WEEKLY BULLETIN

PIPESTONE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

P.O. Box 428

Pipestone, MN 56164

October 5, 2025

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.

THE LORD GATHERS US . . .

Welcome

Call to Worship: Psalm 124:8

*God’s Blessing

*Mutual Greetings

*Opening Praise: #471 (PH) “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name”

*Opening Response: (Rev. 19:6-7)

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory.”

*Praise Response: #506 (PH) (former tune) “Glorious Things of You Are Spoken”

TO BOW ON OUR KNEES BEFORE HIM . . .

Reading of God’s Law: Responsive Reading of God’s Law, p. 1018

Prayer of Confession

Assurance of Pardon: 1 Peter 4:8

TO LIFT OUR EYES TO HIM . . .

Pastoral Prayer

Offering for the Food Shelf (place offering in bags in narthex)

*Preparatory Song: “Goodness of God” - LYRIC VIDEO

Ben Fielding | Brian Johnson | Ed Cash | Jason Ingram | Jenn Johnson

I love You Lord, Oh Your mercy never fails me

All my days, I've been held in Your hands

From the moment that I wake up, Until I lay my head

I will sing of the goodness of God

Refrain: All my life You have been faithful; All my life You have been so, so good;

With every breath that I am able I will sing of the goodness of God.

I love Your voice, You have led me through the fire

In the darkest night, You are close like no other

I've known You as a father, I've known You as a friend

I have lived in the goodness of God

Refrain

Your goodness is running after, It’s running after me

With my life laid down, I’m surrendered now

I give You everything, Your goodness is running after

It's running after me

Repeat

Refrain (twice)

I will sing of the goodness of God

TO OPEN OUR HEARTS TO HIS WORD

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5 p. 1776

Pastor: This is the Word of God for the People of God

Congregation: Thanks be To God

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon: How to respond to sin

1. Sin must be grieved and the sinner disciplined (1-5)

2. Pride must be eliminated and humility restored (6-8)

3. The church must judge itself but not the world (9-13)

...AND TO DEPART WITH HIS BLESSING!

* Closing Hymn: “I Am Thine O Lord” (I Am Thine)

Fanny Jane Crosby | William Howard Doane

1. I am Thine O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me.

But I long to rise in the arms of faith, And be closer drawn to Thee.

(Chorus)

Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To the cross where Thou hast died.

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To Thy precious, bleeding side

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service Lord, By the pow'r of grace divine.

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, And my will be lost in Thine. (Chorus)

3. Oh the pure delight of a single hour That before Thy throne I spend,

When I kneel in prayer and with Thee my God, I commune as friend with friend. (Chorus)

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know Till I cross the narrow sea;

There are heights of joy that I may not reach Till I rest in peace with Thee. (Chorus)

*God's Parting Blessing

*Doxology: #316 (PH) vs. 1,4 “God Be with You Till We Meet Again”

Postlude

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR October 5, 2025

TODAY 9:00 AM WORSHIP SERVICE

4:30 PM EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE – see announcement below

WEDNESDAY 6:30 WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP Week 2 – Peace in the Plan of God

God is in His holy temple on this holy Sabbath Day. Let us worship Him, let us thank Him as we worship, sing and pray.

Coffee today: Marie

Next Sunday: Kim

Offering today: Food Shelf

Offering next Sunday: Classical Ministry Share

Remember in prayer those of our congregation who are unable to attend our service. Arlo Bolt and Cliff Mulder at Good Samaritan, Adrian Klein and Verna Van Bockel at Ridgeview, Etta Mae Gunnink at Edgebrook Apartments.

Please remember Arlo Bolt in your prayers. She suffered a stroke last Sunday so spent several days in the Pipestone Hospital. She is back at Good Samaritan, very weak. Her condition is stable.

Please remember Randy Schiebout and Luann in your prayers this week. Randy is still in Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls. The family is thankful for your prayers, and they request your continued prayers through this process.

Plan to join today at 4:30 PM in the fellowship hall as we take a break from our usual evening worship service to discuss the topic of evangelism! First, we'll break up in groups around the tables and wrestle together with some questions we might get from skeptics and unbelievers. After that, we'll share and discuss our answers. We won't put anyone on the spot. There is no set answer to these kinds of questions, but rather, our goal is to be more effective witnesses for Christ.

Here are some sample questions from skeptics: If God is good, why is there evil in this world? I'm a good person, so why to do I have to accept Jesus to go to heaven? If God is so loving, why would He send someone to hell? How do you know that God is real? How do you know the Bible is God's word? Will God really judge people who never hear about Jesus? We'll also look at some more specific scenarios like these: What do you say to an unbeliever who has suffered tragic loss and is "mad" at God? What do you say to an unbeliever who is happy about the assassination of Charlie Kirk? What do you say to your friends or neighbors who claim to believe in God, but never go to church? How do you respond to someone who, after you have done a good deed for them, asks, "Are you a Christian?" What do you say to the person in hospice care who gives no evidence that they have lived a godly life?

Missionaries

Cornerstone Prison Ministries – Rev. Scott Van Voorst
Megan DeRuyter (Youth with a Mission) Boulder Creek, CA.
Sosthene and Kara Maletoungou in Africa

Last week’s trivia question: What did God promise to the church in Philadelphia in the book of Revelation? To keep them from the hour of temptation (Revelation 3:10)

Today’s trivia question: Who was healed of leprosy by Elisha?

Memory Verse

The eyes of the LORD are everywhere,

keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

Proverbs 15:3

Community Announcements

SWMCS DATES to REMEMBER:
Friday, October 10: HS Fall Concert
Saturday, November 15: Donation Sale
Monday, December 8: 9-12 Christmas Concert
Monday, December 15: K-8 Christmas Concert

October 11, 10:30-12:00 PM @ First CRC, Sioux Center. Singing in the Face of Death: How the Psalms model and shape our congregational singing. You are invited to join us as we consider how the ancient book of Psalms continues to shape and form the Church’s worship, and ways that we may benefit from the historic practice of psalm singing. Hear from Dordt communication professor and organist Michael Kearney and guitarist Matthew David Montgomery as they share the ways that they’ve been able to incorporate the psalter in drastically differing stylistic church contexts.

October 11, 7:00-8:30pm @ B.J. Haan Auditorium “Singing the Psalms: How the Psalter Speaks to All Church Music Styles” featuring Dr. Michael Kearney & Matthew David Montgomery”

Join us for an evening of instrumental and vocal music focusing on the psalter. Congregational singing will be accompanied by organist Michael Kearney and guitarist Matthew David Montgomery.

For your information:Dr. Michael Kearney serves as Assistant Professor of Communication at Dordt University. He is also a pianist, organist, and composer with a special interest in musical settings of the psalms. He has given organ concerts in the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands focusing on the Dutch tradition of psalmody, collaborating with musicians such as André Knevel and Gert van Hoef. He has also accompanied The Genevans, student choir of Geneva College, in tours across the U.S. and to Northern Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Philippines, and Malaysia. He has been an a cappella precentor in a Reformed Presbyterian (Scottish Covenanter) congregation as well as a pianist and organist in multiple other Reformed and Presbyterian churches, and he has led workshops on psalm-singing at multiple churches and conferences. His website and YouTube channel URC Psalmody includes more than 600 recordings of psalms, hymns, and organ music.

Matthew Montgomery is a church musician, guitarist, and recording artist who currently serves on staff at Tates Creek Presbyterian Church in Lexington, KY. He has also called both Pittsburgh and Nashville home, where he formerly served at Grove City College and Covenant Presbyterian Church respectively. Matthew writes and records original songs, instrumental works, and congregational psalm-settings, collaborating with artists such as Phil Keaggy, Jeremy Casella, and others. Matthew is husband to Lois, father to Leland, and debtor to mercy alone.

The ATLAS for Life Christmas Rummage and Boutique will be held on Saturday, November 15. Please mark your calendar, and if you have a few Christmas items to donate to our fundraiser, please drop off donations at the ATLAS office (101 2nd St. NE - Pipestone) on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Another item that is helpful is large planter pots. With these requests, knowing your prayer support is the greatest gift of all!

CALLED: Full time ministry is an extraordinary calling and great privilege, and critical for the purposes of God in this world. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. But “how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent?” If you have ever wondered if God is calling you to serve Him vocationally, whether as a pastor, missionary, chaplain, or something else; if you have questions about what ministry is like; if you wonder if it is worth it; if you don’t know the next steps or process – please join us at Dordt University on November 22 from 10-3 for ‘CALLED’. Stephen Terpstra, John Klompien, and John Lee, along with missions and candidacy experts, will encourage you, talk with you, answer your questions, and explore if God is calling you. The event is free of charge and is for people of all ages, from high school to those nearing retirement, who are exploring full or part time ministry. For more information and to register, go to: https://forms.gle/Sg6Zh4Jx6cbPDiE9A or follow the QR code on the poster in your church or school. Questions? Email pastor@firstcrcoc.org