Sermons on John

Sermons on John

April 30, Sunday Service of Worship

INVITATION TO WORSHIP: Psalm 33:1–19; OPENING PRAYER; ANNOUNCEMENTS; CATECHISM: Psalter, p.866, LD6; CONGREGATIONAL READING: Psalm 33:20–22; SONG: My Beloved; SONG: Blessed Assurance; PREACHING THE WORD: John 21:15–19, Do You Love Me?; SONG: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus; SONG: How Great Thou Art; BENEDICTION

Sanctified to Love and Unity (John 17:17-26)

Our sanctification, or set apartness, comes in alignment to the truth, not mere statements of truth, but to Jesus, who is himself the word and the truth. This word that existed with God in the beginning, sanctified, or consecrated himself, verse 19, to God on the cross, that those who would follow him might also be sanctified. Jesus needed not to grow in holiness, but…