Worship Next Sunday
June 5, 2011
Preaching: Pastor Magee
Sermon text: Acts 5:12-16
Sermon title: “They were all healed.”
Music:
Opening – 80 Lord, With Glowing Heart I'd Praise Thee
Preparation – 107 Praise Ye the Father!
Response – 457 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Closing – 353 I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
Confession of Faith: Nicene Creed
OT Reading: Isaiah 61
Preparation Guide
Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)
Monday: Acts 5
Tuesday: 2 Samuel 6:1-15
Wednesday: 2 Samuel 6:16-23
Thursday: Isaiah 61
Friday: Exodus 20:15
Saturday: Acts 5
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
2 Samuel 6
God of Glory, there are so many disappointments that we face in this age of difficulty, yet You also bring moments of glory to us at just the right time. Help those who are facing severe trials. Many are ready to give up. Teach us the importance of Your Word. We know that obedience to You is not simply a matter of good intentions. Have mercy on us, for we are very weak. We rejoice before You with all our might. Though we may be despised by others because of our devotion to You, we pray that our hearts will not be unduly moved by the insults of those who do not love You. Make us pure in heart, mind, and body. We have been chosen by You that we might rejoice before You always.
Isaiah 61
O Spirit of the Living God who so filled our great Messiah, we ask that You would fill us, that we might follow this great Man of Blessing. You have fed us and healed us. You use us to rebuild what sin has destroyed. We are priests to You, O God, and we rejoice in You, for You are our portion. You hate injustice, and will keep it far from us on the day of our deliverance, for we are Your blessed offspring. We have been covered with the righteous robes of Your Son. We live and grow in You, O God.
Acts 5
Our Father, we are so easily tempted by sinful desires. We want to be seen as great among men, even within Your church. Forgive us for this deadly sin. Not only do we bring great trouble upon ourselves, but we also bring trials upon our families and Your church. Despite our foolishness, we know that You will work all things for Your purposes. Please bring great fear upon Your people so that we may remember the seriousness of our commitments. Send Your holy angels to protect us from evil that would be too strong for us. Amaze Your enemies as You accomplish Your heavenly purposes in the midst of this passing age. Teach us not to follow rulers when they command us to violate Your way. We must follow You, even if men would seek to kill us for challenging their authority. Make our witness real. Imposters come and go, and their followers amount to nothing. But the Word and kingdom of Jesus cannot be stopped, for this assembly is the very kingdom of God on earth in this present age. Your Son Jesus is surely the Messiah. To oppose Him is to oppose You.
