WORSHIP SERVICE
March 21, 2010 - 10:00 a.m.
APPROACHING TO WORSHIP
Instrumental
Prelude: At the Cross
Welcome and Announcements
* Songs of Praise: “Bless His Holy Name”
* I LOVE YOU, LORD
LEADER: O God, You
are my God;
Earnestly, I seek You.
I have seen You in the sanctuary
And beheld Your power and Your glory.
ALL: Because Your love is better than life,
My lips will glorify You.
I will praise You as long as I live,
And in Your name I will lift up my
hands.
LEADER: On my bed I
remember You;
I think of You through the watches of
the night.
Because You are my help,
I sing in the shadow of Your wings.
ALL: I Love You, O Lord, my strength.
LEADER: The Lord is
my Rock, My Fortress, and my Deliverer.
ALL: I Love You, O Lord, my strength.
LEADER: My God is my
Rock, in whom I take refuge.
ALL: I Love You, O Lord, my strength.
LEADER: He is my
shield and the horn of my salvation-my stronghold.
ALL: I Love You, O Lord, my strength.
LEADER: One thing
God has spoken,
Two thing have I heard;
That You, O God, are strong,
And that You, O God, are loving.
ALL: O God, You are my God;
Earnestly I seek You.
I have seen You in the sanctuary
And behold Your power and Your glory.
LEADER: The Lord
Lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God our Savior!
* Song of Response: “I
Love You, Lord” (2x, second
time without music) #78
* Opening Prayer and Mutual Greeting
Children’s Message
(Children
ages 3-7 go downstairs for Children’s Worship)
GREETING NEW MEMBERS
Leigh-Ann, Brent, Sara, Heidi and Ron, will you stand no and in
the presence of God and his people respond to the following questions:
1. Do you
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God sent to redeem the world, do you
love and trust him as the one who saves you from your sin, and do you with
repentance and joy embrace him as Lord of your life?
Answer: I do.
2. Do you
believe that the Bible is the Word of God, revealing Christ and his redemption,
and that the confessions of this church faithfully reflect this revelation?
Answer: I do.
3. Do you accept the
gracious promises of God sealed to you in your baptism and do you affirm
your union with Christ and his church which your baptism signifies?
Answer: I do.
4. Do you
promise to do all you can, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to strengthen your
love and commitment to Christ by sharing faithfully in the life of the church,
honoring and submitting to its authority; and do you join with the people of
God in doing the work of the Lord everywhere?
Answer: I do.
[The minister addresses the congregation]:
Do you, the people of the Lord, promise to receive Leigh-Ann and
her son Zach, Brent and Sara and their children Jude, Nora and Reid, Heidi and
Ron into your fellowship as members of the body of Christ, and do you promise
to encourage them in the Christian faith and help them in doing the work of the
Lord?
Congregation: We do, God helping us.
The Reception
Minister: Leigh-Ann,
Brent, Sara, Heidi and Ron, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ I now welcome
you to all the privileges of full communion. I welcome you to full participation
in the life of the church. I welcome you to its responsibilities, its joys, and
its sufferings. "May the God of peace, who through the blood of the
eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd
of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he
work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
forever and ever. Amen"(Heb. 13:20-21).
Congregation: Thanks be to God! We promise you our
love, encouragement, and prayers.
* Song of Response:
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Prayer
Concerns
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Morning Offering: Church ministries, as we sing:
Songs
of Preparation: “O to Be like Thee!”
Scripture: Matthew 27:11-50 Pew Bible Page(s):
Message: Being like Jesus
Prayer
of Application
WITHDRAWING TO SERVE
Morning
Offering: Family
Life Center Debt Retirement, as we sing:
* Song of Response: “I Would Be like Jesus” #561:1-4
* God's Blessing
* Doxology: “Praise God from Whom All Blessings
Flow” grey PH #637
Postlude: “More Like the Master”
*If you are able, please stand
CHURCH FAMILY
Thank you to my Pine Grove family for your many prayers lifted up on my
behalf. Your support during
the past months has lifted me up. When
I feel I can’t take anymore, it is your thoughts and prayers that give me the
strength to carry on. I
feel very blessed to be a part of this family.
Sincerely, Linda Bonnier
The family of Pine Grove mourns with Janet, and the whole Kamp family with
the passing of Janet’s brother, Ron Powell. May our Lord comfort this family, and
give them peace.
Dennis Bonnier is now a resident at Metron in Cedar Springs. We pray
that God with be with him and help him adapt to his new environment.
Joan Tanis’s brother in law, Marv Tanis, passed away on Thursday morning. As a church family we mourn with Joan
as she prepares to say good-bye to a loved one.
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
Center 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 and/or name
tag. Please submit your request to the church office.
We have a prayer team that gathers in Pastor Brent’s office
during the morning service. They
are willing to pray for anything that is weighing on your heart. If you have a request, write it on the
back of a pew card and place it in the collection plate the first time it is
passed. The team is also
available to you should you desire to have someone pray with you. Please join them after the offering is
taken if this is your need.
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 children at the
nursery area immediately following worship.
All
children age 3-7 are encouraged to participate with
Children’s Worship. Children
are dismissed after the Children’s Message, and can go downstairs to
worship. Please honor the
age limit. Parents: Please
meet your children downstairs, after worship.
All
songs are reprinted with permission by CCLI
#649460.
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Senior
High will meet today at 4:30 p.m.
Junior High FOCUS participants: Please mark your calendars for the
following schedule updates!
April 10th - Regular Meeting 6:30-8:30 pm
FOCUS and Youth Group students
We are having a special showing of a short film called “Most” today. Please join us in the Sanctuary at 11:30 a.m. Following the showing there will be a
time for feedback and discussion. Don’t
miss it. Parents are
invited and encouraged to participate.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you make a decision during this service to accept Jesus Christ
as your Savior, please stop by the Welcome Center and pick up a YES pack. This pack is designed to help you get started on your walk
with Christ.
Coffee after the morning service will be in the Family Life Center.
Our offerings this morning will be for Pine Grove Ministries as well
as Family Life Center Debt Reduction.
Last week’s offering totals: Pine Grove Ministries, $4,036.62;
Benevolence, $60.00; Family Life Center, $150.00; GEMS, $396.98; Helping Hands,
$100.00; Food Truck, $50.00. Thank
you for your generous giving.
Directory Corrections: On the committee page, please note that Joyce Pierce
is chairperson for the Church Life Committee. On the district pages, note
that Lola Osterbaan is the Church Life representative for District 1 and Gloria
Hoonhorst for District 3.
Spring is almost here! It's time again
to order your flowers to help beautify the sanctuary for Easter.
There is a sign up sheet by the Welcome Center. You may designate
"in memory of" or "in honor of" to someone you love.
You may pick up your flower AFTER the Easter Service. Due to allergies, no
live lilies will be placed in the sanctuary. If you wish to order
live lilies, arrangements will be made for you to pick them up. If you have any
questions, please contact Jackie Veenstra. (937-4520)
A New Members Class will meet on April 18 and May 2, from
2:00-4:00 p.m., for those desiring to profess their faith or join the church or
just wanting to know more about it. Contact Pastor Bill for necessary
materials. If these times are unworkable for you, please contact Pastor
Bill to discuss other arrangements.
Email prayer notice: Pastor Bill had a corrupted address file a few weeks ago
and had to fall back to an older list. If you have stopped receiving the
email prayer requests, or would like to begin, please send a request topastorbill@pinegrovechurch.net
Don't throw away those empty ready-to spread frosting
containers, or International coffee tins. Please clean them and bring them to
the children’s worship room. We
are in need of 100. Watch
for them to reappear on Memorial Sunday as part of a fun Sharing Our Service
(S.O.S) project. Contact
Brenda Plakmeyer with any questions.
The Cadets continue to accept donations of bottles and cans to raise
money for our boys to attend the International Cadet Camporee. Please drop off your returnables in
the basement of the Family Life Center. Thank you for your support.
WE NEED NIV STUDY BIBLES!
Still Waters Counseling Ministry is in need of NIV Study
Bibles. If you have a
gently used NIV Study Bible to donate, we will gladly accept it. Or, if you
would like to donate money to Still Waters, specifically to purchase NIV Study
Bibles, we are able to purchase them at a nice discount. Thank you for your
willingness to help us (and your community) in this way! Still Waters Counseling Ministry,
PO Box 296, Howard City, MI 49329
Prayer Meeting – “Let us approach the throne of grace
with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our
time of need.” Hebrews
4:16. Come join us in the
Prayer Room downstairs 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 Joan Tanis, 231-652-5254,
with your prayer requests.
Spartan UPC’s are continually being collected as a
fundraiser for the GEMS. GEMS, bring in 10 UPC’s get one point. Earn and
collect points, get cool stuff!
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 March 21 Ch
Ministry
of Word: a.m. Bill Vis Today: Prayer Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
Nursery: Rebekah
Gerwig, Michelle Nagel Morning
Worship, 10:00 a.m.
& Sarah Kamp
Coffee
Servers: John & Pam Van Luinen Senio
Serving
Next Sunday March 28 Sunday: Prayer Meeting, 8:45
a.m.
Ministry
of Word: a.m. Bill
Vis
Nursery: Maggie Nederhood-Winger, Linda
Warner,
& Michelle
Richardson
Coffee
Servers: Gary & Cassie Boone