ORDER OF WORSHIP
Call To Worship
Psalm 111 : 1 – 3
1 Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly. 2 Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. 3 Glorious and majestic are His deeds, and His righteousness endures forever.
詩篇 111 : 1 – 3
1 你們要讚美耶和華！我要在正直人的大會中，並公會中，一心稱謝耶和華。2 耶和華的作為本為大，凡喜愛的都必考察。 3 他所行的是尊榮和威嚴，他的公義存到永遠。
Worship Through Songs
Good day Church—chosen people of God, precious bride of the Heavenly Bridegroom.
Let us meditate on the character of our Heavenly Father as we look at a portion of James Bryan Smith’s book, The Good and Beautiful God…
“A. W. Tozer, the great American pastor and devotional writer (1897-1963), wrote:
‘What comes into our mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us. . . . Were we able to extract from any man a complete answer to the question, “What comes into your mind when you think about God?” we might predict with certainty the spiritual future of that man.’
That is a bold statement: The most important thing about a person is what they think about God. After a lot of reflection, I believe he is absolutely right. Our thoughts about God will determine not only who we are but how we live. We can predict the “spiritual future” of a person just by knowing what they think about God.
What we think about God — what we think God is like—will determine the relationship we have with God. If we think of God as harsh and demanding, we will probably cower in fear and keep our distance from God. If we think of God as a vague and impersonal force in the universe, we will probably have a vague and impersonal relationship with this god. That’s why it’s crucial that we have the right thoughts about God. It will determine everything we do. If we have low or false views of God, we are actually committing a form of idolatry, worshiping a false god.
What I have discovered is this: when I came to know the God that Jesus revealed, I absolutely fell in love with God. The more I grasp about the nature and work of the triune God, the more I am enthralled with the truth, goodness and beauty of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I want to turn your attention to the God Jesus reveals. His God is good and beautiful, loving and trustworthy, self-sacrificial and forgiving, powerful and caring, and out for our good …
Two of the most important verses in the Bible, in my opinion, are 1 John 4:10-11. They are the verses that began my own transformation by the renewing of my mind: “In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.” These verses became the bedrock of my dominant narrative about God. Our love for God does not determine God’s attitude toward us. God loves us first, and we see that clearly in God’s Son offering his life in order to reconcile us to God. And that love propels me to love God and others in return. God first loved us and will never stop loving us. The primary thing God wants from us is not improved moral behavior (which will come), but to love God because he first loves us. ”
As we look to our Lord Jesus Christ—the image of the invisible God and the exact imprint of his nature—may our hearts be once again filled with utter wonder, delight, and affection for our good and generous God who, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, made us alive in Christ and made us his own.
‘Gracious God, You know how we truly stand in our relationship with You. We understand that if You O Lord kept a record of sins, then who could come into your presence? Who can ever have clean hands and a pure heart unless You yourself wash us clean? Who could ever love and fear you perfectly unless You yourself enable us to do so? That is why we come to You in the name of Jesus, your perfect Son, our mediator and High Priest. Through him, we confidently draw near your holy throne for the grace we desperately need.
We praise You Father for you not only show us the way to give You delight and pleasure, You give us the power and the grace to do so. By the power of your Spirit and the intercession of Jesus, your Son, you provide all that we need for life and godliness. May your purposes be fulfilled in us. May your name be glorified through us. May we come to the point in our lives where we can say, in ever increasing measure, that all You have for us in Christ is enough—that we seek no higher prize than to give you delight, and see You magnified throughout all the earth. In Jesus name, amen.’
Anthem
Midnight Cry
Scripture Reading
Luke 12 : 15 – 21 (ESV)
15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
路 加 福 音 12 : 15 – 21 (CUV)
15 於 是 對 眾 人 說 ： 你 們 要 謹 慎 自 守 ， 免 去 一 切 的 貪 心 ， 因 為 人 的 生 命 不 在 乎 家 道 豐 富 。
16 就 用 比 喻 對 他 們 說 ： 有 一 個 財 主 田 產 豐 盛 ；
17 自 己 心 裡 思 想 說 ： 我 的 出 產 沒 有 地 方 收 藏 ， 怎 麼 辦 呢 ？
18 又 說 ： 我 要 這 麼 辦 ： 要 把 我 的 倉 房 拆 了 ， 另 蓋 更 大 的 ， 在 那 裡 好 收 藏 我 一 切 的 糧 食 和 財 物 ，
19 然 後 要 對 我 的 靈 魂 說 ： 靈 魂 哪 ， 你 有 許 多 財 物 積 存 ， 可 作 多 年 的 費 用 ， 只 管 安 安 逸 逸 的 吃 喝 快 樂 罷 ！
20 神 卻 對 他 說 ： 無 知 的 人 哪 ， 今 夜 必 要 你 的 靈 魂 ； 你 所 預 備 的 要 歸 誰 呢 ？
21 凡 為 自 己 積 財 ， 在 神 面 前 卻 不 富 足 的 ， 也 是 這 樣 。
Sermon
Pastor Dereik Micah Po
中文翻譯
Tithes And Offering
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