God’s Love Breaks Through
When Human Strength Cannot Avail
Opening Hymn: #98
Opening Verses ……………………..…
(Tune: Glory Be to Jesus)
(Isaiah 53:4-6; Isaiah 61:1; Ephesians 2:13)
Glory be to Jesus, who in bitter pains,
Poured for me his life-blood, From his sacred veins.
Grace and life eternal, In that blood I find,
Blest be his compassion, infinitely kind!
P: He endured the suffering that should have been ours, the pain we should have borne
C: All the while we thought that his suffering was punishment sent by God.
P: but because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did.
C: We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received.
P: All of us where like sheep that were lost,
C: Each one of us going our own way.
P: But the Lord made the punishment fall on him,
C: The punishment all of us deserved.
Glory be to Jesus, whose dear blood was shed
That from death God’s people, Might to life be led.
By his cross and passion We with God have peace,
For his blood has purchased From our sins release.
P: When human strength cannot avail,
C: God’s love breaks through!
P: The Spirit of the Lord God is sent to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the broken-hearted.
C: In Jesus Christ, God’s love breaks through!
P: In Jesus Christ all who were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. In him we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.
Glory be to Jesus Who, our cups to fill,
Came to be our servant, Faithful to God’s will.
Thus our faith is anchored In God’s promise true:
For our broken spirits, There God’s love breaks through.
Prayer of the Day
The First Testament Lesson…………………..…..Romans 12:14-21
The Gospel Lesson ……………………...…………….Luke 22:35-53
Hymn: # 139
Sermonette
(Tune: Abide with Me)
Unto the Lord with broken hearts return.
Trust not your goodness, true repentance learn.
Grace and compassion flow from heav’n above,
For God is slow to anger, filled with love.
Create in me a heart made clean from sin.
A steadfast spirit, Lord, renew within.
Your Holy Spirit ne’er remove from me,
But in your saving joy, Lord, Make me free.
Let all who languish hear the healing word:
God has drawn near us; our request is heard.
Christ Jesus died, God’s promise to renew:
Where lives are broken,
There God’s Love breaks through.
The Offering
The Prayers/ The Lord’s Prayer
A Parting Blessing:
P: When human strength is gone,
C: God’s love breaks through!
P: As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, abounding in thanksgiving.
C: In Jesus Christ, God’s love breaks through!
P: And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
C: Amen.
Closing Hymn: #488
The sermon was based on the Gospel Lesson.
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