WELCOME
TO WORSHIP
January 12, 2020
WELCOME VISITORS AND GUESTS:
We are glad you have come to join us in worship
today! Please sign the guest book (located at the back
the sanctuary) and join us for coffee and
fellowship in the North Hall.
GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP
Prelude: Hyferdol .................................................................................... arr. Varner
*Opening Song: Come, People of the Risen King ................................. see screen
*Call to Worship:
Come, all you whose souls thirst for the living God.
We come in search of help and hope.
Come, you who are acquainted with grief or oppression.
We come bearing our doubts, our wounds, and our fears.
Come, you who are in need of good news.
We come in search of joy, truth, and light.
Come and find refuge in God your rock.
Let us again praise the one who is our help and our hope.
-inspired by Psalm 42 & 43
*Song: Amid the Thronging Worshipers........................ Lift Up Your Hearts #511
*God's Greeting
*We Greet One Another
CELEBRATION OF RECONCILIATION
Call to Confession: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy .............................. see screen
Prayer of Confession:
O God, you have embraced us in your arms. Have mercy on us,
according to your unfailing love.
Wash away all our iniquities and cleanse us from our sins.
Against you, you only, have we sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight.
Cleanse us with hyssop, and we will be clean;
wash us, and we will be whiter than snow.
Create in us pure hearts, O God,
and renew steadfast spirits within us.
Do not cast us from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from us.
Restore to us the joy of your salvation
and grant us willing spirits, to sustain us.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. -Psalm 51: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10-12, 17
Assurance of Pardon:
“I will sprinkle clean water on you,
and you will be clean;
I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you;
I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful
to keep my laws.” -Ezekiel 36:25-26
Then we will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you, O
God, the God who saves us.
O Lord, open our lips, and our mouths will declare your praise. -Psalm 51:13, 15
Great Are You Lord ........................................................................................ see screen
As the children continue with their worship downstairs,
what is our prayer for them?
That you grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Father’s love.
Children ages 5 years old through 4th grade are invited to meet
at the back of the sanctuary to continue worship in the
Vineyard Room downstairs.
OFFERING TO GOD OUR PRAYERS AND GIFTS
Offering: Mobility Worldwide (West Michigan)
Over 70 million people in the world are leg/feet handicapped in developing
countries. Without help, many crawl in the dirt. Mobility World Wide began
in 1994, and has built about 80,000 hand cranked mobility carts which can
go where ordinary wheelchairs cannot go. The carts have been distributed
in 104 countries, and cost about $300 to build/ship.
The West MI Affiliate is called Mobility Worldwide West Michigan (Holland)
and has shipped over 4,500 small carts in the past 10 years. Production
has been increased to 15 carts/week. Since most recipient countries use
the metric system, metric fasteners are now used. Thank you for your con-
tinued support. MobilityWorldwideWM.org
Offertory: Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus ......................................... arr. Young
Prayers of God’s People
GOD SPEAKS TO US
*Hymn of Preparation: By Faith ...........................................................see screen
Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17 (page 1009)
Sermon: “Growing Thin” ....................................................... Pastor Laura de Jong
Prayer of Application
*Hymn of Application:
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling .................... Lift Up Your Hearts #351:1-3
GOD SENDS US TO SERVE IN HIS LIGHT AND LOVE
*Blessing
*Sending Song: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling .... Lift Up Your Hearts #351:4
*Postlude: Postlude in G
Participants:
Laura de Jong, pastor
Cathy Schaaf, organist
Praise Team
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SUNDAY - JANUARY 12 Ushers: Team 5 (Stan Boelkins) Les DeVries, Art Ruiter, Jeff Erickson Projectionist: Eric Wolffis Sound System: Todd Cunningham Video System: Jay Brace, Aiden Rotman Chuck DeWitt, Jason Steigenga Coffee Hosts: Ken & Patti Steigenga Ava Rotman, Esther Drukker Nursery: DeeAnn Hordyk, Manette DeJonge Brianna Zuidema Little Lambs Teacher / Helper: Sytsma, Pierce VanStratt Welcome Desk: Sharon Ottens SUNDAY - JANUARY 19 Ushers: Team 6 (Ron Brouwer) Dave VanderHeide, Rob Wagenmaker, Doug Zuidema Projectionist: Dan Braak Sound System: Mike Katje Video System: Ben McCarthy, Jacob Weesies Dirk Weesies, Ethan Hodge Coffee Hosts: Steve & Ruth Marotti Greta VanderHeide, Dave VanderWall Nursery: Sheila Warners, Marie Rycenga, Audrey Braak Little Lambs Teacher / Helper: Wagenmaker, Greta VanderHeide Welcome Desk: Stan Boelkins
SUNDAY - JANUARY 12 10:00 a.m. - Worship Service 6:00 p.m. - Focus MONDAY - JANUARY 13 9:30 a.m. - Ride the Roads 12:30 p.m. - January Series 1:30 p.m. - Walk & Talk 7:00 p.m. - Children, Outreach Ministry Team Meeting TUESDAY - JANUARY 14 9:00 - noon - Parish Nurse 12:30 p.m. - January Series WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 15 1:00 p.m. - Knitters 1:30 p.m. - Walk & Talk 12:30 p.m. - January Series 7:00 p.m. - CHAOS THURSDAY - JANUARY 16 8:00 a.m. - Exercise 12:30 p.m. - January Series FRIDAY - JANUARY 17 12:30 p.m. - January Series
JANUARY 19
OFFERING: Teen Challenge Adult Enrichment: No Class
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Adult Enrichment: Today, Dr. Stuart VanderHeide, Medical Director of Hospice & Palliative Care of North Ottawa Community Health System, will speak on Stories of Life and Death in the Emergency Room and in Hospice.
“Thank you to my church family for the beautiful Christmas cards and sweet notes. My heart failure
and kidney failure are keeping me from attending church but I have just received a new fourth pace maker. That is so good. Thank you again.” Lee Vontom
“I would like to thank everyone for the many Christmas cards I received from you. I enjoyed them very much. May you have many blessings in the new year. I miss seeing you.” Joyce Dark
“I would like to thank the congregation for the many Christmas cards I received. I am thankful for a caring church family.” Conrad Brandsen
Dear Church Family, Ruth Poel would like to thank all those who remembered her with cards, visits and prayer for God’s blessings in the New Year.
“Wishing peace, joy, love and a blessed New Year to our church family. Thank you for the many Christmas cards.” Henry & Evelyn Baker
Dan & Cheri Holtrop would like to thank the congregation for the kind words spoken to them and the cards given to them following the death of Cheri’s father.
The award-winning JANUARY SERIES of Calvin University is coming to Second Church again from January 8 - January 28 at 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.. This weeks speakers are: January 13 – Jonathan Haidt – The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting up a Generation for Failure / January 14 – Cathy O’Neal – Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy / January 15- Deborah and James Fallows –Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Jour-ney into the Heart of America / January 16 – The 5 Browns in Concert January 17 – Bob Fu – When Caesar Demands to be God – Religious Freedom in China
A brochure with the full list of speakers and topics is available at the Information Desk. A sign-up sheet is also at the Information Desk for bakers, host and hostesses for each lecture. As in the past, help Second Church make the January Series a welcome and warm experience.
We very much appreciate our church artists for the wonderful exhibit we have enjoyed the last few months!! This week the Atrium Art Gallery has a new look! We are pleased and excited to feature two dozen pieces from the collection of Donna Spaan, entitled “Guided by the Light,” on loan from the Calvin University Art Department. Ms. Spaan will give a presentation at a reception scheduled for Sunday, January 19, after the service.
schedules calendar January 12, 2020 Pastor Laura de Jong
weekly news
Nurse’s Notes: Life After Loss is an ongoing grief support group open to anyone in the community dealing with a death related loss. This group is facilitated by a bereavement counselor through North Ottawa Community Health System.
Please see the bathroom flyers or the flyer found on the bulletin board by the nurse's office for details.
Parish Nurse office hours will be available on Tuesday, January 14 from 9:00 am - noon.
Little Lambs (2 - 4 year olds) Teacher: Sytsma
Helper: Pierce VanStratt
Walk Out Worship ( kindergarten - 4th grade)
Lesson: Joseph the Slave Teacher: Barb Fritz
Memory Verse: Isaiah 41:10 “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Offering: We are raising funds to provide bee hives to the farmers in East Africa through World Renew. Each beehive costs $35 and allows the farmers the opportunity to start a business, increase their income by raising bees, harvesting and selling honey and contributing to neighboring farms through pollination.
Focus: We will meet today at 6:00 pm at church. Dinner will be provided.
CHAOS - January 15 This Wednesday we will be going to Grand Haven Escape to test our team work and thinking skills. We will leave church at 7:00 and be back around 8:30. If you would rather drop your child off at the escape room at 7:10 and pick them up at 8:20 that would be fine. Please let me know by Monday if you child will be attending and if you are dropping them off at church or GHE. The address is 1051 Jackson St. in the building before Rycenga's. Cost is $15.00 per person. If cost of any event is ever an issue please let me know and we would be happy to pay for you. We never want cost to hinder a child from doing anything.
parish nurse - Judy Ponstine
children’s ministries - Mary Retsema
church news
christian school news
youth ministries—Rob Wagenmaker
Connections Bible Study begins an 8-week study on Lisa Harper's "Believing Jesus". Join us on January 28, Tuesday morning at 9:45 until 11:00. Story Hour and Nursery available for the children. This study highlights how the first believers in Acts were willing to risk everything to follow Christ. Lisa keeps it real with humorous anecdotes and stories. Invite a friend and come connect with other women of all ages. Books will be available for $12 on Tuesday morning. Contact Sheila Warners at [email protected] or 616.502.7205 WALK & TALK Escape the cold and ice! Come walk at church on our lower indoor loop on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 PM, through March. Bring your “indoor” walking shoes, sign-in and off you go! You may even add stairs to enhance your workout. Barri-er free access. Questions? Contact Marie Rycenga or Mary Terpstra. A reminder and advance notice regarding our Church Book Club. Our next meet-ing will be on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 1:30 PM. We will discuss the book, "Counterfeit Gods", by Timothy Keller and will meet in the Church Parlor. This book club is open to anyone interested in attending. B&B Marriage Retreat! The Parsonage Inn in Grand Rapids is hosting a marriage retreat this Feb 28 - Mar 1, Friday night through Sunday morning. Pastors Steven and Deb Koster will lead seasoned couples and newlyweds alike through a series of talks bookended by two relaxing evenings in their Victorian B&B (at 423 Madison Ave SE, GR, 45903). The registration fees include two nights at the B&B, the seminars, break-fasts, and a Saturday picnic lunch. For more information email [email protected], call 616-481-4434, or visit ParsonageInn.org online. The Director of Community Care of Love in Action oversees Community Care Minis-tries. This position will develop partnerships and processes that cultivate an interde-pendent, empowering community that encourages opportunities for individuals to dis-cover their God-given strengths and abilities. The Director will model grace and per-sonal dignity. The Director will work to ensure that this is a community where individu-als have the opportunity to thrive and experience life transformation. A strong back-ground in ministry, poverty care or related-work is essential. Please forward a resume and letter or interest to [email protected]. You may also apply on Indeed.
Western Michigan Christian High School has an opening for a High School Track and Field Coach. Candidates will need to support the mission and vision of Western Michi-gan Christian High School and express a willingness to mentor student athletes in their christian faith. Experience coaching at the high school level or higher is preferred.
