FIRST REFORMED CHURCH 901 Pleasant St. Boyden, IA Reverend David P. Poppen November 18, 2018 JESUS SAVES! GROW! GO! WELCOME! WORSHIP THE LORD! Prelude Bonnie Poppen Opening and Greeting *Praise Songs: 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (screen) Ancient Words (screen) *Opening Prayer Joys & Concerns Congregational Prayer Children s message Teresa Harms Hymn #517 I d Rather Have Jesus (the general offering will be received) COME! HEAR GOD S WORD! Scripture Galatians 1:6-10 (pg 1809) Prayer of Illumination Sermon An Unchanging Message for an Ever-Changing World Prayer of Blessing RESPONDING TO THE WORD! Hymn #522 He Lifted Me (the building & repair offering will be received) *Benediction *Hymn #519 Something Beautiful Postlude (*those who are able please stand) 2
PRAYER AND PRAISE Thank you to everyone for your visits, cards, food and prayers as I recover from my surgery. You are all very kind and thoughtful. Sheryl Warntjes Please include Mina Uittenbogaard in your prayers. She was recently placed on hospice and continues to experience health decline. Pray that God embrace her and her family in His love and grace. Please remember in your prayers Clarella Van Marel, Sheryl Warntjes and Janice Sneller as they recover from their surgeries. Pray that God s healing and strength will be with them during this time of recovery. Please be in prayer for those that have been nominated for elder and deacon, and continued prayers for those elected at the meeting today and our 2019 consistory. Nominations for elder: Dave Boender, Rod Bolkema, Marv Heemskerk, Tom Reuvers and Kevin Rosenboom. For deacon: Kevin Maassen, David Mouw, Josh Mouw, Roger Nelson, Jeff Neuman, Chris Starkenburg, Alan Warntjes and Heath Warntjes. Thank you for your willingness to serve. ANNOUNCEMENTS If you are visiting today, WELCOME! Be our guest! We welcome you to our worship experience. You can enjoy a cup of coffee found in the room off the sanctuary. Today after worship we will hold our annual congregational meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to approve the elders and deacons that God has chosen for us. We will also review the 10-month expenditures and approve the estimates of both contributions and expenditures for 2019. Next Sunday, we begin our consideration of the Christian themes in The Land of Narnia. We will listen to Isaiah 8:19-9:7 as our scripture. We hope you will attend this Sunday and all of the Advent Services. Hey Kids!! We are excited to share that the Christmas Program practice is starting in November! We will be meeting on Wednesday nights starting Wednesday, November 28 th at 6:30 pm while Awana is on holiday break. Hope to see you there! 3
ANNOUNCEMENTS Offering for Nov 11, 2018 General Fund $3,186.00 General Fund Income for October, 2018 $ 13,448.02 General Fund Expenses for October, 2018 $ 18,849.11 General Fund Income for Jan-Oct, 2018 $142,170.88 General Fund Expenses for Jan-Oct, 2018 $150,314.74 General Fund Balance as of Oct, 2018 (-$15,887.77) A Service of Thanks will be held Wednesday, Nov 21 st. We will begin with a soup & salad meal at 6 pm. Please bring either a soup or a salad to share. Bread, crackers, beverages and ice cream will be provided along with table service. Worship will follow around 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Christmas Decorating! The Decorating Committee invites anyone who would like to help decorate the church to meet them here Saturday, November 24 th at 9 am. College Boxes! We will be putting together care packages for kids from our congregation who are currently in college. We do this to offer our support and encouragement as they pursue continued education. There are boxes in the entries and coffee room where we are asking you to share some snacks, homebaked items, words of encouragement, gift cards, etc. If you have a college student in your family, please make sure Teresa in the office has their current address. Hope Haven International Ministries presents Rejoice! featuring Nashville recording artist Jill Miller on Thur, Nov 29 th at 7 pm at the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt Univ in Sioux Center. Tickets are $15 and a limited number of VIP tickets are for $25. VIP tickets are only sold at Hope Haven. General tickets are on sale at Peoples Bank in Rock Valley, American State Bank in Sioux Center, Iowa State Bank in Orange City, Rock Valley Christian School, Sioux Center Christian and Orange City Christian School. Inspiration Hills Join us for our Single Dads Retreat on December 1 st -2 nd as we focus on the theme of David-What Is Your Goliath? Throughout this retreat we will focus on the giants of loneliness, cooking, addictions, finances and child discipline. Don t worry, there will also be time for games, movies, hiking and trap shooting! RSVP by November 23 rd to 712-986-5193 or email dylan@inspirationhills.org. 4
Children s Christmas Program Sunday, December 16 th during our regular Sunday service Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Monday, December 24 th at 6 pm This impressive service is one that you can invite your family and friends to attend Christmas Day Service Tuesday, December 25 th Ordination and installation of new deacons and elders Sunday, January 6, 2019 During our regular Sunday Service 5
3 rd Annual FREE Thanksgiving Dinner! Pastor Andy and Sally Hilla will be preparing and hosting a free Thanksgiving Dinner at the United Presbyterian Church of Boyden at 12:00 Noon on Thanksgiving Day. This dinner is intended for ANYONE in the Boyden community who would otherwise NOT be sharing a Thanksgiving meal with friends or family. We do not want anyone to spend Thanksgiving Day alone, so we are offering this completely free option to everyone and anyone. All we ask is that you call the church (725-2220) or the Pastor s phone (725-6006) and leave a message to let us know that you are coming. We want to be sure to have more than enough food for all to enjoy. The menu will include but will not be limited to Baked Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, beverages, and of course pumpkin pie for desert. If you are physically unable to attend, please call and let us know that as well and we will deliver a dinner to your home (within the Boyden community). May God bless you and yours in spectacular ways in the coming year! 6
TODAY November 18, 2018 8:30 AM PRAISE TEAM PRACTICE 9:30 AM WORSHIP CONGREGATIONAL MEETING FOLLOWING WORSHIP THANKS TO THOSE SERVING TODAY USHERS: Perry Haack & Heath Warntjes TECHNICIANS: Audio: Jeff Neuman Video: Ben Harms Powerpoint: Teresa Harms KITCHEN & COOKIES: There is no coffee in the fellowship hall this morning due to the congregational meeting. NURSERY: Bobby Reuvers OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK Mon Nov 19th Innerglow News due! Wed Nov 21 Lydia Circle 9 am Hostess LuEtta Heemskerk, Leader Teresa Harms Soup & Salad Potluck 6 pm Service of Thanks in fellowship hall 7 pm Thu Nov 22nd Happy Thanksgiving! NEXT SUNDAY November 25, 2018 Praise Team Practice 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Fellowship 10:35 am Sunday School 10:45 am Kitchen Wanda Slykhuis Cookies Wanda Slykhuis, LuEtta Heemsker, Grace Moret Nursery Shauna & Cheyenne Neuman 7
The Love INC Heart of Christmas Event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec 8 th from 9:30 11 a.m. in the FLC at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley. This will be a family event which involves various fun activities such as cookie decorating, presentation of the Christmas story, hot chocolate and snacks, and the opportunity for families to receive a keepsake Christian Christmas book. The families who participate in the Christmas gift program will also receive their gifts on this day. We need volunteers to help at the various stations with the children and with set up/clean up. The Love INC Christmas trees will be located in Rock Valley at M&H True Value and in Hull at Pizza Ranch again this year. The timeline will be a bit sooner as we want to distribute the gifts at the Heart of Christmas event. Look for the trees with hearts on them already by Nov 19. Please limit your spending to $25 and only purchase the item listed on the tag as each child will receive one gift. Gifts should be wrapped and returned to the trees with the original heart tag attached no later than Dec 4 th. Thank you for your support! To begin a prayer chain You can either call Max Moret at 348-2929 or Teresa Harms/church office at 725-2366. 2018 Consistory Executive Committee Vice President Marlin Uittenbogaard Clerk Les Starkenburg Assistant Clerk Kathy Ver Meer Chair of Deacons Jamie Koele Treasurer Paul Moret Assistant Treasurer Brad Van Roekel Building & Grounds Jason Fykstra Music & Worship Kathy Ver Meer Outreach & Assimilation Bill Noack Mission Task Force Vice President & Deacons Discipleship 2018 Elders 2018 Deacons Brent Fedders ( 18) Jason Fykstra ( 18) Bill Noack ( 20) Ken Hoogendoorn ( 18) Les Starkenburg ( 18) Jamie Koele ( 19) Marlin Uittenbogaard ( 18) Paul Moret ( 19) Kathy Ver Meer ( 19) Brad Van Roekel ( 20) Phone: 712-725-2366/email: frcboyds@premieronline.net Webpage frcboyden.com Pastor Dave s cell phone: 507-920-6588; Pastor Dave s email address: poppendpp@hotmail.com 8