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2/9/2014
First Christian Reformed Church
20 Bly Street Waupun, WI 53963
920-324-2898 www.waupuncrc.com
[email protected] CCLI License 1865451
Pastor Craig Van Hill [email protected]
Home: 920-324-2249 Cell: 920-539-3848
Welcome to
Accompanist Lois Mulder
Children & Worship Leader: Becca Smits Helpers: Lynnae Smits Brandon Kitchner Fellowship Coffee Steve & Heidi Smits
Greeters Sam & Sylvia Vander Galien Nursery Dale & Beth Andrew Lexi De Jager Sound System Pete Vander Werff
Transportation Glen Greenfield (346-5152) Morris Te Grootenhuis (539-0438) Ushers Norm Buwalda Keith Buwalda Brian O’Donovan Keith Venhuizen Video Projection Randall Greenfield
Missionary Letters Jon V. to Daryl Pfantz+
Keith V. to Neen
Randy V. to Chaplain Peter+
+Please pray especially for this missionary family this week
9:30 AM Worship Service (*Please stand if you are able)
We Gather In Worship
Prelude
*Call to Worship *Opening Worship: Toni’s Praise Team (Oh Bless the Lord) *God’s Greeting and We Greet One Another
We are Renewed in God’s Grace Confession Haiti Trip Report Congregational Prayer Offertory and Our Offerings: *Song: Red and Yellow, Black and White – R447 vs 1 & 2 Children are dismissed for Walk Out Worship
God Speaks through His Word
*Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18
Sermon: Stick with Me
We Respond to God’s Word
Song of Response: Lead Me, Guide Me – G544 vs 1-3
We Leave to Serve God
*God’s Parting Blessing
Accompanist Lois Mulder Greeters Pete, Tabbie, Zach, Jake & Olivia Vander Werff
Sound System Pete Vander Werff
Transportation Glen Greenfield (346-5152) Morris Te Grootenhuis (539-0438) Video Projection Randall Greenfield
Doxology: One Generation Will Call to the Next – Binder 62 vs 2
*Postlude
7:00 PM Worship Service (*Please stand if you are able)
Prelude
Call to Worship
*God’s Greeting
Opening Songs led by Ben H
Prayers of the People led by Ken H
We Study God’s Word: Ephesians 1:15-23
Affirmation of Faith: Responsive Reading – R380 *Song of Response: My Jesus I Love Thee – R79 vs 1-4 *Benediction
*Doxology: Jesus Shall Reign – R375 vs 4
*Postlude
Welcome We welcome our visitors and hope that you enjoy worshipping with us. If you are presently seeking a church home, we welcome you to join our fellowship. You will find a visitor card in your pew, please fill one out and place it in the offering bag. If you would like further information about our church, check out our website at www.waupuncrc.com or contact Pastor Craig (324-2249) or the church office (324-2898). The songs and responsive readings will be displayed on the video screens, but feel free to use the hymnals if you wish. The Celebration Hymnals (R) are located under the pew in front of you.
Large-print bulletins and children's bulletins are available from an usher or the back sanctuary rack. Please feel free to check one of the “Visitor” mail slots in the narthex for additional materials. You can tune in to AM 1170 every Sunday morning at 8:30 to hear last week’s sermon. You are also able to listen to sermons from our website as well as view the bulletin. Website address is www.waupuncrc.com Worship Notes The first offering is for Local Budget—to pay the church’s operating expenses, which includes the minister’s salary and living expenses, church utilities, support staff wages, and other supplies and services needed to run the church.
The second offering is for the Denominational Ministry Shares—supports national and worldwide ministries as designated by Synod. This fund currently supports Back to God Ministries International, Calvin College, Calvin Theological Seminary, Faith Alive Resources, Christian Reformed Home Missions, Christian Reformed World Missions, Specialized Ministries, Denominational Services, The Network, and Special Assistance. A basket is located in the back of the sanctuary for the evening offering. The evening offering for the month of February will go to Luke Society. Next week: This is the time of year when everyone talks about love. As Valentine's Day approaches companies tell us how to show love but what they talk about is deceptive. God calls for a sacrificial love, one that demands total commitment and putting the other person ahead of yourself. In Ephesians 5 God gives husbands and wife difficult but essential thoughts on how to have a good marriage. How well do we follow these words? As we continue looking at how we fit into God's great plan we will be sharing testimonies during our worship services. We all have seen God at work in our lives and it is important to share them. If you would be willing to share a testimony of how you have seen God in your life please contact Pastor Craig ([email protected] or 539-3848).
Verse of the Week: But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16 This week be in prayer for: - safety during the Winter Olympics - our country to realize the importance of life - unconditional love for each other - First Randolph CRC Give thanks for:
- gravity that holds things in place - the ability to communicate - emergency services who help in times of need Council Notes
Dave Rens & Pastor Craig will be our representatives to Classis on February 25
Pastor Craig’s sermons were evaluated The new Ministry Survey was presented by the vision committee Council decided to eliminate the scheduling of greeters for the
evening services An update was given by the Vision Committee on their work A new education plan was discussed
Our Family We rejoice with the following who will celebrate an anniversary & a birthday this week: Birthdays: February February Katie De Jager 10 Jean Jansen 10 Alex Schaver 11 Kolten Buwalda 12 Shirley Otto 13 Steve Wierenga 13 Steve Homan 13 Sam Vander Galien 14 Cody Zonnefeld 14 Lexi De Jager 15 Anniversaries February Denny & Nance Vande Berg 11 Gregg & Kristi Zonnefeld no longer have a land line so if you would like to reach them please use these numbers: Gregg: 920-318-1349, Kristi 920-210-9302 As a reminder: Pastor Craig’s cell phone number is 920-539-3848, please make sure you have it updated in your phones. Commit yourself to prayer this week as Laura Ten Pass goes in for testing to determine the results of her chemo treatments. May God give the family peace as they wait and may the results show that the cancer has been eliminated. Shirley Otto is waiting for her mom's surgery. Please lift them up in prayer as they worry about the hysterectomy and the mass that was discovered.
We give thanks that Heather Hoekstra is able to return to work. God has blessed her with healing but she still is waiting for complete healing. Al Holden had a successful gastric bypass surgery this week. Pray for him as he now lives with a restrictive diet. We also give thanks that the doctors were able to perform this surgery arthroscopically so that he will heal quicker. Thank you so much for the many acts of kindness shown to us through prayer, cards & meals, it is greatly appreciated. Dale & Fern Dehnert Would you like to visit Haiti and meet the orphans that you have heard so much about? There is still room in our June trip. Come and see what God will reveal to you. This will be a life-changing event. If you are interested in learning more about the trip, talk to Pastor Craig. Out of courtesy to anyone in a wheelchair please leave one of the handicapped benches open. We need your help! We are trying to update the pictures on our Church website. If anyone has pictures from the Christmas program or any other Church function that they would like to share for our website, please forward to Gladys at [email protected]. Gladys will be going around taking new pictures, if anyone has an objection to having their picture or their child’s picture placed on the website please contact her at 324-2898 or [email protected]. Thank you! Church News Youth Group will meet at Tower Lanes in Beaver Dam at 6:45 pm on Wednesday, February 12 for a fun night of bowling. SERVCE OPPORTUNITY – We are currently looking for people willing to serve the congregation by running the sound system. This position does not require any specialize sound board or other computer or electronics experience. Training will be provided to teach you everything you need to know to run the system during the service. This is a great way to be involved in the ministry of 1st CRC. If you are interested in serving or would just like some more information, please talk to Seth Aylesworth. SWAT’s scavenger hunt event is only a couple weeks away! Feb. 12th from 6:30 till 7:30pm our middle school kids will be collecting food and toiletry items for Waupun’s food pantry. We will stop by and pick items up from your home. Please consider helping a great cause and have the added pleasure of meeting some of the super young people in our churches. Please email [email protected] or call Heather Abel at 324-8701 to get on the list!
The 2nd Sunday night Bible study group on marriage will be meeting tonight (2/9/14) at 5:30 in the large upstairs classroom. Coffee Break update: Coffee Break will resume on Wednesday, February 12th at Bethel CRC from 9:00-10:30am. Church Office Hours: Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and Thursday from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Please send all announcements to [email protected] or call the church office at 324-2898. Please have all announcements in by 9:00 AM on Thursday. We now have wireless access in the church building. This can be used by members of the church for Bible studies, Sunday school, committee meeting, etc. It does require a password. If you would like that password you may ask Mike Vander Berg or Gladys Montsma. Prayer requests can be submitted for the bulletin by either calling the office at 324-2898 or sending an email to [email protected]. Please remember to pray for the person listed each day on your prayer calendar. If you need a new calendar please contact Gladys. Advance Notice: Camp Calvin will be held June 16-21, 2014. Please mark your calendars now. All students studying for the ministry in the Christian Reformed Church are invited to apply for financial aid from Classis Wisconsin. If you wish to apply (reapply) for aid for the 2014- 2015 school year, please email Pastor Dave Dykstra, [email protected] as soon as possible. You may also reach him by telephone (920) 210- 3004. All requests and required forms must be in by February 15. Community Happenings Singing Valentines to benefit Youth for Christ: A local barbershop quartet will deliver Singing Valentines on Friday, February 14th, in the Fond du Lac or Waupun areas. Recipients will be serenaded with two songs, and will be given a rose and small box of chocolates. The quartet will arrive unannounced and search for the person at his or her office, home, classroom, restaurant or any place in the Fond du Lac or Waupun areas. All proceeds will benefit the ministries of Youth for Christ. The cost of a Singing Valentine is $40. To reserve your Valentine Greeting, sign up online at www.badgerlandyfc.org or call the YFC office by Wednesday, FEB 12th, at 923-1416. Join us for a night of Southern Gospel music at the Alto Reformed Church on Saturday, February 22 at 6:30 m. Journey Bound quartet ministries has shared the gospel throughout the Midwest, California, Arizona, Delaware and have had the thrill of performing on the Caribbean
Sea and along the shores of Alaska. We are very blessed to have this quartet perform a benefit program for Laura Ten Pass. Laura is a choral instructor at Central Wisconsin Christian School and is battling her second bout with cancer. Please join us for an evening of inspiration and provide the Ten Pass family with financial support by way of a free-will offering. Join the Campus Life Ministries on Monday, February 10th at The Union Youth Center for our annual Valentines Spaghetti Fundraiser. We will be serving from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. The money raised helps send kids to camp and other events. Enjoy a great meal for a good cause! Questions, please contact Kim Venhuizen 920.382.4438 The Waupun YFC Ministries will be hosting our 1st Annual Bowl-a-Thon at Jud-Sons on March 8th at 1:00pm. We are looking for teams of 5 to help raise funds for a great cause. If you are interested in putting together a team or helping to sponsor a student team, please contact Darlene Bouwkamp at 920.960.2000 or Kim Venhuizen at 920.382.4438. Waupun Relay for Life 2014! We are very excited to announce this year’s Waupun’s Relay for Life Event. This year’s event will be held on Friday, June 13, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. at Veterans Field. Please mark your calendars because this is a wonderful event that helps raise funds for the fight against cancer. Want to get involved? There are many opportunities for you to get involved, please join us for our Kick-Off Open House night Monday, February 10, 2014 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Pizza Ranch in Waupun. This night is a great way to get more information about our event, sign up your team or even get information on joining our committee. Again, we are very excited about this year’s event and we would love to see you all there! If you have questions please feel free to contact Sara Mulder, [email protected] (920) 324-5551 or Lori Kitchner,[email protected], (920) 324-5551 or even our American Cancer Society Partner, Amanda Blasius,[email protected] (262) 312-2067. Agnesian HealthCare Hospice Hope is seeking new volunteers. Hospice offers a supportive, palliative and compassionate care program to patients who have a life threatening illness and do not want, or cannot proceed with, aggressive curative treatment. Hospice care offers a team of caring people trained to meet the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of patients who have a limited life expectancy, as well as the needs of their families and caregivers. Our next training sessions will be held in Fond du Lac on Saturday, March 22nd and Saturday, April 5th from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Application deadline is Thursday, March 13th. Volunteers are placed in their own geographic areas. Applications and interviews need to be completed prior to the first class.
SENEGAL, NIGER, MALI - These three countries have 18 month volunteer opportunities to work alongside WORLD RENEW staff, helping to implement their programs and learning from practical involvement. Candidates would be eligible for financial grants with some fund raising necessary.Details on each position can be found at www.worldrenew.net or contact [email protected]
JESUS LOVES ME THIS I KNOW! - We may sing this song and know what it means, but not every child in this world does. You can help change that!! This coming summer Christian Reformed World Missions is providing a 3 week VBS type program in Asia and hoping those with a heart for children and sharing the gospel will join them in that mission. What are YOU doing next summer? For further information go to www.crwm.org or contact [email protected]
WORLD MISSIONS - Short-term Missions Opportunity: Join Christian Reformed World Missions’ Dominican Republic volunteer team this spring and help construct a church or pastor’s home alongside local laborers. Dates: March 1-10. Visit www.crwm.org/volunteer for more information and an application form.
Calendar Today: 8:45 AM First Fellowship 9:30 AM Morning Worship 10:45 AM Sunday School & Catechism 10:45 AM Choir Practice 7:00 PM Evening Worship Wednesday: 6:30 PM SWaT Scavenger Hunt 6:45 PM Youth Group @ Tower Lanes in Beaver Dam Next Sunday: 8:45 AM First Fellowship 9:30 AM Morning Worship 10:45 AM Sunday School & Catechism 7:00 PM Evening Worship Service
Next Week Accompanist Brenda Hofman Children & Worship Leader: Dominique Van Hill Helpers: Breanna Smits Mikayla Zonnefeld Fellowship Coffee Gregg & Kristi Zonnefeld Greeters AM - Al & Renae Venhuizen PM- Dave, Lori & Adam
Venhuizen Musical Praise Michelle Mulder Nursery Jon & Kim Venhuizen Heather Hoekstra
Offering 1st – Faith Promise 2nd – Building Fund February PM – Luke Society Prayer Gregg Zonnefeld Sound System Seth Aylesworth Transportation Glen Greenfield (346-5152) Morris Te Grootenhuis (539-0438) Ushers Norm Buwalda Keith Buwalda Brian O’Donovan Keith Venhuizen Video Projection Lois Mulder
Prayer List Shut-Ins Joyce Haan Junice Kamphuis Winnie Kuiper Wilma Navis Alice Redeker Bob Rens Dorothy Tobak
Health: Dale & Fern Dehnert as Dale continues to struggle with health issues. Harry and Pat Homan as Harry struggles with his health. Those struggling with addiction and their families. Those with cancer and those undergoing cancer treatments and their families: Laura Ten Pass, Laurie Greenfield & Mark Schrader.
Military Joyce Haan’s grandson, Scott Voss (Pensacola, FL) Chaplain Peter Hofman (Fort Bragg, NC) Austin Montsma (Goodfellow AFB, TX) Lt. Col. Lori Allert (Louie & Nancy Wierenga’s daughter) (Kuwait) Louie & Nancy Wierenga’s grandson, Devin Terry (California)
Requests Remember Neen & Angel as they continue Brother Bob’s Ministry. Pray for LOVE, patience, understanding and forgiveness in all our relationships. Pray for our country.
Care Group/Council Reps
Group Elder Deacon 1 Ken Homan Kevin Buwalda 2 Steve Homan 3 Jim Groenewold 4 Scott Ritzema Dan Montsma 5 Brian Bresser Joe Durant 6 Dave Rens Eric Schaver 7 Byron Kamphuis 8 Pete Vander Werff Charlie Kitchner
Proclaiming Evidence for Truth
THIS WEEK'S CREATION MOMENT Coral Grows Faster than Thought
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation. – 2 Peter 3:4 Many people know that, despite its appearance, coral is actually a tiny animal. Even a small coral growth may be made up of billions of tiny animals, each living inside its limestone skeleton. What many people don't know is that coral cannot live without the help of algae – a plant. Thousands of one-celled algae live in the tiny stomach of each coral polyp. The polyp requires the
waste products of the algae to complete its nutrition requirements and to get the calcium with which it builds reefs. In return, the polyp's stomach provides an ideal protected living place for the algae. Incidentally, the wonderful colors in living coral come from the algae in each polyp's stomach. Evolutionists have said that it must take millions of years for the tiny polyps to build large coral reefs – like the 2,000-kilometer-long Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The Great Barrier Reef, incidentally, is considered the largest structure ever built by living organisms. However, it has now been shown that coral polyps can double their own weight in just over 10 days! As a result, the claim of millions of years for the age of the Great Barrier Reef has been reduced by a factor of 40! Many of the long-age figures claimed by evolutionists have had to be drastically revised downward as we have learned more about the creation. The resulting figures fit the Bible's account of history much more closely. Prayer: Father, I thank You that as our knowledge of Your creation grows, Your Word is being vindicated from the charges that it is in error. I pray that this would serve as a witness to bring more people to Jesus Christ. Amen. Ref: Langreth, R.N. 1990. "Bleached reefs." Science News, v. 138, Dec. 8. p. 364. Chen, I. 1990. "Great Barrier Reef: A youngster to the core." Science News, v. 138, Dec. 8. p. 364. © 2014, Creation Moments. Churches and parents may freely copy these bulletin inserts.
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