July 15, 2018

The Approach to God

Pre-Service Music                  

Invitation to Worship

*Song                                         O Praise Him!                                 -Crowder

*Congregational Greeting

Prayer of Confession

Lord’s Prayer

Song                                        This I Believe                           -Fielding/Crocker

Words of Assurance and Law of God 

 (Children age 3-2nd grade released to Children & Worship)                   

The Word of God

*Songs                                           Overwhelmed                      -Weaver/Wickham

                                                  Those Who Trust                                      -Chaffer

Scripture                                     Mark 4:  26-34

Message                                   The Miracle Seed

                                                      Pastor Rich

Prayer for Blessing

The Response to the Word

Offering   

            (Mission of the Month Offering)                               

 *Doxology                  Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow        No. 382

Offertory Prayer 

*Song                                  Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee  -Beethoven/VanDyke   

 *Benediction                                     

 Postlude                                 

Please Join us in Fervent Prayer for:

Pastor Rich, Anthony, and Immanuel leadership and ministry teams

Members traveling this Summer

Friends with Health Concerns:

 Mark B., Howard J. C. , Sandy F., Carol G.,

 Rhonda H., Eleanor N., Sandi S.

Roland H. and other Parkinson’s sufferers

Michael S. (A. Williams’ Uncle) –Cancer/Salvation!

Marcia K. – recovery from surgery

Vicki B. – heart valve surgery later this summer

Members’ Summer Travels – Let’s pray all back safely!

 *Prayer Line 517-321-2495, ext. 191*

Save the Date

SUMMER CONNECT, 6:30 p.m. – July 25 (SPLASH!)

Alger, MI Mission Trip – July 26-29

All Church Campout in the U.P. – August 4-11

SUMMER CONNECT, 6:30 p.m  - August 22

Church Picnic – August 26

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

July Calling Team:  Fred H. and Bruce T.H.  You may call either leader for special needs or concerns.

July Mission of the Month…  this month’s offering will be for Love Clothing Center, in donations of clothing and time.  They need new socks, underwear and school age clothes to give 800+ kids a new school outfit. You can also donate nice gently used school clothes.  They really need help in distributing these clothes, also!!  A collection basket is at the top of the stairs by the bulletin board.  For any questions, please contact Carrie Blanck or Linda Burcham. 

Our Flowers are donated by Kim and Denise B. in honor of their grandchildren visiting today.

We also have next week open for flowers if you would like to donate some, even from your garden is always beautiful, as well.

Basketball Camp is THIS WEEK, July 16-19.  We need help setting up after church. There are kitchen and set up needs, for which there are sign up sheets in the FLC. Talk to Bronwyn S or call her. Thank you!

Summer  CONNECT:  Our next CONNECT is one week from Weds, July 25.  Our theme will be “SPLASH’, so come dressed for water fun.   If you would like to help in the fun, please see Linda B., Carrie B., Katie S. or Julie L.  Invite friends of all ages!.

IF YOU REGISTERED for the August Family Camp Trip, would you please indicate your name and how many are coming with you on the yellow sheet in the Family Life Center.  It will help us to know how best to prepare. Thanks

Prayers for Missions: Let’s keep Linn, and Village of Hope in Uganda, the recovering Houston Mission group, and the Alger, MI people in our prayers.

Shults:  Please keep the Shults’s in your prayers as Sandi has her check- ups tomorrow and Wednesday.  Thank you.

Siloam Christian Church Please pray for their dynamic work in Lansing and that some will see their name and attend!