WELCOME TO WORSHIP!

NEW WEEKEND
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
ENCOUNTER BIBLE STUDY
SIMPLE FAITH: New series continues this week!
Belt Campus: Tuesdays at 11am and 7pm
Creighton Campus: Thursdays at 11am and 7pm
Elm Campus: Wednesdays at 11am and 7pm
Belt Campus: 10am on Sundays
Creighton Campus: 9 and 11am on Sundays
Elm Campus: 10am on Sundays
OUR NEXT MIDWEEK WORSHIP CELEBRATIONS - (ONCE PER MONTH) WILL BE ON MARCH 11, 12 AND 13
LDC
Leadership
Development
Center
REGISTER NOW FOR LDC WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
The Leadership Development Center (LDC) is now accepting enrollment for next semester (March-April)
REGISTER NOW for the following LDC workshops and classes:
• Preparing for Ordination Pt. 2
• The “Art” of Worship - Workshop
• Introduction to Bible Study Methods
(Shepherd Staff Only)
• Practical Spanish for School Personnel
• Developing the Leader within You
• Spiritual Leadership
– Workshop
FOR MORE INFO. AND REGISTRATION, PLEASE VISIT MYSPBC.ORG.
LDC is the HUB for Leadership Development and Christian Education in our faith community. We exist to assist the Saint Paul’s Family
grow deeper in their relationship with God as they Study, Serve, Share and Support one another and the vision of the church.
History Makers...THEN and NOW!
Congresswoman Shirley Chishlom represented New York’s 12th Congressional District for seven terms. She was
the first African American woman elected to Congress, and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential
nomination. Surviving three assassination attempts during her campaign, this author, educator and politician
proved that women had a placed in politics.
CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY...THEN AND NOW!:
”Read Abut Me” (RAM): Join in our outreach
initiative this month as we celebrate our history
through literacy awareness. We’re asking everyone
to donate books for ages 2-10, written by African
American authors, featuring stories and pictures
of African American children. The desired outcome
is not only for African American children to read
about themselves, but for other cultures to read
about “me” also. We’ve included a list of suggested
authors and books on our website. Books will be
donated to our LOZ Ministry and the Elementary
School Library in each of our campus communities.
Please share any questions with our Outreach
BELT CAMPUS -10am
Khalil Jayce Davis
DOB: 11/4/13
Andre Duncan &
Keneishia Davis
Mark 10:13-16
CREIGHTON CAMPUS-9am
Cam’Ron Nazion Alston
DOB: 7/17/13
Walter Alston &
Kionnon Harris
Coordinator, Denise Thomas-Brown at 643-6170
x5545 or [email protected].
PARTNERSHIP WITH VA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
• African-American Read-In Day: Join SPBC and
our new Community Partner, the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts as we continue to celebrate our history
through literacy awareness. This National Day of
Recognition is Thur., Feb. 20 and will be held at
the VMFA from 5:30-7:30pm. Our Staff Pastors will
share African-American literature through dramatic
readings, poetic interpretations, and speeches
related to the works in Signs of Protest and the
Luke McPhail Robinson
DOB: 8/31/13
Jermaine & Gina
Robinson
Psalm 127:3
Jamon Udott
DOB: 2/13/09
Niketa Jones
CREIGHTON CAMPUS-11am
Avery Jennings
DOB: 5/1/13
Derrick &
Adrienne Jennings
Numbers 6:24-26
Aaliyah Skyye Olar Williams
DOB: 12/13/12
Elvert & Yolanda Williams
Psalm 127:3
permanent collection. Stop by the VMFA Kiosk
TODAY at our CRE campus for more info. on this
FREE event.
• VMFA Membership Discount and Drive: While
at the VMFA kiosk take advantage of a special
discounted rate for SPBC members and guests.
We’re offering 15% off of all levels of membership
for the entire month of February. Just go to
http://vmfa.museum/join/ and enter in promo
code MYSPBC. Contact Heather Anderson with any
questions at 643-6170 x5853 or heather.anderson@
myspbc.org.
Rebel Sebastian Knight-Gay
DOB: 5/26/13
Sean Gay &
Folayan Knight
Scripture: 1
Samuel 1:27-28
DeMiera P. Stone
DOB: 5/26/13
Dominique Stone
& Essence Brockenbrough
To have your baby dedicated contact Jessica Waddy at 643.6170 x5552
Jaylen Mbi Tansinda
DOB: 9/9/13
Valerie Chi Tansinda &
Lawrencia Sewordor
ELM CAMPUS-10am
Kennedy Spriggs
DOB: 7/11/13
El Nathan Spriggs
& Latanya
McWashington
WELCOME TO WORSHIP!
Our Theme This Year: “GREAT>R!”
I am telling you the truth: those who believe in me will do what I do—yes, they
will do even greater things, because I am going to the Father. - John 14:12 (GNB)
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Dr. Lance Watson and First Lady Rose Watson, our staff,
leadership team and the entire Saint Paul’s Family are excited
that you have chosen to worship with us today! Our prayer is
that your experience will be both empowering and exciting!
JOIN US for Altar Prayer 10 min. prior to our
Worship Celebration
GATHERING STATEMENT
(Please Stand and Read Responsively)
One Voice: I love the Lord, because God heard my cry. Because
the Lord listened to me, I will continue to call on the Lord as long
as I live.
Many Voices: Gracious is the Lord. Yes, our God is merciful. The
Lord preserves the pure in heart: I was in a low place, but God
helped me.
One Voice: Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and
before you were born, I consecrated you; I appointed you a
prophet to the nations.
Many Voices: No weapon that is fashioned against you shall
prosper; and you shall refute every tongue that rises against
you. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord. The
Lord will guide you continually, satisfy your needs in desperate
places, and make you strong.
OPENING PRAYER (In Unison)
Teach us God to love as you love, Make our love unconditional,
honest and kind. Give us the power to offer our love without
speaking, to demonstrate it in our actions and our lives. Show us
how to forgive, Lord, as you do; not to burden others with guilt or
play the role of the martyr, but to be a rock on which trust may be
built. Make our love for others far greater than any love offered
to us. Lead us and inspire us through your spirit that we might
be a loving presence in the world. Empower us to focus on what
matters most. Give us the strength to open our hearts fully that
you might change us and through our witness that we might
change others. In the Name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
OPENING PRAISE—LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING
Lift ev’ry voice and sing,
Til earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the list’ning skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on ‘til victory is won.
February 16, 2014 • BEL, CRE & ELM
Stony the road we trod,
Bitter the chastening rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat,
Have not our weary feet
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past,
‘Til now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,
Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land
UNISON SCRIPTURE READING: MARK 6:1-6 (NIV)
Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by
his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the
synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.
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“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this
wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable
miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this
Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon?
Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in
his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” 5 He
could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few
sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith.
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Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
Today’s Message: Lift the Limits
Dr. Lance D. Watson, Senior Pastor
Sundays at 9am & 11am at our Creighton Campus
Sundays at 10am at our Belt and Elm Campus
Watson’s Wisdom: Learn to use your DISADVANTAGE
to your ADVANTAGE
Download your
February SPBC
Calendar online
today to plan
accordantly.
DO NOT WALK
DURING THE OFFERING or THE INVITATION
THESE ARE SACRED MOMENTS!
If this is your first time joining us please visit FIRST IMPRESSIONS to receive your free gift!
Our pastoral staff would LOVE to greet you after worship in the Atrium!
THE RAPID RESPONSE TEAM IS AVAILABLE FOR BEREAVEMENT AND HOSPITALIZATION
Associate Pastor on Call – Rev. Jamie Duncan, Emergency Cell Phone: 804.304.3890
Ministerial Team B - Diaconate Team & – Leigh Battle, Barbara Palmer, Jeff Porter, Reginald Jackson, Barry Pegeas, Lindsay Bryant,
Nathaniel Johnson, Carla Jude, Mary Allen
WATCH US: Television – WTVR CBS Channel 6 – Sundays at 8am • Internet – Streaming LIVE Sundays at 9am at www.MySPBC.org Repeats All Day Sun. – Now iPad and iPhone compatible.
Today’s message and many more are available in-store and online at www.charismabooks.com. CDs, DVDs, MP3
(audio) and MP4 (video) formats are available in Singles, Series and Subscriptions.
Don’t miss a SINGLE MESSAGE! Why wait in line? You can subscribe TODAY to receive every message shared
by our Senior Pastor, Dr. Lance D. Watson. Message subscriptions are available in CD, DVD, MP3 or MP4
formats AND in 12, 24, 36 and 48 week intervals. To subscribe, visit www.charismabooks.com and click on
the “Lance Watson Ministries” icon, then click SUBSCRIPTIONS. Give somebody a GIFT subscription!
DR. WATSON’S BOOKS
Download today for: Apple iBooks, Amazon’s Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo and other iBook distributors.
7:14
Weekly Churchwide
Prayer Call
2 CHRONICLES 7:14: “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves,
and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin and heal their land.” NOTHING SIGNIFICANT HAPPENS WITHOUT PRAYER.
Please inform and invite others to join us each Wed. at 7:14am for our Weekly Churchwide Prayer Call.
Dial 1-267-507-0240. Enter Conference Code 336896. The call begins promptly at 7:14 am.
CRE Gathering Room – Need Personal Prayer? Please visit the gathering room on Concourse B where our prayer team is waiting
after each worship celebration to pray for you!
CRE Upper Room – Feel God tugging you to pray? Please join our prayer team in the Upper Room. Our prayer team gathers in the
Upper Room during every service to pray for the worship celebration and to handle prayer requests by phone.
We’re Social Media Friendly!
3 Silence your electronic devices 3 Feel Free to Tweet, Text and Post Things That Uplift You During Worship
3 Follow Us on Twitter! 3 Like Us On Facebook! 3 Feel free to take and post pictures to Facebook or Instagram
(BE SURE TO TURN OFF YOUR FLASH!) Use Hashtag #SPBCSunday
#spbc_belt, #spbc_creighton, #spbc_elm, facebook.com/myspbc
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NEW CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP WEEKEND ENDING ON FEBRUARY 2
Name
Lifestage How Joined
Campus
# Name
Lifestage How Joined
Julia Hall Pace Lions Of Zion Baptism/New Believer Creighton
127 Christopher Barclay Aspire
Christian Exp.
Jaliyah Sutton Lions Of Zion Baptism/New Believer Creighton
128 Ebony Coppedge Aspire
Baptism/New Believer
Jevhaun Sutton Lions Of Zion Baptism/New Believer Creighton
129 Tomeka Hodo Aspire
Christian Exp.
JaMiya Sutton-Thomas Lions Of Zion Baptism/New Believer Creighton
130 Alisha Jones Aspire
Christian Exp.
Jaree Dyer SMB
Baptism/New Believer Creighton
131 Chad Jones Aspire
Christian Exp.
Shanya Washington SMB
Watchcare
Creighton
132 June Sutton Aspire
Baptism/New Believer
Taylor Washington SMB
Watchcare
Creighton
133 Pamela Johnson Fusion
Christian Exp.
Maurice Day Dreamchasers Christian Exp.
Creighton
134 Shawn Sellers Fusion
Baptism/New Believer
Whitney Day Dreamchasers Christian Exp.
Creighton
135 Debra Fortune Encore
Christian Exp.
Beset Desta Dreamchasers Baptism/New Believer Creighton
136 Tillia Gail Encore
Christian Exp.
Miqueta Johnson Dreamchasers Baptism/New Believer Creighton
137 Renee Reed Refiners
Christian Exp.
Denzel Talley Dreamchasers Christian Exp.
Creighton
138 Ruby Richardson Refiners
Baptism/New Believer
Megan Washington Dreamchasers Watchcare
Creighton
139 Ann Abraham --
Christian Exp.
Ashlee Barclay Aspire
Christian Exp.
Creighton
140 Juanita Williams --
Baptism/New Believer
Campus
Creighton
Creighton
Belt
Creighton
Creighton
Creighton
Creighton
Creighton
Belt
Creighton
Belt
Creighton
Creighton
Creighton
COMPLETE ALL OF YOUR NEW MEMBER REQUIREMENTS IN ONE DAY! We are inviting all persons who
have joined but not yet completed the DNA Seminar to join us ANY Sunday at either 9am or 11am in
room 2243 on the Creighton Campus to complete your membership requirements. Pre-registration is not
required. For more information contact [email protected] or 643.6170 x5825.
DID YOU GET A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS, CHANGE PHONE NUMBERS OR MOVED? Go to our website
and click on the Resources tab. Then scroll down to the Community section of the page and click on the link
“Personal Information Update Form”. You will then be instructed on updating your information.
DID YOU KNOW YOUR COMPANY COULD MATCH YOUR DONATION OR DONATE FUNDS TO THE
ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE FOR THE HOURS YOU SERVE? In collaboration with the Saint
Paul’s Community Foundation join our Matching Gifts Program. Log onto http://doublethedonation.com/
myspbc and search for your company. If your company participates in Matching Gifts or Volunteer Grant
Programs simply register yourself, designate Saint Paul’s Community Foundation as your non-profit, and
track the hours you serve here.
LIONS OF ZION CHILDREN’S MINISTRY: Bouncing Babies (Newborn-24moths) Toddler Town (ages 2-3)
• Planet Kids (ages 4-5) IGNITE (ages 6-8), Edge (ages 9-10),
ZION ZONE - CHILDREN’S CHURCH: Belt Campus - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays at 10am, Elm Campus - 2nd and
3rd Sundays at 10am, Creighton Campus - 1st Sundays at 11am worship only; 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays 9 and
11am. 643.6170, x5533 • www.facebook.com/spbcLOZ
YMSMB STUDENT MINISTRY: Surge (ages 11-13) • Merge (ages 14-16) • Blueprint (ages 17-19)
BIBLE STUDY - YOUTH ENCOUNTER: Belt Campus - Tuesdays at 7pm, Creighton Campus - Thursdays at
7pm, Elm Campus - Wednesdays at 7pm.
CONNECT - SUNDAY SCHOOL: Belt Campus - Sundays at 10am, Creighton Campus - 2nd Sundays at 9 &
11am, Elm Campus - Sundays at 10am.
YOUTH CHURCH: Creighton Campus - 3rd and 5th Sundays at 11am
643.4000 • www.facebook.com/spbcYMSMB
IF GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE - Girl Scouts will be selling cookies on Sunday, February 16 and 22, and
Sunday, March 09 and 16 during both services in the atrium. Please take home a box of cookies for your
family and support the girls in their fundraising efforts. Stop by and get Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Dosi-dos, Trefoils, and Savannah Smiles. America’s favorite cookies are only $4.00 per box.
SAVE A HEART SUNDAY - Join us for our Save a HEART Sunday, in conjunction with American Heart
Month, by wearing your RED on next Sunday, February 23. We have partnered with the American Heart
Association to bring attention and our support to such a worthy cause. WEAR YOUR RED!!!
SIMPLY PRAY 2014 CHURCH-WIDE PRAYER CONFERENCE - Don’t worry about anything, pray about
everything” Philippians 4:6. Join us Sat, March 15th from 9am-3pm at our Creighton Campus for this free
conference which includes lunch! Featuring: Amazing Children & Teen Sessions. Register at www.myspbc.
org or at the Simply Pray Kiosk
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT- In the event of inclement weather, check our website, watch
WTVR-6, WRIC-8, and WWBT-12 or tune in to the following radio stations: WCDX 92.1; WREJ-94.1; KISS104.7; WRVA-1140 AM. Church’s Hotline: 643-6170.