Advent 2 Date: December 5, 2010
Theme: Finding The Perfect Christmas Gift For Your Fellow Christians– Romans 15:4-13
(Pastor John Hein)
The Order of Worship: Bulletin
Liturgy: TLH, p 15 ff (Also available on laminated sheet in pew)
Hymns:
TLH 55: Come, Thou Precious Ransom, Come
TLH 75: Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken
TLH 464: Blest Be the Tie That Binds
TLH 309: O Jesus, Blessed Lord, to Thee
Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 11:1-10
Matthew 3:1-12
Sermon Theme:
Finding The Perfect Christmas Gift For Your Fellow Christians
Romans 15:4-13
(4) For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. (5) Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, (6) that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (7) Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. (8) Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, (9) and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.” (10) And again he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!” (11) And again: “Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!” (12) And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.” (13) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (NKJVTM)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.