Worship October 19, 2025 9:30 a.m.
Livestream begins at 9:25 am.
I Will Rise
ISU Campus Ministry
Our God
God's Parting Blessing:
God go before you to lead you, God go behind you to protect you,
God go beneath you to support you, God go beside you to befriend you.
Do not be afraid.
May the blessing of God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit be upon you
Do not be afraid. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Amen
Sunday School10:45 am
Hebrews 12:1-3
12Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
BLESSed to be a BLESSing
The Nursery is staffed today. Thank you, Caitlyn Bonnema & Brooklyn Snieder. Please sign your child in.
Soup luncheon fundraiser! We raised $1,246.00 for our missionaries. Thank you to all who participated and donated.
Sunday School Teachers Needed! Please prayerfully consider if you can help. Must be a professing member and have a background check done. Sign up at the Connection Center.
Cantata will be sung on Dec. 21st during the worship service. Practice will start on October 26th. We will practice after church every Sunday. For those who teach Sunday school, please join us when you get done with Sunday school. We are in desperate need of men's voices. Please consider joining us. Thank you, Worship Committee.
Monday Night Football has started; the sign-up sheet is at the connection center. You can host either at the church or in your home.
Monday Night Football Oct. 20th at 7:00 pm at church with Wes B.. hosting Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions!
Thank you to everyone who brought in pumpkins for the Pumpkin Harvest Thanksgiving Celebration, and made it a great success. The remaining pumpkins will be used for decorations until we start Advent.
Want to make our guests feel welcome? Please put on a name tag. They are available at both entrances. Thanks!
Reminder: If you are the last person leaving the church after any event or activity, Please remember to clean up; i.e. tables, chairs, and kitchen, turn off the lights, shut the windows, and lock the doors. Thank you Management
If you unhook the chairs in the sanctuary, you must hook them up again! this is a safety issue. Thank you.
Church Cancellation Policy Updated: In case of a tornado watch or warning, all church activities and church services will be canceled. This is because we do not have a basement. If school is cancelled, all activities at church will be canceled as well. The final decision to cancel a church service will be made by the Elders. The VP of Council/Elders will initiate the calls and process to other Elders for discussion. Once it is determined that the service will be canceled, efforts by the Elders will be made to contact the congregation.
Would you like access to the devotional offered by the church, please call 641-424-1369 or email the church secretary at racrcsec@msn.com.
Have you checked out Missionary Corner? There are updates from our missionaries, the Klompien's, and the Hefler's. Copies are available for reading. Please take one and see how they have been sharing Christ’s love and mission
Reminder if you borrow tables and chairs from the church, please remember to follow equipment borrowing procedures. Upon return, please make sure all items are clean and in good order.
There are activity bags available for the children, during worship service. They are located next to the coat rack in a bin.
Remember to keep David Lief in your prayers as he is having trouble breathing. Keep Resonate in your prayers as they bring Christ’s message to the world, just as our missionary family, the Helfers', bring the message to the people of South Africa. Pray for Church Beyond Borders, as they unite people from all regions to worship God in unity. Pray for lasting peace in the Middle East.
Luke 18:1-8
Do you know what a judge does? (Allow answers.)
A judge helps people know what is fair. Jesus said in the story that the woman said to the judge, "There is a man who is not being fair to me. Give me my rights!"
At first, the judge refused to take action, but the woman continued to ask him. Finally, the judge said, "This woman is bothering me. I will see that she gets her rights, or she will bother me until I am worn out!”
After Jesus finished the story, he said, "Learn a lesson from the judge. God’s people cry to him night and day. God will always give them what is right, and he will not be slow to answer them. I tell you, God will help his people quickly!”
Have you ever found yourself in a situation that was so hard that you just wanted to give up? Maybe you were having trouble with your schoolwork. Perhaps you and a friend disagreed, and you couldn't seem to work it out. Or maybe one of your classmates kept being unkind to you. (Allow time for kids to share.)
What Jesus wants us to learn from this story is that God, our Heavenly Father, loves us and wants to do nice things for us. He wants what is best for us, and he has the wisdom to know what is best.
But don't forget, God likes to hear us ask, not just once, but again and again. He doesn't want us to ask once and then give up!
Give each child a Never Give Up sticker.
I hope you will wear your sticker today as a reminder to ask God to help you when you have a problem that makes you want to give up
In Jesus’ name, Amen.