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Want to be made whole? To make you whole, God
sent his Son Jesus to become human, show us God, be
killed in our place, come to life, return to his Father,
and come again to make everything right forever for
those who belong to him.
Want a share in that? Turn from living your way (sin)
to living God's way, and trust that only Jesus and what
he did can save you. Tell us about it and be baptized
(immersed in water) to show you're a Christian. And
stick with it!
Want to know more? Ask the person who brought
you or contact Pastor Cory.
SCHEDULE FOR February 8
Worship Leader:
Junior Church:
Church Nursery:
Greeters:
Children’s Message:
Scripture Reader:
Tech Team:
Church Mailing Address:
Church Phone Number:
Office Hours:
Church Secretary:
Email Address:
Web Address:
Cory Hartman, Pastor:
Deacon/Deaconesses:
Jesse Logue
Heather Patterson & Patty Montgomery
Terri Jo Horne & Karla Paonessa
Jackie Gibney & Patty Montgomery
Jackie Gibney
Josh Helsel
Lisa & Michael Auty
511 Union St - Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
696-3027
Tues. through Fri. 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Ann Logue
[email protected]
firstbaptisthpa.com
[email protected]
H) 693-9379 C) 502-9550
Norb Gibney
696-3367
Heather Patterson 330-2713
Lisa Claar
312-8759
Patty Montgomery 329-0504
Gloria Hartman
614-4288
Nick Montgomery 571-0982
Cory Hartman, Pastor
Phone: 696-3027
Email: [email protected]
Web Address: firstbaptisthpa.com
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“…until we all reach unity in the faith and
in the knowledge of the Son of God and
become mature, attaining to the whole
measure of the fullness of Christ.”
– Ephesians 4:13 (NIV)
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February 1, 2015
Hearing from God
Worship Service
First Baptist Church, Hollidaysburg, PA
February 1, 2015
Scripture
10:45 AM
Sermon
Welcome to all our visitors today!
-Pastor Cory
“Amazing Grace”
“How Sweet the Sound”
Welcome
“Togetherness”
Responding to God
Preparing for God
Prelude
Acts 15:1-35
#429
Communing with God and Each Other
-Brian Helsel
The Lord’s Supper
Prayer
Unison Reading
The Church Covenant
Fellowship Fund Offering
Talking to God
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds” (v. 1)
#337
“You Are Holy”
“Wonderful Grace of Jesus”
#102
“Refiner’s Fire”
Benediction
“Three-Fold Amen”
Prayer
#709
-Pastor Cory
Giving to God
Dedication of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” chorus
#519
PLEASE PRAY FOR: Harold Baker (I), Don Clinger (I), Don Corbin (I),
Betty DeRose (E), Gloria Hartman (I), Jack Hartman (I), Helene Heeter
(E), Jim Horne (I), Mildred Kenawell (E), Pat Leamer (E), Zack
Leamer (U), Mary Jo Leidy (E), Anna Leonard (E), Ellen McGee (E),
Helen Miller (E), Cheryl Patterson (I), Janet Taylor (I), Military
Personnel (E), Pastor Cory, the Envisioning Team
(I) – illness (E) – encouragement (U) – unspoken (D) - death
First Baptist Church is registered with CCLI, license #1583692
To request prayer, or to receive requests to pray for others, contact
Pastor Cory at (C) 814-502-9550; you may also text or leave a voice mail.
THE CLASS
Announcements
Men’s Bible study. Blood Brothers: David and Jonathan. Two of the
manliest men in the Bible were intimate friends who remained loyal to
each other until death, and beyond. See principles of true brotherhood
and be inspired to make a brother of your own.
Meeting on Wednesdays, January 28 through March 4, 7:009:00pm, at the home of Larry Kanski, 202 Scenic Pine Drive,
Hollidaysburg. To get to Larry’s house, drive toward the High School,
and veer left at the new Library; his house is on the right before starting
up the hill. Newcomers welcomed every week.
Get involved and be part of the “Journey of Grace” that reflects God’s
redemptive story and continues to transform lives and communities.
Give generously to the AFC Offering 2015.
Women's Gathering at Patty Montgomery's house, Saturday, Feb 7th,
7pm. This will be an evening get together for all the women of FBC to
relax, talk, and get to know each other better. There will be
refreshments and games for those who would like to play. Please let
Patty, 329-0504, or Karla, 931-6870, know if you're coming. Patty’s
home is located at 112 Max Lane, Hollidaysburg (off of Lower Brush
Mountain Road).
A new church directory is available in the back of the church. Please
pick up a copy today.
It’s not too late to register for our women’s
retreat. All FBC women, high school and up,
are invited and encouraged to attend this time of fellowship and fun,
February 27-28, 2015, as we connect with God and each other. Please
let TJ Horne know if you are planning on attending.
What is THE CLASS?
AN INTRODUCTION to First Baptist Church, explaining what it’s about, and
how to play a part in it.
A WORLDVIEW, presenting the basic faith-perspective that shapes this
church.
AN EXPERIENCE enriching people’s individual connection with God.
A PRACTICE, helping people put their experience with God into words and
share it with others in a natural way.
A COMMUNITY fostering genuine conversations and significant
relationships among the people who take it.
Who is THE CLASS for?
Someone who is curious about the claims of Christianity or the
Baptist expression of it.
The “significant other” of a member of First Baptist Church who
wants to know why it matters to him or her.
Someone who has committed him- or herself to Jesus Christ and has
never been baptized.
A follower of Jesus who formerly worshiped at another church and is
interested in joining this one.
A member of First Baptist Church who wants to experience what
others who have taken THE CLASS have been talking about.
What are THE CLASS’s requirements?
 Talk to Pastor Cory about taking part, by February 1 at the latest.
 Attend three 4-hour interactive sessions on Saturday mornings this
spring. If you work on Saturday mornings, let us know.
 Complete some simple homework between sessions. It won’t be hard,
but it will require thoughtfulness.
 You will not be pressured to join the church or made to feel guilty if
you don’t.
 The opportunity to join the church will be there, but we do not
assume that participants will necessarily do that.
B&B Ministry Seminars
Ministry Discovery Seminar:
Men’s Ministry
• Explore various models of Men’s Ministry
• Determine the best model for your congregation
• Pastoral and spiritual care of men
• Why Christian men need support and fellowship
• How men’s ministry can support marriage
LOOKING AHEAD THIS WEEK:
Today, SUNDAY, February 1
9:30
AM Sunday School
10:45
AM Worship
Monday, February 2
1:00
PM ABW monthly meeting
Wednesday, February 4
7:00-9:00 PM Men’s Bible Study
Saturday, February 7
9:30
AM Trustees Meeting
7:00
PM Women’s Gathering
Sunday, February 8
9:30
AM Sunday School
10:45
AM Worship
This Ministry Discovery Seminar will be held on
February 21st from 9-11a.m.
First Baptist Church, Hollidaysburg
IT IS OPEN TO ALL CONGREGATIONS AND ALL MEN IN THE LARGER
COMMUNITY.
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS SEMINAR, BUT A FREEWILL
OFFERING WILL BE TAKEN.
Participants in Today’s Worship Service:
Musicians: Kelly Hartman, song leader/keyboard; Nancy
Sirivanakarn, violin; Dave Bickers, guitar; Daryl Hartman, bass
Junior Church: None
Church Nursery: Kris Helsel & Phoebe Snyder
Greeters: Steve & Deb Patterson
Tech Team: Nick Montgomery
This week pray for
Asia
Population: 4,166,741,314 Urbanites: 43%
Peoples: 4,860 Languages: 2,322
Religion: Muslim: 26%, Hindu: 23%, non-religious:16%, Buddhist:11%,
Christian: 9%, , Ethnoreligious: 2%.
Evangelical: 3.5%; Annual Evangelical Growth: 3.0%.
Answer to Prayer
The emergence of a mature, international missionary involvement.
The growth of commitment and involvement in cross-cultural outreach in
India is praiseworthy. South Korea, the Philippines and the Chinese
diaspora are major components of the world’s missionary outreach. The
Back to Jerusalem vision in China and the vision to mobilize the Filipino
emigrant workforce could be the two most significant dynamics for world
mission in the 21st Century. Yet humility, cultural sensitivity and genuine
willingness to work together across denominations, nationalities and
ethnicities are all needed for Asian mission work as much as for anywhere
else.
Challenge for Prayer
Trafficking is a major means of illegal and illicit income. Drug
trafficking remains the most well known and violent of these trades. There
are two main hubs of heroin production: Afghanistan and the Golden
Triangle. Human trafficking, usually for manual labour or the sex trade, has
accelerated rapidly in the last few years. It particularly affects the poorer
countries, where women are sold or enter into indentured slavery and are
forced to pay off debt through prostitution. But it also affects wealthier
countries; places such as Japan, parts of China, Thailand, India and many
Arab countries traffic in girls from abroad to populate brothels.
International trade in illegally logged hardwoods and endangered species
has also soared due to demand from East Asia’s growing financial elite. The
wealthy and criminal networks prosper as a result; the rural poor invariably
suffer.