Romans 9:1-5

12th Sunday after Pentecost: Date: August 23, 2020

– THE SERMON: Romans 9:1-5

Theme: The Christian’s Burden for Lost Souls.
I. Concern for the Spiritual Welfare of Others.
II. Appreciation for the Means of Grace
III. Trusting Jesus as Our Savior God.
SERMON TEXT: Romans 9:1-5
I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; 5 of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen. (NKJV)
PRAYER; THE LORD’S PRAYER
HYMN 294: O Word of God Incarnate
1. O Word of God Incarnate O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky –
We praise thee for the radiance that from the hallowed page,
A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age.
2. The Church from her dear Master Received the gift divine,
And still that light she lifteth O’er all the earth to shine.
It is the golden casket Where gems of truth are stored;
It is the heav’n-drawn picture Of Christ, the living Word.
3. It floateth like a banner Before God’s host unfurled;
It shineth like a beacon Above the darkling world;
It is the chart and compass that o’er life’s surging sea,
Mid mists and rocks and quicksands, Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.
4. Oh, make Thy Church, dear Savior, A lamp of burnished gold
To bear before the nations Thy true light as of old!
Oh, teach Thy wandering pilgrims By this their path to trace
Till, clouds and darkness ended, They see Thee face to face!
BENEDICTION;
C: Amen.
Hymn 283: God’s Word Is Our Great Heritage
God’s Word is our great heritage And shall be ours forever;
To spread its light from age to age Shall be our chief endeavor.
Through life it guides our way, In death it is our stay.
Lord, grant, while worlds endure, We keep its teachings pure
Throughout all generations.

( Pastor Theodore Barthels )

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