Worship Next Sunday
October 30, 2011
Preaching: Pastor Magee
Sermon text: Acts 8:18-24
Sermon title: “Pray for me to the Lord ...”
Music:
Opening – 97 We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer, Creator
Preparation – Psalm 122
Response – White 7 Come to the Waters
Closing – 706 Jesus Lives, and So Shall I
Confession of Faith: Nicene Creed
OT Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Preparation Guide
Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)
Monday: Acts 8:18-24
Tuesday: 1 Kings 3:1-15
Wednesday: 1 Kings 3:16-28
Thursday: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Friday: Exodus 20:7
Saturday: Acts 8
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
1 Kings 3
Great God, You have granted to us so many blessings. Your Son is the husband of Your church. What more can we possibly ask of You? He is full of righteousness and wisdom, and He will be our King forever. Grant us the privilege of being like Him. We would desire to have the blessing of an understanding mind, that we might serve You well. We thank You for the measure of riches and honor that You have chosen to give to us, but Your gift of wisdom would be far better than these other kind provisions. Surely You will help us in the daily struggles that come before us. You will give us insight so that we will make wise choices. Make our hearts yearn for Your blessing upon the weak who come to us for help in a day of desperate need.
Jeremiah 31
Sovereign Lord, Your plan shall surely be accomplished. Your church shall be perfectly adorned with the righteousness of Christ. You bring forth shouts of joy from the voices of Your people. You will bring us to the place of Your presence. You will gather Your flock and give to Your people a New Covenant. Built on the Rock, which is Christ, Your church will be blessed according to Your promise. Restore us again, O God. Let us not be put to shame. We will return to You from the land of unbelief. We will follow our great Redeemer. The answer for us has come in the child of a woman. He watches over us for our good. Build and plant, O Lord, for Your ways are marvelous. We have broken Your Law, but Your Son has obeyed every commandment. We look with joyful expectation to the coming day when we shall no longer disobey Your commandments. Your love for us is both strong and sure. Your Kingdom will be built up, and Your Son shall reign forever.
Acts 8
Sovereign Lord, You have promised that Your truth would not be stopped in Jerusalem, but that it would be heard in all Judea, Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth. As that Word moved forward through Your apostles, many believed, even among those who had formerly been committed to pagan practices. So many in every age are dedicated to the worship of money, or think that they can buy Your gifts. You will bring Your Word even to men such as this. You will open the minds of distant tribes and people groups through Your great power. The faith that comes to one man can eventually touch many more who were once securely bound in the slavery of idolatry. Grant to all Your people the joy of new life, as Your servants are baptized into a community of living hope.
