Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 16:1-2 * Prayer of Invocation Our Response to the Lord’s Call * Hymn of …
Order of Worship for 12/25/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined.” Isaiah 9:2 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 104:1-2 * Prayer of Invocation …
Christmas Eve Bulletin, 2016
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church Christmas Eve Worship Call to Worship Prayer of Adoration *Hymn of Praise No. 194 “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” *Hymn of Adoration No. 196 “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” Scripture Reading Matthew 1:18-25 *Hymn of Preparation No. 198 “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates!” *Hymn of Thanksgiving No. 208 …
Weekly Devotion from Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening”
“I am crucified with Christ.”—Galatians 2:20. HE Lord Jesus Christ acted in what He did as a great public representative person, and His dying upon the cross was the virtual dying of all His people. Then all His saints rendered unto justice what was due, and made an expiation to divine vengeance for all their sins. The apostle of the …
Order of Worship for 12/18/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet.” Luke 17:15-16 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to …
Weekly Devotion from Eric Alexander
Keep On by Eric Alexander While I was still a theological student, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones came from London to Glasgow to preach at the great St. Andrews Hall. This auditorium held more than two thousand people. It was packed, and the preaching was wonderful. After the meeting finished, I was waiting at the side of the platform for transport home. A …
Book Review of O. Palmer Robertson’s “The Israel of God”
Any reader of the Bible knows that ‘Israel’ is a central theme in the unfolding of God’s revelation. Both the land of Israel (i.e. the Promised Land) and the people of Israel (i.e. the ethnic descendants of Abraham) play key roles in God’s unfolding purposes of redemption. What this role is, however, is a point of much debate and confusion …
Order of Worship for 12/11/2016
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 …
Order of Worship for 12/4/2016
Scripture Meditation “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.” Job 19:25 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 138:7-8 * Prayer of Invocation Our Response to the Lord’s Call * Hymn of Praise #211 …
Weekly Devotion from Charles Spurgeon
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling.”—2 Timothy 1:9. HE apostle uses the perfect tense and says, “Who hath saved us.” Believers in Christ Jesus are saved. They are not looked upon as persons who are in a hopeful state, and may ultimately be saved, but they are already saved. Salvation is not a blessing to …