Ballymena
Rev. Angus Stewart
Lord’s Day, 5 September, 2004
"Honour and majesty are before Him: strength and beauty are his sanctuary"
(Psalm 96:6)
Morning
Service - 11:00 AM
Pressing Toward the Mark (5)
That I May Know Him
Philippians 3:10-11
I. The Meaning
II. The Elaboration
Psalms: 96:1-6; 109:21-25; 119:33-40; 103:1-7
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
Christ Ascended on High
Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 20; Psalm 68:18
I. The Picture of Christ’s Ascension
II. The Results of Christ’s Ascension
Psalms: 46:4-9; 109:26-31; 47:1-9; 68:16-20
CPRF website: www.cprf.co.uk
Quotes to Consider:
John Calvin on Philippians 3:10: "But as it is not enough to know
Christ as crucified and raised up from the dead, unless you
experience, also, the fruit of this, he speaks expressly of efficacy.
Christ therefore is rightly known, when we feel how powerful his death
and resurrection are, and how efficacious they are in us. Now all
things are there furnished to us—expiation and destruction of sin,
freedom from condemnation, satisfaction, victory over death, the
attainment of righteousness, and the hope of a blessed immortality."
Announcements (subject to God’s will):
The Steering Committee approved the application for membership
of Sean and Maria Hanley. Unless there are lawful objections, the
baptism of Josiah Hanley will take place next Lord’s Day morning with
the approval of Hudsonville PRC and the Domestic Mission Committee.
The Acts of Synod 2004 and the Standard Bearer are
available today.
We welcome Fred & Ruth Hanko from Faith PRC (Michigan) to our
worship services today.
All are invited to the manse after the evening worship service.
The new Bible Study season starts this week Wednesday at 8PM
at the manse. We will cover the history of Pentecostalism.
Prof. Hanko will hold meetings in South Wales every Lord’s Day
from today through 17 October at 2 PM in Porthcawl. He also plans to
give lectures on the Welsh Revivals and on Hyper-Calvinism. Pray for
this witness.
Rev. & Mary Stewart plan to travel to Limerick on Tuesday to
meet with some of the saints there. Remember this also in your
prayers.
The Reformed Witness Hour next Lord’s Day, 12 September,
(8:30-9:00 AM, on Gospel 846MW) is "Present Suffering Weighed With
Eternal Glory" (Rom. 8:18).
Tapes of the recent BRF Conference on "Keeping God’s Covenant"
are available for £10/set of 6 tapes. Although we haven’t advertised
these yet, we have sold 27 sets of the conference lectures, 11 tapes
of the special lecture on the Westminster Confession, and 18 sets of
the two Lord’s Day services at the conference—a total of over 200
tapes.
Offerings: 15 August - £140.50 (some were at BRF Conference),
22 August - £566.50, 29 August - £715.61. Donation: £40 (CPRF
bookstore).
PRC News: Rev. Haak (Bethel, IL) accepted the call to Georgetown.
Edmonton has called Rev. D. Kleyn (Edgerton, MN). Hudsonville has
called Rev. Key (Hull, IA). Rev. Bruinsma (Kalamazoo, MI) declined the
call to Doon PRC. Rev. Eriks (Loveland, CO) declined the call to Faith
PRC.