Worship Next Sunday
July
1, 2012
Preaching:
Pastor Stephen Magee
Sermon
text: Acts 14:1-7
Sermon
title: They
continued to preach the gospel.
Music:
Opening
Hymn 7 From All That Dwells below the Skies
Preparation
Hymn 529 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Response
Hymn 559 Father I Know That All My Life
Closing
Hymn 469 How Sweet and Awesome Is the Place
Confession
of Faith: Apostles Creed
Old
Testament Passage: Proverbs
23:17
Preparation
Guide
Sunday:
Review morning sermon
(evening service @ 5pm)
Monday:
Acts 14:1-7
Tuesday:
2 Kings 14:1-14
Wednesday:
2 Kings 14:15-29
Thursday:
Proverbs 23:17
Friday:
Matthew 22:37
Saturday:
Acts
14
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages
that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
2
Kings 14
Our
Father, our lives are short. How will we use the strength that You
have given to us? Will we serve our own immediate needs, or will we
be engaged in the battle that is ours this day? Will we be so
captivated by the wonders of this world that we forget the blessing
of the world to come? The day comes when even the best men die. We
need something more than money, possessions, and power. All these
thing swiftly flee far away from us. We need eternal life. Watch
over us as we serve You in strange places where Your Name is not held
in high regard. Keep us from doing what is evil in Your sight, and
make us faithful to the light that we have already received. There
must be some victory for Your Name beyond that which can be won with
the weapons of this world. Lead us in righteousness, O Lord.
Proverbs
23
Lord
of Glory, forgive us for our many follies. Whether we eat or drink
or whatever we do, we should do it all for Your glory. We must hear
Your instruction and apply our hearts to the truth. What do we say?
How do we bring up our children? How do we work, and what is our way
of having fun? In all of these things we need Your wisdom. We long
for the health, safety, and fruitfulness of future generations.
Drowning ourselves in wine will never solve our problems. It will do
us no good to pretend that we are stronger than we really are. You
are God, and we are not. Our lives and the lives of our descendants
are surely in Your hands.
Acts
14
Our
Father, Your missionaries are serving in all kinds of places
throughout the world. As the apostle went not only to established
places of worship, but also spoke in public places where people had
very little knowledge of Your Word, Your servants even today serve in
a variety of settings. We pray that You would provide them with
every resource necessary for their effective proclamation of Your
great works of creation, providence, and redemption. We pray that
You would grant all these brothers clarity, energy, health, and
especially spiritual strength in the midst of much weakness. We
commend them to Your grace. Use their ministry in a powerful way,
and grant an open door in many places where the Word has never before
been heard.
