Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
83 Clarence Street, Ballymena BT43 5DR
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 8 November, 2020
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering …” (Col. 3:12)
Morning Service – 11:00 AM
The Departure of Jehovah’s Glory (3)
God’s Chariot Leaves the Temple [youtube]
Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 10
Text: Ezekiel 10
I. The Nature of God’s Chariot
II. The Movement of God’s Chariot
III. The Coals Under God’s Chariot
Psalms: 104:1-7; 18:9-14
Evening Service – 6:00 PM
Whence Does Faith Proceed? [youtube]
Scripture Reading: John 6:22-51
Text: Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 25
I. The Source of Faith
II. The Means of Faith
Psalms: 100:1-5; 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
CPRC YouTube: www.youtube.com/cprcni
CPRC Facebook: www.facebook.com/CovenantPRC
Quotes to Consider
John Calvin on Ezekiel 10:18: “… it was necessary to persuade the faithful that God no longer dwelt in the temple, but that it remained only an empty spectacle, because he had taken away his glory since the place was corrupted by so many defilements.”
Herman Hoeksema on Lord’s Day 25: “Christ is the officebearer in God’s house. He must build the house, not we. The task of gathering his people is committed to him. It is and remains his task; never can it be man’s task. Although it pleases Christ to gather his flock and to build his church through men … the work remains his. All that is man’s work and not the work of Christ will be burned. When it pleases the Lord Jesus Christ to gather his flock and to cause his voice to be heard, so that his sheep hear it and follow him, and when it pleases him to do this through a man, only then is there a preacher. In the consciousness of being such a preacher, the apostle wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:20: ‘We are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.’ The content of the preacher’s message, which he brings to the church or to any audience in the heathen world, may never be anything else than the word of Christ, for the Lord will not speak through anything but his own word” (Baptized Into Christ, p. 25).
Announcements (subject to God’s will)
An updated CPRC address, telephone and e-mail list is now available. A new version of the CPRC trifold leaflet is also available to pass on to friends and acquaintances.
Catechism classes:
Monday, 5:45 PM: Eleanora, Hannah, Jorja, Penelope & Somaya (Beginners OT)
Monday, 6:30 PM: Angelica, Bradley, Josh, Samuel & Taylor (Seniors OT)
Monday, 7:15 PM: Alex, Jacob & Nathan (Essentials)
Tuesday, 12:30 PM: James, Jason & Sebastian (Juniors OT)
The Council meets tomorrow evening at 8 PM (postponed from last week).
Tuesday Bible study at 11 AM will meet at church to continue our consideration of regeneration in connection with assurance.
Belgic Confession Class meets this Wednesday at 7:45 PM to continue with Article 37 looking at Scripture’s references to the two ages.
Saturday Night Bible Study meets this week at 8 PM at church and on-line by video to discuss Hebrews 2:10-18.
The Reformed Witness Hour broadcast next Lord’s day (Gospel 846 MW at 8:30 AM) by Rev. Bruinsma is entitled, “The Church: God’s Husbandry” (I Cor. 3:7-9).
Offerings: General Fund: £1,130. Donations: £200 (England), £200 (Scotland).
Translation Additions: 1 Spanish, 1 Indonesian and 1 Portuguese.
PRC News: Cornerstone PRC has called Rev. Spriensma to be her next pastor.
Encouraging Quotes
“Thank you so much for the DVDs/CDs, special offer and the extra goodies. I now have many hours worth of rich spiritual food. Please find enclosed my cheque plus an extra amount towards the Covenant Reformed News.” – Cheshire, England
“I have been reading Doctrine According to Godliness and it is an excellent book. I hope I will receive the Covenant Reformed News in the future.” – Spain
“Thanks for the wonderful teachings we have read from the CPRC website. What you shared with me yesterday, I have shared with my family. Thanks, for the right teachings have been lost in Islam … May He draw us to His son Jesus by faith through the power of His Word.” – Kenya
“Thank you for your letter and the books, Knowing God & Man and The Gospel Truth of Justification. Now I have to try and get my dear wife occupied allowing me time to read them! … May the Lord continue to bless all that you do for Him.” – London, England
“Thank you for the continued sending of the monthly Covenant Reformed News and please send me Walking in the Way of Love.” – Wales
“My husband and I tuned in with you yesterday for the 6 PM service … You would laugh that we dressed nicely and were looking forward to hearing your lovely congregation sing acapella. We love the occasional squeal from the little ones.” – Minnesota, USA
“I was very blessed by the service last week. I’m enjoying the sermon series on Jude … There is so much in the book of Jude and you do very well to unpack and expound it in a very clear manner, which makes it easy to remember and keeps my soul fed for a week! Your exposure of false Pentecostal teachers is very timely, needful and urgent, and also very brave and courageous. Praying for you and the saints at CPRC.” – England
“I am out of words to express how I feel and humbled by this precious gift of books. However, allow me to say that God knows my heart and how joyful I am for this gift. It has brought me to my knees to thank God for His wonderful providence. For many years I have been thinking of getting some of the books by Hoeksema, now God has answered my prayer. I will surely make the best of all books sent to me. May our good Lord use them to draw me nearer to Him and to lead me to grow in His grace. May He make it possible that we may spread these treasures not only to me, but to many who need them.” – S. Africa
“Thank you for the message ‘Temptations Arising From the Coronavirus Lockdown’ on YouTube. God has used this to help me a lot in dealing with the pandemic and truly trusting God.” – USA
“Please would you send me on CD the six sermon series on Psalms 120-125, ‘The Pilgrim Psalms (I).’ All the sermons have been and are being such a blessing. Thank you so much for your hard work in providing us with such rich nourishment.” – Yorkshire, England
“The CPRC website has been a blessing to many here in the Philippines, especially the translations of creeds and confessions to the local tongue … We are really blessed by these resources and we pray that it would bless more people.” – Philippines
“I wanted to thank you for the books sent to my friend. He was quite surprised and very pleased with the books. We talked a lot about translations. The Five Points of Calvinism will be relaunched soon with a new cover. And he mentioned plans for some new titles like The Reformed Faith of John Calvin, Doctrine According to Godliness and Whosoever Will … We talked a bit about free translations on our website. I have some pieces to be finished and still some more to do. As soon as we get the website up and running, there will be more material, DV … One of the things that impresses us the most about RFPA books are the quality of the printing and binding. It’s quite impossible to get a good job like that around here.” – Brazil
“I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how happy I am to have recently discovered this preacher, Prof. Douglas Kuiper. I found one of his sermons ‘Sovereign, Double, Particular Predestination’ which was great, and then found more on YouTube about God and salvation. He really is so clear in his presentation and easy to understand. I wish there was a Protestant Reformed Church near me, I really do.” – England
“I enjoy watching CPRC videos on YouTube and that is how I found out about your church. You are one of the few faithful men out there that teach the Word of God in truth. There are not many pastors that hold the stance on marriage that you do, so I am thankful that the Lord has not left His people without someone to speak the truth.” – Oregon, USA
“Good to join you on the live stream.” – Ethiopia
“Could I please order Corrupting the Word of God? Thank you for the pamphlets and especially the Standard Bearers which are a wonderful course of teaching. They all bring great comfort.” – Co. Antrim
