Waiting And Hoping - Greater Bethel AME Athens

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11:00 AM - Sunday -August 11th, 2024

The Reverend Gloria Wicker (Retired Pastor)

Guest Ministers

The Reverend Alan H. Wicker (Retired Presiding Elder)
The Reverend Marben Bland, Pastor

August11,2024

TheTwelfthSundayAfterPentecost

Doxology:

“PraiseGodFromWhomAllBlessingsFow”

CallToWorshipPsalm130-ASongOfAscents

Leader:1OutofthedepthsIcrytoyou,Lord; People:2Lord,hearmyvoice.Letyourearsbeattentivetomycryfor mercy.

Leader:3Ifyou,Lord,keptarecordofsins,Lord,whocouldstand?

People:4Butwithyouthereisforgiveness,sothatwecan,with reverence,serveyou.

Leader:5IwaitfortheLord,mywholebeingwaits,andinhiswordIput myhope.

People:6IwaitfortheLordmorethanwatchmenwaitforthemorning, morethanwatchmenwaitforthemorning.

Leader:7Israel,putyourhopeintheLord,forwiththeLordisunfailing loveandwithhimisfullredemption.

People:8HehimselfwillredeemIsraelfromalltheirsins.

OpeningHymn

#450BlessedAssurance,JesusIsMine

-FannyJ.Crosby/PhoebeP.Knapp

1.Blessedassurance,Jesusismine!Owhataforetasteofglorydivine! Heirofsalvation,purchaseofGod,BornofHisspirit,washedinHis blood.

RefrainThisismystory,thisismysong,PraisingmySavioralltheday long;Thisismystory,thisismysong,PraisingmySaviorallthedaylong

2.Perfectsubmission,perfectlydelight,Visionsofrapturenowburston mysight;Angelsdescending,bringfromaboveEchoesofmercy, whispersoflove.

3.Perfectsubmission,allisatrest;Iinmysavioramhappyandblest, Watchingandwaiting,lookingabove,FilledwithHisgoodness,lostinHis love.

TheInvocation

TheInvocationResponse

#450BlessedAssurance,JesusIsMine

SongOfPraise

WorshipInGiving

AMeditationOnTithingAndGiving

Leader:Pleasestandasyouareableandraiseyourseedto theLordandrepeattheselinesafterme— Lord,Ithankyouforwhatyouhavegiventome.

NowGod,Iamgivingbacktoyouatithe,atenth,ora portionofwhatyouhavegiventome. God,Iamplantingmyseedintofertileground. Icannotexpectaharvest,ifIdonotplantanyseeds. God,Iamexpectingmyseedstoproduceaharvestthatis presseddown,shakentogetherandrunningover.

Leader:Now,whateveryouwantGodtodoforyouinyour life,crossitoveryourchestandclaimit.AndNowThank GodForIt!Andletusallsay….Amen!

Leader:Now,letusgiveourofferingtotheLord

Following the offering the congregation will rise at the directionofthePastorandsing: #588AllThingsComeOfThee

AllThingsComeofthee,OLord;andofthineownhavewegiven thee–Amen

AlterCall

TheApostlesCreed

IbelieveinGodtheFatherAlmighty,Makerofheavenand earth,andinJesusChristhisonlysonourLordwhowas conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead; and buried.Thethirddayhearosefromthedead’heascended intoheavenandsittethattherighthandofGodtheFather Almighty;fromthenceheshallcometojudgethequickand thedead.IbelieveintheHolySpirit,theChurchUniversal, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrectionofthebodyandthelifeeverlasting.Amen.. SongOfPraise

ASongOfAscents.

1OutofthedepthsIcrytoyou,Lord;

2 Lord,hearmyvoice.Letyourearsbeattentivetomycryfor mercy.

3Ifyou,Lord,keptarecordofsins,Lord,whocouldstand?

4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serveyou.

5IwaitfortheLord,mywholebeingwaits,andinhiswordIput myhope.

6IwaitfortheLordmorethanwatchmenwaitforthemorning, morethanwatchmenwaitforthemorning.

7Israel,putyourhopeintheLord,forwiththeLordisunfailing love andwithhimisfullredemption.

8HehimselfwillredeemIsraelfromalltheirsins.

SongOfPreparation

1.JustasIam,withoutoneplea,ButthatThybloodwasshedfor me,AndthatThoubidstmecometoThee,OLambofGod,Icome, Icome!

2.JustasIam,andwaitingnotToridmysoulofonedarkblot,To Theewhosebloodcancleanseeachspot,OLambofGod,Icome,I come!

Proverbs21:5tellsusthattheplansof thediligentleadstoabundance.Join usonSaturday,September21staswe setgoalsandmakeplansfor2024-2025 conferenceyearandbeyond.

Pleasebeinprayeraswewilluseour timeefficientlyinthisagendadriven meeting.

DuringourlastonlineBibleStudy,wereadGenesis.Attheend ofthebook,Josephledhisfamilytosettleintherichlandsof GosheninEgypttoescapethegreatfamine.Theysettledthere asguestsofthekingbutovertimetheEgyptiansgrew concernedabouttheIsraelitesgrowingnumbers,thatinthe eventofwar,theywouldrevoltagainstthem.So,they enslavedthem.

For430yearsthedescendantsofJosephandAbraham remindedslavesinEgypt.However,theLordhadpromised Abrahamthatonedayhisfamilywouldprocessthelandof Canaan.

JoinPastorMarbenBlandandouronlineBiblestudy communityasweexplorethestoryofhowtheLordkepthis promisetoAbrahamandhowthepeopleofIsraelwitnessed thepowerandfaithfulnessofGod. Ourstudywillbebasedon JohnMacArthur’sstudyofExodusandNumbers.Orderthe booktodayonAmazon.

ForgeBibleStudy-FinalSession,Wednesday,August21st,2024-Dinner@6:00PM Men’sDay–Sunday,August25,3:00PMWorship-(Dinner1:00PM-2:30PM) ClassLeader’sMeeting–Tuesday,September3rd,2024,-10:00AMOnZoom StewardBoardMeeting–Tuesday,September3rd,2024–3:00PMOnZoom TrusteeMeeting–Tuesday,September3rd,2024–7:00PMOnZoom OnlineBibleStudy–ExodusAndNumbers FirstSessionThursday,September5th,2024,-7:00PMETOnZoom CommunityCanvas–Saturday,September14th,2024,-11:00AM–1:00PM StrategicPlanningMeeting–Saturday,September21st,2024-1:00PM-3:00PMIn-Person OfficialBoardMeeting–Tuesday,September24th,2024–6:00PM–InPerson

OnlineSundaySchoolEverySaturday-4:00PM–5:00PMETOnZoom In-PersonSundaySchoolEverySunday 9:45AM–10:50AMFeaturingATastyBreakfastServedAt9:30AM

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