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*Brothers and Sisters, Our call to worship come from **Rev 7: 13**-17:*
/13 //Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?” /
/14 //I answered, “Sir, you know.”
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/And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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/“they are before the throne of God /
/and serve him day and night in his temple; /
/and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.
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/16 //Never again will they hunger; /
/never again will they thirst.
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/The sun will not beat upon them, /
/nor any scorching heat.
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/17 //For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; /
/he will lead them to springs of living water.
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/And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”/
*Brothers and Sisters, our help comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth!*
*Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and from His son Jesus the Christ, by the work of the Holy Spirit - Amen*
Let’s sing in Praise to our awesome God. - Lets sing BoW 164, (Holy Holy Holy!)
 
 
Confession – Please turn with me to Psalm 51: 1-12 as we acknowledge our unworthiness before God.
*1 **Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
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*2 **Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
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*3 **For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
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*4 **Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.
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*5 **Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
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*6 **Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
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*And yet Brothers and sisters, by the grace of God all is not lost!*
*For those who believe, there is Salvation.
See how it is written in Rom 8: 1-5*
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/Life Through the Spirit /
*8*     Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.
And so he condemned sin in sinful man, 4 in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.
5 Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
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Let me lead us in prayer
 
 
All-mighty God, We stand before you aware of our weakness and smallness!
When we read about your love and your salvation, we realize we are deeply in need of it.
And we can do nothing to achieve it.
We really want to do what is right, but we rush headlong towards that which we know is wrong!
We struggle to love one another, even those you have placed in our lives most intimately, Lord.
Forgive us Lord, we plead.
Forgive us and strengthen us.
Let us not become disheartened by our inability to do what is good in your eyes Lord but keep us mindful of your grace, and your mercy for those who will confess their sins.
And give us praying hearts and minds and even hands, Lord, to return to your ways.
Hear our prayer, Lord, and give us your peace, now and forever.
In Jesus name we pray – Amen
*Brothers and Sisters, All that is left to do is express our gratitude, and to live our lives as if we are indeed truly thankful for the Love and forgiveness of God.*
1 Corinthians 13 shows us how…
 
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails.
But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face.
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love.
Let’s sing again, this time BoW 470, verses 1, 4 only.
Sunday School Children to leave (10:15!)
 
Offering: Local Church and ………………………..
*We ask brother…………………..to lead us now in prayer of thanksgiving and our congregational prayer*
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·        */Our Bible reading is from Romans 8: 28-39/*
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*Let’s sing BoW 518 (Christ is Coming!)*
*Sermon –  More than conquerors - onward Christian Soldiers!*
Brothers and sisters, it is true , we are looking forward to God’s glory!
But sometimes, just sometimes, isn’t it true that we find ourselves crying out:
            How Long Lord???
How long is it then before you return?
How long should we wait?
How long should we continue to suffer?
I think it is true to say, sometimes we get impatient with the Lord…!
And when we do…we get disheartened…discouraged!
 
Then again… we should not be surprised by it.
There is a legend that has it that the devil once advertised his tools for sale at public auction.
When the prospective buyers assembled, there was one oddly-shaped tool which was labeled “Not for sale.”
Asked to explain why this was, the devil answered,
            “I can spare my other tools, but I cannot spare this one.
It is the most useful implement that I have.
It is called Discouragement,  and with it I can work my way into hearts otherwise inaccessible.
Wringing his hands he said: When I get this tool into a man’s heart, the way is open to plant anything there I may desire.”[1]
When we realise this – that it is the Devil who plants discouragement in our hearts – then we may refocus!
A few ways the devil works discouragement into our hearts – you who wants to be a minister, you are not good enough; you who goes to church every Sunday, look at the way you talk to your wife…you’re not really a Christian…
 
How can we prevent the Devil for getting this tool into our hearts?
Brothers and sisters, with another, far superior tool!
That tool is faith – faith in the gospel of Salvation…!
And the gospel spells out God’s plan for His chosen ones, His people – you and I.
And when we revisit it, we realise we can look forward to a future that is by far superior to any present day sufferings.
When Paul starts writing his letter to the Romans, he refers to it in verse 1 of chapter one: he writes:
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son...
 
That’s the plan… the grand plan… And here in chapter 8, Paul now explains that plan to the chosen ones in more detail.
One may put a little picture in your mind…imagine Paul is an army commander in God’s armed forces.
And the Roman Christians … and you and I … are soldiers in that army…
 
The soldiers are a bit battle weary, and Paul wants to encourage them!
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