Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 27 March, 2005
“Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye
of all his wondrous works”
(Psalm 105:2)
Morning Service – 11:00 AM
Abraham, Father of the Faithful (9)
Abraham Entertains Angels
Genesis 18:1-15
I. Abraham’s Hospitality
II. The Lord’s Promise
III. Sarah’s Faithfulness
Psalms: 146:1-8; 135:8-14; 119:49-56; 128:1-6
Evening Service – 6:00 PM
Christ Denied with Oaths & Curses
Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 36-37; Matthew 26:69-75
I. The Events
II. The Reasons
Psalms: 145:1-7; 135:15-21; 89:1-4, 35-37; 38:3b-9
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/
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Quote to Consider:
George M. Ophoff: “The true incentive, then, of real hospitality must be the prospect of entertaining an angel, or the very least of the brethren of Christ. The goats of the parable are told that they cannot inherit the kingdom because they neglected to give the King meat when He was [hungry], to give Him drink when He was thirsty, to take Him in when He was a stranger, to clothe Him when they saw Him naked, to visit Him when He was sick, to come to Him when He was in prison. And in response to the question of the sheep, ‘When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked and clothed thee …?’ the King replied, ‘Verily, I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.’ Christ can sympathize with brethren of His, who in this world are quite alone and friendless—strangers therefore, sometimes as Paul in prison without food and drink; then again either wandering in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth, or stoned, sawn asunder, tempted, slain with the sword. To such as these, the heart of Christ goes out. For He Himself was once a stranger, friendless, forlorn, forsaken, despised of men. To take compassion on these friendless ones, to beseech them to retreat into the inner circle of your home, to implore the stranger passing your door to avail himself of your services, because you think he may be one of Christ’s own of whom the world is not worthy—this is true hospitality. Practice it, as did Abraham, and in the day of final reckoning you will be invited by the King to inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Standard Bearer, vol. 6, p. 440).
Announcements (subject to God’s will):
Some new 2005 CPRF Bookstore catalogues are available on the back table.
We have reserved a space at the Ballymena Agricultural Show on Friday & Saturday, 27-28 May. We plan to bring books, pamphlets, and tapes.
Catechism classes: Monday at the manse at 7 PM with the Campbells and Thursday at 7 PM at the Hamills.
Midweek Bible Study will NOT be held this week.
We had a very good meeting in Limerick this past Wednesday. Continue to remember these saints in your prayers.
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day, 3 April (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW) is “Blessed are the Peacemakers” (Matt. 5:9).
Rev. Stewart will give a lecture on “The 1000 Years of Revelation 20” in Ballymena Protestant Hall, Friday, 8 April, at 8 PM.
Last Week’s Offerings: £468.05.
PRC News: Edmonton will call from a new trio of Revs. Bruinsma (Kalamazoo, MI), Houck (Peace, IL), and T. Miersma (Spokane, WA). Bethel’s new trio is Revs. A. Brummel (S. Holland, IL), Kuiper (Randolph, WI), and Mahtani (Pittsburgh, PA). Rev. A. Brummel received the call to Hudsonville PRC.
