If you are a first-time guest, please complete a guest card from a pew pocket or 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. 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. 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.
Take a moment to prepare your heart for worship…
Left to ourselves we lapse into a kind of collusion with entrophy, acquiescing in the general belief that things may be getting worse but that there's nothing much we can do about them. And we are wrong. Our task in the present...is to live as resurrection people in between Easter and the final day, with our Christian life, corporate and individual, in both worship and mission, as a sign of the first and a foretaste of the second. ― N.T. Wright Social responsibility becomes an aspect not of Christian mission only, but also of Christian conversion. It is impossible to be truly converted to God without being thereby converted to our neighbor. ― John R.W. Stott Do you not know that God entrusted you with your financial resources (all above what buys necessities for your families) to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to help the stranger, the widow, the fatherless; and, indeed, as far as it will go, to relieve the wants of all humankind? ― John Wesley
We have “online giving” cards in the pew rack that you can place in the offering plate to represent your gift if you choose.
Jason Edwards, Senior Pastor | Mike Lassiter, Associate Pastor, Missions & Community Care Connie McNeill, Associate Pastor, Discipleship & Equipping | Charles Smith, Associate Pastor, Student Ministry Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor | Ann Posey, Organist David Fulk, Interim Worship Leader | Don Brown, Interim Choir Director
October 23, 2016
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Gathering Music
Sue Wright (11:00)
Invitation to Worship
Jason Edwards
Candlelighting Call to Worship +Hymn of Praise 576 Litany of Celebration
Adam Fuller “There is A Name I Love to Hear” Sanctuary Choir; Michelle Cook, flute
Douglas Nolan (11:00)
“I Stand Amazed in the Presence”
MY SAVIOR’S LOVE FOR ME
Christy Edwards
Leader: We are a part of a larger Christian community. Today we celebrate our commitment to bear witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ across our nation and around our world through our commitment to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. We can do more when we do it together. Congregation: If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Philippians 2:1-2 Leader: In our beginning, there was a sense of wonder at what was happening among us and through us. We were participating in the creation of something much bigger than ourselves, and we were not the primary architects. by Daniel Vestal, former CBF Coordinator for 20 years Congregation: Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” Mark 10:29-31 Leader: Being reduced to zero – starting completely over – was the price of the call to be a missionary. Saying goodbye to family and friends, giving away possessions and privilege also means losing a part of yourself, your identity. It means becoming a new person, an immigrant. by Kim and Marc Wyatt, CBF Missionaries
Congregation: I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you gave me clothing. I was sick and you took care of me. I was in prison and you visited me. Matthew 25:35-36 Leader: We find ourselves sometimes in places we did not choose, but we know we are right where we need to be. So we will continue to love – even when it is hard – because we know that grace and freedom abound through love. CBF has taken us to amazing places and has led us to face some of the most difficult situations in our life. The journey is long and hard and worth every step. by Tina Bailey, CBF Missionary Congregation: For the love of Christ compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all. 2 Corinthians 5:14 Leader: It was Christ’s love for all the world that compelled me. At one CBF gathering, I hoisted my open umbrella as a symbol that we must shelter the people of missions from the storms pounding them. Then I turned the umbrella upside down, like a basket – a symbol that we had to collect support for missions to lead where Christ was calling. by Catherine Allen, Mission Pastor Congregation: Let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith. Galatians 6:9-10
Leader: We can use our voices to proclaim the gospel truth of transformation, reconciliation and redemption. Perhaps the most unique element of Christian advocacy is that this work is not motivated by self-interest, but instead is directed by God’s movement in the world. by Katie Ferguson Murray, CBF Christian Advocacy Specialist Congregation: Do we need letters of introduction to and from each other? No, you are the entire letter we need, a letter written on our heart. It is plain that you are a letter that has come from Christ, a letter with the Spirit of the living God, written not on stone tablets but on the pages of the human heart. 2 Corinthians 3:1-3 All: We can be alone, or we can be a Fellowship. +Hymn 692 Prayers of the People Worship in Music
by Suzii Paynter, CBF Exec. Coordinator
“Let Truth and Mercy Find Here”
AURELIA Jeff Langford
“I Will Trust in You” David L. Ray (11:00) “Be Strong in the Lord” Dennis and Nan Allen Young Musicians Angie Fuller, director; Marianne Neth, pianist
The Gospel Reading
Matthew 8:23-27
Anna Driskill (8:30) Bryan Boyd (11:00)
(Pew Bible, page 6, New Testament)
Leader: This Is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Sermon
IN
+Hymn of Response 473
THE
BOAT
WITH JESUS
Steven Porter
“Will You Come and Follow Me”
KELINGROVE
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.
Generosity Moment/Offertory Prayer
Charlie and Loretta Hughes
Offertory
“Song of Praise”
Bob Burroughs
+Presentation of Offerings 435
“Share His Love”
SULLIVAN
Share His love by telling what the Lord has done for you, Share His love by sharing of your faith, And show the world that Jesus Christ is real to you Every moment, every day. Words and Music © 1973, Ren. 2001 Van Ness Press, Inc. (Admin. By LifeWay Worship)
The Children Sing
Young Musicians
(8:30)
+A Time of Greeting
Jason Edwards
+Congregational Blessing
Jason Edwards
+The Sending Forth 272
“They’ll Know We Are Christians”
ST. BRENDAN’S
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love. Yes, they'll know we are Christians by our love. Words and Music © 1966 F.E.I. Publications. Assigned 1991 Lorenz Publishing Company
Postlude
“Let Justice Flow Like Streams” (Hymn 689)
All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036 Organ: Ann Posey Sanctuary Sound: Dave Heston, Gary Pennington
Doug Wagner
All Video UBP CCVI #502497070 Piano: Linda Greason (8:30) Julie Williams (11:00) Media: John Hilton, Alex Trischler
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY Christian sympathy is extended to Ross Porter and family in the death of his wife, Dorothy, on October 13. Services were October 16 in Tutt Chapel. ST. LUKE’S ON THE PLAZA Michele Welch, Carolyn Libby’s daughter; blood clots in lungs. HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL Don Smith Neita Geilker Leanne Frazier Jim Edwards LAKEVIEW VILLAGE IN LENEXA Tom Sneed, hip surgery rehab
WORSHIP LEADERS TODAY Bryan Boyd and Sabra moved to Liberty in January of 2006 from Arkansas and have been a part of 2BC ever since. He is an architect practicing in Liberty, and he enjoys participating in the many opportunities 2BC offers. Second has become their family away from 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. Christy Edwards is married to Pastor Jason Edwards. They have three children: Jackson, Luke, and Norah. Christy is in CPE chaplaincy program at St Luke's Hospital. She is a member of MOPS and is Chair-Elect of the CBF Missions Council. Adam Fuller is a fifth grader at Shoal Creek Elementary. He is the son of Angie and David Fuller.
KU MED CENTER Cathy Cole’s brother, Mike; terminal brain cancer.
Angie Fuller came to Second in 1997. She serves in the Music and Children’s Ministries and on the Arts and Environment Team. She also teaches at Second Friends Preschool. Angie and David are parents to Naomi and Adam.
LIBERTY HEALTH & WELLNESS (previously Liberty Terrace) Jimmy Nickell
Linda Greason retired after a 36 year career in public education, Linda is now enjoying a bit of free time for hobbies such as cross stitching and gardening. A couple of part time positions use some of her time as she supervises student teachers .
OTHER PRAYER CONCERNS Max Reed, newborn son of Mackenzie and Jonathan Reed, MOPS family; health issues
Charlie and Loretta Hughes have been members of 2BC since 1980. He is semi-retired from Liberty Hospital. Loretta and Charlie teach preschool Bible study.
Laura Carder’s stepmother, Caren Cobb, stage 3 colon cancer Steve Carder’s cousin, Shelly Thurman, stage 3 colon cancer. Nathan Powell, friend of the Carder family; has been on life support at NKCH; trach put in today. Long recovery process. Michelle Grace’s parents; both in memory care facilities; her dad moved to NKCH Hospice Care after broken hip.
Jeff Langford joined Second in 1998 and teaches the Winepress Bible Study class on Sunday mornings. He and his wife, Sara, are parents to three boys: Ian, Seth and Isaac. Jeff is Coordinator of CBF Heartland. Marianne Neth and husband Norman have been at Second since 1995. She is the accompanist for the Young Musicians Choir. She and Norman have three children and five grandchild Julie Williams and her husband, Dustin, have been attending 2BC for four years. She is beginning her fifth year of teaching elementary music in Grain Valley. Julie enjoys working with the Music Makers (first and second grade choir) at Second and helping with VBS and Masterpiece Arts Camp. Sue Wright and Dick live in Liberty with their cats, Bootsy and Beau. She is a graduate of William Jewell College and the University of Missouri School of Social Work. Sue serves as a Mentor Mom for MOPS, greets at the front doors on Sunday mornings, and serves as a deacon. She also loves coordinating writers for and editing the Advent and Lent Devotional Booklets.
CHURCHWIDE Q & A WITH STEVEN PORTER TODAY The Mission Committee will host an informal Q & A with Steven Porter, Coordinator of Global Missions of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, this Sunday, Oct. 23 in the Oak Room (305) from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. with coffee and donuts. Second Baptist will be a Sustainer Church for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Twenty Five Compelled: From Our Foundations to Our Future campaign that will sustain Global Missions, support healthy congregations, and nurture young Baptists. Drop by and meet Steven. KINGDOM & REPUBLIC: POLITICS & CHRISTIAN FAITH Sundays through Nov. 6 | 9:45 a.m. | Social Room-west side | Gary Armstrong will lead this timely discussion as we lead up to the election. This is a non-partisan class focused around principles to help us fully understand the decisions we make and how our faith informs our politics (and vice-versa). NEW MEMBER FELLOWSHIP Oct. 30 | 5-7 p.m. | Jason and Christy Edwards’ home (431 E. Arthur) | Those who have recently joined the church are invited to a dinner and fellowship at Jason and Christy Edwards’ home with members of the 2BC Ministry and Deacon Teams. Contact Maggie Henderson at 781-2824 or mhenderson@2bcliberty.org to sign up. BABY SHOWER FOR CHARLES SMITH AND STEPHANIE SWANSON Saturday, Nov. 5 | 10:00-noon, come and go | The Edwards' Home - 431 E Arthur St, Liberty| Everyone (men and women) is invited to a baby shower for Charles Smith and Stephanie Swanson as they prepare for their twins! They are expecting a boy and a girl. Charles and Stephanie are registered at Babies R Us and Amazon and prefer Pampers diapers. THANK YOU TO EMMA FORMAN! We want to extend a special thank you to Emma Forman, who has volunteered at the Welcome Center desk for 22 years during the weekly staff meeting. We are grateful for this valuable service. Jo Lasher is coming on board to serve in this role, and we offer her a warm welcome!
CARE FOR SELDOM SEEN MEMBERS Good Shepherds is a ministry serving 30-40 people whom we don’t often see because of age or health or because they live in care centers. A Good Shepherd makes contact by phone or sending cards during the year, then passes along any helpful information needed as we continue to give care. If you would be interested, contact Mike at mlassiter@2bcliberty.org. MISSIONS CHRISTMAS STORE TAGS ARE READY TO BE PICKED UP! Please return your purchased items by Dec. 7 | Stop by this Sunday to pick up a gift tag to donate a gift for our 4th annual Christmas Store. The Christmas Store allows families who may be experiencing a financial hardship to shop for gifts at a reduced price, empowering them to make their own choices and purchase affordable gifts for their own family. You can find gift tags near Tutt Chapel, in the narthex in the back of the sanctuary and wrapped around the pole in the Welcome Center. Ideas of gifts to buy are on the back of the tags. This year’s Christmas Store will be Dec. 15-17. If your family could benefit from shopping at the Christmas Store, call the Christmas Store line at 816-781-2824. x 301. CBF HURRICANE MATTHEW RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES CBF is reaching out to global Baptists, its state and regional organizations and other relief agencies to provide emergency support and plan for long-term recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. In addition, CBF Florida is working with its partners throughout the Caribbean and Florida to begin the process of rebuilding churches, homes and communities. To support CBF's disaster response efforts, visit www.cbf.net/Matthew or mail a check payable to "CBF" with 17004 in the memo line to: Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, P.O. Box 102972, Atlanta, GA 30368. WED. NIGHT MENU: Oct. 26 | Meatballs in marinara sauce over rigatoni, veggie salad, garlic bread, and four-layer dessert provided by the Church Ladies. Make reservations by Monday at noon with the church office or at 2bcliberty.org/Wednesdays. MSG free/vegetarian options available.
STUDENTS Note: There will be no Innermission tonight because of Fall Retreat. STUDENT CHOIR RETURNS OCT. 30 Sunday, Oct. 16 | 5:00 p.m.| Choir Room | Student Choir will return starting Oct. 30 with Ron Whited as the interim director and accompanist Leslie Bunch. DONATE SOCKS DURING SOCKTOBER! Throughout the entire month of October we are collecting donations of socks for an organization here in Kansas City whose mission is to provide shelter and comprehensive services to women and children who are survivors of domestic violence. We have learned that one of their biggest donation needs is socks, so at every student event, we’ll be collecting. We encourage each student to bring at least one package of socks during the month. B.Y.O.P. (BRING YOUR OWN PUMPKIN) PARTY OCT. 30 6-8:30 p.m. | Social Room | Bring a pumpkin, a knife, and a spoon or scooper | We'll eat Halloween treats,
watch Halloween movies, play a few of the spookier ACG's, and carve some pumpkins! Costumes are encouraged, and we’ll have a few extra pumpkins too.
SAVE THE DATE: NOV. 11 BONFIRE FOR STUDENT FUN NIGHT
6-10 p.m. | Lankford/Twenter property (meet at 2BC) | Bring a folding chair or blanket | Nothing says Fall like a giant roaring (but still impeccably safe) fire! We will meet at the church and drive out to land owned by Tom Lankford and Paul Twenter. We'll have a cookout with various meats of the hot dog, burger, and veggie variety. We'll also enjoy some campfire songs, a few field games, and top it off with s'mores toasted around our humongous (but still safe, incredibly safe) fire. There will also be a hay ride from Ed Gilliland to enjoy that evening. We will return to 2BC by 10 p.m.
COLLEGE
SUNDAY COLLEGE MEAL We are offering a weekly crockpot-style come-and-go meal noon to 6 p.m. Sundays at Abby Bland’s house on Leonard for college students in and around the Liberty area. Would you provide one of these crockpot-style meals? For more information, click the link at 2bcliberty.org/students. PERSONNEL NOTE A NOTE FROM NICOLE SWANSON... It has been such a blessing for me to get to serve the 2BC family in the Communications area. When I started contracting with 2BC in 2014, it was for several hours a week as part of a team, but I was glad to help out by increasing my time and responsibilities when the need arose in the summer of 2015. Now, to bring my time back in line with what our priorities are as a family, I’m stepping back from the daily/weekly responsibilities of the communication area, but I will look forward to continuing my relationship with Second as a contractor, particularly on larger design projects. I’m planning to be in the office through the end of November, and hope to get to help train the new person who will come on board to serve you. I thank you for welcoming me so warmly into your faith family! I was a bit of a late-comer to the church scene, and so I’ve only ever attended one church. I’ve counted it a privilege to get to learn how another church community functions, provides hospitality, worships, serves and makes disciples. I love my 2BC friends very much!
Decorate your trunk and hand out goodies! Contact Maggie in the church office to let us know you’ll participate. OR Donate candy to the church office (no nuts, please!) 300 E. Kansas | Liberty, MO 64068 | 816-781-2824 | 2bcliberty.org Social media: @2bcliberty WiFi: 2BC-Guest Password: 2bcguest#01
Look for information about all three of our emphasis areas in the Catalyst brochure available as you leave services today.
at 4 p.m. in the Assembly Room | Come ask questions and get better informed on the budget plan. Copies of the budget are available at the Welcome Center desk. | Have your commitment cards ready to turn in during the service! (We’ll have extras in case you need one.) | Giving begins. at noon in the Social Room | We will vote to approve the official Catalyst budget. Lunch will be provided.