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First PRC Grand Rapids, MI

First PRC Grand Rapids, MI

Pastor: Rev. Joe Holstege

Assoc. minister: Prof. C. Griess

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2800 Michigan N.E. 

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 

Services: 9:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M

Reformed Witness Hour Messages - January 2025

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January 2025

January 5

Alpha and Omega
Revelation 1:8

Rev. W. Bruinsma

January 12

By Faith Looking for a City
Hebrews 11:9-10

Rev. W. Bruinsma

January 19

Not Just Hearers, But Doers
James 12:2-25

Rev. W. Bruinsma

January 26

God’s Everlasting Glory
Romans 11:33-36

Rev. W. Bruinsma

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In January 2025, we will broadcast four Christ-centered messages by Rev. Bruinsma, Lord willing. Be sure to listen to the new year message, Alpha and Omega, which speaks of the hope we have that allows us to carry on in the year to come: Our King, our Lord, is coming! He is directing everything that is taking place in our lives, in the church and in the world. He is the first this year and He is the end of this year; He is Alpha and Omega!

   

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Reformed Witness Hour - December 2024 Newsletter

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News from the Reformed Witness Hour

December 2024

 CHaak GT PRC

December 2024 Broadcast Schedule

Lord willing, for the month of December, Rev. Haak will lead us as we consider the treasure and the wonder of the birth of Jesus Christ in his series, The Blessings of Emmanuel’s Reign. Isaiah 35 speaks to us in a picturesque way of the blessings that will be brought when Immanuel comes. “The desert,” we read, “shall blossom as the rose…the eyes of the blind shall be opened…the parched ground shall become a pool of water…the redeemed of the Lord shall go upon a highway of holiness.” The point of the chapter is that when God pours out upon us sinners His goodness and grace in the coming of His Son Immanuel, great blessings come upon His precious church. Tune in to hear these beautiful messages!

December 1
The Desert Shall Bloom as the Rose
Isaiah 35:1-2

Rev. C. Haak

December 8
Then Shall a Lame Man Leap as a Hart

Isaiah 35:3-6

Rev. C. Haak

December 15
The Mirage is Become a Pool of Water

Isaiah 35:6-7

Rev. C. Haak

December 22
Great Joy Brought to You
Luke 2:10-11

Rev. C. Haak

December 29
Highway Through the Desert

Isaiah 35:8-10

Rev. C. Haak

December 29
Highway Through the Desert

Isaiah 35:8-10

Rev. C. Haak

RWH Website

If you haven’t visited our website recently, take a few minutes to check it out. We have an extensive broadcast archive which includes transcript versions of many messages, highlights of favorite messages, details on the stations that broadcast our messages and more. Visit at reformedwitnesshour.org.

Who is Downloading RWH Messages?

October was another interesting month for download data from Sermon Audio. You may recall back in April we saw a significantly larger number of downloads, mostly attributed to Cambodia. In October we had another significant increase in downloads, this time, it appears to be attributed to the state of Washington which had 2,723 downloads for the month. Additionally, the state of Texas had a significantly higher number of downloads compared to previous months with 413 downloads. These two states surpassed all other states for highest number of downloads in one month.

   Top 5 states reached each month   

 

May

   (top 5)   

June

   (top 5)   

July

   (top 5)   

August

   (top 5)   

September  

   (top 5)

   October  

   (top 5)   

Washington

10

9

14

26

37

2,723 (1)

Texas

44 (5)

22

19

39

45

413 (2)

Ohio

217 (1)

8

5

9

151 (2)

124

Michigan

133 (2)

107 (3)

114 (3)

102 (3)

201 (1)

149 (4)

Wisconsin

12

11

181 (1)

30

23

20

Virginia

36

133 (1)

25

120 (2)

33

166 (3)

So. Carolina

2

13

4

2

21

146 (5)

Illinois

39

66 (4)

144 (2)

54 (4)

95

76

California

28

24

20

25

141 (3)

37

N. Carolina

71 (4)

39

96 (5)

120 (1)

136 (4)

36

Iowa

28

127 (2)

41

21

31

27

Oregon

13

7

97 (4)

9

117 (5)

9

Colorado

74 (3)

55

18

44 (5)

34

18

Georgia

31

58 (5)

66

8

16

17

downloads by month Dec 2024

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Reformed Witness Hour - November 2024 Messages

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November 2024

 

In November we will broadcast four Christ-centered messages by Rev. W. Bruinsma including a Thanksgiving themed message on 11/24/24. Please help us share these messages!

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November 3

Waiting on Jehovah

Psalm 27:14

 

November 10

The Final Gathering of the Church

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

 

 
November 17

The Heart Defiles a Man

Matthew 15:20-20

 

 
November 24

Satisfied with Marrow and Fatness

Psalm 65:1-3 (Thanksgiving message)

 

 

 

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Reformed Witness Hour Newsletter - October 2024

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News from the Reformed Witness Hour

October 2024

 

October 2024 Broadcast Schedule

W Bruinsma RWHIn October, we will have four more Christ-centered, Gospel-themed messages. We will finish Rev. Bruinsma’s series on the second coming of Christ. We will finish the month with another timely message from Rev. Bruinsma, Straying Sheep, on Isaiah 53:6: where we will hear how closely we resemble sheep:

“All we like sheep have gone astray” Oh, how we stray! If only we could sit back and evaluate ourselves to see what we look like in God’s sight! When we evaluate the sheep, we could almost laugh at the sheep when they simply wander off from the flock and into the wilds. How foolish of them. Cannot they see what they are doing? How foolish are we, oh sheep of God’s pasture? How foolish you and I can be. What really strikes me about this passage is this: How pointed it is when describing you and me. Isaiah tells us that “we have turned every one to his own way.” What a vivid description of us as far as our sinful flesh is concerned… God’s Word is so, so clear!  It tells us how we are to live… But when we hear that Word, then our flesh kicks against the pricks.  And, for some absurd reason, we think our own way is better than God’s..  

Be sure to tune in on Sunday, 10/27, to hear the full message!

October 6
The Great Tribulation 
Matthew 24:9-22

Rev. W. Bruinsma


October 13
Gathered Unto Armageddon

Revelation 16:10-16

Rev. W. Bruinsma

October 20
The Final Sign of Christ’s Return
Luke 21:25-28

Rev. W. Bruinsma

October 27
Straying Sheep
Isaiah 53:6

Rev. W. Bruinsma

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Who is Downloading RWH Messages?

Top countries reached

August 2024

Number of Downloads

Top states reached August 2024

Number of Downloads

United States

811

North Carolina

120

Cambodia

280

Virginia

120

United Kingdom

38

Michigan

102

Australia

16

Illinois

54

China

16

Colorado

44

 

What Radio Stations Broadcast RWH?

RWH is broadcasting in 15 different locations and 17 different stations. Pray for these stations and our program in these areas. Be sure to ask friends and family to share RWH within these communities!

Location

Station

Frequency

Air Time

Carlisle, PA

WPFG

FM 91.3

Sunday, 8:00am

Chicago, IL

WYLL

AM 1160

Sunday, 4:00pm

Dallas, TX

KWRD

FM 100.7

Sunday, 9:00am

Denver, CO

KLTT

AM 670

Sunday, 10:30pm

Detroit, MI

WLQV

FM 92.7

AM1500

Sundays 9:00am

Fond du Lac, WI

WFDL

AM 1170

Sunday, 8:00am

Grand Rapids, MI

WFUR

AM 1570

FM 92.9

Sunday 4:00pm and

Wednesday 8:00pm

Lynden, WA

KARI

AM 550

Sunday 5:30pm

Pipestone, MN

KLOH

AM 1050

Sunday 8:00am

Pittsburgh, PA

WJAS

WORD

AM 1320

FM 101.5

Saturday 9:00am

Sunday 10:00am

Reedsburg, WI

WCNP

FM 89.5

Sunday 1:00pm

San Bernardino, CA

The Answer KTE

AM 590

Sunday 6:00am and

Sunday 7:30am

Spokane, WA

KSPO

KTRW

FM 106.5

AM 630

FM 96.5

Sunday 5:00pm

Sunday 9:30am and

Sunday 9:30am

Wingham, Ontario, Canada

CKNX

AM 920

Sunday 8:00am

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Gospel

AM 846

Sunday 8:30am

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Reformed Witness Hour - September 2024 Messages

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September 2024

 

In September we will continue Rev. W. Bruinsma’s series on The End Times. Please help us share these messages!

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September 1

The Gospel Preached to All Nations

Matthew 24:14

 

September 8

The Rise of Counterfeit Christianity

Mark 13:21-23

September 15

The Emergence of the Antichristian Kingdom

Revelation 17:9-17

 

September 22

The Man of Sin Revealed

2 Thessalonians 2:3,4

 

September 29

Peace Shall Destroy Many

Daniel 8:23-25

 

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Reformed Witness Hour News - August 2024

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News from the Reformed Witness Hour

August 2024

 

August 2024 Broadcast Schedule

In August, we will broadcast a series by Rev. W. Bruinsma that expounds on the second coming of Christ. Rev. Bruinsma is a retired minister of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America.

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August 4
Watching for Christ’s Return 
I Thessalonians 5:1-6

Rev. W. Bruinsma


August 11
The Beginning of Birth Pains

Matthew 24:7-8

Rev. W. Bruinsma

August 18
Nation Against Nation
Matthew 28:6-7

Rev. W. Bruinsma

August 25
Lawlessness in Society
Matthew 24:12-13

Rev. W. Bruinsma

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.  For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day:  we are not of the night, nor of darkness.  Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6

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Who is Downloading to RWH Messages?

You may remember from our June 2024 newsletter that we had some interesting facts about who was listening to our internet broadcasts. In April and May 2024, we saw 1,000-2,000 more digital downloads than our average monthly downloads over the past year. We also noted that a significantly larger percentage of those downloads were from Cambodia and were downloaded via podcasts platforms (typically podcasts account for about 40% of downloads whereas these two months we saw over 70% of downloads via podcast).  As of June, we have seen a return to average downloads with a large majority of downloads coming from the United States (1,093). Cambodia does remain the country with the second most downloads, but trails the U.S. with 113 downloads.

Praise the Lord for spreading the Gospel through this ministry and continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ in Cambodia!

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Top countries reached
Jan – June 2024

# of Downloads

Top states reached
Jan- June 2024

# of Downloads

United States

6,024

Michigan

855

Cambodia

5,310

Virginia

622

United Kingdom

285

North Carolina

448

Australia

227

Ohio

379

Canada 212

376

Iowa

369

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