LaGrave CRC

We welcome guest minister, Rev. Reggie Smith to lead us in worship. He will use 2 Samuel 9 as his Bible text, and his sermon is titled “Kindness,”

This Sunday morning we had looked forward to welcoming one of LaGrave's missionaries, Reverend Steve VanZanen, to LaGrave's pulpit. Due to a critical medical concern for his infant grandson, Rev. VanZanen will not be preaching this weekend.

We will begin our summer sermon series called Faith 101. This series is designed to increase our knowledge of basic Christian doctrine. Using the Contemporary Testimony as our guide, we will hear 10 sermons explaining some of the basics of our beliefs. Pastor Jonker will start the series with a sermon on Genesis 1 and the 12th paragraph of the Testimony.

We will hear the third sermon in our mini sermon series on God's covenant in the Old Testament. Pastor Jonker will preach on Exodus 24, a story where God feasts with the elders of Israel on a mountain.

We will continue our mini sermon series highlighting three of God's promises from the Old Testament. Pastor Jonker will preach on Genesis 22, and the promise God made to Abraham.

We will begin a mini sermon series highlighting three of God's promises from the Old Testament. Pastor Jonker will preach on Genesis 9:1-17 and the promise God made after the flood.

We will celebrate the installation of new elders and deacons. Pastor Jonker will preach on Matthew 20:20-28, a text which will help us think about leadership in the church.

It's GEMS Sunday. Pastor Jonker will preach on the text the girls have been studying all year: Romans 12:2—a verse that calls us to be transformed by the renewing of our mind.

We will celebrate our Lord's resurrection at both our 8:40 and 11:00 services! There will be brass and the choir will sing. Pastor Jonker will preach. We praise God for the grace and faithfulness represented in the celebrations this week and we hope many of you will be able to join us at these services.

It's Palm Sunday! There will be a palm processional, and Reverend Kristy Manion will lead us in worship, preaching on the ninth commandment “you shall not commit false testimony.”

We continue our "The Shape of Love" sermon series, a series that focuses on the last 6 of the ten commandments. These are the commandments which help us understand how to love our neighbors. Reverend Jonker will preach on the commandment: You Shall Not Steal.

We will have a guest pastor. Reverend Scott Hoezee, the director for the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Seminary will lead us. He will preach on John 8:48-59 and his sermon title is "Who Do You Think You Are?"

The Shape of Love: You Shall Not Murder by LaGrave Church

The Shape of Love: Honor Your Father and Your Mother by LaGrave Church

The Shape of Love: You Shall Not Commit Adultery by LaGrave Church

Reverend Tricia Bosma will lead us in worship. She will preach on Genesis 37, which is part of the Joseph story.

The Image of the Invisible God: Compassion by LaGrave Church

We continue our sermon series, Image of the Invisible God. Sermons in this series look at words and actions of Jesus which reveal the attributes and character of God the Father. Guest preacher Rev. Jul Medenblik will lead us in a sermon on Luke 6:46-49 & Luke 17:7-10. Rev. Medenblik is the president of Calvin Theological Seminary.

About The Service: We continue our sermon series The Image of the Invisible God. These sermons reflect on words and actions of Jesus that reveal the character and heart of God. Pastor Jonker will preach on Luke 10:1-2, 17-20 and we will reflect on God the warrior.

We continue our Image of the Invisible God Sermon Series, a series that focuses on words and actions of Jesus that reveal to us the heart of God. Pastor Jonker will preach on John 21:24-25. We will also celebrate the Lord's Supper.

We continue our sermon series called, "The Image of the Invisible God." These sermons look at words and actions of Jesus that reveal the heart and character of God. Pastor Jonker will preach on Matthew 18:1-5.

We will begin a new sermon series called The Image of the Invisible God. This series will focus on stories from the life of Jesus which reveal the character of God. Pastor Jonker will preach the first sermon in the series and his text will be John 2:13-22.

We will welcome Rev. John Steigenga. He will preach on Hebrews 11:1-16 and his sermon is titled “Living by Faith.”

It's is the fourth and final Sunday of advent. We will focus on a fourth woman in the genealogy of Jesus who is actually the fifth woman mentioned. Because we heard a sermon about David and Bathsheba 2 months ago, Reverend Manion will preach on Mary, the mother of Jesus. We will also finish the service by singing the Hallelujah Chorus together.

We will reflect on the third woman in Matthew's genealogy, which means we will be studying the life of Ruth. Reverend Jonker will preach. If you want to prepare for that service, we suggest that you read the whole book. It's only 4 chapters long and it is a wonderful story.

The Women of the Genealogy: Tamar by LaGrave Church

The Imperfect Anointed: The Life of David | The Last Words: The Death of David (11_24_24) by LaGrave Church

We continue our Imperfect Anointed sermon series. Rev. Jonker will preach on 2 Samuel 17, the story of the death of Absalom. The story of Absalom and David is 2 Samuel 13-19, we will read 2 Samuel 18:6-17, 18:28-19:8.

We continue to study the life of David through our Imperfect Anointed sermon series. Rev. Jonker will preach on 2 Samuel 13, a chapter that tells the terrible story of the encounter between Amnon and Tamar.

We continue our sermon series on David, The Imperfect Anointed. Pastor Jonker will preach on 2 Samuel 11:1-27. That's the story of David and Bathsheba, an important turning point in David's reign.

We welcome Rev. David Bast. He will continue our series on David – The Imperfect Anointed and he will preach on 2 Samuel 7:1-17.

We continue our sermon series on David, The Imperfect Anointed. Pastor Jonker will preach on 2 Samuel 6:1-16. That's the story where the ark is brought back to Jerusalem and David dances before the ark.

We continue our Imperfect Anointed sermon series, a series which focuses on the life of David. Pastor Jonker will preach on 1 Samuel 31:1-13 and 2 Samuel 1:17-27, two passages which describe the death of Saul.

Pastor Jonker will also continue our sermon series on David – The Imperfect Anointed. He will preach on 1 Samuel 25, the story of David and Abigail.

The Imperfect Anointed The Life Of David Motive, Means, And Opportunity by LaGrave Church

We will continue our Imperfect Anointed sermon series on David. Rev. Jonker will preach on 1 Samuel 18:1-16, a passage where we see the rivalry between Saul and David start to grow. You could also read 1 Samuel 22 if you want a fuller picture of where that envy leads.

We continue our The Imperfect Anointed sermon series on the life of David. Pastor Jonker will preach on the David and Goliath story as found in 1 Samuel 17.

We start a new sermon series. For the entire fall our morning service will follow the life of David, one of the Bible's most complex characters. The series is called The Imperfect Anointed and this Sunday we sermon will begin our journey by meditating on 1 Samuel 8:1-22, the story where Israel demands a king. Rev. Jonker will preach and we will celebrate the Lord's Supper together.

We will answer the second question in our two-part series on essential questions: What are People for? Pastor Jonker will preach on Deuteronomy 6:1-9. We will also be privileged to witness the sacrament of baptism.

Rev. Jonker will start a two-part series addressing a couple of basic human questions: Who am I? And what am I for? This Sunday at our 10:00am service he will address the first of those questions and his text will be Genesis 1:26-28 and Revelation 2:17.

Rev. Jonker returns to the pulpit. He will preach on 2 Timothy 4:1-6, words written towards the end of Paul's life.

We welcome back to our pulpit Rev. Jon Opgenorth, who serves as President of Words of Hope. He will preach from Ephesians 3:14-21 with the message "The Mystery of the Gospel."

We welcome Rev. Stan Mast. He will preach on Matthew 16:13-19 and his sermon title is “The Years the Locusts Have Eaten”

We welcome Dr. Neal Plantinga who will lead us in worship. He will preach on Genesis 1:1-5 and Ecclesiastes 3:1,7 and the sermon title is “A Rhythm as Old as the World”. Rev. Dr. Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is the former president of Calvin Theological Seminary, and before that served as the Dean of the Chapel at Calvin University. Neal currently works with the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship.

We welcome Dr. Mary Hulst who will lead us in worship. She will preach on John 15:1-11 and the sermon title is “Pruning Toward Abiding”.

Rev. Kristy Manion will lead us in worship

It's SERVE Sunday! Jolene DeHeer will be bringing the message “God's Handiwork” based on the SERVE theme. Klondike Bars will be served following the service.

Rev. Kristy Manion will preach from Matthew 5. Her sermon will be titled "Fulfilling the Law" and we will celebrate baptism

Rev. Manion will preach from Esther 4:1-17, and the Gems will join in leading our worship service.

This Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Eastertide. Pastor Jonker will preach an Easter-themed sermon on Leviticus 25, the passage that talks about the year of Jubilee.

This Sunday will be the second Sunday of Eastertide. Rev. Jonker will preach a sermon on Genesis 44 and 45, which is the end of the Joseph story