CRC's 150th Anniversary Service 3:00 pm VanAndel Arena 

(Galatians 4:8-20 )

(Psalm 103 )
Rev Howerzyl - Combined Service w/ 1st CRC of Allendale

(John 17:1-5 )

(Galatians 3:26-4:7 )

(Galatians 5: 1-25 )

(Psalm 98 )

(Galatians 2:15-21 )

(Galatians 2:11-14 )

(Luke 24:13-35 )

Rev Howerzyl

(Galatians 2:1-20 )

Just because the work of Jesus is over doesn’t mean that suffering has ended.  

At times, God asks us to experience pain in order to focus our attention, will, and ministry through him, not ourselves.

(Galatians 1:13-24 )
Paul describes his life before and after he encountered the grace of God.

The fickle crowds went from embracing Jesus to rejecting him.  In a world where people choose, 

how do we react to the real thorn of people (near and far) choosing to reject Jesus?

(Galatians 1:10-12)
Paul is dealing with a church that has twisted the Gospel.  

So, he must defend the heart of his message in contrast to the one they’re teaching.

Jesus experienced the real grief of loss.  Jesus not only accepted that thorn, 

but entered death itself so that death would no longer be a factor in the life of believers.

One of the more painful parts of Jesus’ final days was the loss of those close to him.  

This was another part of Jesus’ suffering that he willingly accepted as part of the Father’s ultimate plan.

In the first few verses of this letter, Paul reminds his readers of the core 
message of the Gospel: salvation by grace

Prayer is companionship with God, it is unselfish, and it is total dependence on God’s strength.

In the full repair of what went wrong in Eden, the full dwelling of God is now with people once again.

Prayer must also confront the reality of our individual and community failing.  

Daniel’s example reminds us to pray humbly, confess broadly, and rest in who God is.

In this highly disputed and discussed chapter, one theme is unmistakable: at the end, 

God’s triumph over Satan will not only be complete, it will be completely realized.

At times, we want control of God and His will.  

Prayer is a way that God uses to help us begin to submit to His will and plan.

The next group receiving the judgment of God is the connection between 

Satan’s agents and their political power here on earth.

Prayer is a conversation with God that helps us to get to know God better.  

Prayer is also a mysterious means that God has chosen in which we can persuade Him to act.

While these plagues resemble the plagues of the trumpets (having an Exodus theme),

they now expand to include the throne of evil itself.