Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 14 June, 2009
"Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep
the testimony of thy mouth" (Ps. 119:88)
Morning Service - 11:00 AM - Sem. M. McGeown
Christ’s Promise to Give the Burdened Rest [download]
Scripture Reading: Matthew 11:1-30
Text: Matthew 11:28
I. Rest From What?
II. Rest Through Whom?
III. Rest for Whom?
Psalms: 32:1-5; 30:1-6; 38:1-6; 55:18-22
Evening Service - 6:00 PM - Sem. M. McGeown
Christ’s Desire That We Be With Him [download]
Scripture Reading: John 17:1-26
Text: John 17:24
I. The Ardent Desire
II. The Glorious Purpose
III. The Certain Fulfilment
Psalms: 16:8-11; 30:7-12; 27:4-6; 73:23-26
Contact Sean Courtney (covenantreformedaudiostore@yahoo.co.uk) for CDs of the sermons and DVDs of the worship services.
CPRC website: www.cprc.co.uk
CPRC YouTube Site: www.youtube.com/cprcni
Quotes to Consider:
Prof. D. Engelsma: "Although ordinarily hyper-Calvinism is afraid to call the unconverted to Christ, there may even be a hesitation to preach the call to repentance and faith within the congregation. One feels uneasy about this as if this goes in the direction of ‘works’ or the altar call. Then, a preacher does grave injustice to the Scriptures and a great disservice to God’s people. If he dares to preach on Matthew 11:28, the merciful Savior’s tender call to the laboring and heavy laden with its precious promise of rest, the bulk of the sermon is controversy with the Arminian corruption of the text. Little is done with the comforting message of the text. The tender, urgent call to the laboring in the audience is never given. The audience goes home convinced that the Arminian interpretation is wrong but without having heard the gospel themselves" (Hyper-Calvinism and the Call of the Gospel, p. 209).
Announcements (subject to God’s will):
The new Standard Bearer and British Reformed Journal are available for subscribers. A report on the first week of the PRC Synod and a letter from Rev. Bruinsma in Pittsburgh are also on the back table.
The Council meets Wednesday night at 7:30 PM at the manse.
This Friday, Rev. Stewart will give a lecture in Limerick on "Calvin vs. Darwin: Anniversaries, Origins and Worldviews." He will also be preaching there on the Lord’s Day. Please this witness and the saints in Limerick in your prayers.
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW), is entitled "Remembering Reformed Economics" (II Corinthians 8).
Next Lord’s Day, Sem. McGeown will lead our services for the last time this summer. In the evening, we will have preparatory with the view of partaking of the Lord’s Supper on Sunday, 28 June.
Upcoming Lectures:
Ballymena, Friday, 10 July, 8 PM - Calvin’s Battle for the Reformation (I)
Ballymena, Friday, 17 July, 8 PM - Calvin’s Battle for the Reformation (II)
S. Wales, Thursday, 23 July, 7:15 PM - Calvin vs. Darwin: Anniversaries, Origins and Worldviews
Offerings: General Fund - £702.76. Building Fund - £334.32. Donation: £21 (Portadown).
Website Additions: 2 more sermons have been added to the CPRC YouTube website. 6 Portuguese, 1 Burmese, 2 Italian, and 2 German translations have been added to our main website, as has an article by Martyn McGeown on the immediate imputation of Adam’s sin to his posterity.
PRC News: Trinity PRC will call a pastor from their first trio of Revs. W. Langerak (Southeast, MI), Slopsema (First, MI), and Kuiper (Randolph, WI).