Morning
Service - 11:00 AM
The Wrath of God
Revealed From Heaven
Heidelberg Catechism,
Lord’s Day 4; Romans 1:18
I. The Meaning of God’s
Wrath
II. The Revelation of
God’s Wrath
III. The Object of
God’s Wrath
Psalms:
90:6-12; 18:36-42; 9:5-9, 16-17; 2:4-6, 9-12
Evening
Service - 6:00 PM
The Ark of the
Covenant (6)
The Ark in Philistia
I Samuel 5
I. In the Temple of Dagon
II. In Various Cities
Psalms:
124:1-8; 18:43-50; 115:1-11; 78:58-66
For audio
cassettes of the worship services, contact Sean Courtney (cprfaudiostore@yahoo.co.uk).
CPRF website: www.cprf.co.uk
Quotes to Consider:
Matthew Henry on I Samuel 5:4: "Instead of despising
Dagon, for the threshold’s sake that beheaded him, [the
Philistines] were almost ready to worship the threshold because it
was the block on which he was beheaded, and will never set their
feet on that on which Dagon lost his head, shaming those who tread
under foot the blood of the covenant and trample on things truly
sacred. Yet this piece of superstition would help to perpetuate the
remembrance of Dagon’s disgrace; for, with the custom, the reason
would be transmitted to posterity, and the children that should be
born, enquiring why the threshold of Dagon’s temple must not be
trodden on, would be told that Dagon fell before the ark of the
Lord. Thus God would have honour even out of their superstition. We
are not told that they repaired the broken image; it is probable
that they sent the ark of God away first, and then they patched it
up again, and set it in its place; for, it seems, they ‘cannot
deliver their souls, nor say, Is there not a lie in our right
hand?’ (Isa. 44:20)."
Announcements (subject to God's Will):
We welcome Terry Casey from Limerick
to our worship services today. There will be tea and
sandwiches served after this evening’s service. The
Standard Bearers are available on the back table for
subscribers.
Catechism: Today after the evening
service - Hamills Monday at 7 PM with the Campbells at the
manse. Thursday at 5:30 PM at the Murrays and 7 PM at the
Hamills.
Rev. & Mary Stewart travel to Limerick
this Tuesday where Rev. Stewart will give a lecture on "The
Blessed Virgin Mary."
Bible Study will be held this week
Wednesday at 7:30 PM at the manse. We will continue
applying scriptural tests to the five systems of church
government.
Rev. Philip & Beverley Burley of the
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia are to arrive in N.
Ireland on Wednesday.
The Reformed Witness Hour next
Lord’s Day, 16 October (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW) is
entitled "A Little Maid’s Testimony" (II Kings
5:1-5).
Rev. Stewart is to speak at Harryville
Primary next Wednesday, 19 October.
With the approval of Hudsonville PRC, Philip
Rainey is nominated for the CPRF Steering Committee. Male
confessing CPRF members will vote to approve/disapprove
Philip’s nomination after the Sunday evening service of 23
October.
Last Week’s Offerings: General Fund -
£687.63, Building Fund - £10,308.26. The total money raised
for our church building is now about £100,000. Within a few
weeks, the plans for our church building should be
submitted by our architect for approval by Ballymena Council.
PRC News: Rev. Key (Hull, IA) declined
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