Worship Preparation - May 28, 2023
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Read the sermon text: Romans 12:12
Read the sermon summary: Every year, our family hopes and waits for summer. It’s our favorite season. The kids are out of school, the weather’s warm, and everything seems to slow down a bit. What sorts of things do you look forward to? While this present age is filled with many joys, it is also filled with many sorrows. In our passage for this Sunday, we see that there is a hope that stretches far beyond this present age into eternity. Paul commands believers to rejoice in that hope and to wait patiently in the midst of our trials while being constant in prayer. We will see that this hope is vitally connected to the work of Christ for us in making us sons and daughters of God. In preparation for the sermon consider the following questions: What does Paul mean by “hope”? Where else have we seen this word in Romans? What is the relationship between enduring trials and rejoicing in hope? Why do you think Paul includes the third command, to be constant in prayer?
Read the following song lyrics in relation to the sermon:
Jesus Is Alive
There is now a hope that lasts beyond our days
For the One that once was buried lives again
Now the tomb is bare and empty
And the stone is rolled away
Praise the risen One who overcame the grave
All you brokenhearted all you worn and weak
Come find living water everlasting streams
To the wandering spirit
Lost and searching wanting something more
Find the risen King who overcomes the world
Chorus
Let there be dancing in the darkness
And let our song break through the night
Lift your voice and sing that Christ is King
For Jesus is alive
No more condemnation no more doubt and fear
For our sin and shame they have no power here
In His resurrection
Perfect love has set the captives free
Praise the risen King who stands in victory
Hallelujah death is undone
Hallelujah Jesus has won
Hallelujah we overcome
Oh in Jesus oh in Jesus
Lift your voice and sing that Christ is King
For Jesus is alive
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