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We are...
- A Bible believing, Evangelical, Presbyterian and Reformed congregation
- Worshippers of God in the manner He prescribes in Scripture
- Preaching and Teaching the whole Bible for today's Church
- Undershepherds of Jesus who know and carefully tend His flock
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Mission Sunday
February 12, 2012
Guest speaker: Dr. L. Anthony Curto, Associate Professor of Evangelism and Apologetics at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Curto is a veteran missionary, having founded five churches and a seminary in Uganda. He is currently the Orthodox Presbyterian Church's sole missionary to Ethiopia. He will lecture at the adult Sunday School class, and preach both AM & PM worship services on the theme "The Church as Christ's Missionary Enterprise".
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New YOUTH GROUP
Ages: 9 years through high school
Youth Leader: Mike Cavanaugh
Activities: teaching lessons,
outings, service projects
For additional information, contact the church office.
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Alternate Wednesdays - West Houston
Alternate Thursdays - North Houston
Every Tuesday Morning - Ladies
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This Sunday in History ...
1685—In the wake of the Reformation, religious wars raged across Europe. In France a civil war involving both religious and political issues was carried on between the Huguenots, as the French Protestants were called, and the Roman Catholics. The fighting came to an end in 1589 when the Protestant Henry IV ascended the French throne. In that year he issued an edict, known in history as the Edict of Nantes, which gave the Huguenots civil liberty as well as liberty of conscience, allowing them to worship publicly. There was much oposition to the edict, but it remained law for almost a century. When Louis XIV became king in 1665, he began issuing a series of more than two hundred orders and laws that took away the protection given to the Huguenots by the Edict of Nantes. In 1685 Louis XIV totally revoked the edict, declaring, "The best of the larger part of our subjects, who formerly held the so-called Reformed religion, have embraced the Catholic religion and therefore the Edict of Nantes has become unnecessary." Though some Protestants did convert to Catholicism under governmental pressure, about a half million more fled to Geneva, Germany, England, and America in the face of fierce persection. The leaders of the new colony of South Carolina circulated pamphlets encouraging the Huguenots to come to their American colony. Many of the Huguenots were skilled craftsmen, and their exodus severly hampered France's economy for several generations afterwards.
(Quoted with permission from Grant & Wilbur's Christian Almanac).
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This Sunday at Covenant (January 29, 2012)
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Two Classes Offered
♦ Practical Theology: a Discipleship Course
Textbook: The Westminster Confession of Faith Study Book, by Joseph Pipa, Jr.
Teacher: Pastor Rev. Lou Veiga
Lesson 20: This very practical class teaches the basic principles of Christian ethics as proposed in the reformed confessions of the Reformation Age. The Eighth and Ninth Commandments will be taught this Sunday.
♦ Studies in the Book of Isaiah
Teacher: Bob Kabakjian
Week Eight: The Major Themes of Isaiah; Christ in Isaiah (Isaiah 50:4-10)
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Sermon: "Praying for Justice"
Sermon Text: Luke 18: 1-8
Preaching: Pastor Rev. Lou Veiga
Sermon Outline: I. You Must Persevere in Prayer (Especially
When Suffering Injustice)
II. Perseverance in Prayer Illustrated (The
Widow and the Unjust Judge)
III. Encouragement to Persevere in Prayer
If God is just, why does He permit so much wickedness in the world? What is the Biblical response to personal injustice? Are we ever right to pray that God's justice be served, or are we only to supplicate His mercy? Join us this Sunday at Covenant Church as we examine our Lord's teaching regarding prayer, especially during times of persecution and injustice.
6:00 PM Evening Worship Service
Sermon Theme: God's Holiness
Sermon Title: "God's Holy People"
Sermon Text: Nehemiah 10: 30-39
Preaching: Pastor Rev. Lou Veiga
Sermon Outline: I. As God's People You Are Holy, and So You
Must Be Separate
II. As God's People You Are Holy, and So You
Must Consecrate All
God has purchased us as His own special people at a great cost! Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, died in our place that we might be His forever. In view of His great redemption in Christ, and of His being a holy God, it necessarily follows that God's people must be holy. It was thus in the Old Testament covenant people of God, and it is so today in the church. In our text there are two important facets of holiness: being distinct or separate from the world, and being wholly consecrated to God in all of life. Do kyou know how to be holy before the Lord? Is this your heart's desire, or is this an oppressive burden of duty? Join us this Sunday evening as we come together as God's people on the Lord's Day evening and worship Him!
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Our Pledge to Visitors: What You Can Expect If You Visit Us Next Sunday
We will worship God only as He has prescribed in His Holy Scriptures. We do not manipulate consciences or levy man-made rules and practices on the people of God. We love this liberty because the Son of God has made us free (John 8:36).
We will worship God by delivering His whole counsel to His people. We teach the whole of the Bible, because Jesus Christ has commanded us to teach it (Matthew 28:18-20).
We will preach sermons in consecutive order through entire books of the Bible without side-stepping the difficult texts (Acts 20:26, 27). We find harmony in the Scriptures; therefore we explain the meaning of the whole Bible and apply its teachings practically for your Christian walk.
We will not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus and Him crucified. We declare that we are bereft of any righteousness of our own. We freely confess our sin every week. But the good news is that God saves sinners and justifies the ungodly through faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 4:5). We glory in Christ and in the righteousness that is imputed to us through faith in Him (Philippians 3:8-10; Titus 3:5).
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“This is the covenant I will make ... declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and
write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people” (Hebrews 8:10).
Last Update: 23-January-2012
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"Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame." 1 Peter 2:6
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the LORD." Psalm 122:1
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