Covenant
Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus
Stewart
Lord’s Day,
6 May, 2007
"God is
my King of old, working salvation in the midst of
the
earth" (Psalm 74:12)
Morning Service -
11:00 AM
Knowing Our Misery
Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s
Day 2, Romans 7
I. What It Is to Know Our
Misery
II. How We Know Our Misery
III. Why We Must Know Our
Misery
Psalms: 104:1-7;
85:1-8; 10:3-8; 14:1-7
Evening
Service - 6:00 PM
Family Visitation
Living As the Body of Christ
I Corinthians 12
I. The Meaning
II. The Applications
Psalms: 84:1-6;
85:6-13; 80:7-12; 122:1-9
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
Announcements (subject to
God’s will):
The Standard Bearers and Beacon Lights
are on the back table. This Standard Bearer is an excellent
special issue on the Lord’s Day.
Family visitation begins this week on the theme,
"Living as the Body of Christ." The sermon this evening will
be an introduction to this theme. The schedule for visiting is on the
back of the bulletin.
May Day Outing: We plan to meet for a picnic at
Glenariff Forest Park at 11 AM in the main car park, weather permitting.
Sausages and baps will be provided, but bring anything else you may want
for lunch. A sign-up sheet is on the table.
Family visitation schedule for this week:
Tuesday, 6:30 PM - Reids, 8 PM - Hallidays Wednesday, 7 PM - Buchanans,
8 PM - Crossetts
This week Friday, 11 May, Rev. Stewart will give a
lecture on Homosexuality, What Does the Bible Teach? in Ballymena
Protestant Hall at 8 PM. We encourage everyone to attend the lecture and
remember this witness in prayer.
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day,
29 April (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW) is entitled "A Joyful
Mother of Children" (Psalm 113:9).
The Annual General Meeting is planned for
Wednesday, 16 May, at 7:30 PM at the manse. We would like everyone to
attend. A financial report will be given at that time as well as other
reports of church activities over the last year. Tea will be provided
afterward.
Last Week’s Offerings: General Fund - £551.00.
Donations: £100 (building fund).
CPRC Website: 8 new Portuguese translations,
mostly excerpts from Hoeksema’s Reformed Dogmatics, have been
added as has an Italian translation of "Calvinism ... the
Truth." The Croatian Canons of Dordt, which has never been
on the web before, is now on-line. An excellent article by Martyn
McGeown entitled "A Critical Examination of the Amyraldian View of
the Atonement" is at www.cprf.co.uk/articles/amyraldianexamination.htm
Advanced Notices: (1) The CPRC plans to have a
stall at the agricultural shows in Ballymena on Sat. 26 May, and in
Antrim on Sat. 28 July (2) South Wales Lecture, "The Psalms versus
Common Grace," Friday, 8 June, at 7:15 PM
PRC News: Prof. Hanko has returned home from hospital and thanks
everyone for their prayers and e-mails. Rev. Mahtani’s surgery went as
expected, and he is now recuperating at home. Peace PRC called Rev.
Slopsema (First, MI). Doon PRC will call a missionary to the Philippines
from a trio of Revs. Haak (Georgetown, MI), Koole (Grandville, MI) and
VanOverloop (Byron Center, MI).
