Covenant of Grace Protestant Reformed Fellowship of Spokane, Washington

 

Worship Services at 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.

330 W. Indiana Avenue

Spokane, Washington

 

The Reformed Witness Hour

9:00 A.M. Sundays on 590 KQNT

 

Missionary Pastor Thomas Miersma

(509) 926-0372

<cgprf@comcast.net>

Web site: http://www.reformedspokane.org 

 

May 4, 2008

 

This is the Lord’s Day, May 4, 2008

Covenant of Grace Protestant Reformed Fellowship

 

We welcome all who worship with us today and pray that together we will be blessed under the preaching of God’s Word. We invite all our visitors to sign the guest book we have provided. As a mission outreach of the Protestant Reformed Churches we are firmly committed to the Bible as the authoritative standard of belief and practice. If you have any questions or desire a pastoral visit, please contact Rev. Miersma, 926-0372.Note that the opening and closing doxologies are printed on the back of the bulletin For a tape or CD of the sermon, please contact Christopher Miersma. If you wish to keep the tape a small donation would be appreciated.

 

Morning Worship             10:00 A.M.

Scripture:    John 16

Text:            LD 52; John 16:23-27

Psalters:      49, 40, 168, 182, 196

 

                     Prayer in Christ

 

          I         The Confession of His Name

          II        The Confidence in His Love

          III       The End in His Glory

         

         

Offering:      General Fund

 

Evening Worship             6:00 P.M.

 

Scripture:    Exodus 17

Text:            Exodus 17:8-16

Psalters:      397, 388, 392, 420, 197

 

                      Jehovah Nissi, My Banner

         

          I         The Attack by Amalek

          II        The Lord’s Battle

          III       The Lord’s Memorial

 

Offering:      Building

Next Week: Benevolence

 

We will have a time of fellowship after the evening service. Julius is asked to bring refreshments this week.

 

Next Lord’s Day we commemorate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the church, Pentecost Sunday.

 

We will also be having our monthly fellowship meal after the morning service next week.

 

Our new Psalter of the Month is #40.

 

Calendars for May are available.

 

Seniors Class - (Essentials) will meet on Tuesday at 1 p.m.

 

Beginners and and Juniors Catechism meets on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

 

Evening Essentials Class, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

 

Ladies’ Bible Study will be this Thursday, May 8. We will continue our study of the latter part of Acts 13 and beginning of Acts 14.

 

News from the Protestant Reformed Churches

 

Calvary P.R.C. of Hull, Iowa has extended a call to Rev. Doug Kuiper to serve as their first pastor.

 

ORDER OF WORSHIP                                                                                

Call to Worship                                               Opening Doxology (AM and PM)

Silent Prayer                                                   Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Doxology-”Praise God From                           Praise Him, all creatures here below,

            Whom All Blessings Flow”*                Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,

Votum and Salutation*                                    Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Congregational Singing*                    

Reading of God’s Law-A.M.                            Closing Doxology (AM)

From Exodus 20 or Deuteronomy 5                Blest be the Lord, our fathers’ God,

Confession of Faith-P.M.                                Eternal King of kings,

Apostles’ Creed in unison, Psalter, p. 80        Who only is omnipotent,

Reading from Belgic Confession of Faith       Performing wondrous things.

Congregational Singing*                    

Congregational Prayer                                    Blest be His great and glorious Name

Offering                                                           Forever more, Amen;

Congregational Singing*                                 And let His glory fill the earth

Scripture Reading                                           From shore to shore. Amen.

Sermon                                              

Prayer                                                             Closing Doxology (PM)

Congregational Singing*                                 Now blessed be Jehovah God,

Benediction*                                                    The God of Israel,

Closing Doxology*                                          Who only doeth wondrous works,

Psalter 196 A.M.                                             In glory that excel. (repeat last 2 lines)

Psalter 197 P.M.                                

*Congregation Standing                                  And blessed be His glorious Name

                                                                        To all eternity:

                                                                        The whole earth let His glory fill.

                                                                        Amen. So let it be. (repeat last 2 lines)

 

 

The Apostles Creed (PM)

 

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried. He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; I believe an holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.