
And so, away from the inn and out to the stable they had to go, to a crude cave into which shepherds drove their flocks in storms. In that little haven, with manger beasts as companions, and at a central point between the three great civilizations of Memphis, Athens, and Rome, something happened — the only thing in the world that ever happened and mattered. That which happened was nothing less than Heaven being found on the earth as the cry of a God cried out in the cry of a Child.”
Let us consider this deeply. To save our sinful souls, the Eternal Creator entered his creation as a helpless baby. To rescue us from death, the High King of Heaven was born in an animal pen. To bring heaven’s riches to undeserving paupers, the Lord of the Universe arrived humbly, modestly, and inauspiciously. To purchase us and make us his own, the God most High humbled himself, took on the form of a servant, and became obedient even unto death.
Consider what Paul wrote about what the Eternal Son of God did for helpless and hostile sinners like us… “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” [2 Corinthians 8] Through his willing loss, we gain undeservedly. Stooping low to reach down to his fallen creation, He lifts us up, brings us back, and makes us his once more. This is the Savior we love. This is the King we follow. This is the God we worship.
‘Jesus, Name above all names
Precious Lord and dearest Friend
The Alpha and the Omega
The Beginning and the End.
Highest King, O Heaven’s Champion
Humbly You left your throne
Garbed in flesh and human frailty
You came to make us your own
As you walked our world you were
The Man of Sorrows; and often alone
With nary a place to lay your head
You sought for hearts to call your home
This day, as in days before
We bid You, in our lives, welcome
To do what your love and wisdom require
Uphold your will; Establish your kingdom.
For your name’s sake. Amen.’
Anthem
Ring Those Bells Medley
Scripture Reading
John 1 : 1 – 18 (ESV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
約 翰 福 音 1 : 1 – 18
1 太 初 有 道 ， 道 與 神 同 在 ， 道 就 是 神 。
2 這 道 太 初 與 神 同 在 。
3 萬 物 是 藉 著 他 造 的 ； 凡 被 造 的 ， 沒 有 一 樣 不 是 藉 著 他 造 的 。
4 生 命 在 他 裡 頭 ， 這 生 命 就 是 人 的 光 。
5 光 照 在 黑 暗 裡 ， 黑 暗 卻 不 接 受 光 。
6 有 一 個 人 ， 是 從 神 那 裡 差 來 的 ， 名 叫 約 翰 。
7 這 人 來 ， 為 要 作 見 證 ， 就 是 為 光 作 見 證 ， 叫 眾 人 因 他 可 以 信 。
8 他 不 是 那 光 ， 乃 是 要 為 光 作 見 證 。
9 那 光 是 真 光 ， 照 亮 一 切 生 在 世 上 的 人 。
10 他 在 世 界 ， 世 界 也 是 藉 著 他 造 的 ， 世 界 卻 不 認 識 他 。
11 他 到 自 己 的 地 方 來 ， 自 己 的 人 倒 不 接 待 他 。
12 凡 接 待 他 的 ， 就 是 信 他 名 的 人 ， 他 就 賜 他 們 權 柄 ， 作 神 的 兒 女 。
13 這 等 人 不 是 從 血 氣 生 的 ， 不 是 從 情 慾 生 的 ， 也 不 是 從 人 意 生 的 ， 乃 是 從 神 生 的 。
14 道 成 了 肉 身 ， 住 在 我 們 中 間 ， 充 充 滿 滿 的 有 恩 典 有 真 理 。 我 們 也 見 過 他 的 榮 光 ， 正 是 父 獨 生 子 的 榮 光 。
15 約 翰 為 他 作 見 證 ， 喊 著 說 ： 「 這 就 是 我 曾 說 ： 『 那 在 我 以 後 來 的 ， 反 成 了 在 我 以 前 的 ， 因 他 本 來 在 我 以 前 。 』 」
16 從 他 豐 滿 的 恩 典 裡 ， 我 們 都 領 受 了 ， 而 且 恩 上 加 恩 。
17 律 法 本 是 藉 著 摩 西 傳 的 ； 恩 典 和 真 理 都 是 由 耶 穌 基 督 來 的 。
18 從 來 沒 有 人 看 見 神 ， 只 有 在 父 懷 裡 的 獨 生 子 將 他 表 明 出 來 。
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Rev. Vicente Sia
謝國智牧師
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