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SIBLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH The Lord’s Day – May 25, 2014 Pastor Roger Bouwman WE ARE RENEWS IN THE GRACE OF GOD

Welcome to the Sibley Christian Reformed Church … Call to Confession: The Great Commandment A place to gather, worship, and praise the Lord! Prayer of Confession: Lord, you are a God who keeps promises. In our prayers Morning Worship 9:30 A.M. and songs we say that we want to be Christians, but then we forget our promises. Our actions do not match up with our words. We say mean things to other people, Prelude we hurt their feelings, we think of ourselves first, and, worst of all, we ignore you. Welcome/Announcements Lord, forgive us and hear our prayer for Jesus’ sake. Amen. *Call to Worship - based on 1 Peter 1:3-5 Assurance of Forgiveness: God’s Promise (1 John 1:9) Leader: Alleluia! Christ is risen. Song of Praise: “And Can It Be” Gray # 267:1,2 & 4 Congregation: He is risen indeed. Alleluia! Leader: Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God’s Will for Our Lives: Leader: You shall have no other gods before me. Congregation: He has given us new life and hope. Congregation: For from him and through him and to him are all things. Congregation: He has raised Jesus from the dead. To him be the glory forever! Leader: God has claimed us as his own. Leader: You shall not make for yourself an idol. Congregation: He has brought us out of darkness. Congregation: In Christ we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Congregation: He has made us light to the world. Leader: You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will Leader: Alleluia! Christ is risen. not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Congregation: He is risen indeed. Alleluia! Congregation: Let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—

the fruit of lips that confess his name. *God’s Greeting Leader: Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall *We Greet One Another labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. *Song of Praise: “This is the Day” Gray # 241: all Congregation: Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Leader: Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land WE GATHER AROUND THE WORD OF GOD the Lord your God is giving you. *Song of Preparation: “The Church’s One Foundation” Gray # 502:1 & 2 Congregation: Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. *Prayer for Illumination Leader: You shall not murder. Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, 37-43 (page 1518) Congregation: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Sermon: “Things That Must Be Left to the Angels” Leader: You shall not commit adultery. Prayer for Application Congregation: You are not your own; you were bought at a price. *Song of Application: “The Church’s One Foundation” Gray # 502:3 & 4 Therefore honor God with your body. Leader: You shall not steal. WE LEAVE TO SERVE GOD WITH THANKFUL HEARTS Congregation: Those who have been stealing must steal no longer, but must *Benediction work, doing something useful with their hands, so that they may Leader: May the God of peace, who raised to life the great shepherd of the sheep, have something to share with those in need. make us ready to do his will in every good thing, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Leader: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. Congregation: Alleluia! Amen. Congregation: Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. *Doxology: “Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” Gray # 501:7

Leader: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or anything that belongs to your neighbor. *Moment of Reflection Postlude Congregation: I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. *please stand if able * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WE BRING OUR PRAYERS AND OFFERINGS Welcome to the Sibley CRC. We pray that you will be blessed with strength enough to Pastoral Prayer see you on your way, hope enough to get you through the day and love enough to fill your heart, come what may. Offering 1st blue bag – General Budget 2nd red bag – Building Fund We welcome Pastor Roger Bouwman to our pulpit as he leads us in our worship Offertory Hymn “From Ocean unto Ocean” Blue # 478:1-3 services. May the Lord bless the proclamation of His Holy Word.

Next Sunday Pastor Roger Bouwman will lead our worship services. *Benediction

*Doxology: “From Ocean unto Ocean” Blue # 478:4

Evening Worship 5:00 P.M. *Moment of Reverence *please stand if able Prelude * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Welcome/Announcements Opening: “One Nation, Under God“ Red #570 Everyone is invited to stay for coffee fellowship following the morning service. Leader: Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. Coffee servers will be Leon & Missi Runia, Evelyn Runia & Murt Vogel Next Sunday coffee servers will be Rich & Harriet Vande Hoef, Donna Grave & Arlene Congregation: Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Schuller Patriotic medley: “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” Red #571:1 & 4 THANK YOU! “America, the Beautiful” Red #572:1 I would like to say Thank You for all the phone calls, gifts, and cards I received for my “God of Our Fathers” Red #573:1,2 & 4 85th Birthday. Each one was special! Esther Bosma

Profession of Faith: Belgic Confession, Article 36 “The Civil Government” PRAYER LIST of our servicemen: Amos Kleinwolterink (grandson of Clem Kleinwolterink) Song of Faith: “We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations” Red # 296: all Dylan Johnson (nephew of Lori and Loren Bosma) Patrick Kyle Whitley (grandson of Irene Timmerman) James Frangenberg (grandson of Charles and Joyce Bosma) Prayer for Illumination Preston Smidt (grandson of Ed and Mary Ellen Smidt) Dan Fisher (nephew of Cliff & Karen Wynia) Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12 OUR SHUT INS Sermon: “How Do You Picture the Church?” Remember our shut ins in your prayers and with your visits: Prayer of Application Sibley Nursing & Rehab Center: Judy Eekhoff, Clem Kleinwolterink, Richard Starkenburg, Josie Vogel, Esther Zonnefeld Hymn for Application: “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord” Red # 280:1-4 In her own home: Alice Offringa

Pastoral Prayer (requests welcome) CHURCH CALENDAR: Offering Building Fund TODAY 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship service 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship service THURSDAY 7:00 p.m. Combined Ascension Day service with Ocheyedan CRC will be held in our church. camp options are available. Find more information or register (registration closes May Let’s have a good attendance for this important 20) at www.dordt.edu/events/ddd. Contact Dianne De Wit (712-722-6029, event for us as believers. Offering- Northern [email protected]) with questions. Lighthouse – F Street Ministry. Nursery-Larry & Lavonne Andringa; Usher- Pray for Nigeria: About 3:00 pm Tuesday, May 21 two bombs exploded in downtown George Steen; Power Point-Darrell Teerink Jos, Nigeria. News media have reported over 100 people killed and more than fifty NEXT SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship service injured. World Missions and World Renew staff and their family members are accounted 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship service for. Please pray against reprisal attacks and any further violence; for the release of the girls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State and their families; and for an end to the Boko Offerings next Sunday will be for General Budget and Christian Education Haram insurgence. Pray too for God’s peace and comfort to the many people in Jos and Next Sunday you are asked to give your offering for Missions in a marked envelope. throughout Nigeria, who are traumatized by different recent crises in the country. ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS Ride for Tim for the month of May is Arnie Braaksma Ride for Tim for the month of June is Garrold Bootsma Next Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 4; Devotions-Bob Wolfswinkel POWER POINT TODAY: Tiffany Ling Hope Haven will be holding its Annual Fishing Benefit at Lake Francis Case, Ft. Randall Next Sunday: Kaileen Runia Dam on Friday, June 6, 2014, rain or shine. Registration fee is $60 which includes evening meal, entry gift, and eligibility for weigh-in prize categories. All proceeds will USHERS TODAY Darrell Teerink benefit the Hope Haven Support Foundation. Registration is due by June 5th. For more Next Sunday Henry Davelaar information and to register, visit www.hopehaven.org or call Missy at 712-476-3174. LIBRARIANS TODAY Mary Ellen Smidt Come enjoy a day of food, friends, fellowship and fishing! Next Sunday: Karen Wynia Run, Walk & Roll – You are invited to walk, run or roll in your wheelchair for a great GREETERS TODAY: A.M Ed Smidt’s & Lee Ten Napel’s cause at the 9th annual Run, Walk & Roll at Village Northwest Unlimited. There will be a Next Sunday A.M Leon Runia’s & George Steen’s 5K and 10K run, and a 1 mile walk/roll event on Saturday, June 7, beginning at 8am. Register by calling Judy at (712) 324-5416 or online at www.allsportcentral.com. You NURSERY TODAY A.M Missi Runia & Nate Runia may also choose to raise sponsorship from family & friends. Join the fun -- together we Next Sunday A.M Mary Ellen Smidt & Tiffany Ling can make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities! Dordt College Media Camp has openings for their week-long academic summer camp for high school students interested in media and broadcasting. Held on campus June 16 through 20, students stay in the resident halls, eat meals in the dining hall, enjoy Everywhere Across the Land You See God’s activities with new friends, and dive into their field of study, learning from experts in their Face and Touch His Hand fields. Learn more at www.dordt.edu/events/media_camp. Each time you look up in the sky Dordt Discovery Days is Dordt College’s five-day camp for students who have Or watch the fluffy clouds drift by, completed sixth, seventh, or eighth grade. The camp, held June 23 to 27, offers more Or feel the sunshine warm and bright, than 40 classes in the arts, sciences, and recreation. Residential, commuter, and day Or watch the dark night turn to light, Or hear a bluebird gayly sing, Or see the winter turn to spring, Or stop to pick a daffodil, Or gather violets on some hill . . . Or touch a leaf or see a tree, It’s all God whispering, “This Is Me . . . And I am Faith and I am Light And in Me there shall be no night.”