THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER BAPTIST. REVEREND WAYNE E. CROFT, SR., D. Min., PhD SENIOR PASTOR SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010 L.E.A.P.

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1 THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER BAPTIST REVEREND WAYNE E. CROFT, SR., D. Min., PhD SENIOR PASTOR SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010 A Church in the Word, under the cross, ministering to the world. The Church of the Redeemer Baptist 1440 South 24th Street Redeemer Christian Life & Education Center Dickinson Street Phone: (215) Fax: (215) Office hours: Monday Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. info@thechurchoftheredeemerbaptist.org Website: Staff Directory Rev. Valerie Andrews.... x102...church Business Manager Bro. William Boyd.... x Facility Engineer Sis. Deborah Cotten... x Security Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr. x107. Senior Pastor Sis. Joan Joseph.... x Day Care Director Sis. LaTonya Mabine... x church Clerk Sis. Valerie McLoyd x107..administrator for Senior Pastor Sis. Carlisa Wicks..... x100...administrative Assistant Rev. Tobin Young x assistant Pastor L.E.A.P. Leading, Evangelizing, Assimilating and Proclaiming The Best Is Yet To Come!!!

2 W o r s h i p S e r v i c e s 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Musicians Brother Glen- Alan Shelton and Sister Tameka Lewis Praise & Worship Call to Worship & Invocation 8:00 a.m. Seminarian Yolanda McCain 11:00 a.m. Minister Carmena Pyfrom Congregational Hymn #191 Glory To His Name Scripture Reading Psalm 34:1-8 8:00 a.m. Minister B. Michelle Horton 11:00 a.m. Seminarian Beverly Beauford Morning Prayer/Harmonious Adoration 8:00 a.m. Reverend Tobin Young 11:00 a.m. Deacon ***Worshipers may enter*** ***Pastoral Emphasis*** ***Ministry of Music*** The Preached Word The Tragedy Of A Missed Opportunity Numbers 13:31-33; 14:1-12 Reverend Wayne E. Croft, Sr., D. Min., PhD Invitation to Christian Discipleship Offertory Prayer Praise God from whom all blessing flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen Benediction Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 ~ KJV ~

3 Congregational Hymn

4 Scripture Reading Psalm 34:1-8 Psalm 34:1 1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:8 their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and The Holy Bible King James Version

5 Announcements PASTOR S SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT Please join Pastor Croft for the 5 th Pastoral Anniversary of Reverend Jermaine T. Heath, Sr. on Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3:30 p.m. at St. Paul Chapel Baptist Church, 1217 South 21 st Street in Philadelphia. All choirs, congregation and friends are welcome to attend. LIFE APPLICATION CLASS (1), SALVATION I, held today, Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 10 a.m. and on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:45 p.m. in Classroom five (5) of the Education Center. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE business hours are Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. BUILDING CLOSINGS The Church and the Education Center are both scheduled to close at 9:00 p.m. nightly. Please end all meetings no later than 8:45 p.m. EMERGENCY CLOSINGS for the Church and the Education Center call (215) x 160. WOMEN S MINISTRY Calling all Women! Come be a part of the Women s Retreat 2010 Vision Meeting on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Volunteers are needed for subcommittees!! So come out and sign up to share your time and talents. COMFORT & BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY meets on the 3 rd Thursday of every month. This months meeting will be on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 6:30 p.m., in Sanctuary of the Education Center. To join the ministry, see Deacon Chester Tilghman or any other ministry member. YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Haven will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010 in the Banquet Hall from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. We are asking for donations to help support this event. WOMEN S MINISTRY Wailing Women Counseling Ministry s next Forgiveness class will be on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. MEN OF REDEEMER MINISTRIES is hosting the next Men s Breakfast on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. in the Banquet Hall. If you are planning to attend, please contact Leonard Dantzler at (215) ATTENTION ALL WOMEN!!! The PEKBA Women s Ministry invites you to their Annual Prayer Breakfast at Calvary Baptist Church, 6122 Haverford Avenue in Philadelphia on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. The quest speaker will be Minister Yuvette Hailey. GIRL SCOUTS will be collecting pennies for Haiti and personal items for women until Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in the Fellowship Hall. Suggested items are: soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes, deodorant, shaving cream, razors, combs, brushes, sanitary items, lotion, shampoo, etc. We thank you in advance for your support!!! PHOTOS NEEDED JAN DEC Ministry Leaders, Congregants and friends, do you have any pictures of events from January 2009 December 2009? Congregants and friends, maybe you have taken some pictures during that time and would like to share them with us. pictures to valeriem@thechurchoftheredeemerbaptist.org and call for any additional information at (215) x 107. Deadline to include your pictures or any information about your ministry will be Wednesday, March 31, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. Thank you in advance. SECURITY STAFF has two (2) part-time positions available. High school diploma is required for all applicants. Please submit your resume to the office or fax it to Sister Deborah Cotten at (215)

6 SERVING WITH A PURPOSE (SWAP) Do you need transportation to the Singles Ministry s Late Evening Event on Saturday, March 20, 2010 or the Bowling Event on Friday, March 26, 2010? Please see any member of the SWAP team in the Fellowship Hall after service to sign up for a van ride. MEN OF THE KINGDOM (MOTK) will begin a series entitled Loose That Man and Let Him Go by T.D. Jakes, on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the Banquet Hall. OPERATION ANDREW EVANGELISM prep meetings are now in progress every 1 st and 3 rd Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you are interested in door-to-door evangelism, come out and join us. For more information, call Sister Regina Marie Smith at (215) or (215) RECRUITMENT - OPEN HANDS HOSPITALITY MINISTRY If you have the heart of a servant and have been lead by God to greet and welcome visitors and members into the house of the Lord, please sign up in the Fellowship Hall after service or see Sister Vincetta Snead, Sister Pat Evans, or Sister Linda Thornton. (Hebrews 13:2) To have a ministry event or a ministry meeting announced in the weekly Sunday bulletin, please complete an Announcement Form, which may be found in the Administrative Office. Please be sure to print clearly and provide a day-time telephone number. Completed Announcement forms should be FAXED or HAND-DELIVERED to the Administrative Office by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Announcements received after the 5:00 p.m. deadline will not appear until the following bulletin. Until further notice, please DO NOT announcements. The Best Is Yet To Come Verse : Hold on my brother don't give up Hold on my sister just look up There is a master plan in store for you if you just make it through God's gonna really blow your mind He's gonna make it worth your time For all of the trouble you've been through, the blessings doubled just for you Chorus: The best is yet to come The best, the best is yet to come Special Chorus: Today is the first day of the best days of your life Today is the first day of the best days of your life Vamp: You ain't seen nothing, you ain't seen nothing yet (4x)

7 Sermon Notes Preacher: Reverend Wayne E. Croft, Sr., D. Min., PhD Title: The Tragedy Of A Missed Opportunity Text: Numbers 13:31-33; 14:1-12 What was the main thought of the Sermon? How will I apply what I have learned from this sermon to my life? Praise the Lord!! Please be mindful that we are in the House of the Most High God and as we reverence Him, we are asking everyone to respect His house, the Sanctuary, and your Brothers and

8 Sisters by not snacking, drinking, talking loud or allowing children to do so. Thank you and God Bless

9 Haward Drumgoole Chairman Deacon s Ministry David Lingham Assistant Chairman William Nicks nd Chairman Haywood Austin Walter Ayers Frank Battle, III Herman Deveaux Albert Hawkins Rose L. Holman James Houston James Isreal Emery Jones Rae Lambright Janice Mapp Gregory Nowell Calvin Randolph non- active Duane and Linda Stewart Chester Tilghman Daniel Walker Contact your Deacon if you are sick and/or you know of a member who is sick. Helen Cox 1 Penn Blvd., Rm. 340 Philadelphia, PA Gladys Freeman 1328 S. Blackhorse Pike Williamstown, NJ June Truesdale Nursing Home Huntingdon, Valley, PA Dorothy Miller 1320 S. 24th Street Earl Moore 6025 Wharton Street Philadelphia, PA Deaconess Elizabeth Mayo 2418 Kimball Street Lynn Anderson 2030 S. 23 rd Street Alta Felton 1442 Taylor Street Edna Anderson 2506 Jackson Street 8B Thelma Bryant 2217 South Bonsall Street Sallie Simmons 2315 Cross Street Ray & Tammi Warwick 18 Sir Barton Court Newark, DE Crystal Wright 341 E. Sanger Street Philadelphia, PA Mary Spence 1419 S. Ringgold Street Sick & Shut- In Doris Floyd 1441 South Ringgold Street Aremel Robinson 1119 Falkirk Rd Williamstown, NJ Catherine Gladden 5345 Osage Avenue Philadelphia, PA Pauline Reid 1030 Belmont Ave., Apt. 404 Philadelphia, PA Hilda Raines 2351 McClellan Street Gina Brown 2042 S. 19 th Street Please pray for our sick and shut in, call, send a card, or visit. Delores Ayers Manor Rehab 630 Wycoming Avenue Yeadon, PA Katie Austin 2109 Morris Street William Hertz 4800 N. 13 th Street Philadelphia, PA Alice Payton 2342 Tasker Street Michelle Smith 2139 Tasker Street Charles Woodard 2332 Watkins Street

10 THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER BAPTIST Leadership and Administration Clergy Ministry Deacons Ministry Deaconess Ministry Trustee Ministry Clergy Wives Ministry Administration Fellowship Council Men of the Kingdom Women s Ministry (Women s Discipleship Course, Girls Rites of Passage, Divine Daughters, and Intimate Portraits of a Woman) Elijah Generation Ministry Senior Saints Ministry (Arts and Crafts) Women in White Ushers Jr. Ushers Men s Usher Ministry Open Hands Hospitality Ministry Arts and Crafts Ministry Girl Scouts Nurse s Ministry Family Enrichment Council Marriage Enrichment Ministry Single Adult Ministry Comfort/Bereavement Ministry Youth Ministry Outreach Council Prison Outreach Ministry Redeemer Missionary Ministry Food Cupboard Ministry Operation Andrew Evangelism Hope Inspires Victory/Aids Ministry Redeemer Renaissance Community Development Corporation (RRCDC) Christian Education Follow- Up Ministry Sunday School/Children s Church Senior Saints Bible Study Wednesday Bible Study Joseph T. Kirkland Scholarship Ministry Teachers Ministry Pre- marital Course Redeemer Institute for Christian Education (R.I.C.E.) Media Council Audio Ministry Video Ministry Internet Ministry Worship Council Redeemer s Praise and Worship Team Church Choir Male Chorus Combined Choir Redeemer Generation Choir Tribe of Judah Ministry Prayer Ministry Praise Dance

11 SCHEDULE OF OPPORTUNITIES Adult and Youth Bible..Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Baby Dedications. 3 rd Sunday after the last service Bible Study Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Children s Church.Sundays, except 5 th Sunday 11:30 a.m. Church Choir.. Saturday (before 1 st Sunday) and Saturday (before the 2 nd Sunday) 10:30 a.m. Combined Youth Choir Saturday (before the 5 th Sunday) Comfort and Bereavement Ministry.3 rd Thursday 6:30 p.m. Communion Sunday...2 nd Sunday both services Dialysis Support.. Divine Daughters.. 1 st Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Follow Up Ministry...3 rd Thursday 7:00 p.m. Food Cupboard Ministry.3 rd Saturday 7:30 a.m. Girl Scouts.Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Hope Inspires Victory/Aids Ministry. Thursday (before the 2 nd Sunday) 6:00 p.m. Open Hands Hospitality Ministry last Saturday 11:00 a.m. Intimate Portraits of a Woman.last Friday 7:00 p.m. Joseph T. Kirkland Scholarship Program 3 rd Friday 6:30 p.m. Junior Ushers Ministry Saturday (before 4 th Sunday) 10:00 a.m. Kirkland Ushers..Tuesday (before the 3 rd Sunday) 7:00 p.m. Male Chorus and Mass Choir...Saturday (before the 4 th Sunday) Male Ushers.. Tuesday (before the 1 st Sunday) 7:00 p.m. Marriage Enrichment Ministry. (Feb., Apr., June, Sept., Nov.)....3 rd Saturday 5:00 p.m. Men of the Kingdom.Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Missions Ministry..(Jan. Apr. July, Oct.) rd Friday 6:30 p.m. New Member s Class..Sunday 10:00 a.m. and Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Nurse s Ministry 3 rd Saturday 11:00 a.m. Operation Andrew s Evangelism.Thursday 6:00 p.m. Overcomers/FAAD Ministry.2 nd & 3 rd Friday 6:30 p.m. Praise & Worship Ministry Saturday 9:00 a.m. Praise Dance Ministry..Monday 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting.Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Prayer Ministry. 2 nd Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Pre- marital Course..(Feb. and Aug.).. every other Saturday 11:00 a.m. Prison Outreach Ministry. 3 rd & 5 th Thursday 7:00 p.m. Redeemer Voices of Praise. Saturday (before the 1 st Sunday) 10:30 a.m. Senior Saints 4 th Tuesday 1:00 p.m. Singles Ministry 1 st Friday 6:00 p.m. Sunday School Adults and Children......Sunday 10:00 a.m. Tribe of Judah Tuesday 7:00 p.m. & Saturday (before the 3 rd Sunday) 10:30 a.m. Women s Discipleship 1 st Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Women in White Ushers..Thursday (before the 2 nd Sunday) 6:00 p.m. Presidents, if there are any corrections please contact the office.