Oct. 1, 2017

Calendar of Ministry Events October Today Wednesday

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The Lord’s Supper Celebration - 4:45 p.m.

Church outing at New Revelation Baptist Church in Pasadena, Pastor Turner’s 50th Anniversary – @ 7 pm Bishop Dillard will bring the gospel message, please come out and support!! 855 N Orange Grove Blvd. Pasadena, Directions: Take 210 W exit Fair Oaks turn right on Fair Oaks and make a left on Orange Grove.

BLL will meet in the GG Bailey Hall @ 8 a.m.

Prayer Vigil 7 a.m. – 1p.m. in Fannie Goodwin Bldg.

Columbus Day Cancer Awareness Day Church Outing at Tower of Faith Evangelistic Church, for Pastor Reuben and his Wife Mrs. Nettie Anderson celebration @ 4 p.m. Our choir is to minister in music and immediately following service, a nice dinner meal will be served

Saturday

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Monday Sunday Saturday

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Saturday

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18th Annual Men’s Family Keepers Conference @ 8 a.m. -3 p.m.

Donation: Men - $30 – Boys (15 under) $15 Casual Dress

Sunday

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10:45 a.m. worship service - 19th Annual Men’s Day Attire - Black Suit

Bishop Wm. LaRue Dillard, Ph. D. Parish-Shepherd/Soul-Watcher

October 1, 2017

November Sunday Saturday Sat-Sun Tuesday Thursday

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The Lord’s Supper Celebration - 4:45 p.m.

Veterans Day 18th Annual Women’s Conference Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive 12noon Thanksgiving Day Service 10-11a.m.

December Saturday

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Sunday Saturday Sunday

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Diakonos/BLL/ UWFG Christian Gathering 10 a.m. – 12noon The Lord’s Supper Celebration - 4:45 p.m.

Ministry to Children Celebration 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Angel Tree Christmas Celebration 1:30 p.m. -3 p.m.

HIS GLORY IS OUR STORY! (John 1:1-14) “Troubles Break the Syndrome of Independence and Willfulness and Bring Us Back to the Lord!”

Bishop Dr. Wm. LaRue Dillard www.secondbaptistmonrovia.org---sbcmon@aol.com

Bishop’s Epistle

October 1, 2017

CHRISTIANS CANNOT TAKE COMMUNION, COMMUNION TAKES US!

CELEBRATE THE ORDINANCE TOGETHER IN MY NAME! (I Corinthians 11:17-26) “Do this in remembrance of Me” (I Corinthians 11:26).

The Call to Worship....................................Lyceum Council of Elders

Holy ones of God’s family, Grace to you! On the first Sunday of October all of Christendom celebrate worldwide communion. The event falls on a different date each year, but it is crucial for Christians to recapture the awesome meaning of this central ordinance.

Diaconates Ministry Leading the Worship

It is the Lord’s Supper. We remember the historical event when Jesus celebrated the Passover (Last Supper) meal with His disciples. There Jesus broke bread and shared the cup as a portent of His broken body and shed blood on the cross.

It is the covenant in Christ Jesus’ blood. Covenant means a relationship of promise.

God established His first covenant with Abraham and now, through the shedding of the blood of the Lamb of God, Christ, a new covenant of forgiveness and grace has been established.

We Christians come to the Lord’s table to affirm that covenant and claim our forgiveness and new life. It is a Eucharist. This became the official name for the sacrament from the historian Ignatius in A.D. 115. The word means “thanksgiving.”

Our hearts are filled with gratitude for what our Lord has done to reconcile us and set us free from sin and guilt.

It is a communion. We commune with each other and experience the living Christ in the broken bread and spilled fruit of the vine. The challenge is to become fully committed to His plan, purpose and power. The Roman legions pledged themselves to Caesar with Sacramentum, an outward sign of a deep and inward bond.

No wonder God used the word through Paul for the early Christians to adopt to describe what happens when the bread is broken and the fruit of the vine is given. The power of the Lord is released at that moment for those who partake. Christ is present and His people are strengthened. Amen Until He Comes, I Am Serving Christ Joyfully, Bishop Dr. Wm. LaRue Dillard Parish Under-shepherd

Hymn of Rescue................................................Gathered Assembly “Nothing but the Blood” #147 Responsive Scripture Reading..........................................Diakona (Ephesians 5:15-21) Fervent Prayer..................................................................Diakona Glorious Praise Rising unto the Lord…………………..Gathered Host Financial Stewardship of Worship………………......Gathered Assembly (Paying Tithes and Giving Offerings) Choir Selection....................................................…… Voices of Unity An Extended Welcome: (Parish members & Visitors) ……… Diakona {Intercessory Prayer for Special Needs} Choir Selection...........................................……………..Voices of Unity Sermonic Gospel Message Bishop Dr. Wm. LaRue Dillard, Preaching SWEET MELODY OF CHRISTIANS SINGING PRAISES! (Ephesians 5:19) A Christian Invitation Extended to you: To be born again, restore your faith, and/or join this parish church Announcement………………………………………Diakona Terrence Williams Appeal………………………………………………………………... Mission of Mercy Appeal…………………………………………………Brotherhood Laymen League The Doxology (Reverently Chanted) “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow!”

The Blessing of the Benediction and Recessional Chant “Let the Church Say Amen”