Pastor Bryan Dick

Gathering to Worship

Prelude

Call to Worship

* Responding in Adoration:

“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” PH 486

* God’s Greeting

* Time of Praise: “Our Sovereign God”

Confession and Assurance

Prayer of Confession 

Assurance of Pardon

Song of Response: “My Jesus, I love Thee” PH 557

Grateful Obedience

Offering Our Prayer and Gifts

Congregational Prayer

Offertory—Offering received for Faith Promise

Children are invited forward for a Children’s Message as the 

deacons come to present the offerings

The Word of God

Children’s Message

* Song of Preparation: “Speak, O Lord”

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (pg. 1140)  

Message: “A Wasted Inheritance”

Prayer

* Song of Response: “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” PH 342

Closing

* Benediction

* Doxology: “Now May the God of Hope”

* Postlude

Pianist: Laura Te Velde

Praise team: David Vos, Les Mulder, Mike De Young

CONGRATULATIONS TO CORKY VANDER WALL who celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday, November 25! Corky will be our guest of honor this morning at coffee time. You may greet Corky in the fireside room after getting a cup of coffee and cupcake in the library. 

WE THANK YOU for the prayers, cards, meals, and concern for Karen as she had hip surgery and weeks of recovery. God has given us a family that can love and help us at a time like this. ~Marv and Karen

PLEASE REMEMBER the following members of our Bethel family who are no longer able to attend worship: Grace Feddema, Betty Hollander, Erika Kean, Arlene Noles, Anna Roorda, Ben Spoelstra, Renee Storteboom, Midge Timmer, Hilda Zylstra. 

PASTOR BRYAN will be gone December 1-9. If you have any spiritual needs during this time, please contact one of the Shepherding Elders. Pastor Aaron Walters will lead our worship next Sunday, December 3. 

SHINE will meet this Wednesday, November 29, 7:30-9:00 pm at Bethel.

COMBINED ADVENT SERVICE: Third CRC invites us to join them for a combined Advent service next Sunday, December 3 at 6 pm. King’s Men of Song will lead us in worship, and we will sing familiar Christmas hymns. 

SUNDAY

10:00 AM - Worship service

11:30 AM - Coffee time to honor Corky

MONDAY

7:00 PM - GEMS

TUESDAY

6:30 AM - Men’s Bible study

10:00 AM - Ladies Bible study

7:00 PM - Deacons

WEDNESDAY

10:00 AM - Senior Coffee

7:30 PM - SHINE

THURSDAY

1:00 PM - Quilters

7:00 PM - Ladies Bible study

SUNDAY 3rd

9:00 AM - Sunday School

10:00 AM - Worship service

6:00 PM - Combined service at Third CRC