O Worship the King - R. Grant

O worship the King all-glorious above,

O gratefully sing his power and his love:

Our shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,

Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

M:  Lift up your hearts! 

C:  We lift them up to the Lord! 

Holy, Holy, Holy - R. Heber

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;

Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. 

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. 

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy *catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

*catholic= The Christian church of all times & places

OT Reading: Psalm 119:17-24, p. 480 

Westminster Shorter Catechism (#2)

Minister: What rule has God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?

People: The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him.

Unison: O most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who pardons all the truly repentant that turn to You: we humbly confess our sins and implore Your mercy. We have not loved You with a pure heart fervently; neither have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, according to Your loving kindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out our iniquity. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Amen.

Minister: Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Amen.

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How Great Thou Art - C. Boberg

Then sings my soul my Savior God, to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul my Savior God, to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Minister: The peace of the Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Saturday Morning Prayer @8AM
Sunday Worship @10AM

M'Cheyne Reading Plan 2025

Our church has started the M'Cheyne Reading plan on January 1st! Read through the Bible in one year with us on the Bible app!

Gravitas Men's Retreat 2025 

The men of CGS will be having their annual retreat on January 17th-18th, 2025. Location will be at church and Dr. David Filson will be coming to deliver the Word on the theme, "The Church of the Living God" from 1 Timothy 3:15. Price is $115. Please register here: cgsnj.org/gravitasretreat2025

Apologetics Seminar with Dr. David Filson

"Can you prove the existence of God?" "How do we know the Christian God is the true god?" Find out how to answer these questions at our apologetics seminar with Dr. David Filson on January 19th, at 12:15 PM. Please join us after fellowship!  

Smaller Groups

Smaller groups and family groups are off for a month starting from the week of December 15th and will resume on Sunday, January 26th, 2025. Contact Pastor Paul with any questions.

CGS Podcast

Good morning! Check out the newest episode of our CGS Podcast, "Dear Church Gathered & Scattered” tomorrow. Tune in tomorrow to find out! Our podcast is available on the Apple Podcast, Spotify, and our CGS App with new episodes every Monday, with video podcasts available now on Spotify and CGS App. Contact Samuel Yang with any questions FOR or ABOUT the podcast!

CGS Children's Ministry

For children 2.5 years-5th grade we have an optional nursery/Sunday School available during the sermon portion of our Sunday service. Our goal is to teach our children the Word and to prepare them for congregational worship as soon as they are able. *For children of nursery age (2.5-4 years old) please contact Sam Yang for the onboarding process. 

Fellowship

Sign up to provide food for the church after service as an individual, a family, a SG, etc. for Sundays at cgsnj.org/fellowship or on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board by the entrance to the sanctuary. Any questions, please contact Grace Yang.

CGS Young & Gathered

Our 6th-12th graders meet every Friday 7 PM-9 PM to discuss the Sunday sermon followed by a time of games! Our desire is to grow in maturity as Christians through the study of the Word and to have a time of fellowship together as the youth of our church. If you are a student in middle school or high school, please join us this Friday! Contact Samuel Yang for more info.

Saturday Morning Prayer

Join us @8AM at church on Saturdays for our weekly morning prayer.