Church Bulletin – June 28, 2020

THE OVERSHADOWING OF PERSONAL DELIVERANCE

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 1:8

God promised Jeremiah that He would deliver him personally — “Thy life will I give unto thee for a prey.” That is all God promises His children. Wherever God sends us, He will guard our lives. Our personal property and possessions are a matter of indifference, we have to sit loosely to all those things; if we do not, there will be panic and heartbreak and distress. That is the inwardness of the overshadowing of personal deliverance.

The Sermon on the Mount indicates that when we are on Jesus Christ’s errands, there is no time to stand up for ourselves. Jesus says, in effect, “Do not be bothered with whether you are being justly dealt with or not.” To look for justice is a sign of deflection from devotion to Him. Never look for justice in this world, but never cease to give it. If we look for justice, we will begin to grouse and to indulge in the discontent of self-pity — “Why should I be treated like this?” If we are devoted to Jesus Christ, we have nothing to do with what we meet, whether it is just or unjust. Jesus says — “Go steadily on with what I have told you to do and I will guard your life. If you try to guard it yourself, you remove yourself from My deliverance.” The most devout among us become atheistic in this connection; we do not believe God; we enthrone common sense and tack the name of God on to it. We do lean to our own understanding, instead of trusting God with all our hearts. – Oswald Chambers

The Lord's Day Services

Sunday, June 28, 2020

9:00 a.m. Bible Class – Dr. McClelland – via SermonAudio, click here

10:00 a.m. Morning Service – Dr. Saunders – via SermonAudio, click here

4:30 p.m. Preservice Prayer Meeting – via Zoom

5:30 p.m. Evening Service – Dr. Saunders – via SermonAudio, click here

7:30 p.m. Session & Board Prayer Meeting – via Zoom

Weekly Announcements

Tuesday, June 30th

7:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study – via Zoom

2 Peter Chapter 1:10-11 ‘Growth in faith: Encouraging Results’

Wednesday, July 1st

No Bible study and prayer meeting due to the Canada Day holiday. Meeting will resume July 8th.

Advanced Announcements

Sunday, July 5th

10:00 a.m. Morning Service – Dr. Saunders – via SermonAudio

4:30 p.m. Preservice Prayer Meeting – via Zoom

5:30 p.m. Evening Service – Dr. Saunders – via SermonAudio

Wednesday, July 8th

7:30 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer Meeting – via Zoom

The Children's Catechism

Q8. Did man continue in that state?
A. No.

The Shorter Catechism

Q8. How doth God execute his decrees?

A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation¹ and providence².

1. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4:11).

2. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? (Daniel 4:35).

FPCNA PRAYER REQUESTS

PASTOR LALO PEÑA

Lalo & his family live in Cordoba, Veracruz, in Mexico where he is the pastor of Coram Deo Reformed Church. He was taken under care in 2014 & is taking GRS classes.

Power in preaching the gospel
That the people in the church would live godly lives
For the church to grow in grace and knowledge and numbers
Opportunities to preach the gospel
Good time management as he pastors, works to provide for his family, and pursues theological studies
Financial provision for his family and the church