Worship Service
9:15 a.m. May 4, 2008
Prelude.......................... “How Firm a Foundation” arranged by
John Purifoy
Welcome & Greeting
Preparation to Worship
Jesus ascended in triumph to his
heavenly throne. There he hears our prayers, pleads our cause before the
Father, and rules the world. Blessed are
all who take refuge in him.
Come, let us worship and bow down.
*Song # 8............................................... “Come, Thou
Almighty King”
*Prayer of Invitation
Almighty God, as we prepare to worship today, we ask that you will stretch our
imaginations to sense the majesty and mystery of your ascension. Help us perceive how Jesus’ presence in
heaven can give us confidence in our praying and hope for the future.
Through Jesus, our Lord. Amen.
Song # 36...................................................................... “He
Is Exalted”
Registration of Visitors and
Members
We would like you to sign the attendance register on the seat nearest the center
aisle in each row. Please sign the pad, pass it down the row and then
return it to the center.
Offering
Offertory................. “Partita on Praise to the Lord” setting
by Cynthia Goff
*Song of Thanksgiving # 815......................................... “Doxology”
*Prayer of Dedication
*Song # 466............................................ “Jesus,
Our Lord and King”
Children’s Message
Bible Reading......................................................... Ephesians
4:8-16
Sermon........................................................ “Christ
the Royal Judge”
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the People & Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
*Song # 45..................................... “Crown
Him with Many Crowns”
*Benediction
Postlude......... “God of Grace and God of Glory” setting
by Anna Laura Page
* Those that are able are invited to stand
Announcements
Thank you to our worship participants
today – Liturgist: Kathy Schroer; Sermon: Pastor Bob Rook; Organist: Hank Baker; Greeters: John & Carol Hantla; Ushers: Clay & Larie Miller; Nursery: Deb Mastbergen; Next Week: Sherry King
Nursery service is available: The nursery is located to the right as you enter the
building.
Coffee is available in the foyer on the counter enjoy some with a friend or
while you make a new friend.
Sunday School for ages 3 – high school is located in the old
fellowship hall and youth room. The music
time is for pre-K through 6th grade immediately following
worship. Please meet in the new
fellowship hall.
Sunday School Memory Verse: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life.” John 3:16 Bible Point: Jesus gives us eternal
life.
Sunday School: TODAY Pastor Bob will be
leading the second Sunday school class with a DVD of Reggie McNeal who will
talk about "Seeking First the Kingdom." Reggie will make you
think about what it means to BE the church while you enjoy his great sense of
humor. Reggie's down to earth style makes him very easy to listen to and he
really makes you think about your faith. Please join us for this great
opportunity to learn and grow together!
Sioux
City Gospel Mission Poet: Mission poet Steve
McMillin will be reciting his poetry during Sunday school on May 4 in the
Red Room. The brief presentation will be begin immediately after the service.
Steve formerly was a resident of the mission but now lives on his own. He has
been reciting poetry during the Sunday morning chapel services at the
mission for eight years. Come, spend a few minutes listening to his poetry
and find out how God changed his life.
Praise Team meets at 6:30
this evening at St. Mark. New members are always welcome.
Cool Kids Choir will be singing during worship next Sunday with the
Chancel Choir.
Chancel Choir meets at 7:00
on Wednesday evenings.
Domestics will meet on Tuesday, May 13. All ladies are welcome to come help with
quilts and to enjoy the fellowship.
Sunday School Children to Sunrise Manor: Children, preschool age to 8th grade, will be
singing for Alzheimer's residents at Sunrise Manor
May 18, the last day of Sunday school. The
children will give the residents spring baskets, mixed with good
cheer and lots of smiles. At 10:30
a.m., after sharing in the graduates' reception briefly, all
children will gather at the piano in the new dining room to car pool to Sunrise. The group
should return to the church by 11:20
a.m. Any parents available to drive please see Carole
Johnston today.
Interim Leadership Team meetings are
monthly at 5:30 p.m. the
next meeting is, May 21, at St. Mark.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Peace Prayer Team meets from 8:30
- 9:00 every Sunday morning in the youth room. Come, join
the group as they pray for members of our church and community who
are ill, bereaved, or otherwise in need. Those in attendance may pray silently
or aloud. If you have a prayer request please leave it in the church mail box
near the nursery.
2008 Graduations will soon be here! If you will graduate from high school or
post-high school please notify Holli Rook ASAP so we can include you in our
spring graduation acknowledgement. A reception will be on Sunday, May 18 which
is our last day of Sunday School.
Vacation Bible School: Power Lab is the topic of this year's Vacation Bible School
at Peace. Exciting discoveries are waiting to be made during the evening
sessions held July 14-17 at St. Mark. VBS, which is for preschool through 5th
grade, begins at 5:45 with
a light meal and concludes at 8:15. Contact
Holli Rook or Deb Van Peursem to volunteer for the VBS Team.
Church Heralds and the spring issue of the RCA Today are available
from the ushers.
Peace
Pathfinders: A group of
young explorers is forming at Peace. Children who have completed third
through 5th grade are invited to attend the week-long event, called Service to
Others. Sessions include daily field trips and lunch, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mark
August 4 - 8 on your calendar and plan for your child to attend. Contact Sheila
Willson for details or to volunteer.
Calling All Summer Lovers, Especially Kids!! Would you like to spend lots of time in the fresh air
this summer? Want to go swimming? Play outdoor games? Make new friends? Explore
God's Word and his wonderful world? The answer is beautiful Inspiration Hills,
only an hour away in Inwood, Iowa.
Camps are available for first graders through senior high students, families
too. Friends are welcome to attend. Go to inspirationhills.org or call
866/858-3265 to register or for information. In addition, contact Carole
Johnston (943-9904 or carolej06@hotmail.com)
if you plan on going.
Peace Kids Was Fantastic! A
special Thank You from the Education Team to all volunteers for Peace Kids:
Your enthusiasm, dedication, creativity, and food during our
Wednesday night program, called Rescue 911, are deeply appreciated! Thank
you for your time and energy you willingly donated for a successful four-week
session for Peace children. A very special thank you to Larry Finley for
bringing his restored 1975 ambulance. What a beauty - and the siren was really
loud. Awesome is the word for Rescue 911!
The May and June Anniversaries and
Birthdays are published on the
website so we can celebrate as a family.
If you do not have internet access a hard copy is available on the
bulletin board each month as well. If we
miss yours, please contact Larie Miller.
Prayer Corner
Al DeWolf was admitted to Mercy Medical
Center for fluid around
his heart but also for an infection on his knee. He under went surgery on his knee after some
dialysis treatments which all went well.
The infection was also found in his blood. On Friday he was moved to the intensive care
with low blood pressure and moments of confusion.
Gunner Stanwick had cystoscopy at
Mercy on Friday to check into urinary tract problems he is having. Doctors were able to do a small procedure to
help him and he is home doing well.
Ephesians 4:8-16
8Therefore it is said, “When he ascended on high he made
captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people.” 9(When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that
he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all
the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) 11The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some
prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for
building up the body of Christ, 13until all
of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to
maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. 14We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and
blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their
craftiness in deceitful scheming. 15But
speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the
head, into Christ, 16from whom the whole
body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as
each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up
in love.