Jun 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-Jireh
- The Lord Will Provide
- Genesis 22:13, 14; Psalm 23
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: Romania
- Population: 21,791,000
- Religion: Orthodox 87{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Evangelical 5{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Villages with no evangelical Church 9,500
- Click here for information about Romania 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 & Attroney 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.
- Will update
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Preparing for the Lord’s Day
Our Sermon Text for This Sunday – will update
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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word
Doctrinal Standard BC #87
- Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
- No mere man, since the fall, is able in this life, perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but daily breaks them in thought, word, and deed.
Memory Verse(s)
- “They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one” (Psalm 14:3, ESV).
Scripture
- Study Passage: James 3:1-12
- Support Passages: Ecclesiastes 7:20; 1 John 1:8,10; Galatians 5:17; Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21; Romans 3:9-21; James 3:2-13
- Bible Story: Romans 3:1-19
Thoughts
- “What is the main difference between true Christian teaching, and all false religious teaching (and corrupted Christian teaching)? It is this: God alone saves his people, and to him alone belongs the praise and glory. In every false or corrupt system of teaching, man (the sinner) is given at least some credit for attaining unto salvation. Furthermore, this difference is seen at every step. Thus true religion holds, not only that man is entirely dependent upon God’s grace at the beginning of the Christian life, but that it is God’s grace that is decisive throughout the Christian life. ‘For without me,’ said Jesus, ‘you can do nothing’ (John 15:5). This important truth is clearly brought out in this section of the Catechism. Here we see that a person continues to sin even after he becomes a believer/ Yes, he sins daily in thought, word, and deed. He does not want to sin. He tries hard not to sin. But he always has to confess, as Paul the Apostle did: ‘the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do’ (Rom. 7:19). This is true of even the strongest Christians. That is why we cannot find even one person mentioned in the Bible (except Jesus Christ) who reached entire perfection in this life. Every right thinking Christian must therefore have a constant sense of his own unworthiness, and of his entire dependence upon the Lord.” [1]
Discussion Questions
- God has provided us with a holy and righteous Law but can we keep it perfectly? Explain.
- Because we can’t keep the Law perfectly is there something wrong with the Law or with mankind? Explain
- Jesus obeyed the Law perfectly for us and washed all our sins away. How do we receive this amazing grace?
- Even though we are forgiven and can’t keep the Law perfectly we are still called to keep the commandments. Who provides us with the power and strength to do so? Explain.
- Why does God still want us to keep his commandments? Refer to lesson 43 regarding sanctification.
[1] Williamson, C.I. (2003). The Westminster Shorter Catechism – 2nd Edition. Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA; P&R Publishing Company.
