Welcome to the Lord’s day worship service at Grace Church.

We are truly blessed to be here this morning as we open God’s Word together, sing His praises,

and enjoy a time of fellowship in His presence.

Be sure to take advantage of the many fellowship and ministry

opportunities available to our church family today and

throughout the week.

John MacArthurPASTOR-TEACHER

Clayton Erb / Minister of Music

Vol. 21 No. 38

September 17, 2017

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Orchestral Suite No. 1: Movements 5, 2 • Bach • Stephen Sturz, Organist

Hymn 1 Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above • CongregationHymn 2 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child • Trad./Russ Jubilant Sykes, Christopher Parkening

Hymn to the Trinity • Giardini/Thompson • Worship Choir

Hymn 328 Praise Ye the Triune God • Congregation

JOHN MACARTHUR PREACHING

Doxology Hymn • Congregation

Orchestral Suite No. 1: Movement 8 • Bach • Organ Postlude

6:00 pmPraise to the Lord, the Almighty • Instrumental Prelude

Songs of Praise • Congregation

Baptism • Tom Patton

Hymn 97 We Will Glorify • Offertory

JOHN MACARTHUR PREACHING

Postlude

* Interpreting for the deaf is provided during the 10:30 a.m. service. Arabic and Korean translation for the 10:30 a.m. service is available at gracechurch.org/live. A limited number of headsets are available at the front desk for simultaneous translation.

Anthem

To maintain a worshipful atmosphere in the services, please do not applaud after musical numbers.

Hymn to the TrinityCome, Thou almighty King, Help us Thy name to sing, Help us to praise! Father all glorious, o’er all victorious, Come and reign over us, [Ancient of Days.]

Come, Thou incarnate Word, gird on Thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend; Come and Thy people bless, And give Thy Word success; Spirit of holiness, On us descend.

Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear; Thou who almighty art, Now rule in ev’ry heart, Spirit, mighty Spirit, come.

Come, Thou almighty King, Help us Thy name to sing, Help us to praise, Father ever glorious, Come and reign over us, O Father all glorious.

To Thee, great One in Three, Eternal praises be Hence, evermore; Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, Holy, holy, holy Lord. Come, Thou almighty King. Amen!

Words from Harmonia Anglicana (1743); music by Felice de Giardini (1769)

Doxology Hymn

Hymn 408 My Faith Looks Up to TheeMy faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine! Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away, O let me from this day Be wholly Thine!

May Thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire; As Thou hast died for me, O may my love to Thee Pure, warm and changeless be A living fire!

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RADIO gty.org/radioSeven Steps to Spiritual Maturity • KKLA 99.5 FM LOS ANGELES M–F 6:30 am & 7:30 pm • KDAR 98.3 FM OXNARD•VENTURA M–F 2:00 & 10:00 am; Sun 2:00 am

TELEVISION gty.org/television“The Lord’s Greatest Prayer, Part 1” • NRBTV CHANNEL 378 ON DIRECTV Sunday 6:30 pm

ONLINE gty.org • John MacArthur’s sermons: audio, video, and transcripts • Resource library: blog, devotionals, articles, Q&As, and more • Mobile apps: “The Study Bible” and “Grace to You Sermons”

Grace to You

• Christmas in September• Fundamentals of the Faith• Local Outreach

On the Patio

• Adventure Club• Spanish Ministry (by the Chapel)

• Walk for Life

THE WELCOME CENTER hosts a reception for visitors following each Sunday-morning service. Enjoy refreshments and find helpful people with answers to any questions you have about our church. You’ll also receive one of Pastor MacArthur’s books as a thank you for being with us today.

THE MEMBER CENTER has information about membership and baptism. It is located on the north side of the Heritage Building, across from the Welcome Center.

Today’s Membership Class 103 • 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. • T375

THE PRAYER ROOM is staffed with counselors, ready to offer pastoral care. It is open after every service, and is adjacent to the Worship Center.

Campus Ministries On GraceWalk

Generations of Grace Children’s Sunday SchoolThe following lesson was taught today in Sunday School (Preschool through Juniors)

Bookstore

The Bookstore is open after each service and during the week. It is located on the south side of the Worship Center.

HIGHLIGHT

THE ART OF TURNING

by Kevin DeYoung

“Kevin DeYoung engagingly explains what the conscience is, how to have a clear one, and why it matters.”

—Andy Naselli

Available today only for 20% off retail price

John Baptizes JesusMatthew 3:13–17Jesus was sent by the Father to provide salvation to those who would believe.

“The Solid Rock” (Hymns of Grace No. 381)

What happened after Jesus came out of the water?

By learning what it means to please God the Father.

As a family, read Matthew 3:13–17.

Luke 4:1–13

MESSAGE

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FEATURED HYMN

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THIS WEEK

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Adapted from the Generations of Grace Family Devotional, available at the bookstore.

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a man-centered ministry where glorifying God is an afterthought.

Here at Grace Church, our high view of God is displayed in our preaching. It fills the content of our music, and influences the substance of our programs. It is the motivation and focus of our outreach. As A.W. Tozer said, “Always the most revealing thing about the Church is her idea of God.”

If you are interested in being part of a church that holds a high view of God and His Word, we invite you to visit the Member Center after any Sunday service. Come let us exalt our great God together!

A High View of God Membership Ministry

view of God because we know who He is. Our God is holy (Isaiah 6:3, 43:15); our God is righteous (Psalm 71:19; Deuteronomy 32:4); our God is just (Psalm 97:8, Romans 12:19). He is the One who defines good and bad, right and wrong, and man’s purpose in the world (Isaiah 43:7). As believers, this high view of God compels us to be more like Christ, and drives us to pursue holiness and sanctification in our lives.

A high view of God is imperative because without it, we fall easily into a toleration of sin. When we don’t exalt God in our worship, we jeopardize the purity of the church and dim the light God designed His body to be in the world; we unconsciously replace God with man as the focus and reason to gather on the Lord’s Day. A church with a low view of God eventually becomes

Whether this is your first Sunday or you have been part of our church family for years, our hope is that you would know what distinguishes us as a church. It isn’t the relationships we enjoy with our brothers and sisters in Christ, and it isn’t the variety of fellowship groups that meet on Sunday mornings. It’s not even our beautiful campus. Although all of these are wonderful blessings that enhance our ministry, they are not what define our purpose or calling. Ultimately, it is God’s truth that informs everything we do at Grace Church. In every pulpit, classroom, and small group, God’s Word is exalted here.

Last month we welcomed more than 100 new members who each completed a survey of the biblical realities that form our church’s foundation. One of the most crucial of those realities is that we have a high

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Natalie GigenaGloria GonzalezEspie GrayJoanna GrotheTommy GwinnGracie GwinnRachel HarperKelly HartmanPeggy HartmanBret & Kayla HastingsMichael HiblePeter HickmanJustin & Tia HornbakerJaime IgnacioHermelinda Ignacio-VasquezAbby LagunaJonathan & Elizabeth LarevaNathan & Molly Anne MalinickRachelle MallariLeah ManiquizIsabel ManjarresDiego & Holly MartinezAlex MasimFredy & Belen MendozaDean MieraDaniel MonroeMadelyn MosesSandra NavarroWhitney Neely

Dat NguyenMatthew PalareDavid ParkJeremy & Jenelle PetersRuan PienaarPaul Pitts IIIJane PuertoAlan & Shasta QuinonesArtemio & Cassie QuinteroAlec RiceTimothy SamsonAustin & Grace San LuisKaty SchultzYong & Xiaowei ShanSol SoebiantaYolanda TolentinoGus TouchstoneDamian TrujilloDenise Van SomerenEder VelasquezJasmin VictaDeborah VictaGarrett & Katherine WagnerDavid WebbClaudia WhitfieldChanel WoodsEvan YangChris YarzabSharon Yeou

Emily AnastasiJuan & Silvia AndalonIan AndersenLane AndersonCherif ArifJoshua ArnoldGabrielle ArnoneVanesa BarrillasJoseph & Deanna BaughFederico & Joana BautistaKevin & Catherine BellBrian BriscoeTawna BrownRichard BuckelewJulia BudiharsoKristine ChienAndrea ClineDonavan ColwellTravis CoppinMary Ann De FranciaKyle DeguzmanCraig & Carla DeSpainGreg & Laile DeWeeseLyndrea DobbinsLisa DormanTori EliasonAgustin EstelaPat FoggGilbert Garnas

New MembersThe following new members received the Right Hand of Fellowship in AUGUST.

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RegistrationFor those who have not registered and received their kid’s bag, please stop by the patio tables this morning after either service to register your child.

Additional Check-in LocationsDue to the large number of children attending Adventure Club on Sunday evenings, we have opened two additional check-in locations; there are now kiosks located in the Welcome Center and on the second floor of the Tower building, in the T260s.

Drop-off LocationsTo make it more convenient for our families, drop-offs are centralized in the following locations…

• Family Center (Grades 4–6)• Chapel (Grades 1–3)• T270s (Ages 3–5)

Walk for LifeSupporting the Open Arms Pregnancy ClinicSaturday, October 14 • 8:30–Noon • Lifehouse Church, Northridge

Stop the table on GraceWalk this morning to register and pick up a sponsor pledge form.

For more information about the Walk for Life and other ways to serve the Open Arms Pregnancy Clinic, visit WithOpenArms.org/events.

Faith PromiseLast week you generously gave $10,143. Thank you for your ongoing support of our missionaries and their ministries around the world.

The fall semester has started!

All women are invited to join us on Wednesdays as we study the book of James.

Register online at gracechurch.org/women.

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Elders MeetingThursday, September 21 • 7:00 p.m. • CC230s

Open to our church family

Job OpportunitiesAssistant to the Registrar. The Master’s University is looking for an individual to manage and coordinate daily operations of the Registrar’s Office. This includes working with registrations, transcripts, deferments, enrollment and degree verifications, and graduation clearance. Maintains student academic records, adheres to university policies and procedures and state and federal regulations. Position requires strong customer service skills and collaborative skills. Email humanresources@masters.edu.

Mail Room Clerk. Grace Church has a part-time opening (12–15 hours/week; 2.5–3 hours/day) for a Mail Room Clerk. The successful candidate must have excellent communication, multi-tasking, and organizational skills, as well as a valid driver’s license. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a continual basis and be able to walk up and down stairs. Applicants for employment must be, if employed, biblically qualified as a deacon or deaconess and a member of Grace Church. For more information or to request an application, contact the office of Human Resources at HR@gracechurch.org or 818-909-5672.

Nursery Workers. Grace Church has several part-time openings (10–15 hours/week) for nursery workers. Hours are primarily Sundays and Wednesdays. Must be able to exhibit love to parents, children, and staff, and desire to serve with humility, patience, and joy. Prior work experience in childcare preferred, and must be able to pass a background check. Applicants for employment must be, if employed, biblically qualified as a deacon or deaconess and a member of Grace Church. For more information or to request an application, contact the office of Human Resources at HR@gracechurch.org or 818-909-5672.

Alzheimer’s-Dementia MinistrySaturday, September 23 • 9:00 a.m. • CC130s

Families touched by dementia are invited to meet monthly for spiritual encouragement, helpful shepherding, and warm fellowship over a light breakfast. Loved ones with dementia are welcome. If you are bringing your loved one, please call Pastor Rick McLean 818-909-5519.

Russian Outreach Bible StudySeptember 24 • 12:30–2:30 p.m. • H221–222

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 on the fourth Sunday of each month as we pray about how to reach the Russian community in Los Angeles with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Worship Choir OpportunityThe Worship Choir is in need of sopranos, tenors, and basses who can read music. If you’re interested in serving the Lord and His congregation in this way, please call 818-909-5678 or email music@gracechurch.org.

One with Christ Monday, September 18 • 9:30 a.m. • CC130Bible study primarily for women who have lost their husbands through death or divorce.

Sojourners Women’s FellowshipThursday, September 21 • 9:30–11:30 a.m. • T270s • Speaker: Mary Jane Northrup

Childcare for children pre-K and younger by reservation. All women are welcome. Call 818-887-9717 for more information.

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The Guild (Single adults)T361Pastor: Don Carr

Monday Morning Prayer GroupWelcome Center

8:30 a.m.Children’s Sunday SchoolVisit the Welcome Centerfor room locations. Pastor: Ace Davis

Cornerstone(All ages) T371Pastors: Nathan Busenitz, Mark Tatlock, Harry Walls

Doulos (Singles & young families) T361Pastor: Carl Hargrove

FaithBuilders (All ages) T261Pastor: Bill Shannon

GraceLife (All ages)Family CenterPastors: Phil Johnson,Mike Riccardi

Junior High (Grades 7–8)T73 (Basement)Pastor: Jay Lennington

Developmentally DisabledCC130EPastor: Rick McLean

Spanish Adult Sunday School H221-222 Teachers: Josiah Grauman, José Soria

Spanish Worship ServiceChapelPastors: Henry Tolopilo,Michael Mahoney

10:30 a.m.Children’s Sunday SchoolSpecial needs class availableVisit the Welcome Centerfor room locations. Pastor: Ace Davis

Crossroads(College & young adults)Family CenterPastor: Austin Duncan

High School (Grades 9–12)T73 (Basement)Pastor: Josh Petras

Joint Heirs (All ages) T261Pastors: Tom Patton, John Street

Mainstream (All ages) T361Pastors: Rich Gregory, Carlos Chung

Developmentally DisabledCC130EPastor: Rick McLean

Sojourners (All ages) T371Pastor: William Varner

Spanish Adult Sunday School H221–222Teachers: Rubén Pidal, David González

Spanish Worship ServiceChapelPastors: Henry Tolopilo,Michael Mahoney

5:00 p.m.Sunday Night Prayer GroupT385

6:00 p.m.Adventure ClubFamily Center (Grades 4–6)Chapel (Grades 1–3)T270s (Ages 3–5)

5:00 p.m.Neighborhood OutreachH223–224

Visit our website at

MINISTRY DIRECTORY

Administration818-909-5500

Children818-909-5631

Logos Institute818-909-5500

Membership818-909-5644

Men818-909-5537

Outreach818-909-5700

Pastoral Care & Counseling818-909-5537

Prayer818-909-5519

Spanish818-909-5722

Special Ministries818-909-5519

Student818-909-5593

Women818-909-5521

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Fridays 7:30 p.m.

Mondays 9:00 a.m.

Building Abbreviation KeyT = Tower H = Heritage CC = Children’s Center

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