Worship Next Sunday
November 13, 2011
Preaching: Pastor Magee
Sermon text: Acts 8:25
Sermon title: “Preaching the Gospel to Many Villages”
Music:
Opening – 117 The Spacious Firmament on High
Preparation – Psalm 126
Response – 520 Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
Closing – White 3 Heaven's Gift
Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism
OT Reading: Isaiah 54:1-3
Preparation Guide
Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)
Monday: Acts 8:25
Tuesday: 1 Kings 4:1-19
Wednesday: 1 Kings 4:20-34
Thursday: Isaiah 54:1-3
Friday: Exodus 20:8-11
Saturday: Acts 8
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
1 Kings 4
Lord God, You have provided a system of order for Your Kingdom. We are thankful for the kind provision of leaders who pursue the orderly and blessed functioning of Your church. Please make the men who serve in this way wise and courageous. May they be honest men who understand the times. Help them to shine as lights in a dark world. Provide everything that they need for the job that You have given to Your church. We are to make disciples of all nations, and to train up Your church in holiness and love. Please provide all the resources necessary in order that these good goals will be accomplished. Thank you for all the excellent knowledge, skill, beauty, and wisdom that comes to Your servants through Your Son.
Isaiah 54
Lord of the Harvest, You are bringing forth children for the desolate woman. We are the descendants that You have made for the glory of Your Holy Servant, Jesus. He is the Lord of Hosts and our Husband. Your people were cast off in their sin, but now they are being brought back home in Your divine compassion. Your steadfast promise is fulfilled in the One who is both just and justifier. Therefore we rejoice in You and in the covenant of peace with which You have made us glad. We are precious stones now in Your holy temple. The day without fear will soon come in all perfection, and we will be changed from glory to glory. Even today, no weapon fashioned against us will prosper.
Acts 8
Sovereign Lord, You have promised that Your truth would not be stopped in Jerusalem, but that it would be heard in all Judea, Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth. As that Word moved forward through Your apostles, many believed, even among those who had formerly been committed to pagan practices. So many in every age are dedicated to the worship of money, or think that they can buy Your gifts. You will bring Your Word even to men such as this. You will open the minds of distant tribes and people groups through Your great power. The faith that comes to one man can eventually touch many more who were once securely bound in the slavery of idolatry. Grant to all Your people the joy of new life, as Your servants are baptized into a community of living hope.
