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Covenant United Reformed Church
Most Recent Lord's Day
July 2, 2023
“For the word of the LORD is right, and all His work is done in truth. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.”
Psalm 33:4-5
Welcome to all who worship here today. May God bless us as we hear the gospel in preaching and as we sing His praises, lift our prayers to Him and present our offerings of thanks.
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Hymns are sung from the Trinity Psalter Hymnal
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We also sing from "Songs for Worship", a church songbook made up of consistory-approved songs not available in the Hymnal (links available).
THE MORNING SERVICE
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9:30am
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Silent Prayer of Final Preparation
Response (sung):
Make me a servant, humble and meek;
Lord, let me lift up those who are weak.
And may the prayer of my heart always be:
Make me a servant, make me a servant,
Make me a servant today.
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Opening Hymn #291:1-5 O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Confession of Dependence
The Lord's Greeting
Confession of Sin
Assurance of Pardon
Rule of Gratitude
Hymn of Response #105C:1,2,3 O Praise the Lord, His Deeds Make Known
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture: Acts 1:11-26
Sermon: The Name of Jesus
Hymn of Response #31B:1,6,7,8,11 In Thee O Lord, I Put My Trust
Congregational Prayer
Offering: General Fund
Hymn #111B:1,2 O Give the Lord Wholehearted Praise
The Lord’s Parting Blessing
Parting Song of Praise #571 Gloria Patri
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THE EVENING SERVICE
5:30 pm
Welcome and Announcements
Prayer Requests
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Call to Worship
Silent Prayer of Final Preparation ​
Response (sung):
He is Lord, He is Lord!
He is risen from the dead and He is Lord!
Ev’ry knee shall bow, ev’ry tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Opening Hymn #122A I Was Filled with Joy and Gladness
Confession of Dependence
The Lord’s Greeting
Confession of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 86
Hymn of Response: #433 Amazing Grace
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Sermon: The Mind of Kingdom Citizens
Hymn of Response #397 Breathe on Me Breath of God
Congregational Prayer
Offering: General Fund
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Hymn #67A O God, to Us Show Mercy
The Lord’s Parting Blessing
Parting Song of Praise #568 Doxology
Announcements
​United in Prayer: Up-to-date Requests from our Missionaries
Pastor Rich Bultje is a church-planter in Niagara Falls, ON.
1. Pray for those who have been worshiping with us for some time; that they would mature in their faith to be able to make a public profession of their faith and join the church.
2. Pray also that men from our membership would be able to take on leadership roles in the church plant and/or mature men from neighboring congregations would be willing to join us as a church pant to take on leadership positions.
Word & Deed - Prayer Update - Malawi
After Cyclone Freddy’s destructive path through southern Malawi in March, Word & Deed's partner, Logos Ministries was able to mobilize relief efforts to assist over 3,500 families impacted by the flooding. Local churches responded by taking in refugees and Word & Deed's assistance provided maize, blankets, cooking utensils, buckets, and seeds. Each distribution included a day of teaching on the gospel and biblical stewardship. Please continue to pray for the people in southern Malawi as the loss of crops will continue to impact their food supply for months to come, and pray that God’s Word sewn through many years of biblical training will bear much fruit.
The Institute for Reformed Biblical Counseling (IRBC) is a ministry of Cornerstone URC which has a passion to train Christians to evangelize the lost and practically apply God’s truth to people’s problems in a holistic manner via the venue of biblical counseling. IRBC also assists in establishing biblical
counseling center s across the United States of America. Please pray that the Lord will allow more counseling class venues to be established and that students will register in California, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, South Dakota, Washington, and the Philippines where venues have been established.
From RMS:
Upcoming mission trips in 2023 and 2024 for Reformed Mission Services. We have exciting opportunities to serve in Peru from November 28 to December 7, in the Dominican Republic from January 11 to 18, and in Haiti from February 7 to 16. We also have two trips we are planning for Mexico.
Reformed Mission Services (RMS) is currently raising funds for several projects, which include completing a seminary and student housing in Cochabamba, Bolivia, constructing a church and parsonage in Los Cuadros, Costa Rica, completing the third floor of a church in Santa Marta, Colombia, building churches
for 50 congregations in Gonaives and Jeremie, Haiti, finishing the construction of churches in Huancaro and Valle Anta, Peru, and building a seminary in Nepal. For more information on these projects and how to donate, please visit rms.org/projects.
RMS has received an update from Mark Agarkov, one of the pastors in Ukraine with whom we are collaborating to provide essential support to those remaining in Kharkiv. This impactful letter, along with a video highlighting their work, and a way to donate, can all be accessed at rms.org/donate/ukraine.
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