2015-09-20 — As Disciples, Follow Jesus!

Church Year: Pentecost 17:
Date: September 20, 2015

Theme: As Disciples, Follow Jesus!

– Mark 8:27-35

– Pastor: John Hein

The Order of Worship: Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p. 32 ff. The Order of Matins

Hymns:

TLH 270 : Jesus Calls Us
CDS: TLH 360 : Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
TLH 421 : Come Follow me, the Savior Spake
TLH 423 : Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
LSB 861 : Christ Be My Leader

Scripture Readings:

Theme: As Disciples, Follow Jesus!

Mark 8:27–35 (Listen)

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” 30 And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever would save his life¹ will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.

(ESV)