For January 2, 2011

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 2:5-13

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 15:1-16

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 15:17-35

Thursday: Numbers 11:16-30

Friday: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Saturday: Acts 2

Next Sunday: January 2, 2011

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 2:5-13

Sermon title: “Immanuel Spirit” - Part 2

Music: Opening – Give Praise to God Who Reign Above 1-White

Preparation – O Lord, How Shall I Meet You? 156

Response – Psalm 133

Closing – We Are God's People 355

Confession of Faith: Apostles Creed

OT Reading: Numbers 11:16-30

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 15

O God of all Comfort, how long will we grieve over our disappointments? You are the Sovereign Lord of All, and You do all things well. Consecrate us by Your Spirit in the depths of our souls. Teach us how to see with the eyes of faith. There is much that You have not revealed, but there is also so much that You have made known to us. Teach us to hear Your Word and to move ahead in love. Do not take Your Holy Spirit from us. Have we grieved You deeply and neglected the duty of repentance? We fear that this is the case. Show us our hidden sins again that we might turn from them in truth immediately. Play music for our hearts that will refresh us in Christ, for surely You will rejoice over us again with singing, for we are Your beloved children, and the bride of Your Son.

Numbers 11

O God, we must not murmur against You. We will only bring trouble upon ourselves with our continuous complaining. Please forgive us, O Lord. You send Bread from heaven, and we still find fault with You. We deliberately ignore all of the blessings that You have granted to us, even seeking the day of our death. We should be thanking You for our salvation and serving You with a joy that is forever full and real. Forgive us, and restore us again to useful service. Father, we thank You for taking us out of the land of sin. We thank You that Your hand is not shortened. You are able to pour out Your Spirit upon our leaders. They point us forward in holiness, but it is not as if we are devoid of the Spirit throughout Your church. We are filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, making melody in our hearts to You, thanking You in Christ in all situations, and submitting to one another out of reverence for our Redeemer. The promise is for us and for our children, as many as You will call to Yourself.

Acts 2

Great God, You have granted to Your church the promised blessing of the Holy Spirit. You have enabled us to hear the message of Your mighty works. Glory to Your Name, O God! You will pour out Your Spirit on all flesh in the age to come. That age has broken in now through Your great work of salvation. All who call upon the Name of the Lord as worshipers in the covenant assembly shall be brought from death to life. That Name above all names is Jesus, who is the Lord of Glory. He is yet alive, and so we call upon Him even now, for He is both Man and God. He is David’s Son and David’s Lord. He is our King and our Messiah. Our sins sent Him to the cross. We now repent of all known sin. We thank You for the covenant sign and seal of baptism, testifying of the life to come by the cleansing work of the Spirit and the forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ. We give ourselves to You and to one another, as we devote ourselves to the way of worship as the community of salvation in this present age.

For December 26, 2010

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 2:1-4

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 14:1-23

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 14:24-52

Thursday: Genesis:1-2

Friday: Luke 9:23-26

Saturday: Acts 2

Next Sunday: December 26, 2010

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 2:1-4

Sermon title: “Immanuel Spirit” - Part 1

Music: Opening – All People That on Earth Do Dwell 1

Preparation – Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise 38

Response – How Marvelous, How Wise, How Great (White 2)

Closing – Crown Him With Many Crowns 295

Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism

OT Reading: Genesis 1:1-2

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 14

God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, in ways that we may never fully understand, Your Son has won an astounding victory for us. As a solo warrior, with none to help Him, He waited for just the right time and place to answer the taunts of a deadly foe. Through the cross, Your Son has utterly defeated the devil, making a public spectacle of Him. In the ranks of the enemy there is great confusion to this day as a result of this mighty victory. You have brought us into a land that is dripping with the honey of Your presence. In Word, sacrament, and prayer, You have made our eyes bright with the gift of the sweetness of Your Spirit. Help us to enjoy You with the eager desire of hungry people who have been denied food for longer than is necessary. We ask you to grant us victory in the spiritual battle before us. Restrain our foolishness, for we would destroy one another for no good cause if we were left to our own devices. May we not die from self-righteous and empty deeds that come from our own wicked imaginations. Grant that we would serve You truly and valiantly according to Your Word, for we are Your people, and the Commander of our forces is our great Redeemer and Lord.

Genesis 1

Creator God, You have made all things of nothing. You were in the beginning, and Your Spirit hovered over the face of the deep. In the person of Your Son, You have spoken the world into being. He is the Light of the World, and through Him Light was made. Your Spirit is a fountain of living water for our souls, and by Your Spirit You created the waters and defined their boundaries. You have given us the true Bread from heaven, our great Redeemer, and through Him You made all the vegetation that has covered the dry land. Father, You ordained that the sun, moon, and stars would have dominion over light and darkness. You have filled the waters above with the birds of the air and the waters below with the fish of the sea. You have given us all kinds of creatures, covering the dry land with such a variety of living things. O Marvelous Lord, You then created man, male and female, in Your image. You have granted to us all that we need for life, and have placed us in dominion over all things in the created order. Blessed be Your Name, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for You alone created the heavens and the earth.

Acts 2

Great God, You have granted to Your church the promised blessing of the Holy Spirit. You have enabled us to hear the message of Your mighty works. Glory to Your Name, O God! You will pour out Your Spirit on all flesh in the age to come. That age has broken in now through Your great work of salvation. All who call upon the Name of the Lord as worshipers in the covenant assembly shall be brought from death to life. That Name above all names is Jesus, who is the Lord of Glory. He is yet alive, and so we call upon Him even now, for He is both Man and God. He is David’s Son and David’s Lord. He is our King and our Messiah. Our sins sent Him to the cross. We now repent of all known sin. We thank You for the covenant sign and seal of baptism, testifying of the life to come by the cleansing work of the Spirit and the forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ. We give ourselves to You and to one another, as we devote ourselves to the way of worship as the community of salvation in this present age.

For December 19, 2010

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Matthew 1:19-21

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 13:1-7

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 13:8-23

Thursday: Isaiah 8:9-10

Friday: Exodus 20:17

Saturday: Matthew 1:18-25

Next Sunday: December 19, 2010

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Matthew 1:19-21

Sermon title: “Immanuel” - Part 2

Music: Opening – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence 193

Preparation – See, Amid the Winter's Snow199

Response – O Come, All Ye Faithful 208

Closing – O Little Town of Bethlehem 201

Confession of Faith: Nicene Creed

OT Reading: Isaiah 8:9-10

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 13

Great Ruler over Your people, You have defeated our mortal foe, for Your Son has won a decisive battle on our behalf. We do not need to hide in secret caves, trembling from fear of man. Your Son has offered up His life as a whole burnt offering. He never did anything foolish. He never attempted to get that which was not rightly His. Therefore, You have blessed Him in every battle, and He has won for us both heaven and eternity. Powerful enemies will never rule over us in the land of our Messiah, for You will cleanse Your home completely from any disturbing adversary, and we will dwell in peace with You forever.

Isaiah 8

Almighty Father, You have spoken through the prophets. Your words were faithful in the mouths of Your holy servants, but they longed for a better fulfillment, one that is ours now in Your church. We still desire the best of all answers to our holiest longings. Come soon, Lord Jesus! Until that final day, there is some measure of difficulty among us. Yet You have given Your church the privilege of being a sign to the world. You have planted the seed of Your true Word in our hearts, and we believe. Why will men turn to deceiving demons, when You have clearly spoken to Your people? We trust in You and we cling to Your Word and Your testimony.

Matthew 1

Lord God, grant that we would see Jesus Christ rightly in Your Word. He is the fulfillment of Your every promise. You have granted many kings to reign over Your people, but Jesus is far above them all. We thank You for the wonder of His two natures, for He is both human and divine. In His one person He has fully saved us from our sins. He is not only the Son of Mary. He is God with us. In Him we have been given a most excellent and secure heritage.

For December 12, 2010

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Matthew 1:18

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 12:1-12

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 12:13-25

Thursday: Isaiah 7:10-14

Friday: Exodus 20:16

Saturday: Matthew 1:18-25

Next Sunday: December 12, 2010

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Matthew 1:18

Sermon title: “Immanuel”

Music: Opening – Joy to the World 195

Preparation – Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus 196

Response – Of the Father's Love Begotten 162

Closing – Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates 198

Confession of Faith: Apostles Creed

OT Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 12

Father God, we hear the words of our Mediator calling us to a life of faith and obedience. We have no word of testimony against the Lord Jesus Christ. He has done all things well. He has not defrauded us or oppressed us. Far be it from Him to sin in any way. You are our witness today that we find no evil thing in our great Redeemer, and we have no excuse to withhold from Him our full devotion. He has rescued us from every adversary, defeating even sin and death, and making Satan flee from us whenever we would sincerely resist that father of lies. We will obey the voice of the Lord. May Your hand be with us because of our great Messiah King. Our wickedness has been great. We fear You. May Your Son pray for us that our souls will not return to empty things that cannot profit or deliver. We are a people who live for Your Name’s sake. We will serve You faithfully with our whole heart. Do not utterly sweep us away in Your righteous wrath.

Isaiah 7

O Lord God, the King that You have provided for Your church is faithful and true. You know the wickedness of those who seek to overwhelm us, but You have the power to stop the hand of every adversary. Make us firm in faith. Help us to rejoice in the sign that You have chosen for us. A virgin has conceived. Immanuel has been given to us. Through Him, sin and death have been overthrown. We thank You for the wonder of His mighty love. The very thought that You are with us through the person of Your Son is a comfort in the present day of trouble. Though all of our problems have not yet been removed from us, the sign of Immanuel speaks to us of a powerful victory that can never be reversed. The Christ has come for our atonement. He will return again to rescue us from this evil age.

Matthew 1

Lord God, grant that we would see Jesus Christ rightly in Your Word. He is the fulfillment of Your every promise. You have granted many kings to reign over Your people, but Jesus is far above them all. We thank You for the wonder of His two natures, for He is both human and divine. In His one person He has fully saved us from our sins. He is not only the Son of Mary. He is God with us. In Him we have been given a most excellent and secure heritage.

For December 5, 2010

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 1:12-26

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 11:1-7

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 11:8-15

Thursday: Isaiah 6

Friday: Exodus 20:15

Saturday: Acts 1

Next Sunday: December 5, 2010

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 1:9-12-26

Sermon title: “The Apostle of Our Confession”

Music: Opening – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 194

Preparation – What Child is This 213

Response – Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming 221

Closing – Psalm 130

Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism

OT Reading: Isaiah 6

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 11

O God our Protector, Your enemies would eagerly desire to hurt us and bring disgrace upon us. Even now our brothers and sisters suffer at the hands of brutal foes. Send forth the strongest Deliverer, Christ our Lord, that He might put violent men to flight. May even the most brutal enemies of Your church become Your friends through the only Way of peace. Work salvation throughout Your church as many people are drawn to Your Son. We rejoice greatly in Him.

Isaiah 6

Holy and Majestic God, You are the Lord. You reign from the heavenly sanctuary, and You are holy. Our sin is made more obvious in the light of Your presence. We thank You for the full atonement which is ours in Jesus Christ. We have been set apart for Your purposes and are willing to be sent out for Your glory. Grant us strength from on high for the service to which we have been called. May we be faithful in speaking the truth by the power of Your love for Your chosen flock.

Acts 1

Sovereign Lord, Your plans are full and wonderful. You have promised us the great gift of Your Holy Spirit. By this same Spirit we are Your witnesses to the end of the earth. You direct this great work of mission from Your seat on high. Continue to supply us with all things necessary for the life that You have given to us. We thank You for the apostolic witness granted to us in the New Testament. Through this good Word we have the perfect interpretation of the Old Testament. Please direct us into a true understanding of the Scriptures, and lead us in the preaching and teaching of Your Word. Build Your glorious kingdom by Your mighty power even in our day.

For November 28, 2010

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 1:9-11

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 10:1-9

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 10:10-27

Thursday: Genesis 28:10-22

Friday: Exodus 20:14

Saturday: Acts 1

Next Sunday: November 28, 2010

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 1:9-11

Sermon title: “Now what do we do?”

Music: Opening – Praise to the Lord, the Almighty 53

Preparation – Come, O Come, Thou Quickening Spirit 331

Response – Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder 172

Closing – Psalm 134

Confession of Faith: Nicene Creed

OT Reading: Genesis 28:10-22

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 10

Glorious Lord, You have anointed Your Son to be Prince over His heritage. We bow before this mighty King, the Lord Jesus Christ. You know all things. You could easily tell us the details of the days ahead of us, since these are all known to You. Fill us with Your Spirit and give us a heart to do the good that our hands find to do. Grant to us a fuller communion with our great Prophet, Priest, and King. Draw us near to Him again in solemn covenant assembly that we might know that we have been chosen by You. Remind us that our worth is in our Messiah. Send us forth day by day in peace and security, despite the opposition that may come to us from worthless men.

Genesis 28

O God Who Sanctifies Us, You know the road that we must travel in order for Your holy plans to be fulfilled. We are not sanctified by that pathway so much as we are sanctified by You, as You lead along the way. Throughout our days grant us a true sight of the One who is the sure and only connection between heaven and earth. He is Your Son, and angels ascend and descend upon Him alone. Keep us close to Him, and be with us, providing for us everything that we need to love You. You are God, and where You are, that place is Your house, and we are Your servants.

Acts 1

Sovereign Lord, Your plans are full and wonderful. You have promised us the great gift of Your Holy Spirit. By this same Spirit we are Your witnesses to the end of the earth. You direct this great work of mission from Your seat on high. Continue to supply us with all things necessary for the life that You have given to us. We thank You for the apostolic witness granted to us in the New Testament. Through this good Word we have the perfect interpretation of the Old Testament. Please direct us into a true understanding of the Scriptures, and lead us in the preaching and teaching of Your Word. Build Your glorious kingdom by Your mighty power even in our day.

For November 21, 2010

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 1:6-8

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 9:1-14

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 9:15-27

Thursday: Psalm 139

Friday: Exodus 20:13

Saturday: Acts 1

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 1:6-8

Sermon title: “The Kingdom and the Holy Spirit”

Music: Opening – Give to Our God Immortal Praise #3

Preparation – O God, to Us Show Mercy #437

Response – At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing #420

Closing – Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners! #498

Confession of Faith: Apostles Creed

OT Reading: Psalm 139

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 9

Lord God, will we be so foolish as to think that we know who should lead us by looking at the outward features of a man? By this way we would choose a Saul, and reject the Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son. What do we have today to give to You that You might show us the way to heaven? We have nothing to give but our sorry lives. These moments and days of both trouble and opportunity we offer up to You. We live for You. Father, You know that we love You. We have no confidence in ourselves that we will do any better than we have done, since our weakness is evident. In a moment we can fall. If we are to be more courageous and noble than we have been thus far, it must be from Your strength and not from our own desires or power. Therefore be glorified as we come to You in the Name of the great Messiah of Israel. Send us on our way in peace. You are God.

Psalm 139

Great Lord, You know us. You created us. Our days were planned by You before we began any of them. You are everywhere and You know everything. What a wonderful love You have for Your people! You have helped us in countless ways, even when we have been utterly unaware of Your presence and goodness. May we bless Your Name forever. Please protect us day by day and deliver us from this evil age at the appointed hour. When we have accomplished the purposes that You have for Your servants here, lead us home again to You.

Acts 1

Sovereign Lord, Your plans are full and wonderful. You have promised us the great gift of Your Holy Spirit. By this same Spirit we are Your witnesses to the end of the earth. You direct this great work of mission from Your seat on high. Continue to supply us with all things necessary for the life that You have given to us. We thank You for the apostolic witness granted to us in the New Testament. Through this good Word we have the perfect interpretation of the Old Testament. Please direct us into a true understanding of the Scriptures, and lead us in the preaching and teaching of Your Word. Build Your glorious kingdom by Your mighty power even in our day.

For November 14, 2010

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Acts 1:1-5

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 8:1-9

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 8:10-22

Thursday: Isaiah 35

Friday: Exodus 20:12

Saturday: Acts 1

Next Sunday: November 14, 2010

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: Acts 1:1-5

Sermon title: “The Promise of the Father”

Music: Opening – “O Worship the King” #2

Preparation – “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” #164

Response – Psalm 126 (Psalter)

Closing – “Lift High the Cross” #263

Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism #1

OT Reading: Isaiah 35

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 8

Father, one day we will be old, if it is Your will. What will our children be? Will they walk in Your ways? Lord, be our God and the God of our children. We need You. Do our young ones seem to go their own way for a season? Do they seem to follow the ways of the world more than is safe for their souls? We weep here before you, for we do not understand Your providence in Your church. Have we gone after a false King? We know that You are good – yes, very good. Be our only King, and fight all our battles for us. We will not trust in anyone but You.

Isaiah 35

Father God, we had wandered so far from You, but You have strengthened us and You have saved us by Your strong hand. We have been given new life, and streams have suddenly appeared in the desert. There is a road for us that leads to Zion, for we are Your ransomed people. Cause sorrow and sighing to flee far from us, for we are Your beloved children, and You will never forsake us.

Acts 1

Sovereign Lord, Your plans are full and wonderful. You have promised us the great gift of Your Holy Spirit. By this same Spirit we are Your witnesses to the end of the earth. You direct this great work of mission from Your seat on high. Continue to supply us with all things necessary for the life that You have given to us. We thank You for the apostolic witness granted to us in the New Testament. Through this good Word we have the perfect interpretation of the Old Testament. Please direct us into a true understanding of the Scriptures, and lead us in the preaching and teaching of Your Word. Build Your glorious kingdom by Your mighty power even in our day.

For November 7, 2010

Exeter Presbyterian Church

Worship Preparation for Next Sunday

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Genesis 41:14-16, 32-46

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 7:1-10

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 7:11-17

Thursday: Psalm 100

Friday: Exodus 20:8-11

Saturday: Genesis 41

Next Sunday: November 7, 2010

Preaching: Rev. Hong Key Chung

Sermon text: Genesis 41:14-16, 32-46

Sermon title: “Holistic Leadership in Mission”

Music: Opening – “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” (#457)

Preparation – Psalm 132:11-18 (Psalter)

Response – “Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow!” (#474)

Closing – “The Church's One Foundation” (#347)

Confession of Faith: Nicene Creed

OT Reading: Psalm 100

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 7

We need You, O Lord. The day of trouble has been near to us in recent times. The memory of it afflicts our soul still today. If this is by Your design so that we will put away all foreign gods, we pray that You would give to us the strength to do this very thing immediately. We will not cease to cry out to You, O Lord. May our great Prophet, Priest, and King perfect our prayers that we offer to You today. Till now You have helped us, even through the horror of loss. Yet You are here with us, and we are Your humble servants.

Psalm 100

Father, the duty of worship is not only for Israel. All Your people throughout the earth should love and serve You. We thank You for Your steadfast love, secured for us in the life and death of Your Son.

Genesis 41

Father of Mercy, we are impatient in suffering. Please forgive us. We could so easily believe that You have forgotten us, but this is a lie. You kept Joseph in prison for at least two years after he should have been helped by the cupbearer of Pharaoh. At just the right time, Jacob’s son was brought from that prison-house in order to interpret Pharaoh’s dream. Your ways are right. Your servants know that You give the interpretation of Your Word to Your prophets. All glory to You, O God. Who but You would have the wisdom and power to bring life and health out of the miseries of Joseph? Who could have known that You were working abundant salvation through the death of Your holy Servant Jesus? Bring us through times of famine and testing in the current age, and lead us into the age to come where we will have blessings beyond anything we have ever experienced or known. Fill us now with Your Holy Spirit, that we might rightly serve you in this day when we are strangers in a strange land. Though we may have the respect of men and great wealth and honor, we know that we are not yet home. We long for the resurrection, O Lord. Help us to be competent and useful now until the trumpet blows, and the dead in Christ are raised. Help us in our day of hardship, that we might be fruitful in the land of our affliction. May we have bread to share with the hungry, and storehouses full of grain when the severity of trouble comes upon Your people. In all our service, we will remember You, O Lord, for You give us our daily bread.

For October 31, 2010

Exeter Presbyterian Church

Worship Preparation for Next Sunday

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: John 21:18-25

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 6:1-9

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 6:10-21

Thursday: Psalm 27

Friday: Exodus 20:7

Saturday: John 21

Next Sunday: October 31, 2010

Preaching: Pastor Magee

Sermon text: John 21:18-25

Sermon title: “Follow Me.”

Music: Opening – “Holy, Holy, Holy!” (#100)

Preparation – “O Father, You Are Sovereign” (#75)

Response – Psalm 99 (Psalter)

Closing – “Am I a Soldier of the Cross” (#573)

Confession of Faith: Apostles Creed

OT Reading: Psalm 27

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 6

Lord of the Presence, Your power in the midst of Your enemies will only mean disaster for those who are determined to attack Your Name and Your people. Even though they might seem to respect You in some slavish fear, we know that their show of devotion is not the way of true faith. We not only fear You as our Lord, but we also love You as our Father. We need no sign to distinguish today between coincidence and divine purpose. The Word that You have given us assures us that You are working all things for our good and Your glory. We offer to You our lives like a whole burnt offering, for we are Yours, and the blood of Your Son has secured our redemption and bound us forever to Your most blessed Name. How fearful a thing it would be to face Your anger, but Christ has secured our freedom and our safety. Draw us near to You again today.

Psalm 27

God of Our Salvation, there is no one like You. No matter how great the danger, our hope and confidence is in You. Please bring us to Your heavenly temple. We are with You even now in Christ. We long to be close to You and to see You. Be near us now. You are the God of our salvation. Lead us on a level path. We wait for You, O Lord.

Acts 1

Sovereign Lord, Your plans are full and wonderful. You have promised us the great gift of Your Holy Spirit. By this same Spirit we are Your witnesses to the end of the earth. You direct this great work of mission from Your seat on high. Continue to supply us with all things necessary for the life that You have given to us. We thank You for the apostolic witness granted to us in the New Testament. Through this good Word we have the perfect interpretation of the Old Testament. Please direct us into a true understanding of the Scriptures, and lead us in the preaching and teaching of Your Word. Build Your glorious kingdom by Your mighty power even in our day.

For October 24, 2010

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: Isaiah 43:1-13

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 5:1-8

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 5:9-12

Thursday: 1 John 1

Friday: Exodus 20:4-6

Saturday: John 21

Next Sunday: October 17, 2010

Preaching: Rev. David Stewart

Sermon text: Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon title: “Our Great God”

Music: Opening – “Come, Thou Almighty King” (#101)

Preparation – Psalm 122 (Psalter)

Response – “How Sweet and Awesome Is the Place” (#469)

Closing – “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord” (#353)

Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism

NT Reading: 1 John 1

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 5

Lord of our Salvation, even when the events around us seem to suggest Your defeat, help us to remember that this is only a temporary vision on a cloudy day of disaster. False idols will surely fall on their faces and be utterly destroyed, and Your enemies will face horrible panic and retribution. Give us confidence today that we are Your children, beloved by You, and that the day of vindication is surely coming soon.

1 John 1

Glorious God, You sent Your Son. He is the Word of Life made manifest to us. We have heard the truth of Christ and we now proclaim this truth everywhere. Grant that we would walk in the light as He is in the light. Forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Isaiah 43

O Lord, You have redeemed us. Through water and flame, through every fiery trial, You are still with us. You call us Your sons and Your daughters. You love us and protect us. We are Your witnesses throughout the earth in Your Son Jesus Christ. There is no other Savior. There is no other Judge. You are the Holy One, and You are the King. You are doing a new thing, and You will not be stopped. Forgive us our sins, O Lord. We sinned against You in Adam, and we have sinned against You in our own days. You forgive us. You discipline us. You love us.

For October 17, 2010

Preparation for Worship

As soon as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp,

all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.

And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said,

“What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?”

And when they learned that the ark of the Lord had come to the camp,

the Philistines were afraid, for they said,

“A god has come into the camp.”

And they said,

“Woe to us!

For nothing like this has happened before.

Woe to us!

Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods?

These are the gods who struck the Egyptians

with every sort of plague in the wilderness.”

1 Samuel 4:5-8

Oh sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things!

His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

The LORD has made known his salvation;

he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness

to the house of Israel.

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;

break forth into joyous song and sing praises!”

Psalm 98:1-4

• Call to Worship [Psalm 98:1-4]

• “Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim” (#165)

Prayer of Adoration and Invocation

• The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

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• Gloria Patri (#735)

The Law of God – The 1^st Commandment [Exodus 20:1-3]

Confession of Sin

[Adapted from CRC Book of Praise]

O eternal God and merciful Father, we humble ourselves before your great majesty, against which we have frequently and grievously sinned. We acknowledge that we deserve nothing less than eternal death, that we are unclean before you and children of wrath. We continually transgress your commandments, failing to do what you have commanded, and doing that which you have expressly forbidden. We acknowledge our waywardness, and are heartily sorry for all our sins. We are not worthy to be called your children, nor to lift up our eyes heavenward to you in prayer. Nevertheless, O Lord God and gracious Father, we know that your mercy toward those who turn to you is infinite; and so we take courage to call upon you, trusting in our Mediator Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Forgive all our sins for Christ’s sake. Cover us with his innocence and righteousness, for the glory of your name. Deliver our understanding from all blindness, and our hearts from all willfulness and rebellion, we pray through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen.

Declaration of Pardon

Psalm 32:1

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,

Whose sin is covered.

• “Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face” (#378)

Prayer for Illumination

Old Testament Reading: Psalm 61 [p. 478]

Sermon: “The Rock that is higher than I”

(John 21:15-17 [p. 907], Preaching: Pastor Steve Magee)

• Psalm 92 (Psalter)

Prayer of Intercession

Offering

• Doxology (#731) and Prayer of Thanksgiving

• Confession of Faith

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

• “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” (#521)

• Benediction

• Congregation standing as able

For October 10, 2010

Exeter Presbyterian Church

Worship Preparation for Next Sunday

Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)

Monday: John 21:1-14

Tuesday: 1 Samuel 3:1-9

Wednesday: 1 Samuel 3:10-21

Thursday: Psalm 65

Friday: Leviticus 19:17-18

Saturday: John 21

Next Sunday: October 10, 2010

Preaching: Pastor Steve Magee

Sermon text: John 21:1-14

Sermon title: “It is the Lord!”

Music: Opening – “All You That Fear Jehovah's Name” (#9)

Preparation – “We Come, O Christ, to You” (#181)

Response – “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You” (#156)

Closing – “And Can It Be” (#455)

Confession of Faith: Apostles Creed

OT Reading: Psalm 65

Suggested Bible Study and Prayers

(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)

1 Samuel 3

God of Truth, speak to Your servants through Your holy Word. Teach Your church to hear Your voice in the sacred Scriptures. Help us to listen and obey as You correct and encourage us. Though Your Word may warn us sternly, it is the truth, and we must hear what You are saying to us. We will listen to Your Word, O Lord. There is no other way of life for us but the one way that You have provided for us in Your Son Jesus. You have revealed Yourself to us in Him.

Psalm 65

Glorious God, You should receive our praise all day long. We come to You now, for You have drawn us into Your house, and we see Your goodness and Your righteousness. You have created the land and the seas. You govern even the spheres in the sky. You bless us with great fruitfulness. There is a joy everywhere that can be seen and heard throughout the world. We will magnify Your Name forever, O Lord.

John 21

Father God, Your Son has revealed Himself to us through His Word and Spirit, and also in the breaking of bread together as Your church worships You through our Redeemer. Your Son is full of blessing for us. He continues to serve Your church with unexpected joys according to Your great plan. We feast together at Your table with confidence in Him. You use us as fishers of men according to Your Word. You know our defiling sin, and You restore us again with forgiveness and a call to serve. We do love You. We will feed Your sheep. You know all things, and our lives are in Your hands. If we live, we live for You. If we die, we go to be with You, and our lives are still in Your hands. Teach us to trust You with our own lives and with the lives of everyone around us near and far. We thank You for the testimony of Your apostles regarding our great Savior. We hear the truth recorded for us in the Scriptures, and we rest in Your love.