Worship Next Sunday
May 8, 2011
Preaching: Pastor Magee
Sermon text: Acts 4:32-37
Sermon title: “They Had Everything in Common”
Music:
Opening – Great Is Thy Faithfulness 32
Preparation – Psalm 122
Response – Wondrous King, All-Glorious 166
Closing – Lift High the Cross 263
Confession of Faith: Apostles' Creed
OT Reading: Exodus 16:1-21
Preparation Guide
Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)
Monday: Acts 4:32-37
Tuesday: 2 Samuel 2:1-11
Wednesday: 2 Samuel 2:12-32
Thursday: Exodus 16:1-21
Friday: Exodus 20:8-11
Saturday: Acts 4
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
2 Samuel 2
Lord God, the Day of Your Son swiftly approaches. He has been anointed as King of the Church through His resurrection. He will one day be acknowledged as King of heaven and earth. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord, to the glory of Your holy name. But we do not see every knee bowing before Him this day. We see Jesus as the Husband of the Church. We also see many false Christs and many false teachers. The day of their destruction swiftly approaches. Brutal men do vicious things in a world of the devouring sword. May the Man of Peace cause the trumpet to blow, so that the great Son of David may soon be acknowledged as the only King of kings.
Exodus 16
Help us, O God, for we are weary and hungry. How will we live if You will not provide? Forgive us for our faithless words in the day of testing. You are the Lord, and You have delivered us out of sin and bondage. You will not abandon us as You lead us into the Promised Land. You will not allow us to perish from lack of provision. You give us good food day by day. More than this, You have given to us the true Bread from Heaven, Your Son Jesus Christ. He is the best food for our souls. Why will we not believe You? Forgive us, O Lord, for we would disobey You even regarding Your generous provision for us. You give us daily bread, and make special provision for us in a day of Sabbath rest. Yet we refuse to keep Your commandments, and in faithlessness we rush out to gather on the day when You have commanded that we rest. Help us to enter into the perfect rest that is in Your holy Son Jesus Christ. We are eagerly longing for perfect rest.
Acts 4
Lord God Almighty, we know that there are some who do not want to hear the Word. They may be enraged by any signs of life that seem to flow from the Name of Jesus Christ. Grant to us the courage to speak boldly for that Name above all names. There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Keep us near Your resurrected and ascended Son, so that it may be evident to all through our humility and holy boldness that we have been with Jesus. You have done great things for us. You are powerful in all Your works of creation and providence. Why does the world hate You? Why were even the rulers of Your people determined to kill the Son of God? Move our hearts and minds with the presence of Your Spirit, filling us with Your love and power. Make us witnesses of Your grace throughout the church and the world. Teach us to give all that we have and all that we are to You in the face of such obvious and overwhelming goodness.
