WELCOME VISITORS EVENING WORSHIP 5:00 PM Welcome to Worship! November 15, 2020 NURSERY CARE for newborns COFFEE/FELLOWSHIP: Join us for through 3yrs of age is temporarily coffee/fellowship in the courtyard unavailable. You are welcome to before or after the service. Prelude keep your children in worship.

*Gathering Hymn Sing Praise to the Lord (Psalm 149) PsH 149 We Gather to Worship our Great God CHILDREN’S WORSHIP is offered ASSISTANCE IN WORSHIP during morning worship for ages If you need hearing assistance, our *God’s Greeting Rev. Gerrit Besteman Prelude 3yrs—3rd grade. Children are sanctuary is equipped with the Welcome/Announcements Vince Hogue asked to sit with their parents until Hearing Loop. *Songs of Praise He Is Exalted/Shout to the Lord they are dismissed. Prayer and Praise Chimes If there is a medical emergency Call to Worship The LIBRARY offers reference, during the worship service, please *Hymn of Testimony Not What My Hands Have Done PsH 260 fiction, biographies, children’s notify the sound booth or the *Gathering Hymn All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name literature, movies and more. The nearest usher. Sermon Rev. Gerrit Besteman library is open following the *God’s Greeting morning worship service and GROW DURING THE WEEK Unconditional Election *Song of Praise (10:00) How Great is Our God during the week on the first and Live webcasts and past services can be found at third Tuesdays of the month from *Song of Response Father, Long Before Creation PsH 464 Anthem of Adoration (10:00) Beautiful Savior Worship Choir www.bradentoncrc.org or on 11am-12 pm. Come check it the BCRC mobile App. *Parting Words out! We Respond to God’s Holy Presence *Closing Song Father, Long Before Creation CALENDAR Reading of the Law Steve Strite Postlude Prayer of Confession SUNDAY: 8:15 am Worship Service *Congregation, please stand Assurance of God’s Grace 9:30 am Prayer Meeting room 4 FLC *Song of Assurance Wonderful, Merciful Savior 10:00 am Worship Service Congregational Prayer Vince Hogue 11:10 am Sunday School/Catechism Cancelled Today Children’s Blessing (10:00) As You Go Library Closed today 5:00 pm Worship Service ONLINE GIVING: Go to our website at We Hear God’s Mighty Word 6:15 pm Middle School Elevate 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday Cancelled bradentoncrc.org and click on the Give icon Prayer for Illumination MON: Office Closed at the top of the page. Contributions may Sermon Vince Hogue TUES: 8:30 am Prayer Meeting also be mailed, dropped off to the church 9:30 am Ladies Bible Study The King office, the library book drop or the boxes in 11:00 am Library open 11 am-12 pm 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Psalm 110 WED: 7:00 pm High School Elevate Check with your leader the narthex. *Song of Response Amazing Love (You are My King) Cadets 1st-8th grade boys GEMS 1st-8th grade girls. Meets 2nd and 4th Wed. We Go in Grateful Obedience to Serve THURS: 8:00 am Men’s Bible Study via ZOOM -book of Hebrews SCHEDULE 9:30 am Women’s Coffee Break Bible Study *Sending/Offering General Fund TODAY NEXT SUNDAY *Parting Words CHURCH STAFF Greeters 10:00 am Elder Gary Vreman 10:00 am Elder Gary Vreman 5:00 pm Elder Russ Dozeman 5:00 pm Elder Russ Dozeman *Doxology Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow Rev. Gerrit Besteman, Senior Pastor [email protected] Ushers: 8:15 am Mike 8:15 am Robert Postlude Dylan Kern Associate Pastor [email protected] 10:00 am Anthony, Mike, Dave 10:00 am Greg, Emily, Gary *Please stand if you are able Steve Strite, Director of Music and Worship [email protected] 5:00 pm Robert 5:00 pm Robert Vince Hogue, Director of Youth [email protected] Ken Vander Bent, Custodian [email protected] At the conclusion of today’s worship service, please be seated and 4208 26th St W. Bradenton, FL 34205 Andrew Stafford, Director of Technology [email protected] remain seated until an usher dismisses you. Thank you for your 941-753-6465 www.bradentoncrc.org Kelli Swaagman, Administrative Assistant [email protected] cooperation as we strive to maintain social distancing guidelines. Office Hours: Tues-Fri 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Tammy McCoy, Church Secretary [email protected]

ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS PRAYER GUIDE - November 15, 2020

Ministry Staff Appreciation Sunday: Join with BCRC as we The Lord’s Supper: We will celebrate Communion, November 22 celebrate our ministerial staff on Sunday, November 22. We are in both am services. If you regularly worship with us in person or online, and you are prevented from coming to church, we will “Hallelujah! Praise the name of the Lord. Praise blessed with Pastor Gerrit, Pastor Dylan, Vince Hogue and Steve the works of the Lord, sing anthems to His Strite leading us in worship and bringing us God’s Word. A make the elements available for you to take Communion at beautiful name.” The Message special coffee time will be held in the breezeway between home. Please call the church office to make arrangements, “If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn services and after the second service. A basket will be available 941-753-6465. Communion packets containing a wafer and me; if I confess my sin, He is faithful to forgive.” for cards. juice, will be available for pickup at the church office during regular office hours. OFFERING PRAISE AND GIVING THANKS Season of Giving: Have a heart for children? Join the Outreach -for the faithfulness of our Lord shown to us daily Committee in partnering locally with the Salvation Army BCS Dedication/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Flexibility seems to -safety through the storm; we give thanks Forgotten Angel program which provides new toys and clothes -praise for the Word of God and the preaching of it be the keyword for 2020. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the to the more than 400 children who are typically not chosen in -godly men who serve as pastors, elders, deacons new building at BCS has been postponed to Thursday, -for our families, neighbors, friends, fellow servants their traditional Christmas gift program. Purchase a new toy or December 3, at 8:30 am. -our testings that produce righteousness and trust new clothing item, and bless a child this Christmas. Toys/clothes -for babies, toddlers, youth, young adults, elderly can be dropped off during collection Sundays or during office Thanksgiving Day: Our Thanksgiving Day service will be held at 10:00 am, hours. Stop by the Outreach table in the narthex and pick up a CHURCH - MISSIONS -NATION flyer with more details about this year’s Season of Giving. November 26. Let’s all join together to -BCRC – hold to errorless, written Word of God Questions?? Contact Roseann Vreman or Kelli Swaagman thank God for His goodness to us. -Missions – Youth for Christ – World Renew -Nation – she has forsaken God, pray for revival Forgotten Angel toy collection- donate a new, unwrapped toy SPAM Alert: Please be aware that spam emails are circulating or clothing item. Collection Sundays: November 15, 22, 29. throughout the congregation that appear to be from Pastor World Renew Giving Tree -choose an item off the giving tree, Gerrit. Pastor Gerrit's two email addresses are listed in the church and give a monetary donation towards that item. Collection directory. Please note the email address that you are receiving NOTE: For our online bulletin, we have removed Sundays: December 6, 13. mail from, and if it does not match up to a known church email the names from our prayer guide to protect our

address, do not open it. members’ privacy. Please contact the office Downtown Ministries Thanksgiving Dinner: Thank you to all who with any prayer requests or for information. gave generously to this ministry! The deadline for the specific Calendars: The November/December birthday and anniversary food donations is Wednesday, November 18. Please drop off calendars are available in the narthex on the back counter or in any items in the narthex or church office by Wednesday. the church office.

Bell Ringers Needed! The Salvation Army is High School Youth Group: Thank you BCRC for your generous urgently looking for volunteers to ring bells for support of our Koeze Nut fundraiser! If you ordered through the their red kettle program this holiday season. If church group order it will arrive in the next two weeks. Online interested, please call Carolyn Nielsen, Salvation Army orders can still be placed through the end of the year at volunteer coordinator at 941-757-5770. koeze.com. Use code T0006295 (those are zeros) in the promo code section at checkout for credit to be applied to BCRC. Solve Maternity Homes: please pray for Attention All Women: Please join us on Tuesday mornings from -the staff and volunteers as they minister to the women and Contact Vince for any questions 434-329-5851. infants in their care 9:30 am -11:00 am as together we study the book of 1John -residents as they grow in faith, go to school, gain employment, where John explains what it means to have God’s light and Contribution Envelopes: Last chance to order numbered work to make life better for their families

God’s love in our lives. We begin with an informal coffee time envelopes for 2021. Please contact the office this week if you Guardian Angels of Southwest Florida: pray for and then class time. Please bring your own coffee and would like to begin using numbered giving envelopes or need a -foster parents and the challenges they face caring for children refreshments. Social distancing will be observed. If you have new supply. Questions? Email Kelli at [email protected]. -children and families that are broken and in need of restoration any questions call Phyllis DeJong 269-598-4163

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42