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Hymn #91 Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord Hymn #611 The Day Is Surely Drawing Near Hymn #53 Abide, O Dearest Jesus Isaiah 40:9-11 2 Peter 3:3-14 St. Matthew 25:31-46 Collect for Trinity XXVI O God, so rule and govern our hearts and minds by Thy Holy Spirit that, being ever mindful of the end of all things and the day of Thy just judgment, we may stirred up to holiness of living here and dwell with Thee forever hereafter; 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 on the Epistle Lesson 1)          St. Peter tells us in today’s epistle lesson that in the last days scoffers will come who do two interrelated things. First, they will walk in their own lusts. This means that they will live their lives and arrange their conduct to suit their own desires for carnal pleasure, worldly honor, and power over men. These scoffers will be qui...

Hymn #261 Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word Hymn #264 Preserve Thy Word, O Savior Hymn #463 For All the Saints, Who From Their Labor Rest Isaiah 49:12-17 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 St. Matthew 24:15-28 Collect for Trinity XXV Almighty God, we beseech Thee, show Thy mercy unto Thy humble servants, that we who put no trust in our own merits may not be dealt with after the severity of Thy judgment, but according to Thy mercy; 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 on the Holy Gospel 1)          Today’s gospel lesson may seem as if it has little to offer the modern Christian. Jesus, being the true prophet, and more than a prophet but the Word of God incarnate, foretells the destruction of Jerusalem. His Words would find their fulfillment in 70 A.D. when the Roman armies sieged the holy city. Victorious, the Romans expelled the Jews who ha...