Grace Church

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome! Greetings in the name of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ! Following our worship service,
please stay and join us for coffee and fellowship
downstairs.
Grace Church 2015 - This year's theme for the
combined Chinese/English Ministries is "Equip the
Saints, Evangelize the World" based on Ephesians
4:12 and John 3:16. Let us pray and work together
as one Body in Christ to bring glory to our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Today's Sunday School – Join us at 11:30am.
Adult Sunday School: “Studies in the Sermon on
the Mount”, College and Career: “Discipline
Essentials”, Youths: “Studies in the New
Testament”.
Calling all Women of Grace! Women of Grace is
open to all women of Grace Church and is designed
to strengthen our bond as sisters as we grow in
Christ. Please sign up to attend the next meeting
on May 16th from 9:30am – 12:00pm. For more
information, see Sally Chin or Lucy Lam.
English Congregation Family Fellowship –
Calling all nature lovers!
The next English
Congregation Family Fellowship will be a midday
hike, lunch, and outdoor devotion at the Flat Rock
Brook Nature Center in Englewood on May 2nd, from
11am-3pm. Please bring a packed lunch and plenty
of water, which you will need to carry in a backpack
on the hike. Parking is limited at the Center so car
pool if at all possible. Please also pray for good
weather as there is no rain date. RSVP to Sally
Chin.
Vacation Bible School – Summer 2015 Blast to
the Past! God’s Everlasting Love – August 10-14
(6:30pm to 9:30pm). We are looking for a dedicated
Christian director and co-director and other
volunteers to use their gifts in making VBS happen
this summer for our God, for our children, for our
church and for the community. Our church theme is
“equip the saints, evangelize the world”. Let us join
together and put our theme into action. There is a
sign-up list in the back of the sanctuary. We need
to have a team in place by April 30. Sign up today!
Community Service Opportunity – Please join
the Bergen Regional Hospital Volunteers today at
1:30pm. See Susan Chien for more information.
Oversea Chinese Mission
Pastor John will be preaching at OCM Canaan
Church next Sunday, May 3. Please welcome
Rev. Howard Chan to Grace Church that morning
as he shares God’s Word with us.
April 26 2015
Grace Church
SCHEDULE
Sunday Prayer (Pastor John’s office)
Sunday Worship
Sunday School
9:15 am
9:45 am
11:30 am
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Wednesday Prayer/Bible Study in Ephesians 8:00 pm
Friday Prayer/Bible Study in Ephesians
8:00 pm
Saturday Recreational Fellowship/Ping Pong 9:00 am
CONTACT INFORMATION
OCM Website
www.ocmgracechurch.org
Please find us on Facebook:
OCM Grace Church
"to equip the saints for the work of the
ministry, for building up the body of
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor John Chung
Pastor John Maxham
Office:
201-440-2677
[email protected]
908-510-8478
Tues-Fri 9-5pm
[email protected]
Christ…”Ephesians 4:12
“For God so loved the world, that He
gave His only Son, that whoever believes
in him should not perish but have
eternal life.” John 3:16
Last week’s attendance:
40
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90 Mt Vernon Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
OUR PRAYERS
Call to Worship
Christ our Head and Savior: (Ephesians 5)
Isaiah 40:28 (ESV)
Confession of Sin
All
Apostles Creed*
All
Lord, we humbly come to you today
and honor you as our head and Savior.
We pray that we would be submissive and loving,
just as you gave up yourself and loved us.
You sanctified your church by cleansing with the word,
so that you might present us to yourself without
wrinkle or spot.
CALL TO WORSHIP
John Shih
Praise*
Boaz Chung
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Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
Children's Message/Prayer of Blessing
APOSTLES CREED
Offerings
We thank you for your nourishment
and for the comfort of knowing that we are cherished
by you.
Corporate Prayer
May we as your church, your bride, cherish and submit
to you,
Scripture Reading*
our Lord and Master.
Sermon
Li-Chan Maxham
Mark 6:1-6
Pastor Bill Redekop
Omnipotence Stymied
Prayers of Intercession:
Song of Commitment*
Please continue to pray for God's healing in the
lives of Mrs. Shu, Amy Chan, Amy Yu, Steven
Chung and Mr. Landau.
Announcements
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven
and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the
Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, dead and buried. He descended into hell; on
the third day He rose again from the dead. He
ascended into heaven and sits on the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to
judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy
Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the
body, and life everlasting. Amen.
All
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Mark 9:17-24 (ESV)
Benediction*
Postlude
Who is My Neighbor?
Pray that God will help you to invite one friend to
church this week.
Pray for our family, friends and neighbors to be
saved by the Gospel.
Pray for the Lord to awaken our hearts and eyes
to the poor and needy.
*All those who are able, please stand.
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And someone from the crowd answered him,
“Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit
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that makes him mute. And whenever it seizes him, it
throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth
and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it
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out, and they were not able.” And he answered them,
“O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you?
How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”
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And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit
saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell
on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.
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And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been
happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.
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And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to
destroy him. But if you can do anything, have
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compassion on us and help us.” And Jesus said to
him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who
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believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried
out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”