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September 10, 2023

Bill Brandenstein
Vol. 28, No. 37
Minister of Music
Today at Grace Morning Worship Service — 9 and 11 am
8 am Concerto I: Allegro
Coffee and Donuts Stephen Sturz, Organ Prelude • Handel
(Chapel Plaza)
Call to Worship
9 and 11 am
Worship Services
Hymn 358 Ye Servants of God
Fellowship Groups Hymn 363 Every Promise of Your Word
Children’s Sunday School Congregation
Spanish Ministries
“I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord” Medley
After Morning Services String & Woodwinds Ensemble, Piano • Williams-Wesley/Rice
Welcome Center
Member Center
Scripture Reading & Prayer
Ministry Tables (Patio) Doxology
• Christmas in September Worship Choir • Vale-Patty/Sterling
• Fundamentals of the Faith
• Local Outreach Announcements & Offering
• Titus Two All to Bring You Glory
• Walk for Life Grace Chung • Freeman/Smith-Rice
Grace Books
Scholar’s Desk Hymn 1 Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Steeple House Coffee Congregation

1 pm
Russian-Speaking Outreach
Bible Study (CC230)
Neighborhood Outreach
(H221–222)
5 pm
Prayer Meeting (H114)
6 pm
Evening Service
Adventure Club
See back for building locations.
During the 11 am service,
interpreting in ASL is avail-
able in the Worship Center.
Foreign language live-
streams for the 11 am and
6 pm services are available
at gracechurch.org/live.
Message
“The Faithful Christian’s
Relationship to the Church”
John MacArthur • Selected Scriptures
Doxology Hymn
Hymn 318 Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God
Holy Spirit, from creation’s birth,
Giving life to all that God has made.
Show Your power once again on
earth;
Cause Your church to hunger for Your
ways. Let the fragrance of our prayers
arise;
Lead us on the road of
sacrifice, That in unity the
face of Christ
Will be clear for all the world to see.
Now Thank We All Our God
Bach • Organ Postlude

Evening Worship Service — 6 pm

Prelude
Songs of Praise
Michael Bohr

Announcements & Offering

Message
“Remembering the Grace of Yahweh”
Jay Lennington • Deuteronomy 1:1–4:43
Postlude
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I love Thy Church, O God!
them better understand His character,
Her walls before Thee stand,
His glory, and His love for them.
Dear as the apple of Thine Pastor John counsels all who want
eye, And graven on Thy hand. more love for Christ to pursue Him
The Church’s one foundation by making Christ their focus each
Is Jesus Christ her Lord; day, in every activity, in every
interaction, and in every thought.
She is His new creation
By Spirit and the Word:
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Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heav’nly ways,
Her sweet communion, solemn
vows, Her hymns of love and praise. CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Music Aaron Williams (1770) and Samuel S. Wesley (1864);

arranged by Mark Rice (2009). Sunday School
9 and 11 am
TODAY John Baptizes Jesus
Matthew 3:13–17
Main Idea: Jesus was sent by the
Grace Global Father to provide salvation to
Join us for a time of missionary updates and STM those who would believe.
reports, featuring missionaries Carlan & Michelle Application: Learn what it means
Wendler, Santiago Armel, and Michael Dennis. A to please God the Father.
light lunch will be available for $5, while supplies Song: The Solid Rock (Hymn 381)
last. Review: What happened after Jesus
came out of the water?
Today, 12:45 pm, Tower Basement
Next Week: Luke 4:1–13

New Here? Adventure Club

• The Welcome Center hosts a reception for
6 pm
visitors following each Sunday morning
service. Lesson 1: God Specially Created
Mankind
• The Member Center has information about Memory Verse: Genesis 1:26
membership and baptism.
• The Prayer Room, adjacent to the Worship For Sunday School and
Center, is staffed with counselors ready to Adventure Club room locations,
visit Children’s Check-in.
offer pastoral care.
gracechurch.org/childrens
See back for locations.
FEATURE

Investing in the
Next Generation
of the Church
Y
oung people born between “the loneliest generation.”
1997 and 2012 (currently 9 to
24 years old), have been
nicknamed
Generation Z. One author calls them
iGen because they have come of age
in the era of the iPhone. Ubiquitous
access to so much technology has
shaped them dramatically, moving
most of their social interaction online,
primar- ily through social media
platforms such as Facebook,
Instagram, and TikTok.
This has not been a healthy reality
for young people. The lack of in-
person interaction and the problems
of com- parison that social media
exacerbates have created
extraordinary amounts of anxiety,
depression, and isolation.
For that reason, they have been called
 As older members of the “loneliest
generation” go to college this year,
leaving home for the first time and
starting to make decisions that will
affect the rest of their lives, they
desperately need two things: Jesus
Christ and His body, the church. If they
are redeemed by Christ, they are never
alone. The Savior is always with them,
infusing their lives with meaning no
human relation- ship can. And He is,
right now, in heaven, preparing a
home for His children where they will
one day live with Him. Until then, they
have His body to point them to
Scripture and away from the world’s
lies, surround them with meaningful
relation- ships, and show them how to
follow Christ in every avenue of life.
This fall, our church has the
privilege of ministering to hundreds of
Gen Zers through our college ministry,
Crossroads. Through several Grace on
Campus Bible studies and home
studies, we integrate these young
people into the body of Christ at Grace
Church. As they connect with each
other through Crossroads,
they forge relationships that provide
far more than an antidote to the
loneliness that plagues their
generation. They pray
 students can learn to see beyond
themselves, to understand that this

for each other, encourage one another

to press on in their love of Christ, and
strengthen one another as they go into
often hostile campus environments
where the truth is not welcomed. In
other words, Crossroads provides the
context for students to practice all the
biblical “one anothers” within the
church.
Beyond the blessings of these
peer-to-peer relationships,
Crossroads also provides unique
opportunities for discipleship. The
staff are there for the students. They
understand that the
college years are pivotal and that
many a young person’s spiritual course
will be set by the time he or she leaves
college. The staff are there to help, to
encourage, to teach, and to disciple
college stu- dents as they go through
these wonder- ful, formative, and often
uncertain years.
Finally, Crossroads provides
countless service opportunities so that
world is not about them. Whether it’s
reaching out to a lonely peer or volun-
teering at Shepherds Conference,
the college years are a wonderful time to
serve. Not yet tethered to a family or
career, these young people can devote
themselves to the service of the church.
Crossroads provides the framework for
many of those service opportunities.
Of course, all of us have a role to
play in the lives of the college students
who attend Grace Church. We can
pray for them, especially those making
life-changing decisions and those
navigating life on a campus hostile to the
gospel. And we can encourage those we
meet, telling them of what Christ did for
each of us in our college years and how
He can use them for His glory.
So thank you, Grace Church, for
what you already do, and will continue to
do, in ministering to college students
and investing in the next generation of
the church.
—
gracechurch.org/crossroads
GRACE AROUND THE WORLD
Pray for Our Missionaries
Pray for our missionaries as
they endeavor to make disciples
of all nations, to the glory of
God
gracechurch.org/outreach
Faith Promise
Last week you generously gave
$14,969. Thank you for your
ongoing support of our missionaries.
LOCAL OUTREACH SPOTLIGHT
Russian-Speaking
Outreach Bible
Study
If you speak or understand
Russian, know someone who does,
or have a heart to see Russian-
speaking
people saved, please visit one of
our Sunday afternoon meetings.
Join
us as we pray about how to reach
the Russian-speaking community in
Los Angeles with the gospel of
Jesus Christ.
Today, 1 pm, CC230
Upcoming at Grace
9/14 Elders Meeting
9/15–9/16 Conferencia Expositores
9/17 Communion
Membership Sunday
Blood Drive
10/15 Symphony of Psalms Event
10/28 Family Fair
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HIGHLIGHTS
Upcoming in Women’s Ministry
Joint Heirs Ladies TEA with Anne Bradley
teaching on Genesis 9:11–17.
Tomorrow, September 11, 6:45 pm, T270
Titus Two, focused on the topic, “Looking
to Jesus’ Love through the Life of
Susannah Spurgeon.”
September 12, 7 pm
For locations, email titus2@gracechurch.org
Sojourner’s Women’s Fellowship, featuring
a time of getting to know the various
leaders of our ministry.
Thursday, September 21, 9:30 am, T270
Membership Classes
If you’re interested in becoming part of our
church family, all three membership classes
will be offered on Sunday, September 17
between morning and evening services. For
more information on the membership
process, visit the Member Center any Sunday
after either morning service.
September 17, 1–4 pm
Family Fair
Families are invited to enjoy an afternoon
of games, bounce houses, food,
fellowship, and more on Saturday, October
28 from
12 to 4 pm. Game tickets and lunch will
be available for purchase.
Volunteers Needed
If you are a member and would like to volun-
teer, sign up at gracechurch.org/children.
A volunteer meeting will take place on
Sunday, October 15 at 1 pm in T270.
 Congratulations,
John & Patrici
on 60 years of marriage!
God has used your faithful example as a great blessing to
Thank you for your leadership, wisdom, and care.
With great love and appreciation from your church family

Premarital &
Parent Dedication
Marriage Seminar
This is a time when parents commit to
A prerequisite for engaged couples desiring
raising their children according to the
to get married at Grace Church, this seminar
principles
is also helpful for those who are purposefully
of God’s Word. Parents who are members
dating, as well as married couples interested
of Grace Church and whose babies are
in God’s plan for a successful marriage.
24 months of age or younger may sign
Part 1 up. Sign-ups close on September 24 or
Friday, September 22, 7–9 pm & when capacity is met.
Saturday, September 23, 9:30 am–12:30 pm Sunday, October 1, during the evening service
Part 2 Sign up: childrens@gracechurch.org
Friday, October 20, 7–9 pm &
Saturday, October 21, 9:30 am–12:30 pm
Grace to You
Cost
Radio: The Gospel According to Jesus
$35 per couple for church members
KKLA 99.5FM LA / M–F 6:30 am & 7:30 pm
and TMS/TMU students; $65 per couple KDAR 98.3FM Oxnard-Ventura / M–F 2 & 10 am; Sun 2 am
for non-members. KABC 790AM LA / Sat 7:30 am

Register: gracechurch.org/premarital, TV: “Understanding the Day of the Lord, Part

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Ministries
Anchored T360 180 (High School) Children’s Ministry
Pastors: Carl Hargrove, T70 (Tower Basement) For room locations, visit
For a complete list of Bill Shannon Pastor: Isaías Muñoz Children’s Check-in.
Sunday and midweek Pastor: Jay Lennington
Cornerstone T370 Commissioned T270
ministries, including
Pastors: Nathan Pastors: Rodney
those for men, women, Developmentally
Busenitz, Mark Andersen, Brad
and specific age Disabled CC130E
Tatlock, Harry Walls Klassen
groups, visit Pastor: Rick McLean
gracechurch.org/ GraceLife Crossroads
ministries. Family Center (College & Young Spanish Adult Sunday
Pastors: Phil Johnson, Adult) Family Center School
Mike Riccardi Pastor: Austin TMS Library (East)
Duncan Pastors: Luis Contreras,
Steadfast T270
Josiah Grauman
Pastor: Brian Joint Heirs T360
Biedebach Pastors: Tom Patton, Spanish Worship
John Street Services Chapel
Xchange (Jr. High)
T70 (Tower Basement) Sojourners T370 Pastors: Luis Contreras,
Pastor: Jay Lennington Pastors: Abner Chou, Josiah Grauman
Joe Zhakevich

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