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If you are a first-time guest, we invite you to complete a guest card from a pew pocket or the Friendship Register and drop it in the offering plate so that we may get acquainted with you. Also, text “Explore” to 816-355-4736. We would like to communicate with you via text and email with some brief informational messages over the next few weeks. Your information is private and will not be used for any other purpose than to keep you informed about 2BC. Please see an usher if you’d like a listening aid. Each Sunday in the Welcome Center (just inside the Kansas Street entrance on Level 1), Our Hospitality Team is waiting to help you get connected. This may include finding a Bible study class, showing you where children and student ministries meet, or sharing the day’s activities and schedule. You may also enjoy a cup of coffee at the Welcome Center’s coffee bar and get to know others at Second.
Take a moment to prepare your heart for worship.
Be not merely good; be good for something. —Henry David Thoreau
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
—Mahatma Gandhi
I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy. —Kahlil Gibran
Children’s worship bags, filled with books and activities, are available at the Sanctuary entrances. If you’d like an alternative for your children, childcare for birth through Pre-K is available on Level 2 at any point in the service. Our Welcome Center is also available for those with restless infants, and you can view the service on a monitor there.
In addition to placing your offering in the offering plate, you can give online at 2bcliberty.org/give or via your smartphone by scanning this QR code. We have “online giving” cards in the pew rack that you can place in the offering plate to represent your gift if you choose.
WiFi Hot Spot: 2BC-Guest Password: 2bcguest#01 Church Phone: 816-781-2824
Jason Edwards, Senior Pastor | Mike Lassiter, Assoc. Pastor, Community Care and Missions Connie McNeill, Assoc. Pastor, Administration and Discipleship | Charles Smith, Assoc. Pastor, Student Ministry | Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor | Ann Posey, Worship and Music Associate Chip Handrich, Assoc. Pastor, Worship and Music
January 28, 2018
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Gathering Music
Carole Tanner (11:00)
Invitation to Worship
Charles Smith
Candlelighting
Olivia Dolton (11:00)
Prelude
Give Me Jesus Lydia Bunch, harp
+Hymn of Praise 156
Daniel Burton
“Shine, Jesus, Shine”
Gospel Reading
SHINE
Mark 10: 35-45
Gwen Phillips
(Pew Bible, page 36, New Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Practicing the Presence of God +Hymn 289
An invitation to silent prayer “The Servant Song”
Prayers of the People Choral Worship
GILLARD
Connie McNeill
“My Shepherd Will Supply My Need” Mack Wilberg Sanctuary Choir Lydia Bunch, harp; Charles Smith, violin; Michelle Cook, flute
New Testament Reading
1 Corinthians 12: 4-13
Mike Lassiter
(Pew Bible, page 133, New Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Sermon +Hymn of Response 649
“Find Your One: Serve” “Christ, You Call Us All to Service”
Jason Edwards IN BABILONE
The worship of the living God invites our response. Those who wish to profess faith in Christ and/or to unite with the church are invited to come forward and share your decision with the pastor.
Gratitude Moment and Offertory Prayer
Offertory
Karri George
Canon in D Lydia Bunch, harp
arr. Sylvia Woods
+Presentation of Offerings 706 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” 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
OLD
+A Time of Greeting 175th Anniversary
Jason Edwards Sue Wright
+Congregational Blessing
Jason Edwards
+The Sending Forth 155
“We Are Serving for the Lord Is Our Light””
100TH, ALT.
SIYAHAMBA
We are serving, for the Lord is our light, (repeat) We are serving, Oh we are serving for the Lord is our light. (repeat) Trans. and Adapt. © 1994 Hope Publishing Company
Postlude
“To Worship, Work, and Witness” (Hymn 263)
Emma Lou Diemer (11:00)
All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036
All Video UBP CCVI #502497070
Organ: Ann Posey Sanctuary Sound: Dave Heston
Piano: Ann Posey (8:30) Julie Williams (11:00) Audio: John Hilton Video: Bob Dusin
FLOWERS One arrangement of worship flowers is given to the Glory of God by Ann Posey, Don Brown, and David Fulk in gratitude for the congregation’s myriad expressions of love, support, participation, and appreciation during the interim, and with best wishes to Chip and Marcie Handrich as they begin their ministry among us. One arrangement of worship flowers is given in honor of Chip & Marcie Handrich from the Search Committee. We welcome Chip as our new Associate Pastor of Worship & Music and look forward to his leadership in our ministries as we continue to grow into the church God desires us to be.
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY
Lydia Bunch has been a member of 2BC since 2002 when her family moved to Liberty. She teaches in the Cuddly Cubs Sunday School class and plays in the adult handbell choir. Lydia and Daniel have one child, Gideon.
Christian Sympathy is extended to Abby Bland and her family upon the death of her grandmother, Nina Howard, on January 18. Her funeral service was held Wednesday evening at Terrace Park Funeral Home.
Michelle Cook joined Second Baptist in 1981. She is a member of the Sanctuary Choir and is a talented musician who shares her gifts in many ways.
WELCOME CHIP AND MARCIE HANDRICH Temporary Address: 217 East Franklin Liberty, MO 64068
Olivia Dolton is a fourth grader at Schumacher Elementary. She is the daughter of Melissa and Jon Dolton.
PRAYER CONCERNS Eric Means recent melanoma diagnosis.
Karri George and her family have been members of 2BC since 2010. She is married to John and their children are Avery, Amelia and Archer. She is an alum of the MOPS@2BC group, which she attended for ten years. Karri is currently on the 2BC Christmas Store committee. Carole Tanner and Jim, have been members at Second since 1980. Throughout these years, Carole has blessed us with beautiful music through piano, organ, handbells and violin. She and Jim have moved to Primrose Retirement community which they are enjoying.
Christy Edwards, Co-Worker’s son, Bryan, was robbed and stabbed Sunday night and is in the hospital. Marcia Duke’s sister-in-law, Stacey Duke, wife of Paul Duke, diagnosed with aggressive cancer. Steven and Heidi Bader’s daughter Karaline entering a series of special treatments. Jason Edwards father Glen Edwards hip surgery, January 30th. Mavis Groves recovering from surgery Steve Trischler’s nephew, Cody McDonald, diagnosed with cancer and awaiting surgery. Linda and Mark Davis’ granddaughter, Cassidy Paul, ongoing treatment for migraine headaches.
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ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS Linda Armstrong Jim & Erma Kay Edwards Kathleen Edward’s daughter, Melanie Newman Susi Seely John Shank’s brother, Mike Paul Speaker Irene Thomas John Tucking Jo Lasher’s friend, Kevin Ewing Gary Armstrong’s mother * Bold entries are new to the list this week.
Join us to celebrate God’s dream coming true through the ministries at 2BC. You can learn about more than 30 different ministries and find your 1! Plus, stop by the Team SERVE table to pickup a lollipop and write a short note of gratitude to someone who has used their gifts to make a difference to you. As always, we’ll be serving donuts and coffee. The Ministry Fair is part of a month-long focus on equipping.
Churchwide Hymn Sing and Reception Welcoming Chip and Marcie Handrich Sunday, January 28 Hymn Sing 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Sanctuary Reception 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Social Room This churchwide hymn sing to welcome Chip and Marcie will be led by David Fulk, Bill Stilfield, and Ron Whited. They presented it at the Corbin Theatre in September. Enjoy choosing your favorite hymns played by Ron. Some hymn medleys in a jazz/gospel style will also be led by Bill and David. As a part of the afternoon reception, please bring notes of encouragement for Chip & Marcie to welcome them to our community. In addition, if you would also like to participate in ‘pounding’ the Handrichs, we ask that you consider providing gift cards to local grocery stores (e.g. Sprouts, HyVee, Aldi’s, Price Chopper, Natural Grocers) so they can get to know which stores best meet their needs. A great event to welcome Chip and Marcie. A wonderful event for a singing church!
February 2018 Monthly A NOTE FROM PASTOR JASON Lent/Easter 2018: First Followers First Follower Theory is the concept that attracting an adherent to some kind of view or initiative is the first step toward beginning a movement that might seem unusual or out-of-step with the surrounding culture to the general population. The first follower is considered to be as important to the development of a movement as the initiator because they make the leader’s viewpoint seem more credible. In his 2010 TED Talk on the subject, Derek Sivers said the first follower “transforms a lone nut into a leader. If the leader is the flint, the first follower is the spark that makes the fire.” A movement starts right at the moment that it gets its first follower(s). The first followers then determine so much of how that movement will ultimately take shape and grow. First Follower Theory easily prompts reflection on business, leadership, culture, fads and just about any movement we can think of, large or small. Upon first reading about it, it sent my mind straight to musing about how the first followers of Jesus uniquely contributed to the movement we know as Church. I’m not saying, of course, that without first followers Jesus would be a nut, but without them, he would be alone. With them the sacred flint of Jesus’ life and leadership flamed into world-changing movement that continues to transform our lives and our world today. February 14 is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of our Lenten journey. I hope you’ll join us in worship then and each Sunday during Lent and Easter as we examine the lives of many of Jesus’ first followers. It may be that in looking for the distinct spark each one of them brought to early Church, then the Spirit will freshly fan the flame of Christ that continues to burn among us and through us today.
Jason Edwards Senior Pastor
A NOTE FROM Chip I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome we have received since our arrival in Liberty. As I begin serving as your Associate Pastor of Worship and Music, I look forward to getting to know this wonderful staff and congregation. 2BC has been blessed with many fine musicians who offer their gifts in worship, but there is always room for others to serve. Maybe you have been thinking about singing in the Sanctuary Choir. Please consider joining us as we begin a new season of ministry together! We rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7:15 to 8:35. If you need more information, you may reach me at (816-)781-2824 Ext. 306 or (301)-524-7904 "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace." - 1 Peter 4:10 Chip Handrich
CHURCHWIDE SECOND SERVINGS FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP Wednesday, January 31 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Social Room This Week’s Menu—Kelly Gough Catering Chicken & Noodles, Salad, Bread, and Cookies Gluten-free choices are always available. Please make reservations by Tuesday at noon on The Hub or by calling the church office. 781-2824
SENIOR ADULTS COFFEE & CONVERSATION FEBRUARY 5 | 10 a.m. | SOCIAL ROOM Our Senior Adult Ministry hosts a twice-monthly Coffee & Conversation open to all. No reservations needed; just bring a friend and your coffee mug! The first Monday features donuts; the third Monday, it’s homemade treats.
STUDENTS
Non-Stop 2018: Sweet Home Chicago! February 16-18 in the Windy City Details: SECOND SESSIONS January 10 through Feb. 7, 2018 | 6:45 – 7:15 p.m. Who: High School Students Cost: $100 Details on classes available at 2bcliberty.org/Wednesday Hub reservations are now open. Bible Study Option: 1,2,3 John and Jude led by Sanford Beckett Room 304-305 We'll leave on Friday and return on Sunday night. Spiritual Growth Option: Spiritual Leadership led by Students don't have school on Monday so that Nick Bartlow Room 303 should give us plenty of time to recover. We'll stay Service Option: Coordinated by Larry Gregory at a church in Chicago and spend all day Saturday Social Room touring the city. The cost is $100, which will cover our travel, lodging for 2 nights, and all activities in MEN’S BREAKFAST Chicago including meals. Students will need money Saturday, Feb. 3 | Social Room | 8:30 a.m. for meals as we travel. As always scholarships are available Stephen Ministers are still here! Are the joys of Christmas long gone? Or, was there MISSIONS AND COMMUNITY even joy in Christmas? This season of your life may be covered with FOOD SHARE SUNDAY IS NEXT WEEK snow and chilled to the bone, but The first Sunday of there are those who care! Stephen every month is FOOD Ministers are trained to provide SHARE SUNDAY, confidential Christian care, giving when we support the you the emotional and spiritual Link Food Pantry of In support you need to make it through a "winter" in your As Much Ministry by life. To learn more about how a Stephen Minister can donating items to stock help you or someone you know, contact Mike Lassiter their shelves. Collection at (816) 781-2824 or Carol Kingery at (816) 916-8407 bins will be inside each today. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to care for you! entrance. Needed items include: Canned beans/fruit, rice sides, sugar, cake/brownie mix, Jello/pudding,
vegetable oil, tea, coffee, shampoo, paper towels, toilet paper, deodorant, lotion, soap, toothpaste/brushes, laundry/dish soap. AVERY GEORGE’S 13th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION February 4, 2018 | 9:15 -11:00 a.m. | Welcome Center Avery George celebrates her 13th birthday on February 2. Instead of gifts for herself, she wants to show her support for two organizations she enjoys helping. During the month of February, she would love to gather non-perishable food items for In As Much Ministry. If you would like to help her in this mission, you can drop items off at church or send an email to karri.george@gmail and Avery will stop by your home to pick up items.
MUSIC Happy Birthday to the Wicks/Miller/Quimby Pipe Organ at Second Baptist The Wicks pipe organ at Second Baptist was originally dedicated on Tuesday, March 6, 1928, 7 PM. To celebrate it's 90th birthday we will have another recital on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 complete with cupcakes!
The program on March 6, 2018,7 PM, will be planned around the liturgical year starting with Advent and moving through Reformation. There will be two pieces from the original dedicatory recital. Some pieces you may have heard in worship, some will be familiar and some will be new. We will have some congregational hymns. There will be a surprise piece at the end --- and Avery also has a heart for animals and has worked with then cupcakes, of course! a rescue organization, 1 Day Ranch, in Shawnee, Soli Deo Gloria Oklahoma. She would like to raise funds for the rescue to help them with emergency vet needs, feed and CHILDREN supplies to help the animals. If you would like to donate in honor of her birthday, donations can be sent via paypal at https://www.paypal.me/1DayRanch or checks can be mailed to 1 Day Ranch, 16704 Bethel Rd., Shawnee, OK 74801 and include Avery's name in the memo line. She hopes you will stop by to see her and grab a cookie in the Welcome Center on February 4 so she can tell you more about these organizations she loves. WOMEN ON MISSION February 6, 2018 9:30 a.m. - Make Valentines for Baptist Home 10:30 a.m. - Refreshments 11:00 a.m. - Joseph Toma, Iraq Joseph Toma played violin in Saddam Hussein’s National Orchestra and now plays for the Liberty Symphony. All are welcome to hear his story from Islam to Christianity, from Iraq to America. He will also play his violin.
Lent 2018
Ash Wednesday |February 14 | 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. | Social Room |Jesus Called Disciples First Sunday of Lent | February 18 Second Sunday of Lent | February 25 Third Sunday of Lent | March 4 Fourth Sunday of Lent | March 11 Fifth Sunday of Lent | March 18 Palm Sunday | March 25 Maundy Thursday | March 29 | Dramatic Portrayal of the Last Supper | 7:00 p.m. Good Friday | March 30 | 7:00 p.m. Easter Sunday | April 1
Following Jesus Through Holy Week Wednesdays 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. |Social Room February 21 The Entering
February 28 The Cleansing
March 7 The Teaching
March 14 The Anointing
March 21 The Celebrating Holy Week Dinner March 28 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Social Room Dr. Mike Graves | Table Talk—Communion and Community | Tickets $10 Tickets must be purchased in advance of this event. Deadline is Monday, March 26.
Sunday, January 28
12:00 - 12:30
Ministry Fair | Social Room
4:00 p.m.
Hymn Sing | Sanctuary Reception | Social Room
6:00 p.m.
Innermission
Tuesday, January 30
7:00 p.m.
Chapel Renovation Task Force
Wednesday, January 31
5:45 p.m.
Second Servings
6:00 p.m.
Children’s Handbell Choir (Grades 4 & 5)
6:15 p.m.
Sanctuary Handbell Choir Middle School Student Small Groups
6:30 p.m.
Second Sessions IV
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Children’s Mission Groups High School Student Small Grups Justice Community Group
7:15 p.m.
Sanctuary Choir
Friday, February 2
6:00 p.m.
Deacon Retreat | Assembly Room
Saturday, February 3
8:00 a.m.
Deacon Retreat | Assembly Room
8:30 a.m.
Men’s Breakfast | Social Room
8;30 a.m.
Worship, Tutt Chapel
8:55 a.m.
Middle School Handbell Choir
9:00 a.m.
Children’s Choirs
9:45 a.m.
Bible Study Classes, All Ages
11:00 a.m.
Worship, Sanctuary
4:00 p.m.
Hymn Sing & Reception
5:00 p.m.
Student Choir
6:00 p.m.
Student Innermission
Sunday, February 4
Church office hours are M - F, 8:30 - 4:30. If you need assistance outside of those hours, please call the church and follow the prompts for the Minister on Call. 816-781-2824. More calendar information is available on The Hub.
WANTED!!!! Your SECOND THOUGHTS for 2BC’s 175th Anniversary Book In 175 words or less (a sentence or a paragraph), share a memory or reflection about a favorite ministry unforgettable occasion, treasured person, or priceless group you’ve experienced first-hand since being part of Second Baptist—and put whatever it might be on paper. Use this tear-off form, then return it to the church office. Copies of this form are available in the Welcome Center. There is also a form on The Hub you can use to submit your story. Or, you can email a memory or reflection to suewrights@att.net. Deadline is March 11, 2018
SECOND THOUGHTS Writer’s Name: Writer’s Contact Email or Phone: Subject: