2021-11-07 — The Coming Day of the Lord
24th Sunday after Pentecost: Date: November 7, 2021
– THE SERMON: Malachi 4:1-2a
Theme: The Coming Day of the Lord
I. A Day of Consuming Fire
II. A Day of Eternal Healing
SERMON TEXT: Malachi 4:1-2a
“For behold, the day is coming,
Burning like an oven,
And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,”
Says the LORD of hosts,
“That will leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But to you who fear My name
The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings; (NKJV)
PRAYER; THE LORD’S PRAYER
HYMN 611: 1,4,5,7: The Day Is Surely Drawing Near
1 The day is surely drawing near When God’s Son, the Anointed,
Shall with great majesty appear As Judge of all appointed.
All mirth and laughter then shall cease
When flames on flames will still increase, As Scripture truly teacheth.
4 Then woe to those who scorned the Lord
And sought but carnal pleasures,
Who here despised His precious Word And loved their earthly treasures!
With shame and trembling they will stand
And at the Judge’s stern command To Satan be delivered.
5 O Jesus, who my debt didst pay And for my sin wast smitten,
Within the Book of Life, oh, may My name be also written!
I will not doubt; I trust in Thee,
From Satan Thou hast made me free And from all condemnation.
7 O Jesus Christ, do not delay, But hasten our salvation;
We often tremble on our way In fear and tribulation.
Then hear us when we cry to Thee;
Come, mighty Judge, and make us free From every evil! Amen.
BENEDICTION
C: Amen.
HYMN 52: Almighty Father, Bless the Word
1 Almighty Father, bless the Word
Which thro’ Thy grace we now have heard.
Oh, may the precious seed take root,
Spring up, and bear abundant fruit!
2 We praise Thee for the means of grace
As homeward now our steps we trace.
Grant, Lord, that we who worshiped here
May all at last in heav’n appear.
( Pastor Theodore Barthels )
Bulletin: Read Bulletin
Sermon: Read Sermon
THE ORDER OF SERVICE: (p. 22 Worship Supplement 2000)
THE EPISTLE LESSON: Hebrews 9:24-28
For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25 not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another– 26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. (NKJV)
THE GOSPEL LESSON: John 5:19-24
Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, 23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.