

PIPESTONE
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
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PIPESTONE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
P.O. Box 428
Pipestone, MN 56164
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June 29, 2025
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We wish to welcome all of you as we have gathered to worship the LORD together. May we bring praise to our heavenly Father, bow before the name of Jesus, and be united together through the bond of the Holy Spirit! In this order of worship that follows, please note that the words printed in bold are ones that the congregation is asked to respond with. Also, when an asterisk (*) appears, the congregation is asked to stand, if they are able.
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THE LORD GATHERS US . . .
Welcome
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Call to Worship: Psalm 95:6-7
*God’s Blessing
*Mutual Greetings
*Opening Praise: “I Love You Lord”
By Laurie Klein
© 1978, 1980 House of Mercy Music (CCLI 58350)
I love You, Lord, And I lift my voice
To worship You, O my soul, rejoice!
Take joy, my King, In what You hear:
May it be a sweet, sweet sound In Your ear.
Opening Litany (From Psalm 145:13ff)
The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made.
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.
Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
*Hymn of Response: “GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS” – LYRIC VIDEO
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
1. Great is Thy faithfulness O God my Father
There is no shadow Of turning with Thee
Thou changest not Thy compassions they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be
Refrain:
Great is Thy faithfulness Great is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning New mercies I see
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me
2. Summer and winter And springtime and harvest
Sun moon and stars In their courses above
Join with all nature In manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness Mercy and love
Refrain:
3. Pardon for sin And a peace that endureth
Thy own dear presence To cheer and to guide
Strength for today And bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine With ten thousand beside
Refrain – two times:
TO BOW ON OUR KNEES BEFORE HIM . . .
Reading of God’s Law: Deuteronomy 5:6-21 (New Living Translation)
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon: Lam. 3:22-23
TO LIFT OUR EYES TO HIM . . .
Pastoral Prayer
Offering for Missionary Support (place offering in bags in narthex)
*Preparatory Hymn: #419 (PH) “Spirit of God, Who Dwells Within My Heart”
TO OPEN OUR HEARTS TO HIS WORD
Scripture: Amos 4:1-5 p. 1423
Pastor: This is the Word of God for the People of God
Congregation: Thanks be To God
Prayer for Illumination
Sermon: Arrogance and Entitlement
...AND TO DEPART WITH HIS BLESSING!
*Closing Hymn: “Jesus Paid It All”
© Words: Public Domain; Music: 2002 Pilot Point Music (MAIN - admin. by Music Services obo Lillenas Publishing Company) CCLI 58350
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I hear the Savior say, “Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness watch and pray; Find in Me thine all in all.”
Chorus
Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
2. Lord now indeed I find Thy power, and Thine alone
Can change the leper's spots And melt the heart of stone
Chorus
3. For nothing good have I Whereby Thy grace to claim
I'll wash my garments white In the blood of Calvary's Lamb
Chorus
4. And when before the throne I stand in Him complete
“Jesus died my soul to save,” My lips shall still repeat
Chorus
*God's Parting Blessing
*Doxology: #634 (PH) vs. 2 “Father, We Love You”
Postlude
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR June 29, 2025
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TODAY 10:00 AM MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE followed by potluck lunch
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WEDNESDAY 7:30 PM ELDERS
8:00 PM COUNCIL
NEXT SUNDAY, JULY 6 Advance Notice: Our missionaries, Sosthene and Kara Maletoungou, will be with us at our 4:30 PM service in the Fellowship Hall on July 6. Sosthene will lead us in worship and then they will speak to us about their ongoing mission work. Please plan to join us!
Congregational Announcements
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To all we extend a sincere welcome to all who are worshipping with us today. As we worship together may we experience the communion of the saints and the blessing of the Holy Spirit.
Coffee today: Jo
Next Sunday: Marie
Offering today: Missisonary Support
Offering next Sunday: Hope Haven
Remember in prayer those of our congregation who are unable to attend our service.
Arlo Bolt, Lois Fey and Cliff Mulder at Good Samaritan, Adrian Klein and Verna Van Bockel at Ridgeview, Etta Mae Gunnink at Edgebrook Apartments.
Missionaries
Cornerstone Prison Ministries – Rev. Scott Van Voorst
Megan DeRuyter (Youth with a Mission) Boulder Creek, CA.
Sosthene and Kara Maletoungou in Africa
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Last week’s trivia question: What two things were used by the multitudes to lay a “carpet” before Jesus as He rode into Jerusalem? Clothing and palm branches (Matthew 21:7-9)
Today’s trivia question: According to Psalms 8:5, what did God make man a little lower than?
Memory Verse
Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning,
great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 22-23
Synod 2025 Concludes
June 25, 2025
For seven days 188 men and women gathered at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ontario, to pray, discuss, deliberate, and discern together about matters related to the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
During this meeting of Synod 2025, several important topics were discussed, including virtual churches, medically assisted suicide, the appropriateness of handguns at church assemblies, the CRCNA’s unity as a binational denomination, and the need for church planting and church renewal.
Synod also revised the mandate of its denominational magazine, The Banner asked officebearers to affirm the Covenant for Officebearers at every classis meeting, and defined different levels of synodical decisions and pronouncements.
“Synod 2025 did a lot of important work, both clarifying the decisions of the past few years but also painting a picture of the future ministry of which we want to be a part,” said Zachary King, general secretary. “The church is about more than one issue, and Synod 2025 helped to remind us of that as we talked about important issues and how we can best reflect Christ in the face of them.”
While these and many other administrative and ministry matters were decided at Synod 2025, the proceedings also included presentations from ReFrame Ministries and Resonate Global Mission, a reminder of the upcoming 150th anniversary of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary, and the celebration of 19 new candidates for the ministry of the Word.
“It was very obvious to everyone who participated in Synod 2025 that these proceedings were surrounded and undergirded with prayer,” said King. “Dozens of prayer intercessors attended a pre-synod prayer gathering and were present on-site to pray with individuals, advisory committees, and for the plenary sessions. Their intercession was truly felt.”
In addition, approximately 1,000 people tuned in to the synod webcast to listen to deliberations.
At the end of the week, synod president Rev. Stephen Terpstra reminded delegates and those watching that “we are called, as we go as Christ’s representatives, to meet other people on the road—people who are walking confused with rejected hearts. And what do we do? We open the word and show them Christ.”
He encouraged everyone to “go home with overwhelming confidence, hope, and expectation of what God is doing and what God will do.”
Coverage of the decisions of Synod 2025 has been provided by The Banner. A list of stories from the first five days of synod is available here at https://www.crcna.org/news-and-events/news/synod-2025-begins. In addition, a list of stories from the remainder of synod follows:
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Rubrics for How Denominational Boards Select Members to Be Public
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CRC Pursues Closer Relationship with Alliance of Reformed Churches
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CRC Classes Asked to Help Identify and Train Exhorters of the Word
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Seminary Thanked for Training Pastors, Asked for More Info on Instructional Personnel
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