MINISTRY TEAM:

Pastor: Rob Renberg - 738-7840 (pastorrobjr@sbcglobal.net)

Youth Pastor: Matt Amundsen - 786-2699 (pmparkside@sbcglobal.net)

Worship Arts Director: Chad Lippincott - 251-554-9955 (parksidechad@sbcglobal.net) Church Secretary: Judy Timmer - 399-4410 (parksidejudy@sbcglobal.net)

Elder of the Week: Kevin Mason - 283-2603 Deacon of the Week: Doug Poynter - 616-886-7899

14461 James Street, Holland, MI 49424

616-399-4410

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www.parksidebiblechurch.com

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Our Mission: Learning from God’s Word…

Growing in God’s Grace…Reaching with God’s Love!

December 22, 2013 10:45 a.m.

Dr. Rob Renberg, Pastor

“The Presence of the Incarnation” Luke 2:1-7

SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES December 22, 2013December 22, 2013

Christmas is about God's sovereign timing in our lives.

1. God is aware of every __________ ________ in our lives. Ecc.3:1-8

2. God has set __________________________ in our hearts. Ecc.3:11

The Incarnation is about God becoming man.

Mary & Joseph may have felt the timing of Christ’s birth was bad because...

1. Their marriage was not yet ___________________________.

2. The ________________ had totally disrupted all their plans.

3. There was no _____________ ____________ in Bethlehem.

In the light of prophecy, the timing of the Incarnation was perfect. The Old Testament said the Messiah would...

1. Emerge _________________________________. Genesis 3:15

2. Come from the nation of ___________________. Genesis 1:2

3. Come from the tribe of ____________________. Genesis 49:8-12

4. Come from the house of ___________________. 2 Samuel 7:12-13

5. Be born of a _____________________________. Isaiah 7:14

6. Be born in _______________________________. Micah 5:2

7. Be visited and honored by __________________. Is.60:3-9; Ps. 72:10 In the light of history, the timing of the Incarnation was perfect. Historical conditions prepared for the birth of Christ through...

1. The ________________________________ of the Jews.

2. A favorable _________________________ atmosphere.

3. A favorable _____________________________ climate.

4. A favorable _____________________________ setting.

5. A favorable _____________________________ environment.

“Incarnation”

= “In The Flesh”

Information For Your First Time At Parkside Bible…

1. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY. PLEASE FILL OUT A WELCOME CARD LOCATED IN THE PEW. RETURN YOUR COMPLETED CARD TO THE

WELCOME CENTER TO RECEIVE YOUR GIFT & WELCOME PACKET. For prayer requests or decisions, please check the appropriate box on the back.

2. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE OUR NURSERY & CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES.

Our children’s programs provide a warm, nurturing & well-supervised program for your child. Your child will be much happier with our trained volunteers than in the worship

service and sermon presentation. Lessons are taught at an age appropriate level utilizing music, games, drama & multimedia & other methods.

3. PLEASE DO NOT FEEL OBLIGATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFERING.

The offering is for regular attendees who consider Parkside Bible their church home. As our guest, we only ask that you turn in your welcome card, or bring it to the

Welcome Center behind the fireplace for a gift.

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP THIS MORNING

USHERS GREETERS (Usher Training 9:30 am) Tammy Grabiel, Doug Reyers (Front Door) Dennis Klemm Paul Wolters Bryan & Linda Booker (Welcome Center)

Mike TenHarmsel Don DeJonge

Sub: Don Lawton

SUNDAY SCHOOL INFANT NURSERY

NURSERY (10:45 am Age birth– Age 2) Sharon Amundsen Sabrina & Katie Preikszas Katie Poynter

CHILDREN’S CHURCH LIBRARY

(Dismissed from Service-Age 3-Kindergarten) Ginny Tennant

Janet & Olivia Lesher

Jean Heller

FINANCIAL TEAM PRAYER PARTNERS Kevin Mason-Elder Prayer Partners will

Doug Poynter-Deacon resume on January 5 Vaughn VandenBrink after our annual

Craig Dykstra December break

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY

USHERS GREETERS (Usher Training 9:30 am) Tom & Janet Lesher (Front Door)

Al Walters Vaughn VandenBrink Mike & Amy Cooke(Welcome Center)

Russ Hoek Bob Boardman Sub: Jim DeFrell

SUNDAY SCHOOL INFANT NURSERY

NURSERY 10:45 am Age birth– Age 2) No Nursery due to no Sunday School Linda & Jessica Furbush

this morning Sally Vanderhaar

CHILDREN’S CHURCH LIBRARY

(Dismissed from Service-Age 3-Kindergarten) Sarah Ten Harmsel Sabrina & Katie Preikszas

Bina Klemm

FINANCIAL TEAM PRAYER PARTNERS Daniel Furbush-Elder Prayer Partners will

Jim DeFrell-Deacon resume on January 5

Brian Hodgson after our annual Scott Miles December break

This Week

Tonight 5:00 pm NO B.I.G. Class Tonight 6:00 pm Sr. High Youth Group Party Tues. 6:00 pm NO Parkside Runners/Walkers Wed. 6:30 am NO Men’s Morning Group Wed. 6:00 pm NO Jr. High Youth Group Wed. 6:30 pm NO Pioneer Clubs

Coming Up

Dec. 29 9:30 am NO Sunday School Dec. 29 5:00 pm NO B.I.G. Class Jan. 3 9:15 am Circle of Moms Jan. 3 6:30 pm 3 G’s Jan. 5 10:15 am Fellowship Coffee Jan. 7 6:30 pm Women’s Board Meeting

12/22 Jacob Pierce 12/23 Nell Kimber

12/23 Daniel Furbush, Jr. 12/23 Colleen Stauffer

12/23 Christian Tummel 12/24 Patty Ramos

12/25 Kirby Arendsen 12/27 Ryan VanderHaar

12/27 Laura Coppersmith 12/28 Linda (Bradfield) Aalderink

12/28 Deb VanHouten 12/28 Steve VanderPloeg

12/23 Tom & Vicki Strobel 12/23 Bob & Jean Heller

12/27 Ade & Sharon Van Houten

Upcoming New Prayer Requests:

t Pray for healing for Jessica Furbush who had her tonsils

out on Friday.

t Pray for Melva Russcher’s mom, Leona Huyser, who is under

Hospice care and has been given weeks to live and also for her

dad, Al Huyser, who is struggling with some medical issues.

t Pray for comfort and peace for Ray Reidsma as his sister, Luella “June”

Barber, passed away last Tuesday. Pray also for June’s husband.

t Pray for Brian & Jane Mokma’s daughter, Hannah, who had surgery again on

her leg that she broke in September in a watercraft accident as her leg is

not healing correctly. Pray that the surgery will correct the problem and

nothing further will need to be done.

t Pray that the “Reach for Life” books intended for youth in Bolivia will

arrive soon as they are now being held up in Chile due to paperwork issues.

t PTL the surgeries were successful for Bob Renberg, Al Tennant and

Art Seibert, but please pray for continued healing.

t PTL that the breathing problems for Paul & Patti Wolters’ newborn twin

grandsons born 12/9, has cleared and and they are now home.

Continued Prayer Requests: t For all who have had recent illnesses, surgeries and medical procedures.

t For the homebound: Mary Carmichael, Judy Blauwkamp, Kay Everett,

and Nelvie VanKampen;

t For all marriages in the church - that those that are strained may be

restored and that the healthy marriages may grow even stronger.

t For our safety for our military troops all over the world.

Church Families of the Week:

♥ Keith & Jill Welch, Alexia, Brielle, Jordyn and Paityn

♥ Elizabeth Wierenga ♥ Ronda Woldring

♥ Paul & Patti Wolters and Erin ♥ Maxine York

♥ Andrew & Amanda Zandstra, Regan, Rysa and Elijah ♥ Frankie Zwiers

GGF Sister Church of the Week:

† Berean Church in Muskegon, Pastor Craig Apel.

Mssionaries of the Week:

♦ Jerry & DeAnna Olson, Missionaries in Puerto Rico

CIRCLE OF MOMS

Join Moms of all ages on Friday, January 7, from 9:15-11:00 a.m. at the

church for “Knitting/Crocheting Day.” If you’re interested in learning how

to knit or crochet, plan to join us around the fireplace. Bring one skein of

yarn (available at Meijer or Walmart for $3-$4) and knitting needles or a

crochet hook (size J about $3 at Walmart.) Teachers will be on hand to help

if you’re new to knitting or crocheting. If you already know how to do

either, please join us and help encourage those who are new to yarn art!

Child care will be provided.

MEN’S BREAKFAST

Mark your calendar for Saturday, January 11, for a Men’s Breakfast!

Steve Hofman from Man in the Mirror Ministries is our special guest and

Heartland will be providing free blood pressure readings as we begin

“Heart Health” for 2014 in our Ironman Ministries! More details soon!

Pioneer Clubs are on Holiday Break and will resume on

January 8 with their Pioneer Clubs Dinner at 6:00 p.m.

Women’s Bible Study will resume on January 16. There

will be no Parkside Running Group on 12/24 or 12/31 and no adult Sunday

School on December 29. BIG will start up again on 1/12. There will be no

Men’s Wednesday morning group this Wednesday or the next, no Jr. High

Youth group on 12/25 and 1/1 and no Sr. High Youth Group on 12/29.

HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS!

ATTENTION ALL USHERS AND USHER PROSPECTS!

If you haven’t attended the required Usher Training yet this year or are interested in what is involved in being on the Usher Team, please plan to attend a short training session on Dec. 29 at 9:30

a.m. (There will be no Sunday School that morning.) Coffee, juice, donuts and fruit will be provided. Questions...contact Eloy Ramos at 393-5992 or email him at eloy_ramos@sbcglobal.net. (Ushers who have already attended the training session are welcome to

attend also!)

Pastor Rob will be on vacation next week. In his absence, please direct

any questions/concerns to Pastor Matt, the elder or deacon of the week

as noted in the bulletin or the church office. Thank you.

JR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP WEDNESDAY NIGHT

This Wednesday - There will be no Jr. High Youth Group this Wednesday or next due to the holidays.

SR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP SUNDAY NIGHT

SR. HIGH CHRISTMAS DINNER @ THE CHURCH

TONIGHT 6-8 PM

Holiday-themed Games - Bring a $5.00 gift for exchange and

please dress “nicely!”

SAVE THE DATE-SUPERBOWL FAMILY OUTREACH ON FEBRUARY 2!

THE WINTER/SPRING YOUTH SCHEDULE WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT

SUNDAY!

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

There will be no Jr. High Youth Group on 12/25 and 1/1 and no Sr. High

Youth Group on 12/29. IF YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS WOULD LIKE TO

GO OUT TO BREAKFAST OR LUNCH FOR A FREE MEAL WITH

PASTOR MATT DURING THE HOLIDAYS, PLEASE SIGN UP

AT THE YOUTH COUNTER.

ALL YOUTH & PARENTS!

All youth and parents are invited to a morning of skiing, tubing, and snowboarding at Pando Park

on Saturday, January 18! The cost is $20 but please bring additional money for lunch and

drink. (Skis and snowboard rentals are extra.) We’ll be leaving the church at 9 AM and returning

at 3 PM. Sign up at the Youth Counter!

If you are planning to purchase or receive a

new laptop for Christmas and wonder what

you will do with your old one, consider

donating it to the church to be used in our

Christian Education Wing. We could use a

couple workable laptops capable of running

basic programs such as Word and Power Point. We don’t require

a lot of RAM memory as it will not be used for games. Thanks!

A new church directory will be published in January.

If any information about you (home address, phone

number or family members) has changed in the last year,

please email Judy at parksidejudy@sbcglobal.net or call the

church office at 399-4410. If you are interested in

a new picture, please let Judy know ASAP. Pictures can be

taken any Sunday or during the week by appointment. If

you’re new to Parkside but attending regularly, we’d love to take your

picture and include you in our next directory and also put your picture

on our Church Family Board located in the hallway outside the kitchen.

This will help others get to know you by name!

Please pick up your offering envelopes from the table in the Fellowship Hall. If you don’t currently have offering envelopes but would like them, please sign up on the form

next to the envelopes or contact Judy at 399-4410 or email her at parksidejudy@sbcglobal.net. If you have had

offering envelopes in the past but now do automatic deposit and no longer need them, please let Judy know.

(Remember to indicate either on the offering envelope or on your gift(check or cash) how you want your money designated.

Thank you Parkside for meeting some needs in our community this

month! Pioneer Clubs raised $510 for Beacon of Hope through their

annual coin war and 72 gifts were provided for Toys for Tots.

This is an awesome church!

This mixed adult class continues the Bible exposition of the Gospel of John and will include class discussions led by various Parkside teachers as we seek to grow in our faith and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, revealed in Scripture so that we may have life in His name.

Grace. We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. We say grace before dinner. But do we really understand it? Have we settled for wimpy grace? It politely occupies a phrase in a hymn, fits nicely on a church sign. never causes trouble or demands a response. When asked, “Do you believe in grace?” who could say no?

Max Lucado asks a deeper question ... Have you been changed by grace? Shaped by grace? Strengthened by grace? Emboldened by grace? Softened by grace? Snatched by the nape of your neck and shaken to your senses by grace? Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off. Let’s make certain grace gets you.

There are 10 participant guides available for $5 and 10 of Max’s bestselling book “Grace” available for $10. These are not required for being part of this 7 session mixed adult class but will add to your growth as you experience “Grace!”

Continued: The Gospel of John

NEW: “Grace” - DVD study with Max Lucado

Yes, I’m planning on being a part of the Gospel of John class!

Name(s): ____________________________ Yes, I’m planning on being a part of the Grace with Max Lucado class!

Name(s): ____________________________

Yes, I would like _______ study guide(s) at $5.00 each

Yes, I would like _______ hardcover book at $10.00 each

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Yes, I want to be a part of the New Ladies Sunday School class!

Name: _____________________________________

Yes, I would like _______ study guide(s) at $6.00 each

Starting Sunday, January 5, a new Ladies Sunday School Class will begin!

Jesus often showed women acceptance, compassion, and understanding. In each lesson of this insightful study of Luke, we will focus on a conversation between Jesus and a woman,

showing how he helped free them of their negative feelings and destructive behaviors---and encouraged them to embrace healthy attitudes and positive actions. You will have your own encounter

with Jesus and learn how truly valuable you are to him.

A group member will work on a weekly lesson at home from “Luke: Finding Truth and Healing in Jesus' Words to Women”

study book by Sue Edwards, and will participate in a group discussion during the class. A lesson/teaching will be also

provided by various facilitators/teachers of our church during the class. The study starts on Sunday, January 5 and ends on March 16.

Please sign up by 12/22 to secure a study book for the Jan. 5th introduction class. The cost of the study book is $6.00.

If you have any questions, please see Ria.

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