"How Great That We Should Be Called Children of God!" 1 John 3:1-3

February 22, 2024

Rev. Nathan J. Rusert

Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples." (Luk 11:1). Jesus teaches us to "call upon God's name in every trouble, to pray, praise, and give thanks." Dr. Martin Luther wrote, "Except under troubles, trials, and vexations, prayer cannot rightly be made. God says, "Call upon Me in the time of trouble;" without trouble it is only a bold prattling, not from the hearth; it is a common saying: "Need teaches to pray." (Luther Table Talk #280) Sermon Text: 1 John 3:1-3. Sermon Theme: "How Great That We Should Be Called Children of God." Preached for 1st midweek Lenten Vespers, 21-February-2024, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Tell City, Indiana by Rev. Nathan J. Rusert