WORSHIP SERVICE – July 4, 2010 - 10:00 a.m.
Instrumental
Prelude
Welcome
* Call
to Worship: “If My
People's Hearts Are Humbled”
If My people's hearts are humbled,
If they pray and seek My face;
If they turn away from evil
I will not withhold My grace.
I will hear their prayers from heaven;
I will pardon every sin.
If My people's hearts are humbled,
I will surely heal their land.
Then My eyes will see their sorrow,
Then My ears will hear their plea.
If My people's hearts are humbled
I will set their nation free.
If My people's hearts are humbled,
If they pray and seek My face;
If they turn away from evil
I will not withhold My grace.
* Opening
Prayer and Mutual Greeting
Songs
of Praise: “America, Our
Heritage”
High towering mountains, fields gold with
grain,
Rich, fertile farmlands, flocks on the plain,
Homes blest with peace, with love, without fears:
This is the heritage we’ve kept through the years.
Wide rolling prairies, lakes deep and broad,
Canyons majestic, fashioned by God,
Life lived in peace, contented and free:
This is the heritage forever to be.
Stout hearts and true, hold fast what is
ours,
God give us courage through darkest hours,
God give us strength and guide with thy hand
America, our heritage, our homeland.
“God of Our Fathers”
God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies,
Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise.
Thy love divine hath led us in the past,
In this free land by Thee our lot is cast;
Be Thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide and Stay,
Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen
way.
Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way.
Lead us from night to never ending day;
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine;
And glory, laud and praise be ever Thine!
Ministry
of Music: “There She
Stands”.......................
Prayer
Concerns
Congregational Prayer
Offering
and Offertory Song: “Eternal
Father, Strong to Save”
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bids the mighty ocean deep-
Its own appointed limits keep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.
O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain
O'er which our traffic runs amain
By mountain pass or valley low;
Wherever, Lord, our brethren go,
Protect them by Thy guarding hand
From every peril on the land.
O Spirit, whom the Father sent
To spread abroad the firmament;
O Wind of heaven, by Thy might
Save all who dare the eagle's flight;
And keep them by Thy watchful care
From every peril in the air.
O Trinity of love and power,
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad praise from air and land and sea.
Ministry
of Music: “I Will Rise” Greg Hewitt
* Song of
Preparation: “Be Thou My
Vision”
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all
else to me, save that Thou art-
Thou my best thought, by day or by
night,
Waking or sleeping,
Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom and Thou my true
Word;
I ever with Thee and
Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son,
Thou in me dwelling,
and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty
praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou
art.
High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, bright
heaven's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever
befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Scripture: Daniel
1:1-8
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and
besieged it.
2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of
the articles from the temple of God.
These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the treasure house of his
god.
3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring in some of
the Israelites from the royal family and
the nobility—
4 young men without any physical defect,
handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of
learning,
well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's
palace. He was to teach them the
language and literature of the Babylonians.
5 The king assigned them a daily amount
of food and wine from the king's table. They were to be trained for three
years, and after that they were to enter the king's
service.
6 Among these were some from Judah:
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael
and Azariah.
7 The chief official gave them new
names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
8 But Daniel resolved not to
defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission
not to defile himself this way.
Sermon: “America’s Hope”
Applicatory
Prayer
* Hymn of
Response: “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”
My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I
sing:
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring!
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love:
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed
hills;
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze
And ring from
all the trees
Sweet freedom's song:
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
* Benediction
* Doxology: “My Country, ‘Tis
of Thee”
Our fathers' God, to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing:
Long may our land be bright
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King!
Postlude
*If you are able, please stand
WORSHIP NOTES
Welcome! You’re among friends at Pine Grove Community
Church. We’re the young and old, the experienced
Christians, the brand new Christians, and those just curious about Jesus
Christ. We’re families, singles, students, kids and
couples. Wherever you’ve come from, and wherever
you’re at, you’re welcome to come as you are to Pine Grove! Please stay for a
cup of coffee or lemonade at the Family Life Center following worship.
Guests
are requested to fill out a welcome card at the Welcome
Tent where you can also receive an information packet. If you are a regular
attendee of Pine Grove we would like to provide you
with a mailbox. Please submit your request to the church office.
Nursery
care is offered during the a.m. service in the Church Basement for infants and toddlers
through age 2. Please honor the age limit. Please meet your child(ren) at the nursery area immediately following worship.
All
children age 2-7 are invited to join Children’s Worship which takes place during the church service. Please
honor the age limit. Parents:
please bring your children to the Children’s Worship room in the church
basement prior to the service, and pick them up at the same location after the
service. Please enter through
the lower level of the church building.
Special
thanks to the Greg Hewitt for his special music this morning. Thank
you also to Pastor Don Van Slyke for bringing us the message. This evening, please join us at
6:00 p.m. for a special concert with Jim Worthing.
All
songs are reprinted with permission by CCLI #649460.
CHURCH FAMILY
Thank you
to all of our friends at Pine Grove for the prayers, calls, visits, the
beautiful cards, kind words and love shown to us in various ways. Thank
you also for the the prayer shawl, and the plant at
the passing of our son, Curt. God is good. Roger and
Alice Stowie
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
It’s Blessed’s Birthday!! I say we fill his arms full of Birthday
cards. Please
pick up a card and fill it with Birthday wishes and prayers. Hand it in to Pastor Brent or
the office by Sunday, July 18th. Let’s put a smile on his face!
Enter our
Youth Group/FOCUS favorite Bible verse contest. Several winners will be
selected to have their entry published on the cover of a greeting card for
our up coming fundraiser. Write a couple of yours down and place in the
designated boxes marked Favorite Verse Contest! Thanks for participating.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you make a decision during this service to accept Jesus Christ
as your Savior, please stop by the Welcome Tent and pick up a YES pack. This pack is designed to help you get started on your walk
with Christ.
SEVERE WEATHER POLICY – In the event of a tornado watch or
warning or a severe thunderstorm warning for Newaygo or Montcalm County, no
service will be held. In the event of a severe thunderstorm watch, the service
will be held, and weather conditions will be closely monitored.
Please be aware of where you are parking. No parking on the
shoulders of M-82 or Beech Ave! Also, handicap spaces need to be open
for those that need it. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Coffee after the morning service will be in the Family Life
Center.
As a gentle reminder, if you are helping in the nursery, please
be here by 9:20 a.m. Thank
you for your willingness to help. Also, if you are dropping a child off in the nursery, please sign them in at
the Children’s Worship table.
This morning’s offering will be for Pine Grove Family Life
Center.
Next week’s offerings will be received for Pine Grove
Ministries. The
evening service offering will be for the Cadet Convention in Michigan.
Last week’s offering totals: Pine Grove Ministries, $4,549.12;
Benevolence, $1,045.00; Family Life Center, $145.00; Sports Camp, $250.00;
Still Waters Ministry, $411.55. Thank you for your generous
giving.
Are you available for one or more Sunday mornings this
summer to help open the tent and prepare it for worship? This involves arriving at about
8:45 and helping to raise the sides of the tent and wipe the chairs. Four
to six individuals are needed for each Sunday. If you are able to help out,
please sign up on the schedule in the lobby of the Family Life Center.
Who wants one? We still have a few “CHOSEN” weekend
T-shirts that are available to purchase for only $15. How many do you want? Please
see Pastor Brent or Jackie Kamp for details. All
proceeds go to the Youth Ministries’ Mission Projects. Thanks in advance for your
support.
Student Ministries are in need of volunteers to say “YES, I WILL PRAY FOR YOU!” If you would like to be a
prayer partner for one of our Middle / High School students, please look for
the Prayer Partner sign up boards in the FLC. We
need you!
Are you a
regular summer worshipper looking for a way to give back to the
church? How
about volunteering one or two Sundays a summer in the nursery? Cassie Boone is always looking
for helpers, or people to fill in when someone can’t
make it. If you would like to help out, or have any questions, please
contact Cassie at 616-889-0144. Thank you.
There are Pine Grove Cookbooks available at the Welcome Tent for $10 a
piece. Pick
up yours and start baking today.
We have a Prayer Team that meets in the Prayer Room in the
Family Life Center during the morning service. They are willing to pray for
anything that is weighing on your heart. If you have a request, there is
a prayer sheet in the bulletin that you can write your request on and place it
in the collection plate for the first offering. The Team is also available to
you should you desire to have someone pray with you personally. Please
meet them at the Prayer Room after the first offering if that is your need.
NEEDED: Dedicated people to pray each evening
of Sports Camp (July 5-8). Pray for all the leaders,
volunteers, safety for everyone, good weather and most importantly that the
kids will see Jesus through us and commit their lives to him.
What’s your favorite Bible verse? Register yours in the Fav.
Bible Verse Contest held by the student ministries. Look for our entry boxes
throughout the church. Get yours in today.
The FOCUS youth group is planning something top secret this summer and need vinyl records
(any size) to use for the project. Do you have any records to donate to
the cause? The
records may be ruined (in a creative way), so if you like them, better keep
them, as they cannot be returned. You can drop them off in the
box in the FLC (under the coat rack) labeled
“RECORDS”. Thanks a bunch! Questions? Call Jackie Kamp at 231-937-5626.
The Food Truck will be here Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
Sports Camp begins TOMORROW! From 6:45-8:30. Everyone is welcome to come and
see this great program in action.
Sports Camp Volunteers: Please
see Jackie Veenstra in the Family Life Center to get
your t-shirt and last minute instructions.
The Cadet breakfast has been canceled until further notice.
Moments with the Master Youth Camp Report: The
finished drywall is now complete in the new home being constructed in Kentucky. Please
STOP and VISIT their booth today to see pictures as well as have any questions
answered.
Golfers – Due to the holiday, there will be NO GOLF tomorrow evening.
More for Golfers – You’re invited to join a group of golfers at a
scramble every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. at Birchwood Golf Course, five miles east
of Howard City on Church St. Questions? Call Pete at 937-4031
Please join us this evening at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome Mr. Jim Worthing to the tent. Jim is a recording artist, songwriter as
well as a producer. He is in his 29th year of
professional singing with five solo CD's. Before
going out on his own, Jim sang lead with the Cumberland Boys.
He also sang with Opryland's Gospel Quartet in
Nashville, TN. It is an honor for us to have Jim
here at Pine Grove as part of our Summer Concert Series.
It’s time once again to prepare for the GEMS/Cadets tent sale. It will take place on Friday
and Saturday, July 23rd and 24th. Please bring
your donations to the basement of the Family Life Center. Please no exercise equipment,
analog TV’s, or computer systems that are incomplete or broken. These
things don’t usually sell, and can be costly to dispose of. Also, no donations will be
taken the week of the sale. Please contact Tom Slendebrock at 231-937-6455 with any questions.
Crossroads is a Post High School through Mid-Twenties group that meets periodically throughout the year. They
are eager to welcome new members to the group at any time. Their next scheduled outing
will be Thursday, August 5. This will be a day at the
beach, literally. Please
keep watching for more details to come.
Attention Race Fans: Pastor Brent
will be racing in the Faster Pastor race at Berlin Raceway in Marne on August
21st. Please
reserve this date, as more fun will be added. Tires will be smokin’.
“Prayer can do anything God can do. That’s true because the one power in
prayer is the power of God. What’s more, prayer can reach
anywhere God can reach. And God is everywhere, so His
power can reach to every corner of the earth through our prayers.” From Love to Pray, by Alvin Vander Griend. Come
join us in the Prayer Room in the Family Life Center every Sunday morning at
8:45 or whenever you can come. Feel free to walk in anytime
and leave when you need to. Please call Cheryl Hubers, 231-937-4895, or Joan Tanis,
231-652-5254, with your prayer requests.
Church Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Feel free to contact Pastor Bill at his home office anytime:
231-937-6492
Serving
This Sunday July 4
Ministry
of Word: a.m. Pastor Don
Van Slyke Today: Prayer Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
p.m. Jim Worthing – Concert Morning
Worship, 10:00 a.m.
Nursery: Shelly Kamp,
Michelle
Nagel,
Maggie Nederhood-Winger
and Jeff Bonnier Monday: Sports Camp,
6:45
Coffee Servers: Ken & Joyce Haywood,
and Tuesday: Golf Scramble, 9:00 a.m.
Fred & Gloria Hoonhorst Sports
Camp, 6:45
Serving Next Sunday July 11 Thursday: Grounds Work, 7:00 p.m.
Ministry of Word: a.m. Pastor Joel
Boot
p.m. Pastor Bill Vis Friday: Pine Needles, 10:00 a.m.
Nursery: Susan Cone, Judy Brown,
and Saturday: Food Truck, 10:00 a.m.
Rebekah Gerwig
Coffee Servers: Ken & Joyce Haywood
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