26 A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day POHFW

26 A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship

 

In an effort to help you prepare for the October 7, 2018, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the God’s Story of Salvation through the Scriptures.  I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” The main Scriptures for the day are John 13:1-3.

 

(Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which I have tried to make available for your devotional life.)

 

From the Scriptures

 

Please read through Chapter 26 of The Storythis week, this is a lightly edited selection of Scriptures from Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-14, 16-19 that seeks to maintain the broad story line of the Scriptures.

You can read or listen to them here.

You can listen to Chapter 26 of The Story here. (30 minutes)

 

 

From the Creeds and Confessions

 

 Heidelberg Catechism Q 37-39

37Q. What does it mean that he suffered?
A. That all the time he lived on earth, but especially at the end of his life, he bore, in body and soul, the wrath of God against the sin of the whole human race, in order that by his passion, as the only atoning sacrifice, he might redeem our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and obtain for us the grace of God, righteousness, and eternal life.

38Q. Why did he suffer under Pontius Pilateas judge?
A. That he, though innocent, might be condemned by a temporal judge, and thereby free us from the severe judgment of God to which we were subject.

39Q. Is there anything more in his having been crucifiedthan if he had died some other death?
A. Yes, since thereby I am assured that he took on himself the curse which lay upon me; for the death of the cross was accursed of God.

Heidelberg Catechism Q 43

43Q. What further benefit do we receive from the sacrifice and death of Christ on the cross?
A. That by his power our old man is crucified, slain, and buried with him, that so the evil lusts of the flesh may no more reign in us, but that we may offer ourselves unto him a sacrifice of thanksgiving.

Belgic Confession Article 21

Article 21: Of the satisfaction of Christ, our only High Priest, for us.

We believe that Jesus Christ is ordained with an oath to be an everlasting High Priest, after the order of Melchisedek; and that he hath presented himself in our behalf before the Father, to appease his wrath by his full satisfaction, by offering himself on the tree of the cross, and pouring out his precious blood to purge away our sins; as the prophets had foretold. For it is written: He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed. He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and numbered with the transgressors, and condemned by Pontius Pilate as a malefactor, though he had first declared him innocent. Therefore: he restored that which he took not away, and suffered, the just for the unjust, as well in his body as in his soul, feeling the terrible punishment which our sins had merited; insomuch that his sweat became like unto drops of blood falling on the ground. He called out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? and hath suffered all this for the remission of our sins. Wherefore we justly say with the apostle Paul: that we know nothing, but Jesus Christ, and him crucified; we count all things but loss and dung for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord, in whose wounds we find all manner of consolation. Neither is it necessary to seek or invent any other means of being reconciled to God, than this only sacrifice, once offered, by which believers are made perfect forever. This is also the reason why he was called by the angel of God, Jesus, that is to say, Savior, because he should save his people from their sins.

Canons of Dort, Main 5 Article 12

Article 12: This certainty of perseverance, however, is so far from exciting in believers a spirit of pride, or of rendering them carnally secure, that on the contrary, it is the real source of humility, filial reverence, true piety, patience in every tribulation, fervent prayers, constancy in suffering, and in confessing the truth, and of solid rejoicing in God: so that the consideration of this benefit should serve as an incentive to the serious and constant practice of gratitude and good works, as appears from the testimonies of Scripture, and the examples of the saints. 

From the songs, hymns and spiritual songs of the Church

 

Desert Song (Hillsong United): Lyrics, Video

Be Still my Soul (Ingram/Jobe): Lyrics, Video

As Long as You are Glorified (Altrogge): Lyrics, Video

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded: Lyrics, Video

Man of Sorrows, What a name: Lyrics, Video

Alas! And did my savior bleed: Lyrics, Video

For Thoughtful Reflection, Prayer, or further Study

 

Read and reflect on Suffering and Patiencefrom Ligonier Ministries.

Read and reflect on The Value of Suffering.

How would remembering God is in control of your suffering, has a purpose for your suffering and will not allow it to last longer than He intends, change the way you approach the very bad day’s of life?

 

 

The Sermon will be available online on October 7, 2018 at 12:30 pm.

 

 

Disclaimer: Reference to a particular article or website does not constitute endorsement or agreement with everything in that article or on that website.

 

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