For June 29, 2008

Exeter Presbyterian Church

Guide for the Preparation for Worship on 6/29/08

Sermon text: Galatians 1:3-5

Sermon title: “Losing Sight of the Gospel”

Music: Opening – “Our God, Our Help in Ages Past” (#30)

Preparation – “It Is Well With My Soul” (#691)

Response – “God Be Merciful to Me” (#486)

Closing – Psalm 91

Confession of Faith: Romans 8:36-39

Suggested Preparations

Sunday (6/22): review morning sermon (evening service @ 5:00 p.m.)

Monday (6/23): Read & discuss Galatians 1:3-5; read sermon outline Supplementary Bible reading: Galatians 1:1-10

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #94

Tuesday (6/24): Read & sing “Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”

Supplementary Bible reading: Titus 2:11-14

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #95

Wednesday (6/25): Read & sing “It Is Well With My Soul”

Supplementary Bible reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-5

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #96

Thursday (6/26): Read & sing “God Be Merciful to Me”

Supplementary Bible reading: Romans 8:18-25

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #97

Friday (6/27): Read & sing Psalm 91

Supplementary Bible reading: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #98

Saturday (6/28): Read & discuss Galatians 1:3-5; rev. sermon outline

Supplementary Bible reading: Jude 24-25

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss Romans 8:36-39

Note: This guide has been prepared to aid individuals and families in the preparation for weekly worship. Supplementary Bible readings are passages related to the upcoming sermon text. The suggested catechism and confession readings will lead a family through the whole of the Westminster standards in approximately two years.

For June 22, 2008

Exeter Presbyterian Church

Guide for the Preparation for Worship on 6/22/08

Sermon text: Matthew 24:15-22

Sermon outline: “A Trouble that Will Be Cut Short”

I. Introduction – A complex question (3)

II. The Abomination of Desolation – Past, present, and future (15)

III. What to do when the Romans come (16-18)

IV. The trouble of the coming destruction (19-20)

V. Then and those days (21-22)

VI. What can we learn from tribulation past, present, and future?

Music: Opening – “My Heart Does Overflow” (#169)

Preparation – “We Come, O Christ, to You” (#181)

Response – “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” (#252)

Closing – “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” (#92)

Confession of Faith: Westminster Confession of Faith 8.1-2

Suggested Preparations

Sunday (6/15): review morning sermon (evening service @ 5:00 p.m.)

Monday (6/16): Read & discuss Matt. 24:15-22; read sermon outline Supplementary Bible reading: Luke 21:5-19

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #89

Tuesday (6/17): Read & sing “My Heart Does Overflow”

Supplementary Bible reading: Luke 21:20-24

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #90

Wednesday (6/18): Read & sing “We Come, O Christ, to You”

Supplementary Bible reading: Daniel 9:24-27

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #91

Thursday (6/19): Read & sing “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”

Supplementary Bible reading: Daniel 11:29-35

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #92

Friday (6/20): Read & sing “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”

Supplementary Bible reading: Daniel 12:1-13

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #93

Saturday (6/21): Read & discuss Matt. 24:15-22; rev. sermon outline

Supplementary Bible reading: Romans 8:31-39

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WCF 8.1-2

Note: This guide has been prepared to aid individuals and families in the preparation for weekly worship. Supplementary Bible readings are passages related to the upcoming sermon text. The suggested catechism and confession readings will lead a family through the whole of the Westminster standards in approximately two years.

For June 15, 2008

Exeter Presbyterian Church

Guide for the Preparation for Worship on 6/15/08

Sermon text: Matthew 24:9-14

Sermon outline: “Beyond Trouble”

I. Introduction – Two ages

II. “Then” – Beyond the birth pains (9)

III. Tribulation and apostasy (9-10)

IV. Confusion and lawlessness (11-12)

V. Endurance and proclamation (13-14)

VI. The end will come (14)

Music: Opening – “I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art” (#168)

Preparation – “Blessed Jesus, at Your Word” (#303)

Response – “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” (#528)

Closing – “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” (#521)

Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism questions 60-61

Suggested Preparations

Sunday (6/8): review morning sermon (evening service @ 5:00 p.m.)

Monday (6/9): Read & discuss Matt. 24:9-14; read sermon outline Supplementary Bible reading: Luke 18:18-30

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #84

Tuesday (6/10): Read & sing “I Greet Thee…”

Supplementary Bible reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #85

Wednesday (6/11): Read & sing “Bless Jesus, at Your Word”

Supplementary Bible reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-6

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #86

Thursday (6/12): Read & sing “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”

Supplementary Bible reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #87

Friday (6/13): Read & sing “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less”

Supplementary Bible reading: Matthew 10:16-23

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #88

Saturday (6/14): Read & discuss Matt. 24:9-14; rev. sermon outline

Supplementary Bible reading: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss HC #60-61

Note: This guide has been prepared to aid individuals and families in the preparation for weekly worship. Supplementary Bible readings are passages related to the upcoming sermon text. The suggested catechism and confession readings will lead a family through the whole of the Westminster standards in approximately two years.

For June 8, 2008

Exeter Presbyterian Church

Guide for the Preparation for Worship on 6/8/08

Sermon text: Matthew 24:1-8

Sermon outline: “Christ the Temple”

I. Introduction – The story of the temple

II. The death of the temple (1-2)

III. When will these things be… the sign of the end of the age (3)

IV. See that no one leads you astray (4-5)

V. The birth of the new temple (6-8)

Music: Opening – “The Spacious Firmament on High” (#117)

Preparation – Psalm 147

Response – “How Marvelous, How Wise, How Great” (Wh #2)

Closing – “Onward Christian Soldiers” (#572)

Confession of Faith: the Apostle’s Creed

Suggested Preparations

Sunday (6/1): review morning sermon (evening service @ 5:00 p.m.)

Monday (6/2): Read & discuss Matt. 24:1-8; read sermon outline Supplementary Bible reading: Genesis 22:1-19

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #79

Tuesday (6/3): Read & sing “The Spacious Firmament on High”

Supplementary Bible reading: 2 Samuel 24:18-25

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #80

Wednesday (6/4): Read & sing Psalm 147

Supplementary Bible reading: 1 Kings 6:1-38

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #81

Thursday (6/5): Read & sing “How Marvelous, How Wise, How Great”

Supplementary Bible reading: 2 Chronicles 36:11-21

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #82

Friday (6/6): Read & sing “Onward Christian Soldiers”

Supplementary Bible reading: Haggai 2:1-9

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #83

Saturday (6/7): Read & discuss Matt. 24:1-8; rev. sermon outline

Supplementary Bible reading: Ezekiel 43:1-12

Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss the Apostle’s Creed

Note: This guide has been prepared to aid individuals and families in the preparation for weekly worship. Supplementary Bible readings are passages related to the upcoming sermon text. The suggested catechism and confession readings will lead a family through the whole of the Westminster standards in approximately two years.