2003-08-17 — Is God's Love Bringing You To The Goal Of…?

Easter 17:
Date: August 17, 2003

Theme: Is God’s Love Bringing You To The Goal Of…??

1. Confidence in true belief? and
2. Boldness for righteousness?
– 1 John 4:16-21

– Ude, John

The Order of Worship:

Liturgy: TLH, p. 5 ff.

Hymns:

TLH 351 : Love Divine, all Love Excelling Hymnary.org link
TLH 344 st. 1,2: Come, Let us Join our Cheerful Songs Hymnary.org link
TLH 412 : May We Thy Precepts, Lord, Fulfill Hymnary.org link
TLH 429 st. 1,2: Lord, Thee I Love with all my Heart Hymnary.org link
TLH 429 : Lord, Thee I Love with all my Heart Hymnary.org link

Scripture Readings:

1 John 5:1-5, Luke 16:1-9

Theme: Is God’s Love Bringing You To The Goal Of…??

1. Confidence in true belief? and
2. Boldness for righteousness?

1 John 4:16-21

16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19 We love because he first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. (ESV)