Pastor Steve Van Noort

Opening 

Prelude

* Gathering Songs: “O Come Let Us Adore Him”

“Sing to the King”

* Call to Worship

* God’s Greeting

* Time of Praise “As With Gladness Men of Old” PH 358: 1-5

Confession and Assurance

Prayer of Confession 

Assurance of Grace

Song of Response: “He Will Hold Me Fast”

Offering 

Rehoboth Update: Nicole Steiger

Congregational Prayer

Offering for Bethel sign fund

Offertory

God’s Word

* Song of Preparation: “How Long O Lord”

* Scripture: Revelation 7 (p. 1222)

Message: “The Saints’ Everlasting Rest”

Prayer

* Song of Response: “There is a Higher Throne”

Closing

* Benediction

* Doxology: “Salvation Belongs to Our God”

* Postlude

Pianist: Amy Vandenberg

Praise team: Laura Te Velde, Kent Te Velde, Brendan Vandenberg, Kaleigh Vandenberg

TODAY AT BETHEL:

• No Children and Worship this morning

• No Evening Worship; fifth Sunday of the month 

PLEASE JOIN US Tuesday, December 31 at 7 pm for our Old Year’s Service. We will reflect on God’s faithfulness to Bethel in 2019 and partake of communion. The bread is gluten free. 

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS: Sixth through eighth grade students are invited for pizza and a movie tomorrow, December 30 at 11 am. Please bring $10 for movie admission. 

NEXT SUNDAY MORNING we will have installation of elders and deacons.  

ON SUNDAY January 12, at 9:15 am we are planning an intergenerational Sunday school activity for grades 7 - 12 and any adults willing to come and have some fun! There will be a sign-up sheet in the narthex for adults, but if you forget to sign, you are still welcome. There will be goodies!!

NURSERY SCHEDULES for January-February are in your church mailbox.