First Christian Reformed Church. Pastor Craig Van Hill Home: Cell:

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1 Welcome to First Christian Reformed Church 3/6/2016 Pastor Craig Van Hill Home: 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) We Gather In Worship Prelude *Call to Worship Opening Songs of Praise: Jesus Messiah My Jesus I Love Thee G557 vs 1-4 *God s Greeting and We Greet One Another We Are Renewed in God s Grace Preparatory Song: And Can It Be R247 vs 1-4 Children are dismissed to Walk-out Worship Congregational Prayer Offertory and Our Offerings: Faith Promise God Speaks through His Word *Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Sermon: Lust We Respond to God s Word Song of Response: Christian Do You Struggle? G575 We Leave to Serve God *God s Parting Blessing *Doxology: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow R166 Accompanist Brenda Hofman Children & Worship Leader: Kim Greenfield Helpers: Zach Vander Werff Gretchen Hoekstra Fellowship Coffee Steve & Heidi Smits Greeters Al, LeAnne & Cassie Holden Nursery Bonnie Vander Berg Gretchen Hoekstra Josie Venhuizen Sound System Joe Bresser Transportation Morris Te Grootenhuis ( ) Louie Wierenga ( ) Ushers Will Bronkhorst Ray Hofman Dave Rens Josh Schouten Video Projection LeAnne Holden Missionary Letters Heather H. to Daryl Pfantz Gene H.to Neen Phil H. to Chaplain Peter+ + Please pray especially for this missionary family this week *Postlude

3 6:00 PM Evening Worship Service (*Please stand if you are able) Prelude Call to Worship *God s Greeting Opening Songs led by Ben Homan Prayers of the People led by Al Venhuizen We Study God s Word: Matthew 28:18-20 Three in One *Song of Response: Holy, Holy, Holy G249 vs 1-3 Accompanist Brenda Hofman Sound System Joe Bresser Transportation Morris Te Grootenhuis ( ) Louie Wierenga ( ) Video Projection LeAnne Holden *Affirmation of our Faith: Belgic Confession Article 8 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. The Father is the cause, origin, and source of all things, visible as well as invisible. The Son is the Word, the Wisdom, and the image of the Father. The Holy Spirit is the eternal power and might, proceeding from the Father and the Son. Nevertheless, this distinction does not divide God into three, since Scripture teaches us that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit each has a distinct subsistence distinguished by characteristics yet in such a way that these three persons are only one God. *Benediction *Closing Song: Holy, Holy, Holy G249 vs 4 *Postlude Evening offering for March is for World Renew

4 Worship Notes Next Sunday we celebrate Communion. As we do we look at wrath. When Jesus died on the cross the wrath of God was poured on Him, wrath that came because of our sins. At the same time we look at wrath as one of the deadly sins. We'll look at how this can be. Verse of the week: But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God s holy people. Ephesians 5:3 Last Weeks Offerings Local Budget $3, Classical Ministry Shares $1, GEMS/Cadets $ Our Family We rejoice with the following who will celebrate an anniversary & a birthday this week: Birthdays: March March Mikayla Zonnefeld 6 Dorothy Schouten 7 Gretchen Hoekstra 8 Lois Mulder 9 Alyssa Homan 11 Randall Greenfield 12 Renae Venhuizen 12 Kase Buwalda 12 Anniversaries March Ken & Elaine Homan 6 Al & LeAnne Holden 12 As you pray this week please remember these people in your prayers: - Morris Te Grootenhuis as he recovers from his surgery. Pray that the cancer will not come back. - Give praise for Carlie Jansen as she again has received the report of No Evidence of Disease! - Norm Jansma for strength and lessened pain as he recovers. - Zechariah Aho as he continues his recovery. Pray that he will continue to gain strength. - Sandy Greenfield for healing & pain relief as she slowly recovers from a sternum fracture & a bruise from a fall. - Germaine Navis as he entered the Hospice Hope Home in Fond du Lac this past week. Pray that Germaine and Carol will feel peace and strength. - Elsie Winkel as she mourns the loss of her brother, Gerald Katsma. - Al Holden and family as they mourn the loss of Al s step-mom.

5 - Lynnae Smits as she recovers from ACL surgery. Pray that her physical therapy helps and that she can have patience and decreasing pain as the weeks go on. - Trix Daane as she recovers from a broken ankle. Pray for patience as she is home-bound, for good sleep, and for progress as the days go by. There are many resources available for Senior Citizens or for those that are helping to care for elderly parents/relatives through the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Dodge County. Gladys has many of these available in the church office, if you are looking for information pertaining to dealing with Alzheimer s, Dementia, Grief Support, etc. please check with her. There are also workshops available for information on Medicare, see the bulletin board for more information. Church News On Wednesday the youth group will be making subs. If you ordered some you can pick them up between 5:00 and 7:00pm. Youth group members come as soon as you can after school. Council will be meeting this week Wednesday at 6:30pm in the large classroom upstairs. Only a few more days until the Annual YFC Waupun Bowl-a-Thon. Get your team of 5 signed up today at Join us Saturday, March 12 at Judsons Bowling Alley for a great day. If you're not bowling, come down to check out all the silent auction items...bidding is from 1:00pm - 2:45pm. Contact Kim Venhuizen with any questions, Benefit Concert featuring the Friesland Community Men s Chorus for the Waupun Christian Home Capital Campaign will be held at St. Joseph Church, 118 W. Main St., Waupun on Sunday, March 6 at 2:00 PM. See the flyer on the bulletin board in the narthex for more information. St. Ben s Project Spring 2016: Take a moment to sign up in the basement today or next Sunday. We will be providing the evening meal on Friday, March 25. Thanks in advance for your continued support of this important project. The elementary students of CWC would like to invite you to their Spring Musical. They will be performing "God's Top 10." In this musical we explore the Ten Commandments. Please join us in Crusader Centre on Friday, March 18. Performances are at 9 am and 6:30 pm. The 3K - 5th grades look forward to seeing you there!

6 Have you ever wondered what it is like to go on a Vision Trip? Open Hands 4 the Fatherless ( has some dates set up in We would love to share with you what these trips to Haiti are about. We will be having an information meeting at Helen s Kitchen on March 14 at 6:00 PM. The meeting is for information only, you are not obligated to join a trip. Please come out and let us introduce you to the orphans! If interested please RSVP to trips@oh4f.org or call or text Gladys at by March 7. Dessert is on us! The Randolph Community Choir will be presenting "Jesus, Messiah", an Easter musical on Sunday, March 20 at 7pm at the 1st Reformed Church in Randolph, 406 S High St., Sunday, March 27 at 6pm at the 1st CRC in Waupun 20 Bly St., Sunday, April 3 at 9:30am at Living Hope Community Church in Fox Lake, 740 W State St. Save the date for the 2nd Annual Moms' & More Night Out held at Central Wisconsin Christian in new Cornerstone Learning Center on Tuesday, March 22nd from 6-8 pm. ALL WOMEN are invited to this open house which will offer many local vendors with displays and door prizes. Come for a night of friends, fellowship, and fun. Central Wisconsin Christian is located at 301 Fox Lake Road, Waupun, WI. Mark your calendars for the MacDowell Male Chorus which will be coming to the Waupun City Hall on April 9, Founded in 1934, the Appleton MacDowell Male Chorus is one of the longest continuously running male choruses in the United States. They average between members. Tickets for the concert are $10.00 and will be available at City Hall, the Christian Home, and the Board of Directors of the Christian Home. Proceeds will go to the Capital Campaign for the new Christian Home and Rehabilitation project. Sue Buwalda has tickets available, contact her if you are interested. Come support a mission of our church." Join us for our annual Pork Chop Supper Fundraiser at Trinity Reformed Church in Waupun, March 19th, to support the mission team headed to Mt. Vernon, KY. Tickets are $10 and the meal includes a pork chop, baked potato, corn, applesauce, roll, and dessert. We are serving 5-7:30 p.m. and take-out is available. Reserve tickets by contacting the church office or office@trcwaupun.com. Mid-America Reformed Seminary invites you to join a live-stream event as Rev. Bassam Madany, founder of Middle East Resources, teaches this year's Spring Evening Class entitled "The Christian Response to the Global Challenge of Islam." Classes will be held on four successive Thursdays at 7:30 pm starting April 7, For further information and livestream registration details, go to

7 spring-evening-class or call Mid-America Reformed Seminary at Mid-America Reformed Seminary invites you to join a live-stream event featuring Dr. Derek Thomas, Robert Strong Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta, for this year's Spring Conference entitled "The Problem of Pain." This series of lectures will concentrate on the Book of Job, the question of why Christ had to suffer, and rejoicing in tribulation. Dr. Thomas will present these three lectures on March 22, at 2:00, 3:30, and 5:00 pm. For more information and to register for live-streaming, go to midamerica.edu/news/47/2016-springconference or call Mid-America Reformed Seminary at All women of the community are invited to attend a Lenten Coffee Hour on Tuesday, March 22, at 9:30 AM at First Reformed Church (422 W. Franklin St., Waupun). Pastor Brice Wilterdink will be the speaker. Music will be provided by Cheryl Ross and Sandy Tousley. A freewill offering will be taken for the Waupun Area Food Pantry. To help with planning, please signup on the sheet in the church narthex by March 16 if you plan to attend. You may also RSVP by contacting First Reformed at or frchurch@powerweb.net. New Digital Library and Discount Announced for CRCs - The CRC has announced the launch of a new Digital Library to provide its churches and members with free, online access to hundreds of Faith Alive titles- -including curriculum, Bible studies, and more. As part of this pilot program, you and everyone in the CRC can have convenient access to these resources anytime, from anywhere, on any web-connected device. Plus, CRCs will begin receiving a 20% discount off print purchases. Visit crcna.org/library for all the details and to reserve your spot. In April, Agrace HospiceCare will hold Journey Through Grief, a six-week grief support group for adults who are grieving a death. The group will meet Mondays, April 18 through May 23 (Monday), 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Agrace, 1670 South Boulevard, Baraboo. Call Jody Haak-Reuter at (608) to register, or complete online registration at agrace.org/griefgroups. For details on all Agrace grief support groups, visit agrace.org. Calendar Today: 9:30 AM AM Worship Service 10:45 AM Sunday School & Catechism 10:45 AM Choir Practice 6:00 PM Evening Worship Service Monday: 6:00 PM First Place 4 1 st CRC Tuesday: 8:00 AM Prayer Meeting 9:00 AM First Place 4 1 st CRC

8 Tuesday Cont.: 6:30 PM Elders Meeting Wednesday: 9:00 AM Coffee Bethel CRC 2:30 PM Mary Prairie Ridge 3:00 PM Youth Group Sub 1 st CRC 6:30 PM Council Meeting (upstairs classroom) Next Sunday: 9:30 AM AM Worship Service 10:45 AM Sunday School & Catechism 10:45 AM Choir Practice 6:00 PM PM Worship Service Next Week Accompanist Laura Ten Pass Children & Worship Leader: Becca Vree Helpers: Josie Venhuizen Aubryn De Jager Fellowship Coffee Gregg & Kristi Greeters Ray & Brenda Hofman Musical Praise Elaine Homan Nursery Andrea Buwalda Kim Greenfield Reagan Aylesworth Offering Benevolent March Evening Offering: World Renew Prayer Brian O Donovan Sound System Scott Ritzema Transportation Morris Te Grootenhuis ( ) Louie Wierenga ( ) Ushers Will Bronkhorst Ray Hofman Dave Rens Josh Schouten Video Projection Lois Mulder Group Elder Deacon 1 Ken Homan Jon Venhuizen 2 Denny Vande Berg 3 Jim Groenewold 4 Scott Ritzema Dan Montsma 5 Brian Bresser Joe Durant 6 Mike Vander Berg Brad Schouten 7 Gregg Zonnefeld Dave Venhuizen 8 Al Venhuizen Brian O Donovan