Trinity Reformed Baptist Church, Meru, Kenya.

1. The Biblical Basis for Scriptural Singing 2. Why does the Bible place so much emphasis on singing? 3. Reasons Why We Sing 4. How to sing to the Lord. 5. Defects in worship 6. Evaluating your worship

Ecclesiastes 8:1-9 1. How wisdom looks? (V.1) ​ 1 Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. 2. What wisdom does? (VV. 2-9) 2 I say: Keep the king's command, because of God's oath to him. 3 Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleas...

Psalms 51:10-12 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. 

Ephesians 3:11-13  THE ETERNAL PURPOSE OF GOD  1. GOD’S ETERNAL PURPOSE TO MAKE HIS WISDOM KNOWN THROUGH THE CHURCH IS REALISED IN JESUS CHRIST (V.11) 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 2. SINCE THE CHURCH IS AT THE CENTRE OF GOD’S ETERNAL PURPOSE, WE MUST PRAY (V.12). 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through...

Christian Fellowship

Chapter 23: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows PARAGRAPH 5 A vow, which is not to be made to any creature, but to God alone, is to be made and performed with all religious care and faithfulness;8 but popish monastical vows of perpetual single life,9 professed poverty,10 and regular obedience, are so far from being degrees of higher perfection, that they are superstitious and sinful snares, in which no Chris...

Ecclesiastes 7:23-29 1. Realizing That Wisdom Is Limited (Verses 23-25). 23 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. 24 That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?   25 I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is...

Ephesians 3:7-10 1. The Calling Of The Ministry (V.7) 7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.  2. The Message Of The Ministry (V.8) 8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 3. The Ministry Of Illumination (V.9) 9...

A Practical Guide to worship: Corporate Prayer 1. Guidelines to Corporate prayer. 2. Practical benefits. 3. What to avoid in corporate prayer.

Chapter 23: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows PARAGRAPH 3 Whosoever takes an oath warranted by the word of God, ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act, and therein to avouch nothing but what he knows to be truth; for that by rash, false, and vain oaths, the Lord is provoked, and for them this land mourns.6 6 Lev. 19:12 ; Jer. 23:10 PARAGRAPH 4 An oath is to be taken in the plain and com...

Ecclesiastes 7:15-22 1. This Wisdom Ensures That One Is Not Overly Righteous Or Overly Wicked. 15 In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. 16 Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? 17 Be not overly wicked, neither be a fo...

Psalms 51:7-9 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

Ephesians 3:2-6 The Revelation Of The Great Mystery 1. THE MYSTERY INTRODUCED (v.2-3) 2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. 2. THE MYSTERY RECEIVED (v.4) 4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, 3. THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED ...

Question 157: How is the Word of God to be read?  Answer: The Holy Scriptures are to be read with an high and reverent esteem of them; with a firm persuasion that they are the very Word of God, and that he only can enable us to understand them; with desire to know, believe, and obey the will of God revealed in them; with diligence, and attention to the matter and scope of them; with meditatio...

Chapter 23: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows PARAGRAPH 1 A lawful oath is a part of religious worship, wherein the person swearing in truth, righteousness, and judgment, solemnly calls God to witness what he swears,1 and to judge him according to the truth or falseness thereof.2 1 Exod. 20:7 ; Deut. 10:20 ; Jer. 4:2 2 2 Chron. 6:22–23 PARAGRAPH 2 The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear; a...

Living Wisely Under The Sovereignty Of God: Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 1. Honour Is Better Than Luxury (Verse 1) 1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. 2. Seriousness Is Better Than Being Trivial (Verses 2-6) 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it...

Ephesians 3:1 1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—   PAUL: A Prisoner And Servant Of Jesus Christ 1. A prisoner of Jesus Christ ... Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus... 2. A servant of Jesus Christ ...on behalf of you Gentiles— 

A Practical Guide To Worship: How To Listen To A Sermon 1. General Principles relating to hearing the Word of God 2. List of Distractions 3. Respectful considerations 4. How do you listen to a sermon? 5. Practical exhortations.

Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 1. Others can enjoy one’s prosperity (v.1-2 1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: 2 a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil. 2. Prosperity does not go beyond d...

  Ephesians 2:19-22 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into...

1. The Word 2. Prayer 3. Fellowship

Chapter 22: Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day PARAGRAPH 8 The sabbath is then kept holy unto the Lord, when men, after a due preparing of their hearts, and ordering their common affairs aforehand, do not only observe a holy rest all day, from their own works, words and thoughts, about their worldly employment and recreations,30 but are also taken up the whole time in the public and private...

Psalms 117 ​ 1 Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! 2 For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD! 1. The Lord's Summons To Praise 1 Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! 2. The Reason For Praise 2 For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the...

John 7:37 37 “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

Ephesians 2:17-18 17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. 1. There Is Peace For All, All Without Distinction, (Verse 17). 17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. 2. This Peace Grants Access To The Father In One Spirit, (Verse 18...