Worship: July 14th, 2019

On Sunday, July 14th, Pastor Nathan concluded the series: Lamentations for Today – Honestly Facing Suffering and Sorrow in the Light of God’s Sovereignty and Steadfast Love. Worship Services were at 8:30 & 11:00 AM.

Preaching: Rev. Nathan Currey (Sermon Audio Page| Other Sermons)

Text: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

[7] But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. [8] We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; [9] persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; [10] always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. [11] For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. [12] So death is at work in us, but life in you. [13] Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, [14] knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. [15] For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. [16] So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. [17] For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, [18] as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Worship Hymns:

Hymn of Adoration: # 59 Forever Settled in the Heavens
Hymn or Spiritual Songs: # 24 Vast the Immensity, Mirror of Majesty
Hymn of Response: # 119 I Sing the Almighty Power of God
Dismissal Hymn: # 286 Worship Christ, the Risen King! (1)

Additional Readings: The Westminster Confession of Faith Q/A’s 32-35

Q. 32. What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?
A. They that are effectually called do in this life partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification, and the several benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from them.

Q. 33. What is justification?
A. Justification is an act of God’s free grace, wherein he pardoneth all our sins, and accepteth us as righteous in His sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

Q. 34. What is adoption?
A. Adoption is an act of God’s free grace,a whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges, of the sons of God.

Q. 35. What is sanctification?
A. Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness.

Full Liturgy for July 14th, 2019 (PDF)

Sermons from Lamentations for Today
(click on the link for the sermon page with audio) 

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