Sunday Bulletin - Big Bethel AME Church

Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
THE CALL TO WORSHIP
The Reverend John Foster, Ph.D., Senior Pastor
“Service subject to change pending the direction of the Holy Spirit”
January 11, 2015
7:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Worship Services
The Organ Prelude
The Processional
Bro. Phillip Skerrett, Jr.
Ministers, Stewards, Choir & Acolytes
The Doxology
Hymn #647 “Praise God…”
The Call To Worship
The Choral Response
The Worship Through Music
Johnson -Schofield Male Chorus
The Scripture Lesson
The Preface to the Decalogue
“From All That Dwells”
The Summary of the Decalogue
The Gloria Patri
“Glory Be to the Father”
The Welcome to Big Bethel
People:
O sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done
marvelous things! I will sing of loyalty and of justice, to you,
O Lord, I will sing. (Psalm 98:1,4)
THE HYMN OF PRAISE
Annual Conference Committee
O GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST —AME HYMNAL #61
The Worship in Giving
AME Hymn #646 “All Things Come”
The Altar Call
Johnson -Schofield Male Chorus
THE SERMON
PASTOR JOHN FOSTER
The Invitation to Christian Discipleship
1.
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come.
Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home!
2.
Under the shadow of Thy throne Still may we dwell secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.
3.
Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same.
4.
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come;
Be thou our guide while life shall last, And our eternal home!
The Recessional
The Postlude/Announcements
Minister:
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my
heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, and
my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)
Pastor Foster
The Big Bethel Ministry Moment
Pastor Foster
The Organist/Media Ministry
THE SCRIPTURE LESSON
GENESIS1:1-5
Minister:
1
In the beginning when God created the heavens and
2
the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered
the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face
of the waters.
People:
3
Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
Minister: 4
All:
And God saw that the light was good; and God separated
the light from the darkness.
5
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called
Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the
first day.
People:
But the Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep
silence before him. (Habakkuk 2:20)
The Philippians
The Pastor’s Word
The Benediction
Minister:
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God; I will
seek your good. (Psalm 122:9)
Minister:
O Lord, I love the habitation of your house, and the
place where your glory dwells. (Psalm 26:8)
The Invocation
The Worship Through Music
People:
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand
elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my
God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psalm 84:10)
People:
They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in
the courts of our God. (Psalm 92:13)
The Hymn of Praise
The Choral Response
Minister:
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the
house of the Lord!” Our feet
have been standing within
your gates, O Jerusalem! (Psalm 122:1-2)
~~AMEN~~
THE PREFACE OF THE DECALOGUE
From all that dwell below the skies, let the Creator’s praise arise;
let the Redeemer’s name be sung, through every land by
every tongue.
THE SUMMARY OF THE DECALOGUE
And Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great
and first commandment. And the second is like it, you shall love your
neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the
law and the prophets.
THE GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, Amen.
SERVING IN TODAY’S SERVICE
7:45 AM
W ORSHIP E XPERIENCE
11:00 AM
W ORSHIP E XPERIENCE
Acolytes: Paige Thomas/ Ross
Turner
OUR SICK AND SHUT IN
Sis. Lucille Burch, (404) 696-8524
Sis. Patricia Coles, (404) 254-4806
Sis. Jay Evans, (678) 467-2470
Bro. Horace Ford, (770) 478-3013
Sis. Daisy Gholston,
(770) 439-9199
Sis. Jacquelyn Green,
(678) 580-1248
Sis. Louise Hollowell,
(404) 794-2877
Sis. Pearline Irving,
(404) 284-4717
Sis. Ernestine Johnson
Sis. Jacqueline Langley,
(404) 696-9408
Bro. Rupert Littleton, Nursecare of
Buckhead
Sis. Ruth Lee, (478) 453-8514
Rev. Betty Miley, (770) 323-6841
Sis. Eleanor Miller, (678) 938-3338
Sis. Mary Miller, Summerset
Assisted Living Community
Sis. Dorothy Moreland,
(404) 691-0099
Sis. Ertha Poitier,
A. G. Rhodes Nursing Home
Sis. Joyce Spearman,
(404) 286-4891
Bro. Thomas Sullivan
Sis. Mildred Whalen, (770) 6038266
Weekly Scripture Reading
First Reading…………..…………..…………………..Genesis 1:1-5
Psalm……………...............................................Psalm 29
Second Reading…………..……………….…....…….…Acts 19:1-7
Gospel……………………………...….….…………...….…Mark 1:4-11
Philippians: Susan Wright/
Keith Burnett
Philippians: Tisha Dease/
Felecia Jones
Music Ministry: JohnsonSchofield Male Chorus
Music Ministry: JohnsonSchofield Male Chorus
Stewardess: R.T. Bussey
Stewardess Ministry
Stewardess: R.T. Bussey
Stewardess Ministry
Stewards: Stan Pritchett/ Chris
Parker
Stewards: Arthur Maddox/ Tim
Crim
Trustee: Shelly Webster/ Kerry
Westbrook
Trustee: Floyd Baxter/ Keith
Halford
Ushers: Joseph Lane Male Usher
Ministry
Ushers: Usherette Ministry
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANK YOU
To My Big Bethel Family, I Thank You for the expressions of love,
the prayers and the gifts of support. ~ Rev. Willie Langley & Family
Youth Church
Youth Church is held on the 2nd and 3rd Sunday of each month during
the 11:00AM Worship service. Volunteer assistance is needed for
chaperones and teachers during each service. Snacks are being
provided and individual and/or ministry sponsors are requested.
Contact the Church office for additional information.
Church School
You are invited to join us each Sunday at 9:45am for study and
fellowship. We have classes for all age levels.
COME and GROW SPIRITUALLY WITH US!
~~Sis. Sylvia McRae, Superintendent~~
BBAMEC Fasting and Prayer 2015!!!
Let us begin the new year with praising God through fasting and prayer.
Our 21-Day Daniel Fast will be from January 2, 2015 through
January 22, 2015 with a special ALL NIGHT PRAYER on Friday,
January 16th at 10 pm to Saturday January 17th at 6 am. During
our 21-Day Daniel Fast each BBAMEC member is asked to select a
personal item to abstain from (i.e. food, habit, activity) and pray daily
during the 12 noon to 1 pm hour. Let us Fast and Pray in anticipation
that God will bless us both individually and collectively in 2015 with
OVERFLOWING BLESSINGS!!!