Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 15 July, 2007
“Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth:
unite my heart to fear thy name” (Ps. 86:11)
Morning Service – 11:00 AM
Stephen, the First Christian Martyr (3)
Acts 7
I. Blasphemy Against God?
II. Blasphemy Against Moses?
III. Blasphemy Against the Temple?
Psalms: 144:1-8; 91:12-16; 105:36-45; 95:6-11 Evening Service – 6:00 PM
Stephen, the First Christian Martyr (4)
Acts 7:51-8:4
I. The Sharp Rebuke
II. The Glorious Vision
III. The Blessed Effects
Psalms: 98:1-8; 92:1-8; 31:1-6; 44:11-13, 17-23
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:
Martin Luther: “The way of the world is such that people cannot bear the truth. Let him who would live in the world be silent about the truth. Let him tell dirty lies and engage in foul deceit. If, however, you want to testify to the truth, then be prepared to have as enemies the devil with his angels, the world with its wisdom and its greatest intellect, nay, to have as enemies your parents, your father and mother, and your best friends.”
Martin Luther: “If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, then I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is tested.”
John Calvin: “[The martyrs] did not set us an example of constancy in asserting the truth that we should now desert it, when handed down to us so signed and sealed; but they taught us the art by which, trusting to the Divine protection, we stand invincible by all the powers of death, hell, the world, and Satan!”
Announcements (subject to God’s will):
The 2008 BRF Conference Booking Forms are available on the back table.
Rev. & Mary Stewart leave tomorrow for the U.S., and plan to arrive back on 14 August. Rev. & Mrs. DeVries arrive this week Thursday. Rev. DeVries will preach for us for the next 3 weeks. “The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another” (Gen. 31:49).
Last Week’s Offerings: General Fund – £524.80. Donations: £165, £160 (tapes), £50 (C. R. News).
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day, 22 July (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW), is entitled “Wrestling the Powers of Darkness” (Eph. 6: 11-12).
Advanced Notices: Wed., 25 July, CPRC Stall at Clogher Valley Show Sat., 28 July, CPRC Stall at Antrim Agricultural Show Fri., 17 Aug., Lecture in Limerick on “The Psalms vs. Common Grace” Fri., 14 Sept., Lecture in S. Wales on “The Perseverance of the Saints” Fri., 26 Oct., Reformation Day Lecture in Portadown Minor Town Hall Fri., 2 Nov., Reformation Day Lecture in Ballymena Protestant Hall
Thank-you Martyn and Douglas for setting up and working at the stall on the 12th. Those who would like to help William Armstrong with the CPRC stall at the Clogher or Antrim shows should contact him at 07845046207.
Website: Six German translations were added including Rev. Houck’s pamphlet “Knowing the True God.”
PRC News: Candidate Spronk received the call to Heritage PRF in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
