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SIBLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Responsive Prayer of Confession The Lord’s Day – April 12, 2015 Leader: Holy God, we come to you not as those who have obtained righteousness on Pastor Roger Bouwman our own, but as your dearly loved children, clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Welcome to the Sibley Christian Reformed Church … Congregation: How we marvel at your love for us. How grateful we are for the A place to gather, worship, and praise the Lord! beauty of your holiness. How astonished we are that you call us to be saints, your holy people. By the power of your Spirit, help us receive these gifts with joy Morning Worship 9:30 A.M. and embrace our calling in Christ. Amen. Prelude God’s Will for Our Lives – Litany: the Ten Commandments Welcome/Announcements WE BRING OUR PRAYERS AND OFFERINGS *Call to Worship Pastoral Prayer Leader: We have heard the glowing stories Offering 1st blue bag – General Budget 2nd red bag – World Missions Congregation: of the things that God has done, WE GATHER AROUND THE WORD OF GOD Leader: of his power and his glory, *Song of Preparation: “I Love to Tell the Story” LUYH # 262:1 & 3 Congregation: of his love in Christ, his Son. *Prayer for Illumination Leader: God of human transformation, Scripture: John 20:19-31 (page 1686) Congregation: for your presence now we pray; Sermon: “Seeing Is Believing?” Leader: lead us ever on the journey Prayer for Application Congregation: as we gather here today. *Song of Application: “Thine Is the Glory” LUYH # 187: all *God’s Greeting WE LEAVE TO SERVE GOD WITH THANKFUL HEARTS *We Greet One Another *Benediction: May the Lord go before you to lead you; may the Lord go behind you to *Song of Praise: “Cone, You Faithful, Raise the Strain” LUYH # 199:2 & 3 guard you; may the Lord go beside you to befriend you. Do not be afraid. Let the blessing of the Lord come upon you today. Do not be afraid. Go in peace to love and WE ARE RENEWED IN THE GRACE OF GOD serve the Lord. Call to Confession Matthew 22:37-40 *Doxology: “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain” LUYH # 199:4 Song of Petition: “Spirit of God, Who Dwells Within My Heart” LUYH # 618:1,3,4 & 5 *Moment of Reflection Postlude *please stand if able * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Evening Worship 5:00 P.M. Welcome to this service of prayer and praise here at the Sibley Christian Reformed Prelude Church. If we can be of service to you in any way, please speak to our Pastor, or any of the elders greeting at the door. If you are looking for a church to call home, please Welcome/Announcements consider joining this fellowship where we seek to help each other grow in faith, in love, and in service. Opening Prayer Leader: Living God, long ago, faithful women proclaimed the good news We welcome Pastor Roger Bouwman to our pulpit as he leads us in our worship of Jesus' resurrection, and the world was changed forever. Teach us to keep faith with services. them, that our witness may be as bold, our love as deep, and our faith as true. Congregation: Amen. Next Sunday Pastor Roger Bouwman will lead our worship services. Song of Praise: “Praise the Savior, Now and Ever” LUYH # 191:1-3 Everyone is invited to stay for coffee fellowship following the morning service. Coffee servers will be Loren & Lori Bosma, Gene & Deanna Wietzema Profession of Faith: Apostles’ Creed Next Sunday coffee servers will be Lee Ten Napel family Lee & Elaine’s children will be serving cake and coffee after church, April 19th for their Song of Faith: “Man of Sorrows—What a Name” LUYH # 170:1,3,4 & 5 parents’ 50th anniversary. They are planning on serving a meal to relatives and any church members that would like to stay. The open house is set for 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Prayer for Illumination THANK YOU! Scripture: Romans 6:1-14 Thank you to everyone for your prayers, concerns, cards, and food while I was sick. Above all thanks to God for His healing power. Ruth Grotenhuis Catechism: Q & A’s 40, 41, 42 and 43 CHURCH FAMILY Sermon “Reflecting on What Jesus Did for Us (1) Continue to remember Don Zevenbergen as he heals from his angioplasty. Pray that Prayer for Application his strength and vitality will return. Hymn for Application: “O Jesus, I Have Promised” LUYH # 352 Pray for Ruth Grotenhuis as she recovers from influenza B, and pray that she too will gain back her strength and well-being. Pastoral Prayer (requests welcome) Pray for Judy Eekhoff as she makes the adjustment to Sibley Nursing and Rehab. Offering World Missions Pray for grace and peace for her and her family. Offertory Hymn “Lord, My Petition Heed” LUYH # 889:3-5 Pray for Rich Starkenburg who reports that his legs won't always hold him; *Benediction for Josie Vogel who lives with chronic pain in her back, and for Alice Offringa who depends on a walker for steadiness when moving about in her home. *Doxology: “Praise the Savior, Now and Ever” LUYH # 191:4 New Phone Number: *Moment of Reverence Judy Steen’s new phone number is 712-330-2622 *please stand if able This year, four counselors have signed up to go to the GEMS leadership conference in PRAYER LIST of our servicemen: Pennsylvania! This is an exciting opportunity for counselors to learn more about Dylan Johnson (nephew of Lori and Loren Bosma) leadership and how to be mentors to each of the young girls in our GEMS program. It Patrick Kyle Whitley (grandson of Irene Timmerman) also motivates them in their own faith walk. Our request is for your prayers throughout James Frangenberg (grandson of Charles and Joyce Bosma) the season, and also this summer as we travel and attend the leadership conference. Preston Smidt (grandson of Ed and Mary Ellen Smidt) We appreciate any monetary donations to help cover the travel and convention cost. The Dan Fisher (nephew of Cliff & Karen Wynia) council will be paying for most of our convention cost, but we just found out it also costs Luke Bootsma (grandson of Garrold Bootsma) $2,000 for plane tickets. If you would be willing/able to donate to our travel costs, there James Story (grandson of Clarence and Dee Jilderda) will be on offering on GEMS Sunday, April 19, or you can put a donation in the offering any time - just write the check out to GEMS. We would appreciate any help you can OUR SHUT INS provide. Thank you! GEMS counselors Remember our shut ins in your prayers and with your visits: Sibley Nursing & Rehab Center: Judy Eekhoff, Richard Starkenburg, Josie Vogel The congregation of First CRC Sheldon extends an invitation to the churches of Classis In her own home: Alice Offringa Heartland as we celebrate the Installation of Pastor Luke Wynja at 4:00pm on April 12th

CHURCH CALENDAR: Sibley Nursing and Rehab Center Volunteer Luncheon- “Sweet Treats with Sweet TODAY 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship service Friends”- Thursday April 16 at 2:00 PM. Thank you so much for all you do in our 10:45 a.m. Youth Church School class facility, the statement “more hands make light work” rings very true. Let us “treat” you for 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service all the wonderful work you have done at our facility. If you have volunteered in any way 6:30 p.m. Council meets. Devotions-Scott Arneson in our facility from BINGO, sing-a-longs, or even stopping by for a visit, come for an ice MONDAY 6:00 p.m. Golden Age meets, Program-Cliff Wynia cream social and enjoy a presentation with massage therapist Josh Creswell. Hostesses- Karen Wynia & Marilyn Zevenbergen WEDNESDAY 2:00 p.m. Church services at Sibley Nursing & The community is invited to the biennial Dordt College High School Band Festival will Rehab Center be held Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. Eight Christian high school bands from Iowa, 2:30 p.m. Church services at Country View Manor Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan will participate. The festival will conclude with a 3:15 p.m. Church services at Heartwood Heights mass band performance of more than 400 students. 7:00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study THURSDAY 7:00 p.m. Coffee Break Bible Study The Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Guest Concert on NEXT SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship service Saturday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt 10:45 a.m. Youth Church School class College in Sioux Center, Iowa. The final concert of NISO’s Symphonic Colors season 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship service promises to be a memorable night with distinguished guests, Rhythm & Brass. In this concert, Rhythm & Brass will incorporate music by musicians as diverse as Offerings next Sunday will be for General Budget and GEMS Josquin Des Prez, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Duke Ellington, weaving them all into a musical presentation not bound by time, geography or All articles for The Messenger should be given to the editor or put in The Messenger culture. Advance tickets are available at True Vine in Sioux Center and Dove Christian th box by Sunday, April 19 Bookstore in Orange City. Tickets are also available at the door the night of the concert. For more information, contact the NISO office at 712-722-6230 or GEMS request: Thank you so much for your support to our GEMS program and thank [email protected]. you for your prayers! Also a big thank you for your donations of food to our soup supper and to those ladies who provide us with snacks throughout the year. ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS SAVE THE DATE: Mother-daughter Festival at Unity Christian on May 6 (moms, daughters, grandmothers, friends, age 6th grade and older) Volunteer Appreciation at Country View Manor: On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 2:30 pm, we are planning our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Celebration. We hope to return Pat Vander Pol is retiring from JFA and we are hosting a party in her honor. It will take some of your generosity by setting aside an afternoon to show you how much we place on May 15 from 6:30-9:30pm at Calico Skies Winery. There will be appetizers as appreciate all you do. We are excited to share this time honoring you. We are planning well as drinks for purchase. If you plan on attending, email your confirmation and how some music, marvelous food and Awards of Appreciation. Please call us at 712-754- many in your party to [email protected] by April 25. If you are unable to make it 2568 to RSVP your attendance no later than April17th. We are looking forward to seeing and would like to send well-wishes, please have them at JFA by May 1. Cards may be you. sent to: Justice for All, 1335 Valley Drive, Rock Valley, IA 51247 Dordt College theatre presents Ash Girl, a fantastical and chillingly beautiful retelling of POWER POINT TODAY: Kaileen Runia the classic Cinderella tale as you’ve never seen it before. Performances will be held in Next Sunday: Jeff Vande Griend the Te Paske Theatre in the Sioux Center High School on April 22, 23, 24, and 25, at 7:30 p.m. A matinee will be held April 25 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at USHERS TODAY Duane Runia, Scott Arneson www.dordttickets.com. Recommended viewing age is 12 and up. Next Sunday Jeff Vande Griend, Scott Arneson Dordt College’s annual Ag Day will be held Friday, April 24. This free event is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main parking lot, just north of the Dordt College Campus Center. LIBRARIANS TODAY Pearl Vander Pol Next Sunday Dee Jilderda Back by popular demand, the highly acclaimed southern gospel singing group, the Inspirations from Bryson City, North Carolina will be presenting a benefit concert on GREETERS TODAY A.M. Gene Wietzema’s & Larry Andringa’s Saturday evening, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the campus of Next Sunday A.M. GEMS Dordt College. The Inspirations have been performing since 1964 and they have NURSERY TODAY A.M. Loren & Lori Bosma received every honor and award that southern gospel music has to offer. The concert Next Sunday A.M. Missi Runia & Nate Runia will also feature the Journey Bound Quartet of Des Moines, IA and the Triumphant Sound Quartet from Lawton, IA. Tickets will be $15.00 per person and sold at the door only. The doors will open at 5:00 p.m. All proceeds of the concert will benefit the local and global ministries of Hope Haven. Mark your calendars now for Saturday evening April 25 for an evening of great southern gospel music beginning at 6:30 p.m. sharp! Anyone interested in volunteering with or learning more about World Renews DRS are invited to a FREE workshop on Saturday, May 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Trinity CRC in Rock Valley. For the registration information see the brochures that are on the mailbox ledge in the narthex. The Northwest Iowa Bible League Spring Salad Luncheon will be held on Monday, May 4, 2015 at Trinity CRC, Rock Valley, Iowa. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. with a program to follow at 1 p.m. Our speaker for the afternoon will be John Scafe, National Director of the Bible League Mission Thrift Store. Come join us for a lovely lunch and an inspirational afternoon.