12.31.25
Hello brothers and sisters,
I wish you all a happy New Years Eve and Day and God’s blessings in the coming new year. It is a fitting time for reflection and resolve, and I would commend Psalm 90 as a good passage for this evening. “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).
This coming Sunday, I will preach in the morning a sermon on 1 Peter 2:18-25, “Masters, Servants, and Suffering,” and I will preach in the evening a sermon on 2 Samuel 7:18-25, “David’s Prayer.” The 10:00 am lesson will be on the final question of the Shorter Catechism (107), on the conclusion of the Lord’s prayer.
Midweek Meeting
Our midweek meeting is held on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm at the Bringe home. Our current study is based on J. Gresham Machen’s book, The New Testament: An Introduction to Its Literature and History. This book is a survey of the New Testament and it is composed of short chapters that I read during our meeting, as well as study questions which we use for discussion.
Congregational Meeting
Our annual congregational meeting is scheduled for February 1st (with February 8th as a backup date if needed). We will hear the regular reports (pastor, session, diaconal, treasurer, financial review), vote on approving the budget, as well as vote on electing David Duncan as deacon (he has been nominated by a member and certified by the session; he also has served as a deacon at a previous OPC church).
Recordings from Last Sunday
Lesson: Deliver Us from Evil (WSC 106)
Morning Sermon: Civil Government (1 Peter 2:13-17)
Evening Sermon: The Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:1-17)
Blog Post
OPC Statements and Communications on Issues in Society
In this blog post, I give five instances where the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church has spoken to issues in society by statements, letters, or petitions. I mention:
1. 1937 Statements on Atheistic Movements, Communism, and Pacifism.
2. 1972 Statement on Abortion
3. 1993 Petition to the President Regarding the Sin of Homosexual Activity
4. 2001 Statement on Women and the Military
5. 2010 Letter to the Department of Defense
Morning Worship Details
Hymns and Psalms
Hymn #226 “As with Gladness Men of Old”
Hymn #473 “Jesus Sinners Doth Receive”
Psalm #27C “Leave Me Not Nor Forsake, O God”
Hymn #239 “Who Is This, So Weak and Helpless”
Psalm #67A “O God, to Us Show Mercy”
Bible Texts, Sermon:
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
New Testament Reading: Luke 6:20-42
Sermon: “Masters, Servants, and Suffering” – 1 Peter 2:18-25
Evening Worship Details
Hymns and Psalms
Hymn #228 “Saw You Never, in the Twilight”
Hymn #63 “Jehovah Reigns; Let Earth Be Glad”
Hymn #312 “O God, Your Judgements Give the King”
Bible Texts, Sermon:
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 72
New Testament Reading: Acts 13:16-41
Sermon: “David’s Prayer” – 2 Samuel 7:18-25
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Pastor Peter Bringe
Covenant Family Church is a conservative, Bible-believing, and elder-governed congregation located in Wentzville, MO which seeks to evangelize the lost and equip those who have been converted to walk worthy of their calling in Christ. 
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