Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Lessons from David: Leaving a Legacy


Outline of Service 25th November 2018



Lessons from David:  Leaving a Legacy – Psalm 78:4

Hymn 128:  Own Your Glorious God!

The Lord’s Prayer from Luke 11:2-4

Psalm 78:1-7, 10-12, 16-19 - Passing on the Message



Bible Readings:                                                

·     The Covenant with David:  2 Samuel 7:1-16, 22-24

·     Generational Stability:  2 Timothy 1-11

·     Timeless Good Advice:  Matthew 5:1-12

Hymn 102:  From Generation to Generation

·     God made a covenant with David that there would always be one of his descendants sitting on his throne

·     Jesus Christ has fulfilled that promise in that He sits on the Throne of David and rules over all the World

·     We need to trust in God and to pass on this legacy to the next generation

·     There will be one generation alive and obediently waiting at the return of Jesus Christ – they will receive the fulfillment of the promises on behalf of those who have gone before them

·     God’s Plan will work out in His time in His way – we must trust in Him as we pass on the message of the hope of being preserved in spirit and soul and body and changed wholly from mortal to immortal beings at His return.



Hymn 81:  The Message of the Ages



Doxology

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Lessons from David: The Refining Fire


Outline of Service 11th November 2018



Lessons from David:  The Refining Fire – Luke 4:2



Hymn 16 (Tune 20):  Refined and Purified

The Lord’s Prayer from Luke 11:2-4

Psalm 51:1-6, 10-12, 16-19  A Prayer of Repentance



Bible Readings:                                                

·     The Parable of the Sheep:  2 Samuel 12:1-14, 18-2

·     The Base Cause:  Romans 7:1, 12-25

·     Tempted of the Devil:  Luke 4:1-13



Hymn 11 (Tune 13):  A Returned Heart

·     God had chosen David but that did not mean that he would be without faults

·     David was a “man after God’s own heart”, although at the same time he did many things that were wrong, as well as things that would be repugnant to us today! 

·     Like all descendants of Adam (except for Jesus) David was subject to the influence of Satan who attracts the evil within us and causes us to sin

·     David was tried by God, and sometimes failed badly, but through these trials he was refined by God as an example to give us hope 

·     Each of us will be tried in our own lives as God refines us to remove the evil from within us

·     Those faithfully waiting for Jesus Christ have the hope to be refined in spirit and soul and body and enter in life eternal at His return. 



Hymn 122 (Tune 123):  Our Own Nature - The Biggest Challenge!



Doxology