Exeter Presbyterian Church
Guide for Preparing for Worship on 3/21/10
Preaching: Pastor Steve Magee
Sermon text: John 17:12-15
Sermon outline: “I am praying for them…,” part 2: “Keep them from the evil one.”
I. While I was with them… (12)
II. But now I am coming to you… (13-14)
III. I do not ask that you take them out of the world (15)
IV. But that you keep them from the evil one (15)
Music: Opening – Psalm 84
Preparation – “Here, O My Lord, I See Thee…” (#378)
Response – “Am I a Soldier of the Cross” (#573)
Closing – “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” (#92)
Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism question #1
Suggested Preparations
Sunday (3/14): review morning sermon (evening service @ 5:00 p.m.)
Monday (3/15): Read & discuss John 17:12-15; read sermon outline
Supplementary Bible reading: John 17:6-19
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #68
Tuesday (3/16): Read & sing Psalm 84
Supplementary Bible reading: John 10:1-18
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #69
Wednesday (3/17): Read & sing “Here, O My Lord, I See Thee…”
Supplementary Bible reading: Acts 1:15-26
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WCF #70
Thursday (3/18): Read & sing “Am I a Soldier of the Cross”
Supplementary Bible reading: John 15:18-25
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #71
Friday (3/19): Read & sing “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
Supplementary Bible reading: Acts 5:27-42
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss WLC #72
Saturday (3/20): Read & discuss John 17:12-15; rev. sermon outline
Supplementary Bible reading: Psalm 91:1-16
Catechism & Confession: Read and discuss HC question #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.
