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Acolytes:
Acolytes: M arcus & J oshua Aiken
Philippians: Robbie Bray & Keith Burnett
Philippians: Anna Cornelious & Olympia M ix
Music Ministry: Big Bethel P raise Team
Music Ministry: Bearden Scott Y outh Choir
Stewardess: R.T.Bussey Stew ardess M inistry Stewardess: R.T.Bussey Stewardess Ministry
Stewards: Stanley P ritchett/ Chris P arker
Stewards: Arthur M addox/ Tim Crim
Trustee: M arcus Simms & Amos M cCrary
Trustee: J oseph Patterson & N annette M cGee
Ushers: Usherette Ministry #3
Ushers: Usherette M inistry #3
AV Ministry: P hyllis Smiley, SirRyan M ay,
AV Ministry: P hyllis Smiley & Sir Ryan
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BIG BETHEL AME CHURCH
Welcome to Big Bethel AME Church • Atlanta
7:45AM & 11:00AM Worship Service
Sunday, January 24, 2016
The Organ Prelude………..………………………………..………………………………….. Phillip Skerrett, Jr.
The Processional………….……….……………….……………..……….Worship & Arts Ministry & Ministers
The Doxology………..………………..……………………………………………….………….A.M.E. Hymn No. 647
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly
host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
The Call to Worship
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)
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)
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.
Minister:
The Responsive Scripture………………………………………………………………………..Luke
4:14-16,18,19
Minister:
When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on
the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
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People: 18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the
poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the
oppressed go free,
ALL:
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to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
The Preface to the Decalogue………………………………...………………………….…..“From All That Dwell”
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”
O Lord, I love the habitation of your house, and the place where your glory dwells.
People: But the Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. (Habakkuk 2:20)
The Welcome to Big Bethel………………………………………………………………..…The Philippian Ministry
Minister:
The Pastor’s Words
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)
People: O sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! I will sing of
justice, to you, O Lord, I will sing. (Psalm 98:1,4)
loyalty and of
The Hymn of Praise…………….……………………….A.M.E. Hymn #1 - O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
Worship through Creative Expression…………………………………….…… Kawanzaa Sol Dance Ministry
The Worship In Giving: tithes & offering………………………………………………………...…Pastor Foster
The Choral Response…………………………………………………………….…………….……… A.M.E. Hymn #646
(In the tune of Hymn # 410)
1.
O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer’s praise, The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!
2.
My gracious Master and my God assist me to proclaim, To spread thro’ all the earth abroad The honors of Thy name.
3.
Jesus! The name tha charms our fesrs, Thant bids our sorrows cease, “Tis music in the snners’ eaers,
‘Tis life, and health, and peace.
4.
Hear Him ye deaf; His praise ye dumb, Your loosened tongues employ; Ye blind behold your Savior
come; And leap ye lame for joy. A-men.
Invocation
The Altar Call……………………………………………………………………………………………....Pastor Foster
The Introduction of the Preacher………………..…….………………………………….…….....… Pastor Foster
The Worship Through Music…………………….………………....…Praise Team/ Bearden-Scott Youth Choir
The Sermon………………………….…...……….... Rev. Rosie Hunter/ Rev. Wilbert Hobbs
Invitation to Christian Discipleship
The Recessional
The Doxology
The Benediction…………………………………………………………………...…………….………..… Pastor Foster
The Choral Response
The Worship Through Music…………………………...……….......Praise Team/Bearden-Scott Youth Choir
The Organ Postlude…..………………………………………..…………………….…… ……... Phillip Skerrett, Jr.
The Responsive Scripture………………………………………………………………………..Luke 4:14-16,18,19
Minister: 14 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about
him spread through all the surrounding country.
People:
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He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
BIG BETHEL AME CHURCH
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS
First reading
Psalm
Second reading
Gospel
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Luke 4:14-
“JESUS SAVES”