Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
83 Clarence Street, Ballymena BT43 5DR
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 22 May, 2016
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed
by the renewing of your mind …” (Rom. 12:2)
Morning Service – 11:00 AM
Sacrament of Infant Baptism
Jehovah: My Light, Salvation and Strength [youtube]
Scripture Reading: Psalm 27
Text: Psalm 27:1
I. Jehovah, My Light
II. Jehovah, My Salvation
III. Jehovah, My Strength
Psalms: 62:1-2, 5-8; 143:6-12; 43:1-5; 27:1-5
Evening Service – 6:00 PM
Complete in Christ (3)
Rooted and Built up in Christ [youtube]
Scripture Reading: Colossians 2
Text: Colossians 2:4-7
I. The Meaning of the Calling
II. The Circumstances of the Calling
Psalms: 1:1-6; 144:1-8; 92:10-15; 51:14-19
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: “False natural love blinds parents so that they have more regard for the bodies of their children than they have for their souls … It is of the greatest importance for every married man to pay closer, more thorough, and continuous attention to the health of his child’s soul than to the body which he has begotten, and to regard his child as nothing else but an eternal treasure God has commanded him to protect, and so prevent the world, the flesh, and the devil from stealing the child away and bringing him to destruction. For at his death and on the Day of Judgment he will be asked about his child and will have to give a most solemn account.”
Thomas Watson: “If you would have honour from your children, set them a good example. It makes children despise their parents, when parents live in contradiction to their own precepts; when they bid their children be sober, and yet they themselves get drunk; or bid their children fear God, and are themselves loose in their lives. A father is a mirror which the child often dresses himself by; let the mirror be clear and not spotted. Let it not be said to you by your son, if I have done evil, I have learned it of you.”
Announcements (subject to God’s will)
This morning we witness the baptism Keagan Jude Hall. May the Lord bless this covenant child and give grace to Philip & Susan as they raise their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.
New Protestant Reformed Theological Journals are available on the back table.
Family visitation continues this week. The Philip Hall family (7 PM) and Tommy Duncan (8 PM) are scheduled for tomorrow evening.
The Tuesday Bible study meets at 11 AM to discuss the NT teaching on the OT food laws.
The CPRC will have a stall at the Ballymena Agricultural Show on Friday-Saturday, 27-28 May. Drop by the stall or speak with Julian about volunteering to help.
The Reformed Witness Hour broadcast next Lord’s Day (Gospel 846MW at 8:30 AM) by Rev. R. Kleyn is entitled “The General Resurrection” (John 5:28-29).
Rev. McGeown will be preaching for us next Sunday, while Rev. Stewart takes the services in the Limerick Reformed Fellowship.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, 30 May, at 7:30 PM.
The next Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 2 June at 7 PM.
Offerings: General Fund: £763.10.
New translations: 1 Spanish, 1 Czech and 5 Afrikaans.
PRC news: First Holland PRC will call from a trio of Revs. Brummel, Eriks and Huizinga. The Pittsburgh organization is set for 24 June.
