SIBLEY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
The Lord’s Day – January 12, 2014
Pastor Roger Bouwman
Song of Praise:
Welcome to the Sibley Christian Reformed Church …
A place to gather, worship, and praise the Lord!
Pastoral Prayer
Morning Worship
“Trust and Obey”
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WE BRING OUR PRAYERS AND OFFERINGS
9:30 A.M.
Prelude
Welcome/Announcements
Offering
1st blue bag – General Budget
2nd red bag – Sioux Falls Seminary
WE GATHER AROUND THE WORD OF GOD
*Call to Worship—based on Isaiah 60
Leader:
Arise, shine, for your light has come!
Congregation: The glory of the Lord has risen upon us.
Leader:
Let us praise the Lord together.
Congregation: The sun shall no longer be our light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on us,
Leader:
for the Lord will be our light, and our God will be our glory.
Congregation: The Lord will be our everlasting light, and our days of sorrow will end.
Leader:
Come, let us sing to our light and salvation!
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
*Song of Preparation:
Red # 141:4
*Prayer for Illumination
Scripture:
Mathew 2:13-23 (page 1498)
Sermon:
“That Telling Obedience of Joseph”
Prayer for Application
“I Am Thine, O Lord”
*Song of Application:
Red # 358:1 & 2
*God’s Greeting:
WE LEAVE TO SERVE GOD WITH THANKFUL HEARTS
*We Greet One Another
*Sending (responsively):
Leader:
The light of God’s purposes has shone upon us. Carry that light into
another week.
Congregation: The star of God’s promises that led us to worship now leads us to
serve in God’s world.
Leader:
When we have met God in the light, we cannot dwell comfortably in the
shadows.
Congregation: We cannot enjoy our abundance and wealth without thanksgiving and
generous sharing.
Leader:
The glory of God shines on you today. Others will see your radiance and
rejoice with you.
Congregation: We seek God’s peace that we may share it, God’s wisdom that we may
live by it, in Christ’s name. Amen.
*Song of Praise:
“Once in Royal David’s City”
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WE ARE RENEWED IN THE GRACE OF GOD
Call to Confession:
Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 123 and 124 responsively
Prayer of Petition in unison: God of light, we have been so blind when truth has been
so clear. When we could have looked ahead, we fell behind. When we could have
viewed the wider picture, we saw only a part. When we could have sensed the Spirit
leading, we missed the way. Forgive our dim apprehension of love’s clear leading.
Give us faith that trusts when it cannot see, through the light that lingers when all
else fails, even the bright Morning Star of our faith, Jesus Christ, the Savior. Amen.
Assurance of Forgiveness—1 John 1:5-7, NRSV:
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in
him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are
walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as he
himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son
cleanses us from all sin.
*Doxology:
“Away in a Manger”
Red # 158:3
*Moment of Reflection
Postlude
*please stand if able
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Evening Worship
5:00 P.M.
Prelude
Welcome/Announcements
Call to Worship—based on 1 Timothy 3:16
Leader: Christ manifested in the flesh, Christ revealed in the Spirit.
Congregation: Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Leader: Christ contemplated by the angels, Christ worshiped by the Magi.
Congregation: Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Leader: Christ believed in the world, Christ exalted in glory.
Congregation: Praise the Lord, all you nations.
God's Greeting
Song of Praise:
“From Heaven Above to Earth I Come”
Profession of Faith:
Apostles’ Creed
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Song of Faith:
“Angels, from the Realms of Glory”
Prayer for Illumination
Blue # 340:1,3 & 5
Scripture:
Psalm 72
Sermon:
“God’s Royal Son, May His Name Endure Forever!”
“Christ Shall Have Dominion”
Offertory Hymn:
Next Sunday Pastor Roger Bouwman to our pulpit as he leads us in our worship services.
Everyone is invited to stay for coffee fellowship following the morning service.
Coffee servers will be Ed & Mary Ellen Smidt, Mike & Carol Ling
Next Sunday coffee servers will be Loren & Lori Bosma, Gene & Deanna Wietzema
THANK YOU!
Carma and Carol are thankful that God has used you to encourage us by cards, calls,
e-mails, food and visits during this difficult time of the past few months. We especially
appreciate your prayers to our dear Heavenly Father on our behalf. We have experienced
His Love through the communion of the saints. May God bless each of you!
Blue # 135:1-3
Blue # 343: all
CHURCH CALENDAR:
TODAY
Pastoral Prayer (requests welcome)
Offering
We welcome Pastor Roger Bouwman to our pulpit as he leads us in our worship services.
May the Lord bless the proclamation of His Holy Word.
PRAYER LIST of our servicemen:
Amos Kleinwolterink (grandson of Clem Kleinwolterink)
Dylan Johnson (nephew of Lori and Loren Bosma)
Patrick Kyle Whitley (grandson of Irene Timmerman)
James Frangenberg (grandson of Charles and Joyce Bosma)
Preston Smidt (grandson of Ed and Mary Ellen Smidt)
Dan Fisher (nephew of Cliff & Karen Wynia)
Prayer of Application
Hymn for Application:
We extend a warm welcome to all who have joined us today for worship. It is our desire
and prayer that you will deeply experience the presence of God as well as the warmth of the
fellowship of his people. If you are looking for a church home we invite you to come again
and to talk to one of our elders or the pastor greeting you after our services. Let us then
enter God’s House to worship and leave to serve.
Sioux Falls Seminary
“Brightest and Best of the Sons”
*Benediction: Romans 16:25-27, NRSV
Now to God who is able to strengthen you according to [the] gospel . . . according to the
revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but is now disclosed, and . . .
made known to all the Gentiles, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring
about the obedience of faith—to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the
glory forever! Amen.
*Doxology:
“Christ Shall Have Dominion”
*Moment of Reverence
Blue # 135:4
*please stand if able
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MONDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
NEXT SUNDAY
9:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Morning Worship service
Catechism class meets
Evening Worship service
GEMS meet; Badge/theme
Coffee Break Bible Study
Coffee Break Bible Study
Morning Worship service
Catechism class meets
Evening Worship service
Offerings next Sunday will be for General Budget and Helping Hand Pregnancy Center
Remember our shut ins in your prayers and with your visits:
Sibley Nursing & Rehab Center: Nelva De Boer, Judy Eekhoff, Clem Kleinwolterink,
Richard Starkenburg, Esther Zonnefeld
In her own home: Alice Offringa
There is a new church directory on the fellowship hall table. Please check it over to see if
the information is correct. If there are corrections, please make them on the directory. Also if
you have an email address or a new one, write it on the directory. We would like to have
them on the directory. Thanks.
Council news:
A congregational meeting to approve the 2014 proposed budget will be held on Sunday,
January 19, immediately following the morning service. The Council is presenting the budget
for 2014 and seeking the Congregation’s approval. Please be sure to pick up your copy
today in the mailboxes.
Please notify Keith Boersma of your plans to attend the Day of Encouragement at Dordt
College on Saturday, February 1. Details of the various speakers and sessions are available
on the mailbox ledge. We wish to take advantage of the lowest registration cost so we are
looking for more than ten people to attend. We must know by TOMORROW, January 13.
Per their request the membership papers of Ken and Sharalyn Tjaden were sent to the
Sibley First Reformed Church.
Next communion service will be held on February 9th followed by a pot luck dinner.
The deacons have the following to report from the month of December: Christian
Education-$535.00; Bigelow Asian Church-$340.00; ATLAS-$293.00; Union Gospel
Mission-$266.05; The Bridge-$200.00; Mission Fund-$1,627.23; Building Fund-$1,377.00;
General Budget-$8,100.61.
All funds report balances December 31, 2013
Missions
501.99
Benevolent Fund
1,724.40
Building Fund
1,826.60
General Budget
20,000.94
The Dordt College Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Band will present their Tour
Homecoming Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, January 17, at the B.J. Haan Auditorium.
Repertoire includes Beethoven’s Scherzo (from Symphony No. 4), Mozart’s Eine Kleine
Nachtmusik, and Holst’s Brook Green Suite, as well as jazz pieces including Stardust and
Only You.
The Sibley First Presbyterian Church's monthly Fishes & Loaves Kitchen outreach meal
to the community is Saturday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m., in the fellowship hall. Hot turkey
sandwiches, chips, salads, and desserts will be served. All are welcome. There is no
charge or freewill offering. If you wish to give a freewill offering you may, but it is not
necessary.
ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Unity Christian is hosting a Middle School Open House on Tuesday, January 20 from 6:008:00 p.m. This event is geared to share information and answer questions specifically
through a breakout session format. Parents will have the opportunity to attend 15-minute
sessions of their choice. Session topics include: finances, transportation, school strategic
vision, 1:1 technology, after school opportunities, our Learning Center and our academic
plan. Light refreshments will be served and tours will be given before and after the breakout
sessions. Parents are welcome to bring their middle school age students.
Homecoming 2014 will be held at Unity Christian High School on Friday, January 24. Unity
alumnus from the class of 2004, Trevor Mouw, will speak at the chapel in the Knight Center
at 1:00 p.m. The Homecoming court will be presented, as well as a talent show. Evening
activities, beginning at 4:30 p.m., will include basketball games, presentation of
Homecoming royalty, and dance team performances. All alumni and friends of UCHS are
invited to the afternoon and evening activities.
Unity Christian invites all alumni and friends to a Hospitality Room (school library) as part
of Homecoming Activities on Friday, Jan. 24. The room will be open from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00
p.m. Come and visit with former classmates and friends and enjoy some light refreshments,
sign up for door prizes and tours of the facility.
Volunteers needed: We need volunteers to help with the Sing-a-long on Monday, January
27th at 6:30 p.m. at Sibley Nursing & Rehab Center and 7:00 p.m. at Country View Manor.
There is a signup sheet on the mailbox ledge for you to sign if you are willing to help out with
this. We only do this once a year so let’s have a good turnout for this evening.
Dordt College is sponsoring a Civil War Staff Ride, July 9 to 12, in the Springfield, Missouri,
and Eureka Springs, Arkansas, area. History Professor Dr. Paul Fessler will lead the
adventure, where participants will experience the battle by taking on a role of an original
battle participant. For more information, go to www.dordt.edu/events/civil_war_learning or
contact Dianne De Wit at (712) 722-6029 or [email protected]. Space is limited.
The Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra will present its popular WINTER POPS
CONCERT: I Love a Piano on Saturday, February 1 at 7:30 PM in the B.J. Haan Auditorium
on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. Pianist Rich Ridenour joins NISO as
he pays tribute to pianists of all genres: classical, jazz and rock. He’ll serve it all up with a
pinch of Victor Gorge humor and a grand Steinway. NISO’s Celebrity Conductor Contest will
be held in conjunction with this year’s Winter Pops Concert. Prominent local individuals
have been invited to compete by soliciting support from family and friends. Each dollar
donated to NISO will constitute one vote, with results tabulated during intermission. The
winner, with attire and baton of choice, will then have the distinct and well-earned privilege
of conducting the orchestra in a special selection. Candidates who are vying for the honor
are John Heller, Orange City, IA; Scott Rens, Hull & Sioux Center, IA; Ron Rynders, Sioux
Center, IA; and, Peter Wagner, Sheldon & Sibley, IA.
HEAD START ENROLLMENT BEGINS FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR.
Applications are now being take n for the Sibley Head Start preschool program, which will
begin in the fall of 2014. Any child who is age3 or 4 by September 15, 2014, is eligible to
apply. Please stop by at 921 1st St. NE or call the classroom at 754-3348 or the main office
at 800-245-6151 to request an application.
Ride for Tim for the month of January is Jeff Vande Griend
POWER POINT TODAY:
Next Sunday:
Shelly Wolfswinkel
Dreycen Foiles
USHERS TODAY
Next Sunday
Duane Runia, Scott Arneson
Jeff Vande Griend, Scott Arneson
LIBRARIANS TODAY
Next Sunday:
Pearl Vander Pol
Dee Jilderda
GREETERS TODAY:
Next Sunday
A.M Esther Bosma, Joyce Dykstra & Loren Bosma’s
A.M Marley Grotenhuis’ & Lois Haverkamp, Effie Jacobsma
NURSERY TODAY
Next Sunday
A.M Murt Vogel & Kaileen Runia
A.M Loren & Lori Bosma
REASSURANCE
Sometimes on dark and wintry days
When trees are gray and bare,
I wonder in my heart and mind
If God is really there.
I look out at the apple trees—
There seems no signs of life.
In some ways that’s the way I feel:
Does God know of my strife?
And then just ever so slightly,
Small changes make their way –
The sun stays with us longer
To warm and stretch the day.
Soon the trees that once seemed dead
Are loaded up with glory,
And I feel down deep inside my heart
God’s telling me a story.
Who could ever doubt Him.
In this world so lush and green?
Who could miss His hand in all
The wonders we have seen?
Who else but God created this
To show us that He cares,
As we see in those budding apple trees
That God is really there!
Jan Myhr