03/12/2008 - As He was Convicted for the Truth

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Date: March 12, 2008
Theme: "As He was Convicted for the Truth"

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP:

Hymns:
TLH 145
WS 72
TLH 552 st. 1,7-8

Scripture Readings:
Passion Reading

Sermon Theme:
"As He was Convicted for the Truth"

Luke 22:66-23:3
66 As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, 67 "If You are the Christ, tell us." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will by no means believe. 68 And if I also ask you, you will by no means answer Me or let Me go. 69 Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God." 70 Then they all said, "Are You then the Son of God?" So He said to them, "You rightly say that I am." 71 And they said, "What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth." 1 Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King." 3 Then Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered him and said, "It is as you say."

03/09/2008 - From Groaning to Glory

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Date: March 9, 2008
Theme: "From Groaning to Glory"
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 153: Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
TLH 651: Be Still, My Soul
WS 785: Children of the Heavenly Father
TLH 151, st1 & 7: Christ, the Life of All the Living

Scripture Readings:
John 11:17-27, 38-45
Harmony of the Passion

Sermon Theme:
"From Groaning to Glory"

Romans 8:16-22
(16) The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, (17) and if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. (18) For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (19) For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. (20) For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; (21) because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. (22) For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. (NKJVTM)

03/05/2008 - As He was Led Out for Execution

Date: March 5, 2008
Theme: "As He was Led Out for Execution"

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP:

Hymns:
TLH 158
TLH 171 st. 1, 9-12
TLH 555

Scripture Readings:
Passion Reading

Sermon Theme:
"As He was Led Out for Execution"

Luke 23:26-32
26 Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. 27 And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!' 30 Then they will begin 'to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"' 31 For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?" 32 There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.

03/02/2008 - THE HEALING OF GENUINE REPENTANCE

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Date: March 2, 2008
Theme: THE HEALING OF GENUINE REPENTANCE
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 15 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 166: Savior, When in Dust to Thee
TLH 390: Drawn to the Cross
TLH 144: Jesus, Grant that Balm and Healing
TLH 376, st 1 & 4: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me

Scripture Readings:
Romans 8:1-10
Harmony of the Passion

Sermon Theme:
THE HEALING OF GENUINE REPENTANCE
1. IT IS A HEALING ACCOMPLISHED BY GOD
2. IT IS A HEALING THAT IS COMPLETE

Hosea 5:15-6:
(5:15) "I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me." (6:1) Come, and let us return to the LORD; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. (2) After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. (3) Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth. (NKJVTM)

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02/27/2008 - As He was Arrested for the People

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Date: February 27, 2008
Theme: "As He was Arrested for the People"
(Mr. Paul Voss, Former Pastor and Member at Berea Lutheran Church)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP:

Hymns:
TLH 143 st. 1-5
TLH 154
TLH 554 st. 3-6

Scripture Readings:
Passion Reading

Sermon Theme:
"As He was Arrested for the People"

John 18:12-16
12 Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him. 13 And they led Him away to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest that year. 14 Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. 16 But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in.

02/24/2008 - See the Works of God

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Date: February 24, 2008
Theme: "See the Works of God"
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin
Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 284: Father of Mercies, in Thy Word
TLH 347, st 1-2, 5-6: Jesus, Priceless Treasure
WS 777: Amazing Grace
TLH 45: Now, the Hour of Worship O'er

Scripture Readings:
Romans 5:8-14
Harmony of the Passion

Sermon Theme:
"See the Works of God"

John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39
(1) Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. (2) And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" (3) Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. (4) "I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. (5) "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." (6) When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. (7) And He said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. ? (13) They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees. (14) Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. (15) Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." (16) Therefore some of the Pharisees said, "This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them. (17) They said to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet." ? (34) They answered and said to him, "You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?" And they cast him out. (35) Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?" (36) He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?" (37) And Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you." (38) Then he said, "Lord, I believe!" And he worshiped Him. (39) And Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind." (NKJVTM)

02/20/2008 - As He Taught the People

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Date: February 20, 2008
Theme: "As He Taught the People"
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP:

Hymns:
TLH 155
TLH 151 st. 1-3, 7
WS 796

Scripture Readings:
Passion Reading

Sermon Theme:
"As He Taught the People"

Mark 11:27-33
27 Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him. 28 And they said to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?" 29 But Jesus answered and said to them, "I also will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: 30 The baptism of John-was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me." 31 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?' 32 But if we say, 'From men'"-they feared the people, for all counted John to have been a prophet indeed. 33 So they answered and said to Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus answered and said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

02/17/2008 - Living Water that Does the Job

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Date: February 17, 2008
Theme: "Living Water that Does the Job"
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 9: O Day of Rest and Gladness
TLH 278: Delay Not, Delay Not, O Sinner, Draw Near
TLH 149: Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain
TLH 50: Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing

Scripture Readings:
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
Harmony of the Passion

Sermon Theme:
"Living Water that Does the Job"

John 4:5-26
(5) So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. (6) Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. (7) A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink." (8) For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. (9)Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, "How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.(10) Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (11) The woman said to Him, "Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? (12) "Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?" (13) Jesus answered and said to her, "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, (14) "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." (15) The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw." (16)Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here." (17) The woman answered and said, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You have well said, 'I have no husband,' (18) "for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly." (19) The woman said to Him, "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. (20) "Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship." (21) Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. (22) "You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. (23) "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.(24) "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." (25) The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He will tell us all things." (26) Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am He." (NKJVTM)

02/13/2008 - As He Was Resolved to Die

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Date: February 13, 2008
Theme: "As He Was Resolved to Die"
(Pastor David Schierenbeck - Berea Lutheran; Inver Grove Heights, MN)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP:

Hymns:
TLH 149
TLH 142 st. 1-3
TLH 410

Scripture Readings:
Passion Reading

Sermon Theme:
"As He Was Resolved to Die"

Mark 10:32-34
32 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that would happen to Him: 33 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; 34 and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again."

02/10/2008 - With Jehovah There Is Abundant Redemption

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Date: February 10, 2008
Theme: "With Jehovah There Is Abundant Redemption"
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 277: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
TLH 327: Out of the Deep I Call
WS 779: Redeemed, Restored, Forgiven
TLH 54: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

Scripture Readings:
Romans 5:12-19
Harmony of the Passion

Sermon Theme:
"With Jehovah There Is Abundant Redemption"
1. From the depths of the slavery of our sin
2. To the heights of the freedom from our sin

Psalm 130:1-8
(1) Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD; (2) Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. (3) If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? (4) But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared. (5) I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. (6) My soul waits for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning; Yes, more than those who watch for the morning. (7) O Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption. (8) And He shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities. (NKJVTM)

02/06/2008 - As He Was Prepared for Burial

Date: February 6, 2008
Theme: "As He Was Prepared for Burial"
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP:

Hymns:
TLH 140
TLH 390
TLH 558

Scripture Readings:
Passion Reading

Sermon Theme:
"As He Was Prepared for Burial"

John 12:1-8
1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. 2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said, 5 "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. 7 But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. 8 For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."

03/28/2007 - His Heavenly Purpose

March 28th Theme: His Heavenly Purpose

Hymns: 145; 170:1-5; 392; 558

Sermon Theme: His Heavenly Purpose

Isaiah 53:10-12
10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.
11 He shall see the labor of His soul,and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,
Because He poured out His soul unto death,
And He was numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And made intercession for the transgressors.

03/25/2007 - We Rejoice in the Righteousness That Comes from God

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Date: March 25, 2007
Theme: We Rejoice in the Righteousness That Comes from God
Guest Speaker: Seminarian Ed Starkey

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin
Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 358: Lamb of God, We Fall Before Thee
TLH 175: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
TLH 371: Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness
TLH 179: On My Heart Imprint Thine Image

Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 43:16-21
Passion History

Sermon Theme:
We Rejoice in the Righteousness That Comes from God!
Righteousness that is ours through faith in Christ.
Righteousness with which we press on to the prize

Philippians 3:7-14
(7) But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. (8) Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ (9) and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; (10) that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, (11) if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. (12) Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.(13) Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, (14) I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (NKJVTM)

03/21/2007 - His Patient Resignation

March 21st Theme: His Patient Resignation
(Pastor John Hein)

Hymns: 144; 153; 143:1-5; 552:1,8

Sermon Theme:
His Patient Resignation

Isaiah 53:7
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He opened not His mouth;
He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.

03/18/2007 - Hope When Your Heart Is Weighed Down

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Date: March 18, 2007
Theme: Hope When Your Heart Is Weighed Down
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin
Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 16: Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word
TLH 534: God of My Life, to Thee I Call
TLH 651: Be Still, My Soul
TLH 532: Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord

Scripture Readings:
Luke 13:1-9
Passion History

Sermon Theme:
Hope When Your Heart Is Weighed Down

Psalm 38
(1) O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! (2) For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down. (3) There isno soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor anyhealth in my bones Because of my sin. (4) For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. (5) My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness. (6) I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. (7) For my loins are full of inflammation, And there isno soundness in my flesh. (8) I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart. (9) Lord, all my desire isbefore You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. (10) My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me. (11) My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off. (12) Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, And plan deception all the day long. (13) But I, like a deaf man,do not hear; And I amlike a mute whodoes not open his mouth. (14) Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth isno response. (15) For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God. (16) For I said, "Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselvesagainst me." (17) For I amready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. (18) For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin. (19) But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied. (20) Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good. (21) Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me!(22) Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! (NKJV)

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03/14/2007 - His Agonzing Suffering

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March 14th Theme: His Agonzing Suffering
(Pator John Hein)

Hymns: 155; 174; 151:1-5; 555:1-3

Sermon Theme:
His Agonzing Suffering

Isaiah 53:4-6
4 Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

03/11/2007 - With Joy Draw Water from the Wells of Salvation

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Date: March 11, 2007
Theme: With Joy Draw Water from the Wells of Salvation
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin
Liturgy: WS, p 12 ff

Hymns:
TLH 277: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
TLH 278: Delay Not, Delay Not, O Sinner, Draw Near
TLH 149: Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain
TLH 50: Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing

Scripture Readings:
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Passion History (Beck)

Sermon Theme:
With Joy Draw Water from the Wells of Salvation

Isaiah 12:1-6
(1) And in that day you will say: "O LORD, I will praise You; Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. (2) Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; 'For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.'" (3) Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation. (4) And in that day you will say: "Praise the LORD, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted. (5) Sing to the LORD, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. (6) Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!"

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03/07/2007 - His Holy Innocence

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March 7th Theme: His Holy Innocence
(Pastor Rick Grams - Our Redeemer's; Red Wing, MN)

Hymns: 158; 172:1-4; 323; 562

Sermon Theme: His Holy Innocence

Text: Isaiah 53:8-9
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
9 And they made His grave with the wicked-
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

03/04/2007 - Inward Faith Equates to Outward Confession

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March 4th Theme: Inward Faith Equates to Outward Confession
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Scripture Readings: Deuteronomy 26:5-10, Passion History: Peter denies Jesus.

Sermon Theme: Inward Faith Equates to Outward Confession

Text: Romans 10:8-13
8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart"(that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."

02/28/2007 - His Deep Humiliation

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February 28th Theme: His Deep Humiliation
(Pastor David Schierenbeck - Berea Lutheran; Inver Grove Heights, MN)

Hymns: 149; 175; 171:1-4; 552:1,8

Sermon Theme: His Deep Humiliation

Text: Isaiah 53:1-3
1 Who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
3 He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

02/25/2007 - The Cleansing Snow of the Lord's Forgiveness

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February 25th Theme: The Cleansing Snow of the Lord's Forgiveness
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP:

Scripture Readings: Luke 4:1-13, Passion Reading: Judas betrays Jesus

Sermon Theme: The Cleansing Snow of the Lord's Forgiveness

Text: Isaiah 1:18
18 " Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, " Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.

02/21/2007 - His Ultimate Triumph

February 21st Theme: His Ultimate Triumph
(Pastor John Hein)

Hymns: 140:1-4, 151:1-4, 159, 558

Sermon Theme: His Ultimate Triumph

Text: Isaiah 52:13-15
13 Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently;
He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.
14 Just as many were astonished at you,
So His visage was marred more than any man,
And His form more than the sons of men;
15 So shall He sprinkle many nations.
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;
For what had not been told them they shall see,
And what they had not heard they shall consider.

03/19/2006 - Our Savior's Intense Zeal as the Son of God

Date: March 19, 2006
Theme: Our Savior's Intense Zeal as the Son of God
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 4: God Himself Is Present
TLH 165: Behold the Lamb of God!
TLH 466: Christ, Thou Art the Sure Foundation
TLH 179: On My Heart Imprint Thine Image

Scripture Readings:
1 Corinthians1:22-25
Reading of the Passion History

Sermon Theme:
Our Savior's Intense Zeal as the Son of God
1. Revealed in His concern for His Father's House
2. Veiled in His work for His Father's Plan

John 2:13-22
(13) Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (14) And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers doing business. (15) When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. (16) And He said to those who sold doves, "Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!" (17) Then His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up." (18) So the Jews answered and said to Him, "What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?" (19) Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." (20) Then the Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" (21) But He was speaking of the temple of His body. (22) Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

03/12/2006 - DO YOU WANT JESUS TO BE ASHAMED OF YOU?

Date: March 12, 2006
Theme: DO YOU WANT JESUS TO BE ASHAMED OF YOU?
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)

Hymns:
TLH 154: Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
TLH 346: Jesus! And Shall It Ever Be
TLH 354: In the Cross of Christ I Glory
TLH 179: On My Heart Imprint Thine Image

Scripture Readings:
Roman 5:1-11
Reading of the Passion History

Sermon Theme:
DO YOU WANT JESUS TO BE ASHAMED OF YOU?
1. Never! Even when one wants to silence the message
2. Never! Even when one finds the cross difficult to bear

Mark 8:31-38
(31) And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. (32) He spoke this word openly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. (33) But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men." (34) When He had called the people to Himself,with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. (35) "For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it. (36) "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? (37) "Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? (38) "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." (NKJV)