Bethany United Reformed Church
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The
History of the United Reformed Churches in North America
by Rev. Harry Zekveld and Rev. Ralph A. Pontier
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www.bethanyurc.com/sermons.htm
6/28/09
MORNING WORSHIP
9:30 A.M.
THE OPENING
Call to Worship
Silent Prayer
*Song of Praise 164:1, 4, 5, 7
*Votum and Salutation
CONFESSION
God's Law of Life
Song of Response 295
Assurance of Pardon
Congregational Prayer
*Song 44
PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
Scripture Romans 12:6-9
Heidelberg Catechism L.D. 21, Q & A
55
Sermon Use Your Gifts
Applicatory Prayer
THE RESPONSE
*Song 404
Offertory Prayer
Offerings:
1. General Fund
2. Bethany School Society
*Doxology 491
THE DISMISSAL
*Benediction
*Moment of Meditation
Organist Jan Bartels
Pianist Hannah Nobel
EVENING WORSHIP
5:00 P.M.
THE OPENING
Hymn Sing
Call to Worship
Silent Prayer
*Song of Praise 201
*Votum and Salutation
CONFESSION
*Confession of Faith
*Song of Response 198
Congregational Prayer
*Song 211:1, 6, 16-22
PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
Scripture Exodus 21:12-27
Sermon Value Human Life
Applicatory Prayer
THE RESPONSE
*Song 182:1-5, 12
Offertory Prayer
Offering Word & Deed
*Doxology 488:1, 2
THE DISMISSAL
*Benediction
*Moment of Meditation
*Congregation Standing
Organist Lois Ripma
Pianist Rachel Freswick
Song Leader Jeff Kortman
We welcome all who are worshiping with us
today. May the Name of God be
exalted as we worship Him. If you are visiting, please take
a moment to
fill out a visitor card and place it in the box in the fellowship
hall.
Also, please join us for coffee following the morning service.
Elder greeters are Mark Warner, Bob Huisjen and Bob
Bartels.
Foyer greeters: A.M. North door-Ken & Bertie
Agema. South door-Randy
Huizinga family. P.M. North door-Dan & Rhonda Koerner. South
door-Larry &
Ida Koetje. Next Week: A.M. North door-Irma Koetje & Kay
Kalkofen. South
door-Pat & Kathy Kennedy. P.M. North door-Tom & Lois
Kooienga. South door-Al
Rumph family.
Nursery: A.M. Elisabeth VandenToorn, Laurie
VanEck, Sarah VanWyk. P.M.
Kathryn VanEck, Audra Warner, Jana & Mattie Westrate. Next
Week: A.M.
Stephanie Wychers, Edie Adams, Savannah & Cassidy Atsma. P.M.
Deb & Heidi
Boeve, Rachel & Corissa Atsma.
Coffee Servers: Bob Bartels family. Next Week:
Joe Bryant family, Chuck
& Rose DeBoer.
A/V Room: A.M. Dan & Tom, P.M. Aaron &
Doug, Jr. Next week: A.M. Todd
& Nick, P.M. Mike T. & Kyle
Ushers for July: A.M. North aisle-Doug Sjoerdsma,
Center aisle-Scott
Moelker, South aisle-Tyce DeBoer. P.M. North aisle-Dave Kamminga,
Center
aisle-Peter Kamps, South aisle- Fred Gunnink.
Church Family News
Rev. Besteman will have another chemo treatment
tomorrow. He continues
to do well and he is not having significant side effects from the
chemo.
Doctors have decided to add two more treatments.
Gen Buist has returned home and is doing well.
Gerrit and Gep Bultena are thankful for the
encouraging report they
received from the doctor. With on-going treatment, Gerrit's
condition should
stabilize.
Rev. Knott continues to recover slowly but steadily.
Rich Pyper's surgical procedure on his back went
well. He was able to
return home later in the day.
Rich & Tress Pyper will celebrate their 60th
wedding anniversary on
Tuesday, June 30. We congratulate them and pray that God
will continue to
be with them in the years to come.
We also congratulate Velma Timmer who will celebrate
her 86th birthday on
Friday, July 3. May God continue to bless her.
Jeremy and Melissa Nelson and their family are
thankful for the
significant progress of their cousin, Ben Olthoff. After
further
evaluation, it was determined that 75% of his body was
burned. There was no
damage to his eyes. Ben underwent several major surgeries
which went well.
You can follow Ben's progress on the following website:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/benolthoff.
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/benolthoff>
Continue to pray for healing.
Tom Veurink's father came through heart surgery well
this past week, in
which he had four bypasses. Pray for continued healing for
him.
Announcements
SING-A-LONG: Please join us after the evening
service for our monthly
Hymn Sing; enjoy a time of praise, fellowship and fabulous finger
food.
What a great way to start the Fourth of July Week!
DEACONS will meet tomorrow evening at 7:00.
MEN'S PRAYER GROUP will meet Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
in the council room.
THANK YOU to the over 60 volunteers who gave time,
energy and talents in
support of Bethany's VBS this year. Enrollment this year
was 110 children.
These included some from Latter Day Saints and Mars Hill, as well
as
unchurched backgrounds. Please continue to pray that God's
Word will bear
fruit in this evangelistic work of our church. May God
bless the lessons
learned in this week to the hearts of all the children who
attended. What a
privilege we have to share the truths of the Bible together!
ATTENTION PARENTS: Those who want to utilize
the School Society to help
with Christian School tuition need to fill out a FACTS
application. The
FACTS application will determine your eligibility for assistance
from the
church. Go to www.factstuitionaid.com.
A paper application is also
available. The deadline is July 6.
In place of a regular meeting, the POST HIGH/YOUNG
ADULT BIBLE STUDY is
invited to Pastor Freswick's house after the evening service next
Sunday.
Requested Announcements
MARK YOUR CALENDAR, SUMMER MISSIONS RALLY -
There will be a special
Classis Michigan missions rally on Thursday July 23, 7 pm at the
Trinity
URC. The featured speaker will be Mr. Nick Lamme who has been
called by
Trinity to assist Rev. Bill Green in Costa Rica. Learn more about
the latest
missionary sent from a church in our classis, and an update on
the work in
Costa Rica. Ice cream social following the presentation.
Zion Christian School: Save the date, Friday,
October 30, 2009, and plan
on attending the Sixth Annual Zion Christian School
Auction. The auction
will be an event for adults only. Please take a moment to
consider what you
or your family can contribute to make this year's auction a
success. Baked
goods, cash, gift certificates, hard goods, etc. If you
have further
questions or to call in your donation, please contact Carla Baker
from the
auction committee at (616)-318-9664 or call the school office at
(616)-878-9472. Save the Date! Friday, October 30,
2009.
CBI Broadcast News - How should you punish kids who
kick soccer balls
through windows? Why are HIV positive ex-offenders not taking
their
medication? Should prisons be building nurseries for infants and
toddlers?
On these and more, listen to Dr. David Schuringa's reports on
Crossroad
Connection. Go to www.cbi.fm <http://www.cbi.fm/> to
listen to Crossroad
Connection - a restorative justice ministry of Crossroad
Bible Institute.
Looking for a summer job? Why not begin by
volunteering at Crossroad
Bible Institute a couple evenings in July? We're setting up
the assembly
line of Thursday nights, July 9 and 23. Round up your youth
group, softball
team, book club or make it a family affair and head on over to
our office at
2976 Ivanrest anytime between 6:30 and 8:30 PM. Please call
ahead if you
plan on coming -
530-1300.
Church Calendar
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service
5:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service
6:30 p.m. Sing-A-Long
Monday 7:00 p.m. Deacons Meeting
Wed. 9:30 a.m. Men's Prayer Group
6/21/09
MORNING WORSHIP
9:30 A.M.
THE OPENING
Call to Worship
Silent Prayer
*Song of Praise 57: 1, 4-6
*Votum and Salutation
CONFESSION
God's Law of Life
Song of Response 242
Assurance of Pardon
Congregational Prayer
*Song 479
PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
Scripture Romans 12:1-8
Text Romans 12:6
Lord's Day 21 Q & A 55
Sermon Use of the Gift of Prophecy
Applicatory Prayer
THE RESPONSE
*Song 449
Offertory Prayer
Offerings:
1. General Fund
2. Bethany School Society
*Doxology 491
THE DISMISSAL
*Benediction
*Moment of Meditation
Organist Jan Bartels
Pianist Carol Huisjen
EVENING WORSHIP
5:00 P.M.
THE OPENING
Hymn Sing
Call to Worship
Silent Prayer
*Song of Praise 60:1, 3, 5, 8
*Votum and Salutation
CONFESSION
*Confession of Faith
*Song of Response 231
Congregational Prayer
*Song 15:1, 2, 10-15
PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
Scripture Exodus 21:1-11
Sermon Laws of Servitude
Applicatory Prayer
THE RESPONSE
*Song 483
Offertory Prayer
Offering Debt Reduction
*Doxology 488:1, 2
THE DISMISSAL
*Benediction
*Moment of Meditation
*Congregation Standing
Organist Rachel Tissue
Pianist Priscilla Boot
Song Leader Tyce DeBoer
We welcome all who are worshiping with us
today. Let us give thanks that
our God is the Sovereign King over all things. If you are
visiting, please
take a moment to fill out a visitor card and place it in the box
in the
fellowship hall. You are also invited to join us for the
coffee fellowship
following the morning service.
Elder greeters are Dale Suwyn, Larry DeVries and Dan
Atsma.
Foyer greeters: A.M. North door-Bruce &
Carol Brink. South door-Bob
Huisjen family. P.M. North door-Elmer & Joy Hunderman. South
door-Peter &
Mary Kamps. Next Week: A.M. North door-Ken & Bertie Agema.
South door-Randy
Huizinga family. P.M. North door-Dan & Rhonda Koerner. South
door-Larry &
Ida Koetje.
Nursery: A.M. Wendi Suwyn, Karley & Katie
Suwyn, Allison VanEck. P.M.
Andrea tenHaaf, Rachel Toonstra, Kelli VanDellen, Kelsey
Van Bemden. Next
Week: A.M. Elisabeth VandenToorn, Laurie VanEck, Sarah VanWyk.
P.M. Kathryn
VanEck, Audra Warner, Jana & Mattie Westrate.
Coffee Servers: Les Berkenpas Jr.,
family. Next Week: Bob Bartels
family.
A/V Room: A.M.Tyce & Mike K., P.M. Paul
& Hope. Next week: A.M. Dan &
Tom, P.M. Aaron & Doug, Jr.
Ushers for June: A.M. North aisle-Peter Kamps,
Center aisle-Travis
Koetje, South aisle-David Bartels. P.M. North aisle-Dave VanEck,
Center
aisle-Ron Lotterman, South aisle- Nick Doornbos.
Next Sunday evening the offering will be for Word
& Deed.
Church Family News
John Groelsema was released from the hospital and is
staying at his
daughter's home for a few days.
Rich Pyper will have back surgery on Wednesday, June
24, at Blodgett
Hospital.
Jeanette Martin will celebrate her 83rd birthday on
Thursday, June 25,
and Betty Morrow will celebrate her 84th birthday on Saturday,
June 27. We
congratulate them and pray that God will continue to be with them
and bless
them. Jeanette is one of our shut-ins who lives at Holland
Home, 1450 E.
Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Betty lives at 2380
Aurora Pond Dr., SW,
Apt. 217, Wyoming, MI 49519.
Thanks to our Bethany Church family for your concerns,
cards and prayers.
Thank you to Rev. Freswick and Elders Kuiper and DeVries for your
visits and
prayers. But most of all, we thank our Lord for His haling
hand. Ken &
Bertie Agema
We acknowledge with thanks the interest shown and
the assurance of
concern, and the promise of prayers in connection with our recent
illness.
They were all extremely appreciated. Rev. E. Knott
Tom Veurink's dad's heart surgery has been postponed
until Monday because
of an infection.
MISSIONARY MAIL: Today is the last day to
bring birthday greetings for
Rev. Ernie Langendoen (July 27), Rev. Tony Zekveld (July 31) and
Steven
Poelman (8 yrs old on July 8).
Announcements
EVANGELISM COMMITTEE will meet Monday, June 22, at
7:00 p.m.
SING-A-LONG: Please plan on joining us next week
Sunday, June 28 for our
monthly Hymn Sing. Enjoy a time of fellowship, praise and
"finger-food".
What a great way to kick off the Fourth of July week!
ATTENTION PARENTS: Those who want to utilize
the School Society to help
with Christian School tuition need to fill out a FACTS
application. The
FACTS application will determine your eligibility for assistance
from the
church. Go to www.factstuitionaid.com.
A paper application is also
available. The deadline is July 6.
Support TEPEYAC CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL! Monday
and Tuesday, June 22 and
23, 10 % of sales at V & V Nursery will be given for
construction of the
school. V & V Nursery is located at 450 Chicago Drive,
Jenison.
Requested Announcements
MARK YOUR CALENDAR, SUMMER MISSIONS RALLY -
There will be a special
Classis Michigan missions rally on Thursday July 23, 7 pm at the
Trinity
URC. The featured speaker will be Mr. Nick Lamme who has been
called by
Trinity to assist Rev. Bill Green in Costa Rica. Learn more about
the latest
missionary sent from a church in our classis, and an update on
the work in
Costa Rica. Ice cream social following the presentation.
Trinity URC will be having their annual VBS this
week, June 22 - 26, from
9am - 11:45am. Classes for 3 years - 5th grade.
Walk-in and register on
Monday!
Zion Christian School: Save the date, Friday,
October 30, 2009, and plan
on attending the Sixth Annual Zion Christian School
Auction. The auction
will be an event for adults only. Please take a moment to
consider what you
or your family can contribute to make this year's auction a
success. Baked
goods, cash, gift certificates, hard goods, etc. If you
have further
questions or to call in your donation, please contact Carla Baker
from the
auction committee at (616)-318-9664 or call the school office at
(616)-878-9472. Save the Date! Friday, October 30,
2009.
How Everyone Wins with Restorative Justice - In a
second interview, Dr.
David Schuringa explores with Prison Chaplain John Lamsma how, in
restorative justice, inmates come face-to-face with the effects
of their
crime in order to gain responsibility for their actions and
healing for
their victims. Go to www.cbi.fm
<http://www.cbi.fm/>
to listen to
Crossroad Connection - a restorative justice ministry of
Crossroad Bible
Institute.
Church Calendar
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service
5:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service
Monday 7:00
p.m. Evangelism Committee
Wed. 9:30 a.m. Men's Prayer Group
6:30 p.m. Men's slow pitch vs West
Leonard, diamond 5
7:20
p.m. Women's softball vs Calvin,
diamond 7
Thursday 6:30 p.m. Co-ed softball vs II Byron
Center, diamond 3
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