Message From Pastor Bob Huisman

9:30 AM Morning Worship
Welcome Back to Church Month!  
Invite a friend or two to join you.
We gather to worship the one true God, Creator of heaven and earth.
Our worship team is ready to lead us and this week Pastor Dan will share a message from Matthew 11:16-19, entitled, “Softened Hearts”.
Elisabeth Richards, our Director of Outreach, will provide an update on our local and global outreach partnerships and opportunities.
This Sunday is Worldwide Communion Sunday and we will conclude our worship with a Celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

Will you commit to praying this new season for:
1. New people to experience God’s love and step into a relationship with Jesus.
2. For us to experience a deeper connection with Jesus through worship and community.
3. For our faith to be stretched and grow so that we can become more like Jesus.

Reminder: Bring a non-perishable food item for those living with hunger or food insecurity.   Place it on the table in the Fellowship Room.

5:00 PM – Evening Worship
We begin a new four-part series on Fasting.
1. Fasting: To Offer Ourselves to God
2. Fasting: To Grow in Holiness
3. Fasting: To Amplify our Prayers
4. Fasting: To Stand with the Poor

Fasting is one of the most essential and powerful of all the practices of Jesus and, arguably, the single most neglected one in the modern, Western church. The Fasting Practice will train you in this ancient discipline, integrating your whole body into life with God.
Fasting is the third of nine spiritual practices that we are studying over 4.5 years.  We spend four Sunday evenings on each practice with the help of the Practicing the Way curriculum.  We learn about one practice in January/February and another in September/October.  Here is a list of the nine spiritual practices.

Sabbath  Prayer  Fasting  Solitude  Generosity

Scripture  Community  Service  Witness

Use this link to join the group online and access all the free resources.
https://launch.practicingtheway.org/groups/acc1hmso

Thank You for your Gifts, Tithes, and Offerings
Thank you for your generosity to Christ’s Church.  We encourage you to prioritize your local church in your giving because the local church is the bride of Christ, and Jesus is the hope of the world.  We excel in the grace of giving when we honor God with our time, our treasures, and our talents.

Online Giving: https://heritagecrc.breezechms.com/give/online

Upcoming Worship Gatherings

October 13
9:30 – Ancient Truth for Modern Times: Old Testament Overview: The Golden Calf – Exodus 32:1-14, Selah Empowers Ministry Update
5:00 – Practicing the Way: Fasting – To Amplify our Prayers, Part 3 of 4

October 20
9:30 – Ancient Truth for Modern Times: Old Testament Overview: God Answers Hannah’s Prayer, I Samuel 1:9-11, 19-21, 2:1-10
5:00 – Practicing the Way: Fasting – To Stand with the Poor, Part 4 of 4

October 27
9:30 – Ancient Truth for Modern Times: Old Testament Overview: Solomon and the Temple, I Kings 5:1-5; 8:27-30, 41-43
5:00 – Service Project Sunday – Assembling Care Packages for our young adults (college and career) and praying for the recipients and writing notes of encouragement and blessing.

Sunday Worship Both In-Person & Online
BOTH/AND – Sunday worship services will be BOTH In-Person at Heritage AND Online on FacebookYouTubeVimeo, and on our church website at heritagecrc.net.

Sunday Worship DVD’s are available to be delivered to those who are not able to connect online.  Please contact the church office if you are aware of anyone who would like a weekly DVD delivered to their door. (878-1992)

Sermon Notes and Children’s Bulletin links are included in your Weekly Church Email and on our website.

We are praying for you…will you pray for us too?
Your elders and deacons pray for you often.  They ask that you also pray for them.
They love to minister with you face to face but they also welcome calls, emails, or texts with prayer requests or reasons to praise God for what He has done.

Household Last Name         Your Elder/Deacon Team
A—Buquet                             John Haveman, Kurt Smith
Burgess—Dykstra                  Kurt Meekhof, Zach Blacquire
Edema—Hartgerink                Bruce Dykstra, Adam Burgess
Haveman-Kloostra                  Joel DeVries, Ben Quist
Knaar-Mouw                           Craig Cunningham, Matt Frederick
Mulder-Quist                           Rob Green, Chris VanderLaan
Raak-Smith                             Jay Miedema, Eric DeGroot
Smits-Vanderkooi                    Paul Burgess, Craig VanSolkema
VanderLaan—Zull                    Randy VanLaar, Brandon Mingerink

Information for Connecting ONLINE

Facebook
Go to https://www.facebook.com/HeritageChristianReformedChurch/ or click HERE

YouTube
Here is the link to our channel. If you subscribe, you get notifications when a new video is uploaded. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIw8SbBAegY_J6LeOcZGOMw

Church Website
Sunday Morning Worship is also available on our church website www.heritagecrc.net via Vimeo.

Our worship services remain available for on-demand viewing on Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and our church website.

Pastor Bob Huisman
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
And over all these virtues put on love, 
which binds them all together in perfect unity.  Colossians 3:12-14

Heritage Christian Reformed Church
Sharing the love, compassion, and good news of Jesus!

3089 84th Street, Byron Center, MI, 49315, 616-878-1992, heritagecrc.net

Online Giving: https://heritagecrc.breezechms.com/give/online