Worship Next Sunday
July 22, 2012
Preaching: Pastor Steve Magee
Sermon text: Acts 14:19-23
Sermon title: "Why Are You Angry?"
Music:
Opening Hymn 4 All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above
Preparation Hymn 145 The Spirit Breathes upon the Word
Response Hymn 670 If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee
Closing Hymn 689 Be Still, My Soul
Confession of Faith: The Apostle's Creed
Old Testament Passage: Genesis 4:1-8
Preparation Guide
Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)
Monday: Acts 14:19-23
Tuesday: 2 Kings 17:1-20
Wednesday: 2 Kings 17:21-41
Thursday: Genesis 4:1-8
Friday: Exodus 20:4-6
Saturday: Acts 14
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
2 Kings 17
Sovereign Lord, how can Your people survive under wicked leaders? Our sin is all around us, and we face enemies that are too powerful for us. O God, we admit to You our fascination with the idolatries of this world. Like Your people of old, we have secretly served false gods. You have warned us through those who spoke Your Word. We despised the message of the truth and Your holy commandments. We have moved in directions that have been horribly unprofitable. What trouble we have brought upon our lives! Please forgive us, help us, and rescue us from evil. We thank You for our strong Deliverer, Jesus Christ. He is able to help us. He is powerful and holy. He made a promise to be with us, and to help us and our children. Please teach us how to live in a world full of false religious philosophies and immorality. We do not know how to do this. We need You to help us today and always. We need to remember how to fear You and to follow You. Deliver us out of the hand of our enemies. Teach us to be dedicated to You with all that we are and all that we have.
Genesis 4
Lord of the Generations, there is a blood that speaks a better Word for us than the blood of Abel. The blood of Abel speaks of murder, even the murder of a brother. We mourn our ugly sin that so destroys the tranquility of family life. O God, forgive us. What have we done? The ground cries out to You, O God! Our sin and punishment are much more than we can bear. Yet even in this despicable state, You have put a mark upon us, that there would be a measure of Your protection, even for evil men, that the generations might yet move forward, and Your holy plan be fulfilled in all of its great detail. Forgive us for the progress of sin, for man has not been satisfied with one woman, or with any reasonable justice among men. We call upon Your Name, O Lord, and we thank You for a new line of spiritual life for us in the coming of Your Son Jesus.
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.
