Jun 14
29
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 Shalom
- Meaning: The Lord is Peace
- numbers 6:22-27; Judges 6:22-24; Isaiah 9:6
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: South Africa
- Population: 48,600,000
- AIDS Among Adults: 14{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
- Religion: Ethno-religious 14{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Evangelical 21{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
- Click here for information about the missionaries in South Africa and how to pray for them.
“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 Mayor Pro Tem – Shellie Milne, Alonzo Ledezma
- State: Lieutenant Governor & Attroney General – Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris
- Nation: Speaker of the House & Majority Leader – John Boehner, Harry Reid
“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.
- 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
- All Creatures of Our God and King
- Jesus Paid it All
- Before the Throne of God Above
- O Great God
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Preparing for the Lord’s Day
Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: James 3:13-18
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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word
Doctrinal Standard BC #27
- Q. How doth Christ execute the office of a prophet?
- A. Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by this Word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation.
Memory Verse(s)
- “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world” (Hebrews 1:1–2, ESV).
Scripture
- Study Passage: John 1:1-5, 9-18
- Support Passages: Deuteronomy 18:18-19; Daniel 9:24; John 14:18-24; Acts 3:11-26
- Bible Story: Luke 24:13-35
Thoughts
- The statement that Christ is a prophet has the potential of being easily misunderstood. Wayne Grudem in chapter 29 of his Systematic Theology book provides a great explanation on what it does and does not mean.
- “Why did the New Testament epistles avoid calling Jesus a prophet? Apparently because, although Jesus is the prophet whom Moses predicted (Deuteronomy 18:18-19), yet he is also far greater than any of the Old Testament prophets, in two ways:”
- “He is the one about whom the prophesies in the Old Testament were made. When Jesus spoke with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, he took them through the entire Old Testament, showing how the prophecies pointed to him: ‘And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself” (Luke 24:27)… The Old Testament prophets looked forward to Christ in what they wrote, and the New Testament apostles looked back to Christ and interpreted his life for the benefit of the church.”
- “Jesus was not merely a messenger of revelation from God (like all the other prophets), but was himself the source of revelation from God. Rather than saying as all the Old Testament prophets did, ‘Thus says the Lord,’ Jesus could begin divinely authoritative teaching with the amazing statement, ‘But I say unto you’ (Matt 5:22). The word of the Lord cam to the Old Testament prophets, but Jesus spoke on his own authority as the eternal Word of God (John 1:1) who perfectly revealed the Father to us (John 14:9; Heb 1:1-2).”
- “In the broader sense of prophet, simply meaning one who reveals God to us and speaks to us the words of God, Christ is of course truly and fully a prophet. In fact, he is the one whom all the Old Testaments prophets prefigured in their speech and in their actions” [1]
Discussion Questions
- What is a prophet?
- What did prophets do in the Old Testament?
- How is Jesus Christ a prophet like the prophets in the Old Testament?
- How is Jesus not like the prophets of the Old Testament?
- Explain how the Road to Emmaus account (Luke 24 does:13-35) teach us that Jesus is much more than a prophet?
- What word does John 1:1-5, 9-18 use to refer to Jesus? Why?
[1] Grudem, Wayne (1994). Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; Zondervan Publishing House.
