Archives for January 2014

To Prepare for Lord’s Day Worship, 2 February 2014

28-January-14 by Pastor Larry Wilson

2 February 2014 — 10 AM Worship

Scripture:

Matthew 15:21–28

Sermon:

“The Canaanite Woman”

Hymns:

TH 374 — “Arise, O Lord, Our God, Arise”

TH 495 — “No, Not Despairingly”

TH 67 — “Psalm 115”

Doxology:

TH 103 (stanza 4) — “Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit”

2 February 2014 — 3 PM Worship

Scripture:

Jonah 1:16

Sermon:

“Salvation of the Crew”

Hymns:

TH 166 — “Wondrous King, All-Glorious”

TH 330 — “Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness”

TH 708 — “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go”

Doxology:

TH442 (stanza 4)— “To God, the Only Wise”

Good Works

23-January-14 by Pastor Larry Wilson

Westminster Confession of Faith, 16 (Good Works)

(paraphrased into Modern English
and formatted to be read responsively)

Leader:	Works that are genuinely good are only those that obey what God commands in his holy Word.
People:	Works that are genuinely good do not include works that people invent without the warrant of Scripture, whether they are motivated by misguided zeal or by a desire to give the appearance of godliness.
Leader:	Good works, done in obedience to God’s commandments, are the fruits and evidences of a true and living faith.
People:	By means of good works, we believers show our thankfulness;
Leader:	by means of good works, we strengthen our assurance of salvation;
People:	by means of good works, we build up our fellow believers;
Leader:	by means of good works, we make our profession of the gospel attractive;
People:	by means of good works, we silence the adversaries;
Leader:	by means of good works, we glorify God.
People:	*We are God’s* workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, so that, bearing fruit that leads to holiness, we may reach the outcome, which is eternal life.**
Leader:	Our ability to do good works is not at all from ourselves; it is entirely from the Spirit of Christ.
People:	Not only do we need the graces that we have already received from the Holy Spirit, but also we need his actual influence working in us both to will and to do what pleases God.
Leader:	Yet, we are not to grow careless on account of this, as if we are not bound to perform any duty except when we suppose that the Holy Spirit is especially moving us.
People:	Rather, no matter how we feel, we ought always to be diligent in stirring up the grace of God that is in us.
Leader:	Even those believers who achieve the greatest heights of obedience possible in this life are so far away from being able to go beyond their duty and do more than God requires that, instead, they actually fall short of much that it is their duty to do.
People:	Even our best works can never merit forgiveness for sin or eternal life at God’s hand.
Leader:	This is true not only because of the great disparity between even our best works and the glory to come,
People:	but also because of the infinite distance between us and God.
Leader:	Even our best works can never either profit God or pay the debt of our former sins.
People:	Even when we have done all we can, we have merely done our duty; we are unprofitable servants.
Leader:	Not only that, but also to the degree that our works are good, they are from the Holy Spirit and not from us; to the degree that we do them, even our best works are defiled;
People:	they are mixed with so much weakness and imperfection that they can never endure the holy scrutiny of God’s judgement.
Leader:	Nevertheless, because God accepts us believers through Jesus Christ, he also accepts our good works through Jesus Christ.
People:	God accepts us, not because we are without blame or beyond reproach in his sight in this life,
Leader:	but rather, God accepts us because he looks upon us in his Son.
People:	God is pleased for Jesus’ sake to accept and reward what we do sincerely, even though it is joined with many weaknesses and imperfections.
Leader:	Unregenerate people may do works which in themselves are things that God commands and are useful to themselves and others.
People:	Even so, these works are sinful because they do not come from hearts purified by faith;
Leader:	these works are sinful because they are not done in a right manner according to God’s Word;
People:	these works are sinful because they are not done with the right goal, which is to glorify God.
Leader:	These works can never please God or make a person suitable to receive his grace.
People:	However, neglecting to do what God commands is even more sinful; neglecting to do what God commands is even more displeasing to God.

To Prepare for Lord’s Day Worship, 26 January 2014

22-January-14 by Pastor Larry Wilson

26 January 2014 — 10 AM Worship

Scripture:	Titus 2:11–14
Sermon:	“As You Live the Christian Life, Keep Looking To Jesus” (3)
Hymns:	TH 101 — “Come, Thou Almighty King”
	TH 437 — “Psalm 67”
	TH 529 — “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
Doxology:	TH 282 (stanza 6) — “Thy Flock, From Sin and Death Set Free”

26 January 2014 — 3 PM Worship

Scripture:	1 Samuel 13:1–14
Sermon:	“The Arm of Flesh Will Fail You”
Hymns:	TH 363 — “We Gather Together”
	TH 303 — “Blessed Jesus, At Your Word”
	TH 687 — “Make Me a Captive, Lord” (To the tune: Leominster [TH 692])
Doxology:	TH734 — “Gloria Patri”

These videos introduce in simplified form the varying views Bible-believing Christians hold on the end times. They were created by David Murray, a professor from the Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. Simple, to the point, and animated. They are about 3-5 minutes long. All of the following are in Vimeo format (online video). In the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the first three views are regarded to be “in bounds,” while the fourth view is regarded to be “out of bounds” in the sense that it obscures the organic unity of God’s one saving plan in Christ from eternity past throughout all history.

Amillenial

Postmillenial

Premillenial

Dispensational

What does gospel-driven fellowship look like?

18-January-14 by Pastor Larry Wilson

What does gospel-driven fellowship look like?

A. It has gospel roots.

Because of God’s grace, and by the Holy Spirit and through faith, we are united to Jesus Christ.

By virtue of our union with Jesus Christ, we are also united to everyone else who is united to Christ.

Accordingly, in the Lord, we are members of one another (Rom 12:5; Eph 4:25; 1 Cor 12:12-27)

B. It bears gospel fruit.

Our Lord commands us to act like what we are. This means that each one of us is to act this way in relation to each other one of us in the congregation. How?

Be devoted to one another (Rom 12:10)
Honour one another (Rom 12:10)
Live in harmony with one another (Rom 12:16; cf. Phil 2:2)
Do not pass judgement on one another (Rom 14:13)
Welcome and accept one another (Rom 15:7)
Teach and admonish one another (Rom 15:14; Col 3:16)
Greet one another (Rom 16:16; 1 Cor 16:20)
Serve one another in love (Gal 5:13; 1 Pet 4:10)
Do not bite and devour one another (Gal 5:15)
Do not provoke one another (Gal 5:26)
Do not envy one another (Gal 5:26)
Bear one another’s burdens (Gal 6:2)
Bear with one another in love (Eph 4:2; Col 3:13)
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another (Eph 4:32)
Keep forgiving one another (Eph 4:32; Col 3:13)
Submit to one another out of reverence to Christ (Eph 5:21)
Do not look only to your own interests, but also to the interests of one another (Phil 3:4)
Actively communicate truthfully with one another; do not lie to one another (Col 3:9)
Comfort one another (1 Thess 4:18)
Encourage one another (1 Thess 5:11; Heb 3:13; 10:25)
Build up one another (1 Thess 5:11)
Stir up one another to love and good works (Heb 10:24)
Do not speak evil or grumble against one another (Jas 4:11; 5:9)
Confess your sins to one another (Jas 5:16)
Pray for one another (Jas 5:16)
Show hospitality to one another (1 Pet 4:9)
Be humble towards one another (Phil 2:3; 1 Pet 5:5)

In a nutshell, LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS CHRIST LOVES YOU (Jn 13:34, 35; 15:12, 17; 1 Thess. 4:9; 1 Pet 1:22; 1 Jn 3:11, 23, 4:7, 11, 12)

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