November 3, 2013

______________________________ Homebound:

Church Family
Remember in Prayer: Mr. Trent Timmer Mr. Howard Vanden Toorn Mr. Rick Vander Veen Pastor Al Martin

Order of Worship

Song Service - 5:50 PM Psalter 34:1-4,10 Morning Worship - 9:30 AM Silent Prayer Votum and Salutation Psalter 172 Reading of the Law Reading of Scripture Psalter 27 Pastoral Prayer Offertory Psalter 369 Sermon Prayer Offertory Psalter 51 Benediction Doxology Psalter 370 Evening Worship - 6:00 PM Silent Prayer Votum and Salutation Psalter 161 Reading of Scripture Psalter 115 Apostles Creed Pastoral Prayer Offertory Psalter 149 Sermon Prayer Offertory Psalter 210 Benediction Doxology Psalter 197

Mrs. Elsie Arnoudse Mr. Everett Beute Mrs. Fran Hekman Mrs. Dorothy Hitchcock Mrs. Barb Kwekel Mr. & Mrs. Albert VandenToorn Mrs. Gertrude VanderGraaf Mrs. Marian VerHage Serviceman: Dan Arnoudse

Mr. Cornelius Jobse passed away Thursday evening. We commend the family to your prayers. May the Lord give comfort. I would like to thank Pastor L. Bilkes, Pastor D. Murray and Pastor Ray & Mrs. L. Lanning for the visits after my recent surgery. Also, I would like to thank the congregation for the prayers and cards and other tokens of care, but most of all thank the Lord for his sustaining grace. Tony Vander Graaf Tyler & Courtney Prince were blessed with the birth of healthy girl, Emma Grace , on Monday, October 28. The family is doing well. Pastor Al Martin is experiencing significant pain and immobility. New Phone: Pastor Nicodemus & Marieke Ude family 616 929 8990.

Sermon : Marks of a Healthy Church (8) Love One Another Scripture: 1 John 3 Text: 1 John 3:14

Sermon : Peace for the Fearful Scripture: Judges 6:11-24 Text: Judges 6:24

Meditation
GODS DECREES Gods decrees are the wise and holy acts of the counsel if his will, whereby from all eternity, he has, for his own glory, unchangeably fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass in time. Now, observe, it is not said that God has pre-determined efficiently to produce an effect whatsoever comes to pass in time,---for that would make God the author of sin, as well as the author of holiness. Hence in the succeeding answer, as well as in other parts of our venerated Confession, (WCF) our Standards carefully distinguish, between the efficient and permissive decrees of God. All things that are the proper objects of his power and grace, He does efficiently and or influentially produce, agreeably to his eternal and unchangeable will. Thus in the Confession of Faith, chap. 3: section 1 states it is said, God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordained whatsoever comes to pass; yet so as thereby neither is God the author of sin; nor is violence offered to the will of his creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established. That all things, in this sense, are fore-ordained, it is indisputable, unless the prescience or fore-knowledge of God is denied; ----the denial of which would not only be impious, but if carried out, would lead to a blank and cheerless atheism! The argument founded on the necessary prescience or fore-knowledge of God is briefly this: There must have been a time when no creature existed, as God alone is from everlasting. Before creation, and from all eternity, all things that are possible, a well as all things that actually have or will come to pass in time, must have been perfectly known to God, He must therefore, have known, what beings and events on the whole, be most for his own glory, and the greatest good for the universe; and therefore, as an infinitely wise, benevolent, and Almighty Being, he could not but have chosen, or determined, that such beings and events, and such only, should come to pass in time. To allege, that, although, he fore-knew what beings and events, would, on the whole, be best, and yet that he did neither prefer nor fore-ordain that they should be produced and permitted, would be to deny both and benevolence, and to charge the infinite God with supreme folly and malevolence! Or to say, that he fore-knew what would, on the whole, be best, and would have preferred to have secured its existence and occurrence, but could not;--- that he foresaw good that was desirable, but had not power to effect it, is to deny his omnipotence, and to charge the Almighty with impotence or weakness ! G. Musgrave

Thank you so much for coming to worship God with us today. We hope and pray that you will be blessed among us and that you also will be a blessing to us. If you have any prayer needs or if you'd like to know more about our church, one of our pastors or elders would be very happy to speak with you. ______________________________

Congregational Life
Today, Pastor Murray will conduct the worship services. Next Sunday, seminarian Ian Macleod will preach for us, the Lord willing. The Sunday School classes (beginners 7th Grade) are asked to meet upstairs today. The Psalter of the month is #421:3, 4. Please review with your children. The Christmas Program is being distributed to the Sunday School and Catechism teachers today. A packet will be sent home with your child(ren) today to let you know the verses that your child(ren) should memorize in order to recite them for the Christmas Program on Christmas Day. The songs will be sent home, also. If your child would like to do a special number, these pieces must be submitted to Heather Engelsma or Julie La Rocque no later than December 1. Practices for the Christmas Program will occur on two Sundays: December 15 and 22. We appreciate the time that is spent both in memorizing the verses and learning the words to the songs.

Other News
Christian Ministry to Israel will hold an Israel Evening at the Dundas Free Reformed Church on November 8, at 7:30 PM. Rev. J. Lewis will be speaking on the work of CMI, and give a lecture on A Particular Love for the Jews: Robert M'Cheyne's Hope for Israel. The annual meeting of the Trinitarian Bible Society will be held at Covell NRC on November 7, 2013 at 7:30 PM. Dr. David Allen will be speaking on the topic of why the Authorized (King James) Version remains the most reliable English version of the Bible today. We would like to encourage your attendance. A collection will be taken for the General Fund of TBS.

Calendar
"The Lord willing" James 4:15 November 5 (Tuesday) 7 PM Dorcas Guild meeting. Our project for the month is filling shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. The boxes and instructions are available in the narthex. November 9 (Saturday) 7 PM Informal service at Mel Trotter Mission. November 9 (Saturday) 7 PM YABS (Young Adult Book Study) will have game night. Contact Mark Moerdyk with any questions. November 10 - (Sunday) 4:15 PM Youth Group. Snack: Ude family November 12 (Tuesday) 9:30 AM Ladies Bible Study. Coffee will be at 9:30 AM with study starting at 10 AM. All ladies are welcome and encouraged to join us. November 13 (Wednesday) 5:45 PM The Youth Group will be providing and serving the Fellowship Meal this evening. Proceeds from donations at the dinner will be to support the mission activities of the YPS during next years Spring Break trip. Details of where and what are being worked out. We plan to eat promptly at 5:45 and finish the meal by 6:45. The speaker portion of the evening will start promptly at 7 PM. November 13 (Wednesday) 7 PM Pastor Al Martin will speak on the subject A Happy, Holy, and Fruitful Household . He will be giving a series of practical talks at our monthly meetings on "God's Gracious Guidelines for Maintaining a Happy, Holy and Fruitful Spiritual Household. November 13 (Wednesday) 7 PM Boys & Girls Club. There will be a regular meeting for all. The Boys and Girls Club needs your help! We are hoping to help stock the PRTS pantry with non-food items. Items needed are: toilet paper, toothpaste, paper towels, laundry & dish detergent, hair shampoo & conditioner, bar soap, hand or body lotion, or house cleaning products. Two totes are available for filling; one downstairs and one in the narthex. Seeing as there are many families (including some from our church family) who would benefit from this donation, the kids have set a goal of filling each tote at least 2 times. Thank you for your generosity! November 16 (Saturday) 7 AM Mens Breakfast Bible Study at Russ in Grandville. All men of the congregation are encouraged to join us. November 16 (Saturday) 7 PM YABS will meet at the seminary. We will continue our study on Toxic Charity.

Sermon Notes
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Nursery
Today Morning Evening Room A Martha Markwat Susan Osmun Arleen Boven Betty Elliott Next Week Morning Evening Janna Birn Jeanette DeBlaay Courtney Prince Julie Timmer November Mother in Charge Room B Sarah Walkotten Lauren Bilkes Liz Prince Lydia Karel Aileen Rittner Alexia Pronk Rene Vander Hart Amy Murray Jamie Beeke

Ushers
Morning Today Next Week Eric Wielhouwer Pete Van Strien Evening Chris Engelsma Bill Moerdyk

Offerings
First Collection Today Next Week Education Fund General Fund Second Collection Denominational Fund Building Fund Collection Boxes Trinitarian Bible Society The Fellowship Chapel

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LITURGY November 3, 2013 Morning Service Votum & Salutation Psalter: 172 Law Scripture Reading: 1 John 3 Text: 1 John 3:14 Psalter: 27 Pastoral Prayer Offertory Psalter: 369 Sermon: Marks of a Healthy Church (8) Love One Another Prayer Offertory Psalter: 51 Benediction Doxology: 370

Song Service: Psalter 34: 1-4, 10

LITURGY November 3, 2013 Evening Service Votum & Salutation Psalter: 161 Scripture Reading: Judges 6:11-24 Text: Judges 6:24 Psalter: 115 Apostles Creed Pastoral Prayer Offertory Psalter: 149 Sermon: Peace for the Fearful Prayer Offertory Psalter: 210 Benediction Doxology: 197