Brunswick Reformed Church 3535 Grafton Road Brunswick, Ohio (330)

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1 Brunswick Reformed Church 3535 Grafton Road Brunswick, Ohio (330) Ministers: The Congregation Pastors: Don Poest Dan Toot Worship & Christian Education Sunday 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

2 Welcome to Brunswick Reformed Church s worship celebrations. To make our mutual experience more enjoyable today please: 1. Relax - At BRC you can rest assured that you will not be embarrassed, singled out, or put on the spot. 2. Fill Out a Welcome Card - These can be dropped in the offering plate later. The information won t be misused, and will help us know who s been here. It s also a great way to drop a note to, or request a contact from, a staff member. 3. Ask for Prayer - If you have a prayer concern to share, pick up a prayer request form from the cart in back. The completed forms will be collected by the ushers when the Welcome Cards are distributed 4. Know There Are Options for Children - - The small room in the right rear corner has rocking chairs where little ones can be rocked, quieted or nursed. - We have an excellent nursery for ages 0-3 at the far end of our education wing. 5. Join Us for Fellowship - Coffee and juice are served in the fellowship area after each service. Join us and get acquainted. We do ask that you not take drinks into worship with you. 6. Do Not Feel Obligated to Give - If you are a first-time guest, please do not feel obligated to participate in the offering. This is a time when members and regular attendees honor God by giving to his work through this church. Let today be our gift to you. 7. Stop by our Welcome Center for more information about Brunswick Reformed Church! 8. BRC is on the web Who Is BRC? We are a member of the Reformed Church in America, a Protestant denomination that goes back to the Reformation period in Europe when the Church was reformed according to the Word of God. We are a mixture of Christians from many denominational backgrounds, all seeking to grow in our spiritual maturity as we live by faith with Jesus as our forgiver and leader. You will find our calling, mission and core value statements on the back of this bulletin.

3 March 9, 2014 Welcome to worship! We thank Pastor Dan Toot for leading us this morning as Pastor Don recovers from the men s renewal weekend. Thank you to the worship team for leading us in worship through music. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Worship service 10:30 a.m.: Worship Service 10:30 a.m.: Children s Sunday school classes meet. 10:30 a.m.: Through the Bible in a Year class meets in Room 10. 7:00-8:30 p.m. Marriage Group meets in Room 8-9. LIFE BOTTLES! We have been partnering with Oaks Family care Center in a project called Life Bottles. The baby bottles can be filled with loose change, bills, or checks (payable to Oaks Family Care Center) and need to be returned the bottles by this Sunday, March 9 (there s a box in the fellowship area.) You can get the sermon on a cd... simply write cd and the requested date on your Welcome Card. You ll then find your requested cds on the shelf across from the kitchen (usually by Tuesday.)

4 REACT Student Ministries... For Sunday, March 9 and upcoming events 9:00 a.m.: Middle School Sunday school, Room 8. 9:00 a.m.: High School Sunday school class, Room p.m. Youth Group - for Middle School and High School. Tuesday: "Helping Our Hurting Teens - Starts with Me" This event is co-sponsored by BRC via the youth pastors and churches in Brunswick, including Pastor Dan. Youth pastors want to encourage all of us to seriously consider attending this to learn more about how to help teens. Bullying is a real problem, and it is one of many problems that causes hurt in our teenagers today. Join us as we explore how we are parents, adults and leaders can help teens deal with the pains and struggles that impact them today. When: March 11 (6:30-8:30 p.m.) Where: Hope Church, 1905, Pearl Rd., Brunswick Speaker: Marv Penner (national speaker, family counselor, and author of "Help! My Kids are hurting") Sponsored by: BRC and other Brunswick churches Admission is FREE, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available at church this Sunday from Pastor Dan Toot. Go to for more details. Wednesday: UNITE is from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Hope Church. Come for a time of fellowship with teens from other Brunswick churches. Friday: TNT Bible Study at BHS at 2:20 p.m., French Room. Teens: Sign-up on Facebook for the FISH Fest, as well as the God Is Not Dead movie. If you did not pick up a REACT newsletter last week, please make sure to do that TODAY!

5 THIS WEEK: Monday: Campus Life, 6:30 p.m. Monday: Grief Share, 7:00 p.m. Rooms 8 & 4. Tuesday - Thursday, 2:00-9:00 p.m. Photography for our new photo directory begins this week. For those scheduled this week - a few reminders. 1) Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your schedule appointment (to check in and double check your information). 2) Enter the building through the door near the nursery (education wing), sign-in will be in Donna Cook s office. 3) If you bring a non-perishable food item for the Brunswick Food Pantry, you will receive $5 off any photo order. [But remember that you get an 8x10 & a directory free; you will not be pressured to purchase more.] If your family has not yet signed up to be photographed, there are still openings, both for this week and April 2-5. See Donna Cook in the fellowship area or sign-up via the website Wednesday: Men s Study Group, 10-noon, Room 4. Wednesday: Adult Bible study, 10 am-noon, Room 8. Wednesday: WEDNESDAY CONNECTIONS, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Everyone meet in the worship area for opening music. 6:45 p.m. K-5th-Kids Club, Kid s Travel Guide to the 23 rd Psalm 6:45 p.m. Adults: On the Ground in Israel 6:45 p.m. Adults: Love One Another Thursday: Worship Team rehearsal, 7:15-8:30 p.m. Thursday: God s Friends Forever, 6:30-8 p.m. Friday: Shining Stars Bible study, 1:30 p.m. at SW Commons.

6 Next week s message by Pastor Don, based on Genesis 24, will be, Parallel Love Stories. Attendance last week was 69 & 99, plus 52 for GFF. Offerings totaled $7,970, plus $1,739 in Nehemiah 3. Advance: Consistory meets on Monday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Connections has recently hit a winter weather slump. Let s finish strong these last 6 weeks! Even if you ve missed a few weeks, you can reconnect easily, so come. Prayer concerns: Continue to pray for those with ongoing health concerns: Joanne Besida, Ginny Biada, Sharon & Jerry Burgess, Vivian Cooperrider, Nancy Hanwell, Anna Henry, Lori Jansen, Peg Jenkins, Bob Merrill, Joey Morgan, Rose & Bob Murray, Mason Parker, Eileen Raich, Gini Reinke, Jordan Segura, Betty Sweet, Mary & Ted Szenger, Mary Trzop, Nick Virzi and Nickey Whited. Continue to pray for our military personnel, and for peace in South Sudan. Please pray for the men who have just experienced a great men s renewal, that the desire to grow spiritually will remain strong. Heidelberg Catechism Question #122 What does the first request mean? Answer. "Hallowed be your name" means: Help us to really know you, to bless, worship, and praise you for all your works and for all that shines forth from them: your almighty power, wisdom, kindness, justice, mercy, and truth. And it means: Help us to direct all our living what we think, say, and do so that your name will never be blasphemed because of us but always honored and praised. There are many books in the back of the fellowship area that need a good home. Please help yourself to any of the materials. These books and bible study materials will be available for the taking over the next few weeks, after which those remaining will be donated.

7 Save the Date - Our annual Easter Egg hunt will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Palm Sunday, April 13th. More details to follow. If you would like to donate small individually wrapped candy, stickers, etc. that can fit inside plastic eggs, please bring these items to church by Sunday, April 6th. Men: Fight - Winning the Battles that Matter Most A 5-week study for men begins on March 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m., led by Pastor Dan. Sign-up on the sheet on the table in the fellowship area or on your welcome care. Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, It is with much joy I write you to tell you of the progress I have made in my hip replacement. It works and I am on the mend. The prayers you guys said for me were felt by me through this whole process. That s why I want to thank each and every one of you. I knew I was in a good place even before the operation. By the way, the doctors and nurses were fantastic. The care at Southwest Hospital was outstanding. Thank you God for your kindness and for my church family to lift me up to you in prayer. Your servants in Christ, Bob & Donna Merrill Please come join us in the Run for God program for some exercise in body and faith. This is a couch to 5K program with an emphasis on God. No prior running experience is necessary and all levels of fitness are welcome. Sundays at 1pm at BRC room (put room # here). 1/2 hour classroom 1/2 hour walking/running. $20 book fee. Please contact Luke or Cheryl Carlisle at or at Carlisle.cheryl@gmail.com Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

8 Sermon Study Questions: Is It Time for God to Go a Few Rounds with YOU? Genesis 32: ) Is God initiating a fight and playing the role of an antagonist consistent with your understanding of God? 2) Did God have good reason to pick a fight with Jacob? What were those reasons? 3) Why does God still bless Jacob even though he is a deceiver, manipulator and cheat? 4) Is your prayer life ever wrongly motivated like Jacobs prayer in Genesis 32:9-12? Give an example from your own life. 5) Why do we often desire the blessings we can receive from God over the blessing of just being in relationship with God? 6) Is there anything that God might need to dislodge in your life to get you back on track with Him? 7) What did you hear God saying to you in this sermon? Did you know? On BRC s website you can find: Sermon audio files, sermon outlines, study questions and the daily reading verses, the weekly bulletin, a summary of upcoming message, info on online giving, & lots more Check it out!

9 Serving at BRC Sunday, March 9 Greeters (9) - M Zeigler (10:30) - J & E Smalley Welcome Center - M & A Pasko Nursery (9) - M Herbert (10:30) - G Smith, A Davis Ushers (9) - P Morgan, T Michelson Assisting - B Jacobs, D Parker (10:30) - C Rounds, B Ansel Assisting - P Nixon, J Niedermyer Verse Cards (9)-G & C Lenart (10:30)-T & J Dalzell Coffee-&Juice (9) - P Lods Sunday, March 16 Greeters (9) - M & A Pasko (10:30) - I Fultz Welcome Center - C Rounds Nursery (9) - T Smyrak (10:30) - K Rhue, M Haynes Ushers (9) - B Jacobs, D Parker Assisting - E Raich, E Holzheimer (10:30) - P Nixon, J Niedermyer Assisting - J Cook, H Centa Verse Cards (9)-J Dalzell, M Zeigler (10:30)-D & M Cook Coffee-&Juice (9) - T & S Michelson

10 Brunswick Reformed Church Why Do We Exist? BRC exists to be a church where the love of Jesus is transforming lives. What Do We Do? BRC offers opportunities for Christ-centered worship, discipleship, fellowship, service and outreach. What Are Our Core Values? Scripture: In all of life the Bible governs, guides, shapes and sends us out. Humility: God and his grace is the lens through which we view and respond to ourselves and others. Compassion: The love of Jesus empowers us to value and love all people, and to serve those for whom God is equipping us. To What Values Do We Aspire? Discipleship: We will continue to develop a wise understanding of God s Word, an ability to discern God s will, and an eagerness to obey God s leading. Worship: We will continue to grow in our commitment and love for both personal and corporate worship. Kingdom-focused: We will place involvement in God s mission before personal preferences or human traditions. Faith sharing: With humble confidence we will live out our faith, sharing our stories and inviting others to join us on the journey as we have opportunity. Prayer: We will live all aspects of life dependent on God and in communication with him, sharing our hearts and listening for his leadings.