Worship: October 25th, 2015

On Sunday, October 25th, Pastor Tony based his sermon for Reformation Sunday on Romans 1 & 3. He also used this quote from B.B. Warfield – “The gospel which Luther had it thus in his heart to preach was, to put it shortly, the gospel of salvation through the grace of God alone. There are two foci around which this gospel revolves: the absolute helplessness of man in his sin; the sole efficiency of grace in salvation through faith in Christ.”

Preaching: Rev. Tony Felich (Sermon Audio Page| Other Sermons)

Text: Romans 1:16-17, 3:21-26

[1:16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. [17] For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

[3:21] But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— [22] the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, [25] whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. [26] It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Worship Hymns:
Hymn of Adoration: # 345 Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
Hymn or Spiritual Songs: # 455 And Can It Be That I Should Gain
Hymn of Response: # 92 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Dismissal Hymn: # 469 How Sweet and Awesome Is the Place (6)

Additional Reading: The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q/A’s 85-87

Q. 85. What doth God require of us, that we may escape his wrath and curse, due to us for sin?
A. To escape the wrath and curse of God, due to us for sin, God requireth of us faith in Jesus Christ, repentance unto life, with the diligent use of all the outward means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption.

Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?
A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.

Q. 87. What is repentance unto life?
A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.

Full Liturgy for October 25th, 2015 (PDF)

 Sermons from Reformation Sundays
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