Welcome to the Heritage Protestant Reformed Fellowship of Sioux Falls, SD.

This is the Lord’s Day, August 17, 2008

“God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us; That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations."

Psalm 67:1&2

AM Worship Service (9:30)                      PM Worship Service (4:00)

Rev. Allen Brummel                                 Rev. Allen Brummel

The Necessity of Faith                          Diligently Teaching Our Children                              

 Scripture:  John 15:1-15                    Scripture: Deuteronomy 6

Text: Lord’s Day 7                              Text: Deuteronomy 6:6-9

1. The Character of Faith                    1. Teaching: What?

2. The Activity of Faith                       2. Teaching: How?

3. The Object of Faith                          3. Teaching: Why?

Offering: General Fund                      Offering: Benevolence

Psalters: 237, 113, 426, 71                 Psalters: 360, 325, 89, 215

We extend a warm welcome to those visiting our worship services.  We pray that God richly blesses our fellowship under the preaching of His Word.  If you would like more information regarding our Fellowship, please contact one of the members of the Steering Committee. You can visit our website at reformedsiouxfalls.org.  The order of worship and the words to our doxologies are on the back of the bulletin.

 For more news and info about our churches go to www.prca.org

Reformed Witness Hour: Sunday - 8:00 a.m. KWSN 1230 AM & 5:00 p.m. KDCR 88.5 FM Today’s topic: “Turned from the Truth” based on II Timothy 4:3-5a.  You can also read or listen to the broadcasts at: prca.org/refwitness/index.html

Fellowship Announcements:  

            Elizabeth Van Egdom will make public confession of faith on September 7 during the afternoon service, Lord willing.

KSFY will begin airing our television commercials this week.  Rev. Brummel plans to go to the studio tomorrow to finalize some filming and will find out the exact times the commercials will run.  He will send an email to the members of the fellowship containing the final commercial and the run times.

News From Our Churches:

Rev. Slopsema (First-Grand Rapids, MI) plans to answer the call from Grace PRC on August 31.

Rev. Rodney Kleyn (Trinity-Hudsonville, MI) declined the call from Providence PRC in Jenison, MI.   Providence announces a new trio of Candidate H. Bleyenberg, Rev. J. Laning (Hope, Walker; MI) and Rev. M. VanderWal (Hope, Redlands; CA).  They plan to call on Tuesday, August 26.

Rev. Ron Van Overloop (Byron Center, MI) declined the call from Doon to be missionary/pastor to the Philippines.

Rev. Smit and his brother, Peter Smit from Redlands PRC, arrived in the Philippines this past week. They plan to be there for three Sundays and have various mandates from Doon council and the FMC to accomplish while there including providing pulpit supply for the Berean worship services. They plan to return home on September 1. 

Newsletters from our missionaries are available on the table.

Requested Announcements

The First Protestant Reformed Church in Edmonton, Alberta is hosting a family conference July 2-5, 2009, on the topic of Calvin and the Christian Family Life. Plan now to attend! Check out our website www.edmontonprc.org and more details to follow.”

            The Ladies' Circle of the NW IA PR School invites you to their annual School Kick-off Singspiration which will be held this evening in the Doon PR Church following the 6:00 worship service.  An offering will be taken with proceeds toward the Ladies' Circle fund.  Grades 1 - 8 of this upcoming school year will be singing Psalter # 29 verses 1 - 3.

The 2008-2009 NWIPR school year will begin on Wednesday, August 20.  Convocation will be held at church beginning at 1:15 P.M.  We invite the felllowship to join us as we begin the 42nd year of covenant instruction.  Refreshments will be served after convocation at school. 

            Treat yourself and the family to a delicious buffet at the Labor Day pancake breakfast. Serving times will be from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and it will be held at the Hull PR grade school gym. Freewill donation for Trinity Christian High School. Come enjoy fine food and support a worthy cause.  Anyone willing to donate food can inform Crysta Brummel.

            The Hope PRC, Walker, MI summer class on  “The Sanctifying Power of Suffering” by Prof. Hanko is now available on DVD or CD's. To obtain your set, send your request to hoperwc@gmail.com.

Food for Thought

      God commands believing parents to rear their children in the education and admonition of the Lord Jesus Christ. . . On the one hand this instruction of their children is one of the outstanding covenant responsibilities of parents, that is, one aspect of their calling as God’s friend- servants to love, serve, and glorify God.  On the other hand, it is the means by which God brings the reborn covenant child to spiritual maturity so that he or she becomes a developed man or woman of God, capable of a life of good works.          Prof. D. Engelsma

“We should aim to speak as in the sight of God. We are to ask ourselves not, “what did the people think of me?”, but, “what was I in the sight of God?”                                                               J. Ryle