2008-04-27 — Defending The Hope That Is In You

Church Year: Easter 6:
Date: April 27, 2008

Theme: “DEFENDING THE HOPE THAT IS IN YOU “

– 1 Peter 3:15-22

– Pastor: John Hein

The Order of Worship: Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p. 5 ff.

Hymns:

TLH 501 : Soldiers of the Cross, Arise Hymnary.org link
TLH 265 : Thine Honor Save, O Christ our Lord Hymnary.org link
TLH 346 : Jesus! and Shall it ever Be Hymnary.org link
TLH 283 : God's Word is our Great Heritage Hymnary.org link

Scripture Readings:

Acts 17:22-31
John 14:15-21

Theme: “DEFENDING THE HOPE THAT IS IN YOU “

1 Peter 3:15-22

15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, 16 having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 20 because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him. (ESV)