Friday, June 20, 2014 • Download this worship guide (PDF)
Q. 1: What is your only comfort in life and in death?
A: That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ, who with His precious blood has fully satisfied for all my sins, and redeemed me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that all things must work together for my salvation. Wherefore, by His Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me heartily willing and ready from now on to live unto Him.
Lord’s Day 1A
Parents’ Preparation: Read (1)Â “Your Only Comfort in Life and in Death”; (2)Â Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 1
Song: “Wherefore Do the Nations Rage†(Psalm 2)
Readings: Isaiah 40:1-4; Jeremiah 31:10-13; Romans 14:7-9; Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 1
Questions:
1. What are human beings made of?
2. What belongs to our Savior Jesus Christ?
3. What benefits do we receive from Jesus as our Savior?
4. What does the word “redemption†mean? How does Jesus redeem us?
5. What does the word “comfort” mean? Why do you need to be comforted?
6. How does Matthew 10:29-30 comfort us?
7. Who assures us of eternal life?
8. How do you “live unto Him”?
Prayer:
We thank you, Lord, for Jesus who has saved us from sin, misery and the devil. We praise you that you give us comfort in this life and even in death through Christ. In him, we have full assurance of eternal life. May we be willing and ready to live under his will. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.