Welcome to the First Christian
Reformed Church
of Chatham–Kent,
Sunday
January 1, 2012
TODAY:
Pastor Jack will turn to Numbers 6:22-27, “A New
Year’s Blessing.”
NEXT SUNDAY:
we will turn to Luke 2:21-38, “A Sacrifice, A
Saviour, A Sword.”
5PM COMBINED EVENING WORSHIP SERVICES AT GRACE
CRC:
TONIGHT:
There will be no evening
service.
NEXT SUNDAY:
Pastor Jack will continue with John 19:1-15, Lord’s
Day 15, “Behold The Man!”
Worship Leader –
Pastor Jack Kerkhof Music Ministry –
Josh F.
MORNING WORSHIP
- New Year’s Day
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* Please stand if able
Words of
Welcome
Gathering
Song: Ps. H. 357 “How Bright Appears the
Morning Star”
*Opening
Sentences:
L. Arise,
shine, for your light has come!
P. The
glory of the Lord has risen upon us.
L. Let us
praise the Lord together.
P. The sun
shall no longer be our light by day;
L. Nor will
the brightness of the moon shine upon us;
P. For the
Lord will be our light, and our God will be
our glory.
Silent
Prayer followed by, Ps. H. 238:1, 5 “We
Come, O Christ, to You”
Greeting…
*Hymn of
Response: SANC # 128 “Shine, Jesus, Shine”
Confession and Assurance
Prayer of Confession:
All: Gracious God, we begin this New Year
with you; we want to start off on the right
footing. We acknowledge the things of the
past which we regret, forgive us. For all
the times we have acted without love,
forgive us. For all the times we have
failed to forgive, forgive us. For all the
hurtful words said and helpful words unsaid,
forgive us. For all the unfinished tasks of
the year past, of commitments made but not
kept, of unfulfilled hopes and dreams we
didn’t pursue, and for the countless
opportunities we ignored, forgive us. |
Help us to begin anew; help us to look to
2012 in greater dependence on your Spirit;
help us to live more fully in the joy of the
risen Lord, Jesus; help us to trust in the
love and care of our heavenly Father. We
pray in the name of Jesus, our Lord and our
King. Amen!
Hymn of Assurance Ps. H. 497 “How Vast the
Benefits Divine”
Guide for Thankful Living: Exodus 20:1-17;
Matthew 22:37-39
Offertory
Prayer
Offering:
Loads of Love
Children’s
Message:
Children’s
Song: Best Songs Ps. H. 349 “Away In A
Manger”
A Word from
our Council Chair…
We Hear the
Word
Prayer for
the Spirit’s leading (led by Tim B.)
Scripture
Reading: Numbers 6:22-27
Message: “A
New Year’s Blessing”
Prayer of
Application
Hymn of Response: Ps. H. 244 “God Himself Is
With Us”
Prayers of the People…
*Closing Hymn: Ps. H. 320 “Lord Dismiss Us
With Your Blessings”
* Benediction
* P.
Amen.
*
Doxology:
Ps. H. 195 “Our God Reigns” |
January 1 is the day we tend to look into the year
ahead, and wonder if we may accomplish anything
noteworthy, or how our health may hold up, etc.
When we do that, we tend to become anxious and worry
about whether or not God will answer our prayers and
meet our needs.
During
his earthly ministry, Jesus provided us with
instructions about worry: “Do not worry about
tomorrow…” and “Do not worry about your life…” Read
Matthew 6:25-34! God’s will for our lives in the
year ahead, is simply to love him with our whole
heart and seek his kingdom above the world’s
passions. Let’s rest in God’s blessings for us, one
day at a time. Besides, His blessings are probably
more than we can handle or need.
Sunday January 1 – Loads of Love:
C-K’s Loads of Love is a multi-faceted faith-based
ministry outreach that shares God’s love in a
practical way with the needy both locally, in
Chatham-Kent and around the world providing
clothing, furniture, school supplies, toys, and
medical equipment such as canes, wheelchairs, and
walkers.
Sunday
January 8 – Christian Blind Ministry:
supports about
200 eye hospitals and eye departments worldwide, in
which so many cataract operations are performed that
a blind person can see every minute.
TODAY’S
NURSERY ATTANDENTS:
Kelly Ladd, Nancy
V., Chris P.
Please inform
the secretary or your district elder if there
are any announcements or concerns that you would
like to go in the bulletin.
Please have
all bulletin items in by Thursday at 12 noon.
FROM THE FELLOWSHIP
COMMITTEE:
On Sunday Jan. 1st 2012 we will supply hot apple
cider and chocolate milk if will you bring some
FRESH
goodies
for after church. Thank You
THANK YOU:
Pastor Jack and Janet thank you for the many cards
and tokens of love and appreciation during this
Christmas season and throughout the year. We feel
truly blessed and thank our God for each of you.
KEYS AND
CHURCH ED: All high school students in Pastor
Jack’s class are asked to read the first 10 Psalms
as preparation for our discussion together. We will
meet on Tuesday, January 10 @ 7 PM.
ADULT
EDUCATION: Pastor Jack will be offering an
8-week class on the book of James. This practical
epistle of the New Testament raises the question,
“How do I express my religious beliefs in today’s
world?” James says, “Religion that God our Father
accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after
orphans and widows in their distress and to keep
oneself from being polluted by the world.”
FIRST CRC
COLLECTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2011:
Dec.04 London Campus ministry $637.00
Dec.11
Classical Youth Ministry 596.10
Dec.18 First
Church Outreach 608.75
Dec. 25 CRC
Church Plants 635.35
Gifts:
Salvation Army $50.00
Food Bank
20.00
CRWRC
General 5.00
