Second Baptist Church
“A Great Light” January 26, 2014
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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 Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
– Martin Luther King Jr.
_________________________________ Note: + Indicates stand if you are able. | Please see an usher for a listening aid. Childcare available on Level 2. | Children’s worship bags available at the entrances. 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 January 26, 2014
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Gathering
Angie Fuller
Candlelighting
Lily Weaver
Prelude
“This Little Light of Mine”
Robin Dinda
Invitation to Worship
Jason Edwards
+Hymn of Praise 87 “Arise, Your Light is Come” FESTAL SONG (On the last verse children may come forward and join Gwen) Children’s Moment Worship in Song
Gwen Phillips “I’ll Shine” Children’s Choir
The Old Testament Lesson
Isaiah 9:1–7
Vicki Wright Carrie Bartlow (8:30) Cathy Baker (11:00)
(Pew Bible, page 494, Old Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Practicing the Presence of God +Hymn 156 Prayers of the People
“Shine, Jesus, Shine”
The Gospel Lesson
Matthew 4:12–23
SHINE
Sara Langford Nick Bartlow (8:30) Blane Baker (11:00)
(Pew Bible, page 3, New Testament)
Leader: The Good News of Our Lord. People: Praise be to Our Lord, Jesus Christ!
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Choral Worship
“Jesus, My Lord, My Life, My All” The Sanctuary Choir
Bob Burroughs
“A Great Light”
Jason Edwards
Sermon
+Hymn of Response 476 “You Walk Along Our Shoreline”
AURELIA
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
Nick Bartlow (8:30) Laura Rodgers (11:00)
“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” Wayne Wold "I Have a Dream," a Man Once Said
Offertory
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Words © P. Pettitt, Music © Aunspaugh/Coleman
+A Time of Greeting
Jason Edwards
+Congregational Blessing
Jason Edwards
+The Sending Forth 155 “We Are Singing, for the Lord is Our Light”
SIYAHAMBA
We are singing, for the Lord is our light, we are singing for the Lord is our light. (repeat) We are singing, Oh we are singing for the Lord is our light. (repeat) +Postlude
“How Brightly Shines the Morning Star”
J.D. Walther
All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036
All Video UBP #502497070
Organ: Ann Posey Piano: Kathy Campbell (8:30); Debbie Lassiter(11:00) Sanctuary Sound: Dave Heston, Gary Pennington Media: John Hilton, Craig Dempsey
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 CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY Christian sympathy is extended to Cathy Lawrey in the death of her husband, Norman Sime, on January 17. Christian sympathy is extended to Tyler and Jess Tankersley and family in the death of Tyler’s great-grandmother, Grace McNeely, on January 15. LIBERTY HOSPITAL Mark Hilton ST. LUKE’S NORTH REHAB, Smithville, MO Chris Sizemore
(These are the latest additions to our Second Baptist Church prayer list. To see a full prayer list please go to 2bcliberty.org/prayerlist)
GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER Worship Leaders Today Blane Baker is an active deacon, serves on the Stewardship committee, and teaches The Tanner Class bible study group. He holds the Wallace A. Hilton chair in Physics at William Jewell College. Cathy Baker and Blane became members of Second Baptist in 2000. Cathy is active in our Women’s Ministry and Deacon Ministry. She works at Hosanna! Lutheran Church. Carrie Bartlow has been attending Second since 2006. She is a senior Account Manager at Kemper & Company in Kansas City. Carrie and Nick have two children, Wakefield and Ramsey. Nick Bartlow became a member of Second in 2000. He currently serves on the Leadership Development Committee and teaches the Young Adult Bible Study with Carrie. He is the Director of Commercialization at Farmland Foods. Sara Langford lives, works, and worships in Liberty with family. She is a co-coordinator of the Stephen Ministry of Second Baptist church and loves playing the piano for the preschool choir. Professionally, Sara is a teacher for the Liberty Public School district. Laura Rodgers joined 2BC in 1986. She and Gary were married here in 2005. They are parents to Sara, 5, and Emma, 3. Lily Weaver is a fourth grader at Lewis and Clark Elementary. She is the daughter of Kevin and Christi Weaver.
Our Ministry Team Jason Edwards, Senior Pastor | Mike Lassiter, Associate Pastor Allan Aunspaugh, Minister of Music | Ann Posey, Organist Tyler Tankersley, 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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