HANCOCK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
January 4, 2026
Welcome to worship at Hancock CRC! Today is a day in which we worship the Lord, hear from His Word, and fellowship with His saints. After the service, please join us downstairs for refreshments and fellowship!
GREETING: Mike and Janet Evink
Next Sunday: Jack and Judy Van Eps
REFRESHMENTS: Mike and Janet Evink
Next Sunday: Jack and Judy Van Eps
USHER: Gavin Blair
Next Sunday: Brian Bolluyt
NURSERY: Brooke Ver Steeg
Next Sunday: Cassie Blair
LIBRARIAN for January: Lori Bolluyt
CHURCH CALENDAR:
TODAY, Sunday, January 4, 10:00 A.M.:
Pastor David will lead the Morning Worship Service. The special offering will be for Church Education.
11:00 A.M.: Sunday School (Preschool-1st Grade 2nd-5th Grade)
11:15 A.M.: Catechism (6th-8th Grade 9th-12th Grade)
6:00 P.M.:
Hymn Sing. Please join us for an evening of singing favorite hymns!
Wednesday, January 7, 6:30-7:00 A.M.:
Weekly prayer meeting at church. All are welcome to join us in prayer!
3:15-5:00 P.M.:
Kid Connection will meet. Our lesson will be “Phase 1—the Birth of Moses” from Exodus 1-2:10. Carol Boon has signed up for snack.
7:00 P.M.: Youth Group will meet.
7:00 P.M.:
Men’s Bible Study will meet in the parsonage basement. We’ll be studying Lesson 5: “All or Nothing,” from James 2:8-13.
Thursday, January 8, 10:00 A.M.:
Ladies’ Bible Study. We will study Lesson 7: “Hope, Prayer, and Praise” from Micah 7:8-20.
Next Sunday, January 11, 10:00 A.M.:
Pastor David will lead the Morning Worship Service. The special offering will be for Denominational Ministry Shares.
11:00 A.M.: Sunday School (Preschool-1st Grade 2nd-5th Grade)
11:15 A.M.: Catechism (6th-8th Grade 9th-12th Grade)
6:00 P.M.: Pastor David will lead the Evening Worship Service.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY:
Please continue to pray for Dennis Daberkow, Theora Ver Steeg, Dak Foss, Darrell Walton, Dave Evink, Merlin Koerner, Jim Lonneman, Gary Wubben, the elderly, those with ongoing health issues, and those grieving the loss of loved ones.
BIRTHDAYS:
January 4: Bethany Barthel
January 5: Lori Bolluyt
January 8: Max Daberkow
January 10: Ava Blair, Jack Blair
January 11: Judy Van Eps
Upcoming Special Offerings:
January 18 – Options for Women
January 25 – Future Building Improvement Fund
February 1 – Maintenance and Repair
February 8 – Classical Ministry Shares
Schedule for January/February 2026
Monday, January 12, 6:30 P.M.:
Music Committee will meet.
Tuesday, January 13, 7:00 P.M.:
Council will meet. Pastor David will serve refreshments.
Sunday, January 18:
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.
Tuesday, February 10, 7:00 P.M.:
Council will meet. Randy Luthi will serve refreshments.
REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Understand the importance of keeping church members safe? Want to put that understanding to ministry work? Then you are the person that our regional congregations need! We are looking for a Safe Church champion who would support local congregational efforts to create a safe environment for God’s people. Educational resources and other support are available for use in this work. A job description is available at the Classis Lake Superior website https://www.classislakesuperior.org. The position comes with a stipend. Need more information? Email Henry Gunnink, classis clerk, at lakesuperiorclassis@gmail.com.
Dear friends at Hancock Christian Reformed Church, Thank you so very much for your faithful support and prayers! Love in Him, Ray and Angie De Lange
A signup sheet for Kid Connection snacks has been placed in the narthex if you are able to help in this way. Thank you!
A copy of the 2026 directory has been placed in your mailboxes.
These are the following places our OCC shoeboxes went:
Trinidad and Tobago-country in the Caribbean Suriname-country in South America Seychelles-Country in the Indian Ocean Malawi-sovereign state in Africa
Hard to reach area-For the safety of our ministry partners and local believers living in hard-to-reach areas, we cannot disclose the names of these countries. Some countries are hard-to-reach because they are experiencing a form of conflict that complicates the delivery of shipments. Others are considered hard-to-reach because of particularly high levels of scrutiny in customs creating special importation challenges for the ministry. In these cases, precautions must be taken both to ensure the safety of our volunteers and ministry partners and to secure our ability to continue to import gifts to these countries.
HANCOCK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
January 4, 2025
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
10:00 A.M.
COME! LET US WORSHIP!
Call to Worship: Psalm 22:22-23, 27-28
Silent Prayer & Response #625 “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”
*Pastor: People of God, from where does your help come?
*Cong: Our help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth.
*God’s Greeting
*Hymns: #239 “Amid the Thronging Worshipers” #571 “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know”
LET US CONFESS OUR FAITH AND PRAY TO THE LORD
Confession of Sin: 1 John 4:7-8
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 4:10
Guide for Grateful Living: 1 John 4:11
Confession of Faith: Apostles’ Creed (PH, pg. 813)
Congregational Prayer
LET US PRESENT OUR OFFERINGS TO GOD
Offerings: 1. General Fund 2. Church Education
LET US OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THE WORD OF GOD
*Hymn of Preparation: #573 “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee”
Prayer of Illumination
Scripture Reading: Mark 11:12-25 (pg. 1007)
Sermon: Unfruitfulness
Prayer of Application
GO! LET US DEPART TO SERVE IN JOY AND PEACE!
*Hymn of Response: #288 “Take My Life and Let It Be”
*Benediction
*Doxology: #638 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
AM Sermon Notes
Scripture: Mark 11:12-25
Sermon: Unfruitfulness
Theme: Judgment comes to the unfruitful
I. The Unfruitful Tree
A. Jesus is walking from ____________, and is ____________.
1. He sees a _____ tree, but it only has leaves—no fruit.
2. Why is this tree unfruitful?
B. Jesus ____________ the fig tree.
1. Not because he was lashing out in ____________.
2. To teach a ___________. How do we know?
a. Mark tells us the disciples _________ Jesus say it.
b. The _______________ technique of Mark.
II. The Unfruitful People
A. What is happening in the temple?
1. People are buying and selling ___________, to sacrifice.
2. People are exchanging _____________. Why?
B. Jesus disrupts it all—how?
1. ____________ 56:7
a. What is the context of this passage?
b. What is the purpose of God’s house?
2. ____________ 7:11
a. What is the context of this passage?
b. Jesus is calling out the ___________ lives of these people.
1. Are you putting up a similar front?
c. Jesus symbolically is casting them out of God’s ________.
d. What is the gospel hope for unfruitful people?
III. The Call to Fruitfulness
A. ____________.
1. This means _______________ in God.
a. Even when it seems ________________ (mountain).
2. Expresses itself in our _______________.
a. Does verse 24 tell us to ‘name it and claim it’? Why not?
B. ____________.
1. How does Matthew 18 help us understand?
C. Self-Examination
1. Is my life a fruitful life, or only a façade?
January 4, 2026
Welcome to worship at Hancock CRC! Today is a day in which we worship the Lord, hear from His Word, and fellowship with His saints. After the service, please join us downstairs for refreshments and fellowship!
GREETING: Mike and Janet Evink
Next Sunday: Jack and Judy Van Eps
REFRESHMENTS: Mike and Janet Evink
Next Sunday: Jack and Judy Van Eps
USHER: Gavin Blair
Next Sunday: Brian Bolluyt
NURSERY: Brooke Ver Steeg
Next Sunday: Cassie Blair
LIBRARIAN for January: Lori Bolluyt
CHURCH CALENDAR:
TODAY, Sunday, January 4, 10:00 A.M.:
Pastor David will lead the Morning Worship Service. The special offering will be for Church Education.
11:00 A.M.: Sunday School (Preschool-1st Grade 2nd-5th Grade)
11:15 A.M.: Catechism (6th-8th Grade 9th-12th Grade)
6:00 P.M.:
Hymn Sing. Please join us for an evening of singing favorite hymns!
Wednesday, January 7, 6:30-7:00 A.M.:
Weekly prayer meeting at church. All are welcome to join us in prayer!
3:15-5:00 P.M.:
Kid Connection will meet. Our lesson will be “Phase 1—the Birth of Moses” from Exodus 1-2:10. Carol Boon has signed up for snack.
7:00 P.M.: Youth Group will meet.
7:00 P.M.:
Men’s Bible Study will meet in the parsonage basement. We’ll be studying Lesson 5: “All or Nothing,” from James 2:8-13.
Thursday, January 8, 10:00 A.M.:
Ladies’ Bible Study. We will study Lesson 7: “Hope, Prayer, and Praise” from Micah 7:8-20.
Next Sunday, January 11, 10:00 A.M.:
Pastor David will lead the Morning Worship Service. The special offering will be for Denominational Ministry Shares.
11:00 A.M.: Sunday School (Preschool-1st Grade 2nd-5th Grade)
11:15 A.M.: Catechism (6th-8th Grade 9th-12th Grade)
6:00 P.M.: Pastor David will lead the Evening Worship Service.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY:
Please continue to pray for Dennis Daberkow, Theora Ver Steeg, Dak Foss, Darrell Walton, Dave Evink, Merlin Koerner, Jim Lonneman, Gary Wubben, the elderly, those with ongoing health issues, and those grieving the loss of loved ones.
BIRTHDAYS:
January 4: Bethany Barthel
January 5: Lori Bolluyt
January 8: Max Daberkow
January 10: Ava Blair, Jack Blair
January 11: Judy Van Eps
Upcoming Special Offerings:
January 18 – Options for Women
January 25 – Future Building Improvement Fund
February 1 – Maintenance and Repair
February 8 – Classical Ministry Shares
Schedule for January/February 2026
Monday, January 12, 6:30 P.M.:
Music Committee will meet.
Tuesday, January 13, 7:00 P.M.:
Council will meet. Pastor David will serve refreshments.
Sunday, January 18:
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.
Tuesday, February 10, 7:00 P.M.:
Council will meet. Randy Luthi will serve refreshments.
REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Understand the importance of keeping church members safe? Want to put that understanding to ministry work? Then you are the person that our regional congregations need! We are looking for a Safe Church champion who would support local congregational efforts to create a safe environment for God’s people. Educational resources and other support are available for use in this work. A job description is available at the Classis Lake Superior website https://www.classislakesuperior.org. The position comes with a stipend. Need more information? Email Henry Gunnink, classis clerk, at lakesuperiorclassis@gmail.com.
Dear friends at Hancock Christian Reformed Church, Thank you so very much for your faithful support and prayers! Love in Him, Ray and Angie De Lange
A signup sheet for Kid Connection snacks has been placed in the narthex if you are able to help in this way. Thank you!
A copy of the 2026 directory has been placed in your mailboxes.
These are the following places our OCC shoeboxes went:
Trinidad and Tobago-country in the Caribbean Suriname-country in South America Seychelles-Country in the Indian Ocean Malawi-sovereign state in Africa
Hard to reach area-For the safety of our ministry partners and local believers living in hard-to-reach areas, we cannot disclose the names of these countries. Some countries are hard-to-reach because they are experiencing a form of conflict that complicates the delivery of shipments. Others are considered hard-to-reach because of particularly high levels of scrutiny in customs creating special importation challenges for the ministry. In these cases, precautions must be taken both to ensure the safety of our volunteers and ministry partners and to secure our ability to continue to import gifts to these countries.
HANCOCK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
January 4, 2025
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
10:00 A.M.
COME! LET US WORSHIP!
Call to Worship: Psalm 22:22-23, 27-28
Silent Prayer & Response #625 “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”
*Pastor: People of God, from where does your help come?
*Cong: Our help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth.
*God’s Greeting
*Hymns: #239 “Amid the Thronging Worshipers” #571 “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know”
LET US CONFESS OUR FAITH AND PRAY TO THE LORD
Confession of Sin: 1 John 4:7-8
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 4:10
Guide for Grateful Living: 1 John 4:11
Confession of Faith: Apostles’ Creed (PH, pg. 813)
Congregational Prayer
LET US PRESENT OUR OFFERINGS TO GOD
Offerings: 1. General Fund 2. Church Education
LET US OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THE WORD OF GOD
*Hymn of Preparation: #573 “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee”
Prayer of Illumination
Scripture Reading: Mark 11:12-25 (pg. 1007)
Sermon: Unfruitfulness
Prayer of Application
GO! LET US DEPART TO SERVE IN JOY AND PEACE!
*Hymn of Response: #288 “Take My Life and Let It Be”
*Benediction
*Doxology: #638 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
AM Sermon Notes
Scripture: Mark 11:12-25
Sermon: Unfruitfulness
Theme: Judgment comes to the unfruitful
I. The Unfruitful Tree
A. Jesus is walking from ____________, and is ____________.
1. He sees a _____ tree, but it only has leaves—no fruit.
2. Why is this tree unfruitful?
B. Jesus ____________ the fig tree.
1. Not because he was lashing out in ____________.
2. To teach a ___________. How do we know?
a. Mark tells us the disciples _________ Jesus say it.
b. The _______________ technique of Mark.
II. The Unfruitful People
A. What is happening in the temple?
1. People are buying and selling ___________, to sacrifice.
2. People are exchanging _____________. Why?
B. Jesus disrupts it all—how?
1. ____________ 56:7
a. What is the context of this passage?
b. What is the purpose of God’s house?
2. ____________ 7:11
a. What is the context of this passage?
b. Jesus is calling out the ___________ lives of these people.
1. Are you putting up a similar front?
c. Jesus symbolically is casting them out of God’s ________.
d. What is the gospel hope for unfruitful people?
III. The Call to Fruitfulness
A. ____________.
1. This means _______________ in God.
a. Even when it seems ________________ (mountain).
2. Expresses itself in our _______________.
a. Does verse 24 tell us to ‘name it and claim it’? Why not?
B. ____________.
1. How does Matthew 18 help us understand?
C. Self-Examination
1. Is my life a fruitful life, or only a façade?
