Ballymena

Rev. Angus Stewart

Lord’s Day, 13 May, 2007

I. Knowing Its Extent

II. Knowing Its Origin

III. The Usefulness of This Knowledge

Psalms: 96:1-7; 86:1-7; 58:1-6; 51:1-7

Evening Service - 6:00 PM

I. A City of Praise

II. A City of Beauty

Psalms: 100:1-5; 86:8-12; 46:1-7; 48:1-9

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

Quotes to Consider:

Augustine: "The city of God we speak of is the same to which testimony is borne by that Scripture ... ‘Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God.’ And in another psalm we read, ‘Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of His holiness, increasing the joy of the whole earth.’ ... And in another, ‘There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the city of our God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved.’ From these and similar testimonies ... we have learned that there is a city of God, and its Founder has inspired us with a love which makes us covet its citizenship" (The City of God 11:1).

Ivan & Lily Reid leave this week for the U.S. Ivan will represent the CPRC at the PRC Synod in June, which treats sister church relations between us and the PRC. We wish them the Lord’s blessing as they travel.

Those using Gift Aid envelopes, please put your number on your envelopes while Ivan Reid is away.

Family visitation schedule for this week: Today after PM service - Janet Napier Monday, 7 PM - Campbells, 8 PM - Grahams Tuesday, 7 PM - Raineys, 8 PM - Murrays

The Annual General Meeting is planned for this week Wednesday, 16 May, at 7:30 PM at the manse. We would like everyone to attend. A financial report will be given, as well as other reports of church activities over the last year. Tea will be provided afterward.

The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day, 20 May (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW) is entitled "My Soul is Anchored in Heaven" (Hebrews 6:20-21).

Last Week’s Offerings: General Fund - £655.60. Building Fund - £264.83. Donations: £50 (building fund), £20 (C. R. News).

CPRC Website: The homosexuality lecture is on-line at www.cprf.co.uk/audio.htm#homosexuality (CDs of this lecture are on the back table). Eight Portuguese translations from Reformed Dogmatics were added this week. Felipe, a Brazilian translator, has also set up his own "Herman Hoeksema blog" (http://hhoeksema.blogspot.com/).

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