Worship
Next Sunday
April
15, 2012
Preaching:
Pastor Stephen Magee
Sermon
text: Acts 11:1-18
Sermon
title: “Adventure at Caesarea” (completed)
Music:
Opening
Hymn 168 I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art
Preparation
Hymn 181 We Come, O Christ, to You
Response
Hymn 535 O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!
Closing
Hymn 474 Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow!
Confession
of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism
Old
Testament Passage: Exodus
17:1-7
Preparation
Guide
Sunday:
Review morning sermon
(evening service @ 5pm)
Monday:
Acts 11:1-18
Tuesday:
2 Kings 3:1-12
Wednesday:
2 Kings 3:13-27
Thursday:
Exodus 17:1-7
Friday:
Exodus 20:1-3
Saturday:
Acts
11
Suggested
Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages
that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
2
Kings 3
Glorious God, You
work out Your holy will according to Your plan. You rule over the
affairs of men and nations. You see Your church in our weak
condition, and provide for us servants who will speak Your Word in
truth. Help us to turn away from false spiritual paths. Grant us
the blessing of Your presence. Be a stream of living water to Your
people, for we thirst for You, the true God. We hate our sin.
Please forgive us. We need You. The battle before us is fierce.
Idolatrous men perform extreme acts of devotion to things that are
not gods. Will Your people not live in accord with Your true
commandments? Will we not offer up our lives to You?
Acts 11
Father
God, thank You for the great wonder of the message of Christ, which
is now coming to all the nations. Thank You that the Messiah of the
Jews is the Messiah for the whole world. You have made men in Your
image, and we have learned that we should not treat any man as common
or unclean. We thank You for the great blessing of the gift of Your
Holy Spirit. You have granted even the Gentiles the gift of
repentance that leads to life. The task yet ahead of us is large,
for the gospel must be preached to all nations. Please bless us with
energy, clarity, and diligence that we might rightly serve Jesus
Christ. Use all of Your great acts of providence to bring glory to
Your Name, as the Word of Your Son is brought to every land.
Exodus 17
Redeemer
King, we follow You. You supply us water for our bodies and the
cleansing fountain of Your Spirit for our souls that we might live.
That water from above comes from our Rock, the Lord Jesus Christ, for
He has poured out His Spirit upon the church. The hand of our holy
Savior is never weary, therefore we will not be destroyed by our
enemies. You are the banner over Your church, and You will vindicate
Your righteousness and goodness in the sight of all peoples.
