Ninth Sunday after Trinity
August 9, 2020
Theme: “Steward of Unrighteousness.”
Sermon Text: Luke 16: 1-2, 8-9

Lessons:
Old Testament: Chronicles 29: 10-13
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10: 6-13
Gospel: Luke 16: 1-9

Hymns TLH
347 v. 1-4
404
381
Communion
311, 312
528 v. 1-2
Order of Service
Page 15

Hymns for 9th Sunday after Trinity

Opening Hymn: # #347 v. 1-4 “Jesus, Priceless Treasure”

1. Jesus, priceless Treasure, Fount of purest pleasure,
Truest Friend to me. Ah, how long in anguish
Shall my spirit languish, Yearning, Lord, for Thee?
Thou art mine, O Lamb divine! I will suffer naught to hide Thee,
Naught I ask beside Thee.

2. In Thine arms I rest me; Foes who would molest me
Cannot reach me here. Though the earth be shaking,
Every heart be quaking, Jesus calms my fear.
Lightnings flash And thunders crash; Yet, though sin and hell assail me,
Jesus will not fail me.

3. Satan, I defy thee; Death, I now decry thee;
Fear, I bid thee cease. World, thou shalt not harm me
Nor thy threats alarm me While I sing of peace.
God's great power Guards every hour; Earth and all its depths adore Him,
Silent bow before Him.

4. Hence, all earthly treasure! Jesus is my Pleasure,
Jesus is my Choice. Hence, all empty glory!
Naught to me thy story Told with tempting voice.
Pain or loss, Or shame or cross, Shall not from my Savior move me
Since He deigns to love me.

Sermon Hymn: # 404 “Soul, What Return has God, Thy Savior”

1. Soul, what return has God, thy Savior,
For all He gives thee day by day?
Oh, hast thou in thy gift a favor
That can delight and please Him?--Say!
The best of offerings He requires:
Thy heart it is that He desires.

2. Give unto God thy heart's affection,
Who else can claim thee as His own?
Should Satan hold thee in subjection?
With him but pangs of hell are known.

To Thee alone, O Lord divine,
My heart and all I now resign.

3. Accept the gift which Thou requirest,
My heart and soul, O gracious God,
The first-fruits Thou so much desirest,
For which Thy Son paid with His blood.
To Thee I willingly assign
My heart, dear Lord, for it is Thine.

4. Whom should I give my heart's affection
But Thee, who gavest Thine to faith?
Thy fervent love is my protection;
Lord, Thou hast loved me unto death.
My heart with Thine shall ever be
One heart throughout eternity.

Hymn: # 381 “I know my Faith is Founded”

1. I know my faith is founded On Jesus Christ, my God and Lord;
And this my faith confessing, Unmoved I stand upon His Word.
Man's reason cannot fathom The truth of God profound;
Who trusts her subtle wisdom Relies on shifting ground.
God's Word is all-sufficient, It makes divinely sure,
And trusting in its wisdom, My faith shall rest secure.

2. Increase my faith, dear Savior, For Satan seeks by night and day
To rob me of this treasure And take my hope of bliss away.
But, Lord, with Thee beside me, I shall be undismayed;
And led by Thy good Spirit, I shall be unafraid.
Abide with me, O Savior, A firmer faith bestow;
Then I shall bid defiance To every evil foe.

3. In faith, Lord, let me serve Thee; Though persecution, grief and pain
Should seek to overwhelm me, Let me a steadfast trust retain;
And then at my departure Take Thou me home to Thee
And let me there inherit All thou hast promised me.
In life and death, Lord, keep me Until Thy heaven I gain,
Where I by Thy great mercy The end of faith attain.

Closing Hymn: # 528 v. 1-2 “If God Himself be for Me”

1. If God Himself be for me,
I may a host defy;
For when I pray, before me
My foes, confounded, fly.
If Christ, my Head and Master,
Befriend me from above,
What foe or what disaster
Can drive me from His love?

2. This I believe, yea, rather,
Of this I make my boast,
That God is my dear Father,
The Friend who loves me most,
And that, whate'er betide me,
My Savior is at hand
Through stormy seas to guide me
And bring me safe to land.