The Worship of God
November 23, 2014
Chimes of the Trinity
Preparing for Worship
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house,
and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the
windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.
Malachi 3:10 (NRSV)
Piano Prelude
Carter Ramey, Acolyte
Welcome To Worship
Kristen Muse
Introit
Thanks Be to Thee.......................................................................... Handel
Cantate Choir (3rd-5th grade)
June Williams, Director
Larita Kellison, Accompanist
Invocation and Lord’s Prayer
*Hymn of Praise, 7
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee...................................... Hymn To Joy
(Children come forward for the Children’s Sermon on last stanza)
Children’s Sermon
Gayle Justice
*Hymn of Thanksgiving, 44
For the Beauty of the Earth.................................................................. Dix
Stewardship Testimony
Opie Versfeld
Scripture and Prayer
Luke 6:37-38, NRSV
David Hailey
Choral Proclamation
Then Sings My Soul.................................................. Mary McDonald
Sermon
The Joy of Giving
David Hailey
*Hymn of Commitment, 345
Now I Belong to Jesus..................................................................... Ellsworth
Offertory Prayer
Kim Singleton, Noah’s Ark Sunday School Class
Offertory
Variation on “Now Thank We All Our God”.................................... Stanley Saxon
June Burbage
Presentation of Decisions
*Benediction
*Choral Response
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
Till all the world adore His sacred name.
*Chimes of the Trinity
Postlude
*Those who are able may stand with minister.
Weekly Opportunities
Sunday, November 23
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Morning Worship
12:00 PM Newcomer’s Luncheon (Rm. 11)
3:00 PM HBBC Girls Basketball Practice (FLC-Gym)
4:30 PM Student Choir (Choir Room)
5:00 PM Men’s Discipleship Group (Rm. 212)
5:00 PM Student Ministry Vespers
6:00 PM Handbell Rehearsal (Rm. 29)
Monday, November 24
6:00 AM Early Risers--Women (FLC-Gym)
9:45 AM Boot Camp (FLC-Gym)
10:00 AM HBBC Bridge Club (Rm. 124)
11:00 AM Fit Over Fifty (FLC-Gym)
1:30 PM Staff Meeting (Conference Room)
2:30 PM Ministers Meeting (Conference Room)
5:30 PM Evening Fitness Class (FLC-Gym)
6:00 PM HBBC Freshmen Basketball Practice (FLC-Gym)
6:00 PM Committee on Committees Meeting (Conference Room)
6:30 PM Cub Scout Thanksgiving Potluck (Fellowship Hall)
7:00 PM HBBC Juniors Basketball Practice (FLC-Gym)
8:00 PM HBBC Member’s Fellowship Basketball Night (FLC-Gym)
Tuesday, November 25
6:00 AMEarly Risers--Men (FLC-Gym)
7:00 AM Men’s Bible Study (Conference Room)
10:00 AM Painting with Lorraine (FLC--Student Lounge)
12:00 PM Lunch Express (FLC-Gym)
12:00 PM Movers & Shakers November Luncheon (Fellowship Hall)
12:30 PM AA Meeting--Epiphany Group (FLC-Rm. 218)
5:30 PM HBBC Ladies’ Basketball (FLC-Gym)
7:00 PM Children’s Ministry Council (Conference Room)
7:00 PM Compassionate Friends Group (Rm. 224)
Wednesday, November 26
6:00 AM Early Risers--Women
7:00 PM HBBC Seniors Basketball Practice (FLC-Gym)
Thursday, November 27--Church office closed
10:00 AM Thanksgiving Worship Service
Friday, November 28--Church office closed
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8:00 AM AA Saturday Group (FLC-209)
Sunday, November 30--First Sunday of Advent
9:45 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Morning Worship and Baptism
3:00 PM HBBC Girls Basketball Practice (FLC-Gym)
4:30 PM Student Choir (Choir Room)
5:00 PM Student Ministry Vespers
6:00 PM Handbell Rehearsal (Rm. 29)
WELCOME VISITORS
We are honored by your presence this morning. Please record your
attendance on the Friendship Pad when it is passed to you. Guests are
encouraged to provide complete information for further contact. We also
encourage all visitors to stop by the Visitor Welcome area in the Narthex
immediately following the worship service.
ENTER TO WORSHIP
This is a holy hour. We invite you to enter this sanctuary with joy and
reverence. We invite members and visitors to be seated near the front
of the sanctuary to enhance our sense of community in worship. When
you have taken your seat, spend a few moments in quiet reflection as you
prepare your heart for worship. If the service has already begun, please
enter quietly by one of the side aisles. Please remember to turn off all cell
phones and pagers.
RESOURCES FOR HEARING AND/OR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
Hearing assistance devices and large print hymnals are available for those
who have such need. Please see an usher for more information.
BECOME A MEMBER OF HAYES BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH
Those who desire to join our church may come forward to where the
pastor is standing during the Hymn of Commitment. If you would like
to meet with a minister before making this decision, any of our ministers
would be happy to answer your questions.
FOR CHILDREN DURING WORSHIP
Nursery Care: Birth-3 (Nursery Suite Area)
Extended Session: Ages 4-5 (Following Sunday School, this group visits
the Sanctuary briefly for the Children’s Sermon.)
Children’s Church : For 1st-5th graders, 1st & 3rd Sundays. (Children
leave at the designated time during worship and should be picked up
in Rm.11 following worship).
ABOUT SUNDAY SCHOOL
On Sunday mornings at 9:45 a.m., we provide classes for all ages to enjoy
Bible study and fellowship. Call the church office for more information.
TODAY’S EXTENDED SESSION HELPERS
Assistant: Heather Tuttle; Infants: Jeanine Roberts, Ginny Ivey, Jason
Tuttle; Ones: Ryan Adams, Jessica Adams; Twos: Matt Whitfield,
Reagan Whitfield; Three Year Olds: John Asebes, Heather Asebes, Ella
Asebes; Four Year Olds: Mike Kinder, Meredith Kinder; Five Year
Olds: Diane Willeford, Jason Willeford
WORSHIP LEADERS
Dr. David J. Hailey, Pastor [email protected]
Ms. June Burbage, Organist [email protected]
Rev. Gayle Justice, Minister with Children & [email protected]
Rev. Kristen Muse, Associate Pastor .................................... [email protected]
Dr. Larry Dickens, Interim Music Minister .................. [email protected]
Rev. David With, Minister with Students [email protected]
Brooke Johnston, Ministerial [email protected]
Carter Benge, Music Intern...................................................cbenge@hbbc.org
Mikalah Shaw, Student Intern...............................................mshaw@hbbc.org
ABOUT TODAY’S WORSHIP
We are grateful to the Decorations Committee for preparing the Cornucopia on the
Communion Table. This beautiful display symbolizes the abundance of God’s gracious
provision for all of our needs. Some of the greens were harvested and given from our Hayes
Barton Community Garden, where we have witnessed God providing for people in need this
year through the work of willing hands.
This morning we continue our worship series Living and Giving Abundantly. Jesus said,
“I came that [you] may have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:10). This abundant life
that Jesus promised is not a future experience for which we wait and hope. It is available to
us now. But we must reach out and take it!
MINISTERIAL PRAYER CARDS
Around the church today you’ll find November prayer cards. Our ministerial staff is gathering monthly to pray over the needs and requests of our congregation. Please take the time
to fill out a card and hand it to a member of our staff. The requests will remain confidential
unless you would like for them to be shared with the church. The ministers will take some
time away TOMORROW to specifically pray over the requests that are submitted.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE--NOVEMBER 27
Come worship with us this Thursday, November 27, as we thank God for the many blessings
He provides for us! Worship as a family in the Sanctuary (childcare will not be provided)
and invite your friends, relatives, and neighbors to this special event.
HANGING OF THE GREENS
Join us as we prepare the Sanctuary for the Advent Season on Sunday, December 7 at 5 pm.
LIVING NATIVITY SET UP
We need your help on Saturday, December 6 at 9 am as we assemble the set for the Living
Nativity. Please contact Mark McClendon if you have any questions!
CHRISTMAS COOKIES FOR HANGING OF THE GREEN
We need your help to supply the Christmas Cookies for the reception following our Hanging
of the Green on December 7. Please contact Debra Barrier ([email protected], or
919-740-9025) to sign up. Thank you!
ORDER YOUR POINSETTIAS!
Each Christmas we beautify our Sanctuary with poinsettias. You and your family may give
one in memory or honor of a loved one or someone who is meaningful to you. Your gift
helps defray the cost of the sanctuary poinsettias and of those taken to members served by
the home visitation ministry. The poinsettias cost $10 each. A list of donors will be published. You can find forms in the pews, or in the Happenings publication. Please turn in
your form with a check (made out to HBBC). You can also submit a form online by going
to www.hbbc.net and clicking on the Poinsettia Order form. The deadline for submitting
orders is Sunday, December 7.
ANGEL TREE
Our Angel Tree is decorated in the Family Life Center lobby. This year, the angels were
created by our children in Missions class and the gifts will go to meet specific needs identified
by our community partners: Partnership Elementary, Step Up Ministries, Urban Ministries
and Together for Hope. Pick up an angel, and be a part of blessing our community. Please
note the due dates for your gifts; they are different, depending on which ministry has made
the request.
HAVE YOU TURNED IN YOUR PLEDGE CARD?
God is really moving in our Stewardship Emphasis this year, and we hope you’ll join the
movement. Simply fill out and mail in or turn in your pledge card, or go online and fill out
the online pledge card by clicking on the “Living and Giving Abundantly” banner on our
website (www.hbbc.net). You can check the pledge board outside of the Fellowship Hall to
see which Classes and Committees are “All In”... is yours?