2019-03-31 — Drawn By The Powerful Message Of The Cross

Church Year: Lent 4:
Date: March 31, 2019

Theme: Drawn By The Powerful Message Of The Cross

– 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

– Pastor: John Hein

The Order of Worship: Bulletin

Liturgy: Liturgy:
WS, p. 1

Hymns:

TLH 354 : In the Cross of Christ I Glory
TLH 175 : When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
TLH 390 : Drawn to the Cross
WS 769 : Lift High the Cross

Scripture Readings:

Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 12:1-6
Passion Harmony

Theme: Drawn By The Powerful Message Of The Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18–25 (Listen)

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,

  “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
    and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach^{22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.}

(ESV)