Worship Service

Pr Kelvin Lim – Preacher

Dn Lok Kwok Wah – Worship Leader

Sis Chu Seong Yeng & Eunice Choy – Pianists

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Call to Worship

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Hymn 47

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father!There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

1st Stanza

Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not:As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

1st Stanza continued

Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see;

Chorus

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided–Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Chorus continued

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,

2nd Stanza

Join with all nature in manifold witnessTo Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

2nd Stanza continued

Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see;

Chorus

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided–Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Chorus continued

Last Stanza

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,

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Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow–Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see;

Chorus

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided–Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Chorus continued

Invocation & Gloria Patri

Hymnal (inside front cover)

Glory be to the Father,and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen, Amen.

Responsive Scripture Reading

Acts 15:1-33

1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

2a When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them,

2b they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

7a And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them,

7b Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

22a Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas;

22b namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

23a And they wrote letters by them after this manner;

23b The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

24a Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying,

24b Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

Hymn 113

It Is Glory Just to Walk with Him

It is glory just to walk with Him whose blood has ransomed me,It is rapture for my soul each day;

1st Stanza

It is joy divine to feel Him nearwhere’er my path may be–Bless the Lord, it’s glory all the way!

1st Stanza continued

It is glory just to walk with Him,It is glory just to walk with Him;

Chorus

He will guide my steps aright Through the vale and o’er the height–It is glory just to walk with Him.

Chorus continued

2nd Stanza

It is glory when the shadowsfall to know that He is near,O what joy to simply trust and pray!

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It is glory to abide in Him when skies above are clear–Yes, with Him it’s glory all the way!

It is glory just to walk with Him,It is glory just to walk with Him;

Chorus

He will guide my steps aright Through the vale and o’er the height–It is glory just to walk with Him.

Chorus continued

Last Stanza

’Twill be glory when I walk with Him on heaven’s golden shore,Never from His side again to stray;

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’Twill be glory, wondrous glory with the Saviour evermore–Everlasting glory all the way!

It is glory just to walk with Him,It is glory just to walk with Him;

Chorus

He will guide my steps aright Through the vale and o’er the height–It is glory just to walk with Him.

Chorus continued

Collection of OfferingsDoxology & Prayer

Praise God,

from Whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him,

all creatures here below;

Praise Him above,

ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son,

and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Higher Ground

Hymn 116

I’m pressing on the upward way,New tests I’m facing every day;

1st Stanza

Still praying as I onward bound,“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

1st Stanza continued

Lord, lift me up, and let me standOn Christ the Rock and not on sand;

Chorus

A higher plane than I have found,Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

Chorus continued

I want to live above the world,Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;

2nd Stanza

For faith has caught the joyful sound,The song of saints on higher ground.

2nd Stanza continued

Lord, lift me up, and let me standOn Christ the Rock and not on sand;

Chorus

A higher plane than I have found,Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

Chorus continued

I want to scale the utmost height,And catch a gleam of glory bright;

Last Stanza

But still I’ll pray till heaven I’ve found,“Lord, lead me on to higher ground.”

Last Stanza continued

Lord, lift me up, and let me standOn Christ the Rock and not on sand;

Chorus

A higher plane than I have found,Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

Chorus continued

Children’s Sermon & Scripture Memorization

Christ’s Birth

Luke 2:11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Christ’s Birth

Luke _:__For unto you is ____ this day in the ___ of David a ______, which is _____ the ____.

Christ’s Birth

____ _:_____ ____ you is ____ this ___ in the ___ of _____ a ______, _____ is _____ the ____.

Pastoral Prayer

“A Righteous and Blameless People”

Luke 1:6

Trust and Obey

Hymn 323

When we walk with the Lord In the light of His Word,What a glory He sheds on our way!

1st Stanza

While we do His good will He abides with us still,And with all who will trust and obey.

1st Stanza continued

Trust and obey– For there’s no other wayTo be happy in Jesus But to trust and obey.

Chorus

Not a shadow can rise, Not a cloud in the skies,But His smile quickly drives it away;

2nd Stanza

Not a doubt nor a fear, Not a sigh nor a tear,Can abide while we trust and obey.

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Trust and obey– For there’s no other wayTo be happy in Jesus But to trust and obey.

Chorus

Not a burden we bear, Not a sorrow we share,But our toil He doth richly repay;

3rd Stanza

Not a grief nor a loss, Not a frown nor a cross,But is blest if we trust and obey.

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Trust and obey– For there’s no other wayTo be happy in Jesus But to trust and obey.

Chorus

But we never can prove The delights of His loveUntil all on the altar we lay,

4th Stanza

For the favour He shows, And the joy He bestows,Are for them who will trust and obey.

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Trust and obey– For there’s no other wayTo be happy in Jesus But to trust and obey.

Chorus

Then in fellowship sweet We will sit at His feet,Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;

Last Stanza

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What He says we will do, Where He sends we will go– Never fear,only trust and obey.

Trust and obey– For there’s no other wayTo be happy in Jesus But to trust and obey.

Chorus

Closing Prayer & Threefold Amen