Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
83 Clarence Street, Ballymena BT43 5DR
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 28 January, 2024
“My covenant was with him of life and peace” (Mal. 2:5)
Morning Service – 11:00 AM
Jesus Heals a Paralytic (the Son’s Works and Witnesses) (8)
Christ’s First Witness: John the Baptist [youtube]
Scripture Reading: John 5:19-39
Text: John 5:31-35
I. The Content of the Witness
II. The Reception of the Witness
III. The Purpose of the Witness
Psalms: 122:1-9; 87:1-7; 40:7-11; 25:4-10
Evening Service – 6:00 PM
The Samaritan Woman and the First Two Commandments [youtube]
Scripture Reading: John 4:5-30
Text: Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 34b-35
I. The First Commandment
II. The Second Commandment
III. The Gracious Salvation
Psalms: 81:8-14; 88:1-9; 147:12-20; 135:1-7
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: www.cprc.co.uk/live-streaming
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Quote to Consider
R. C. H. Lenski on John 5:35: “How highly Jesus thought of the Baptist is made plain in the testimony Jesus now gives him and in the way in which he scores the Jews for the treatment they accorded him. ‘That one was the lamp burning and shining; and you on your part willed to exult for an hour in his light.’ [This lamp] is a portable lamp, which, when lit, burns and shines. The article means that the Baptist was ‘the lamp’ intended by God specifically for that generation. The two participles, added attributively by one article, denote only one action: ‘burning and thus shining.’ The entire figure describes the Baptist as showing the Jews the way to salvation in the Messiah who now was come. The Baptist was, indeed, ‘the lamp,’ not ‘the light’ (1:9). Both tenses here used, he ‘was’ and you ‘willed’ or ‘did will,’ imply that the Baptist was now imprisoned. If the tragic news of this event had just become known, this reference to what the Baptist was to his generation would come with greater effect upon the authorities Jesus was facing. That burning and shining lamp had now been quenched forever.”
Announcements (subject to God’s will)
The 2024 British Reformed Fellowship family conference at Cloverley Hall Conference Centre in Shropshire, England runs from Saturday 3 to Saturday 10, August. Our speakers, Prof. Brian Huizinga and Rev. Ron Hanko, will speak on “Then Comes the End: The Reformed Doctrine of Eschatology.” Booking forms are on the back table. For more information, see www.brfconference.weebly.com or contact Kristin Crossett.
Catechism classes tomorrow:
5:00 PM: Corey, Jason, Katelyn, Maisie & Sebastian (Seniors NT)
5:45 PM: Felicity, Grace, Jonas, Keagan, Liam, Lucas, Sammy & Sophie (Beginners OT – Book 1)
6:30 PM: Eleanora, Hannah, Jorja, Penelope & Xander (Juniors NT)
7:15 PM: Angelica, Bradley, Jack, Josh, Samuel & Taylor (Essentials)
8:00 PM: Alex & Nathan (Pre-confession)
Tuesday Bible study will meet at 11 AM and discuss the conditions for the baptism in the Holy Spirit according to Pentecostalism and Charismaticism.
Belgic Confession class on Wednesday at 7:30 PM will continue with Article 37 and consider the question, Why is there apostasy?
The Reformed Witness Hour broadcast next Lord’s day (Gospel 846 MW at 8:30 AM) by Prof. D. Kuiper is entitled, “The 1st Commandment: Worshiping the Only Good God” (Matt. 19:16-21).
Offerings: £1,732.71. Donation: £200 (New Jersey).
Translation Additions: 7 Korean and 2 Swahili.
