O God, you pour out the Spirit of grace and love. Deliver us from cold hearts and wandering thoughts, that with steady minds and burning zeal

we may worship you in spirit and truth. Amen.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, 

who made heaven and earth.

—Psalm 124:8, NRSV

• Thanks to all who helped taking down the Christmas decorations
• Young Adult Meet up and Special event Feb 6th
• Pb&J Sunday
• Volunteers for Kids Min

-Invitation

-Unison Confession:

Merciful God,

we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,

by what we have done,

and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you

with our whole heart and mind and strength.

We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are,

and direct what we shall be,

so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways,

to the glory of your holy name. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

-Silent prayer

-Assurance of Pardon:

Hear the good news:

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”

—Isaiah 1:18, NIV

How Deep the Father's Love 

       #535 O the Deep, Deep

The person presiding, normally the Moderator of Session, shall recount the conditions necessary for ordination and/or installation, the solemnity of the event, and its importance in the life of the Church. 

• Elders Ordained and Installed: Andy Le, Ken Smith, 
• Elders Installed: Ken Dixon, Don Wetter, Ron Bengelink, Dan Lothian, Glenn Boeshaar
• Deacons Installed: Kim Sanders-Wolfus, Nancy Davis

Ordinands: 

Ordination vows:

1. Do you reaffirm your faith in Jesus Christ as your own personal Lord and Savior?

2. Do you believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God, totally trustworthy, fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, the supreme, final, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice? 

3. Do you sincerely receive and adopt the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Catechisms of this Church, as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures?

4. Do you promise that if at any time you find yourself out of accord with the system of doctrine as taught in the Scriptures and as contained in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Catechisms of this Church you will, on your own initiative, make known to your Session the change which has taken place in your views since the assumption of this ordination vow?

5. Do you affirm and adopt the “Essentials of Our Faith” without exception?

6. Do you subscribe to the government and discipline of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church?

7. Do you promise subjection to your fellow Presbyters in the Lord?

8. Have you been induced, as far as you know your own heart, to seek the office of the holy Ministry from love to God and a sincere desire to promote His glory in the gospel of His Son?

9. Do you promise to be zealous and faithful in promoting the truths of the gospel and the purity and peace of the Church, whatever persecution or opposition may arise unto you on that account?

Installation vows:

1. Will you seek to be faithful and diligent in the exercise of all your duties as a Christian and a Ruling Elder/Deacon, whether personal, or interpersonal, private or public; and to endeavor by the grace of God to adorn the profession of the gospel in your manner of life, and to walk with exemplary piety before the congregation of which God is making you overseer?

2. Are you now willing to accept the call of this church as Ruling Elder/Deacon, and, relying upon God for strength, promise to discharge to it the duties required of that office?

      Questions to the congregation 

When the person being ordained has responded affirmatively to these vows, the person presiding shall address the following questions to the congregation: 

1. Are you, the members of this congregation ready to receive these men and women as your elders and deacons (name of office to which the person is being ordained/installed)? 

2. Do you promise to submit to “them” in matters of spiritual discipline, and to receive with humility and love the word of truth? 

3. Do you promise to support (“them”name) with your prayers, to give encouragement and assistance in every way as (“they” name) seek to instruct you in the things of the Lord and to lead you in the building of the Kingdom of God in this place? 

4. Do you commit yourselves to fulfill the terms of the call you have extended and to make provision for (“their” name) needs that the name of Christ might be glorified? 

1. Following the congregation’s affirmation, those being ordained shall kneel and members of the ordaining court or Commission shall lay hands on the Ordinand(s). 
2.  An appropriate prayer shall be offered and the Ordinand(s) shall thereby be set apart to the office of Teaching Elder/Ruling Elder/Deacon. 
3. The presiding person shall state: “By the authority of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the Presbytery of , I declare that has been ordained to the office of (Teaching Elder/Ruling Elder/Deacon), and that he/she has been duly and properly installed as (Pastor/Associate Pastor/Assistant Pastor/Ruling Elder/Deacon) of this congregation, in accord with the Word of God and the laws of this Church. As such (name) is entitled to be given support, encouragement, honor, and obedience in the Lord. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” 
4. It is appropriate that a charge be given to the Ordinand(s) and to the congregation suitable for the occasion. Following the installation, it is appropriate that the members of the congregation or the Officers and their representatives demonstrate their reception of and commitment to the Ordinand(s) by coming forward and giving an appropriate greeting. 

The event shall be recorded in the minutes of the Commission (if appointed) and the ordaining/installing Court.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, 

and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, 

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.  

-Matthew 6:9-13

#359 Blest Be the Tie That Binds

-Message: Love’s Domino Effect

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24

-Rev. Reuben Antvelink

-Prayer

-Invitation

-Offertory

-Doxology 

-Prayer for Gifts

-Invitation to the Table 

-Prayer of Consecration and the Lord’s Prayer

-Jesus’ Words at the Table 

-Receiving the Elements

-Prayer 

Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer #29

Q. Why is the Son of God called “Jesus,” meaning “savior”?

A. Because he saves us from our sins. Salvation cannot be found in anyone else;

it is futile to look for any salvation elsewhere

Facing a Task Unfinished