Worship Next Sunday
May
6, 2012
Preaching:
Pastor Stephen Magee
Sermon
text: Acts 12:1-24
Sermon
title: “The Voice of God and Your Liberty in
Christ”
Music:
Opening
Hymn 38 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Preparation
Hymn Psalm 13
Response
Hymn 169 My Heart Does Overflow
Closing
Hymn 691 It Is Well with My Soul
Confession
of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism
Old
Testament Passage: Psalm 141
Preparation
Guide
Sunday:
Review morning sermon
(evening service @ 5pm)
Monday:
Acts 12:1-24
Tuesday:
2 Kings 6:1-14
Wednesday:
2 Kings 6:15-33
Thursday:
Psalm 141
Friday:
Exodus 20:8-11
Saturday:
Acts
12
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages
that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
2
Kings 6
Lord
God, Your servants have followed You for generations. You have
provided for their needs. Requests that may seem trivial to us are
not beyond Your concern. We worry that we are troubling You with
petitions that are too unimportant. Correct our foolish thinking.
You are not limited as we are. Your attention to a small matter does
not distract You from more important concerns. You command us to
cast our cares upon You. We will obey You, O Lord. Help us to see
something of Your power in the daily events of our lives. Help us
also to bring our largest petitions to You. It seems too big a thing
for us to be delivered from overwhelming trouble. Bring our restless
spirits to Your holy place, that we might rejoice in Your presence.
Relieve us of sinful and fruitless plans, and bring us safely home.
Will You feed the hungry when it seems that there is no hope of food?
What kind of unspeakable wickedness would we be part of in the day
of our distress? We will wait for You, O Lord. We believe that You
hear our prayers.
Psalm
141
Father
God, there is great help for us when we remember to call upon Your
Name. You can tame our tongues and calm our restless hearts. You
can turn away our foolish gluttony and covetousness. You can give us
words of wisdom that are appropriate for every occasion. Our sin
would be our downfall, but You protect Your people from the traps of
the evil one, and bring us to a place of perfect safety.
Acts
12
Lord
of Glory, in this age there are many who would lay violent hands upon
Your church. We mourn this sin, yet we know that You are working
wonderful miracles of grace even through the suffering that we face.
We offer up to You earnest prayers for our brothers and sisters in
prison. Send Your angels to rescue many who are in great need
because of one tribulation or another. Restore all of Your people to
the assembly of those who gather in Your presence for worship. Give
us a clear and balanced mind so that we can continue to serve You for
as many days as You see fit. This age will one day come to an end,
and much that is confusing to us today will be brought to light
through the radiance of Your Son’s appearing. We long for His
return and for the dawning of a very new day in the fullness of Your
great glory.
