Covenant Protestant Reformed Fellowship
Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 16 May, 2004
"Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth
not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile."
(Psalm 32:2)
Morning Service - 11:00 AM
The Pre-eminence of Christ (2)
The Firstborn of Every Creature
Colossians 1:15b
I. The Identification
II. The Meaning
III. The Lessons
Psalms: 100:1-5; 104:22-29; 136:1-8; 89:23-29
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
Defending the Walls of Jerusalem
Nehemiah 4
I. The Meaning
II. The Application
Psalms: 122:1-8; 104:30-35; 83:1-6; 127:1-5
For audio cassettes of the worship services, contact Sean Courtney (cprfbookstore@yahoo.co.uk).
CPRF web site: www.cprf.co.uk
Quotes to Consider:
Herman Hoeksema: "Not creation, not the fall, not the church, not the predestination of the elect, not even the incarnation, not the cross, are first in the good pleasure of God; but the firstborn from the dead, the glorified Christ, is first. He is the firstborn of every creature ..." (Reformed Dogmatics, p. 333).
C. H. Spurgeon: "We would ply the Trowel with untiring hand for the building up of Jerusalem’s dilapidated walls, and wield the Sword with vigour and valour against the enemies of the Truth." (from the first issue of The Sword and Trowel magazine, 1865).
Announcements:
We welcome visitors from the U.S. to our worship services today—Mr. & Mrs. DeVries from Randolph, Wisconsin, and the Fabers and VanPuttens from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Covenant Reformed News and Reformed Witness Hour flyer are available today.
The revised schedule for family visitation is on the back of the bulletin. The theme this year is Building the Walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 4). Janet Napier, the Courtneys, Philip Hall, and the Crossetts are scheduled for this week.
Nathan Buchanan will be admitted to the hospital on Tuesday in order to have some tests to see why he isn’t growing. He will be in the hospital for 2-3 days. May the Lord who cares for the sparrows watch over this little one and give strength and comfort to the Buchanan family.
The CPRF web site now has about 120 audio pieces.
Bible Study has ended for the season and will resume (DV) in September.
Catechism: Thursday (7 PM) at the Hamills.
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day, 23 May, (8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW) is "Stay Your Mind Upon Jehovah" (Isaiah 26:3-4).
Our next speech in south Wales will be Friday, 4 June (DV), entitled "The Last Days."
Jennifer Hanko has moved. Her new address is 3 Balmoral Manor, 78 Balmoral Ave, Belfast BT9 6NY. Phone: (028) 90683050.
Last week’s offerings: £436.59.
PRC News: Rev. DeVries has accepted the call to Wingham PRC. Hudsonville PRC’s new trio is Rev. A. Brummel (S. Holland), Rev. DenHartog (Singapore), and Rev. Slopsema (First)