Trust in God.

COLLECT, EPISTLE, LESSONS.

1. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. Ps. cxviii. 8-9.

2. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Is. xxvi. 3.

3. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. MATT. xi. 28.

4. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

PHIL. iv. 6.

5. Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. HEB. xiii. 5.

6. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 1 PET. v. 7.

Where may the Christian seek for succour in times of distress? (Collect.-Phil. iv. 6.)

On whom may he depend for help? Ps. cxviii. 8-9.)

Show the consequences of trusting in God and in man, by the first lesson for the morning service. (Is. xxx. 15-21.)

To whom does our Lord promise rest? (Matt. xi. 28.)

How does the first lesson for the evening service encourage us to seek rest in Christ in times of trial and sorrow? (Is. xxxii. 2 and 18.)

What cares are we permitted to cast upon God, and what encouragement have we to cast them upon him? (1 Pet. v. 7.)

With what portion of earthly things are we to be contented, and for what reason? (Heb. xiii. 5.)

By what examples does our Lord show us that

we should have no anxious care about our food, clothing, or even life itself? (Matt. vi. 25-34.)

Does casting our care on God, and seeking his help in temporal and spiritual things, render our exertions unnecessary? (Prov. xxii. 29, and xiii. 4. Phil. ii. 12-13.)

How does over-carefulness hinder our spiritual improvement? (Matt. xiii. 22.)

For what fault was Martha reproved by our Lord? (Luke x. 41-42).

The Nativity of our Lord, or the birth-day of Christ, commonly called Christmas Day.

COLLECT, EPISTLE, GOSPEL, LESSONS, CREEDS, ARTICLE II.

1. For unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Is. ix. 6.

2. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. ST. JOHN i. 14.

3. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ST. JOHN iii. 16.

4. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. ST. LUKE xix. 10.

5. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 1 TIM. i. 15.

6. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 2 COR. viii. 9.

Of whom was our Lord born, and in what city and place was he born? (Luke ii. 4-7.)

Was it foretold that he would be born in that city? (Micah v. 2.)

To whom was the news of his birth announced by the angels? (Luke ii. 8-12.)

For what purpose did our Lord come into the world? (John iii. 14-17.)

What peculiar name does St. John give to our Lord, and in what terms does he declare our Lord's divinity, his almighty power, and his human nature? (John i. 1-3 and 14.)

How does St. Paul show the superiority of our Lord over angels? (Heb. i. 4-9.)

What Creeds are read this day?

Repeat the portions of the Creeds and Litany relating to our Lord's nativity.

What part of the Communion Service is specially appointed for this festival?

In what respect is our Lord equal to the Father, and in what respect is he inferior? (Athan. Creed.)

For what purpose does St. Paul say that our Lord became poor, and to what Christian duty are we thereby admonished? (2 Cor. viii. 9.)

The Christian Martyr.

What is the character given of St. Stephen in the Acts of the Apostles, and what was his office in the Church? (Acts vi. 1-8.)

Show that the Deacons not only distributed the alms, but preached and baptised.

12, and 35-8.)

(Acts viii.

With what sin was St. Stephen falsely charged? (Acts vi. 11.)

What was the punishment of that sin under the Jewish law? (Lev. xxiv. 16.)

What is St. Stephen called in the collect?

What kind of Martyrdom did he suffer? (Acts vii. 58.)

With what vision was he at that time favoured? (Acts vii. 56.) For whom did he pray?

(Acts vii. 60.)

Whose example did he follow in so doing? (Luke xxiii. 34.)

How are we required to act towards our enemies? (Matt. v. 44-45. Eph. iv. 32.)

To whom did St. Stephen commit his spirit, and to what is his death compared? (Acts vii. 59-60.)

From whom may we hope to obtain succour in persecution? (Collect.)

St. John the Evangelist's Bay.

St. John.

What office did St. John the Evangelist hold in the Church? (Luke vi. 13-14.)