August 23rd, 2026
Call to Worship
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you.
For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover him with favor as with a shield.
Psalm 5:11-12
God is good
All the Time
All the time
God is good
Welcome & Announcements
- Elder/Deacon Nom
Confession and Pardon
-Invitation
-Unison Confession:
Let us confess our sin before God and one another.
My Lord Jesus Christ,
you are indeed the only Shepherd,
and I, sorry to say, am the lost and straying sheep.
I am anxious and afraid.
Gladly would I be devout
and cling to you, my gracious God,
and so have peace in my heart.
I learn that you are more anxious for me than I am for you.
I am eager to know how I can come to you for help.
Anxiously you desire above all else
to bring me back to yourself again.
Then come to me.
Seek and find me.
Help me also to come to you
and praise and honor you forever. Amen.
-Silent prayer
-Assurance of Pardon:
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Col. 2:6-8
I declare to you who trust in Jesus, you are forgiven and free!
Songs of Praise
We Gather Together #363
Lord You Are Good
Greeting Time
Pastoral Prayer followed by the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
-Matthew 6:9-13
Song of Praise
Be thou My Vision #642
Receiving God’s Word
Message: The Church as a Koinonia
Scripture: Philippians 1:3-11
Rev. Joe Kim
-Prayer
Offering
-Invitation
-Offertory
-Doxology
-Prayer for Gifts
Communion
-Invitation to the Table
-Prayer of Consecration
-Jesus’ Words at the Table
-Receiving the Elements
-Prayer
Affirmation of Faith
Essential of the EPC
Q. What is the second essential in the EPC?
- A. The Second essential is “ Jesus Christ, the living Word, became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He who is true God became true man united in one Person forever. He died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. On the third day He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He now is our High Priest and Mediator."
Closing Hymn
Go Forth for God