Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 29 October, 2006
"That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 15:6)
Morning Service - 11:00 AM
Honouring Those in Authority
Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 39; I Peter 2:11-3:7
I. The Idea of Authority
II. The Calling to Honour the Authorities
Psalms: 94:1-8; 68:7-12; 131:1-3; 2:6-12
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
The Transformation of Creation
Isaiah 35
I. The Vision
II. The Highway
III. The Calling
Psalms: 114:1-8; 68:13-18; 72:1-8; 37:26-34
CPRC website: www.cprc.co.uk
Quotes to Consider:
E. J. Young on Isaiah 35:1: "The language of this chapter is unusually beautiful, for under the figure of a barren land now clothed with luxuriant flowers, such as Palestine itself, where during the winter months the hillsides and fields are covered with the red anemone, the prophet sets forth the truth that God has prepared a place for those who love Him. A period of great blessing will have come to the Church, which is perhaps foreshadowed by the return of the Jews from exile, but above all which finds its realization in the saving work of the Lord. In this land of wondrous delight and beauty there is peace and blessing, for it is Immanuel’s land, and its blessings are for those who have been redeemed by the King Himself."
Announcements (subject to God’s will):
The Standard Bearers are on the back table.
Anyone interested in ordering a PRC Missions 2007 Calendar, see the sign-up sheet on the back table.
Now, as well as our tape recorder, we have a new digital recorder at our services. This makes it much easier and faster to put sermons on-line, and the sound quality is much better. With the digital recorder we can also record special lectures in Limerick, S. Wales, etc.
Catechism: Monday, 7 PM at the Murrays. Thursday, 7 PM at the Hamills.
Rev. & Mary Stewart travel to Limerick this week Tuesday, where Rev. Stewart will give a lecture on "God’s Unconditional Covenant."
Our Mid-Week Bible Study is Wednesday at 7:45 PM at the manse. We will consider the proper view of our children in God’s Unconditional Covenant.
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day, 5 Nov., (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW) is entitled "Protestants! Recover the Biblical Gospel" (Rom. 1:16).
Next week Sunday, the second offering in the morning is for the Building Fund.
Upcoming Lectures: Friday, 17 Nov., S. Wales, "God’s Unconditional Covenant" Friday, 12 Jan., S. Wales, subject to be decided.
Last Week’s Offerings: General Fund - £890.15. Donations: £150 (Building Fund), £50 (CR News).
PRC News: Rev. VanderWal (Redlands, CA) received the call to be missionary to the Philippines. Prof. Engelsma’s lecture given this past Friday, entitled "The Latest Attack on Grace in the Reformed Churches: Justification by Works—A Covenant Heresy" is now on-line at http://www.prca.org/current/index.html.