Mar 15
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Prayer
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.”
Address God and Praise Him for Who He Is (Matthew 6:11)
- The Names of God: Jehovah Shammah
- Meaning: The Lord is There, The Lord My Companion
- Ezekiel 48:35; Psalm 46
Thank God for All That He Has Provided (Ephesians 5:20)
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Pray For the Ministry of Other Churches (Matt. 28:18-20)
- Christ Reformed Baptist Church, Vista CA – Website
Pray For the Gospel to Spread Among All Peoples (Matt. 9:37-38)
- Country: China
- Population: 1.36 billion
- Unreached People Groups: 456
- Religion: Non-Religious 45{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Ethnic Religions 32{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Evangelical 6{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
- Click here for information about China on how to pray for this country.
- Heart Cry Missionary Society
“Give us this day our daily bread”
Pray For Yours and Your Family’s Needs (Matthew 6:11)
Pray For One Another (James 5:16)
- Log into the CITY for a list of families to pray for.
Pray For Those Who Feed, Lead, And Care For The Flock (Col. 4:3; 2 Thess. 3:1)
- Elders: Joe Anady, Steve Bovee, Kris Vanderschuit
- Deacons: Dave Anady, Mike Thezier
Pray For Kings And Those In Authority (1 Timothy 2:2)
- Local: Hemet & San Jacinto City Mayor – Linda Krupa, Crystal Ruiz
- State: Lieutenant Governor & Attorney General – Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris
- Nation: Speaker of the House & Majority Leader – John Boehner, Kevin McCarthy
“Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
Ask Forgiveness From God And Others. Forgive Those Who Sinned Against You. (1 John 1:9)
“lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
Pray That God Would Strengthen Us From Giving Into Temptation (James 1:12-17).
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Worship through Song
Sunday Worship Set
All the songs are linked to iTunes or you can listen to them for free on other sites.
- “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” by Christy Nockels
- “Not in Me” by The Gospel Coalition
- Glorify Thy Name
- Solid Rock
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Preparing for the Lord’s Day
Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: John 6:49-59
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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word
Doctrinal Standard BC #65 & 66
- Q. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?
- A. The Sabbath is to sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreation as are lawful on other days, and spending the time in the public and private exercises of God’s worship, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy..
- Q. What is forbidden in the fourth commandment?
- A. The fourth commandment forbids the omission or careless performance of the duties required, and the profaning the day by idleness, or doing that which is in itself sinful, or by unnecessary thoughts, words, or works, about worldly employments or recreations.
Memory Verse(s)
- “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night” (Psalm 92:1–2, ESV).
Scripture
- Study Passage: Acts 20:6-12
- Support Passages: Exodus 16:22-30; Psalm 92; Isaiah 66:23; Luke 4:16; Leviticus 23:3; Ezekiel 23:36-39; Colossians 3:16-17
- Bible Story: Nehemiah 13:15-22
Thoughts
- “8. The Sabbath is kept holy to the Lord by those who, after the necessary preparation of their hearts and prior arranging of their common [ordinary or domestic] affairs, observe all day a holy rest from their own works, words and thoughts about their worldly employment and recreations,30 and give themselves over to the public and private acts of worship for the whole time, and to carrying out duties of necessity and mercy.”[1] Isa 58.13; Neh 13.15-22. Matt 12.1-13.
- “When the catechism speaks of ‘worldly employments and recreations,’ it simply means those things that God calls us to do on the six days of the week appointed for this purpose. These things are the things that we do to fulfil our task in the world – the task that we will one day lay down never to resume, because it is appointed to us to die and then be judged.” [2]
Discussion Questions
- What type of things should we avoid on the Sabbath?
- What things should we do on the Sabbath?
- Why do you think God gave mankind a Sabbath?
- Do you think the Sabbath is a curse or a gift for man? Explain
- God tells us in six days we shall do our work. What does this teach us about procrastination?
[1] Masters, Peter (1982). The Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 – Notes by Peter Masters. Ashland, Ohio, USA; BookMasters, Inc.
[2] Williamson, C.I. (2003). The Westminster Shorter Catechism – 2nd Edition. Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA; P&R Publishing Company.
