Dec 13
1

Household Worship Guide – 12/01/13

A change has been made in the “Worship through Song” section. Instead of providing a song of the month, Mike will provide us with the worship set for the following Sunday.

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: Adonai
  • Meaning: The Lord, My Great Lord
  • Psalm 8; Isaiah 40:3-5; Ezekiel 16:8; Habakkuk 3:19

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)

  • Olive Branch Ministries Church,  San Jacinto – Website

Pray For the Gospel to Spread Among All Peoples (Matt. 9:37-38)

  • Country: South Africa
  • Population – 48,600,000
  • Religion – Ethno-religious, Evangelical 21{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • Aids Among Adults 14{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • Missionary: Dave Webster: Church Planter – Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Richard Raven: Church Planter – Bloemfontein, South Africa
  • Overview
    “South Africa is the most diverse nation in Africa, encompassing a vast array of cultures and languages. Along with South Africa’s population from black African ancestry (80 percent), the country hosts Africa’s largest communities of people from European, Asian, and multiethnic descent. Its constitution recognizes eleven official languages: two from European origins (English and Afrikaans, a derivative of Dutch) and nine from indigenous Bantu origins. South Africa’s landscape is just as diverse, containing everything from dry deserts, to high mountains, to lush coastlands, with typical African wildlife populating this dramatic scenery. The diversity is also seen in the gulf between its classes. Although South Africa has the largest economy and the fifth highest per capita income in Africa, almost 25 percent of its population lives in abject poverty, surviving on less than $1.25 per day. Multiplying the complexity of the nation, South Africa’s democratic government is housed in three separate capital cities: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), and Cape Town (legislative).The South African government permits freedom of religion, and in recent years, the country’s emphasis on diversity has taken on pluralistic overtones in elevating non-Christian faiths such as Islam, Hinduism, and ethnic African religions. In spite of these relatively new developments, plus older issues like the lingering effects of apartheid, the church in South Africa has a rich history of mission endeavors throughout all of Africa and even the world. Biblical Christianity remains vital and strong in some places and continues to be an influential force in South Africa. Doctrinal, racial, and spiritual unity are needed, though, for a Church with the great mission challenges that come with living in a post-Christian society” (heartcrymissionary.com).

“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 – Larry Smith, Alonso Ledezma
  • State: State Assembly & Sentate – Melissa A. Melandez, Bill Emmerson
  • 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 

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Preparing for the Lord’s Day

Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: Galatians 3:27-4:7 (The entire text may not be covered this Sunday) 

“27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave[a] nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.

I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.”

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Family Scripture Reading

The scriptures follow the reading plan for families outlined in Emmaus’ Passages booklet.

  • Sunday – 1 Chron. 29, 2 Pet. 3
  • Monday – 2 Chron. 1, 1 John 1
  • Tuesday – 2 Chron. 2, 1 John 2
  • Wednesday – 2 Chron. 3-4, 1 John 3
  • Thursday – 2 Chron. 5:1-6:11, 1 John 4
  • Friday – 2 Chron 6:12-42, 1 John 5
  • Saturday – 2 Chron. 7, 2 John

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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word

Doctrinal Standard WSC #100

  • Q. What does the beginning of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?
  • A. The beginning of the Lord’s Prayer (Our Father in heaven) teaches us to draw near to God with completely holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father who is able and ready to help us. It also teaches that we should pray with and for others.

Memory Verse(s)

  • “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you” (John 15:16, ESV).

Scripture

  • Study Passage: Isaiah 63:15-19
  • Support Passages: Nehemiah 1:4-6; Psalm 123; Mark 14:36; John 15; Acts 12:5
  • Bible Story: Luke 11:11-13

Thoughts

  • Last June Joe taught on the Lord’s Prayer. Click here for the entire sermon series.
  • Here is a link to his sermon “Our Father In Heaven” based on the beginning of the Lord’s Prayer.
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Nov 13
26

Weekly Worship Set – Corporate & Household

Instead of providing a “song of the month” in the Household Worship Guide, I will include the worship set for the upcoming Sunday. Starting next week it will be embedded into the guide.

Joe and Mike have mentioned a few times the importance of memorizing the songs we sing. The better we know the songs the more meaningful they become during our worship.

In addition, using these songs throughout the week during family worship will help prepare our children to participate in corporate worship. I think our children experience a powerful connection when they participate in singing the same songs corporately as they do within the home.

Below is the worship set for 12/1. The songs are linked to Itunes but I’m sure you can find and listen to them for free on other sites.

“Blessed Be Your Name” by Matt Redman

“Joyful” by Brenton Brown

“Jesus, Son of God” by Chris Tomlin

“Praise the Father, Praise the Son” by Chris Tomlin

“Center” by Charlie Hall

“I Love You Lord”

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Nov 13
25

Household Worship Guide – 11/24/13

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
  • Meaning: The Lord Will Provide
  • Genesis 22:13, 14; Psalm 23, Mark 10:45; Romans 8:2

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: Malawi
  • Population – 16,778,000
  • Religion – Muslim 17{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Catholic 23{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Evangelical 20{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • Aids Among Adults 14.3{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • Missionary: Malamulo Chindongo – Church Planter – Blantyre, Malawi
  • Overview
    “Malawi, known as “The Warm Heart of Africa,” is a small African country on Zambia’s eastern border. It also shares borders with Tanzania and Mozambique and a large portion of its eastern border is lined with Lake Malawi, the third largest lake in Africa. As Nyasaland, Malawi was a British colony until 1953, gaining its full independence in 1964 when it adopted its current name. Malawi’s government is located in the capital city of Lilongwe. The government’s multi-party, democratic system is currently led by Joyce Banda, the country’s first female president. The country remains one of the world’s least-developed nations, as its economy is largely based on agriculture and its population predominantly resides in rural areas.At the most basic level, poverty and AIDS are Malawi’s two greatest humanitarian issues. The country is densely populated with little development, heavily dependent on agriculture, and a victim of severe cycles of drought and heavy rainfall. Furthermore, over 1 million Malawians are infected with HIV, and AIDS is the leading cause of death for 20 to 49 year olds. These deaths have an extremely negative impact on future generations, leaving the country with over 500,000 AIDS orphans. Spiritually speaking, aside from the root sin issues related to Malawi’s AIDS epidemic, the country is also facing a growing number of Muslims, with almost 17{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9} of the population now claiming adherence to Islam. Malawi needs the people of God to be fervent in prayer, that the Church and the Gospel might overcome these numerous challenges” (heartcrymissionary.com).

“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 – Robert Youssef, Mark Bartel
  • State: Lieutenant Governor & Attorney General – Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris
  • Nation: President – Barack Obama

“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

Song of the Month

• I encourage you to incorporate musical worship in some way within your household worship time. Lyrics are available for all the songs we sing in worship on Sundays. See Dave Anady or Mike Thezier for the song book.

• “Praise the Father, Praise the Son” by Chris Tomlin can be purchased and downloaded here.

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Preparing for the Lord’s Day

Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: Galatians 4:1-7

1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

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Family Scripture Reading

The scriptures follow the reading plan for families outlined in Emmaus’ Passages booklet.

  • Sunday – 1 Chron. 19-20, 1 Pet. 1
  • Monday – 1 Chron. 21, 1 Pet. 2
  • Tuesday – 1 Chron. 22, 1 Pet. 3
  • Wednesday – 1 Chron. 23, 1 Pet. 4
  • Thursday – 1 Chron. 24-25, 1 Pet. 5
  • Friday – 1 Chron 26-27, 2 Pet. 1
  • Saturday – 1 Chron. 28, 2 Pet. 2

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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word

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  • Q. What is prayer?
  • A. Prayer is offering our desires to God in the name of Christ for things that agree with His will, confessing our sins, and thankfully recognizing His mercies.
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  • Q. How does God direct us to pray?
  • A. The whole word of God, but especially the Lord’s prayer, which Christ taught His disciples, directs our prayers.

Memory Verse(s)

  • “Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us” (Psalm 62:8, ESV).

Memory Verse(s)***

  • “Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” (Matthew 6:9-13, ESV).

Scripture

  • Study Passage: Daniel 9:3-23, I John 5:13-17
  • Support Passages: Psalm 32:5-6; John 14:13-14, 16:23-24; Romans 8:26-27; Philippians 4:6; Hebrews 4:14-16; James 5:13-18; I John 5:13-17, II Samuel 12:15-23; Matthew 7:7-12, 26:36-46; Mark 11:20-26; II Corinthians 12:7-10
  • Bible Story: Daniel 6; I Kings 17 and 18; James 5:16-18
Scripture***
  • Study Passage: Matthew 6:5-15
  • Support Passages: Jonah 2:1-9; Luke 11:1-4, 18:9-14
  • Bible Story: Jonah

Thoughts

  • Below is taken from page 376-377 of Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology.
  • “Prayer is not made so that God can find out what we need, because Jesus tells us, ‘Your Father knows what you need before you ask him’ (Matt. 6:8). God wants us to pray because prayer expresses our trust in God and is a means whereby our trust in him can increase. In fact, perhaps the primary emphasis of the Bible’s teaching on prayer is that we are to pray with faith, which means trust or dependence on God. God as our Creator delights in being trusted by us as his creatures, for an attitude of dependence is most appropriate to the Creator/creature relationship. Praying in humble dependence also indicates that we are genuinely convinced of God’s wisdom, love, goodness, and power – indeed of all the attributes that make up his excellent character. When we truly pray, we as persons, in the wholeness of our character, are relating to God as a person, in the wholeness of his character. Thus, all that we think or feel about God comes to expression in our prayer. It is only natural that God would delight in such activity and place much emphasis on it in his relationship with us.
  • The first words of the Lord’s Prayer, ‘our father who art in heaven’ (Matt. 6:9), acknowledge our dependence on God as a loving and wise Father and also recognize that he rules over all from his heavenly throne. Scripture many times emphasizes our need to trust God as we pray. For example, Jesus compares our praying to a son asking his father for a fish or an egg (Luke 11:9-12) and then concludes, ‘if you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!’ (Luke 11:13). As children look to their fathers to provide for them, so God expects us to look to him in prayer. Since God is our heavenly Father, we should ask in faith. Jesus says, ‘whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith’ (Matt. 21:22; cf. Mark 11:24; James 1:6-8; 5:14-15).
  • But God does not only want us to trust him, He also wants us to love him and pray: Prayer brings us into deeper fellowship with God, and he loves us and delights in our fellowship with him.
  • A third reason God wants us to pray is that in prayer God allows us as creatures to be involved in activities that are eternally important. When we pray, the work of the kingdom is advanced. In this way, prayer gives us opportunity to be involved in a significant way in the work of the kingdom and thus give expression to our greatness as creatures made in God’s image.”
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Nov 13
18

Household Worship Guide – 11/17/13

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: Elohim
  • Meaning: The All-Powerful One, Creator
  • Genesis 1:1-3; Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 68

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: Kenya
  • Population – 44,038,000
  • Unreached People Group – 31
  • Indigenous Languages – 74
  • Evangelical – 49{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • Missionary: Click here for information on various missionaries
  • Overview
    The Republic of Kenya has a rich and diverse landscape and is famous for its safaris and diverse African wildlife in its reserves and national parks. Kenya features two major African landmarks: Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa, and Lake Victoria, the second largest fresh-water lake in the world. It borders Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Established as a British colony in 1895, Kenya became an independent state in December of 1963. The Bantu peoples comprise sixty-six percent of Kenya’s population, and Swahili and English are its two official languages.
    More than eighty-two percent of Kenyans identify with one form or another of Christianity, with almost fifty percent claiming to be Protestant. Kenya has the potential to be a very strategic hub for mission endeavors throughout all of Africa. Sadly however, it is plagued with nominalism. Though Christian in name only, this majority-Christian country is marred by systemic corruption in its highest levels of government. Terrorist groups, drug traffickers, and Islam are all growing challenges for Kenya and its unstable government. Pray for church-planting efforts in Kenya, a country in dire need of communities of faith that live in the light of the Scriptures.

“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 Managers -Wally Hill, Tim Hults
  • State: Governor – Jerry Brown
  • 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

Song of the Month

• I encourage you to incorporate musical worship in some way within your household worship time. Lyrics are available for all the songs we sing in worship on Sundays. See Dave Anady or Mike Thezier for the song book.

• “Praise the Father, Praise the Son” by Chris Tomlin can be purchased and downloaded here.

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Preparing for the Lord’s Day

Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: Galatians 3:23-28

Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the  law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and

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Family Scripture Reading

The scriptures follow the reading plan for families outlined in Emmaus’ Passages booklet.

  • Sunday – 1 Chron. 9-10, Heb. 12
  • Monday – 1 Chron. 11-12, Heb. 13
  • Tuesday – 1 Chron. 13-14, James 1
  • Wednesday – 1 Chron. 15, James 2
  • Thursday – 1 Chron. 16, James 3
  • Friday – 1 Chron 17, James 4
  • Saturday – 1 Chron. 18, James 5

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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word

Doctrinal Standard – Baptist Catechism #108 (Compare WSC #97)

• Q. What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lord’s Supper?
• A. It is required of them that would worthily (that is, suitably) partake of the Lord’s Supper, that they examine themselves, of their knowledge to discern the Lord’s body; of their faith to feed upon Him; of their repentance, love, and new obedience: lest, coming unworthily, they eat and drink judgment to themselves.

Memory Verse(s)

• “Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (I Corinthians 11:28, ESV).

Scripture

• Study Passage: I Corinthians 11:17-34
• Bible Story: John 13:1-20

Thoughts

• Below is taken from chapter 30 of the The Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 – Notes by Peter Masters.
• “7. Worthy receivers, outwardly taking the visible elements in this ordinance, also receive them inwardly and spiritually by faith, truly and in fact, but not carnally and corporally [they do not receive real ­human flesh], and feed upon Christ crucified, and all the benefits of His death. The body and blood of Christ is not present corporally [as ­material body] or carnally [as physical flesh] but it is spiritually present to the faith of believers in the ordinance, just as the elements are present to their outward senses.11
11 Cor 10.16; 11.23-26.
• 8. All ignorant and ungodly persons who are unfit to enjoy communion with Christ are equally unworthy of the Lord’s Table, and therefore cannot, without great sin against Him, take a share in these holy mysteries or be admitted to the Supper, while they remain in that condition.12 Indeed, those who receive (the elements) unworthily, are guilty of the body and blood of the Lord, eating and drinking judgement to themselves.13
12 2 Cor 6.14-15. 13 1 Cor 11.29; Matt 7.6.”

 

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Nov 13
12

Household Worship Guide – 11/11/13

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 Roi
  • Meaning: The God Who Sees Me
  • Genesis 16:11-14; Psalm 139:7-12

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  – Website

Pray For the Gospel to Spread Among All Peoples (Matt. 9:37-38)

  • Country: Bostwana
  • Population – 2,130,000
  • Ethno-Religious – 33{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • Evangelical – 8{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • Aids Among Adults – 25{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • Missionary: Pastor Monametsi Bahudi
  • Overview
    The Republic of Botswana is a medium-sized country in southern Africa that shares its borders with South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Seventy percent of this landlocked country is covered by the Kalahari Desert, and, partially due to this fact, it is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, with only about two million people living across more than 220,000 square miles of land (approximately nine people per square mile). At the time of its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, Botswana was one of the poorest countries in Africa with a GDP per capita of $70. Today, Botswana has one of the fastest growing economies in the world and has a GDP per capita of approximately $14,000. Its high level of development and its strong democratic government make Botswana one of the most stable countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.In spite of its positive political and economic condition, Botwana’s spiritual decline is evident in its life-expectancy figures. Sources tell us that from 1995 to 2005, nearly 28 years were lost from the Batswana’s life-expectancy at birth, with this figure increasing in recent years only due to better medical care for AIDS patients. This disease has been propagated by rampant sexual immorality, leading to Botswana’s rank as second in the world in AIDS prevalence. Though the Tswana were the first Bantu people to respond to Gospel efforts through the London Missionary Society, they are characterized today by widespread immorality and drunkenness. Furthermore, the tribal religions of the Batswana people remain strong and are often integrated into a shell of Christian beliefs. Botswana is in great need of solid, Gospel-centered churches characterized by sound biblical teaching and practice.

“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 Council Member –  Bonnie Wright, Scott Miller
  • State: Assembly & Senate – Melissa A. Melandez, Bill Emmerson
  • 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).

_______________________________________________

Worship through Song

Song of the Month

• I encourage you to incorporate musical worship in some way within your household worship time. Lyrics are available for all the songs we sing in worship on Sundays. See Dave Anady or Mike Thezier for the song book.

• “Praise the Father, Praise the Son” by Chris Tomlin can be purchased and downloaded here.

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Preparing for the Lord’s Day

Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: Galatians 3:19-22

Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. 20 Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one. 21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by
faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

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Family Scripture Reading

The scriptures follow the reading plan for families outlined in Emmaus’ Passages booklet.

  • Sunday – 2 Kings 23, Heb. 5
  • Monday – 2 Kings 24, Heb. 6
  • Tuesday – 2 Kings 25, Heb. 7
  • Wednesday – 1 Chron. 1-2, Heb. 8
  • Thursday – 1 Chron. 3-4, Heb. 9
  • Friday – 1 Chron 5-6, Heb. 10
  • Saturday – 1 Chron. 7-8, Heb.11

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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word

Baptist Catechism #107 (Compare WSC #96)
• Q. 107. What is the Lord’s Supper?
• A. The Lord’s Supper is a holy ordinance, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine, according to Christ’s appointment, His death is showed forth, and the worthy receivers are, not after a corporeal and carnal manner, but by faith, made partakers of His body and blood, with all His benefits, to their spiritual nourishment, and growth in grace.

Memory Verse(s)
• “and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me” (I Corinthians 11:24, ESV).

Scripture
• Study Passage: Mark 14:12-25
• Support Passages: Matthew 26:17-29; Luke 22:7-20; I Corinthians 5:6-8, 10:16, 11:23-26
• Bible Story: Exodus 12:1-14;

Thoughts
• Below is taken from chapter 30 of the The Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 – Notes by Peter Masters.
• “1. The Supper of the Lord Jesus was instituted by Him the same night on which He was betrayed to be observed in His churches until the end of the world for the perpetual remembrance, and showing forth of the sacrifice of Himself in His death.1
It was also instituted by Christ to confirm believers in all the benefits of His death;
​– for their spiritual nourishment and growth in Him;
​– for their further engagement in and commitment to all the duties which they owe to
​Him;
– and to be a bond and pledge of their communion with Him and with their fellow believers.2
1 1 Cor 11.23-26. 2 1 Cor 10.16-21.
• 2. In this ordinance Christ is not offered up to His Father, nor is there any real sacrifice made at all for remission of sin (of the living or the dead). There is only a memorial of that one offering up of Christ by Himself upon the cross once for all, 3 the memorial being accompanied by a spiritual oblation [offering] of all possible praise to God for ­Calvary.4 Therefore, the popish [Roman Catholic] sacrifice of the mass, as they call it, is most abominable [both spiritually and physically loathsome], being injurious to Christ’s own sacrifice, which is the only propitiation [appeasement; atonement] for all the sins of the elect.
3 Heb 9.25-28. 4 1 Cor 11.24; Matt 26.26-27.
• 3. The Lord Jesus has, in this ordinance, appointed His ministers to pray and bless the elements of bread and wine (so setting them apart from a common to a holy use) and to take and break the bread, then to take the cup, and to give both to the communicants, also communicating themselves5 [at the same time].
5 1 Cor 11.23-26, etc.
• 4. The denial of the cup to the people, the practices of worshipping the elements, lifting them up or carrying them about for adoration, or reserving them for any pretended religious use, are all contrary to the nature [and meaning] of this ordinance, and to the institution of Christ.6
6 Matt 26.26-28; 15.9; Exod 20.4-5.
• 5. The outward elements in this ordinance which are correctly set apart and used as Christ ordained, so closely portray Him as crucified, that they are sometimes truly (but figuratively) referred to in terms of the things they represent, such as the body and blood of Christ.7 However [while such terms may rightly be used of the elements] in substance and nature they still remain truly and only bread and wine as they were before.8
7 1 Cor 11.27. 8 1 Cor 11.26-28.
• 6. The doctrine commonly called transubstantiation, which maintains that a change occurs in the substance of the bread and wine into the substance of Christ’s body and blood, when consecrated by a priest or by any other way, is repugnant not only to Scripture9 but even to common sense and reason. It overthrows the nature of the ordinance, and both has been and is the cause of a host of superstitions and of gross idolatries10 [repulsively glaring worship of an image of Deity, which is prohibited and condemned by the Lord.]
9 Acts 3.21; Luke 24.6 & 39. 10 1 Cor 11.24-25.”

 

 

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Nov 13
4

Household Worship – 11/3/13

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, Hebrews 13:20

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)

  • Olive Branch Ministries Church,  San Jacinto – Website

Pray For the Gospel to Spread Among All Peoples (Matt. 9:37-38)

  • Country: “Protected” – Middle East
  • Click on the names below for information about each person.
  • Boutros B. – Evngelist / Church Planter
  • Dr. Andrew – Evngelist / Church Planter
  • Mahrus B. – Evngelist / Church Planter
  • Sharif A. – Pastor / Church Planter
  • (HeartCryMissionary.com).

“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 Council Member –  Linda Krupa, Andrew Kotyuk
  • State: Attorney General – Kamala Harris
  • Nation: Secretary of State – 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

Song of the Month

• I encourage you to incorporate musical worship in some way within your household worship time. Lyrics are available for all the songs we sing in worship on Sundays. See Dave Anady or Mike Thezier for the song book.

• “Praise the Father, Praise the Son” by Chris Tomlin can be purchased and downloaded here.

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Preparing for the Lord’s Day

Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: Galatians 3:15-18

To give a human example, brothers: even with a man made
covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16
Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not
say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to
your offspring,” who is Christ. 17 This is what I mean: the law, which came
430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by
God, so as to make the promise void. 18 For if the inheritance comes by
the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a
promise.

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Family Scripture Reading

The scriptures follow the reading plan for families outlined in Emmaus’ Passages booklet.

  • Sunday – 2 Kings 16, Titus 2
  • Monday – 2 Kings 17, Titus 3
  • Tuesday – 2 Kings 18, Philem
  • Wednesday – 2 Kings 19, Heb. 1
  • Thursday – 2 Kings 20, Heb. 2
  • Friday – 2 Kings 21, Heb. 3
  • Saturday – 2 Kings 22, Heb. 4

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 Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word

Doctrinal Standard – Baptist Catechism #102

  • Q. Are the infants of such as are professing believers to be baptized?
  • A. The infants of such as are professing believers are not to be baptized; because there is neither command nor example in the Holy Scriptures, or certain consequence from them, to baptize such.

Memory Verse(s)

  • “Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized” (Acts 18:8, ESV).

Scripture

  • Study Passage: Matthew 28:16–20
  • Bible Story: Jeremiah 31:27–37

Thoughts

Here is a link to John Piper teaching on believers baptism.

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Oct 13
28

Household Worship Guide – 10/27/13

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; Matthew 28:20; Revelation 21

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: 99{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9} Muslim, 0.2{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9} Christian
  • HeartCry Missionary: N/A
  • Overview – “In January of 2009, HeartCry began developing a relationship with a key church leader in western Turkey. Resulting from the development of this relationship, HeartCry has assisted a group of Turkish churches in several ways over the last few years, including the support of both an indigenous pastor and a university evangelist. Though our participation with these churches is presently limited to assistance for the translation of theological literature, we are committed to helping the fledgling Turkish church advance the Gospel in any way possible. Currently, there are only a few church leaders in Turkey with formal training for the ministry. Our Turkish partners have a desire to start a Turkish theological seminary in the future to help facilitate the in-country training of future leaders. To this end, HeartCry is prepared to help, at the very least, in the production of solid theological resources for the Turkish church.
  • The following is a list of resources that HeartCry’s financial assistance has helped to produce:
  • God in Three Persons: Biblical Testimony to the Trinity by Allen Vander Pol
  • Puritan Evangelism: A Biblical Approach by Joel Beeke
  • If I Should Die Before I Wake: What’s Beyond This Life? by Scott Oliphint and Sinclair Ferguson
  • Repentance by C. John Miller
  • The Lord Our Righteousness by George Whitefield (Sermon)
  • Directions on How to Hear Sermons by George Whitefield (Sermon)
  • The Duty of Searching the Scriptures by George Whitefield (Sermon)
  • What is Justification by Faith Alone? by J.V. Fesko
  • Salvation Through Judgment and Mercy: The Gospel According to Jonah by Bryan D. Estelle
  • The Reformation: How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World by Stephen J. Nichols
  • The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin by Kris Lundgaard
  • 101 Cleared-up Contradictions in the Bible by Jay Smith, Alex Chowdhry, Toby Jepson, James Schaeffer
  • How Was the Bible Written? by F. F. Bruce
  • Christ and Your Problems by Jay E. Adams
  • Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards (Sermon)
  • In Progress: Galatians (Expository Commentary) by J. V. Fesko; Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin; The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way by Michael S. Horton; The Gospel’s Power and Message by Paul Washer”
  • (HeartCryMissionary.com).

“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 Council Member –  Shellie Milne, Crystal Ruiz
  • State: Governor & Lieutenant Governor – Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom
  • 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

Song of the Month

• I encourage you to incorporate musical worship in some way within your household worship time. Lyrics are available for all the songs we sing in worship on Sundays. See Dave Anady or Mike Thezier for the song book.

• “Before the Throne of God Above” by Shane and Shane can be purchased and downloaded here.

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Preparing for the Lord’s Day

Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: Galatians 3:10-14

For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit[b] through faith.

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Family Scripture Reading

The scriptures follow the reading plan for families outlined in Emmaus’ Passages booklet.

  • Sunday – 2 Kings 8, 1Tim. 5
  • Monday – 2 Kings 9, 1 Tim. 6
  • Tuesday – 2 Kings 10, 2 Tim.1
  • Wednesday – 2 Kings 11-12, 2 Tim. 2
  • Thursday – 2 Kings 13, 2 Tim. 3
  • Friday – 2 Kings 14, 2 Tim. 4
  • Saturday – 2 Kings 15, Titus 1

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 Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word

 Doctrinal Standard – Baptist Catechism #101 (Compare WSC #95)

  • Q. To whom is Baptism to be administered?
  • A. Baptism is to be administered to all those who actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ; and to none other.

Memory Verse(s)

  • “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19, ESV).

Scripture

  • Study Passage: Colossians 2:6-15
  • Support Passages: Acts 2:38-39; Matthew 3:6; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38-39, 8:12,36, 10:47,48
  • Bible Story: Acts 8:26-40

Thoughts

  • Below is taken from page 969-971 of Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology.
  • “The pattern revealed at several places in the New Testament is that only those who give a believable profession of faith should be baptized. This view is often called “believers’ baptism,” since it holds that only those who have themselves believed in Christ (or, more precisely, those who have given reasonable evidence of believing in Christ) should be baptized. This is because baptism, which is a symbol of beginning the Christian life should only be given to those who have in fact begun the Christian life.
  • 1. The Argument From the New Testament Narrative Passages on Baptism. The narrative examples of those who were baptized suggest that baptism was administered only to those who gave a believable profession of faith. After Peter’s sermon at Pentecost we read, “Those who received his word were baptized” (Acts 2:41). The text specifies that baptism was administered to those who “received his word” and therefore trusted in Christ for salvation. Similarly, when Philip preached the gospel in Samaria, we read, “When they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women” (Acts 8:12). Likewise, when Peter preached to the Gentiles in Cornelius’ household, he allowed baptism for those who had heard the Word and received the Holy Spirit—that is, for those who had given persuasive evidence of an internal work of regeneration. While Peter was preaching, “the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word” and Peter and his companions “heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God” (Acts 10:44–46). Peter’s response was that baptism is appropriate for those who have received the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit: “Can any one forbid water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” Then Peter “commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 10:47–48). The point of these three passages is that baptism is appropriately given to those who have received the gospel and trusted in Christ for salvation. There are other texts that indicate this as well—Acts 16:14–15 (Lydia and her household, after “the Lord opened her heart” to believe); Acts 16:32–33 (the family of the Philippian jailer, after Peter preached “the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house”); and 1 Corinthians 1:16 (the household of Stephanas), but these will be discussed more fully below when we look at the question of “household baptisms.”
  • 2. The Argument From the Meaning of Baptism. In addition to these indications from New Testament narratives that baptism always followed upon saving faith, there is a second consideration that argues for believers’ baptism: the outward symbol of beginning the Christian life should only be given to those who show evidence of having begun the Christian life. The New Testament authors wrote as though they clearly assumed that everyone who was baptized had also personally trusted in Christ and experienced salvation. For example, Paul says, “As many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ” (Gal. 3:27). Paul here assumes that baptism is the outward sign of inward regeneration. This simply would not have been true of infants—Paul could not have said, “As manyinfants as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ,” for infants have not yet come to saving faith or given any evidence of regeneration.
  • Paul speaks the same way in Romans 6:3–4: “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death.” Could Paul have said this of infants? Could he have said that “all infants who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death” and “were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead”? But if Paul could not have said those things about infants, then those who advocate infant baptism must say that baptism means something different for infants than what Paul says it means for “all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus.” Those who argue for infant baptism at this point resort to what seems to the present author to be vague language about infants being adopted “into the covenant” or “into the covenant community,” but the New Testament does not speak that way about baptism. Rather, it says that all of those who have been baptized have been buried with Christ, have been raised with him, and have put on Christ.
  • A similar argument can be made from Colossians 2:12: “You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.” But it could not be said of infants that they were buried with Christ, or were raised with him through faith, since they were not yet old enough to exercise faith for themselves.”
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Oct 13
20

Household Worship Guide – 10/20/13

This document can be downloaded as a PDF by logging into the CITY.

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-Mekaddishkem
  • Meaning: The Lord who sanctifies
  • Exodus 31:12, 13, I Peter 1:15, 16; Hebrews 13:21; 1Thessalonians 5:23, 24

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: Lebanon
  • Population: 4,132,000
  • Religion: Muslim: 60{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Catholic: 24{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}, Evangelical: Less than 1{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}
  • HeartCry Missionary: Walid B.
  • Overview
    The Lebanese Republic forms a small strip of land on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, sharing its southern border with Israel and its eastern and northern border with Syria. Though insignificant in size, Lebanon’s history is on par with that of ancient Israel and Egypt, with some scholars even placing the original location of the Garden of Eden in its mountains. Throughout its history, it has been ruled by Phoenicians, Jews, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Ottomans, and the French. Today, Lebanon still contains the ancient cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos, and is home to groups as diverse as Maronite Catholics, Greek Orthodox, the Druze, and Sunni and Shiite Muslims. Lebanon’s modern government was established in 1943, when it declared its independence from German-occupied France. This government was formed to reflect the diversity of its population: the President was to be a Maronite Christian, the Speaker of Parliament a Shiite Muslim, the Prime Minister a Sunni Muslim, and the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and the Deputy Prime Minister a Greek Orthodox. For thirty years, the government’s balancing act went well – Lebanon became known as the “Switzerland of the East,” and its capital city Beirut was considered the “Paris of the Middle East.” The nation was a prosperous center of tourism and banking for the whole of the region. In 1975, however, this all changed. Lebanon suffered a 15-year civil war, which destroyed a large portion of its infrastructure and decimated its economy. Though Lebanon was eventually rebuilt, it is still subject to a vicious cycle of war and rebuilding, as it continues to be used as a battlefield for the disputes of greater regional and global powers.

    Though under certain social constraints from other religious groups, the Church in Lebanon possesses a great deal of religious freedom. Open evangelism, for example, is not legally restricted – a rarity for a Middle Eastern country. In spite of the country’s legal openness, however, Evangelical Christians make up an extremely small minority of the Lebanese populace (0.5{e0b72a53c242df1424785628340537005f8b2ebeecfbb0205a95286f7b4c8fc9}), as waves of the Christians have emigrated to the West. The country’s political instability, religious tension, and frequent outbursts of fighting have caused numerous Christians to flee the country as refugees, leaving behind a weak and fractured Evangelical witness. Lebanon has the potential to impact the whole of the Middle East and may one day be a launching pad for mission efforts into the entire region. Pray for the development of strong leaders and strong churches in Lebanon. (HeartCryMissionary.com).

“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 – Larry Smith, Alonso Ledezma
  • State: Assembly and Senate – Melissa A. Melandez, Bill Emmerson
  • Nation: Secretary of State – 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
Song of the Month

  • I encourage you to incorporate musical worship in some way within your household worship time. Lyrics are available for all the songs we sing in worship on Sundays. See Dave Anady or Mike Thezier for the song book.
  • “Before the Throne of God Above” by Shane and Shane can be purchased and downloaded here.

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Preparing for the Lord’s Day
Our Sermon Text for This Sunday: Galatians 3:6-9

  • “just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”? 7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.”

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Family Scripture Reading
The scriptures follow the reading plan for families outlined in Emmaus’ Passages booklet.

  • Sunday – 2 Kings 1, 2 Thess. 1
  • Monday – 2 Kings 2, 2 Thess. 2
  • Tuesday – 2 Kings 3, 2 Thess. 3
  • Wednesday – 2 Kings 4, 1 Tim. 1
  • Thursday – 2 Kings 5, 2 Tim. 2
  • Friday – 2 Kings 6, 2 Tim. 3
  • Saturday – 2 Kings 7, 2 Tim. 4

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Catechism – Instruction of God’s Word

Doctrinal Standard – Baptist Catechism #100 (Compare WSC #94)

  • Q. What is Baptism?
  • A. Baptism is an 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.
  • 2. 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.
  • 3. 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.
  • 4. 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”

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?”
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