2022-02-06 — Be Mature In An Immature World

Church Year: Epiphany 5:
Date: February 6, 2022

Theme: Be Mature In An Immature World

– 1 Corinthians 14:12-20

– Pastor: John Hein

The Order of Worship: Bulletin

Liturgy: Liturgy: WS p. 1

Hymns:

WS 786 : Take My Life and Let It Be Hymnary.org link
TLH 347 st. 1,3,5-6: Jesus, Priceless Treasure Hymnary.org link
TLH 430 st. 1-3,6-8: What Is the World to Me Hymnary.org link
Communion
WS 792 : Let All Things Now Living Hymnary.org link

Scripture Readings:

Isaiah 6:1-8 Luke 5:1-11

Theme: Be Mature In An Immature World

1 Corinthians 14:12–20 (Listen)

12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.

13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. 16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider1 say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

20 Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

Footnotes

[1] 14:16 Or of him that is without gifts

(ESV)