Commitment to Discipleship and Education

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1 CENTRAL AVENUE Christian Reformed Church 259 Central Avenue Holland, MI November 4, 2018 Commitment to Discipleship and Education Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:18-20

2 A warm and loving welcome to everyone as we gather on this God s holy day to worship Him. A special welcome to all of our guests and visitors we are glad you have joined us! Pastor Marc will be leading us in our worship this morning and we will complete our series on Who We Are and Our Commitments.. This evening Pastor Chad will bring the message from God s Word. He will continue with the study of the Heidelberg Catechism. The Chancel Choir will offer special ministry of music. This is the day that the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it! TODAY AT CENTRAL AVENUE 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Coffee Fellowship Hosting: FG# 1 (Steve Zwiep/Bill Beckman) 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Voices of Praise Rehearsal 11:00 a.m. Catechism 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service NURSERY A.M. Sarah Visser/Lauren Bushouse P.M. Marianne Bos/Kate Vander Lugt NOVEMBER USHERS A.M. Silas Peterson Kevin Ellerbroek Ed Knoll Barb Knoll P.M. Bill Beckman Steve Buter Wade Nykamp Kruz Ellerbroek TODAY S GREETERS Jon and Jen Peters Mary Van Hof Beth Vandenbroek TODAY S VISITOR ASSISTANTS Paul and Judy Koeman MISSED A SERVICE? CHECK OUT PAST SERVICES ON OUR WEBSITE AT UNDER WORSHIP. CDs for each of our worship services are also available. Contact the church office. MORNING & EVENING WORSHIP SERVICES ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON 96.5 FM AND ALSO ONLINE AT Please note that broadcast on 1260AM is also available. Cancellations will be announced via , the prayer line, and WOOD-TV8. Week-day events are NOT automatically cancelled if schools are cancelled for the day. Leaders will notify their groups directly. 1

3 MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. PRELUDE: Here I Am, Lord I Have Decided to Follow Jesus WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP from Hebrews 10:24-25 *GOD S GREETING Galatians 1:3-5 *HYMN: Father, I Adore You - Psalter Hymnal #284 (all stanzas) GOD S LAW Confession PASTOR: Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. (Isaiah 59:1-3) PEOPLE: LORD, WE CONFESS THAT OUR HANDS ARE UNCLEAN. Assurance Psalm 24:3-4; Ezekiel 36:25 Gratitude (Congregation read together in unison.) YOU SHALL WORSHIP YOUR COVENANT GOD EXCLUSIVELY AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY, ACCORDING TO HIS OWN SELF-REVELATION, AND REGARD HIM WITH CONSISTENT REVERENCE. YOU SHOULD REST IN THE LORD IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE, YOU SHOULD RESPECT THOSE WHO HAVE NURTURED YOU, AND LABOR TO SUSTAIN THE FAMILY UNIT; YOU MUST DO ALL YOU CAN TO SAFEGUARD THE LIFE, SEXUAL PURITY, PROPERTY, REPUTATION, AND WELL-BEING OF ALL THOSE YOU MEET; AND KNOWING THAT YOUR GOD WATCHES OVER YOU, YOU ARE TO BE CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. 2

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5 MORNING PRAYER OFFERTORY: There Is a Redeemer OFFERING: General Fund (Our General Fund offerings help to cover the operational expenses of Central Ave CRC. These expenses include, but are not limited to, Christian education, staffing church programs, utilities, building maintenance, etc.) (Please sign and pass the Fellowship Registers at this time.) (Children are dismissed for Children s Worship during the taking of the offering.) SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:1, (p. 1161) MESSAGE: COMMITMENT TO DISCIPLESHIP AND EDUCATION - Christ s Church: We Are Committed sermon series, 5 of 5 PRAYER *HYMN: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty - Psalter Hymnal #253 (all stanzas) *BENEDICTION from Hebrews 13:20-21 *DOXOLOGY: I Love Your Church, O Lord - Psalter Hymnal #510 I LOVE YOUR CHURCH, O LORD, HER SAINTS BEFORE YOU STAND, DEAR AS THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE, AND GRAVEN ON YOUR HAND. FOR HER MY TEARS SHALL FALL, FOR HER MY PRAYERS ASCEND; TO HER MY CARES AND TOILS BE GIVEN TILL TOILS AND CARES SHALL END. CCLI # *POSTLUDE *Please stand, if you are able. Participants: Minister of the Word, Pastor Marc Van Berkum Organist, Ruth Klaasen Lord, You bless with words assuring: I am with you to the end. Faith and hope and love restoring, may we serve as You intend, and, amid the cares that claim us, hold in mind eternity. With the Spirit s gifts empower us for the work of ministry. from Lord, You Give the Great Commission - Psalter Hymnal #523 4

6 EVENING WORSHIP 5:00 p.m. PRELUDE WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP from Psalm 86: 8,10 There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours. For You are great and do wondrous things; You alone are God. OPENING PRAYER *HYMN: Come, Thou Almighty King arr. By P. Drennan (Choir with congregation SEE FOLLOWING PAGE) *CONFESSING OUR FAITH The Apostles Creed in unison I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe a holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. AMEN. 5

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8 *HEIDELBERG CATECHISM Lord s Day 8 PASTOR: How are the articles of the Apostles Creed divided? PEOPLE: INTO THREE PARTS: GOD THE FATHER AND OUR CREATION; GOD THE SON AND OUR DELIVERANCE; GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT AND OUR SANCTIFICATION. PASTOR: Since there is but one God, why do you speak of three: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? PEOPLE: BECAUSE THAT IS HOW GOD HAS REVEALED HIMSELF IN HIS WORD: THESE THREE DISTINCT PERSONS ARE ONE, TRUE, ETERNAL GOD. *RESPONSE: Glorify Thy Name CCLI# FATHER, WE LOVE YOU, WE WORSHIP, WE ADORE YOU, GLORIFY YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH, GLORIFY YOUR NAME, GLORIFY YOUR NAME, GLORIFY YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH. JESUS, WE LOVE YOU, WE WORSHIP, WE ADORE YOU, GLORIFY YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH, GLORIFY YOUR NAME, GLORIFY YOUR NAME, GLORIFY YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH. SPIRIT, WE LOVE YOU, WE WORSHIP, WE ADORE YOU, GLORIFY YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH, GLORIFY YOUR NAME, GLORIFY YOUR NAME, GLORIFY YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH. 7

9 CHOIR: For Eternity with Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty Words and music by Twila Paris; arr. by Kyle Hill LORD, WHOSE WORD BEGAN CREATION, WE WILL WORSHIP YOU. SOV REIGN KING OF EVERY NATION, WE WILL WORSHIP YOU. UNTIL THE END OF ENDLESS TIME, LIVE TO FULFILL YOUR TRUE DESIGN. FOR ETERNITY WE WILL WORSHIP YOU. LORD OF LIFE AND LOVE, WE SEEK YOUR FACE AND WE STAND HERE ONLY BY YOUR GRACE. LEST THE ROCKS CRY OUT, WE WILL SING YOUR PRAISE. WE WILL SHOUT THE NAME THAT SET US FREE FOR ETERNITY. CORNERSTONE OF OUR FOUNDATON, WE WILL WORSHIP YOU. GIVER OF THE ONE SALVATION, WE WILL WORSHIP YOU. UNTIL THE END OF ENDLESS DAY, DECLARE THE GLORY OF YOUR WAYS. FOR ETERNITY, WE WILL WORSHIP YOU. LORD OF LIFE AND LOVE, WE SEEK YOUR FACE AND WE STAND HERE ONLY BY YOUR GRACE. LEST THE ROCKS CRY OUT, WE WILL SING YOUR PRAISE. WE WILL SHOUT THE NAME THAT SET US FREE FOR ETERNITY. HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! ALL THY WORKS SHALL PRAISE THY NAME IN EARTH, AND SKY AND SEA. HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! MERCIFUL AND MIGHTY! GOD IN THREE PERSONS, BLESSED TRINITY! FOR ETERNITY, WE WILL WORSHIP YOU. LORD OF LIFE AND LOVE, WE SEEK YOUR FACE AND WE STAND HERE ONLY BY YOUR GRACE. LEST THE ROCKS CRY OUT, WE WILL SING YOUR PRAISE. WE WILL SHOUT THE NAME THAT SET US FREE FOR ETERNITY... EVENING PRAYER 8

10 BELGIC CONFESSION, Articles 8&9 (Selected text) PASTOR: In keeping with the truth of God s Word we believe in one God, Who is one single essence, in Whom there are three persons, really, truly, and eternally distinct according to their incommunicable properties namely, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. What is the work of the Father? PEOPLE: THE FATHER IS THE CAUSE, ORIGIN AND SOURCE OF ALL THINGS, VISIBLE AS WELL AS INVISIBLE. THE FATHER IS CALLED OUR CREATOR, BY REASON OF HIS POWER. PASTOR: What is the work of the Son? PEOPLE: THE SON IS THE WORD, THE WIDSOM, AND THE IMAGE OF THE FATHER. THE SON IS OUR SAVIOR AND REDEEMER, BY HIS BLOOD. PASTOR: What is the work of the Holy Spirit? PEOPLE: THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ETERNAL POWER AND MIGHT, PROCEEDING FROM THE FATHER AND THE SON. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR SANCTIFIER, BY HIS LIVING IN OUR HEARTS. PASTOR: Can we understand all this fully? PEOPLE: AND ALTHOUGH THIS DOCTRINE SURPASSES HUMAN UNDERSTANDING, WE NEVERTHELESS BELIEVE IT NOW, THROUGH THE WORD, WAITING TO KNOW AND ENJOY IT FULLY IN HEAVEN. SCRIPTURE: I John 5:1-12 (p. 1213) MESSAGE: ALL THE SAME GOD? PRAYER OF APPLICATION *HYMN: Holy God, We Praise Your Name - Psalter Hymnal #504 (stanzas 1, 2 and 3) 9

11 OFFERTORY and OFFERING: Kid s Life (Ministry that reaches out to children in their school settings after school hours to share a time of fellowship and gospel truths. Several of our members go weekly to Vanderbilt Academy to share this ministry with the children.) (Please sign and pass the Fellowship Registers at this time.) *BENEDICTION PASTOR: May the holy, triune God, make you strong in faith and love, defend you on every side, and guide you in truth and peace; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. PEOPLE: AMEN. *DOXOLOGY: Holy, Holy, Holy - Psalter Hymnal #249 (stanza 4) CCLI# *MOMENT OF REFLECTION HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! ALL THY WORKS SHALL PRAISE THY NAME, IN EARTH AD SKY AND SEA. HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! MERCIFUL AND MIGHTY! GOD IN THREE PERSONS, BLESSED TRINITY! *POSTLUDE *Please stand if you are able. Participants: Minister of the Word, Pastor Chad Steenwyk Organist, Judy Koeman Chancel Choir directed by Brian Knot Accompanist, Bea Meier Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen! 10

12 THIS WEEK AT CENTRAL AVENUE Monday 7:00 p.m. Elders Meeting Wednesday Wednesday Activity Night 5:30 p.m. Dinner begins 6:30 p.m. GEMS/Cadets 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Men s/women s Bible Study Thursday 6:30 a.m. Men s Early Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Senior Breakfast at Southside Inn 2:45 p.m. Kid s Life Friday 9:00 a.m. Prayer Group 5:15 p.m. Middle School ETC Outing to Rebounderz Collections for October 28, 2018 General Fund $22, Special Mission Commitment $1, Moving Forward in Faith and Ministry $ Capital Improvement $ Wycliffe Bible Translators $ SMP $ GEMS Fundraiser $1, Collections vs. Budget Y-T-D Budget Y-T-D Receipts General $360, $300, ($20, X Week #) Special Mission Commitment Y-T-D Budget $16, Y-T-D Receipts $12, Moving Forward in Faith and Ministry Y-T-D Receipts $11, Capital Improvement Y-T-D Receipts $2, SHUT-IN OF THE WEEK Mary Vander Linde First & Main of Metro Health Village 5812 Village Drive SW Wyoming, MI MISSIONARY OF THE WEEK Leanne Geisterfer World Renew in Honduras and Latin America NEXT SUNDAY AT CENTRAL AVENUE A.M. Minister of the Word Pastor Chad Steenwyk Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1-9, Offering: Moving Forward in Faith and Ministry Nursery Melanie Beckman/Abby Buter Coffee Fellowship FG#2 (Steve Koeman/Ken Postma) P.M. Minister of the Word Pastor Chad Steenwyk Message: Lord s Day 9 God the Father Offering: Christmas Gifts for Missionaries Nursery: Anna Bouma/Ashlyn Horan NOVEMBER 11 GREETERS Tom and Carrie Pifer Ken and Ruth Postma NOVEMBER 11 VISITOR ASSISTANTS Jerry and Shar Mannes 11

13 OUR CHURCH FAMILY Continue to lift up to the Lord Dirk Hollebeek who is being treated for Graft vs. Host Disease. Lois Nienhuis was to have been able to return home on Friday. Praise God for the progress she has made. Continue to remember Bob and Jo Sluiter as together they determine the best caregiving arrangement needed for Bob. Alma Krol remains under Hospice care at her home at Resthaven Maplewoods. Ruth Timmer also remains under Hospice care at Medilodge. Gail Zylstra was to have gone to Ann Arbor on Wednesday for another eye check-up. Pray for good results for her. Sharon Berkompas is adjusting to new medications for her pulmonary fibrosis. Pray that goes well for her and that she experiences good results. Continue to offer prayer on Jett Ellerbroek s behalf that God would bring him to true repentance and a desire to find healing in Him. Hugh Slenk continues to serve in Texas with World Renew for disaster relief. Pray for him and the efforts of the team that God s name would be glorified in their work. Please note that two additional names have been added to the list of Christmas cards and greetings for those who are unable to worship with us: Gerry Jipping and Jett Ellerbroek. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS CHILDREN S WORSHIP will meet as usual this morning. The children are dismissed as indicated in the order or worship. Please see Youth Corner on page 15. COFFEE FELLOWSHIP will follow our morning worship service. Hosting: FG#1 (Steve Zwiep/Bill Beckman) Homemade or store bought cookies are needed for Coffee Fellowship each week. Please leave your donations in the kitchen. Thank you! VOICES OF PRAISE will rehearse this morning in the Choir Room following worship. SUNDAY SCHOOL and CATECHISM classes will also meet again this morning. Please see Youth Corner on page 15. ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL will meet downstairs in the Fellowship Room this morning. The PETER FISH have been placed at the back of church for your donations to Renew Ministries to be collected on Thanksgiving Day. Please take one per family! CHOIR REHEARSAL: Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. Please join in the Choir Room upstairs. WEDNESDAY MEN S/WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY will meet at 6:30 p.m. in The Gathering Room to continue their new study of the book of Isaiah. The MEN S EARLY BIRD BIBLE STUDY will meet on Thursday at 6:30 a.m. in the Ministry Center. Copies of lesson #8 are available in the mail room and also online. Men s Refreshments: Jerry Mannes 12

14 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS cont. OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: The GEMS will be packing boxes on Wednesday night, November 7, at 6:30 p.m. Please place your contributions on the table set up at the back of church by the elevator. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Mast or Shelley Plaggemars. SENIORS will be enjoying breakfast at Southside Inn on Thursday, November 8 at 9:00 a.m. Today is the last day you can sign up if you plan to attend. KID S LIFE: Thursday, November 8. Those involved will leave the church at 2:45 p.m. FRIDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP will meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Ministry Center. MOM S PARK DATE: Monday, November 12, at 10:00 a.m. at the Christ Memorial Indoor Playground. Questions? Contact Asha Shaffer. SINGLE LADIES will join for lunch on Thursday, November 15, at James Street Inn. Please note that the ladies will gather now at noon. Please be reminded of the FOOD/ SUPPLY DRIVE for My Brother s House III through the end of November. You will find a list of needs/ requests in the November Channel. Tables will be set up at the back of church to receive your donations. Thank you! We will be gathering for Worship on Thanksgiving Day morning at 9:30 a.m. to give thanks to God. A sheet has been placed in your mailboxes so that everyone young, old and everyone in between can submit a list of things for which you are thankful. You can fill this out as an individual, as a couple, or as a family. Extra copies are available in the church narthex When complete, place in the designated box in the narthex, hand it to one of the pastors, or simply a list to info@centralavecrc.org. The items will be used for our Thanksgiving prayer time. GENERAL ANNOUCEMENTS ANNUAL MITTEN-PLUS DRIVE: Time is getting short for making or buying items for the Annual Mitten-Plus Drive. Donations will be due on at Graafschap CRC on November 24 less than three weeks from now! Questions? Contact Elaine Plaggemars. CELEBRATE LIFE ANNUAL HOLIDAY AUCTION will be held on Thursday, November 29, from 4 8 p.m. with dinner served at 5:30 p.m. If you need more information, contact Emily Bouwman. 13

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16 YOUTH CORNER November 4, 2018 Children's Worship for children ages 3 & 4 will meet as usual this morning and the children are dismissed as indicated in the order of worship. Parents, please pick your child up at the Children s Center immediately following morning worship. Today s Teacher and Helper: Shelly Koeman/Marianna Ellerbroek Next Week s Teacher and Helper: Carol Van Dyke/Kirsten Buter Sunday School for ages 4 through 5th grade will also meet as usual this morning. Children gather in the Children s Center downstairs immediately following morning worship and are dismissed at 11:45 a.m. from their classrooms. Catechism for grades 6-12 will meet from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. in their various assigned classrooms in the Ministry Center this morning. CADETS: Cadets will meet on November 7 for a regular meeting. The boys and their leaders meet downstairs in The Ministry Center from 6:30 8:15 p.m. GEMS: The GEMS too will meet again on Wednesday, November 7, for a regular meeting. The girls and their leaders meet upstairs in The Ministry Center from 6:30 8:15 p.m. as well. MIDDLE SCHOOL ETC will be heading to Rebounderz in Jenison for an evening of fun, food and fellowship on Friday night, November 9. They will leave the church at 5:15 p.m. and arrive back at 8:30 p.m. You must RSVP to Kris Bruinsma no later than Wednesday, November 7. Cost will be $10.00 per person which includes admission, pizza and drink, and Rebounderz socks. HIGH SCHOOL and MIDDLE SCHOOL E.T.C will join again for Youth Group Meeting next Sunday night, November 11, immediately following evening worship. Hosting for the night: Todd and Mary Vander Lugt Jim and Becky Bosch Jon and Jen Peters Advance Notice: The Youth Groups will join together to deliver Christmas cards and greetings to our shut-in members on December 9. Mark your calendars! More detailed information will come to you later. 14