HANCOCK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
April 27, 2025
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: Johnnita Luthi
Next Sunday: Daryl and Nancy Dosdall
REFRESHMENTS: Randy and Johnnita Luthi
Next Sunday: Daryl and Nancy Dosdall
USHER: Gavin Blair
Next Sunday: Brian Bolluyt
NURSERY: Kendel Evink
Next Sunday: Shae Boon
LIBRARIAN FOR APRIL: Lori Bolluyt
LIBRARIAN FOR MAY: Cheryl Walton
CHURCH CALENDAR:
Today, Sunday, April 27, 10:00 A.M.:
Pastor David will lead the service. The special offering will be for World Renew (Formerly CRWRC).
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.: Sunday Evening Bible Study. We will be studying Lesson 65: Aimee Semple McPherson.
Wednesday, April 30, 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 “Jesus Wins!” from the book of Revelation. Glenna Ver Steeg has signed up for snack.
7:00 P.M.: Youth Group will meet.
Next Sunday, May 4, 10:00 A.M.:
Celebration Sunday. Pastor David will lead the service. Our Educational theme for 2024-2025 was “The Armor of God.” There will be a review of the education year, singing by the Sunday School and Kid Connection children, and a presentation of Bibles to 5th Graders and Storybook Bibles to 1st and 2nd Graders. The special offering will be for missionaries Ray and Angie De Lange, (Sunday School has been supporting them all year long).
After the service, there will be a potluck lunch of filled buns and salads. The Fellowship Committee will provide ice cream sundae cups. Circle 1 is asked to serve.
6:00 P.M.:
Hymn Sing. Please join us for a night of singing favorite hymns! This will take the place of the Sunday Evening Bible Study.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY:
Johnnita Luthi will be leaving for Romania on April 29 for Operation Christmas Child (OCC). She will be a part of four shoebox distributions. Please pray for our Area Coordinators with OCC that will be traveling to Romania. Pray for the volunteers in Romania that will lead the distributions and present the Gospel message to the children. Pray for the children that will be receiving shoeboxes may their hearts be open to the Good News and pray that they will come back for the 12 week Discipleship Program offered to them.
Irwin DeJong, brother-in-law to Gary and Lois Strei, passed away on Friday following his battle with cancer. Please pray for Gary and Lois and their family, that God would comfort them in their grief.
Please continue to pray for Fred Crowell, Linda Shank, Gary Wubben, Brady Luthi, Jim Lonneman, Dak Foss, Dave Evink, Ericka Bolluyt, the elderly, those with ongoing health issues, and those grieving the loss of loved ones.
BIRTHDAYS:
April 27: Lowell Evink
April 28: Dan Bolluyt, Shelley Evink, Cole Evink
ANNIVERSARIES:
April 29: Pat and Laurie Burke (1987)
April 30: Benjy and Jenny Ver Steeg (2011)
Upcoming Special Offerings:
May 11 – Denominational Ministry Shares
May 18 – Maintenance and Repair
May 25 – Groundwork Reframe Media
REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The deadline for bulletin items this week is Wednesday at 2pm. Pastor David will be out of the office on Thursday and Friday.
Thank you! 40 Days of Prayer for Synod - You’re invited into 40 days of intentional, guided prayer leading up to Synod 2025. The theme, Journey With Jesus, has been engaged with by a wide variety of CRC contributors. Learn more and sign up for either daily Scripture and prayers OR a week’s worth of Scripture and prayers that will be emailed to you: crcna.org/synod/prayer
Schedule for May/June 2025
Sunday, May 11, 7:00 P.M.:
Baccalaureate Service at Hancock School. Pastor David will lead the service, and Pastor Julius of Our Redeemers will give the message.
Monday, May 12, 6:30 P.M.:
Music Committee will meet.
Tuesday, May 13, 7:00 P.M.:
Council will meet. Pastor David will serve refreshments.
Sunday, May 18:
Graduate Sunday. During the morning service, we will pray for our graduates, Chase Evink and Brooke Ver Steeg. There will also be a cake served after the service in their honor.
Sunday, June 1, 7:00 P.M.:
Pastor David and Rachel will host a bonfire after the Sunday Evening Hymn Sing. Please bring lawn chairs and any food you may want hot dogs and ingredients for s’mores will be provided.
Tuesday, June 3, 7:00 P.M.:
Education Committee will meet.
Thursday, June 5, 10:00 A.M.:
Ladies’ Bible Study. We will be studying Lesson 6: The Respectable Citizen and the Despicable Sinner, from Luke 18:9-17.
Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 P.M.:
Council will meet. Randy Luthi will serve refreshments.
Sunday, June 15:
There will be pulpit supply for the Sunday morning service, because Pastor David will be on vacation.
HANCOCK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
April 27, 2025
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
10:00 A.M.
COME! LET US WORSHIP!
Call to Worship: Psalm 115:9-13
Silent Prayer & Response #635 “Glory Be to the Father”
*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
*Hymn: #246 “Come, Thou Almighty King”
LET US CONFESS OUR FAITH AND PRAY TO THE LORD
Confession of Faith: Belgic Confession, Article 14, Part 2 (PH, pg. 830)
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon: John 6:44, 47
Guide for Grateful Living: Deuteronomy 5:6-21
Congregational Prayer
LET US PRESENT OUR OFFERINGS TO GOD
Offerings: 1. General Fund 2. World Renew (Formerly CRWRC)
LET US OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THE WORD OF GOD
*Hymn of Preparation: #446 “If You But Trust in God to Guide You”
Prayer of Illumination
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 16:29-17:6 (pg. 372)
Sermon: The Foolishness of Serving False Gods
Prayer of Application
GO! LET US DEPART TO SERVE IN JOY AND PEACE!
*Hymn of Response: #115 “Not unto Us, O LORD of Heaven”
*Benediction *Doxology: #630 “Now Blessed Be the Lord Our God”
Sermon Notes
Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-17:6
Sermon: The Foolishness of Serving False Gods
I. The Enticing Allure of False Gods (16:29-34)
A. What false gods did Ahab worship?
1. The _________ ________. Who built them originally? Why?
2. ___________. Who brought this god to Ahab?
3. ________________. This was a fertility goddess of Canaan.
4. How does the rebuilding of Jericho show Ahab’s rejection of God?
B. Why did Ahab worship false gods?
1. P_______________. How?
2. P_______________. How?
3. P_______________. How?
C. How are we tempted in similar ways?
1. P_______________. How?
2. P_______________. How?
3. P_______________. How?
II. The Empty Promises of False Gods (17:1)
A. The _______ of Elijah.
1. What does his name mean?
B. The _____________ of Elijah.
1. Elijah prophecies a ______________.
a. It is a __________ for covenant breakers (Deut. 11:16-17).
b. It shatters the _____________ about the false gods. How?
C. How is this true about our idols as well?
III. The Extraordinary Provision of the True God (17:2-6)
A. For Elijah
1. God’s providential provision: you will drink from the ______.
2. God’s miraculous provision: I have ordered the ravens…
a. Why is this interesting?
B. For Us
1. Psalm 16:11: with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
2. 1 Peter 1:4: an inheritance that cannot perish, spoil, or fade.
3. Ephesians 2:6: seated us with him in the heavenly realms.
4. __________ is the most extraordinary provision God gives!
April 27, 2025
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: Johnnita Luthi
Next Sunday: Daryl and Nancy Dosdall
REFRESHMENTS: Randy and Johnnita Luthi
Next Sunday: Daryl and Nancy Dosdall
USHER: Gavin Blair
Next Sunday: Brian Bolluyt
NURSERY: Kendel Evink
Next Sunday: Shae Boon
LIBRARIAN FOR APRIL: Lori Bolluyt
LIBRARIAN FOR MAY: Cheryl Walton
CHURCH CALENDAR:
Today, Sunday, April 27, 10:00 A.M.:
Pastor David will lead the service. The special offering will be for World Renew (Formerly CRWRC).
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.: Sunday Evening Bible Study. We will be studying Lesson 65: Aimee Semple McPherson.
Wednesday, April 30, 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 “Jesus Wins!” from the book of Revelation. Glenna Ver Steeg has signed up for snack.
7:00 P.M.: Youth Group will meet.
Next Sunday, May 4, 10:00 A.M.:
Celebration Sunday. Pastor David will lead the service. Our Educational theme for 2024-2025 was “The Armor of God.” There will be a review of the education year, singing by the Sunday School and Kid Connection children, and a presentation of Bibles to 5th Graders and Storybook Bibles to 1st and 2nd Graders. The special offering will be for missionaries Ray and Angie De Lange, (Sunday School has been supporting them all year long).
After the service, there will be a potluck lunch of filled buns and salads. The Fellowship Committee will provide ice cream sundae cups. Circle 1 is asked to serve.
6:00 P.M.:
Hymn Sing. Please join us for a night of singing favorite hymns! This will take the place of the Sunday Evening Bible Study.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY:
Johnnita Luthi will be leaving for Romania on April 29 for Operation Christmas Child (OCC). She will be a part of four shoebox distributions. Please pray for our Area Coordinators with OCC that will be traveling to Romania. Pray for the volunteers in Romania that will lead the distributions and present the Gospel message to the children. Pray for the children that will be receiving shoeboxes may their hearts be open to the Good News and pray that they will come back for the 12 week Discipleship Program offered to them.
Irwin DeJong, brother-in-law to Gary and Lois Strei, passed away on Friday following his battle with cancer. Please pray for Gary and Lois and their family, that God would comfort them in their grief.
Please continue to pray for Fred Crowell, Linda Shank, Gary Wubben, Brady Luthi, Jim Lonneman, Dak Foss, Dave Evink, Ericka Bolluyt, the elderly, those with ongoing health issues, and those grieving the loss of loved ones.
BIRTHDAYS:
April 27: Lowell Evink
April 28: Dan Bolluyt, Shelley Evink, Cole Evink
ANNIVERSARIES:
April 29: Pat and Laurie Burke (1987)
April 30: Benjy and Jenny Ver Steeg (2011)
Upcoming Special Offerings:
May 11 – Denominational Ministry Shares
May 18 – Maintenance and Repair
May 25 – Groundwork Reframe Media
REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The deadline for bulletin items this week is Wednesday at 2pm. Pastor David will be out of the office on Thursday and Friday.
Thank you! 40 Days of Prayer for Synod - You’re invited into 40 days of intentional, guided prayer leading up to Synod 2025. The theme, Journey With Jesus, has been engaged with by a wide variety of CRC contributors. Learn more and sign up for either daily Scripture and prayers OR a week’s worth of Scripture and prayers that will be emailed to you: crcna.org/synod/prayer
Schedule for May/June 2025
Sunday, May 11, 7:00 P.M.:
Baccalaureate Service at Hancock School. Pastor David will lead the service, and Pastor Julius of Our Redeemers will give the message.
Monday, May 12, 6:30 P.M.:
Music Committee will meet.
Tuesday, May 13, 7:00 P.M.:
Council will meet. Pastor David will serve refreshments.
Sunday, May 18:
Graduate Sunday. During the morning service, we will pray for our graduates, Chase Evink and Brooke Ver Steeg. There will also be a cake served after the service in their honor.
Sunday, June 1, 7:00 P.M.:
Pastor David and Rachel will host a bonfire after the Sunday Evening Hymn Sing. Please bring lawn chairs and any food you may want hot dogs and ingredients for s’mores will be provided.
Tuesday, June 3, 7:00 P.M.:
Education Committee will meet.
Thursday, June 5, 10:00 A.M.:
Ladies’ Bible Study. We will be studying Lesson 6: The Respectable Citizen and the Despicable Sinner, from Luke 18:9-17.
Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 P.M.:
Council will meet. Randy Luthi will serve refreshments.
Sunday, June 15:
There will be pulpit supply for the Sunday morning service, because Pastor David will be on vacation.
HANCOCK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
April 27, 2025
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE
10:00 A.M.
COME! LET US WORSHIP!
Call to Worship: Psalm 115:9-13
Silent Prayer & Response #635 “Glory Be to the Father”
*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
*Hymn: #246 “Come, Thou Almighty King”
LET US CONFESS OUR FAITH AND PRAY TO THE LORD
Confession of Faith: Belgic Confession, Article 14, Part 2 (PH, pg. 830)
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon: John 6:44, 47
Guide for Grateful Living: Deuteronomy 5:6-21
Congregational Prayer
LET US PRESENT OUR OFFERINGS TO GOD
Offerings: 1. General Fund 2. World Renew (Formerly CRWRC)
LET US OPEN OUR HEARTS TO THE WORD OF GOD
*Hymn of Preparation: #446 “If You But Trust in God to Guide You”
Prayer of Illumination
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 16:29-17:6 (pg. 372)
Sermon: The Foolishness of Serving False Gods
Prayer of Application
GO! LET US DEPART TO SERVE IN JOY AND PEACE!
*Hymn of Response: #115 “Not unto Us, O LORD of Heaven”
*Benediction *Doxology: #630 “Now Blessed Be the Lord Our God”
Sermon Notes
Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-17:6
Sermon: The Foolishness of Serving False Gods
I. The Enticing Allure of False Gods (16:29-34)
A. What false gods did Ahab worship?
1. The _________ ________. Who built them originally? Why?
2. ___________. Who brought this god to Ahab?
3. ________________. This was a fertility goddess of Canaan.
4. How does the rebuilding of Jericho show Ahab’s rejection of God?
B. Why did Ahab worship false gods?
1. P_______________. How?
2. P_______________. How?
3. P_______________. How?
C. How are we tempted in similar ways?
1. P_______________. How?
2. P_______________. How?
3. P_______________. How?
II. The Empty Promises of False Gods (17:1)
A. The _______ of Elijah.
1. What does his name mean?
B. The _____________ of Elijah.
1. Elijah prophecies a ______________.
a. It is a __________ for covenant breakers (Deut. 11:16-17).
b. It shatters the _____________ about the false gods. How?
C. How is this true about our idols as well?
III. The Extraordinary Provision of the True God (17:2-6)
A. For Elijah
1. God’s providential provision: you will drink from the ______.
2. God’s miraculous provision: I have ordered the ravens…
a. Why is this interesting?
B. For Us
1. Psalm 16:11: with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
2. 1 Peter 1:4: an inheritance that cannot perish, spoil, or fade.
3. Ephesians 2:6: seated us with him in the heavenly realms.
4. __________ is the most extraordinary provision God gives!
