2022-01-09 — Revealing the Mystery of Christ Regarding All the World
1st Sunday after Epiphany: Date: January 9, 2022
– THE SERMON: Ephesians 3:2-12
Theme: Revealing the Mystery of Christ Regarding All the World
I. The Mystery Regarding the Unsearchable Riches of Christ
II. The Dispensing of God’s Grace
III. The Ministry of the Church
SERMON TEXT: Ephesians 3:2-12
“If indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), 5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: 6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, 7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.
8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; 10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, 11 according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. (NKJV)
PRAYER; THE LORD’S PRAYER
HYMN 130:1-2,5-6:
1 O Jesus, King of Glory, Both David’s God and Son!
Thy realm endures forever, In heav’n is fixed Thy throne.
Help that in earth’s dominions Thro’out from pole to pole,
Thy realm may spread salvation To each benighted soul.
2 The Eastern sages, bringing Their tribute gifts to Thee,
Bear witness to Thy kingdom And humbly bow the knee.
To Thee the star is pointing, And the prophetic Word;
Hence joyously we hail Thee: Our Savior and our Lord!
5 Ah, look on me with pity Though I am weak and poor;
Admit me to Thy kingdom To dwell there, blest and sure.
I pray Thee, guide and keep me Safe from my bitter foes,
From sin and death and Satan; Free me from all my woes.
6 And bid Thy Word within me Shine as the fairest star;
Keep sin and all false doctrine From all Thy people far.
Help me confess Thee truly And with Thy Christendom
Here own Thee King and Savior And in the world to come.
BENEDICTION
C: Amen.
HYMN 131:1-2, 5: The Star Proclaims the King Is Here;
1 The star proclaims the King is here;
But, Herod, why this senseless fear?
He takes no realms of earth away
Who gives the realms of heav’nly day.
2 The wiser Magi see from far And follow on His guiding star;
And, led by light, to light they press And by their gifts their God confess.
5 All glory, Jesus, be to Thee For this Thy glad epiphany;
Whom with the Father we adore And Holy Ghost forevermore.
( Pastor Theodore Barthels )
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