“You will be called by a new name, that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.” Isaiah 62:2b NIV new Morning Worship February 16, 2020 ~ 9:30 AM GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP Prelude: Dot Faasse *Call to Worship ~ “O Come to the Altar” Welcome *God’s Greeting/We Greet Each Other *Time of Praise: Psalm 111 ~ The Voice Translation “Jesus, Messiah” “Mighty to Save” WE REMEMBER GOD’S WORK OF SALVATION Call to Confession Prayer of Confession *Assurance of Pardon: “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” WE RESPOND WITH DEDICATION AND PRAYER Offerings: 1st: Cedar Hill Ministries; 2nd: Building Fund Offertory Prayer WE RESPOND WITH DEDICATION AND PRAYER Scripture: Isaiah 62:1-5 (pg. 1159) Sermon: “New Name” ~ Pastor Michael Johnson Prayer *Song of Response: “O For a Heart to Praise My God” ~ Celebration #650 Morning Prayer GOD SENDS US INTO HIS WORLD *God’s Blessing *Parting Praise: “Shine on Us” *Postlude Sermon Notes: WELCOME We welcome you to worship at Cedar Hill Church. For information about our church, see the back of the bulletin or speak to an usher. If you are visiting, please fill out a visitor card, which you will find in the pew and place it in the offering plate. Be sure to join us in the fellowship hall following the service for bagels and coffee so we can get to know each other better. Feel free to enjoy a cup of coffee prior to the service at our welcome cafe. WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION This Week ~ February 16 GREETERS: Welcome Team #3 USHERS: Robert Dykstra, Chris Borduin, Hank Schuurman NURSERY: Cindy Borduin CH/JR CHURCH: Jo-Ann Angelucci/Katelyn Douma, Jeanne Veenstra FELLOWSHIP: Harold and Jan Post Next Week ~ February 23 GREETERS: Welcome Team #4 USHERS: Robert Dyksen, Esther Dyksen, Mark Anema NURSERY: Sandy Ruit, Gabriella Angelucci CH/JR CHURCH: Jenn Anema/Abby Post FELLOWSHIP: Rick and Liesl Botbyl SPECIAL OFFERING SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY/MARCH 2/16 ~ Building Fund 2/23 ~ Scholarship Fund 3/1 ~ Faith Promise 3/8 ~ New Hope Ministries 3/15 ~ Building Fund 3/22 ~ Scholarship Fund 3/29 ~ Good Shepherd Mission NARNIA PM CLASS SHELTERING PROGRAM We're returning to Narnia on Sunday, Schedule for February 21: February 23, from 6 ~ 8 PM, to rescue Overnight: Rob Janecek and Skip Bruining Prince Rilian. On our way, we'll visit the Dinner: Tanis/Heerema gentle giants of Harfang for their Autumn Lunch: Tanis/Heerema Van Transport: Paul Heerema Feast. Pie is a traditional dish at the feast, but we won't be using the giants' usual pie There is a need for volunteers for the men’s ingredients. You should have received an sheltering program, and we encourage email this past week with a link to sign up to people to please sign up and fill the empty bring food. Looking forward to discussing slots! The sign up board is in the narthex. If The Silver Chair! you have questions, ask any deacon or Mike FAITH PROMISE UPDATE Heerema at 551-579-4455. The deacons would like to thank the congregation for the support shown to our HEIRBORNE YOUTH GROUP Faith Promise Missionaries over the past Regular Meeting: We will have regular year. We are pleased to report that due to meeting on Wednesday, February 26! Join your pledges and a generous donation from us. Questions? Call Alley at 973-557-5013. a church member, we will be able to increase Service Project: Mark your calendars! our Faith Promise support by $10,000. We We will doing a service project at New Hope plan on increasing our giving to most of our on Saturday, February 29! missionaries this year, as well as securing 30-Hour Famine: We will be having our our funding for the foreseeable future. 30-hour famine in April, which is Thanks be to God! rescheduled from February 28. More details to follow. WEDNESDAY EVENING PRAYER GEMS Join us this Wednesday at 6:30 PM as we st Regular Meeting: GEMS will meet the 1 pray for our church, our families, our nation, rd and for the needs around our world. and 3 Tuesday of each month from 7 ~ Everyone is welcome and encouraged to 8:30 PM. come! CADETS Regular Meeting: Cadets meet each WOMEN’S EVENING BIBLE STUDY Tuesday from 7 ~ 8:30 PM. All boys grade The evening Women’s Bible Study will 1 and up are invited to participate. Any meet on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:15 questions, call or text Chris Borduin at 201- PM in the meeting room to discuss Lesson 978-4513. 7. See Lois with any questions. CEDAR HILL STITCHERS The Cedar Hill Stitchers will meet on Tuesday, February 25, at church at 7 PM in the library. New members are always welcome! Questions? Contact Laura or Jan. Thursday, April 16 ~ Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Global P0 Signup Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2020 Specific Tasks: Pray together as God’s Church among the people of the USA. Travel from New York City to Washington, D.C., to pray “onsite with insight.” • Pray onsite at Wall Street, Times Square, the United Nations, 911 Memorial, steps of the US Capitol, Supreme Court, and White House. • Visit and pray at the Museum of the Bible and the National Museum of African American History. • Pray with church planters, ministry leaders, GLOBAL PRAYER SAFARI 2020 teachers, business owners, and many more people. AN INTRODUCTION: In Swahili, the word safari • Prayer-walk neighborhoods and communities. means journey. The Global Prayer Safari brings together brothers and sisters in Christ from all over Qualifications: the world on a journey to pray “on site with insight” for the world. • Committed Christian • Desire to engage in prayer ministry alongside Join a team of North Americans who appreciate the missionaries and local ministry leaders power of prayer as you journey hand-in-hand with • Commitment to pray with others before, during, teams from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and after the trip South Africa, and other nations from around the world. Together, we’ll demonstrate Christ’s love to Cost Notes: ministry leaders, government officials, business $1,400 US. This price includes all lodging, meals, people, and everyday citizens in the USA through ground transportation, and entrance fees. prayer and relationship-building. We’ll be praying Price does not include other personal expenses. from New York City to Washington, D.C., with For possibilities of one week or multi-day many stops in New Jersey, Philadelphia, and participation, please contact John A. Algera at 973- Baltimore in between. The northeast “megalopolis” 342-7272 or [email protected]. from Boston to Washington, D.C., has over 50 Please note that according to IRS and CRA million people and includes two of the most regulations, this trip is not eligible for tax-deductible influential cities in the world. receipts. SAFARI LEADERS Global Prayer Safari 2020 Scholarship: The GPS 2020 team leaders are Rev. John A. A scholarship is available for people from Grand Algera and Rev. Marco Avila. Pastor John is the Rapids South Classis, the Council of Delegates retired pastor of Madison Avenue CRC in Global Mission Committee, and Community CRC - Paterson, New Jersey, and current president of Grand Rapids members. To apply for this Urban Wilderness Renewal. He is currently leading scholarship, fill out this online application. several ministry teams. Pastor Marco planted New Horizon CRC in Paterson and is currently the team SPONSORS leader of Resonate Global Mission’s Eastern USA region. Resonate Global Mission and Mid-Atlantic Ministries of Classes Hackensack and Hudson. REGISTER: http://www.joinnehemiah.org/gps Building Community . .Through Prayer They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ~ Acts 2:42 February 16, 2020 This week’s prayer focus: “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” – Habakkuk 3: 17-18 Christian joy does not mean that we ignore or deny the pain of suffering and grief. Nevertheless, suffering and grief can lead to joy, for trouble provides an opportunity for us to deepen our relationship with Christ and to learn how to walk more intimately with Him. The apostle James, in fact, tells us to “count it all joy” when we endure trials and tribulations. Counting our suffering as joy is certainly easier said than done. Still, one fundamental biblical truth can help us find joy in our pain, namely, that all of our difficulties are limited in duration. For the believer, pain is not forever, as there is a new heaven and earth coming. God will one day right all wrongs and thus wipe away every tear from our eyes. As we trust in Him to impart strength and confidence to us, He will work in our hearts to lead us to rejoice even when times are lean and painful. – R.C. Sproul Prayer needs in our church community: Pray for the NJ Faith Church this week. This is the Korean congregation that shares our sanctuary and our facilities. Ask God to use their ministry to bless the local Korean community. Prayer needs in our local community: Thank God for the report from New City Kids Church last Sunday. Pray for New City Kids, which does such vital work with inner city youth in Jersey City, Paterson, and Grand Rapids, and thank God for the reports of lives transformed through their program.