Exeter Presbyterian Church
Guide for Preparing for Worship on 2/21/10
Preaching: Pastor Steve Magee
Sermon text: John 17:3
Sermon outline: “Father, Glorify Your Son…” – part 3
I. They
II. Know
III. You, and…
IV. Knowing and serving a God who can’t be fully known and does not need anything from anyone…
Music: Opening – “Join All the Glorious Names” (#301)
Preparation – “A Debtor to Mercy Alone” (#463)
Response – Psalm 14
Closing – “Amazing Grace” (#460)
Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism question #1
Suggested Preparations
Sunday (2/14): review morning sermon (evening service @ 5:00 p.m.)
Monday (2/15): Read & discuss John 17:3; read sermon outline
Supplementary Bible reading: John 17:1-26
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #48
Tuesday (2/16): Read & sing “Join All the Glorious Names”
Supplementary Bible reading: Hosea 2:16-23
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #49
Wednesday (2/17): Read & sing “A Debtor to Mercy Alone”
Supplementary Bible reading: 2 Peter 1:1-4
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WCF #50
Thursday (2/18): Read & sing Psalm 14
Supplementary Bible reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #51
Friday (2/19): Read & sing “Amazing Grace”
Supplementary Bible reading: Romans 10:5-13
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #52
Saturday (2/20): Read & discuss John 17:3; rev. sermon outline
Supplementary Bible reading: 1 John 5:20
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss HC #1
Note: This guide has been prepared to aid individuals and families in the preparation for weekly worship. Supplementary Bible readings are passages related to the upcoming sermon text. The suggested catechism and confession readings will lead a family through the whole of the Westminster standards in approximately two years.
