Covenant of Grace Protestant Reformed Fellowship of Spokane

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

July 20, 2008

This is the Lord’s Day, July 20, 2008

Covenant of Grace Protestant Reformed Fellowship

We welcome all who are with us today. Due to Pastor’s absence, we will be listening to reading sermons, chosen with Rev. Miersma’s approval. 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.

Morning Worship 10:00 A.M.

Scripture: Isaiah 51:1-16

Text: LD 8; Isaiah 51:9-16

Psalters: 10, 143, 266, 242, 196

The God of Our Salvation

I The Lord of Hosts

II The Triune God

III Our Fellowship with Him

Offering: General Fund

Evening Worship 6:00 P.M.

Scripture: Exodus 40:17-38

Text: Exodus 40:17-38

Psalters: 350, 369, 229, 368, 197

The Tabernacle of God’s Presence

I The Tabernacle Set Up

II The Dwelling Place of God

III The Consummation Yet to Come

Offering: Benevolence

Next Week: Building

We will have a fellowship hour after the evening service.

Trudy is asked to bring refreshments, and Debra is asked to do so next week. Visitors are encouraged to join us for a time of fellowship.

There will be a meeting of the men of the fellowship on Monday evening, July 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Aaron Edwards.

News from the Protestant Reformed Churches

Rev. K. Koole is considering the call from Calvary P.R.C., Hull, Iowa. Providence P.R.C. has extended a call to Rev. R. Kleyn to serve as their first pastor. Grace P.R.C. of Standale, Michigan has announced a trio of Rev. C. Haak, Rev. R. Van Overloop, and Rev. J. Slopsema, from which they will call a pastor

Excerpt from The Covenant: God’s Tabernacle with Men by Herman Hoeksema

The deepest ground of this covenant relationship is God Himself. For God is a covenant God, apart from any relation to the creature. He is the Triune. He is one in Being, yet three in Persons. In the one divine essence, the three Persons are absolutely equal. They are one in nature, one in mind and will, one in all the essential and ethical perfections of the Godhead, in eternity and immensity, in independence and immutability, in knowledge and wisdom and power, in holiness and righteousness and justice, in love and grace and beauty. In infinite perfection the three Persons of the Trinity enter into one another’s life. Yet, they are personally distinct, and each of the three Persons possesses His own personal names: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. And again, in their threeness they constitute a unity, an exclusive union. No fourth person could possibly have a place in that adorable fellowship.

And on the basis of that absolute essential equality by personal distinction, the three Persons of the Godhead live an eternally perfect life of friendship. The Father knows and loves the Son, of Himself, in the Spirit; the Son knows and loves the Father, through Himself, in the Spirit; the Holy Ghost knows and loves the Father, through the Son, in Himself.

The covenant life of God Himself is the ultimate ground of all covenant relationship between God and the creature. For God will reveal and glorify Himself. This is the divine motive for all His works outside of Himself. He purposed to reveal Himself in His adorable covenant life of friendship, and that, too, in the highest possible degree, and on the highest possible plane, by establishing His covenant of friendship with His people.

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.