Rose Free Lutheran Church

June 28, 2015

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Prayer

Joyful, Joyful We Adore TheeAmbassador Hymnal #197

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee, Hail Thee as the sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, Drive the dark of doubt away;Giver of immortal gladness, Fill us with the light of day!

All Thy works with joy surround Thee, Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays,Stars and angels sing around Thee, Center of unbroken praise;

Field and forest, vale and mountain, Bloss’ming meadow, flashing sea,Chanting bird and flowing fountain Call us to rejoice in Thee.

Thou art giving and forgiving, Ever blessing, ever blest,Wellspring of the joy of living, Ocean-depth of happy rest!

Thou the Father, Christ our Brother—All who live in love are Thine:Teach us how to love each other, Lift us to the joy divine.

Mortals, join the mighty chorus Which the morning stars began;Father-love is reigning o’er us, Brother-love binds man to man.

Ever singing, march we onward, Victors in the midst of strife;Joyful music lifts us sunward In the triumph song of life.

Confession of SinAmbassador Hymnal Pg. 2

Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess to You that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed.

Confession of SinAmbassador Hymnal Pg. 2

Therefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy and ask You for Christ’s sake, grant us forgiveness of all our sins, and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word,

Confession of SinAmbassador Hymnal Pg. 2

To the end that by Your grace we may come to eternal life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Ephesians 2:8-9

Apostles’ Creedp. 4 in Ambassador Hymnal

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit; born of the virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;…

Apostles’ Creedp. 4 in Ambassador Hymnal

…He ascended into heaven; And is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From where He shall come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit; The holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints; the Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, and the Life everlasting, Amen.

Special Music: Ruby Osweiler

Children’s Message

Grace Greater Than Our SinAmbassador Hymnal #522

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt! Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured—There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.

Refrain:Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that will pardon and cleanse within; Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that is greater than all our sin!

Sin and despair, like the sea-waves cold, Threaten the soul with infinite loss; Grace that is greater—yes, grace untold—Points to the Refuge, the mighty Cross.

Refrain:Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that will pardon and cleanse within; Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that is greater than all our sin!

Dark is the stain that we cannot hide, What can avail to wash it away? Look! there is flowing a crimson tide—Whiter than snow you may be today.

Refrain:Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that will pardon and cleanse within; Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that is greater than all our sin!

Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace, Freely bestowed on all who believe! You that are longing to see His face,Will you this moment His grace receive?

Refrain:Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that will pardon and cleanse within; Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that is greater than all our sin!

Not By Works

• 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Context

• Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms – 1521• Charles V: Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

King Phillip II of Spain

• Other connections• Married Mary I (Bloody Mary)• Spanish Inquisition• Tried to marry Elizabeth I• Sent Spanish Armada

Don Carlos

• Born 1545 –Mother Maria Dies • Physical and Mental Issues• Heir to the Throne• 1562 Fell Down Flight of Stairs

A Miracle for a Miracle

Attitude of the Heart

• Ephesians 2• Counter-Reformation Spain• Say the right things; Do the right things• Pay someone to pray

• Wailing Wall Tech• Be a “good” person

Glory to His NameAmbassador Hymnal #529

Down at the cross where my Savior died, Down where for cleansing from sin I cried, There to my heart was the blood applied:Glory to His name.

Refrain:

Glory to His name, Glory to His name;There to my heart was the blood applied: Glory to His name.

I am so wondrously saved from sin, Jesus so sweetly abides within; There at the cross where He took me in:Glory to His name.

Refrain:

Glory to His name, Glory to His name;There to my heart was the blood applied: Glory to His name.

O precious fountain that saves from sin, I am so glad I have entered in; There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean:Glory to His name.

Refrain:

Glory to His name, Glory to His name;There to my heart was the blood applied: Glory to His name.

Come to this fountain so rich and sweet, Cast thy poor soul at the Savior’s feet; Plunge in today, and be made complete:Glory to His name.

Refrain:

Glory to His name, Glory to His name;There to my heart was the blood applied: Glory to His name.

The LORD’s PrayerOur Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name;  Thy kingdom come;Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven;Give us this day our daily bread:And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,

The LORD’s Prayer

And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom, and the power,And the glory, forever and ever.  AMEN.

Amen

AmenAmen!

Have a Wonderful

day!!!