6 April 2014 — 10 AM Worship
| Scripture: | Exodus 20:4–6 |
| Sermon: | “No Images; Know God” |
| Sacrament: | The Lord’s Supper |
| Creedal Reading: | Shorter Catechism 49–52 [paraphrased into modern English] |
| SC 49 What is the second commandment? | |
| The second commandment is, “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, . or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, . . . . . . . or that is in the earth beneath, . . . . . . . or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children . to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love . to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.” |
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| SC50 What does God require in the second commandment? | |
| In the second commandment, God requires us . to receive, . to observe, . and to keep pure and intact . . all the religious worship and ordinances . . . that he has appointed in his Word. |
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| SC 51 What does God forbid in the second commandment? | |
| In the second commandment, God forbids us to seek to worship him by images, or by any other way that he does not appoint in his Word. |
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| SC52 What are the reasons God attaches to the second commandment? | |
| The reasons God attaches to the second commandment are . his sovereign authority over us, . his ownership of us, . and the zeal he has for his own worship. |
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| Hymns: | TH 62 — Psalm 96 (“Sing to the Lord, Sing His Praise”) |
| TH 38 — “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” Psalm 25:4-14 (Tune: Welcome Voice) |
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| TH 159 — “O Saviour, Precious Saviour” | |
| Doxology: | TH 734 — “Gloria Patri” |
6 Apr 2014 — 3 PM Worship
| Scripture: | 1 Samuel 18:1–16 |
| Sermon: | “No Neutrality Concerning the LORD’s Anointed One” |
| Hymns: | TH 165 — “Ye Servants of God” |
| TH 392 — “Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies” | |
| TH 169 — Psalm 45:1–10 (“My Heart Does Overflow”) | |
| Doxology: | TH 731 — “The Doxology” |