Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 39
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Q. What does God require in the fifth commandment?
A. That I show honor, love, and faithfulness to my father and mother and to all who are set in authority over me; that I submit myself with respectful obedience to all their careful instruction and discipline; and that I also bear patiently their failures, since it is God’s will to govern us by their hand.
We are citizens of heaven living on earth, not people from heaven seeking to become citizens here.
That difference should show in our priorities and in our relationships.
From D.A. Horton.
Living as exiles means that fighting for political power isn’t our main objective, suffering together well as we reach the lost in our society is. The fathers and mothers of our faith, living on mission outside of Jerusalem, were known to spiritually flourish while they were socially oppressed and persecuted. Many of them held no power, yet they preached Christ in boldness and loved those living on the margins of society with them.
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 than the glory of the former temple, that of Solomon, destroyed by the Babylonians.
Bible Memorisation: Mark 11:24-25
Song: Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
Bible Reading: Luke 7:1-10
Sermon: Surprising Faith: That Of A Roman Centurion
Song: Through The Love Of God Our Saviour
Announcements:
Pastoral Prayer:
Closing Blessing
Song: The Love of the Father
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