Covenant
Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus
Stewart
Lord’s Day,
15 July, 2007
"Teach me
thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth:
unite my heart
to fear thy name"
(Ps. 86:11)
Morning Service -
11:00 AM
Stephen, the First
Christian Martyr (3)
Stephen, the
Apologist
Acts 7
I. Blasphemy Against God?
II. Blasphemy Against Moses?
III. Blasphemy Against the
Temple?
Psalms: 144:1-8;
91:12-16; 105:36-45; 95:6-11
Evening
Service - 6:00 PM
Stephen, the First
Christian Martyr (4)
Stephen, the Martyr
Acts 7:51-8:4
I. The Sharp Rebuke
II. The Glorious Vision
III. The Blessed Effects
Psalms: 98:1-8;
92:1-8; 31:1-6; 44:11-13, 17-23
For audio cassettes of the
worship services or CDs of the sermons, contact Sean Courtney (cprcaudiostore@yahoo.co.uk)
CPRC website:
www.cprc.co.uk
Quotes to Consider:
Martin Luther: "The way of the world is such
that people cannot bear the truth. Let him who would live in the world
be silent about the truth. Let him tell dirty lies and engage in foul
deceit. If, however, you want to testify to the truth, then be prepared
to have as enemies the devil with his angels, the world with its wisdom
and its greatest intellect, nay, to have as enemies your parents, your
father and mother, and your best friends."
Martin Luther: "If I profess with the
loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God
except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at
the moment attacking, then I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I
may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of
the soldier is tested."
John Calvin: "[The martyrs] did not set us
an example of constancy in asserting the truth that we should now desert
it, when handed down to us so signed and sealed; but they taught us the
art by which, trusting to the Divine protection, we stand invincible by
all the powers of death, hell, the world, and Satan!"
Announcements (subject to God’s will):
The 2008 BRF Conference Booking Forms are
available on the back table.
Rev. & Mary Stewart leave tomorrow for the
U.S., and plan to arrive back on 14 August. Rev. & Mrs. DeVries
arrive this week Thursday. Rev. DeVries will preach for us for the next
3 weeks. "The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are
absent one from another" (Gen. 31:49).
Last Week’s Offerings: General Fund - £524.80.
Donations: £165, £160 (tapes), £50 (C. R. News).
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day,
22 July (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW), is entitled "Wrestling the
Powers of Darkness" (Eph. 6: 11-12).
Advanced Notices: Wed., 25 July, CPRC Stall at
Clogher Valley Show Sat., 28 July, CPRC Stall at Antrim Agricultural
Show Fri., 17 Aug., Lecture in Limerick on "The Psalms vs. Common
Grace" Fri., 14 Sept., Lecture in S. Wales on "The
Perseverance of the Saints" Fri., 26 Oct., Reformation Day Lecture
in Portadown Minor Town Hall Fri., 2 Nov., Reformation Day Lecture in
Ballymena Protestant Hall
Thank-you Martyn and Douglas for setting up and
working at the stall on the 12th. Those who would like to help
William Armstrong with the CPRC stall at the Clogher or Antrim shows
should contact him at 07845046207.
Website: Six German translations were added
including Rev. Houck’s pamphlet "Knowing the True God."
PRC News: Candidate Spronk received the call to
Heritage PRF in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.