Worship Next Sunday
September 25, 2011
Preaching: Nathan Snyder
Sermon text: Romans 8:18-39
Sermon title: “Trusting God in Our Suffering”
Music:
Opening – 38 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Preparation – 44 How Great Thou Art
Response – 691 It Is Well with My Soul
Closing – 295 Crown Him With Many Crowns
Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism
OT Reading: Psalm 44
Preparation Guide
Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)
Monday: Romans 8
Tuesday: 2 Samuel 22:1-31
Wednesday: 2 Samuel 22:32-51
Thursday: Psalm 44
Friday: Luke 9:23-26
Saturday: Romans 8
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
2 Samuel 22
O Lord our Rock, You have delivered us from all our enemies. We take refuge in You. You have saved us from the hands of the violent. The waves of death would have been too much for us. When we called to You, Your help was near. You are able to answer Your children in the day of trouble. There is no God but You. You who rule the elements will help Your children who cry out to You night and day. You can push back any enemy from on high, no matter how strong they may seem. Thank You for the perfect righteousness of Your Son. He has kept Your ways blamelessly. You have rewarded us according to His obedience, for You are merciful to the humble. We turn away from all known sin. Be a shield to us, for You are a strong refuge to those who fear You. Grant us energy for the tasks ahead. May we worship You forever, for You have already destroyed our greatest enemies. Give us Your strength for the remaining battle that we face day by day. You are the God of Your people. Your Son is our Head and King. We serve Him with gladness. You have loved us with an everlasting love. Our future is secure. We will sing praises to Your Name forever in the congregation of the redeemed.
Psalm 44
Lord God, so many of Your great deeds are recorded for us in Your Word. You have won the victory for Your people through centuries of trouble and deliverance. We do not trust in ourselves. We boast in You. But where are You today, Father? We do not understand our current situation. While we do not doubt Your power and Your love, we are ashamed of our present condition. Your Son is still the King and Head of the church and our perfect Substitute. Yet we are in great need. Our affliction and oppression are obvious. We need You. Help us today, in accord with Your steadfast love.
Romans 8
Lord God, what a great and solid hope is ours through Christ! Help us by Your Spirit to live by that same Spirit rather than by the flesh. We have Your Spirit in us, and we belong to You. Even if our body should die because of sin, we shall be alive because of Jesus. Thanks be to You, O God, for this blessed assurance! You have given us hope for even the weakest saint. You will give life again to our mortal bodies. Teach us how to live. Teach us how to put to death the deeds of the flesh that we might live for You now in the way that we should. Thank You that You have granted to us the Spirit of Adoption, by which we cry out to You, our merciful Heavenly Father. Your Spirit bears witness with our spirits that we are Your children. Make us willing to suffer for You today, knowing the truth of the age of glory that is surely coming. We are longing for that day. We long for the redemption of our bodies. This is our hope. Help us now by Your Spirit, that we might know how to seek You in prayer. We know that You are for us. You loved us so long ago, and You have planned everything that is necessary for our joyful participation in the age of resurrection. Even now You will help us. One day we will see that You have given us all things. Father, may Your Son take our prayers and intercede for us in ways that are right and good. Please do not let anyone or anything separate us from Your love for us in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
