May 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: Yah, or Jah
- “I AM,” The One Who Is, The Self-Existent One
- Exodus 3:14; 15:2; Psalm 46:1; Psalm 68:4; Isaiah 26:4
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)
- Reformed Baptist Church of Riverside, Riverside, CA – Web Site
Pray For the Gospel to Spread Among All Peoples (Matt. 9:37-38)
- Country: Finland
- Population: 5,266,000
- Religion: Lutheran Church of Finland 83{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Lutheran Church Attendance Weekly 3{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, No Professed Religion 16{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Evangelical Affiliation 12{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
- Click here for information about Finland and 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 people 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, Russel Schmidt, Phil Anady
- Deacons: Dave Anady, Mike Thezier
Pray For Kings And Those In Authority (1 Timothy 2:2)
- Local: Hemet & San Jacinto Council Member – Robert Youssef, Mark Bartel
- State: Lieutenant Governor & Attorney General – Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris
- Nation: Vice President & Secretary of State – Joe Biden, John Kerry
“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.
- Will update
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Preparing for the Lord’s Day
Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: John 8:12-30
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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word
Doctrinal Standard BC #78 & 79
- Q. Which is the eighth commandment?
- A. The eighth commandment is, “Thou shalt not steal.”
- Q. What does the eighth commandment require?
- A. The eighth commandment requires that we lawfully acquire and increase our own and others’ money and possessions.
Memory Verse(s)
- “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need” (Ephesians 4:28, ESV).
Scripture
- Study Passage: Ephesians 4:17-32
- Support Passages: Genesis 3:17-19; Leviticus 6:1-7; II Thessalonians 3:6-15; I Timothy 5:8; I John 3:16-18
- Bible Story: Genesis 2:10-20
Thoughts
- God commands us to love others. He tells us that, when we show love to others, we keep the law. Sometimes we may wonder how to love someone. We can ask ourselves: what would I want someone to do for me if I were in that person’s place? Jesus said that doing for other people what we would want done to us sums up all God’s teaching on how to treat others. Read Matthew 7:12. We would not want someone to take something of ours or to barrow something of ours and never give it back. We would not like it if we paid someone to do a job for us and they did sloppy work that needed to be done over again. So we should not do any of these things to anyone else. But we would like it if someone shared their food with us if we had none. If we lost something valuable and someone else found it and returned it to us, it would make us happy. These are the kinds of things we should do for other people. When we do for others what we would like done for us, we keep the commandment to not steal.” [1]
Discussion Questions
- What is the eighth commandment?
- What does the eighth commandment require?
- In addition to God telling us not to steal why is stealing wrong? (refer to thoughts section)
- How does stealing affect both the thief and the victim?
- Why do people steal? What does it revel about their heart?
[1] Meade, Starr (2000). Training Heart, Teaching Minds. Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA; P&R Publishing Company.
