SIBLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
The Lord’s Day – August 10, 2014
Pastor Roger Bouwman
Welcome to the Sibley Christian Reformed Church …
A place to gather, worship, and praise the Lord!
Morning Worship 9:30 A.M.
Prelude
Welcome/Announcements
*Call to Worship read responsively (from Psalm 145:3-4, 10-11, 21)
Leader: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
Congregation: there is no end to his greatness.
Leader: One generation shall praise your works to another
Congregation: and shall declare your power.
Leader: All your works praise you, Lord,
Congregation: and your faithful servants bless you.
Leader: They make known the glory of your kingdom
Congregation: and speak of your power.
Leader: My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord:
Congregation: Let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
*The Lord greets us: “Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is to come, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Amen.
*Song of Praise: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing!” Blue # 314: all
WE ARE RENEWS IN THE GRACE OF GOD
Call to Confession: Christ calls us to share the heavenly banquet of his love with all the saints in earth and heaven. Knowing our unworthiness and sin, let us ask from him both mercy and forgiveness.
Prayer of Confession:
Leader: Almighty God, we confess how hard it is to be your people. You have called us to be the church, to continue the mission of Jesus Christ to our lonely and confused world. Yet we acknowledge we are more apathetic than active, isolated than involved, callous than compassionate, obstinate than obedient, legalistic than loving. Gracious Lord, have mercy upon us and forgive our sins. Remove the obstacles preventing us from being your representatives to a broken world. Awaken our hearts to the promised gift of your indwelling Spirit. This we pray in Jesus’ powerful name.
Congregation: Amen.
Song of Response: “Beautiful Savior” Blue # 373:1-3
WE BRING OUR PRAYERS AND OFFERINGS
Prayer of Intercession
Offering 1st blue bag – General Budget
2nd red bag – Northern Lighthouse
WE GATHER AROUND THE WORD OF GOD
*Song of Preparation: “Come, for the Feast is Spread” Blue # 420:1 & 2
*Prayer for Illumination
Scripture: Revelation 22:12-16 (page 1939)
Sermon: “Are You Wearing a Clean Robe?”
Prayer for Application
*Song of Response: “Come, for the Feast is Spread” Blue # 420:3-5
WE GATHER AROUND THE LORD’S TABLE
Leader: Hear the words of the institution of the Holy Supper of our Lord Jesus Christ [reading of 1 Corinthians 11:23b-26]:
The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Congregation: We shall do as our Lord commands. We proclaim that our Lord Jesus was sent by the Father into the world, that he took upon himself our flesh and blood, and bore the wrath of God against our sin. We confess that he was condemned to die that we might be pardoned and suffered death that we might live. We proclaim that he is risen to make us right with God and that he shall come again in the glory of his new creation. This we do now and until he comes again.
Leader: Let us pray: God of all power, send your Holy Spirit upon us, that in sharing the bread we may share in the body of Christ, that in sharing the cup we may share in his blood. Grant that, being joined together in Christ Jesus, we may become united in faith and in all things become mature in the one who is our head. We pray in the name of Jesus, who taught us to pray:
Congregation: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Leader: [As the bread is prepared] Is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body
of Christ?
Congregation: We who are many are one body, for we all share the same loaf.
Leader: [As the cup is prepared] Is not the cup for which we give thanks
a sharing in the blood of Christ?
Congregation: The cup that we drink is our participation in the blood of Christ. Holy Father, in thanks for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, in the joy of his resurrection, in the hope of his coming again, we present ourselves a living sacrifice and come to the table of our Lord.
Leader: [Distribution of the bread] Take, eat, remember, and believe that the body of our Lord Jesus Christ was given for the complete forgiveness of all our sins.
Leader: [Distribution of the cup] Take, drink, remember, and believe that the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ was shed for the complete forgiveness of all our sins.
Leader: Glory to God the Father, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ
and crowned him with glory and honor. Glory to God the Son, who lives to plead our cause at the right hand of the Father, and who will come again to make all things new. Glory to God the Holy Spirit, who brings us the taste of the good Word of God and the power of the age to come.
Congregation: Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor,
power and might be to our Lord forever! Amen.
WE LEAVE TO SERVE GOD WITH THANKFUL HEARTS
*Benediction: Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
*Song of Response: “Beautiful Savior” Blue # 373:4
*Moment of Reflection
Postlude
*please stand if able
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Welcome to the Sibley CRC. We are glad you chose to worship with us. We hope you enjoy the way we worship and will come again real soon. If you are looking for a church home, we would love to have you join us.
Evening Worship 5:00 P.M.
Prelude
Welcome/Announcements
Opening Prayer
Song of Praise: “O Praise the Lord, for It Is Good” Gray # 187: all
Contemporary Testimony: paragraphs 56, 57 & 58 in unison
Song of Faith: “Our God Reigns” Gray # 195
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture: Psalm 105:1-15, 37-45
Sermon: “Testimonies Then and Now”
Prayer of Application
Hymn for Application: “All Who, with Hearts Confiding” Gray # 125: all
Pastoral Prayer (requests welcome)
Offering Northern Lighthouse
Offertory Hymn “What Shall I Render to the Lord” Blue # 230:1, 4 & 5
*Benediction
*Doxology: “From Ocean unto Ocean” Blue # 478:2 & 4
*Moment of Reverence
*please stand if able
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This morning we will be celebrating the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. In order for this celebration to be helpful to us, the scriptures call us to examine ourselves. The reason for this self-examination is to verify that we do belong to God and His people, and in this way avoid God’s judgment on us. (I Corinthians 11:23-29). So to all who can give the following testimony, we extend a sincere invitation to come with gladness to the table of the Lord and take part in this celebration of the Lord’s Supper.
I am a sinner and truly sorry before God for my sins.
I trust in Jesus Christ alone for my salvation.
I desire to lead a godly life with Christ as Lord.
I am professing member in good standing in a Christian Church.
There will be a Vespers Communion service held in the Council room this evening at
4:30 p.m. for anyone who is not able to attend the service in the morning.
We welcome Pastor Roger Bouwman will lead our worship services. May the Lord bless the proclamation of His Holy Word.
Next Sunday Pastor Roger Bouwman will lead our worship services.
Everyone is invited to stay for coffee fellowship following the morning service.
Coffee servers will be Leon & Missi Runia, Evelyn Runia & Murt Vogel
Next Sunday coffee servers will be Rich & Harriet Vande Hoef, Donna Grave & Arlene Schuller
CHURCH FAMILY
Continue to lift up Effie Jacobsma and Josie Vogel as they both require healing from recent bone fractures and suffer from chronic pain.
Continue to lift up Kathy Zylstra as her body absorbs the chemo therapy she has been receiving. Pray that she and her doctors may be able to manage the side effects and that the treatments may have good effect on the cancer.
Continue to lift up Andy Mouw as he remained hospitalized in Sioux Center through much of the week. He expected to return to his home Friday. Being on blood thinner helps avoid the clot problem that occurred in his legs but it also leads to some gastro-intestinal bleeding. Pray that his doctors can strike the best balance for Andy.
We express our sympathy to Irene Timmerman in the passing of her brother in law Rev. Roger Timmerman from Hamilton, MI. May the Lord continue to comfort you with His Word and Spirit.
PRAYER LIST of our servicemen:
Amos Kleinwolterink (grandson of Clem Kleinwolterink)
Dylan Johnson (nephew of Lori and Loren Bosma)
Patrick Kyle Whitley (grandson of Irene Timmerman)
James Frangenberg (grandson of Charles and Joyce Bosma)
Preston Smidt (grandson of Ed and Mary Ellen Smidt)
Dan Fisher (nephew of Cliff & Karen Wynia)
OUR SHUT INS
Remember our shut ins in your prayers and with your visits:
Sibley Nursing & Rehab Center: Judy Eekhoff, Clem Kleinwolterink,
Richard Starkenburg, Josie Vogel, Esther Zonnefeld
In her own home: Alice Offringa
CHURCH CALENDAR:
TODAY 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship service
4:30 p.m. Vespers Communion service
5:00 p.m. Evening Worship service
NEXT SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship service
5:00 p.m. Evening Worship service
Offerings next Sunday will be for General Budget and Friendship Community Church (Van Fund)
All articles for The Messenger should be given to the editor or put in The Messenger box by Sunday August 24th.
Council News:
The council submits the following nominations for 2 elders: Marley Grotenhuis, Clarence Jilderda and Henry Eekhoff; for 1 deacon: Leon Runia and Keith Boersma. Selection will be made as part of the August 24th morning service by casting of lots. Installation of elders & deacons will be on September 7th.
Congregational supper to kick off fall meetings will be held on Wednesday, September 3rd. More information to follow.
Per her request the membership papers of Jackie Tjaden have been sent to the First Reformed Church of Sibley.
The deacons have the following to report from the month of July: Christian Education-
$323.00; New Roots-$389.55; Daily Bread-$281.00; Zuni Christian School-$510.00; Mission Fund-$515.00; Building Fund-$5,730.00; General Budget-$8,721.31.
All funds report balances July 31, 2014
Missions 1,478.99
Benevolent Fund 2,974.02
Building Fund 5,551.81
General Budget 22,561.98
From the Finance Committee of the Board of Unity Christian High School:
Thank you for your faithful support of the Unity church unit--we really appreciate your commitment to our school. Also thank you for your support of tuition assistance through NICSTO. This year we are attempting to collect $148,000 by the end of the year. Remember that you may be eligible for a 65% tax credit on your state income tax for NICSTO donations
The Village Treasure Chest says THANK YOU for your continued support!
We sincerely appreciate the generous support we’ve received throughout the past year, through donations, purchases, and countless hours of volunteer service. Your donations of clothing (in good condition), home décor items, furniture, books, toys, sporting goods, etc. are always welcome & appreciated. Our current needs: home décor, household items, working electronics, seasonal items, DVDs, video games, jewelry, etc.
Please keep it local…..support Village Northwest Unlimited! So many people in our area are helped through the Village Treasure Chest. The Village Treasure Chest offers…
-- a place to go with items you no longer have use for.
-- good clothing at very affordable prices.
-- income to help support programs for adults with disabilities at Village Northwest Unlimited. You are also encouraged to stop in often – more merchandise is put out every day – you never know what you’ll find at the Treasure Chest! We’re open Monday-Thursday, 9am-6pm, and Friday & Saturday 9am-4pm. So weather you’re donating items, purchasing items, or volunteering your time, you are making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities.
Registration at Unity Christian High School will be held on Monday & Tuesday, August 11 and 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registration forms are available on the website under Forms and Documents. We strongly encourage you to download these forms and complete them before you come to registration - it saves a lot of time in the registration lines. All parents are asked to come one of these evenings.