Order of Service:
* Prelude
* Hymn 378, vv. 1 & 4, Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice
* Reading: Mark 2:3-12
* Devotion
* Prayer
* Hymn 378, vv. 5 & 6, He spoke to His...
* Blessing
* Postlude
Mark 2:3-12 Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was
carried by four men. And when they could not come near Him because of
the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had
broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was
lying. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son,
your sins are forgiven you." And some of the scribes were sitting
there and reasoning in their hearts, "Why does this Man speak
blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" But
immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned
thus within themselves, He said to them, "Why do you reason about
these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,
'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise, take up your bed and
walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to
forgive sins"—He said to the paralytic,"I say to you, arise, take up
your bed, and go to your house." Immediately he arose, took up the
bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed
and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"
Service Participants: Young Ha Kim, Seoul Lutheran Church, Seoul, South Korea (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)