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Love Debt September 7, 2014
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 To love someone means to see them as God intended them. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. – Francis of Assisi
_________________________________ 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 September 7, 2014
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Gathering
Helen Brown
Trinity Chime Candlelighting Prelude
Sara Marie Langston “I Love You, Lord”
Stan Pethel
Invitation to Worship
Luda Teterina
+Hymn of Praise 318
“For All the Love”
The Psalm
Psalm 119:33–44
ENGELBERG
Kathy Campbell Mazi
(Pew Bible, page 44, Old Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Practicing the Presence of God +Hymn 275
“Who is My Mother, Who is My Brother”
KINDRED
Stephen Minister Commissioning Carol Kingery & Sara Langford Suzie Boggess, Angie McElhaney & Luda Teterina Congreational Response Leader: Stephen Leaders, will you assume this ministry in the confidence that it comes from God? Stephen Leaders: I will, and I ask God to help me. Leader: Will you nurture the skills you have learned and use them in service to others-to support, encourage, build up, and heal people in all their needs? Stephen Leaders: I will, and I ask God to help me.
Leader: Members of Second Baptist, will you open your hearts to the ministry of these Stephen Leaders and pray for them as servants of Christ? Congregation: Yes, with the help of God. Leader: Pastors of Second Baptist, will you support the ministry of these trained Stephen Leaders, affirm the training of Stephen Ministers, carefully refer trained caregivers to those in need of this supportive ministry, encourage confidentiality, and thereby help to “equip the saints for ministry?” Pastoral Team: Yes, with the help of God. Prayers of the People Worship in Music (8:30)
Sara Langford Gwen Phillips and Amy Deaton
Choral Worship
arr. Mark Edwards
“Love Divine, All Love’s Excelling” The Sanctuary Choir, Don Long, trombone New Testament Lesson
Romans 13:8–14
Marilyn Buhlig
(Pew Bible, page 124, New Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Sermon
“Love Debt”
+Hymn of Response 440 “Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire”
Jason Edwards GIFT OF LOVE
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/Generosity Moment Offertory “Bless the Child (Jesus Loves Me)”
Blane Baker Dan Locklair
+Presentation of Offerings 495 “Step by Step”
STEP BY STEP
O God, You are my God, and I will ever praise You. O God, You are my God, and I will ever praise You. I will seek You in the morning and I will learn to walk in Your ways; and step by step You’ll lead me, and I will follow you all of my days. ©1991 BMG Songs, Inc./Kid Brothers of St. Frank Publishing. UBP
+A Time of Greeting
Jason Edwards
+Congregational Blessing
Jason Edwards
+The Sending Forth “ ‘God is Love,’ the Bible Teaches”
AR HYD Y NOS
God is love! Now we repeat it, Yes! God is love! There’s no news that can defeat it! Yes! God is love! We raise up our voices singing; we can almost hear bells ringing, Joyfully the good news bringing, “Yes! God is love!” Words © 1996 Jane Parker Huber UBP
Postlude
“Christian Hearts in Love United”
Robert Powell
All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036
All Video UBP CCVI #502497070
Organ: Ann Posey Piano: Wanda O’Dell (8:30) Julie Williams (11:00) Sanctuary Sound: Dave Heston, Gary Pennington Media: John Hilton, Susan Miller
MEET OUR STEPHEN LEADERS Suzie Boggess Stephen Ministry has held a special place in my heart for some time now. My faith has grown in many ways since I began this ministry, and I trust it will continue as I become a Stephen Leader. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve in this way.
Angie McElhaney I got involved with Stephen Ministry as I know how busy, yet lonely, life can get at times. This Ministry teaches us to be better listeners and keep the focus on God as the caregiver. We are blessed to have a caring, compassionate Stephen Ministry team. I hope to carry on the legacy and help us grow in service to our church members and community. Luda Teterina I have been a nurse my entire professional career, so helping people isn’t new to me. Stephen Ministry is much like nursing, in that it is most effective when you care for one person at a time. Stephen Ministry provides unique opportunities to use our God-given gifts of care, compassion, understanding, empathy, and encouragement to make a difference in people’s lives in times when they need it the most. My hope for the Stephen Ministry of Second Baptist Church is that we, individually and as a team, grow in God’s grace and that through this growth people’s lives might be changed and touched by the visible expressions of God’s love.
PRAYER CONCERNS CELEBRATIONS Congratulations to former members Trent and Tori Figg on the birth of their son, Titus, in Conway AR. HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL Magnolia Josephine Goodpasture OTHER PRAYER/HEALTH CONCERNS Loreta Moore, Erma Bogart, Pam Benton, Ted Bare, Sara Langford’s father
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.
ď ł 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. Marilyn Buhlig joined second in 1990 with husband Mark. Their sons, Joe and Sam, are students at William Jewell College. Marilyn serves as a deacon, sings in the choir, and works in the Preschool during Sunday morning Bible study. Carol Kingery is a Stephen Minister and Co-Coordinator for the Stephen Leader Team. Sara Langford lives, works, and worships in Liberty with family. She is Co-Coordinator of the Stephen Ministry and loves playing the piano for the preschool choir. Professionally, Sara is a teacher for the Liberty Public School district. Sara Marie Langston is a fifth grader at Doniphan Elementary. She is the daughter of Susan Langston. Kathy Campbell Mazi has been a member of 2BC for over 25 years, during which time she has served on various committees, the music ministry, Sunday School leadership, and deacon minister. Recently retired from the Ft. Osage School District, she is also a newlywed, having married Alan Mazi in 2014..
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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Our Ministry Team Jason Edwards, Senior Pastor | Mike Lassiter, Associate Pastor Allan Aunspaugh, Minister of Music | Ann Posey, Organist Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor | Linda Jones, Church Administrator Connie McNeill, Interim Spiritual Formation Pastor Ashton Wells and Jordan Groves, Interim Co-Pastors for Student Ministry
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