Brunswick Reformed Church

3535 Grafton Road Brunswick, Ohio 44212

(330) 225-5475

Ministers: Worship & Christian Education

The Congregation Sunday 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Pastors:

Don Poest www.b-r-c.org

Dan Toot

Jay Carroll

Welcome to Brunswick Reformed Church’s worship celebrations. To make our mutual experience more enjoyable today please: 1. Relax - At BRC you can rest assured that you will not be embarrassed, singled out, or put on the spot. 2. Fill Out a Welcome Card - These can be dropped in the offering plate later. The information won’t be misused, and will help us know who’s been here. It’s also a great way to drop a note to, or request a contact from, a staff member. 3. Ask for Prayer - If you have a prayer concern to share, pick up a prayer request form from the cart in back. Give completed forms to an usher or the pastor before the service begins. 4. Know There Are Options for Children - - The small room in the right rear corner has rocking chairs where little ones can be rocked, quieted or nursed. - We have an excellent nursery for ages 0-3 at the far end of our education wing. 5. Join Us for Fellowship - Coffee and juice are served in the fellowship area after each service. Join us and get acquainted. We do ask that you not take drinks into worship with you. 6. Do Not Feel Obligated to Give - If you are a first-time guest, please do not feel obligated to participate in the offering. This is a time when members and regular attendees honor God by giving to his work through this church. Let today be our gift to you.

7. Give by Text is available. Simply send a text to 330-239-8652 with the amount you would like to contribute. 8. Stop by our Welcome Center for more information about Brunswick Reformed Church! 9. BRC is on the web www.b-r-c.org Who Is BRC? We are a member of the Reformed Church in America, a Protestant denomination that goes back to the Reformation period in Europe when the Church was “reformed” according to the Word of God. We are a mixture of Christians from many denominational backgrounds, all seeking to grow in our spiritual maturity as we live by faith with Jesus as our forgiver and leader. You will find our calling, mission and core value statements on the back of this bulletin.

August 21, 2016

Welcome to worship.

Thank you to the worship team for leading us in worship through

music.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Worship service

10:30 a.m.: Worship Service

10:30 a.m.: Children's Church, for ages pre-k to 3rd grade, meets

in room 8-9. (Children’s church continues thru Sept 4)

This is Volunteer Appreciation Sunday. We thank to thank all

who volunteer in various roles here at BRC and we have a small

token of our appreciation for you this morning.

1:00 p.m.: Women’s renewal team meets in Room 8

5:30 p.m.: Consistory meets in Room 8

6:00 p.m.: Service of ordination for Pastor Dan, and installation

for Pastors Dan and Jay

An Upward Call Questionnaire is available in the fellowship area

this morning. Pastor Jay would like our input about Sunday

school classes and Bible studies. The questionnaire is also

available on the website www.b-r-c.info

REACT Student Ministries......

For Sunday, August 21

and upcoming events

9:00 a.m.: Middle School & High School Sunday

school class, in Room 10.

Youth Group Fall schedules are available in the

REACT room.

It is BRC’s custom to present 3rd grade

students with their own personalized student

Bible. We are planning to do that on Sept 11.

Please check the list on the bulletin board

outside the church office, to make sure we

have your third grader on our list and that the name is spelled

correctly .

Also, if there are 4th & 5th graders who were not here last

year to receive a Bible and want one, please contact Pastor Dan

or note Bible and the name on your welcome card. We will

make sure they also receive their own Bible.

Parents: Christian Education class lists are posted on the

bulletin board next to the church office. Please check whether

we have your children in the correct grade. Because of a

computer glitch we’re not sure that our records are complete.

Parents of College Students:

Please give us the students’ college contact info...phone, email

and college address. Either send write the info on your

welcome card or send it via email to BRCSensiba@aol.com.

Thanks.

THIS WEEK:

Monday: Grief Share, 7:00 p.m. Rooms 8 & 4.

Wednesday: Women of Women meet 10 am-noon in Room 8,

discussing Keep It Shut by Karen Ehman. Please remember to

bring your Bibles with you!

Wednesday: Men’s Bible study resumes, 10 am-noon in Room

4.

Wednesday: GFF Team meeting at 6:00 p.m., Rm 8, for all

those planning to or having interest in serving with God’s

Friends Forever this fall. Contact Sherry Haynes with

questions at 330-225-0801

Thursday: Worship Team rehearsal, 7:15-8:30 p.m.

Friday: Shining Stars meet at 1:30 p.m., studying Luke

Saturday: Refit® from 9-10 a.m. in the Fellowship Area.

Saturday: Michelle Hollinger and Vinny Taddeo will be joined

in marriage in Parkside Church, Green Campus, 4520 Arlington

Rd., Uniontown. Music begins at 1:30 p.m., with light

refreshments provided after the ceremony. They would love to

have you attend!

Upcoming schedule:

Aug 28: Pastor Don’s last sermon as senior pastor

Sept 4: Pastor Dan’s first sermon as lead pastor

Sept 18: Pastor Jay’s first sermon as associate pastor

We are looking for another host home for housing (2 children

each) from the "Children of the world" team on Tuesday night,

September 6, after their concert here at BRC. This will include

providing an evening snack, a bed, and possibly breakfast the

next morning before dropping the children off at the church.

On Monday night Clayton Murphy won the bronze medal in

the 800 meter race at the Olympics. He is the first American to

win an Olympic medal in that race in 24 years. He has since been

on a whirlwind tour of media events and talk shows. His finish

was a BIG deal!

Who is Clayton Murphy? He’s a farm boy from western

Ohio whose high school was so small they had no football team

and their soccer team was co-ed. He went to the U. of Akron to

major in engineering and to run track, either the sprints or the

mile. His coach saw potential and turned him into an 800 meter

runner. And now he’s an Olympic medalist! He’s gone from a

pig farm in New Madison, OH to being a Olympic hero in Rio De

Janeiro. Quite a journey!

I share this because of the parallel to our passage for today:

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;

once you had not received mercy, but now you have received

mercy (1Peter 2:10). From nobodies to royalty; from darkness to

light; from despair to hopeful; from death to life; from sinful to

forgiven; from aimless to purposeful; from sinner to saint. It’s

quite a journey! And if you are a Christ-follower, you are on it.

For Clayton, walking into the stadium during the opening

ceremonies was an amazing thrill, knowing that he actually

belonged on the team. His goal was to make the finals of his

event, but he exceeded even his own expectations and won an

Olympic medal. And he said the most nerve-wracking aspect of it

all was climbing on to the podium and having that medal placed

around his neck. He did not want to mess that up!

I hope you enjoy the thrill of knowing who you are—a chosen

member of God’s team. I hope you keep training well for the

spiritual race we are all running. And I hope you anticipate with

me having this experience on a heavenly podium some day:

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have

kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of

righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to

me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have

longed for his appearing (2 Timothy 4:7-8).

Pastor Don

A PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO GOD

INTRODUCTION Some interesting questions about identity A frequent question about BRC’s name Do you at BRC really know who you are? 1 PETER 1:1-2; 2:9-10 You Are a Chosen People Who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God Deuteronomy 10:15 You did not choose me, but I chose you & appointed you to go & bear fruit John 15:16 You are not here by accident, but by God’s __________ in your life You are not unimportant; God wants you on his team The reason for God’s choice remains hidden in the mysterious will of God Some implications of this: don’t second-guess God’s choice, either of yourself or others respond with humility and gratitude live knowing the _______ you have You Are a Royal Priesthood You are royalty who represent the kingdom of God As a church you have a very important ________role to play in NE Ohio you act on behalf of people before the throne of God you act on behalf of God before the people of this world Some implications of this: never forget you have been chosen to be royalty Pray continually – 1 Thessalonians 5:17

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors – 2 Corinthians 5:20 You Are a Holy Nation . . . through the sanctifying work of the Spirit I urge you, as aliens & strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires God intended Israel to live different from every other nation God desires the same for his Church today Some implications of this: continually allow the Holy Spirit to do his sanctifying work within you be different in the sense of being ______________, not odd this election season will be a great test of this You Are a People Belonging to God You are not alone; you _________, body & soul, in life & in death This is an eternal belonging that nothing can take away The purchase price was ___________ paid by Jesus Christ on the cross Some implications of this: you belong to a family; now act like it and participate live confident in your faith rather than scared make belonging tangible for those around you here What’s the Purpose of Knowing Your Identity? . . . for obedience to Jesus Christ That you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light When you truly accept your identity you will know amazing _________ When you truly know your identity you will discover amazing ________

Prayer concerns: Margie Draiss’ wrist surgery went well; pray for

full healing for both wrists and her ankle. Margie expected to

come home yesterday. Ken Buser has been transferred from the

hospital to Willowood Care Center for rehab; pray for this time of

adjustment for Ken and Marie. Nickey Whited, who is staying

with her sister in Columbus, is not doing well. Continue faithful in

prayer for those with ongoing health concerns: Bob Beck, Bob

Cooperrider, Rick Demeter, Lorie Fazekas, Nancy & Bob Hanwell,

Anna Henry, Peg Jenkins, Flora Kostyak, Rose & Bob Murray,

Eileen Raich, Dick Read, Gini Reinke, Gene Shuster, Nancy Sutton,

Ted Szenger and Mary Trzop. Continue to pray for our military

personnel

The Heidelberg Catechism Question 32

But why are you called a Christian?

Answer. Because by faith I am a member of Christ and so I share in

his anointing. I am anointed to confess his name, to present myself

to him as a living sacrifice of thanks, to strive with a good

conscience against sin and the devil in this life, and afterward to

reign with Christ over all creation for all eternity.

Next week we will begin initiating background checks for all adults

who work with children here at BRC. The authorization forms will

be available next Sunday.

Thank you to all who have provided food for the Raich family.

Dishes are available for pick up on the hallway shelves.

To get a cd of any of our sermons, simply write “cd” and the

requested date on your Welcome Card. The sermon audio files,

sermon outlines, study questions, verses and bulletins are available

on the church website www.b-r-c.org

Serving at BRC

Sunday, August 21

Greeters (9) - Debbie Reichle

(10:30) - Jim & Eileen Smalley

Nursery (9) - Volunteers

(10:30) - Renee Garapic, Ellie Carlisle

Ushers (9) - Bob Jacobs, Dennis Parker

Assisting - Paul Morgan, Guy Lenart

(10:30) - Gary Brualdi, Scott Epperson

Assisting - Ilze Fultz, Patty Walker

Verse Cards (9)-Earl & Karyn Gentile

(10:30)-Donna & Maddie Cook

Sunday, August 28

Greeters (9) - Marilyn Zeigler

(10:30) - Carol Rounds

Nursery (9) - Volunteers

(10:30) - Jennifer Poore, Jade Poore

Ushers (9) - Paul Morgan, Guy Lenart

Assisting - Eric Raich, Earl Holzheimer

(10:30) - Ilze Fultz, Patty Walker

Assisting - Bob Besida, Eric Kramer

Verse Cards (9)-Pat Lods, Barb Cognata

(10:30)-Gray Brualdi, Kathy Rounds

Prayer concerns shared today....