Great Basin

Reformed Presbyterian Church

9725 S Virginia St

 Reno, NV 89511

Contact Info

Ruling Elder Greg Kothman

775-552-5777          

greg.kothman@gmail.com

Welcome

We welcome you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We hope you will be encouraged and edified, having heard Biblical truth in love. Great Basin RP is a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, one of the oldest denominations in the United States. We are committed to the doctrines of Scripture and the formation of loving community as a necessary fruit of the Gospel. In light of the above, we believe that the most comprehensive and accurate summary of biblical teaching is found in the Westminster Confession of Faith, together with the Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechisms. These documents were completed in 1647 as a summary of Christian belief and practice, with the desired intention of helping Christ’s church become unified in doctrine, government, and worship (John 17:11). In addition to the Westminster Standards, we also maintain the Testimony of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, which is our denomination’s own continuing and contemporary application of the Word of God to our current culture and context.

Tithes/Offerings in May – $5,397 (Goal - $5500)

Diaconal Fund - $687 (Giving in April - $30)

Other 2023 Designated Giving to Date:

PCP Next 100 Fund - $120

Member Assessments - $250  

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;

Let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

Psalm 95:6

Great Basin

Reformed Presbyterian Church

Today’s Schedule – June 4, 2023

Evening Worship .................................................................2:30 PM

Sunday School     ..................................................................5:15 PM

Psalm of the Month –

 ORDER OF WORSHIP

*Call to Worship/Greeting                            Psalm 9:1-2

*Praise                                                            Psalm 9B

*Prayer of Invocation

Reading of the Law                                       Galatians 5:16-26

Prayer of Confession               

*Psalm of Response                                      Psalm 51A

           Scripture Reading                                   Deuteronomy 30    

           *Praise                                                            Psalm 104C

Prayer of Intercession                                     

Psalm of Preparation                                       Psalm 119M

* Scripture Reading                                      Ephesians 4:25-5:2

* Prayer of Illumination                                      

Sermon-                                                                 “Walk in Love"          

                                                                                  Rev. David Witmer

*Psalm of Praise                                             Psalm 23A

*Dismissal Prayer

*Congregation stands

Tithes/Offerings to GBRPC can be placed in the donation box

on the back welcome table.

GBRPC provides a nursery room for children under 3 years old, during the sermon. The nursery is located in the sanctuary, behind the Solas.

PRAYER REQUESTS

·       Pray for Ynez Goggiano who is recovering from a recent surgery on her shoulder and dealing with the effects of rheumatoid arthritis.

·      Pray for the Cunningham Family as they navigate the pending hearings regarding permanent placement, in their home, for their daughter, Adelyn. Pray for peace, patience and wisdom.

·       Pray for wisdom for the Kothmans in dealing with parental health needs.  

·       Praise for a successful brain surgery for Greg’s supervisor, Brian. Pray for a quick recovery as he is expected to return to work at the end of June. Brian is a Christian.

·       Please pray for Rev. Jon Maginn with pain and sleep issues.

·       Pray for Tyler Macaluso’s father, Tony, who is carrying the weight of issues within his family.

·       Pray for Shelby Macaluso’s mother, Laura, who received news that she has breast cancer and is recovering from surgery. It appears that there is additional cancer. Pray for comfort and healing during this time.

·       Pray for Paul Adamson’s brother, Preston, who is suffering from poor gut health symptoms.

·       Pray for Will and Kathleen Mejia and their new son, Charles.

·      Pray for the Ward family as their daughter Zoe (11) was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. 

This Week’s Congregational Prayers

Prayer for our Nation

·    Pray that our leaders would come to know Christ and

submit to him

Prayer for our Church

·    Pray for unity and strength for our congregation

·    Pray for the sick

Prayer for our Presbytery

·    Pray for Fresno RPC and Pastor Johnathan Kruis

Prayer for our Denomination

·    Give thanks for New Creation RPC’s new elders and the work that they have begun to do

Prayer for Local Churches

·    Pray for Grace PCA and Pastor John Leonard

Prayer for Missions/Fraternal Denominations

·     Pray for the RP Mission works in India

·     Pray for persecuted brethren

This Week’s Confessional Meditation

The Westminster Larger Catechism Questions 21-25

Q. 21. Did man continue in that estate wherein God at first created him?

A. Our first parents being left to the freedom of their own will, through the temptation of Satan, transgressed the commandment of God, in eating the forbidden fruit, and thereby fell from the estate of innocency wherein they were created. Gen. 3:6-8, 13; Eccl. 7:29; 2 Cor. 11:3.

Q. 22. Did all mankind fall in that first transgression?

A. The covenant being made with Adam, as a public person, not for himself only, but for his posterity; all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in that first transgression. Acts 17:26; Gen. 2:16-17; Rom. 5:12-20; 1 Cor. 15:21-22.

Q. 23. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?

A. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. Rom. 5:12; Rom. 3:23.

Q. 24. What is sin?

A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, any law of God, given as a rule to the reasonable creature. 1 John 3:4; Gal. 3:10, 12.

Q. 25. Wherein consisteth the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?

A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consisteth in the guilt of Adam’s first sin, the want of that righteousness wherein he was created, and the corruption of his nature, whereby he is utterly indisposed, disabled, and made opposite unto all that is spiritually good, and wholly inclined to all evil, and that continually; which is commonly called Original Sin, and from which do proceed all actual transgressions.

Rom. 5:12, 19; Rom. 3:10-19; Eph. 2:1-3; Rom. 5:6; Rom. 8:7-8; Gen. 6:5; Jas. 1:14-15; Matt. 15:19.

This Month at GBRPC

Today (6/4) – We welcome you as you join with us in worship of the Triune God! 

Today (6/4) – We will have a special designated offering for the PCP Next 100 Fund. In 2011, to honor our presbytery’s 100th birthday, the Pacific Coast Presbytery established the ‘Next 100 Fund’ for the purpose of helping support church planting efforts. Our official birthday is June 6, 1911. As this date approaches, would you prayerfully consider giving to this fund to help support our various missions?

Mon (6/5) – The Men’s Study will be held in the White House at 6PM. We will finish our study “Knowing God” by J.I. Packer – Chapters 21&22.

Fri (6/9) – Prayer Meeting at 6PM at the Cunningham’s home.

Sat (6/10) – Rev. Ryan Hemphill (our Moderator) and RE Bus Archer will be here and would like to meet with and get to know you. We are planning an informal

get-together at a local park or something. Perhaps a Bar-B-Que. Save the date.

Mon (6/12) – The Ladies Bible Study will continue the study, “The Lamb of God, Seeing Jesus in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy” by Nancy Guthrie. We will be discussing Week 8. We will meet in the White House at 6PM on every other Monday.

Ongoing- Please register for “Family Camp” to be held the first week of July in Tahoe. Please reach out to Greg or Kobi with any questions.

Pulpit Supply

6/11 – Rev. Ryan Hemphill (Lord’s Supper and Pilcher Membership)

Significant Dates in the Congregation

Potluck Schedule

6/4 - Kid's Favorites

6/11- Last Day of Weekly Potluck

Birthdays           

Ginger: 6/5

Easton: 6/12

Paul: 6/27

Anniversaries

Will & Kathleen 6/12

Tyler & Shelby 6/29