Our Purpose... Our Vision... Where we want to go! Our Core Values... How we do it!

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1 Our Purpose... Our Vision... Where we want to go! Our vision is to engage in relevant ministry that empowers individuals and Why we exist! To God be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:21 responds to the needs of the diverse community in which we live. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20 Our Mission What we do! Our Core Values... How we do it! Our mission is to offer Christ-centered fellowship, and holistic ministry that meets the needs of the whole person: spiritually, mentally, and physically. We intentionally seek to love our neighbor as ourselves, save souls, and transform lives by proclaiming gospel truth to power and providing purpose driven programs. The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor. Luke 4: Marcus Garvey Boulevard Brooklyn, New York Reverend Adolphus C. Lacey, PhD Senior Pastor www. bethanybklyn.org We value excellence: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men..colossians 3:23 We value growth: But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18. We value unity: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers and sisters to dwell together in unity! Psalm 133:1 We value hospitality: And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded. Matthew 10:42 We value diversity: We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. Romans 12:6 We value sacrifice: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice. Romans 12:1 We value creativity: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Isaiah 43:18-19 We value social justice: But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! Amos 5:24 We value our heritage: One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. Psalms 145:4 Growing Pains Romans 8:22-26

2 Beloved, While we are still at the beginning of my second year, and even though we may not come out and say it out loud, we probably all think of things we would like to do better, and ways we can improve our lives so that when we get to May 2016, we can look back and give thanks to God for helping us to do better. As a Christian, we must always have that desire to do better and become all that God wants us to be not only for our own sake, but for the sakes of our families and a lost and dying world searching for answers. While we make our list of things to do, whether it be in our minds, or on paper, or in a computer, we must also know that the enemy of our souls has also made a list, and this list doesn t deviate or change a whole lot from person to person over time, but is basically the same list the enemy has used for years and years to thwart and inhibit the advance of the church, and more specifically, the child of God. I wish to encourage you to continue to remain on alert and vigilant in this day we live, realizing that as you advance and make progress in the Lord, to keep an eye out for the enemy and his ways. The Bible says this in; 1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. I would also encourage you to do what you can this season, with the help of the Holy Spirit to make an impact in the world around you by simply being faithful and obedient to God s leading in your life. Be sensitive to God s voice, and you will be amazed at what God will do! That traffic jam is not always an event caused by the enemy. Perhaps there s an appointment you don t know about! That person in the shopping line so irritated may not always be unreasonable, especially when you take time to simply bless them, and look for an opportunity to minister kindness to them. If we will simply do some of the small things, they will add up into something big accomplished for the Kingdom of God over the next year, and you will look back in appreciation to the Lord for the way He has led you. Thanks for being part of us here at the Bethany Church. Our journey is just beginning!!! With a Shepherd s Love, Pastor Lacey

3 **THE CALL TO WORSHIP SUNDAY, MAY 31, :45 A.M. & 10:45 A.M. PRAISE & WORSHIP Rejoice, for today is a new day, and the beginning of a season to celebrate! This is indeed a new day. For today we begin a journey, a journey to prepare our hearts for the coming of God s Spirit. Let us set our minds on the God of love, and prepare our hearts for God's gift of God s Spirit. Blessed be the name of the Lord! **THE EVOCATION (In Unison) We recognize, gracious God, that the maturing of our spiritual nature is an ongoing process of growth. We ask for courage and strength as we move from being vulnerable children in the faith toward adults who are able to speak the truth in love and to hear truth spoken in love. In the name of Christ. Amen. **THE HYMN OF PRAISE (See Insert) **MORNING SCRIPTURE Isaiah 65:17-25 **CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER.....Spirit of the Living God/I Will Do A New Thing **MORNING PRAYER *** SELECTION Bethany Choir **RECOGNITION OF VISITORS (Fellowship Time) *** SERMONIC SELECTION Bethany Choir THE SERMON GROWING PAINS Romans 8:22-26 Pastor Lacey **HYMN OF INVITATION Selected **ALTAR CALL WORSHIP IN GIVING Malachi 3:10, II Corinthians 9:6-7 JOYS & CONCERNS THE DOXOLOGY AND BENEDICTION **THE ORGAN POSTLUDE **CONGREGATION STANDING ***SEATING INTERVAL

4 HYMN OF PRAISE Every Time I Feel the Spirit Chorus Every time I feel the spirit Moving in my heart I will pray Every time I feel the spirit Moving in my heart I will pray Verse Up on the mountains; my Lord spoke Out of His mouth came - fire and smoke. Looked all around me; it looked so fine I asked the Lord if - it could be mine. Repeat Chorus Verse The Jordan river; is chilly and cold It chills the body - but not the soul. There ain t but one train; upon this track It runs to heaven - and then right back. Repeat Chorus Verse Oh, I have sorrow; and I have woe I have some heartaches - here below. But while God leads me; I ll never fear For I know that He - is always near. Repeat Chorus "Spirit of the Living God" Spirit of the living God fall fresh on me Spirit of the living God fall fresh on me Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me Spirit of the living God fall fresh on me

5 Sunday ~ May 31 ~ 2015 NOT WITHOUT YOUR SPIRIT ~ SERMON SERIES MAY 31 ST GROWING PAINS ROMANS 8:22-26 JUNE 7 TH A SPIRIT OF ADOPTION ROMANS 8:12-17 JUNE 14 TH A SPIRIT OF GUIDANCE MATTHEW 3:16, 4:11 JUNE 21 ST A SPIRIT OF PURPOSE LUKE 4:14-21 JULY 5 TH POWERED BY THE SPIRIT ZECHARIAH 4:6-10 JULY 12 TH QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT I THESSALONIANS 5:16-22 JULY 19 TH A DIFFERENT SPIRIT ROMANS 8:12-17 JULY 26 TH SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED EPHESIANS 1:11-14 MORNING SCRIPTURE ~ ISAIAH 65:17-25 (NIV) 17 See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. 19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more. 20 Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere child; the one who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed. 21 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them. 24 Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. 25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, says the LORD. SERMONIC SCRIPTURE ~ Romans 8:22-26 (NIV) 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

6 SERMON NOTES

7 Sunday ~ May 31 ~ TH ALABAMA MINISTRY ANNIVERSARY SISTER HARRIET KINEBREW ~ PRESIDENT IN-HOUSE GUEST: THE BETHANY CHOIR & THE NURSES MINISTRY MARK YOUR CALENDAR JOIN THE BROOKLYN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION ANNIVERSARY DAY PARADE Thursday, June 4, :30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Leaving from Bethany at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015 ~10:00 A.M. RM. 311 Brothers of Bethany (B.O.B.) Meeting Next Sunday, June 7, 2015 Ushers Fellowship Service ~7:45 A.M. 55 th Virginia Ministry Anniversary ~10:45 A.M. Sunday, June 14, :00 P.M. Join Pastor Lacey As He Preaches At Restoration Christian Ministries, COGIC 3378 Boston Road, Bronx, NY SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL ANNUAL BANQUET FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 ~ 7:00 P.M. GUEST SPEAKER: THE HONORABLE THERESA HOLMES SIMMONS TICKETS AVAILABLE IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL FOLLOWING BOTH SERVICES. OUR 2015 GRADUATES THOMAS M. FORTUNE (PARENTS: ROGER & BRIGITTE FORTUNE) KENNEDY V. JONES AUSTIN (PARENTS: SHAWN & JENNIFER AUSTIN) TO RECEIVE BETHANY TEXT MESSAGE UPDATES/ALERTS TEXT: BBCBK TO:

8 MARK YOUR CALENDAR CONTINUED JUNE 2015 SPRING REVIVAL Monday, June 15 th Wednesday, June 17 th ~ 7:00 P.M. GUEST PREACHER: REVEREND WAYNE CROFT, SR. PASTOR, ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH, WEST CHESTER, PA FAMILY DAY OUTING TO RYE PLAYLAND SPONSORED BY PACK & TROOP 197/TROOP 2920 SATURDAY, JUNE 20 TH ~ LEAVING BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH AT 10:45 A.M. REGISTERED SCOUTS & LEADERS: $30.00 ALL OTHER COST: $40.00 SIGN UP IN THE CHURCH OFFICE OR CONTACT EUGENE LEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: GRADUATES BANQUET Friday, June 26, 2015 ~ 7:00 P.M. Guest Speaker: The Honorable Theresa Holmes Simmons 2015 GRADUATES KENNEDY V. JONES AUSTIN & THOMAS M. FORTUNE 132 ND CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Sunday, June 28, 2015 GUEST PREACHER: DR. H. BEECHER HICKS PASTOR EMERITUS, METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH, WASHINGTON, DC JULY 2015 BETHANY S GOT TALENT Saturday, July 11, 2015 ~ 7:00 P.M. Showcasing the Talent of Bethany Members. To Participate see Deah Harriott!! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Monday, July 13 th - Friday, July 17 th 6:30 P.M. CLASSES FOR ALL AGES!! ANNUAL CHURCH OUTING SATURDAY, JULY 18 TH ~ 9:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. GEORGE S ISLAND STATE PARK, MONTROSE, NEW YORK AUGUST 2015 PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION ~ DALLAS, TX Monday, August 2 nd ~ Friday, August 7 th For further Information Visit:

9 OUR KNOWN SICK AND SHUT-IN MEMBERS Mrs. Annie Anderson 25 East 92 nd St Mrs. Virgie Baldwin 415 Bleecker St. #3E Deaconess Linda Bascombe 1522 Union St Mrs. Erma Billue 1417 Prospect Pl Apt. B Mr. Henry Bolt th Ave. Springfield Gardens, NY Ms. Sylvia Blount 8927 Happiness Rd. Harrisburg, NC Ms. Esther Boyce 375 Putnam Ave. # Mrs. Verlie Brown nd St. Rosedale, NY Deaconess Mabel Burroughs Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. 585 Schenectady Ave. Rm Mr. James Burrell, Jr. 143 Hull St. #3L Mrs. Edith L. Carson 284 Ocean Road Portsmouth, NH Mrs. Lucille Charles 1715 Hedgelawn Drive Apt. 126 Charlotte, NC Mrs. Sarah Cox 333 Lafayette Ave. #18F Mrs. Mary Davis 130 Humbolt Street - #4D Mrs. Irene Davis 984 Troy Ave Mrs. Wilma Ector 478 MacDonough St Mrs. Ethel Folk 67 Manhattan Ave. Apt. 19C Ms. Grace Ford 300 Dumont Ave. Apt. 12C Mrs. Ellen Franklin 579 Madison St Mr. John Gardner 586 Hancock St Mrs. Audrey Gore 301 East 23 rd St. #4C Ms. Thelma Harris 170 Decatur St. Apt. 4A Mr. Kenneth Hazell Deacon James Henry Holliswood Care Center Woodhull Ave. Hollis, NY Mrs. Amanda Jackson 714 Van Siclen Ave Mrs. Jean Jackson - 19 East 58th St Mrs. Dorothy Johnson 482 Quincy Street Mrs. Theresa Kilkenny 4823 Snyder Ave Mrs. Harriet Kinebrew 383 MacDonough St Mrs. Bernice Lanes th Rd. Cambria Heights, N.Y Mrs. Chantal Lee 633 Decatur St Deacon Joseph Mariner Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) 727 Classon Ave. Rm Mrs. Mona McLaughlin 1130 Parkwood Drive #1 Salina, KS Mr. Ambrose McMillan 720 Macon Street Mrs. Eula Mortimer 2020 East 41 st St. #2E Mrs. Hermilita Neblett 626 Schenectady Ave Mr. Robert Nivens Hopkins Nursing Home 155 Dean St Mr. Sidney Oestricher 100 Payan Avenue # Mr. Lee Riddick Caton Park Nursing Home 1312 Caton Ave Mrs. Josephine Robinson 1379 East 52 nd St Mrs. Dorothy Rudisel 1305 Delmar Loop #4D Mrs. Mozelle Seabrook Center for Nursing & Rehab. 810 St. Marks Ave. Rm. W Mrs. Azie Smith Deaconess Lula Turner 489 Thatford Ave Ms. Levon Twitty 495 Sterling Pl. #2B Ms. Ann Wiggins Four Seasons Nursing & Rehab Ctr Rockaway Pkwy Room 318A Ms. Doris Williams Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation (CNR) 727 Classon Ave. Rm. 543A Mrs. Mary Williams 1658 St. Johns Place Apt. 2C Mrs. Thelma E. Williams Brookside Nursing Ctr Woodland Rd. Room 127 Roslyn, PA I was sick and ye visited me Matthew 25:36 (Please notify the Church Office when there is a change in status.)

10 Our Purpose... Our Vision... Where we want to go! Our vision is to engage in relevant ministry that empowers individuals and Why we exist! To God be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:21 responds to the needs of the diverse community in which we live. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20 Our Mission What we do! Our Core Values... How we do it! Our mission is to offer Christ-centered fellowship, and holistic ministry that meets the needs of the whole person: spiritually, mentally, and physically. We intentionally seek to love our neighbor as ourselves, save souls, and transform lives by proclaiming gospel truth to power and providing purpose driven programs. The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor. Luke 4: Marcus Garvey Boulevard Brooklyn, New York Reverend Adolphus C. Lacey, PhD Senior Pastor www. bethanybklyn.org We value excellence: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men..colossians 3:23 We value growth: But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18. We value unity: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers and sisters to dwell together in unity! Psalm 133:1 We value hospitality: And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded. Matthew 10:42 We value diversity: We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. Romans 12:6 We value sacrifice: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice. Romans 12:1 We value creativity: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Isaiah 43:18-19 We value social justice: But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! Amos 5:24 We value our heritage: One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. Psalms 145:4 A Spirit of Adoption Romans 8:12-17