Worship Guide Nov. 15, 2015

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ASSOCIATE Pastor CHARLES SMITH

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. ________________________ Meditation “I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, for love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, but the faith and the love are all in the waiting.

Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought: So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.”

— T.S. Eliot “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness.

God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...

We need silence to be able to touch souls.”

— Mother Teresa “Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.”

— Henri Nouwen _________________________________ WE LOVE 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 November 15, 2015

8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Gathering

Angie Fuller

Trinity Chime Candlelighting

Katelyn Lazenby

Prelude “Praise the Lord” John Wilson Cynthia Hartwell and Gary Love, trumpets Invitation to Worship

Connie McNeill

+Hymn of Praise 418 “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” Choral Worship

EIN’ FESTE BURG

“A Place in the Choir” “Be Still and Know” Music Makers Choir Julie Williams, Director

The Old Testament Lesson

Staines Tracy

1 Kings 19:9b-13 Teresa Anderson (8:30) Charlie Hughes (11:00)

(Pew Bible, page 254, Old Testament)

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God! Practicing the Presence of God +Hymn 68

“He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought” HE LEADETH ME

Prayers of the People

Rolland Yoakum

Worship in Music (8:30) Choral Worship

David Fulk

“God is Our Refuge” The Sanctuary Choir

The Psalm

Psalm 46

Allen Pote Steve Ritter (8:30) Sue Wright (11:00)

(Pew Bible, Page 402, Old Testament)

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God! Sermon Twelve Simple Words: […]

Charles Smith

+Hymn of Response BEACH SPRING “Come and Find the Quiet Center” Come and find the quiet center in the crowded life we lead, Find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: Clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes, that we can see All the things that really matter, be at peace, and simply be.

Silence is a friend who claims us, cools the heart and slows the pace, God it is who speaks and names us, knows our being, touches base, Making space within our thinking, lifting shades to show the sun, Raising courage when we’re shrinking, finding scope for faith begun.

In the Spirit let us travel, open to each other’s pain, Let our loves and fears unravel, celebrate the space we gain: There’s a place for deepest dreaming, there’s a time for heart to care, In the Spirit’s lively scheming there is always room to spare!

Words by Shirley Erena Murray ©1992 Hope Publishing Company

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 and Offertory Prayer Offertory

Jeff Langford

“Simple Gifts”

Rebecca D. Remley

+Presentation of Offerings GIVE THANKS “Give Thanks” Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son. And now let the weak say, “I am strong,” let the poor say, “I am rich because of what the Lord has done for us.”

Give thanks, give thanks. ©1978, 1992, Integrity’s Hosanna! Music.

+A Time of Greeting

Mike Lassiter

+Congregational Blessing

Mike Lassiter

+The Sending Forth 55 “Give to the Winds Your Fears” Stanza 1 Give to the winds your fears, hope, and be undismayed; God hears your sighs and counts your tears, God shall lift up your head. +Postlude

“Now Thank We All Our God”

FESTAL SONG

Homer Whitford

 All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036

All Video UBP #502497070

Organ: Ann Posey Piano: Leslie Bunch (8:30) Brenda Lazenby, Helen Brown (11:00) Media: John Hilton, Alex Trischler Sanctuary Sound: Dave Heston, Gary Pennington Worship Leaders: David Fulk (8:30), Don Brown (11:00)

WELCOME CHARLES SMITH TO THE PULPIT Jason Edwards is preaching at Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas today.

Allan Aunspaugh is attending a memorial service for his aunt in Alexandria, VA. Associate Pastor for Students Charles Smith grew up in the Kansas City area and attended Second Baptist Church as a student at William Jewell College. From Jewell, he completed his Master of Divinity degree at Wake Forest University. Charles is married to Stephanie Swanson, who also attended 2BC and Jewell and is now Senior Pastor of Crossroads Church in Kansas City, MO. They are parents of a four-year old son, Finn.

 PRAYER CONCERNS CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY Christian sympathy is extended to Larry and Ellen Gregory and family in the death of Larry’s uncle, Clifford Gregory, on November 7 in St. Joseph, MO. HOME FROM REHAB Tom Sneed OTHER PRAYER CONCERNS Elliott Hart, newborn son of Ann Marie Hart, MOPS mom; health Anne Sizemore, health Ed and Debbie Lane’s great niece Lucy Kate; born prematurely in Ft. Worth Sharon Slater Nunnelee, former 2BC member; son’s death Carol Kingery, upcoming surgery

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. Charlie Hughes and wife, Loretta, have been members of 2BC since 1980. He is semi-retired from Liberty Hospital. Loretta and Charlie teach preschool Bible study.

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 currently assistant coordinator of CBF Heartland and was will become coordinator effective January 2016.

Katelyn Lazenby is a fifth grader at Shoal Creek Elementary. She is the daughter of Steve and Brenda Lazenby.

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.

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 helping to coordinate writers for and edit the Advent Devotional Booklet.

Rolland Yoakum has been at Second since 1991. He and Barbara have two sons, Elliott and Mitchell. Rolland is busy pursuing his teaching certification. He completed the Team World Vision Kansas City Marathon on October 17, 2015.

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

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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