2021-10-24 — The Servant of the Lord Defines True Greatness
22nd Sunday after Pentecost: Date: October 24, 2021
– THE SERMON: Isaiah 53:10-12
Theme: The Servant of the Lord Defines True Greatness
I. Exposing the Vanity of Selfish Ambition
II. Revealing the Glory of Sacrificial Service
SERMON TEXT Isaiah 53:10-12
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. (NKJV)
PRAYER; THE LORD’S PRAYER
HYMN 306:1,4,7: Lord Jesus Christ, Thou Hast Prepared
1 Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast prepared
A feast for our salvation, It is Thy body and Thy blood;
And at Thy invitation As weary souls, with sin opprest,
We come to Thee for needed rest, For comfort, and for pardon.
4 We eat this bread and drink this cup,
Thy precious Word believing That Thy true body and Thy blood
Our lips are here receiving. This word remains forever true,
And there is naught Thou canst not do; For Thou, Lord, art almighty.
7 Grant that we worthily receive
Thy Supper, Lord, our Savior, And, truly grieving o’er our sins,
May prove by our behavior That we are thankful for Thy grace
And day by day may run our race, In holiness increasing.
THE WORDS OF INSTITUTION
( Pastor Theodore Barthels )
Bulletin: Read Bulletin
Sermon: Read Sermon
THE ORDER OF SERVICE: (p. 22 Worship Supplement 2000)
THE EPISTLE LESSON: Hebrews 4:9-16
9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. 11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
THE GOSPEL LESSON: Mark 10:35-45
35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”