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Lord's Day February 24 AD 2013
11.00 am This morning the pastor will preach from 2 Peter 3:15-18 on Lessons to learn from the final verses of Peter's Second Letter. Joshua 24 Covenant renewed at Shechem (240) 2 Peter 3 (1223)
6.30 pm This evening the pastor will again preach, God willing, looking at Numbers 23::27-24:25 and Balaam's further oracles: God''s blessings and curses Acts 14 The rest of Paul's first journey (1108) Numbers 24 (162)
MORNING HYMNS
37 Unto the Lord, come raise together Graham S Harrison
160 Jesus is Lord! David J Mansell
410 Great Shepherd of Your people hear John Newton
656 O Jesus Christ, grow Thou in me Johan Caspar Lavater
EVENING HYMNS
29 Praise my soul the King of heaven Henry Francis Lyte
366 Glorious things of Thee are spoken John Newton
171 Jesus the name high over all Charles Wesley
MORNING SERMON NOTES
1. Consider the lessons that arise from Peter's interesting remarks about P____'s writings They are
1. Written to teach p_______ so learn p_______ 2. Written with God-given w_____ so understand them in that way 3. C_______, expect them to be 4. Not always e____ to understand so don't be discouraged 5. Open to distortion by ig_________ people so be c_______ 6. The W____ of God so honour them 7. Life giving so don't be destroyed
2. Consider Peter's closing words on being on g____ and growing in g____ and knowledge Hear the 1. Call to be on g____ 2. Call to grow in g___ and knowledge 3. Giving of g____ to Jesus Christ