Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 12 June, 2011
“Those that be planted in the house of the Lord
shall flourish in the courts of our God” (Ps. 92:13)
Morning Service – 11:00 AM
Scripture Reading: Acts 4:1-31
Text: Psalm 2:1-3
I. The Scriptural Identity
II. The Nefarious Activity
III. Our Solid Comfort
Psalms: 23:1-6; 103:1-7; 22:11-13, 16-21; 2:1-8
Evening Service – 6:00 PM
Scripture Reading: Psalm 2
Text: Psalm 2:4-6
I. The Nature of His Laughter
II. The Reasons for His Laughter
Psalms: 27:1-5; 103:8-15; 37:7-13; 2:4-11
Contact Stephen Murray for CDs of the sermons and DVDs of the worship services.
CPRC website: www.cprc.co.uk
CPRC YouTube: www.youtube.com/cprcni
CPRC Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Ballymena-United-Kingdom/Covenant-Protestant-Reformed-Church-N-Ireland/337347932331
Quote to Consider:
J. A. Alexander on Psalm 2: “A sublime vision of the nations in revolt against Jehovah and his Anointed, with a declaration of the divine purpose to maintain his King’s authority, and a warning to the world that it must bow to him or perish. The structure of this psalm is extremely regular. It naturally falls into four stanzas of three verses each. In the first, the conduct of the rebellious nations is described. In the second, God replies to them by word and deed. In the third, the Messiah or Anointed One declares the divine decree in relation to himself. In the fourth, the Psalmist exhorts the rulers of the nations to submission, with a threatening of divine wrath to the disobedient, and a closing benediction on believers.”
Matthew Henry on Psalm 2: “We are here told who would appear as adversaries to Christ and the devil’s instruments in this opposition to his kingdom. Princes and people, court and country, have sometimes separate interests, but here they are united against Christ; not the mighty only, but the mob, the heathen, the people, numbers of them, communities of them; though usually fond of liberty, yet they were averse to the liberty Christ came to procure and proclaim … See the effects of the old enmity in the seed of the serpent against the seed of the woman, and how general and malignant the corruption of mankind is. See how formidable the enemies of the church are; they are numerous; they are potent.”
Announcements (subject to God’s will)
Thursday membership class: 7:30 PM on family baptism.
The Reformed Witness Hour broadcast next Lord’s Day (Gospel 846MW at 8:30 AM) will be “A Father’s Pity” (Psalm 103:13) by Rev. Haak.
The council has received and granted the request from Gareth and Leona Halliday to have their daughter, Rebekah Faith, baptized. Baptism is scheduled for the morning worship service on 3 July.
Offerings: General Fund – £657.07. Building Fund – £427.07. Donation: £5 (DVDs), £5 (pamphlets), £35 (DVDs), £200.
Upcoming Lectures: “For Whom Did Christ Die?” Friday, 24 June, at 7:30 PM in Lurgan Town Hall.
PRC News: The PRC Synod begins this week. Rev. McGeown will be attending and representing the CPRC and the LRF. The Synod’s agenda this week includes the examination of three seminary students (Nathan Decker, Brian Huizinga and Jonathan Mahtani). Rev. Haak declined Edgerton (MN); their new trio is Revs. den Hartog (Southwest, MI), Hanko (Lynden, WA) and Marcus (Edmonton, AB). Hope (GR, MI) called Rev. N. Langerak (Crete, IL). Rev. & Nancy Hanko leave this week for Singapore where Rev. Hanko will speak at the ERCS Summer Camp.
