Hopewell Herald – June 20, 2020
Dear Congregation,
It’s amazing to think that the Eternal,
Blessed, only True and Living God has made us in His image! Certainly, this is
one of the truths that is most under attack in our day.
In our studies together, the Lord has
woven together for us Genesis 28:10–22 (and God’s promise to be with believers)
with Ephesians 2–3 (and God’s eternal plan to unite all believers as a dwelling
place for Himself in Christ) and Revelation 21:1–8 (and God’s dwelling place
being with man).
At the heart of each of these is Jesus
Christ as our Immanuel, God-with-us.
The days of the fallen creation are
numbered, because God’s “Plan-A” has always been to unite all things in Christ
unto His glory in a New Heavens and New Earth.
Though we are one race in Adam, that
race is now in rebellion against God and therefore hatred toward one another.
But God has given Christ not only as our Immanuel, but also as the last Adam,
in Whom there is a new, redeemed race.
Believers are reconciled to God and
reconciled to one another. When we are commanded to love one another, we are
not trying to produce something new, but rather embracing and living something
that is already a reality in Christ, as we battle against and kill whom we were
in Adam.
Tomorrow morning in the class (10 a.m.),
we are beginning our mini-series on topics that arise out of current events.
The first topic will be “race” and “racism,” which I hope will enable us to
think and speak clearly at a time where the culture and much of the church either
doesn’t know what to think or even is actively embracing utter nonsense.
More than that, I hope that we will see
the great privilege that God has given us to be created in His image, and the
even greater privilege of being redeemed and re-created into His image in
Christ!
Looking forward to doing so with you,
Pastor
LORD'S DAY – June 21,
2020
9:50 a.m. Breakfast
Line Opens
10 a.m. Bible Class
This week, we’re beginning a series on
topics related to important issues that people around us are talking much about
right now, beginning this week with what Holy Scripture teaches us
about “race.”
11 a.m. Public Worship
▫Children’s Catechism for June 21
Q34. Did Adam act for himself alone in the covenant of works? A. No; he represented all his posterity.
Q34. Did Adam act for himself alone in the covenant of works? A. No; he represented all his posterity.
▫Shorter Catechism
for June 21
Q42. What is the sum of the ten commandments? A. The sum of the ten commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbor as ourselves.
Q42. What is the sum of the ten commandments? A. The sum of the ten commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbor as ourselves.
Psalms and Hymns
Scripture Text for first portion of
worship service
Scripture Readings
Sermon Scripture text and topic
We will be hearing from Genesis 28:10–22 about the Lord who is with His people
more than they will ever realize, even when they are forgetful of what they do
know.
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 28:12–13) Then he
dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to
heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And
behold, the LORD stood above it and said: “I am the LORD God of Abraham your
father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and
your descendants."
2:30 p.m Psalm/hymn
Sing
Carryover song requests from last week:
Carryover song requests from last week:
Red: 463, 446, 429, 153
(if you wish to make this week’s requests
in advance, please feel free to reply to this email, and let me know!)
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 24, Prayer Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
•July 18, Men’s Breakfast, 6:30 a.m.
•July 20, Monthly Session Meeting, 6 p.m.
•August 30, Sermon to “launch” class series on delighted consecration of
the Lord’s holy day
•September 13, Lord’s Day series begins in the Sabbath school
•October 2-4,
HARPC 200th Anniversary Celebration
It’s already time to start planning our 200th
Anniversary Conference! If you are willing to join the planning/preparation
committee, please contact Charlie Mangum.
Congregational Prayer Requests
(new/updates in bold)
▪ Pray with the Reformed sidewalk-counseling group @PP in
Nashville for their Tuesday and Thursday ministries. (ongoing) For
abortionist Kimberly Looney whose heart is so heard that she continues despite
having recently birthed her own child; (6/16) for men who call themselves “Christy”
and “Tiffany” and are assisted by PP in their perversion, and for Congolese father
Yvee who is considering the murder of his child.
▪ 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 for Rebecca Sterling, whose
condition seems to be deteriorating again, and who would like to not end up
back in the nursing home
▪ 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
▪ PRAISE with J&H H for his father’s recovery from open-heart
surgeries, pray for his father’s cancer; for sweetness in his parents’ remaining
time together; for his youngest brother, and the same brother’s son (with
CP, recovering from hip surgery on the 17th) and daughter
▪ 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; PRAISE for the
healthy birth of sister Rebecca’s daughter, Natalia Maria De La Torre; 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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