15911
– 107 A Avenue Worship Services: 10 AM & 3 PM
Edmonton, Alberta T5P 0Z3 Pastor:
Rev. John Marcus
Phone:
(780) 486-1613 Home:
(780) 489-6470
This
is the Lord’s Day August 31, 2008
“But they that wait
upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings
as eagles; they shall
run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31
Scripture: Isaiah
63:1-19 Scripture: Matthew 19:1-15
Text: Lord’s Day 46; Isaiah 63:16 Text: Matthew 19:1-12
Psalters: 308, 235, 275, 278, 196 Psalters: 164, 251, 124, 321, 197
I.
The
Meaning I. The Fact
II. The
Reason II. The Implications
III. The
Prayer III.
The Grace Needed
Collections: General/Benevolence Emmanuel PRC Sch Soc/Foreign Student Fund
Next Week: General/Emeritus Capital Building/PR Scholarship Fund
August
31, 2008
We welcome all
who worship with us today and pray that God will bless us by His Word
and Spirit. If you would like more information regarding
our church, please contact our pastor,
Rev. John Marcus or one of
our elders. If you would like CD’s of
today services, please place a completed request slip in the pamphlet rack
slot.
Visitors are invited to join us for coffee and Christian
fellowship following the afternoon service in the basement of the church.
Listen to the Reformed
Witness Hour each Sunday at 6:30 PM on CJCA, 930 AM radio. Today’s message by Rev. W. Bruinsma is “Knowledge vs. Knowledge Plus Love”, based
on I Corinthians 8:1-3.
Ushers: Herman
Klaassens Next Week:
Russ DeVries
Helper for the Month:
Tanya (Aug)
Nursery: Sadie Tolsma, J. Tolsma R. Huizing, S. Huizing
Rebecca
Alyssa
Next Week: H. Tolsma, T. Wierenga M.
Molenkamp, A. Tolsma
ANNOUNCEMENTS
“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands, Serve
the LORD with gladness. Come before His presence with singing.” Today we
are privileged to come into God’s presence in worship, to give Him the glory
due Him and hear His blessed Word. May the Lord bless and strengthen us
to this end. Next week, we will have a
pulpit exchange with Rev. Smit due to the meeting of Classis West.
Saturday
Catechism classes
will begin on September 13 at 9:00 AM for Seniors, 10:00 AM for Juniors,
and 11:00 AM for Beginners. Heidelberg Catechism class
will begin meeting Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 PM, Essentials at 8:30
PM. Pre-confession class - for all those who have finished Essentials and
have not yet confessed their faith - will begin meeting Monday, September
15 at 8:00 PM. Catechism books can be found on the rack at the entrance
to the sanctuary; they have been sorted by family. If there are any
questions regarding catechism materials, please see Rev. Marcus. Young Peoples will begin meeting on Sunday,
September 14 at 8:00 PM and the young adults will begin meeting the following
week. Adult Bible Study will begin
meeting on Wednesday, September 17.
The
next regular consistory meeting will be held on Thursday, September 11 at 7:30
PM, D.V. and Mrs. Bert Mulder is asked to provide refreshments.
George Tolsma will begin chemotherapy on Wednesday, Sept.
3. George and his family covet your
prayers in this time of trial and difficulty.
Psalm 121:1-3: "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and
earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will
not slumber."
Classis West will convene this Wednesday, September 3,
in Peace PRC (Lansing, Illinois). Rev.
J. Marcus and Mr. Bert Mulder are delegates from our church and plan to leave
for Illinois on Tuesday afternoon. May
the King of His church guide and direct Classis in its deliberations and
decisions.
Request forms for CD copies of sermons may be found in
the back of the church on the bottom rack.
Please leave forms in the same location.
CDs should be ready for pickup on the next Lord's Day.
The latest Beacon Lights is available from the rack at
the back of the church.
REQUESTED
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will be a sing-song/bonfire at
the Ferguson’s this evening to give everyone an opportunity to visit with Rev.
T. Miersma and family. Everyone please
bring their own chairs and psalters.
The Covenant Ladies Circle will have
their regular meeting on Monday, September 8 at 8:00 PM at the home of LeeAnn
Ferguson, D.V. We will discuss the Standard Bearer article by Mrs.
Jan Miersma, When thou Sittest in thy House: Royal Children –
Stewards of the King (Vol. 82, Issue 12).
Everyone please come to the meeting with one question to discuss about
the article. All the ladies of the
church are welcome.
Family Conference Fund Raiser: All families willing to participate in
selling chocolate almonds are asked to see the signup sheet on the bulletin
board in the foyer. Please contact
Rebecca Barendregt to participate and for more information.
The committee for the Family
Conference has decided to produce a DVD of Alberta scenery, with voice over of
singing and musical numbers. The
proposed title is ‘The heavens declare the glory of God’, with a nature
theme. Anyone wishing to either
contribute video footage, or a musical number, either as solo or group, please
contact Bert Mulder.
The Domestic Mission Committee sponsored Missions Conference will take
place the evenings of Monday, September 8 and Tuesday, September 9. The
meetings will be held at Southwest PRC with each beginning at 7:30 PM. On
Monday evening, Pastor Arie den Hartog will bring an inspirational message to
encourage us in our interest and zeal for the work of missions. Prof. Gritters
will follow with a “Critique and Evaluation of the History of PRC Mission
work”. On Tuesday evening, Rev. Bruinsma
will present “What we can learn from the History of Reformed Missions”. He will
be followed by Rev. Kortering who will speak on “The need for Special Training
for the work of Missions”. The whole conference will focus on the work of our
own denomination and will direct its attention to critiquing, evaluating and
encouraging us in the work of missions. A special effort to attend should be
made by those who are directly involved in the work of missions in our
denomination either domestic or foreign. Anyone else who may be interested in
hearing these informative speeches is also invited to attend.
NEWS OF OUR CHURCHES
Providence PRC extended a call to Candidate Heath
Bleyenberg.