Sunday,
January 29, 2017
Verse of the Week:
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “my Refuge and my Fortress; my God in Whom I Trust.” Psalm 91: 1 & 2
Worship leader: Kathy Franz
Pianist & Song Leader: Gerry Giesbrecht
Welcome & announcements
Call to worship
Prayer
Worship in Song
Offertory –
Prayer Time
Worship in Song
Scripture Reading – Luke 22: 31-32
Message – “More Intercessory Prayer” – Pastor Rudy
Closing Song
Benediction
Prayer & Praise
~ Andrea Fehr is involved with providing leadership to a group of YWAM participants, who are planning to travel to Uganda. They will be serving with a ministry called “Show Mercy” for a period of two months. This will be a challenging assignment, but one which she is very excited about. She covets our prayers for protection and wisdom. We want to wish her and the team God’s blessings on their travels and ministry.
~ This has been a rollercoaster week for Tenley Falk and her mom Jaime, as well as for the rest of the family. From experiencing much pain, fever, coughing, chills to having these symptoms virtually disappear on to have them reappear again, has made for a very challenging stay in the hospital. At this point, their time in the hospital is indefinite. It can be discouraging to go through such sudden ups and downs. Thank you for your continued prayers on behalf of the entire family. We continue to rely on God’s grace and mercy in our time of need. Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com
~ Alfred Theodor Wieler passed away at home in Morden on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. He grew up in Rosetown and was baptized in this church on May 17, 1959 by Rev. Paul Schaefer.
~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, Trudy Harms, Helen Fehr, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel.
~We continue to offer our prayer support for Laure and her family, as well as for the Paroisse Missionaire Congregation in Kinshasa, DR Congo; Ryan Thiessen in San Carlos, Mexico, Murray and Carol Honsberger in Papua New Guinea, Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda, Jon & Natalie Neudorf in Chiang Mai, Thailand working with YWAM, Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i
Prayer for the week:
We confess You to be the God who calls, who wills, who summons, who has clear intentions for Your creation and addresses human agents who do Your will. We know ourselves to be called by You but also cowardly, obedient yet self-indulgent, devoted to You but also otherwise preoccupied. In the midst of this strange mix, we do give You thanks for Your call, and we pray for fresh wisdom, great courage, and a deep desire for connectedness with You as the source of our physical and spiritual life. In the strong name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
Announcements
~ Next weekend February 3 – 5 is our annual Church retreat at Camp Assiniboia. If you have not already done so, please sign up on the bulletin board. There will be no Sunday school or Worship service in Rosetown next week.
~ The new pictorial directory is here!! You may pick up your copy from Hedy Falk in the front foyer this Sunday. The cost is $10.00 per copy. Gerry will be working on the bulletins while Hedy is on holidays. Check with him or Pastor Rudy for copies during the week.
~ If you are interested in attending Catechism classes, please check with Rudy. We will be discussing what we believe and how that is important for our ongoing journey of faith. We would like to begin the classes after our church retreat, beginning Sunday, February 12.
Youth
~ Go to http://bmcyouth.blogspot.ca for updates youth events. For the most recent updates, check out the groups on Facebook named “BMC Youth”, and “BMC Jr Youth” or contact Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262
Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):
January 30 – Serving at Faith Mission in Winkler
February 6 – Bible Study
Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):
February 1 – Games Night – Small Groups
February 8 – Bible study
Church
~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. We are working at streamlining this, and keeping it current. Please be patient with us as we continue to update our web presence. Go to http://blumenortchurch.com to see what’s new online.
~ The finance committee is asking all committee’s to get their budget information to Grant Fehr & Hedy Falk, by the end of January. Your submissions will be helpful as they continue to put together a budget for the year 2017.
~ The ministerial would like to begin a preaching series on “The Armor of God” found in Ephesians 6: 10 – 20, beginning on Sunday, February 12, 2017 and ending on Sunday, April 2, 2017. We invite your participation by committing this passage to memory. A copy is found on the insert of the bulletin.
Church calendar
February 3 – 5 Our Annual church retreat at Camp Assiniboia. No Sunday school or worship service in Rosetown
February 12 – Speaker Walter Dyck, beginning the series on the Armor of God, Ephesians 6: 10-13
February 19 – speaker: Pastor Rudy, Truth, Ephesians 6: 14a
February 26- Youth led service- Ephesians 6: 14b
Memory Passage
Ephesians 6: 10 – 20 NIV
- Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15. And with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
- Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20.for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
February Anniversaries:
February 23 – Matt & Amanda Zacharias
February 24 – Cody & Jaime Falk
February Birthdays:
February 2 – David Doerksen, Jacy Friesen
February 4 – Margaret Klassen, Heidi Houle, Gerry Giesbrecht
February 11 – Viola Fehr
February 12 – Ingrid Friesen
February 13 – Henry Froese, Jake Falk
February 16 – Kathy Franz
February 17 – Lori Miller, Seth Klassen
February 27 – Paul McDonald
February 28 – Judy Dyck