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Order of Service - Pg. 15 Hymn #192 Awake My Heart, with Gladness Hymn #287 That Man A Godly Life Might Live Hymn #500 May God Bestow on Us His Grace Readings Exodus 20:1-17 Romans 6:3-11 St. Matthew 5:20-26 Collect Lord of All Power and Might, Who art the Author and Giver of all good things, graft in our hearts the love of Thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of Thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Sermon 1)          Jesus teaches that if we want to enter the kingdom of heaven we must possess a righteousness that surpasses the righteousness of the Scribes and the Pharisees. These men were the most pious men of Jesus’ day. They strove to keep the commandments which we heard read just a moment ago. They had no other gods. They did not worship the Roman gods, no...

Order of Service - Pg. 15 Hymn #550 O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright Hymn #421 "Come, follow Me," the Savior spake Hymn #53 Abide, O dearest Jesus Readings Jeremiah 16:14-21 1 Peter 3:8-15b St. Luke 5:1-11 Collect O God, Who hast prepared for them that love Thee such good things as pass man’s understanding, pour into our hearts such love toward Thee that we, loving Thee above all things, may obtain Thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.  1)          The multitude presses about Jesus, leaving Him no room to preach. So Jesus commandeers Simon’s boat as His pulpit so that He can continue preaching about the kingdom of God and how God wants all men to repent of their sins and believe the Gospel. This was the message Jesus preached everywhere els...