Butter Valley Community Church

OUR LORD’S DAY - July 7, 2019

Prelude/Announcements

I Worship You, Almighty God arr. Ruth Elaine Schram

Morning Worship 10:15 AM

Opening Prayer

“God Has Spoken by His Prophets”

Scripture Reading Genesis 15 (p. 20)

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” MH p. 534

Special Music

“The Promise” Jen Moyer

Congregational Prayer

Worship in Giving Offertory “If My People Will Pray” Jimmy Owens

(Please pass the Red Friendship Register for all to sign.)

“Better Is One Day” “King of My Heart” “Bless the Lord”

(Children’s Church (K-2) and Treasure Hunters (3-5) are dismissed after the Praise Team.)

Message “Part of a Covenant”

Genesis 15 Pastor Mark Hager

“Standing on the Promises”

Benediction

Postlude “Battle Hymn of the Republic” Traditional American Melody

All music used by permission CCLI#358414

EST. AS Hereford Mennonite Church

A Bible-teaching Evangelical Fellowship for You, Your Family & Your Friends 2600 Old Route 100 P.O. Box 97 Bally, PA 19503

Phone: 610-845-2429 E-Mail: office@buttervalleycc.org Website: buttervalleycc.org Mark D. Hager, Pastor

Directors of Youth Ministries: Mark & Amy Hager Director of Music Ministries and Administrative Assistant: Gala Lutz

Prayer “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12

Kermit Eshbach & Dot Gehman - in on-going care facilities

Myrtle Desch - in Pennsburg Manor for back pain & can have visitors; planning

on returning home on July 10

Doug Hetrick - following his stroke, he is talking but he still cannot swallow; he is

in LVH and can have visitors

Bob McCormick - pray for his healing and recovery following back surgery

Mike & Jill Hendricks - have a court hearing for Johanna on July 30

Chayah Wilbers & Rebekah Jones - praise for their new jobs

Brent Haring - will be having both heart valve and wrist surgeries

Patricia David - underwent surgery for breast cancer and is home; she will be

evaluated at the end of July

Jessica Fick (Angi Scheetz’s daughter) - healing from a concussion injury she

sustained at the end of April; it has affected her return to work

Ernest Moyer (member of the Community Choir) - is in LVH with aspiration

pneumonia

Matt Stone (Lawrence’s son-in-law) - for recovery following heart surgery

Adler D. Stone - born on June 25 to parents, Matt & Sarah; he weighed 6 lb. 10

oz. and measured 19 ¾”; everyone is doing well

Paula Staudt’s mother - went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

Ed Crossin (Don’s father) - pray for healing and stamina as he undergoes

radiation treatment for five days a week for six weeks

Eric Schaffer (Earl’s son) - having critical surgery on August 14

Richard Bosh (Earl Schaffer’s brother-in-law) - in Rochester Hospital with heart

failure; his wife had surgery last week to install a TENS unit

David Delaney - has been given a year to live due to mouth cancer

Philip Duncan - staying at Hope Lodge from bone marrow transplant; had some

trouble moving his legs

David Hartman (Wendy Delany’s friend’s uncle) - in hospital with decision to

be made about hospice care

Men-O-Lan Staff and Campers - that God would be working to change lives

Creation Trip - praise for protection during the storm

Bruce Latshaw & Jeff Knarr - left Friday to serve for a week with SWAP in KY

Chris & Diane Steiner (Dot Gehman’s daughter & son-in-law) - will be serving

in Europe for a month in short-term missions

We welcome all who are worshipping with us today.

“Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear

to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.” Hebrews 6:17

Opportunities This Week

Today: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Youth Group Pool Party at the Knarrs, 5 Acorn Drive, Bechtelsville. Please drop off and pick up there.

Thursday, July 11: Knotting Comforters—Meet at church at 8:30 a.m. to carpool or meet us at the Harleysville Material Aid Center at 9:00 a.m. We will stop for lunch on the way home and return to Bally around 1:15 p.m. All are welcome. Saturday, July 13: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Missions Prayer Breakfast with South Carolina Missions Team 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. South Carolina Mission Team Meeting

Next Sunday, July 14: Fellowship Hall Informational Meeting following the Worship Service—Topics of discussion will be the bids, the mortgage status, and pledges update 7:00 p.m. Outdoor Concert with “Heaven 4 Shore”

South Carolina Missions Team

Chelsea Carver Amy Hager Cassie Hager Marissa Hager

Mark Hager Sammy Haggert Ethan Hendricks Jared Hendricks

Hunter Hetrick Kaitlyn Jones Lydia Jones Jeff Knarr

Justin Knarr Addison Moyer Isabelle Moyer Matt Moyer

Evan Seymour Nicole Stauffer Ava Steinman Jordan Steinman

Nikolai Tavoc

Upcoming Events in the Life of Our Church & Community

Saturday to Sunday, July 20-28: Summer Missions Project to South Carolina

Sunday, July 21: Robert Gerhart will be preaching.

Wednesday, July 24: Prayer Meeting—All are welcome. 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 28: Dave Parsons will be preaching.

Sunday, July 28: Outdoor Concert with “The Padgett’s” 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30: Care & Share 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31: Elders Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Friday, August 2: Kids’ Fun Night Pool Party 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 4: Communion will be served during the Worship Service.

Sunday, August 4: Peach Pit Benefit—A night of music and fun under the trees at

BVCC to benefit the Bally Community Center

Monday to Friday, August 5-9: Kids’ Kamp 10:00 - Noon

Tuesday, August 6: Care & Share 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 11: Brian Stenson will be preaching.

Sunday, August 11: Outdoor Concert with “Crow Hill Band” 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 25: Outdoor Concert with “Harmenaires Revival” 7:00 p.m.

Birthdays:

July 7 Peter Jones July 14 Bonnie Derr

July 9 Clare Price Amber Haring

Hire-a-Teen—We have teens who would love to help you with needs around your home. You can then donate money to their account at church to help them defray costs from the missions project or for youth outings. Please contact Pastor Mark or you can talk to students directly.

Volunteers Needed Boyertown Area Multi-Service is a non-profit social service agency with a mission to provide resources and services to meet unfulfilled human and community needs within the Boyertown Area School District and surrounding communities. Currently, we find ourselves in need of volunteers to fill several positions. Please see posters on the bulletin boards for more information.

Please check your mailbox for the new church directory. Remember that your mailbox is BELOW the nametag. If you did not get one, please see Gala Lutz. Thanks!!

Thank you from Linny Romig Thank you so much for the Christian love and friendship extended to me on my 90th birthday. I appreciate all of the cards, gifts, birthday wishes, and good fellowship at my birthday celebration. The family is also thank-ful for all who worked so hard in getting the VBS decorations down so the party could take place.

Building Addition Campaign Update

Donations from January to June $ 45,701.00 Total Donations for Campaign $189,325.00 Our 3 Year Pledge Total $294,560.02

Challenge Men’s Conference Shepherd of the Hills Church

August 7-9 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Each night will feature a dinner, worship, fellowship and a speaker. On August 8, we will be welcoming Dr. Gary Chapman of The Five Love Languages, and the wives are invited to come that night. Cost is $30.00.

Register at https://www.soth.church/event/challenge-mens-

conference_Aug-7-2019

Greg Sutcliffe is sharing the flowers in loving memory of Mary.

Prayer Needs If you have a prayer need that you would like to get to the pastor, there is paper in the lobby. Please give it to an usher on duty, and he will get it to the pastor.