Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 21 June, 2009
"Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep
the testimony of thy mouth" (Ps. 119:88)
Morning Service - 11:00 AM - Sem. M. McGeown
Scripture Reading: Matthew 28:1-20
Text: Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 25
I. Their Identity
II. Their Focus
III. Their Importance
Psalms: 100:1-5; 31:1-6; 19:7-11; 84:1-3
Evening Service - 6:00 PM - Sem. M. McGeown
Confessing Our Sin Against God Alone [download]
Scripture Reading: Psalm 51
Text: Psalm 51:4
I. Confessing Sin
II. Justifying God
III. Receiving Forgiveness
Psalms: 130:1-8; 31:7-10; 143:1-7a; 51:1-4
Contact Sean Courtney (covenantreformedaudiostore@yahoo.co.uk) for CDs of the sermons and DVDs of the worship services.
CPRC website: www.cprc.co.uk
CPRC YouTube Site: www.youtube.com/cprcni
Quotes to Consider:
John Calvin: "When a man sees good meat ready for his meal, and knows that he may take good sustenance of it, and yet will go his way from the table, and seek dung and filth to feed on, is he not worthy to be poisoned? Even so is it with all such as are not contented with the pure doctrine of God’s Law and Gospel" (Sermons on Galatians, p. 552).
John Calvin: "When the Gospel is preached, then Jesus Christ is painted out lively, and we must look upon him, not with the fleshly eyes of our bodies, but with the spiritual eyes of our faith. Then seeing it is so, let us learn that we have no need of images and puppets to teach us what is necessary for our salvation" (Sermons on Galatians, p. 320).
Announcements (subject to God’s will):
Sem. McGeown will lead our services today for the last time this summer. Rev. Stewart is preaching in Limerick today. This evening, we will have preparatory with the view to partaking of the Lord’s Supper next Sunday morning, 28 June.
There will be tea after the evening service next Lord’s Day to say farewell to Martyn. He returns to the US the following day, 29 June, in order to start his internship with Rev. Den Hartog in Southwest PRC.
The foundations of our church building have been poured. Updated photos are posted on our website. For health and safety reasons, the site is off-limits so you must remain outside the perimeter fence when viewing the progress.
In order to aid preparation for worship, the Council requests that there is greater quiet in the hall prior to the worship services.
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW), is entitled "The Bread That Comes From Heaven" (Exodus 16).
Upcoming Lectures:
Ballymena, Friday, 10 July, 8 PM - Calvin’s Battle for the Reformation (I)
Ballymena, Friday, 17 July, 8 PM - Calvin’s Battle for the Reformation (II)
S. Wales, Thursday, 23 July, 7:15 PM - Calvin vs. Darwin: Anniversaries, Origins and Worldviews
Portadown, Friday, 30 October, 7:30 PM - Calvin’s Doctrine of Justification
Offerings: General Fund - £448.00. Donation: £50 (DVDs).
Website Additions: 1 Portuguese and 2 Burmese (Belgic Confession and Canons of Dordt) translations have been added.
PRC News: Trinity PRC called Rev. W. Langerak (Southeast, MI). Lacombe called Rev. J. Laning (Hope, MI) from a trio of Revs. J. Laning, Haak (Georgetown, MI) and T. Miersma (Western Home Missionary).