9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Fearful, Flawed, and Faithful: The Story of Hezekiah
Isaiah 36-39
Pastor Bret Laird
Communion
6:00 p.m.
Evening Service: Human Responsibility and Divine Sovereignty: The Danger of evangelistic error from either extreme
Pastor Jim West
Go Groups to follow
Then Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it, and he went up to the house of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord. Hezekiah prayed to the Lord saying, “O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God. Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated all the countries and their lands, and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them. Now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, Lord, are God.”
Isaiah 37:14-20
NEWS
The Church Office will be closed Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day.
Family Dinners return on September 13. Please note an increase in the suggested donations to $3.00 per child, $4.00 per adult and $12.00 per family maximum.
Our students will be conducting a coin offering Today in the morning services. This offering is divided between the youth ministry areas to be used for special purchases. Next Generation Ministries appreciates the coins that you generously donate.
Are you dealing with the death of a loved one? Come join us for GriefShare a 14 week program to help you on your grief journey. Classes are one Monday mornings from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.. Contact Donna Steinke for more information or to let us know you plan to attend.
Registration for Kids Praise! is now open! Kids Praise! is a group of children in grades 1-5 who are enthusiastic about using music, movement, scripture and drama to learn about and tell of our Lord's worth! We rehearse on Sunday evenings at 5:55 p.m. beginning on October 1, 2023. The focus this semester will be on preparing to sing with the Calvary Choir on two Sunday mornings in late fall. Preparing for the Kids Praise! Spring Musical (Back to the Beginning) will be the primary focus next semester. That musical will be held on Sunday, March 17. Please Click Here to register. Contact Mark Duncan for more information.
Please be regularly praying for our CBC Global Partner Family. In addition to receiving timely updates through your LifeGroups’ communications, there is a regularly updated prayer request packet available in the bulletin racks in the lobby. To receive updates via email contact Steve Edwards.
The seasons of drought with famine have continued in Uganda. Because of your generosity, there have been 4 emergency food distributions: August 2021, September 2021, March 2022 & May 2023. This year, TWH provided food for almost 1,000 grannies, grandchildren, and staff members. This will help sustain them until the harvest in September/October. Thanks to your generosity we have enough funds for about 5 more food distributions. Please pray the Lord provides the right amount of rain so crops will grow.
2024 SHARE Hungary Conference will be held Feb. 23 - March 3. SHARE has requested that Calvary provide a team consisting of four volunteers to work with young teens 13-14 years old; two volunteers – one teacher and one helper - to work with the 3-4 year old class; and two volunteers – one lead and one helper - to work with the 0-2 year olds. There will be an informational meeting at 4:30 p.m. September 10 in Reception Room B. Please contact Dan Haney for more information.
Sign up today for the Fall Women’s Disciple-Making Bible Studies in the Fellowship Center or by visiting the Women’s Ministry page. Registrations close on Friday, September 1.
Are you a WMU, KVCC, or K-College student? Welcome to Kalamazoo and to Calvary! We would love to see you at Crossroads. Crossroads is Calvary’s college and young adult group (18-25 yrs.). We meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel on Sunday mornings and 7:30 p.m. at the Doshes’ home. We also have a mid-week Go Group that meets at WMU on Wednesday at 4 p.m.. Please click here or email Austin Dosh for more information.
Today in the Word is available in the oak racks in the nursery hallway and in the lobby entryways.
Sign ups for Financial Peace University have begun. If you are interested please visit the table in the fellowship center today after service. You can also sign up online by Clicking Here.
Opportunities to Serve
Wednesday night nursery volunteers needed. Please contact Lora West if God might be leading you to serve in the nursery on Wednesday nights this year.
Kitchen Ministry Volunteer Opportunity: The Kitchen Ministry is looking for a few volunteers on Wednesday nights to help with food prep, serving the meal, and clean up post meal. Food prep starts at 3:00 p.m., serving the meal starts at 5:30 p.m., and clean up is at 6:15 p.m. Contact Laura Studabaker if you are interested in helping in this Ministry Area.
Do you just love being around 2, 3, 4 and 5 year olds? The Children’s Ministry is looking for teachers for this age group that would commit to teach on Sunday mornings once or twice a month from September - May during the 10:30 a.m. service. We can give you as much help and training as you need and be there to assist along the way. You must be a Member of Calvary in order to be a teacher. Helpers are also needed in every age group if that is where God might be leading you. For more information please contact Lora West.
Elder Focus
David Scranton and his wife, Kristen, have four children: Levi, Nyah, Bella, and Keira. He was saved at the age of 5 and began attending Calvary Bible Church in 1998. He has served in Children’s Ministries and Sports Ministry, and as an Usher, HomeGroup leader, High School/Live 44 leader, Family Foundations leader, Financial Secretary, Deacon and Elder.
León de Judá te da la bienvenida!
Estamos agradecidos por que decidiste unirte con nosotros en nuestra reunión de adoración a Dios hoy. Nuestro deseo es compartirte el gozo de conocer y seguir a Jesucristo con todo su pueblo. Únete con nosotros en el salón a las 10:30 a.m. Dios te bendiga!
NEXT GENERATION MINISTRIES
To find out more about Next Gen. Ministries, visit our webpage here. To be added to our weekly parent emails, contact Hannah Haney. To access all of our forms, registrations, and applications click here.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT A GLANCE
Refer to the full announcements for more information
9/4 - Office Closed
9/6 - Awana Staff Meeting
9/10 - Messy Olympics
9/11 - Grief Share on Monday Morning begins
9/13 - Wednesday Night Family Dinner & activities return
9/17 - Live44 returns
9/17 - LifeGroup leader meeting
10/3 - ESL Conversation class starts
10/14 - Membership Class
10/21 - Men’s Breakfast
10/29 - Pastor Appreciation
11/3-5 - Global Impact Weekend
12/8-10 - Christmas Concerts
12/15 - Ladies Candle Light Dessert