Worship: September 27th, 2015

On Sunday, September 27th, we had a special guest preacher, Dr. Joel R. Beeke, who was here for the KCARC Conference. He is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and a pastor of the Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation. He delivered his fifth message in his weekend series, Living Fully for Christ. This message, How Christ Matures Our Faith, drew from Matthew 15:21-28 as the source text.

Preaching: Dr. Joel R. Beeke (Sermon Audio Page| Other Sermons)

Text: Matthew 15:21-28

[21] And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. [22] And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” [23] But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” [24] He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” [25] But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” [26] And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” [27] She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” [28] Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.

Worship Hymns:

Hymn of Adoration: # 274 Thine Be the Glory
Hymn or Spiritual Songs: # 170 Fairest Lord Jesus
Hymn of Response: # 529 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Dismissal Hymn: # 469 How Sweet and Awesome Is the Place (6)

Additional Readings: The Westminster Shorter Catechism Q/A’s 18-21

Q. 18. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?
A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam’s first sin, the want of original righteousness, and the corruption of his whole nature, which is commonly called original sin; together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it.

Q. 19. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?
A. All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, are under his wrath and curse, and so made liable to all the miseries of this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell forever.

Q. 20. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?
A. God, having out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, did enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the estate of sin and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a Redeemer.

Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect?
A. The only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was, and continueth to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever.

 Full Liturgy for September 27th, 2015 (PDF)

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