Sep 15
5
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: El Shaddai
- The All Sufficient One, The God of the Mountains, God Almighty
- Genesis 17:1-3; 48:3; 49:25; Genesis 35:11; Psalm 90:2
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)
- The Promise, Hemet CA – Website
Pray For the Gospel to Spread Among All Peoples (Matt. 9:37-38)
- Country: Turkey
- Population: 80,694,000
- Religion: Muslim 99{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Christian 0.2{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
- Click here for information about Turkey 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 Mayor – Linda Krupa, Crystal Ruiz
- State: Assembly & Senate – Melissa Melandez, Mike Morrell
- Nation: Representatives – Raul Ruiz, Ken Calvert
“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.
- “Jesus Messiah” by Chris Tomlin
- Rock of Ages
- “Mighty is the Power of the Cross” by Chris Tomlin
- “Praise the Father, Praise the Son” by Chris Tomlin
- “O Great God” by Sovereign Grace Music
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Preparing for the Lord’s Day
Our Sermon Text for This Sunday – John 12:1-8
Old Testament reading: Deuteronomy 15:7-11
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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word
Doctrinal Standard – BC #97
- What is Baptism?
- Baptism is a holy ordinance, wherein the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, signifies our engrafting into Christ and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord’s.
Memory Verse(s)
- “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” (Romans 6:3-4a, ESV).
Scripture
- Study Passage: Romans 6:1-11
- Support Passages: Matthew 28:18-20; John 3:5; Acts 2:38, 22:16; I Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:27; Titus 3:5
- Bible Story: Acts 8:26-40
Thoughts
- Below is taken from chapter 29 of the The Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 – Notes by Peter Masters.
- “Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be to the person who is baptised – a sign of his fellowship with Christ in His death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into Christ;1 of remission [forgiveness] of sins;2 and of that person’s giving up of himself to God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life.3 1 Rom 6.3-5; Col 2.12; Gal 3.27. 2 Mark 1.4; Acts 22.16. 3 Rom 6.4.
- Those who actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper [rightful or correct] subjects for this ordinance.44 Mark 16.16; Acts 8.36-37; 2.41; 8.12; 18.8.
- The outward element to be used in this ordinance is water, in which the person is to be baptised in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.5 5 Matt 28.19-20; Acts 8.38.
- Immersion – the dipping of the person in water – is necessary [essential] for the due [rightful or adequate] administration of this ordinance.6 6 Matt 3.16; John 3.23”. [1]
Discussion Questions
- When we baptize an individual we must do so in the name of whom? Why is this significant?
- What does it mean that baptism is “our engrafting into Christ?”
- How does baptism signify our “partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace?”
- How does baptism “signify our engagement to be the Lord’s?”
[1] Masters, Peter (1982). The Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 – Notes by Peter Masters. Ashland, Ohio, USA; BookMasters, Inc.
