Song: Rescuer Welcome: Call to Worship Song: Made Alive Prayer Of Confession Song: Here Is Love, Vast As The Ocean Affirming our Faith: New City Catechism Q25 Song: Praise him From All Blessings Flow Bible Reading: Haggai 2 – The LORD promises that the glory of the new temple (then being built) shall be greater …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 38 103. Q. What does God require in the fourth commandment? A. First, that the ministry of the gospel and Christian education be maintained, and that I diligently attend church, especially on the Lord’s day, to hear the Word of God, to participate in the holy Sacraments, to call publicly …
There is a form of remembering the goodness and grace of God that can kill faith in the present. Ralph Davis, from a study on Ezra: The Disappointment We Must Control – Ezra 3:12-13 What a mixed response! From Ezra 3:12b it looks like the memory of the first temple clouded the day for some …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 37 101. Q. But may we not swear oaths by the name of God in a devout manner? A. Yes, when the civil authorities require it of their subjects, or when it is otherwise needed to maintain and promote fidelity and truth, to the glory of God and the welfare …
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