The Lords Day July 20, 2014 The Lords Day July 20, 2014

MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE 9:30 A.M.

The Worst of Times
* denotes standing

Prelude
Welcome& Announcements........................................Pastor SteveIgo
Missions Report .......................................... Cedar NYC Mission Team
Congregational Greeting ................................ ThePassing of thePeace

The Living God Calls Us to Worship .................. Call to Worship

We Enter Into Gods Presence
In Song* ........................ Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise, Hymn 38
In Prayer* .............................................................. Prayer of Approach

God Speaks to Us
In Scripture .................................................................. Hebrews 4:1-12

We Respond in Consecration
In Prayer ......................... Prayer to Confess Sin & Assuranceof Pardon
In Song* ................... O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord, Hymn 6

God Feeds Us
In Scripture .................................................................. I Kings 13:1-10
In Sermon .... YOU CANT TELL ME WHAT TO DO; WELL MAYBE YOU CAN
Pastor Larry J ohnson

We Respond in Commitment ...................... Prayer of Application
In Song* ............................ Sing to the Lord, Sing His Praise, Hymn 62
In Giving ................................................................ Tithes & Offerings

God Blesses Us ........................................................... Benediction
Doxology, Hymn 731

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host:
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.







EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE 5:30 P.M.
Sin Is Sin
* denotes standing

Prelude
Gathering Songs ...................................................... Elder Ted Himebook

The Living God Summons Us ..... Call to WorshipPsalm32:1-5

We Enter Into Gods Presence
In Song* ............................... I Need Thee, Precious JESUS, Hymn 497
In Prayer* .............................................................. Prayer of Approach

God Speaks to Us
In ResponsiveReading of thePsalms .......................... Psalm51, p. 804

We Respond in Consecration
In Prayer ......................... Prayer of Confession & Assuranceof Pardon
In Song* .................... GOD Is Our Refuge and Our Strength, Hymn 40

God Feeds Us
In Scripture ................................................................. Galatians 3:1-14
Westminster Shorter CatechismQuestions & Answers 83 & 84
In Sermon ................................................ THE SINFULNESS OF SIN
Pastor Mick Knierim

We Respond in Commitment ...................... Prayer of Application
In Song* ................................ O JESUS, Thou Art Standing, Hymn 492
In Giving ................................................................ Tithes & Offerings
In Prayer ............................................................ Congregational Prayer
In Song* ......................... Alas! And Did My SAVIOR Bleed, Hymn 254

God Blesses Us* ..................................... BenedictionJude 24-25
The Day You Gave Us, LORD, Is Ended, Hymn 407

The day you gave us, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at your behest;
To you our morning hymns ascended,
Your praise shall hallow now our rest.





The Lords Day July 20, 2014 The Lords Day July 20, 2014
TODAY

Welcome to Cedar Church! This morning we welcome Pastor
Larry Johnson to the pulpit. Pastor Larry continues the sermon
series, The Worst of Times: The Life of Jeroboam. In the evening
we welcome Pastor Mick Knierimas he brings us the message
fromGods Word.

11:00 AM - Sunday School
5:30 PM Evening Service

THIS WEEK

Wednesday Bridal Shower for Kailyn Baum@ 7PM HCS

OFFERING

Benevolent Offering - Thank you for your generous giving.
$451.35 was received for the Lakeshore Pregnancy Center last
Sunday. Next week our benevolent offering will be received for
Cedars Deacon Fund. Currently this fund is at $3,170.28. The
deacons have set a goal of $5,000.00 for this fund in order to have
adequate resources available to help those in need.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ecclesiastes - The Search for Meaning - This August, please join
us at Cedar Church as we wrestle with the meaning of life as 'it
really is!' What do we do when work seems so tedious, life is
unfair, fools get ahead, nothing makes us happy, old age treats us
with cruelty, and our eventual death seems so depressing? The
Preacher hopes to answer that question by looking at the futility of
life fromGod's high and wise perspective. Pastor Steve invites
you to jump feet-first into life's most knotty questions as we travel
through the twelve winding and circuitous chapters of the Book of
Ecclesiastes.

Bridal Shower - All ladies are invited to attend a bridal shower
for Kailyn Baumon Wednesday, July 23, 7 PM at Hudsonville
Christian School in the Library. Please see Deb Kooienga for more
information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday Night Hike - Our next summer hike with Pastor Steve will
be held Friday, August 8. Meet Pastor Steve at 7:30 PM at
Hemlock Crossing Park. This park offers 239 acres of woods and
wetlands along the Pigeon River. A pedestrian bridge and
numerous overlooks offer scenic views of the river corridor,
wetlands, natural springs and woods. Hemlock Crossing is located
in Port Sheldon Township at 8115 West Olive Road, West Olive,
MI 49460. FromUS 31, travel west on Croswell Street a short
distance to West Olive Road. Turn south on West Olive Road and
travel about 0.4 miles to the entrance on the west side of the road.
Bring: Comfortable walking shoes, water bottle, flashlight, and
BUG SPRAY.

Bike Hike with Pastor Ken - Saturday August 16 is the date of
the next Cedar Bike Ride, beginning at 9:00 am. This ride will be
for teens and adults. We will ride a 15 mile loop through the Kent
Trails and MillenniumPark. The whole ride will be on bike trails,
very safe and fun. We will take regular breaks and have a good
time riding at a moderate pace. We will stay together as a group
making sure that no one falls behind. It is a really great ride you
will not want to miss. If you have any questions please contact
Ken Smith. We will meet at the Clean Water Plant, just off
Baldwin Street in Jenison.

Encourage our Cadet - Caleb Post will be leaving on July 21 and
be gone until August 1 representing Cedar Church's Cadet group at
this year's Calvinist Cadet Corp International Camporee in Alberta,
Canada. He would love to hear fromall of you who have so
faithfully supported him both in prayer and in achieving his
financial goal of $1,000 to go on this trip. Please take a moment
over the next few days to either send hima post card or email him
at the following address: For letters -Caleb Post, Red, Cadre #9;
Kamp Lone Pine; RR 1, Site 5, Box 11; Lacombe, AB T4L 2N1
CANADA. (extra postage needed) For emails:
camporee@CalvinistCadets.org (Put Caleb Post, Red Cadre #9 in
the subject line, and please don't include photos or attachments.)
Thank you for making this trip possible, and for encouraging him
every step of the way!

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Puritan Reformed Conference - Please consider attending the
2014 Puritan Reformed conference, The Beauty & Glory of
Christs Bride, August 21 - 23. This conference will be held at the
beautiful Prince Conference Center (1800 East Beltline Ave., GR,
MI) and will feature speakers Michael Barrett, Joel Beeke, Gerald
Bilkes, TimGeiger, Conrad Mbewe, David Murray, and William
VanDoodewaard. For more information or to register go to
www.puritanseminary.org.

Fresh Produce/Fresh Fruit - Love In the Name of Christ is
willing and pleased to receive your donation of extra fruits or
vegetables grown in your gardens this summer and early fall. Our
budgeting class clients would love to make use of these items for
their families. Please bring the items to the Love INC office at
3300 Van Buren, Hudsonville and make sure to label the items for
the LOVING HELP Program(LHP). Questions-contact Norma or
Tonia at (616) 662-3300.

Volunteer Opportunity - Are you looking for a way to make
connections with struggling families in our community? By being
a coach for the LOVING HELP programyou are able to meet with
an individual or couple and forma relationship of trust. This is a
ministry that focuses on relationships with budgeting advice. You
as a coach help themto apply simple, practical budgeting tools to
their situation, which are skills you already have developed in your
own life. Contact Mary or Rosemary at (616) 662-3300 for more
information. Training and support are provided.

Administrator Needed - Zion Christian School is seeking a full-
time administrator for grades pre-K through 12. Responsibilities
include financial management, management of non-academic staff,
management of facilities, and participation in and oversight of
fund-raising and development. Resumes and supporting materials
should be sent to Zion Christian School, 7555 Byron Center
Avenue SW, Byron Center, MI 49315 or email to:
office@zionchristian.net.
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MISSIONS UPDATE

Below is the most recent update from Ben VanDyke, serving on summer project
with Spartan Christian Fellowship in Petoskey, MI.

Dear Cedar Church family

Thank you for your continued prayer and support, I've seen firsthand how
God has been answering prayer here at project and I have the joy of
telling you how Hes been working! The biggest answer to prayer is one
guy named Andrew Maxwell becoming a Christian. His older brother is a
former MSU quarterback who spoke at SCF one night just before the
year ended, and Andrew was there filming. A staff guy met with him later
that week and as a result he decided to come to project. At the time
Andrew didn't really understand himself to be a sinner and more than
that didn't understand the gospel. But this project has been the means by
which he has not only heard the gospel but has come to love and cherish
it. It blows my mind to see the immediate change in his life, just this week
I was evangelizing with him and he not only was able to share the gospel
but he was eager to do it! It has given me inexpressible joy that I can call
this guy a brother in Christ.

Another way that prayer has been answered has been in the leadership
and teaching here. The staff left two weeks ago and since then I have
been in charge along with another MSU student named Darcy Shepard.
Things have gone remarkably smoothly and all the students really enjoy
each others company. The teaching especially has been sanctifying,
and its served to make me very aware of my own insufficiency and my
dependence on God. I could honestly give the best talk in the world but I
know that if God wasn't there working then it wouldn't help anybody. In
actuality I feel like every time I walk up to the podium I feel as though
what I have is mediocre at best, but through it God has not only
encouraged me but has really used it to serve everyone else. More and
more I've been realizing that anything good that comes from us is really
from God (Ephesians 2:10).

Please continue to be in prayer for us. Pray for Halea, another student
here who is not a Christian. She recently lost her uncle to suicide so
please pray that through this experience she would come to love the
gospel and be comforted by it just as Andrew has. Pray also for Ross
who lost his mom to cancer, and for the other students I mentioned in the
last update. Many of us are starting to feel burned out because of the
intenseness of project, please pray that we would find our strength and
our rest in the gospel. Finally pray for our evangelism, that many of our
friends and co-workers would hear, and trust in the gospel themselves.

Thank you for your love and for your support!
In Christ
-Ben

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WELCOME TO CEDAR!

Weareglad yourehere. As a
church family, weredelighted
you havejoined us for worship
today. Below you will find
some information to help you
during our Sunday services. If
you need any assistance,
please ask one of our ushers
for help.

Worship Service
Cedar Church strives to enjoy
God through Spirit-empowered
and Christ-centered worship. The
Bible is sincerely loved, and we
hope that you will find it opened
up to you in a fresh and faithful
manner each Sunday.

Nursery
Childcare is available near the
entrance of the gymnasium for
children 0-3 years old, but
children of all ages are always
welcome in the worship service.

Coffee Break
After the morning worship, please
join us in the gymfor coffee and
refreshments.

Kids Break
After morning worship, all kids
(Preschool thru 6th grade) are
invited to the orchestra roomfor
snacks and fun songs.

Sunday School
From11 12pm, Cedar Church
offers classes for all ages. Visitors
are especiallywelcome!




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Weekly Budget Last Weeks Offerings
$3,592.50 $3,346.65
YTD Budget YTD Offerings
$100,590.00 $90,520.60





Pastor: SteveIgo
Associate Pastor: Mick Knierim



Shepherding Districts
David Van Dyke/TomDykema A-B
Craig Baker/JimKnott/Terry Holstege
C-G
Bill Grysen/Paul Sprik H-O
Ted Himebook/DuaneSaxton P-Z


Womens Ministry Coordinator:
J oan Broene


We offer the following classes:



SPECIAL REMINDERS
TODAY NEXT WEEK
Greeters Scaturro/Weiss Baker
Accompanist A.M.
Accompanist P.M.
Bonnie Boeve
Megan Himebook
Caryn Baker
Rachel Himebook
Nursery A.M.


Nursery Sun. Sch.

Nursery PM

Rebecca Van Dyke
Heidi Kooienga
Brittany DeWent
Jen denHollander
Lynn Igo
Mindy Weiss
Kailyn Baum
Diana Sprik
Stacey Faber
Cassidy Baker
Ruthie Scaturro
Carla Baker
Beka Mulder
Natassja DeWent
Fellowship Snack


Childrens Snack
Bonnie Boeve
Jen Coleman
Angie Dykema
Deb Grysen
Deb Kooienga
Irene Potter
Diana Sprik
Lynn Igo
Church Set-Up
Sun. Foreman AM
Sun. Foreman PM
Ushers

Scaturro/Weiss
Paul Sprik
Matt Grysen
TomDykema
Terry Holstege
Baker
Paul Sprik
Matt Grysen
Paul Sprik
TimDeWent
Youth Group Meal
Class Age Teacher/Location
Toddler 2-3
PamHimebook
Central Hallway
Preschool
& K
4K
Sheila Rostvedt
West Classroom
Younger
Elementary
1
st
3
rd

Mindy Weiss
Workshop Room
Older
Elementary
4
th
-6
th

Chris Benczkowski
Teachers Lounge
Jr. High 7
th
-8
th

Phil Faber
Southeast Teachers
Lounge
Sr. High 9
th
-12
th

Terry & Tammy
Holstege
OrchestraRoom
II
Corinthians
Adult
Mick Knierim
Gymnasium
Prayer Adult
Micah Shin
Art Room