Worship
Next Sunday
June
10, 2012
Preaching:
Pastor Stephen Magee
Sermon
text: Acts 13:13-31
Sermon
title: A Tree of Life
Music:
Opening
Hymn 34 The God of Abraham Praise
Preparation
Hymn 376 Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty
Response
hymn 647 How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
Closing
Hymn 299 Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious
Confession
of Faith: Nicene Creed
Old
Testament Passage: Proverbs
11:30
Preparation
Guide
Sunday:
Review morning sermon
(evening service @ 5pm)
Monday:
Acts 13:13-31
Tuesday:
2 Kings 11:1-8
Wednesday:
2 Kings 11:9-20
Thursday:
Proverbs 11:30
Friday:
Exodus 20:15
Saturday:
Acts
13
Suggested
Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages
that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
2
Kings 11
Father
God, there is such brutality in evidence throughout this world of
sin, and even in Your church there is much evil. Yet You have the
power to hide Your servants in the place of safety until the day of
their appointed service comes. Even Your Son, Jesus Christ, gave His
life at the time of Your choice, and not according to the plans of
wicked men who would have thrown Him from a cliff or stoned Him. At
just the right time Jesus died on the cross, and at just the right
time this perfect Son of David was anointed King through His
resurrection. This was a most surprising development in the eyes of
Your enemies, but it was well known to Him and to You. We trust You
with our lives. We turn away from all false worship and heresy, and
commit our hearts to You. Purify Your kingdom, and grant to us a
season of peace as we seek Your glory and pursue Your righteousness.
Proverbs
11
O
Lord, greed will destroy us so quickly. Deliver us from death, or we
will fall by our own folly. We need help from You in the depths of
our souls. If we can truly be righteous we will be of benefit to
many people, but if we travel on the road of wickedness, we will be
the source of much trouble for ourselves and others. We know that
the way to true prosperity now and forever can only be by the way of
wisdom. Make us generous and pure. What great character Your Son
had in His earthly days! He never sinned. We have become His
inheritance. He has captured our souls, and we are glad. His wisdom
and godliness endures forever.
Acts
13
Father
God, we thank You for the preachers and teachers that You have given
to Your church. We pray that You will lead them to the precise
places that You have for them to go, that they might serve You in
fruitful work according to Your plan. Help these men to be
forthright in their speech, for men-pleasers will not be helpful to
the progress of the truth. Help these servants to see this life
in a right way, so that they will not fall into the many temptations
that so easily ensnare those who are called to be servants of the
Word. Grant that these preachers and teachers would have an
accurate understanding of the Old and New Testaments. May they
be in the Word day by day in ways that are helpful for their own
souls, and for the understanding of those who will hear them. Help
them to see Christ, His atoning work, and His glorious resurrection
as the very center of Your living Word. What a joy it is to see
Your Son as the surprising fulfillment of the Word given to Your
people even under the period of the Law! We have been freed
from sin by the message and power of Christ. We pray that the
true and bold ministry of Your Word would be powerful in our day.
How can this happen if the men that You call as Your servants are
trapped by worldliness and idolatry? Sanctify Your church,
including her ministers, and grant all of Your assemblies a strong
hope of eternal life and the fullness of joy even now through the
Holy Spirit.
