Church Schedule Update
January 17, 2021
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In This Week's Update
- This Sunday's Sermon Info and Song List
- Mask Required, Sunday Afternoon Service starting January 17th
- Discovery Zone Spotlight
- Things to be thankful for
- Search Team Progress
- National Sanctity of Life Sunday
- Available Bible Studies/Fellowship Opportunities
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This Sunday's Sermon and Song List
This week we wrap-up our short series through Esther: "Secret Sovereignty" Part 3 will be an overview of chapters 8-10 that focuses on what kind of people God intends to produce when he delivers them. In other words, deliverance should transform us and cause us to live in a certain way. The conclusion of Esther gives us an occasion to respond to God's saving work in our lives.
Here are the songs we'll be singing together along with a link to a playlist so you can prepare yourself to sing out this Sunday:
- Raise a Hallelujah
- Goodness of God
- Great is Thy Faithfulness (Beginning to End)
- Yes I Will
We created a playlist on Youtube in case you want to start listening today. You can find that by clicking HERE
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Before coming to church PLEASE REMEMBER:
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If you are sick or experiencing any symptoms please do not come to church. Use caution and seek medical advice instead.
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If you are in a high-risk category (e.g., compromised immune system, etc.) consult a medical professional that you trust to help make the right decision for you when it comes to public exposure.
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Don't feel pressured to be back in church or volunteering as usual if you're not ready. If you're wondering how to make a decision about when to get back into a church routine, seek advice from trusted brothers/sisters in Christ, wisdom from God's word, and listen to your conscience.
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Remember that masks are available in the church building if you want one. We will not bind the conscience when it comes to masks but we are happy to provide them for any and all that would like one.
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*NURSERY and CHILDREN'S CHURCH NOW AVAILABLE! Both nursery and Children's Church volunteers will continue to abide by safe and sanitary procedures when caring for all the children in their care.
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Things to be Thankful For
I was reading something again this week that reminded me how important it is to be thankful for every little thing so that we don't drift into an ungrateful, bitter, self-righteous attitude. Praise God for all that he is doing to show his grace to us! Be thankful for:
- The volunteers that joyfully give (literally) hundreds of volunteer hours to the church each year!
- The men who are being discipled through regular Bible study and prayer on Monday mornings, Tuesday mornings, Thursdays at noon, and through their friendships with other brothers in the church.
- The women who are being discipled through regular Bible study and prayer on Tuesday nights and Thursday mornings.
- The women who are taking extra time out of their week to meet in their homes and pray.
- The three baptisms we had the joy of witnessing in 2020.
- The marriages that I've personally seen grow in love and holiness in our church.
- The lives that have been preserved through this hard season of illness.
- The search team's diligent prayer and labor as we've searched for a Pastor of Family Ministries.
- How the Lord brought us a candidate who exemplifies the qualities of a biblical elder, who we already have a relationship/ministry partnership with, and who will bring qualities to the ministry beyond what we imagined.
- Volunteers who bring worshipful attitudes and biblical convictions when they lead us in singing on Sunday morning.
- The many brothers and sisters who are distanced right now but are persevering and following the Lord and loving the church family.
- Colin's acceptance into the Timothy Pastoral Apprenticeship and the good works the Lord has prepared in advance for all the students of the TPA.
- The Lord's financial provision through the loving gifts of the congregation.
- And so many more could be named. God is good!
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DISCOVERY ZONE SPOTLIGHT
Discovery Zone is up and running. It's such a joy to have the church lit up and full of noises from hungry kids on Wednesday!
This week take a moment to thank Peg Wittmeier for teaching grades K-2. Our K-2 students are hearing lessons from the Bible Curriculum: He Has Been Clearly Seen. This study helps children see and delight in God's glory and helps them understand that all creation gives powerful testimony to the greatness and worth of the one, true, eternal Creator.
Everyone is welcome to join us each Wednesday at 5:45 PM for pizza with classes that follow at 6:30!
Discovery Zone For Kids Class List
- Age 4 taught by Angie Maibaum
- Grades K-2 "He Has Been Clearly Seen" taught by Peg Wittmeier
- Grades 3-6 "How Majestic Is Your Name" taught by Taylor O'Bryan
Wednesday Night Adult Study: The adult class on Wednesday nights is continuing through 1 Corinthians and will soon transition into Hosea. Grades 7-12: will continue to meet upstairs and study the adventures in the book of Judges.
BONUS: Here's a YOUTUBE Link to some of the songs the kids will be singing in our opening assembly time this year!
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Sunday School Class List
- Ages 4-Grade 3 "Answers In Genesis" taught by Brenda Vermeier and Mary Neal
- Grades 4-6 "Answers In Genesis" taught by Julie Steffen and Roxie Pier
- Adults - "Shield of Faith" (grades 7-12 welcome to attend or to select another class to help out)
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Sunday Afternoon, Mask Required Service, starts January 17th
To show sincere love for the brothers and sisters that desire a mask enforced gathering we are going to schedule a mask-enforced gathering on Sunday afternoons at 4:00PM. We want to try this for four weeks (January 17th - February 7th) and test out how well it encourages the body and meets the needs of those who've long suffered under a prolonged season of distancing. This service will likely be somewhat minimalized and simplified. But, at the same, time we'll be incorporating some elements that should be extra special for those in attendance (time for prayer requests, testimonies, guest speakers, etc.).
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Pastor of Family Ministry: Search Team Progress (UPDATED)
We are pleased to report that our search team has extended an invitation to the man we believe God is calling to be our Family Ministries Pastor.
As we prayed through this process we asked the Lord for three things. (1) We asked Him to bring us a man who exemplified the qualities of a biblical elder. Someone who lives and breathes 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, and 1 Peter 5:1-5. (2) We asked the Lord to bring us someone that we already had some connection with. We hoped for someone that we've already ministered with or had some sort of relationship with: someone we felt like we already knew a lot about. (3) We asked the Lord to bring us a man with gifts and qualities that we didn't even know we needed to look for. In other words, we asked the Lord to surprise us.
In his grace, God has done all these things!
We are inviting this man to come, meet the church, and be examined by the congregation so that we can make our final decision about calling him to this position. At this time we are keeping his name out of public announcements so that he can take the time he needs to communicate with the ministry he is currently serving. These next few weeks of our efforts will be taken up with planning his candidating weekend (probably in late February) and discussing the logistics of his transition should the Lord confirm his calling. As a congregation, please feel free to ask us in person about the name of this candidate so you can begin praying for him and his family by name. His name can, most likely, be publicly discussed next week!
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This Sunday, January 17th 2021, is National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. We take this day to celebrate with believers across the nation the fact that humans are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. We also grieve over the tragedy of abortion in our nation and in our local community. In honor of Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, our church will be participating in a Baby Bottle Boomerang to support the life-saving work of Missouri Valley Pregnancy Resource Center.
Baby Bottle Coin banks will be available to take home this Sunday. Over the next month we invite you to fill these coin banks with extra change, cash, or checks and then return them to church on Sunday, February 14th. Please also use your baby bottle as a reminder to pray for abortion vulnerable women, single mothers, and families in need within the Yankton community.
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