Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
83 Clarence Street, Ballymena BT43 5DR
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 6 March, 2016
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed
by the renewing of your mind ...” (Rom. 12:2)
Morning Service - 11:00 AM
God's Attributes of Goodness (1)
God’s Longsuffering (I)
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Scripture Reading: I Timothy 1
Text: I Timothy 1:16-17
I. Outside Himself
II. In Himself
Psalms: 145:7-14; 132:1-9; 103:6-13; 86:12-17
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
God's Attributes of Goodness (2)
God’s Longsuffering (II)
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Scripture Reading: II Timothy 3:1-4:6
Text: II Timothy 3:10
I. God’s Longsuffering and Sins
II. God’s Longsuffering and Suffering
III. God’s Longsuffering and People
Psalms: 122:1-9; 132:10-18; 78:36-41; 16:1-7
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CPRC Website: www.cprc.co.uk • Live Webcast: www.cprf.co.uk/live.html
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Announcements (subject to God’s will)
The March issue of the Covenant Reformed News is on the back table today.
Monday evening’s Catechism classes
5:45 PM - Taylor, Josh, Corey, Bradley & Samuel (Beginners OT, book 2)
6:30 PM - Alex & Nathan (Seniors OT)
7:15 PM - Jacob & Joseph (Heidelberg Catechism, book 1)
The Council meets tomorrow night, 7 March, at 8 PM.
The Tuesday Bible study meets this Tuesday at 11 AM to study the knowledge of God in Hosea.
The Belgic Confession Class will meet this Wednesday at 7:45 PM to look at attacks on the apostolicity of the church in connection with Article 27.
Men’s Bible Study meets this week Saturday at 8 PM at the Kennedys to study James 1:5-11 (Studies in James, p. 14).
The Reformed Witness Hour broadcast next Lord’s Day (Gospel 846MW at 8:30 AM) by Rev. R. Kleyn is entitled “Natural Catastrophes and the End” (Luke 21:11).
Upcoming Lectures:
CPRC, Friday, 18 March, 7:30 PM, Rev. Stewart on “Our Identity in Christ”
S. Wales, Thursday, 7 April, 7:15 PM, Rev. Stewart on “Who Is in the Image of God?”
Offerings: General Fund: £772.20. Donation: £100.
Website Additions: 4 Hungarian and 2 Czech translations.
PRC News: Rev. Holstege (Holland, MI) received the call to be second missionary in the Philippines.
Longsuffering in Scripture
Exodus 34:6: “And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.”
Numbers 14:18: “The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.”
Nehemiah 9:17: “And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.”
Psalm 86:15: “But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.”
Psalm 103:8: “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”
Psalm 145:8: “The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.”
Proverbs 14:29: “He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”
Proverbs 15:18: “A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
Proverbs 16:32: “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”
Jeremiah 15:15: “O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.”
Joel 2:13: “And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.”
Jonah 4:2: “And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.”
Nahum 1:3: “The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”
Matthew 18:26, 29: “The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all ... And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.”
Luke 18:7: “And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”
Romans 2:4: “Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?”
Romans 9:22: “What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction.”
I Corinthians 13:4: “Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.”
II Corinthians 6:6: “By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned.”
Galatians 5:22: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.”
Ephesians 4:2: “With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love.”
Colossians 1:11: “Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.”
Colossians 3:12: “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering.”
I Thessalonians 5:14: “Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.”
I Timothy 1:16: “Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.”
II Timothy 3:10: “But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience.”
II Timothy 4:2: “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
Hebrews 6:12, 15: “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises ... And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”
James 5:7-8, 10: “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh ... Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.”
I Peter 3:20: “Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”
II Peter 3:9, 15: “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance ... And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you.”