2016-02-28 — Let Him Who Thinks He Stands Take Heed Lest He Fall

Church Year: Lent 3:
Date: February 28, 2016

Theme: Let Him Who Thinks He Stands Take Heed Lest He Fall

– 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

– Pastor: John Hein

The Order of Worship: Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p. 32 ff. The Order of Matins

Hymns:

TLH 396 : Oh, For a Faith That Will Not Shrink Hymnary.org link
S.S.- TLH 176 : Behold, the Savior of Mankind Hymnary.org link
TLH 516 : In the Hour of Trial Hymnary.org link
TLH 376 : Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me Hymnary.org link
TLH 422 : Savior, I Follow On Hymnary.org link

Theme: Let Him Who Thinks He Stands Take Heed Lest He Fall

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Warning Against Idolatry

10:1 For I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. (ESV)