Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 7 December, 2003
“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips shall praise thee.” (Psalm 63:3)
Morning Service – 11:00 AM (Prof. H. Hanko)
Training Covenant Children
Proverbs 22:6
I. Whom?
II. How?
III. Why?
Psalms: 141:1-5; 89:1-6; 127:1-5; 128:1-6
Evening Service – 6:00 PM (Prof. H. Hanko)
The Transfiguration: A Foretaste of Glory
Luke 9:28-36
I. The Fact
II. The Necessity
III. The Significance
Psalms: 145:1-7; 89:7-12; 50:1-5; 73:23-28
For CDs of the sermons and DVDs of the worship services, contact Stephen Murray
If you desire a pastoral visit, please contact Rev. Stewart or the elders
CPRC Website: www.cprc.co.uk • Live Webcast: https://cprc.co.uk/live-streaming/
CPRC YouTube: www.youtube.com/cprcni
CPRC Facebook: www.facebook.com/CovenantPRC
Quotes to Consider:
C. H. Spurgeon: “You cannot control your children, you say. Then the Lord have mercy on you! It is your business to do it, and you must do it, or else you will soon find they will control you. No one knows what judgment will come from God upon those who allow sin in children to go unrebuked.”
Abraham Kuyper on the discipline of children: “One lets all sorts of things pass, that really ought to be reproved and rebuked; and then all at once by reason of a relative trifle there are high words, because one is irritated, and cannot control his temper. This manner of rebuke is not merely injudicious and shows lack of knowledge of human nature, but what is worse, it opposes the ordinances of God, because of himself no one has ever the right to rebuke, no one possesses this right save by the authority of God, and therefore no one should ever rebuke another save for the sake of God, and this renders every rebuke from ill-temper and in anger sin.”
Martin Luther: “God grants offspring and commands that they be brought up to worship and serve him. In all the world this is the noblest and most precious work, because to God there can be nothing dearer than the salvation of souls … Most certainly father and mother are apostles, bishops, and priests to their children for it is they who make them acquainted with the gospel … there is no greater or nobler authority on earth than that of parents over their children, for this authority is both spiritual and temporal.”
Announcements:
We welcome the visitors to our worship service. Prof. Hanko will be preaching for us at both services. Please pick up a copy of a report in Christian Renewal (a US magazine) on the Common Grace Debate from the back table.
Audio tapes of Prof. Hanko’s three speeches on the Antithesis are available today from Sean for £5.
On Tuesday week, 9 December, Rev. Stewart and Prof. Hanko will be flying to Bradford (near Leeds) to meet with Stephen Rushton.
Bible Study will be held Wednesday (DV) at 8 PM at the manse. Prof. Hanko will continue his talk about the 1953 controversy in the PRC.
On Friday & Saturday, 12 & 13 December, Rev. & Mary Stewart and Prof. & Mrs. Hanko plan to visit contacts in South Wales. Prof. Hanko will give a speech in Porthcawl, South Wales, on Friday evening (DV) on “The Sovereignty of God and the Signs of the Times.”
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day, 14 December, (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW) is “The Appearance of Grace Bringing Immortality.”
Last Week’s Offerings: £852.51. Donation: £10 (pamphlets).
PRC News: Byron Center has a new trio consisting of Revs. A. Brummel (South Holland), Eriks (Loveland), and Haak (Bethel). Lacombe’s trio is Revs. Bruinsma (Kalamazoo), A. Brummel, and Haak. Hudsonville’s new trio is Revs. Cammenga (Southwest), Eriks, and VanOverloop (Georgetown).
