WEEKLY MINISTRIES
Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Intercessory Prayer
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
9:45 a.m. New Members Class
10:45 a.m. Worship Service, Youth/Children’s Church
Tuesdays: 6:15-6:45 a.m. Early Morning Prayer Call*
7:00p.m. Bible Study – Come In or Call In*
Wednesdays:
9:30p.m. Class Leader Prayer call*
Thursdays: 6:15-6:45 a.m. Early Morning Prayer Call*
Alternating Fridays and Saturdays: Intercessory Prayer Ministry Call*
*Call in phone number: (712) 432-0075, 773398#
Freedom Temple
AME Zion Church
2926 Hollins Ferry Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(410) 636-4747
www.freedomtempleamez.com
APRIL MEMORY SCRIPTURE
And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD:
“For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.”
Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the
LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Ezra 3:11 (New King James Version)
Newer Members:
December 1, 2014 – March 29, 2015 * -‐ Child ** -‐ Youth Shanita Brown
Venita Johnson
Willie Jones
Abbigail Mann**
De’Andre Jones*
Raechel Mann**
Da’Shawn Johnson* Jonathen Mann**
Eric Geiger
OUR VISION By 2015, Freedom Temple will be a multi-generational, multi-ethnic,
multi-cultural church that promotes the name and ministry of Jesus Christ,
makes disciples, strengthens individuals and families and positively affects our
neighborhood, the greater Baltimore region, and the world.
OUR MISSION The mission of Freedom Temple is to “Repair the Breach” (Isaiah 58) by
enlisting, equipping, educating, and empowering loving and committed
disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. As a result, lives are changed, hurts are
healed, and hope is restored. Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper, Pastor
Phone: 410-977-8917
Email: [email protected]
Rev. Lowell A. Williams Presiding Elder
Baltimore District
Mrs. Georgia E. Thompson, Missionary Supervisor
Bishop Richard K. Thompson
Presiding Prelate, Mid-Atlantic II
“No in between in 2015...All in!”
Colossians 3:23-24 (New International Version) PRAISE AND WORSHIP
All Things are Possible
He Rose
Almighty God,
Refrain
My Redeemer My Hiding Place,
He rose, He rose, He rose from the dead;
He rose, He rose, He rose from the dead;
my Safe Refuge
He rose, He rose, He rose from the dead,
No other name like Jesus
And the Lord shall bear my spirit
No power can stand against You.
home.
My feet are planted on this
Rock and I will not be shaken
They crucified my Savior,
My hope it comes from You alone
And nailed Him to the cross (3x)
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.
My Lord and my salvation.
Refrain
Your praise is always on my lips
But Joseph begged His body,
Your word is living in my heart
And laid it in a tomb (3x)
And I will praise You with a new
And the Lord shall bear my spirit
song
home.
Refrain
My soul will bless You, Lord
You fill my life with greater joy
An angel came from glory, and rolled
Yes, I delight myself in You
away the stone (3x)
And I will praise
And the Lord shall bear my spirit
You with a new song
home.
Refrain
My soul will bless You, Lord.
The Greatest Man
Jesus is the greatest Man I know
Jesus is the greatest Man I know
Made the moon, stars, the land, and sea,
Redemptive Man of authority
Jesus is the greatest Man I know
Jesus is the worthy Lamb of God.
Jesus is the worthy Lamb of God.
That is why we bow before Your throne
Knowing You are God alone
Jesus is the greatest Man
I know
Oh... He's the greatest man I know
Oh... He's the greatest man I know
Oh-oh-oh, Greatest man I know!
Nobody like our God,
Nobody like our God
Nobody like our God
He’s the greatest Man I know
When I'm weak
You make me strong
When I'm poor, I know I'm rich
For in the power of Your Name
All things are possible
All things are possible
All things are possible All things
are possible
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. To Our Honored Guests: We thank God that He led you to worship with
us today. Please place your completed Welcome Card in the offering plate.
2. Children’s Church and Youth Church will not be held today, however
they will both resume next Sunday.
3. Join us for Sunday School (ages 2-Adult) 9:30 a.m.!
4. Immediately following service, all members are asked to please stay for a
group photo to be saved in our archives.
5. Be sure to join us on the Early Morning Prayer conference call every
Tuesday and Thursday 6:15-6:45 a.m. (712) 432-0075, 773398#.
There is power in prayer!
6. Go deeper in the Word with Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Come in or call
in (see above for phone number and access code).
7. Ministers’ class will be held this Wednesday, April 8 7:30 p.m.
8. Fresh Wind Women’s Ministry will be held this Saturday, April 11 10 a.m.Noon. Location to be announced.
9. God’s Design Marriage Ministry will be held April 25.
Please see the April Freedom Flyer for more news and information.
CDs are available for $5. See Marcus McLain to order.
Have you joined our website yet?
www.freedomtempleamez.groupsite.com and click the JOIN tab
to create your account---pay your tithes/offering there too!
Also, download our app on your phone and friend us on Facebook!
Hold the Date:
April 23-25 Baltimore District Conference
April 23 6:45 p.m. - Holy Communion Service at Clinton AME Zion Church
(223 Elizabeth Ave., Rockville, MD 20850 )
April 24 9 a.m.– Patterson Asbury AME Zion
(2211 Division St., Baltimore, MD 21217)
April 25 9 a.m.– – Pennsylvania Ave. AME Zion
(1128 Pennsylvania Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201)
Do you know the April Memory Scripture?
Write and send a letter to:
Quinton Mosby, Squad #5
Freestate Challenge Academy
Building E4230 Beal Road
APG Edgewood Area
Gunpowder, MD. 21010-9998. We praise God for His faithfulness towards the members of
Freedom Temple AME Zion Church, and for our permanent
location, 2926 Hollins Ferry Road, Baltimore, MD 21230!
The Prayer of Humble Access –
We do not presume to come to this Thy holy table, O merciful
Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in Thy manifold
and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up
the crumbs under Thy table; but Thou art the same Lord, whose
property is always to have mercy, grant us, therefore, gracious
Lord, so to eat the flesh of Thy dear son, Jesus Christ, and to
drink His blood, that we may live and grow thereby, and that,
being washed through His most precious blood, we may
evermore dwell in Him, and He in us. Amen.
The Prayer of Consecration
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of Thy tender mercy
didst give Thine only Son, Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the
cross for our redemption, who made there, by His oblation of
Himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world; and
did institute, and in His holy Gospel command us to continue, a
perpetual memory of His precious death until His coming
again; hear us, O merciful Father we humbly beseech Thee and
grant that we receiving these Thy creatures of bread and wine,
according to Thy Son, our Savior Jesus Christ’s holy institution,
in remembrance of His death and passion; may be partakers of
His most blessed body and blood who, in the same night He
was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks He
broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying, Take, eat; this is
My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.
Likewise after supper, He took the cup; and when He had given
thanks, He gave it to them saying, drink ye all of this; for this is
My blood of the new testament, which is shed for you, and for
many, for the remission of sins, do this, as oft as ye drink it, in
remembrance of Me. Amen.
Administration of the Elements
The Model Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy
Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the
Kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
Doxology
(Congregation standing.)
Benediction
(Congregation seated.)
“Where Lives are Being Changed,
Hurts are Being Healed,
And Hope is Being Restored!”
Order of Worship
April 5, 2015 – 10:45 a.m.
Resurrection Sunday
The Call to Communion and Worship
Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” M. Draper, Pastor
(Congregation standing.)
If any man sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous: and He is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only,
but for the sins of the whole world. Wherefore ye that do truly and
earnestly repent of your sins, and are in love and charity with your
neighbors, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments
of God, and walking from henceforth in His holy way, draw near with
faith, and take the Holy Sacrament for your comfort; let us pray:
Invocation ~ Rev. Dr. Frances “Toni” M. Draper
(Congregation seated.)
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of Thy great mercy hast
promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and
true faith turn unto Thee have mercy upon us, pardon and deliver us
from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring
us to everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Congregational Response ~ Rev. Nicole Batey
(Congregation seated.)
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and
from whom no secrets are hid, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the
inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee, and
worthily magnify Thy holy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Blowing of The Shofar
Processional
Worship in Praise
Worship in the Word ~ I Corinthians 15: 1-4; 12-17 (God’s Word Translation)
~ Rev. Moses Stevens, Chair of Trustee Board
(Read responsively)
Brothers and sisters, I’m making known to you the Good News which I
already told you, which you received, and on which your faith is based.
In addition, you are saved by this Good News if you hold on to the
doctrine I taught you, unless you believed it without thinking it over.
I passed on to you the most important points of doctrine that I had
received:
Christ died to take away our sins as the Scriptures predicted. He was
placed in a tomb.
He was brought back to life on the third day as the Scriptures predicted.
If we have told you that Christ has been brought back to life, how can
some of you say that coming back from the dead is impossible?
If the dead can’t be brought back to life, then Christ hasn’t come back
to life. If Christ hasn’t come back to life, our message has no meaning
and your faith also has no meaning.
In addition, we are obviously witnesses who lied about God because
we testified that he brought Christ back to life.
But if it’s true that the dead don’t come back to life, then God didn’t
bring Christ back to life.
Certainly, if the dead don’t come back to life, then Christ hasn’t come
back to life either.
Altogether: If Christ hasn’t come back to life, your faith is worthless
and sin still has you in its power.
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the
beginning, it is now and ever shall be world without end, Amen.
(Leader) “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true Church,
apostolic and universal, whose holy faith let us now declare.”
The Apostles’ Creed ~ Rev. Gwanda Wallace
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and in Jesus
Christ His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and
buried. The third day He arose from the dead, He ascended into Heaven and
sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He shall
come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy
catholic church*, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body and life everlasting, Amen.
*Refers to the church universal, NOT the Roman Catholic Church.
Prayer Song - “Because of Who You Are”
Because of who You are, I give You glory
Because of who You are, I give You praise
Because of who You are I will lift my voice and say
Lord, I worship You because of who You are
Lord, I worship You because of who You are
Jehovah Jireh, My Provider
Jehovah Nissi, Lord You reign in victory
Jehovah Shalom, My Prince of Peace
Lord, I worship You because of who You are
Lord, I worship You because of who You are
Worship in Prayer ~ Rev. Diada McCray
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of
all men, we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness,
which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought,
word, and deed, against Thy Divine Majesty, provoking most justly Thy
wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily
sorry for these our misdoings, the remembrance of them is grievous unto us.
Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father, for Thy
Son, our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we
may every hereafter serve and please Thee in newness of life, to the honor
and glory of Thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Prayer of Thanksgiving ~ Sean Evans, Chair of Steward Board
Welcome
Announcements
Special Easter Presentation
FT Christian Education Dept., Children, and Youth
The Proclamation
Pastor Frances “Toni” Draper
Invitation to Discipleship
Offering and Offertory Response
“All things come of Thee, O Lord,
and of Thine own have we given Thee.” Amen.