Opportunities this week Prayer Warriors: AM: Helen DJ, Cara S PM: Becky S, Nancy M Greeters AM: Corwin & Donna Harthoorn PM: Nate & Mandi Hoekstra Nursery AM: Becky K, Ann W, Madison S, Kendra S PM: Mandi H, Kassidy VDB Offering: AM: Benevolent Fund, Great Commission Kids Tuition PM: Village Northwest Unlimited Ushers: AM: Jon DK, Ben VDB, Scott W PM: Jon DK, Ben VDB, Scott W Coffee Servers: Brad & Nanci G Dave & Amy VB Accompanists: AM: Marlene PM: Lois Morning Praise Team: Jeaneen DJ, Amy VB, Cara S, Galen VM, Dennis & Diane VZ How Can You Serve at Calvin? Opportunities next week Prayer Warriors: AM: Floyd D, Dennis VZ PM: Amy VB, Lauri K Greeters AM: John & Tricia Hoogendoorn PM: Doug & Kathy Klarenbeek Nursery AM: Michelle S, Helen C, Shayla K, Chantelle VK PM: Abby DW, Emily DJ Offering: AM: Christian Ed. Chapter, Building Fund PM: JFA Youth Development Ushers: AM: Ben VDB, Brady H, Jon DK PM: Brian DW, Brady H, Galen VM Coffee Servers: Jason & LaDawn G Tony VS Accompanists: AM: Lois PM: Vonnie Morning Praise Team: Jeaneen DJ, Amy VB, Cara S, Galen VM, Dennis & Diane VZ Calvin Christian Reformed Church Rev. Gideon Wamala September 17, 2017 Calvin s worship services are streamed live on the internet. You can watch the live broadcast by clicking on the Watch Calvin s Live and Archived Services link on the calvincrcrv.org web site or going to http:// watch.calvincrcrv.org. Archived recordings are also available there for viewing or downloading. You may send feedback to streaming@calvincrcrv.org. Worship services: 9:30 AM & 6:00 PM Local Channel: 75 Address: 1804 17th Ave., Rock Valley, IA Phone: (712) 476-2113 E-mail: secretary@calvincrcrv.org www.calvincrcrv.org Exalting God through loving worship and Biblical teaching. Evangelizing through faithful witness and exhibiting Godliness through a positive presence in our community. Le
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE 9:30 AM MINISTRY OF PRAISE Prelude: Welcome & Announcements: *Call to Worship: Psalm 100: 1-3 *Opening Prayer *Opening Song: 490 Blessed Assurance: Jesus is Mine *God s Greeting *Mutual Greetings MINISTRY OF GRACE Welcome New Members: Cory & Natasha Hulstein, Cambri Preparatory Exhortation for the Lord s Supper (Grey Psalter, p. 976 Ppt) Song: 353 (1, 3) Beneath the Cross of Jesus (Blue Psalter, Ppt) Congregational Prayer Offering (s): Benevolent Fund, Great Commission Kids Tuition Reverse Offering: Prayer Partners Offertory Music: MINISTRY OF THE WORD *Song: 562 We Will Extol You God and King (Lift Up Your Hearts, Ppt) Sermon Text: James 1: 19-20 Sermon Title: Spiritual Landmines to Avoid: WRATH Closing Prayer MINISTRY OF SERVICE *Song: 547 Fill You My Life, O Lord, My God *Benediction *Doxology: 376 (1) All Glory, Laud, and Honor Postlude: EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE 6:00 PM GATHERED TOGETHER Prelude: Welcome & Announcements: *Call to Worship: Psalm 117 *Silent Prayer *Opening Song: 121 How Majestic Is Your Name (The Celebration Hymnal, Ppt) *God s Greeting *Mutual Greetings STATING OUR BELIEF *Apostles Creed: (Grey Psalter, p. 813, Ppt) *Song of Response: 565 (4) Abide with Us Our Savior Pastoral Prayer Offering: Village Northwest Unlimited Offertory Music: HEARING GOD S WORD *Song of Preparation: 253 (1, 3, 4) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Sermon Text: Exodus 20:1-3 Sermon Title: God and No Other Closing Prayer DEPARTING TO SERVE *Song: 548 When We Walk with the Lord *Benediction *Doxology: 620 (1) By the Sea of Crystal Postlude: Today 9:10 AM Prayer Warriors 9:30 AM Worship Service 5:40 PM Prayer Warriors 6:00 PM Worship Service Monday 8:00 PM GALS Bible Study Wednesday 6:00 AM Men s Bible Study at Cedar Rock Grill 6:30 PM Quilting for a Cause 6:30 PM Youth ENERGY 7:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting Thursday 1:45 PM Faith Circle What s Coming Up at Calvin? Sunday September 24 Distribution of the Lord s Supper Monday, September 25 Council Meetings Tuesday, September 26 Morning Bible Hour Wednesday, September 27 Volunteers to Serve at the Banquet West Location Making Our Way Through the Bible at Calvin 2 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. [a] 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God s power. 6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 No, we declare God s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 However, as it is written: What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived the things God has prepared for those who love him 10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.
Community Announcements Coffee Break will be starting the fall session soon and women of all ages are welcome to come and explore God s word together! Our registration will be Tuesday, September 19 from 9:45-11AM at First Christian Reformed Church. You can register your kids for nursery and/or Story Hour and pick up your Acts study guide at this time. On Tuesday, September 26 we will begin the season. Light snack/ coffee beginning at 9:40AM with group beginning at 9:55AM. If you have children please come a bit early to get them settled. For questions or more info contact Debbie Van thul 470-5215 or Pat Heemstra 470-1423. Western Christian High School would like to invite all friends of Western Christian to the Friends of Western Banquet at Western on Thursday, October 12 at 5:30 p.m. The cost per meal is $10.00 and is sponsored by the Western Christian Foundation. Western Christian faculty members will inspire you with their presentations before the evening concludes with the Fall Music Festival at 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP by emailing wes.fopma@westernchristianhs.com or call the school at 439-1013 before October 9 to make your reservation. Western Christian is looking for a part-time custodial person. It would consist of 2 hours per day either before or after school. If interested, contact Dan Barkel at 439-1013 or dan.barkel@westernchristianhs.com. Western Christian High School will be hosting a presentation by Dr. Terry Mortenson from "Answers in Genesis" on Monday, October 23 at 9 a.m. in the Western Christian Event Center. Dr. Mortenson will present his view on the flood during the time of Noah. This presentation is open to the public. Do you have a few hours available to help? Please consider touching the life of a child. Kids' Block has a great need for volunteers on a daily basis, Monday to Thursday. Our Tuesday/Thursday group(grades K- 3) has grown, this is our greatest need, but any day is great! We begin at 3:20 with devotions and the children leave by 5:30pm. It is a rewarding experience being with the children of the community. Give Helen Cannegieter at 712-454-4026 (cell) or 476-5263(home) or DD Rau at 712-320-0334 a call or text. Help keep this much needed program for our community going strong. Calvin Church Family Calvin Church welcomes all of you to worship today! Please feel free to take the materials from the visitor boxes located in the fellowship hall. Happy Birthday to Wesley Cannegieter and Sharon Santema on Sunday, Micah Wamala on Monday, Steve De Vries on Tuesday, Darlene Wallenburg on Wednesday. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please pray for Logan Kooima, son of Matt & Lisa Kooima, as he is recovering from surgery. Pray for recovery efforts in Texas following Hurricane Harvey. Pray for those who have lost loved ones in the wake of the hurricane. Pray for safety and for those recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. Pray for those receiving chemotherapy treatments. Pray for those recovering from surgery. Pray for a spiritual renewal and revival for all Christians. Pray for the President and his cabinet members. Pray for nation s leaders. Pray that all Classis Iakota proceedings go well as they meet on September 19 in Inwood, IA. All ladies are invited to the Women s Connection at the Whispering Heights community room in Rock Valley on Wednesday, September 20 at 9:15 am. Polly Lilly will be our inspirational speaker with Bird in a Cage:What Keeps You From Flying? She also has the feature on Stress Relief! Vonnie Van Ginkel will share her music. Brunch is $4.00. An offering will be received for Stonecroft Ministries. Reservations are necessary. Please call Winifred at 470-5549 or Bertha at 476-2583 if you would like to come!
From the Deacons Calvin Announcements The general fund is in need of funds. Please note that if you are using your giving envelopes and wish to give to a specific fund, please specify that on the envelope. If the amount to be given to each account is not specified, the funds will be distributed by the percentages of the unified budget. This is the first week of Sunday School and Catechism classes. Sunday School Students (2&3 year old-2nd grade) please report to Children s Choir in the balcony following worship and grades 3-12 please report to your classes immediately following worship. Volunteers are needed to help serve at the Banquet on September 27 and at the Lighthouse on November 19. The sign up sheets are at the information center. Sunday School and Catechism Students and Congregation, a noisy offering is being taken for a feeding program for families in Uganda. Kari David is doing speech therapy and finding many too weak to get full benefit, due to malnourishment. On Sunday mornings, 2 jugs will be in the fellowship hall, one for students and one for the congregation. We want to fill these with our change to help feed these people. The Outreach Committee has agreed to match these funds at Christmas time. LET S BE NOISY WITH OUR CHANGE! If you would like to share some of your fresh garden produce with your church family, bring them to church and place them on the table in the back of the fellowship hall. Place your order for convenient, delicious freezer meals. Youth ENERGY Freezer Meal fundraiser order forms and collection box can be found at the information center. Orders are due September 24. Please pray for Logan Kooima as he had surgery on Friday. Logan was born with Metopic Craniosynostosis, basically the bones in his forehead have fused together too early, and this surgery will remove a portion of the bone allowing his brain room to grow and develop. Men s Bible Class will begin on Wednesday, October 4 at 7:00PM. We will be studying the book of Daniel. If interested or to get a study guide, please contact Darwin De Jager. Morning Bible Hour will begin on Tuesday, September 26 and will be studying Jonah, Joel & Amos. We invite all who are thinking about joining a Bible Study to come and join us on Tuesday, September 26 at 8:30AM. We would love to see you there! Next Sunday, Calvin will take part in the Distribution of the Lord s Supper. Prepare your hearts and minds for this sacrament. 2 & 3 Year Old Classroom Teacher: Helen C, Susan E, Kay M, Parent helpers Preschool Teacher: Michelle S, Cara S, Carla DJ Kindergarten/1st Grade Teacher: Mandi H, Becky K, Lisa V 2nd Grade Teacher: Carla DJ, Cindy T 3rd Grade/ 4th Grade Teacher: Becky S, Betsy V Calvin Announcements Many thanks to Mrs. C (Helen Cannegieter) for hosting Activity Time for the kids each Sunday during the summer months. Thank you Mrs. C for sharing your talents & love with our children I have been so blessed by the thoughts, prayers and acts of kindness after my surgery. I thank God for each of you. Vern Kooima Please pray for Jeaneen De Jager as she will be leaving for Haiti this week. She will be helping to host and run a Vacation Bible School for the children there. Pray that her labors there may be fruitful and for safe travels. It is our turn to deliver meals on wheels this week. If you are willing and able to deliver meals on wheels this week, sign up at the information center. The CEC is hosting a fun and exciting new fundraise called That s My Pan. There is a display on the table in the fellowship hall. Extra order forms are located at the table, as well. You don t want to miss out, get your orders in as soon as possible. This morning we welcome Corey and Natasha Hulstein and Cambri into the Calvin Church family as they transferred their membership to Calvin from Hope CRC in Hull. Take a moment to welcome them to Calvin. The Men s Bible Study is still meeting every Wednesday Morning at 6:00AM. We are studying the Seven Churches of Revelation. New members are always welcome to join us. School, Youth Groups, Sunday School and other fall activities have begun. Calvin offers a wide variety of Bible Studies. We encourage you to plug in and find your place in a Bible Study. It s so important to be in to God s word regularly and be fed. Sunday School Classroom Assignments 5th Grade/ 6th Grade Teacher: Darwin DJ 7th Grade/ 8th Grade Teacher: Pat VH, Brent E 9th Grade/ 10th Grade Teacher: John H 11th Grade/ 12th Grade Teacher: Gary B
Morning Listening Guide September 17, 2017 Text: James 1:19-20 Title: "Spiritual Landmines to Avoid: WRATH" Introduction: Punching the wall Theme: Control your anger. Evening Listening Guide September 17, 2017 Text: Exodus 20:1-3 Title: "God and No Other" Introduction: Idolatry defined Theme: See to it that God is the only God in your life. I. Wrath Defined A. Wrath is a strong or. B. Wrath is quite (Gal. 5:19). I. Historical Prologue A. God His people out of Egypt. B. God you (1 Cor. 6:19-20). II. Wrath's Deadliness A. Unshackled, wrath is. B. of neighbor as oneself takes a backseat! (Matt. 5:22) II. Command A. God want any other god before Him. B. God rightly demands to have in your life (Ex. 34:14) III. What to do A. of anger before it is too late (Eph. 4:26). B. to 10! (Ps. 37:8; Col. 3:8) III. How to Live A. Place your in God alone (Jer. 17:7). Conclusion Undoubtedly, wrath (or anger) is a spiritual landmine to avoid. At the end of the day, control your anger B. anything rather than go against God's will (Matt. 5:29-30). Conclusion Now that God has brought you out of the Egypt of your time, see to it that God is the only God in your life.