Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church March 16, 2014 7:45

Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
The Reverend John Foster, Ph.D., Senior Pastor
“Service subject to change pending the direction of the Holy Spirit”
March 16, 2014
7:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Worship Services
The Prelude
The Processional
THE CALL TO WORSHIP
THE HYMN OF PRAISE (CONTINUED)
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)
~~REFRAIN~~
People:
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand
elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my
Ministers, Stewards, Choir & Acolytes
God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psalm 84:10)
Worship & Arts Ministry
The Doxology
Hymn #647 “Praise God…”
The Call To Worship
The Invocation
Minister:
O Lord, I love the habitation of your house, and the
place where your glory dwells. (Psalm 26:8)
The Choral Response
The Worship Through Music
The Bethel Chorale
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
The Philippians
The Pastor’s Word
Pastor Foster
Fayetteville State University
The Big Bethel Giving Moment
The Liturgical Dance
Chris Parker/ Stan Foster
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
KING OF MY LIFE—AME HYMNAL #306
AME Hymn #646 “All Things Come”
REFRAIN: Lest I forget Gethsemane; Lest I forget Thine agony; Lest
I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary.
The Bethel Chorale
THE SERMON
PASTOR JOHN FOSTER
The Invitation to Christian Discipleship
2. Show me the tomb where Thou was laid, Tenderly mourned and
wept; Angels in robes of light arrayed Guarded Thee whilst Thou
slept.
~~REFRAIN~~
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)
1. King of my life, I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be; Lest I
forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary.
The Worship Through Music
The Benediction
People:
But the Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep
silence before him. (Habakkuk 2:20)
Signs of Praise Mime Ministry
The Worship in Giving
The Choral Response
Minister:
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God; I will
seek your good. (Psalm 122:9)
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 Guest Choir
4. May I be willing, Lord, to bear Daily my cross for Thee; Even
Thy cup of grief to share, Thou hast borne all for me.
Pastor Foster
The Organist/Media Ministry
3. Let me like Mary, through the gloom, Come with a gift to Thee;
Show to me now the empty tomb, Lead me to Calvary.
~~REFRAIN~~
THE SCRIPTURE LESSON
PSALM 121
Minister:
1
I lift up my eyes to the hills-- from where will my help
2
come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and
earth.
People:
3
He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not
4
slumber. He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Minister: 5
The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your
right hand. 6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by
night.
All:
7
8
The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from
this time on and forevermore.
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
OUR SICK AND SHUT IN
Sis. Lucille Burch, (404) 696-8524
Sis. Patricia Coles, (678) 974-8645
Sis. Jay Evans, (678) 467-2470
Rev. Jeannette Thomas-Fayson,
(352) 327-5481
Bro. Horace Ford, (770) 478-3013
Sis. Daisy Gholston,
(770) 439-9199
Sis. Jacqueline Langley,
(404) 696-9408
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. Jacquelyn Green,
(678) 580-1248
Sis. Martha Orr, (404) 691-4720
Sis. Louise Hollowell,
(404) 794-2877
Sis. Ertha Poitier, A. G. Rhodes
Nursing Home
Sis. Pearline Irving,
(404) 284-4717
Sis. Earlie A. Smith,
(404) 622-2633
Bro. Raymon A. King,
(678) 489-7970
Sis. Joyce Spearman,
(404) 286-4891
Weekly Scripture Reading
Monday……….………………………….……...……….Genesis 12:1-4a
Tuesday…………..…………..…………...……………………..Psalm 121
Wednesday……………........................Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
Thursday…………..………………...….……....…….…Psalm 40:5-10
Friday……………………………...…..………………...….…John 3:1-17
Saturday……………………………..………..………...Matthew 17:1-9
7 : 4 5 A M W ORSHIP
E XPERIENCE
1 1 : 0 0 A M W ORSHIP
E XPERIENCE
Acolytes:
Acolytes*: Chanta
Miller/ Paige Thomas
Philippians:
Philippians:
Music Ministry: The
Bethel Chorale
Music Ministry: The
Bethel Chorale
Stewardess: Eva B.
Watson Stewardess
Ministry
Stewardess: Eva B.
Watson Stewardess
Ministry
Stewards: Kevin Cruse/
Geraldine Dodson
Stewards: Shirley
Simmons/ William
Coleman
Trustee: Oliver Hudson/
Janie Francis-Asante
Trustee: Martha
Thomas/ Dennis Brazil,
Sr.
Ushers: Samuel H. Giles
Usher Ministry
Ushers: Samuel H. Giles
Usher Ministry
*11:00 a.m. Worship Service only
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fellowship Hall
Fellowship Hall
African Methodist Episcopal Church
March 16, 2014
“Jesus Saves”
Wednesdays at Big Bethel A.M.E. Church
Noon Bible Study
Evening Bible Study
Big Bethel
12:00pm
6:30 pm
Youth Church
Youth Church worship services are every 2nd and 3rd Sunday during
the 11:00 Sunday Worship Services.
Saturday School for the Youth
Saturday School for the Youth is held EVERY Saturday from 10:00am
until 2:00pm. All youth are invited to attend this wonderful educational
experience that has some fun elements involved too. Lunch is served.
Family and Friends Day—March 30, 2014
Come Meet and Greet Your Class Leader immediately following
10:00AM Service. Lunch will be served.
Quarterly Conference—CANCELLED
Quarterly Conference for March 16th with Elder Rhone has been
CANCELLED. All ministry and auxiliary reports are STILL DUE as of today to the Church Office. Notification of new date will be announced when
scheduled.
220 Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-827-9707
www.bigbethelame.org
Church Office Hours:
Monday 10:00am until 4:00pm
Tuesday through Friday
9:00 am until 5:00 pm
The AME Church – Sixth District
Bishop Preston Warren Williams, II—Presiding Prelate
The Atlanta-North Georgia Conference
Atlanta North District
The Reverend Dr. David Rhone, Presiding Elder
The Reverend John Foster, Ph.D., Senior Pastor