Opening Prayer Lord, grant us the obedience of faith and light in the mystery of grace. Amen. Text: John 8:21-27 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself,…

Opening Prayer Lord, we will keep Your precepts; do not forsake us. Amen. Text: Isaiah 5:1-7 Now let me sing to my Well-beloved a song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: my Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill. He dug it up and cleared out its stones, and planted it with the…

Opening Prayer Come, Holy Spirit, grant us Your gifts. Amen. Text: First Corinthians 12:2-11 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus…

Opening Prayer God, make us partakers of the heavenly kingdom of Your grace and love. Amen. Text: Luke 19:41-48 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are…

Opening Prayer Lord, give us grace to believe these words. Amen. Text: Genesis 4:3-11 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected…

Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, give us grace to take Your heavenly sermon to heart. Amen. Text: Luke 16:10-13 “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous…

Opening Prayer Speak to us, and by Your Word create a loving heart in us. Amen. Text: Luke 6:31-35 “And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who…

Opening Prayer God, establish the work of our hands. Amen. (Psa. 90:17) Text: Second Thessalonians 3:7-13 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not…

Opening Prayer O God, make us partakers of the heavenly riches of Your grace and love. Amen. Text: Luke 12:32-37 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure…

Opening Prayer God, turn away from us the greed of the ungodly. Give us the mercy of the righteous. Amen. Text: Proverbs 11:23-25 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than…