Hopewell Herald – June 13, 2020
Dear Congregation,
When the foundations are destroyed, what
can the righteous do? Psalm 11:3–4 asks and answers this timely question: the
Lord is on His holy throne.
In a different way, our (much longer
than usual) passage for tomorrow morning’s sermon does the same. It holds
before us God’s unyielding determination to bless all who belong to Him through
Christ. Whatever else occurs, God’s grace is unstoppable, unassistable, unimprovable,
unlosable, and unfakeable.
Only those who have this confidence can
be freed from fear of circumstances and failure to respond to God in
thanksgiving and love by a life of zealous service unto Him, and a life of
zealous love and service unto brother and neighbor.
So the first thing, as always, is to get
a proper view of our God Himself in His worship!
Looking forward to doing so with you,
Pastor
LORD'S DAY – June 14,
2020
9:50 a.m. Breakfast
Line Opens
10 a.m. Bible Class
We are studying the ARP’s confessed
theology from Scripture. This week, we hope to finish up the doctrine of
justification (how sinners are declared righteous by God) in considering how our
right standing before God only in what Christ has done relates to the good
works that we do.
11 a.m. Public Worship
▫Children’s Catechism
for June 14
Q33. What befell our first parents when they had sinned? A. Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable.
Q33. What befell our first parents when they had sinned? A. Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable.
▫Shorter Catechism for June
14
Q41. Where is the moral law summarily comprehended? A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.
Q41. Where is the moral law summarily comprehended? A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.
Psalms and Hymns
TPH377 “Join
All the Glorious Names”
ARP104A “My
Soul, Bless the Lord”
TPH426 “How
Vast the Benefits Divine”
Scripture Text for first portion of
worship service
Scripture Readings
Sermon Scripture text and topic
We will be hearing from Genesis 26:34–28:9 about God’s unstoppable, unassistable,
unimprovable, unlosable, unfakeable grace.
12:45 p.m. Coffee
Fellowship and Catechism Class
1 p.m. Fellowship
Lunch & Open Mic Time
There will be plenty for everyone, but
as with breakfast, those who are uncomfortable eating from the line are encouraged
to bring their own food that they keep separate.
At open mic time, we’ll begin with
birthdays and anniversaries and recitations of the memory verse:
(Genesis
28:3–4) May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful and
multiply you, that you may be an assembly of peoples; and give you the blessing
of Abraham, to you and your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land
in which you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham
2:30 p.m Psalm/hymn
Sing
Carryover song requests from last week:
Carryover song requests from last week:
Red: 476, 459
After Party at ???? (No open invitations
to congregation yet at time of writing)
Hopewell this Month
Hopewell’s
Presbytery Prayer Focus for June:
Prosperity
ARP in Taft, TN
June
Psalm of the Month
ARP104A My Soul, Bless the Lord
Upcoming Events
•June 17, Prayer Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
•June 20, Men’s Breakfast, 6:30 a.m.
•October 2-4,
HARPC 200th Anniversary Celebration
Congregational Prayer Requests
(new/updates in bold)
▪ Pray with the Reformed sidewalk-counseling group @PP in Nashville
for their Wednesday and Friday ministries
▪ Early Rain Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church,
Christians in Nigeria, and other persecuted churches like them; Pastor Wang Yi
in prison.
▪ Alan McClelland and his ministry at
Ft. Rucker
▪ Repentance of the Church and the
Nations for general rejection of the Kingship of Christ
▪ Comfort and provision for the LeeAnn Billings
family as they grieve, especially for new work, as the university just
eliminated her position from the department
▪ Pray for the Jeffers family, whose
granddaughter Isabelle (14) and then her mother Norma both attempted suicide; there’s
a long way to go medically, financially, and especially spiritually for all
involved; please keep praying for them and for Sue’s ministry to them
▪ Pray with D&L L for her 85yo
mother and her heart issues
▪ Pray with KC for her acquaintance Linda who doesn’t seem to know the Lord, and just
lost 21 year old son; and, for her dear friends who need to live a life of
faith and devotion to the Lord; and for friend Patty, a believer, that she will
continue to do well after treatment for uterine cancer
▪ Pray with D&M G that her mother
would continue healing well and not smoking; for Sean; for Jeremiah and
Julianna
▪ Pray with W&C G for her mother’s
health and caregivers; and for spiritual (and total) well-being of son Greg
▪ Pray with J&H H for his father’s cancer and recovery from
open-heart surgeries; and sweetness in his parents’ remaining time together;
for his youngest brother, whose son has hip surgery on the 17th
▪ Pray with R&M J for Meredith,
young daughter of M’s college friend Ashely (and husband Brad), who’s taking
medicine to shrink her brain tumor; and for Meredeth and baby, due in
January
▪ Pray with O&A L for her
unbelieving mother w/heart condition, and her family’s grieving over her
brother
▪ Pray with CM for friend Michael Duval
and his recovery from knee surgery
▪ Pray with C&T P for the
conversion of her brother Todd; and for her dad and family in the loss of his
wife Jolene
▪ Pray with AR for friend Caleb Figura
w/mysterious but debilitating gut illness
▪ Pray with D&K R for their
family’s growth in godliness, especially dying to self, godly speech, and
Lord’s Day keeping; for Micah, Rachel, and baby girl due in July; and for local
pastor/constable Darryl Thrasher, who has an aggressive, malignant brain tumor
▪ Pray with GR for friend Abby to come
to faith in Christ
▪ Pray with JeR for believing friend
Jeanette Cary’s CHF, Fibromyalgia, & slow-healing wound
▪ Pray with J&M R for baby Bentley,
and their family’s adjustment and future with him
▪ Pray with J&S R for her nephew,
who needs life in Christ; and for her and her family in the loss of her father,
especially spiritual impact on her sisters and nephews; and for her sister
Rebecca’s pregnancy; and for his whole family, and especially his mother, as
they grieve the passing away of his father; and sister Kathy, who just lost
her husband.
▪ Pray with S&V Y for his parents
and siblings as they deal with his father’s declining health and his mother’s
dementia
▪ Please pray with Prosperity ARP in Taft,
TN, throughout the month of June
▪ Please pray for the TN-AL Presbytery
to be enabled to plant a faithful church with the resources available and
earmarked for that purpose
▪ Please pray for all ARP presbyteries, churches, and agencies
▪ Please pray for our nation, state,
community and all the officials thereof
Prayer, with thanksgiving, being one
special part of religious worship, is by God required of all men: and, that it
may be accepted, it is to be made in the name of the Son, by the help of his
Spirit, according to his will, with understanding, reverence, humility,
fervency, faith, love, and perseverance; and, if vocal, in a known tongue. (WCF
21.3)
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