2021-07-18 — Are You Able To Bear God’s Words?

Church Year: Pentecost 8:
Date: July 18, 2021

Theme: Are You Able To Bear God’s Words?

– Amos 7:10-15

– Pastor: John Hein

The Order of Worship: Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p. 5 ff.

Hymns:

TLH 5 : Lord, Open Thou my Heart to Hear Hymnary.org link
TLH 296 : Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth Hymnary.org link
TLH 290 : We Have a Sure Prophetic Word Hymnary.org link
TLH 283 : God's Word is our Great Heritage Hymnary.org link

Scripture Readings:

Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:7-13

Theme: Are You Able To Bear God’s Words?

Amos 7:10–15 (Listen)

Amos Accused

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos has said,

  “‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
    and Israel must go into exile
    away from his land.’”

12 And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there, 13 but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I was1 no prophet, nor a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15 But the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’

Footnotes

[1] 7:14 Or am; twice in this verse

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