Church Year: Pentecost:
Date: June 18, 2006
Theme: “Heirs Under The Authority Of The Father”
– Galatians 4:1-7
– Pastor: John Hein
The Order of Worship: Bulletin
Liturgy: TLH, p. 5 ff.
Hymns:
TLH 8 : Father, Who the Light This Day
TLH 625 : Oh, Blest the House Whate'er Befall
WS 785: Children of the Heavenly Father
TLH 52 : Almighty Father, Bless the Word
Scripture Readings:
2 Corinthians 4:5-12
Mark 2:23-28
Theme: “Heirs Under The Authority Of The Father”
Galatians 4:1-7
Sons and Heirs
4:1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. (ESV)