Pastor Steve Van Noort
Gathering to Worship
Prelude
* Gathering Songs: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” PH 471:1-4
“I Will Glory in My Redeemer”
* Call to Worship
* God’s Greeting
* Song: “Be Still for the Presence of the Lord”1-3
Commissioning for Rock the Block
Prayer of Blessing
Song of Response: “Let It Be Said of Us”
Offering Our Gifts
Congregational Prayer
Offering for Project Hope
Offertory
Prayer of Blessing for the Children
Hearing God’s Word
* Song of Preparation: “I Love to Tell the Story” PH 530: 1-3
* Scripture: Genesis 10 (p. 8)
Message: “Table of Nations”
Prayer
* Song of Response: “Lift High the Cross” PH 373: 5,6
Closing
* Benediction
* Doxology: “He Is Lord” PH 633
* Postlude
Pianist: Jackie Van Dalen
Praise and Prayer Service
God Calls Us to Worship
Prelude
“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen, Nobody Knows But Jesus”
“I Must Tell Jesus” HFG 49
“What a Friend”
Welcome & Opening Prayer
* Songs of Praise: “Fill Thou My Life O Lord My God” PH 547:1-3
”I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say” PH 488:1-3
Sharing Songs, Scripture, Thanksgiving and Cares
Free Selections: PH or HFG songs
Offering Our Prayers and Gifts
Time of Prayer
Offering for Pastor Church Resources
Offertory: “I’ve Anchored My Soul in the Haven of Rest” HFG 101
Continued Sharing & Singing
Closing
* God’s Parting Blessing
* Doxology: “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow” PH 638
* Postlude
Pianist: Jo Mans
Mark Tennant, leader
CONGRATULATIONS to Marv and Karen Apol who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Sunday and to Les and Lorna Molenaar who will celebrate their 54th anniversary next Sunday!
PRAISE AND PRAYER service tonight. Please feel free to share a favorite scripture, song, thanksgiving or care.
THE NORTHWEST HISPANIC MINISTRY REPORT is available in the narthex for those who did not receive an email copy.
ADVANCE NOTICE:
- NO EVENING SERVICE July 29.
- PASTOR AARON WALTERS will lead our worship services Aug. 5 and 12.
ROCK THE BLOCK:
- ALL THOSE HELPING with RTB please meet in the church sanctuary TODAY after the morning worship service. We will go over expectations for the day camp and T shirts will be available. If you can't make it, please contact Marcia or Amy.
- CARNIVAL- We encourage all members from Bethel to come to the carnival Friday night at Isom School from 6-8 pm. You will enjoy a carnival meal and fun games. Come cheer on the children from the Isom neighborhood and make new friends. Please bring your own lawn chair.
- PICTURES from RTB are needed for our July 29 newsletter. Please email them to office@bethelcrc.org by Thursday morning.
FREE BOOKS: To make room on our shelves we are giving away some of our older books that are on a specially marked table in the library. Take as many as you want! Also, the HFG songbooks under the table are free.
Genesis 10 | The Table of Nations
Introduction
- We value our family heritage and origins
- Big idea: Genesis 10 is about the origin of nations and shows us three things about who we are
1. We are all from Noah
- From Noah the entire earth gets populated. Acts 17.26
- We are all of the same blood
- We must work hard to eradicate any hint of racism
2. We are a light in the heart of the darkness
- God wants to save the nations. It doesn’t seem that way based on how God treats Shem
- God is narrowing his work of salvation in order to broaden it
- This shows us what is on God’s heart. Are the nations on our heart? God placed Shem in the heart of darkness to be a light. How can you be a light?
3. We have a worth and life purpose that is not tied to fame and wealth.
- Nimrod thinks ultimate blessings are power and fame
- Canaan seems to believe ultimate blessings are in the wealth of a land
- Yet none of those earthly blessings compare to heavenly blessings. The real blessings are found in the line of Shem. For us, that means being “in Christ.”
- It’s tempting to equate material wealth with heavenly blessings
- This passage challenges us to value what truly matters and seek what truly matters
