For March 6, 2011

Worship Next Sunday

March 6, 2011

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 3:1-10

Sermon title: “A Refreshing Experience” - Part 1 of 4

Music:

Opening – Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, O My Soul 57

Preparation – Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me 335

Response – And Can It Be 455

Closing – Lead On, O King Eternal 580

Confession of Faith: Apostles Creed

OT Reading: Isaiah 35

Preparation Guide

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 3:1-10

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 24:1-11

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 24:12-22

Thursday: Isaiah 35

Friday: Exodus 20:15

Saturday: Acts 3

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 24

Father, could there be some hope of heaven for a man like King Saul? Was He so oppressed by demonic spirits, and so foolish in the stubbornness of sinful envy, that he damaged his soul to a point of utter weakness? David showed Him mercy. He cut off the corner of His robe, but would not take his life. This seemed to soften the heart of the wicked king. He called David his son and wept. This was a good day for him, Lord, though the assault of demons would quickly return. But on that good day of faith, Saul even professed the truth that David would surely be king, and David swore that he would do no harm to Saul. What powerful mercy! O Lord, is there eternal hope for King Saul? Then perhaps there is hope for us, for we have shown madness in our sin and rebellion against You. You will have mercy even on us.

Isaiah 35

Father God, we had wandered so far from You, but You have strengthened us and You have saved us by Your strong hand. We have been given new life, and streams have suddenly appeared in the desert. There is a road for us that leads to Zion, for we are Your ransomed people. Cause sorrow and sighing to flee far from us, for we are Your beloved children, and You will never forsake us.

Acts 3

Our Father, we are so very grateful for Your mercy to the weak. Lord, You provide for our every need. You grant us food, shelter, health, friendship, and families; and these are just the beginning of the blessings that You have for us. Though we have denied Your Son, You have given us faith in His Name. Through Him we have a taste of the life to come. Bring us times of refreshing day by day so that we will remember Your promises and be strengthened for Your service. We have heard Your Word. You will bring about the fulfillment of all that You have promised to Your people of old. Turn us from our wickedness and grant us great joy in the contemplation of Your eternal love.

For February 27, 2011

Worship Next Sunday

February 27, 2011

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 2:47 (concluded)

Sermon title: “Immanuel Spirit” - Part 10

Music:

Opening – O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou The Lord 6

Preparation – Psalm 99

Response – My Heart Does Overflow 169

Closing – Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoke 345

Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism

OT Reading: Numbers 14:1-25

Preparation Guide

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 2:47b

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 23:1-14

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 23:15-29

Thursday: Numbers 14:1-25

Friday: Exodus 20:14

Saturday: Acts 2

For February 20, 2011

Worship Next Sunday

February 20, 2011

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 2:43-47

Sermon title: “Immanuel Spirit” - Part 9

Music:

Opening – I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art 168

Preparation – Breath on Me, Breath of God 334

Response – Father, I Know That All My Life 559

Closing – Arise, My Soul, Arise 305

Confession of Faith: Nicene Creed

OT Reading: Ezekiel 36:16-38

Preparation Guide

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 2:43-47

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 22:1-9

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 22:10-15

Thursday: Ezekiel 36:16-38

Friday: Exodus 20:13

Saturday: Acts 2

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 22

Lord have mercy on us. Evil men have slaughtered priests among the priesthood of all believers. How can murderers have such power? We know that Your purposes cannot be stopped. In the day of trouble, the wicked traitor speaks against Your saints. He finds favor from an envious king of Your own nation, and is willing to kill Your true servants to gain what He supposes he can get from those in power. Yet on that day of mourning, the holy priests of the Lord go to a place of eternal hope, but a vicious man outside of your covenantal protection, though he seems to have safety for the briefest moment, soon faces Your eternal wrath. O how we mourn the evil done by Your enemies. Yet we know that with Your anointed Son we are safe forever.

Ezekiel 36

Glorious Lord, Your Word is perfect. As we wait for the great blessings you have promised, we should hear Your voice with reverence and joy. Grant especially that all of Your ministers would not only hear Your Word, but also that they would rightly preach it and obey it. Grant that Your church will be doers of the Word rather than imitators of the world. Help us to follow in Your ways, and bless Your church in the days to come. We have defiled Your church with our disobedience, and You have disciplined us in love. Will we ever change? In Your concern for Your holy Name, fill us with Your Spirit so that we will turn away from sin. Cause us to believe in Your power and Your love. Grant to us a new heart and a new Spirit. Why should we not do the things that Christ has commanded? We will follow You by the strength of Your Spirit. Bring us growth in holiness and every good and appropriate prosperity by Your grace.

Acts 2

Great God, You have granted to Your church the promised blessing of the Holy Spirit. You have enabled us to hear the message of Your mighty works. Glory to Your Name, O God! You will pour out Your Spirit on all flesh in the age to come. That age has broken in now through Your great work of salvation. All who call upon the Name of the Lord as worshipers in the covenant assembly shall be brought from death to life. That Name above all names is Jesus, who is the Lord of Glory. He is yet alive, and so we call upon Him even now, for He is both Man and God. He is David’s Son and David’s Lord. He is our King and our Messiah. Our sins sent Him to the cross. We now repent of all known sin. We thank You for the covenant sign and seal of baptism, testifying of the life to come by the cleansing work of the Spirit and the forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ. We give ourselves to You and to one another, as we devote ourselves to the way of worship as the community of salvation in this present age.

For February 13, 2011

Worship Next Sunday

February 13, 2011

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 2:41-42

Sermon title: “Immanuel Spirit” - Part 8

Music:

Opening – Holy God, We Praise Your Name 103

Preparation – Blessed Jesus, at Your Word 303

Response – Psalm 133

Closing – How Sweet and Awesome Is the Place 469

Confession of Faith: Apostles Creed

OT Reading: Deuteronomy 8

Preparation Guide

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 2:41-42

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 21:1-7

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 21:8-15

Thursday: Deuteronomy 8

Friday: Exodus 20:12

Saturday: Acts 2

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 21

Lord of Hosts, the righteous flee from the wicked in a time of necessary retreat. The day is full of danger, and evil men lurk in shadows even within Your church to destroy her ministry. Grant us bread from heaven for our warfare on earth. Though we hide for a moment among the Philistines, we will never forget who we serve, for You are God. Though we seem mad in the eyes of the foolish, You will use every means to protect us and to preserve us, for the gates of hell will not prevail against Your church. We sound the retreat of necessity, but only for a moment, in a day of dire trouble, for we are always on the offense in our service of You.

Deuteronomy 8

Great God, only You could have brought the descendants of Jacob into the Promised Land. We have been given an even better possession through faith in Your Son. This we have learned from Your Word, the necessary food for our souls. We were once dead in our sins, but we have been made alive in Your Son. Feed us with the Bread from heaven, that we might hear His voice and believe. You are able to take us through the wilderness of this age. You are bringing us into a very good land. We long to walk in that place. We bless You for Your wonderful promises. Help us to believe and to live. Grant to us a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Send forth the Water of Your Holy Spirit from the great Rock of our Salvation. We will not perish with the nations of the world. We will live.

Acts 2

Great God, You have granted to Your church the promised blessing of the Holy Spirit. You have enabled us to hear the message of Your mighty works. Glory to Your Name, O God! You will pour out Your Spirit on all flesh in the age to come. That age has broken in now through Your great work of salvation. All who call upon the Name of the Lord as worshipers in the covenant assembly shall be brought from death to life. That Name above all names is Jesus, who is the Lord of Glory. He is yet alive, and so we call upon Him even now, for He is both Man and God. He is David’s Son and David’s Lord. He is our King and our Messiah. Our sins sent Him to the cross. We now repent of all known sin. We thank You for the covenant sign and seal of baptism, testifying of the life to come by the cleansing work of the Spirit and the forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ. We give ourselves to You and to one another, as we devote ourselves to the way of worship as the community of salvation in this present age.