The Approach to God
Pre-Service Music
Songs This is Amazing Grace -Wickham
Celebration of Our Graduates
Greeting
Prayer of Confession
Words of Assurance and Law of God
Kids Video “Glow in the Dark”
The Word of God
Song Tell the World -Bilbrough
Scripture: Luke 24:33-35
Message “Alone Together: Courageously Obedient”
Pastor Tom Grabill
Prayer for Blessing
The Response to the Word
Mission of the Month
(Since we are separated, offerings can be sent through our website or USPS)
“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it on ahead!” R. Alcorn
*Song Wonderful Grace of Jesus -Lillenas
Benediction
Postlude
* Hymns projected by permission of CCLI #95502
ANNOUNCEMENTS
June Calling Team: Please call Marcia J or Jennifer B with any special concerns or requests.
June Mission of the Month: Forgotten Man Ministries believes in the redemption, rehabilitation and restoration of inmates through Jesus Christ. They empower chaplains and volunteers to share hope and salvation with the “forgotten” men and women incarcerated in Michigan’s county jails.
Consistory Updates: Congratulations to the new Elders and Deacons that were prayerfully selected after the service last Sunday: Elders: Eric C, and Sandy C. Deacons: Mike J, and Sue F.
We will give you an opportunity to respond to the 2020/2021 budget at a later date. In the meantime, please look it over and contact Brian Williams, Jennifer B, Carrie B or Julie L with any questions or concerns.
Re-opening ICRC: Thank you for taking a moment last week to complete the survey letting us know where you are with reopening the church. Based on the results of the survey the elders have begun discussions about opening safely as soon as we can. Since gathering back together means planning for two different congregations to restart in the same building, our startup plan must be discussed with both leadership bodies and a formal plan put in place. Please be patient with this process and pray for both consistories to have God's wisdom and a spirit of unity. ICRC Consistory will be meeting again on Tuesday to further the discussion and development of a plan. We will share it with you as soon as we can. We look forward to meeting together again soon. If you have any questions please contact one of the current elders or Pastor Tom.
ICRC Pastor Job Description: The Consistory will be writing a job description for the pastoral vacancy based on congregational input from the recent survey, attention to Mission, Vision and Values, as well as the God Dreams report. This important document will be added to the work of the Search Team as they develop a Church Profile to send to potential candidates.
Search Team Updates: We're happy to share the Pastoral Search Team has met three times via Zoom. Currently, we are developing the Church Profile Form; content & format and analyzing the Congregational Survey (Pastor) results. We look forward to sharing this information with the congregation soon. Stay tuned!
Prayers: Please be praying for Wayne K as he recovers from back surgery.
Attention Kids: A video called, “Glow in the Dark”, will be shown just for you during our live streaming of church today! Stay tuned after the video to find out how you can get lots of fun activities to do at home that go along with this video lesson!
Thank You for Your Continued Tithes and Offerings: The ongoing ministry of the church relies on the generous giving of its members. Even though we won’t be gathering at the church building you may submit your tithes and offerings online via our website at, www.icrclansing.org, and then click on “Giving” at the top of the page, or you may mail them directly to our office at 3200 Delta River Dr., Lansing MI, 48906. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the church office at (517) 321-2495.
Your Leaders are so thankful for your fervent prayers, especially in these continuing uncertain times. They and your staff and Consistory continue to work toward safe ways of possible worship in the near future, keeping up with the most recent developments and continually making sure we stay connected and on pace to accomplish our seven-year vision.
Staff: Pastor Tom G, Joey S, Darla L, Stacia W
Consistory: Dave S, Marcia J, Rick H, Tod V, Brian W, Julie L, Carrie Band Jennifer B, and our ministry teams
Friends with Health Concerns
Gary A, Mark and June B, John B, Joe C,
Howard J. C, Sandy F, John F, Carol G,
Roland H and other Parkinson’s sufferers,
Jim P, Marian P, James S, Sandi S, and Joy V for continued healing.
Please keep praying for the world’s medical people and first responders in the midst of treating others, their families who miss them terribly, those in research who are working tirelessly to find a vaccine or any help to curtail this virus, people who are being arrested and jailed for wanting to work, our divided governmental leaders for wisdom as they make decisions and our constitutional republic to stand strong.
Immanuel Response to Social Distancing Requirements:
In light of recent government regulations and CDC recommendations to cancel gatherings of 50 or more and discouraging groups of 10 or more, Immanuel is committed to honoring the intent of these measures by canceling all church gatherings and closing the church building until at least June 12, 2020. This moratorium may be extended, based on government regulations.
However, our mission remains our focus and our ministry will still happen in new and creative ways. Here are ways for us to stay connected while physically apart:
Sunday Worship: Services will be recorded and streamed on our public Facebook page. You can get to our page by clicking on the link provided: https://www.facebook.com/ICRCLansing/
The service will start streaming at 10am Sunday mornings. Casual attire is encouraged and singing along is applauded. A sermon outline is included as an attachment if you still want to take notes as you follow along.
The live video remains on our page after the service, so no worries if you need to sign on later. You can watch it at any time. To help spread the word about our worship at Immanuel, “like” or “share” the link and FB viewers will be able to see the service.
An audio recording of the sermon is also available on the website. This is accessible beginning on Monday mornings.