First Protestant Reformed Church;
Sunday Worship Service
June 7, 2009
Morning
Service –
Prof. B. Gritters Seminarian J. Mahtani
PRAYER FOR RELIEF FROM SIN’S GUILT DOING EVERYTHING FOR THE LORD
I.
For What
we Pray I.
The Meaning
II. The Way to Receive this Blessing II. The
Reason
III. Being Able to Pray This III.
The Incentive
Text:
Lord’s Day 51 Text:
Colossians 3:23-25
Scripture: Romans 4 Scripture:
Colossians 3
Psalters: 261, 141, 187, 83 Psalters:
350, 203, 100, 311
Offerings: General, Covenant Christian HS Offerings:
Building, Benevolence
Next
Week: General,
Domestic Missions Next
Week: Building, Benevolence
We welcome all who join
us in worship this Lord’s Day.
We extend a special
welcome to our visitors. You will find the order of worship
and
the words to the doxologies on the back of the bulletin.
WEEKLY
ACTIVITIES
Monday,
Thursday,
CONGREGATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands, Serve
the LORD with gladness. Come before His
presence with singing.” Today
we are privileged to come into God’s presence in worship, to give Him the glory
due Him and hear His blessed Word. May
the Lord bless and strengthen us to this end.
We
welcome Prof. B. Gritters and Seminarian J. Mahtani to our pulpit and
fellowship today. Next week Sunday, the
Lord willing, Prof. B. Gritters and Rev. R. Kleyn will lead us in worship.
The
service this evening will be Preparatory with a view to the administration of
the Lord’s Supper next week
Sunday morning.
We
will have a Song Service prior to our worship service this evening. Mr. Corey Terpstra will lead.
Sunday
School will meet briefly this morning immediately
after the worship service so that next week's lessons may
be distributed. The Lord willing, the Sunday School
will begin meeting next week Sunday morning and the next nine Sunday mornings
from
Jessica
Bosman appeared before the Consistory to make Confession of Faith. She gave a
good testimony of her understanding of the fundamentals of the doctrine and of
her commitment to the Reformed Faith. With thankfulness to God the Consistory
approved her confession. Her public confession is scheduled for the evening of
June 28. If anyone has a lawful objection it should be brought to the attention
of the clerk or vice-president of the Consistory.
In
preparation for his upcoming installation as a missionary in the
At
the congregational meeting held last week Sunday morning, we voted to extend a
call to Rev. G. Eriks. We pray for Rev. Eriks
as he considers our call as well as his call to Hudsonville PRC. May the Lord
guide him and give him wisdom to make a decision according to God’s will.
All
material for the Summer TULIP must be turned in to Lori Ellerbroek or Heather Bartelds today. Reminder to 9th
grade, high school, and college graduates to also return their completed forms
today.
The
annual Church Picnic is being planned for Thursday, June 18. Supper will be provided at
We
remember in prayer Mr. Marvin Haveman who has been getting steadily weaker this
past week. May the Lord give grace, peace, and contentment to him, his wife,
and his family, at this time.
Thank You: Thanks for
showing us support in your presence at the Open House, and for the cards and
wishes. We thank and praise God for
these 50 years He has given us. Bill
& Fran Leep
The
Young People wish to thank the congregation for the support of their recent
bike-a-thon. $1,025 was raised for the
young people to go to the convention.
CHURCH NEWS
•The
Pre-Synodical service is tomorrow at
•
•Rev.
R. Hanko declined the call to Lacombe.
•Byron
Center PRC has extended a call to Rev. W. Bruinsma.
REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS
June 17 - First Church (GR)
Evangelism Committee’s Summer Workshop: please join us to learn about
the principles of biblical parenting as we study “Shepherding a Child’s Heart”
by Tedd Tripp. A series of 8 classes will be
held in the lower level of First Church beginning Wednesday June 17,
7-8:15pm. Each class includes a short video and discussion among fellow
saints. The first 50 people/couples who sign up will receive the book at
no cost. Childcare provided. Contact Ericka Pastoor,
682-2729, or bradandericka@comcast.net
to sign up.
July 7, 14, 21, 28 - The Reformed Witness Committee of Hope PRC (Walker)
will present the 2009 Summer Class Series each Tuesday in July at
July 11 - Annual Heritage Foundation Golf Scramble. To reserve your spot or for
information contact Jeff DeYoung, 669-2959, or Rick Wieringa, 457-8511.
August 1 -
August 12 - Grandville
PRC Evangelism Committee is sponsoring a lecture by
September 3-5 -
"Preaching...what is the point? How out-dated can you be? If you have to speak, keep it entertaining and keep it brief, real
brief." Such, sadly, are the thoughts of many in the churches
of our day. But there is another perspective. Come and hear what
John Calvin had to say about preaching, the place preaching occupied in his own
ministry, and why it matters to us today. In the third speech of the
Calvin Conference
Young Writers: The
•Middle-Age (27+) Adult Single's Retreat: The June 1 deadline has
been reached but registrations will be accepted based on availability until
June 15, after which a late fee will be assessed. Don't miss our
retreat on
REFORMED WITNESS HOUR
Sundays,