September 6: God’s Justice and God’s Mercy
Summary: This week’s Sermon is based on a reading from the Old Testament book of Ezekiel which discusses God’s justice and mercy. How do you reconcile these concepts? The old idea that suffering is a punishment for sin does not work. If you want to receive the redemptive love of God you have to give your whole heart to God, and he will show you mercy. God’s justice against sin and evil was assumed by Jesus, so we might be saved.
The 14th Sunday After Pentecost
Order of Worship
Prelude: “Two Etudes” by Stephen Heller
Greeting
Opening Hymn: “We Are Called”
The Prayer of the Day
The Reading: Ezekiel 33:7-11
The Children’s Message
Anthem: “Fill the Well Within”, by Sally DeFord
The Sermon: “God’s Justice in the form of God’s Mercy”
Sermon Hymn: “Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service”
Prayers of the Church & The Lord’s Prayer
Sending Hymn: “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy”
Benediction
Postlude: “Two Old English Hornpipes”, arr. by Gordon Young
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