WELCOME TO NOCBC
Working together to extend God’s kingdom (Isaiah 54:2).
July 10, 2022
Jesus Strong and Kind, Everlasting God
Jesus said that if I thirst�I should come to Him�No one else can satisfy�I should come to Him
Jesus said if I am weak�I should come to Him�No one else can be my
strength�I should come to Him
For the Lord is good and
faithful�He will keep us day and night�We can always run to Jesus�Jesus strong and kind
Jesus said that if I fear�I should come to Him�No one else can be my shield�I should come to Him
Jesus said if I am lost�He will come to me�And He showed me on that
cross�He will come to me
For the Lord is good and
faithful�He will keep us day and night�We can always run to Jesus�Jesus strong and kind
For the Lord is good and
faithful�He will keep us day and night�We can always run to Jesus�Jesus strong and kind
Jesus strong and kind
Strength will rise as we
Wait upon the Lord�We will wait upon the Lord�We will wait upon the Lord
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Our God
You reign forever�Our hope
Our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God�The everlasting God�You do not faint�You won’t grow weary
Strength will rise as we
Wait upon the Lord�We will wait upon the Lord�We will wait upon the Lord
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Our God
You reign forever�Our hope
Our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God�The everlasting God�You do not faint�You won’t grow weary
You’re the defender of the
weak�You comfort those in need�You lift us up on wings like
eagles
Our God
You reign forever�Our hope
Our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God�The everlasting God�You do not faint�You won’t grow weary
You’re the defender of the
weak�You comfort those in need�You lift us up on wings like
eagles
Welcome
We’re glad you’re here!
Pastor Search Committee Announcment
Special Members Meeting:
July 24 12:30 p.m.
經聘牧委員會和執事會的一致推薦和提名，教會將於7月24日（下午12:30）召開特別會員大會，由會眾正式投票贊同王晉江牧師任命為本教會的主任牧師。
On the unanimous recommendation and nomination of the Pastor Search Committee and the Deacon Board, there will be a special Members’ Meeting on July 24 (12:30 pm) for the congregation to formally vote to approve the appointment of Rev Wang, Jinjiang as the Senior Pastor.
Sunday Morning
Small Group
Friday Night Fellowship
Worship through giving
Prayer
Speak O Lord as we come to You�To receive the food
Of Your holy word�Take Your truth, plant it deep in us�Shape and fashion us
In Your likeness
That the light of Christ
Might be seen today�In our acts of love
And our deeds of faith�Speak O Lord and fulfill in us�All Your purposes for Your glory
Teach us Lord full obedience�Holy reverence, true humility�Test our thoughts and our attitudes�In the radiance of Your purity
Cause our faith to rise�Cause our eyes to see�Your majestic love and authority�Words of power that can never fail�Let their truth prevail over unbelief
Speak O Lord and renew our minds�Help us grasp the heights
Of Your plans for us�Truths unchanged
From the dawn of time�That will echo down
Through eternity
And by grace we’ll stand
On Your promises�And by faith we’ll walk
As You walk with us�Speak O Lord till Your church is built�And the earth is filled with Your glory
SERMON
The Grave Sin of Favoritism
James 2:1–13
The Grave Sin of Favoritism
James 2:1–13
1 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
James 2:1–13
2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.
James 2:1–13
3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
The Grave Sin of Favoritism
James 2:1–13
5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
James 2:1–13
6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
James 2:1–13
8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.
The Grave Sin of Favoritism
James 2:1–13
12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948)
I hear the Savior say�Thy strength indeed is small�Child of weakness
Watch and pray�Find in Me thine all in all
Jesus paid it all�All to Him I owe�Sin had left a
crimson stain�He washed it
white as snow
Lord now indeed I find�Thy power and Thine alone�Can change the leper’s
spots�And melt the heart of stone
Jesus paid it all�All to Him I owe�Sin had left a
crimson stain�He washed it
white as snow
For nothing good have I�Whereby Thy grace to claim�I’ll wash my garments white�In the blood of Calvary’s
Lamb
Jesus paid it all�All to Him I owe�Sin had left a
crimson stain�He washed it
white as snow
And when before the throne�I stand in Him complete�Jesus died my soul to save�My lips shall still repeat
Jesus paid it all�All to Him I owe�Sin had left a
crimson stain�He washed it
white as snow
Closing Prayer
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