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Surprise Me July 12, 2015 | Connie McNeill
Welcome Guests 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 acknowledge your visit and get acquainted with you. We are glad you have joined us for worship today. ________________________ Meditations: Breathe on Me, Breath of God. Fill me with life anew That I may love what thou dost love, And do what thou wouldst do. – Edwin Hatch (1878) Lift Every Voice and Sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of liberty. Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies Let it resound loud as the rolling seas. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has brought us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of the new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. – James Weldon Johnston (1900) Christ loves the Church, With grace beyond all measure. We bear his name, For all the world to see. He will not let us go or let us be, But chooses earthen vessels for his treasure. – Brian Wren (1985) _________________________________ WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN! Your entire family is welcome here! 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. __________________________________ Note: + Indicates stand if you are able. | Please see an usher for a listening aid. Give your tithe online now at 2bcliberty.org/giving. Online givers may participate in the worship offering by using the card in the pew rack.
The Worship of God July 12, 2015
8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Gathering
Bible School Music
Invitation to Worship
Harold Phillips
Candlelighting
Morgan McRorey
Prelude
“Come, ye Sinners” Brass Ensemble
Choral Call to Worship
Wade Smith
“This Is The Day” The Sanctuary Choir
John Rutter
+Hymn of Praise 5 “Come , Great God of All the Ages”
ABBOT’S LEIGH
(Children are invited to join our Children’s Pastor, Gwen Phillips at the front on the last verse of the hymn)
Children’s Moment New Testament Lesson
Gwen Phillips Ephesians 1:3–14
Steve Ritter (8:30) Jon Dolton (11:00)
(Pew Bible, page 148, New Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Practicing the Presence of God +Hymn 488
“Come, All Christians, Be Committed” BEACH SPRING
Prayers of the People Worship in Music (8:30)
Beth Dusin Bill Stilfield
The Old Testament Lesson
Amos 7:7–15
Teresa Anderson (8:30) Luda Teterina (11:00)
(Pew Bible, page 663, Old Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Sermon
“Surprise Me”
Connie McNeill
+Hymn of Response 490 “Take My Life, and Let It Be Consecrated”
HENDON
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.
+Offertory Prayer Offertory
Nick Bartlow (8:30) Eleanor Speaker (11:00) “Here I Am, Lord”
+Presentation of Offerings 601 “O How I Love Jesus” Refrain
Janet Linker O HOW I LOVE JESUS
O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus, because He first loved me! +A Time of Greeting Commissioning and Congregational Blessing for Vacation Bible School +The Sending Forth 514 “Christians, Let Us Go and Serve Him”
Gwen Phillips
HOLY MANNA
Christians, let us go and serve Him, serve the One who gives us life. Let us serve in love and power, in the name of Jesus Christ. Serve in love and serve in wisdom, reaching all we know and see. Christians, let us go and serve Him, now and through eternity. Words © 2002 Broadman Press (Lifeway) UBP
+Postlude
“Prelude in Classic Style”
Gordon Young
All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036
All Video UBP #502497070
Organ: Ann Posey Piano: Angie Fuller (8:30); Carole Tanner (11:00) Sanctuary Sound: Dave Heston, Gary Pennington Media: John Hilton Worship Leader: Don Brown
OUR CARE MINISTRY CARDS There is a Care Ministry card located in the pew racks that describes our ministry and provides an option to request prayer or care on the opposite side. We would like to encourage you to use the card to express a need. Simply fill out the information and place it in the offering plate during worship, or give the card to one of the pastoral staff members.
PRAYER CONCERNS HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL Bernice Benningfield OTHER PRAYER CONCERNS Erma Bogart, health Marjorie Stump, health Senior Pastor Jason Edwards on Sabbatical (June 1–August 23) with wife, Christy, and their children Jackson, Luke, and Norah
GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER Worship Leaders Today
Teresa Anderson is married to Matt and works in healthcare information technology. She and Matt share their home with their cat, Gus. Nick Bartlow has been a member of Second since 2000. He currently serves on the Leadership Development Committee and enjoys cooking for Wednesday night meals. Nick works at Barkley helping companies to achieve their goals and objectives. Jon Dolton and Melissa have been worshipping at Second since 2013. They have participated on a Wednesday night Second Servings cooking team along with their daughters Lucy, 4, and Olivia, 7. Beth Dusin is an elementary school counselor with the Kearney School District. This is her eleventh year in education. She is married to Bob, and they are parents to Nick, who will enter eighth grade, and Matt, who will be in fifth grade. Beth has been a member of Second Baptist for 30 years. Morgan McRorey is a first grader at Ridgeview Elementary. She is the daughter of Jill and Chris McRorey. Harold Phillips and Gwen have been members since 1987. Harold served as Minister of Education at 2BC from 1987 to 1995. He is the state coordinator for CBF Heartland and a member of the Liberty City Council. Steve Ritter and Tammy have two sons and three grandchildren. Steve is retired from GE Energy. The Ritters have been members of Second since l989. Eleanor Speaker participates in the spiritual development and missions activities of the church and collects information about the church’s history. She likes to travel.
Luda Teterina was born in Moscow, Russia. She came to Liberty and joined Second in 1999 as a student at William Jewell College. Luda moved back to Liberty in 2013 to teach nursing at Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences. She is a member of the Sanctuary Choir and serves as a Stephen Leader.
Our Ministry Team Jason Edwards, Senior Pastor Allan Aunspaugh, Minister of Music | Ann Posey, Organist Mike Lassiter, Associate Pastor | Connie McNeill, Associate Pastor Charles Smith, Associate Pastor | Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor Linda Jones, Church Administrator | Tony McBroom, Summer Intern
Getting Connected Each Sunday in the Welcome Center (just inside the Kansas Street entrance on Level 1), our Connections 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 days’ activities and schedule. You may also choose simply to enjoy a cup of coffee at the Welcome Center’s coffee bar and get to know others at Second.
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