First Christian Reformed Church. Pastor Craig Van Hill Cell:

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1 Welcome to First Christian Reformed Church 11/13/2016 Pastor Craig Van Hill Cell: 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 or contact Pastor Craig ( ) or the church office ( ). Large-print bulletins and children's bulletins are available from an usher or the back sanctuary rack. 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 Church Office Hours Tuesday from 9:00 AM 2:00 PM Thursday from 9:00 AM 1:00 PM All announcements due in the office by 9:00 AM Thursday Phone: waupuncrc@gmail.com

2 9:30 AM Worship Service (*Please stand if you are able) Prelude *Call to Worship We Gather In Worship Sunday School Choir *God s Greeting and We Greet One Another We Are Renewed in God s Grace 10 Commandment Litany Baptism of Rynn Elizabeth Aalsma Song: Family of God R419 Congregational Prayer Offertory and Our Offerings: Local Budget Children are dismissed for Walk Out Worship God Speaks through His Word *Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Sermon: The 4 th Commandment We Respond to God s Word *Song of Response: My Soul Finds Rest in God Alone G62 to tune of G239 vs 1-2 We Leave to Serve God *God s Parting Blessing *Doxology: Praise to God From Whom All Blessings Flow G638 Accompanist Lois Mulder Children & Worship Leader: Becca Vree Helpers: Arent Venhuizen Brandon Kitchner Fellowship Coffee Bob & Michelle Mulder Greeters Steve, Heidi & Kaytlin Smits Nursery Jon & Jenna Mulder Cassie Holden Sound System Scott Ritzema Transportation Percy De Vries ( ) Glen Greenfield ( ) Ushers Keith Buwalda Noah Mulder Josh Schouten Video Projection LeAnne Holden Missionary Letters John B. to Daryl Pfantz+ Kaytlin B. to Neen Phylicia B. to Chaplain Peter + Please pray especially for this missionary family this week *Postlude

3 Prelude Call to Worship *God s Greeting Opening Songs led by Toni Hofman 6:00 PM Worship Service (*Please stand if you are able) Prayers of the People led by Brian O Donovan We Study God s Word: Genesis 15:13-16 Judgement as Last Resort *Song of Response: I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord G169 * Affirmation of our Faith: Apostle s Creed *Doxology: To God Be the Glory G632 *Benediction *Postlude Worship Notes Today we celebrate with Geoff & Emily Aalsma as they baptize their daughter Rynn. May we stay true to the promises we make today knowing that it is all because our LORD first put His mark on us. Next Sunday we look what it means to be in love with God. Dating brings a flurry of emotions. We start to know the person and soon find that we can't stop thinking about them or wait to see them again. Yet, somewhere along the way we lose that emotional response and soon it becomes more like a rut. God says that He desires a relationship with us that is like the dating process. We continue getting to know Him and our hearts are always focused on Him. Verse of the week: Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. Deuteronomy 5:12 This week be in prayer for: - Our country - The newly elected officials - Unity within the church - Covenant CRC in Appleton Give thanks to God for: - Another fruitful harvest - Being the LORD of all - The opportunity to worship together in public

4 Council News 1. Council is meeting for their Retreat on Saturday, November 12th from 8:30-3:00PM at CWC. 2. Received report from the September meeting of Classis Wisconsin. 3. Reviewed upcoming worship schedule. 4. Discussed asset-based community development as a follow-up to a workshop attended by Pastor Craig. 5. Reports from deacons, elders, and teams were reviewed. Last Week s Offerings REACH Waupun $1, Our Family We rejoice with the following who will celebrate an anniversary & a birthday this week: Birthdays: November November Jacob Mulder 14 Elsa Homan 15 Stacy Schaver 17 Joe Durant 19 Anniversaries November Michael & Danielle Jansma 13 Dewey & Lois Pausma 14 Bob & Michelle Mulder 16 Dale & Jean Jansen 19 Our family would like to thank everyone for their prayers, kind words, cards and hugs. We know that Dad is healed and he is walking, leaping and praising God. Michael and Danielle Jansma family. The care committee is looking for meals for Noah and Mackenzie Mulder. The link is Please call Gardie Ten Pas or Jan De Vries if you have any questions. Thanks. As you pray this week please remember these people in your prayers: - Arky Navis as he recovers at home from triple bypass surgery. We give thanks that his surgery was successful and he is healing well. - Tabbie Vander Werff as she anticipates surgery on November 29 to have the stimulation implanted. - Bob Bille who is recovering at home. Pray that his heart will stay in rhythm and there will be no more complications.

5 - Kathy Bille as she recovers from having a tumor removed from her upper arm this past Tuesday. Pray that test results come back clear. - Sharry Stiemsma (Karen Aalsma s sister), has been able to go home and will continue with outpatient therapy. Pray for continued healing. If at any time you would like your name added to or taken off of the prayer list, please contact Gladys. Church News Devotions for the Persecuted Church and information on what you can do are available in the Narthex. Our Thanksgiving Eve Service will be held on Wednesday, November 23 at 7:00 pm. Special offering that evening will go to the Food Pantry. GEMS is selling Tastefully Simple until November 16. You can place an order online at a7f-a51c-2ae1209cecb0 or you can order from any GEMS girl. If you would like to give a monetary gift to be put towards poinsettias at Christmas and Easter lilies at Easter please put your gift in the offering plate labeled "flowers". Also include if you are giving in honor of a loved one. Gifts will be collected until November 27. Giving Tuesday - November 29th You've heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday...here's your chance to make a difference at Central Wisconsin Christian on GivingTuesday. Gifts which are made online, in person, or by phone on November 29th will be matched and multiplied through the gracious support of a group of our donors who are providing matching funds. Please prayerfully consider your Giving Tuesday gift and impact God's Kingdom through Christ-centered education. #GiveCWC Hoops for Hope Central Wisconsin Christian and Cambria-Friesland are joining together for a special Hoops for Hope at their doubleheader basketball game on Tuesday, November 29th in the CWC Gymnasium. Numerous special activities will take place to honor and remember those whose lives have included fighting cancer. Sponsorships, memorial, and honor opportunities are available. If you or a loved one have been touched by cancer, we want you to be a part of this great night! All funds raised will the families of Ed Heeringa & Melissa Bahr who are fighting cancer. Call to find out more!

6 Calendar Today: 9:30 AM AM Worship Service 10:45 AM Sunday School, Catechism & Choir 10:45 AM Choir Practice 6:00 PM PM Worship CWC Monday: 6:00 PM First Place for 1 st CRC Tuesday: 8:00 AM Prayer Meeting 9:00 AM First Place for 1 st CRC Wednesday: 9:00 AM Coffee Bethel CRC 6:30 PM Cadets the Union 6:30 PM Bethel CRC 6:30 PM Crazy Love BS with Den & Nancy@ 1 st CRC 7:00 PM Youth the Union Next Sunday: 8:00 AM Crazy Love BS with Ken church 8:00 AM Crazy Love Steve & Rose 9:30 AM Combined Mission Emphasis Worship CWC 4:30 PM Crazy Love Gregg & Kristi 4:30 PM Crazy Love Mike & Bonnie 4:30 PM Crazy Love BS with Brad & CWC Cornerstone 6:00 PM PM Worship Service Next Week Accompanist Cara Aylesworth Children & Worship Teacher: Dominique Van Hill Helpers: Harm Venhuizen Parker Van Hill Fellowship Coffee Denny & Nancy Vande Berg Greeters Morris & Bea Te Grootenhuis Musical Praise Ben Homan Nursery Danielle & Marissa Jansma Megan Greenfield Offering: Local Budget November Cause: Food Pantry Prayer Ken Homan Sound System Pete Vander Werff Transportation Percy De Vries ( ) Glen Greenfield ( ) Ushers Keith Buwalda Noah Mulder Josh Schouten Video Projection Travis Mulder

7 THIS WEEK'S CREATION MOMENT Hallucigenia From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised. Psalm 113:3 When a very bizarre animal was first discovered in the Burgess shale of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, scientists literally couldn't tell its head from its tail. In fact, when they reconstructed the worm-like creature, they got it totally wrong. They assembled it upside down and put its head where its tail should be. Even after finally getting it all sorted out, the creature still looks like something you'd see in a hallucination or a nightmare. That's why they called it Hallucigenia. This odd-looking animal was a little over two inches long and had seven pairs of nail-like spines sticking out from its back. On its underside were an equal number of flimsy legs, tipped with claws. And it had a single row of tentacles hanging down from its neck. Using sophisticated imaging technology, scientists learned that the head was actually at the end of a long, tube-like neck. Near the end of the head were two bean-shaped eyes. "Below the eyes, like an almighty grin, sits a ring of teeth," University of Cambridge paleontologist Martin Smith said. With all these various body parts, this is pretty complex for an animal without an ancestor, wouldn't you say? Yes, the Burgess shale and the Cambrian explosion have always been a nightmare for evolutionists. After all, how can such a wide variety of highly complex creatures suddenly pop into existence out of nowhere? If they evolved, what did they evolve from? Ref: "Hallucination? No, this Cambrian period creature was really weird," Digital Journal Science, 6/24/15. Photo: Artist's representation of Hallucigenia. (CC-Attribution-NoDerivs) 2016, Creation Moments. Churches and parents may freely copy these bulletin inserts. CREATION MOMENTS, INC. P. O. Box 839 Foley, MN If these bulletin inserts are a blessing to you, please consider making a donation of any amount so we can continue to provide this free resource:

8 Egypt The Church in Egypt is growing, despite an anticonversion law and extreme persecution by the fundamental Muslim majority. Identity cards not only state physical information, but also religious affiliation. Christians are constantly discriminated against at banks, government institutions, and other business offices. We thirst for more knowledge of the Bible. In Egypt, where illiteracy affects more than 57% of the people, books are in high demand. Books are often passed back and forth between households and shared among neighboring villages. When 230,000 Egyptian schoolchildren, both Muslim and Christian, received 4-color, hardbacked Children s Bibles, communities were buzzing with excitement. These Bibles are not only the child s pride and joy, but that of their whole village! We had a few old Bibles, but they were hard for the people to understand. These Open Doors Bibles have simple language and photos to help with the message, offered an Orthodox priest. Facts Egyptian Christian Coptics, known as Copts, are estimated to make up 10 percent of the country s population. There are approximately 1,100 evangelical churches in Egypt, compared to a population of 71 million people. Cairo, Egypt has the 165 th largest urban population in the world. 90% of the Egyptian population is Muslim. Recently over 170,000 children participated in one of many 10-day summer Christian day camps, where they could learn more about Jesus and the Bible. There is a tremendous thirst and hunger among Egypt s young population to learn about the Jesus of the Bible. Whole families are reached through these day camps. We ve had parents ask if they can come too, so they can teach the whole family about the Bible, shared an underground Bible teacher. In addition to Bible teaching, the children are taught that they are valuable and loved, something they may not have heard before. Please visit to receive the Weekly Prayer Alert for the persecuted Church