7:45AM & 11:00AM Worship Service

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1 Jesus Saves

2 Welcome to Big Bethel AME Church Atlanta 7:45AM & 11:00AM Worship Service Sunday, May 22, 2016 Worship Leaders: Sister Carolyn Smith 7:45 am Dr. Janie Asante 11:00 am The Organ Prelude Phillip Skerrett, Jr. The Processional Ministers, Stewards, Choir and Acolytes The Doxology A.M.E. Hymn No. 647 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. The Call to Worship LEADER: PEOPLE: LEADER: PEOPLE: LEADER: PEOPLE: LEADER : Come let us focus on God s presence in the midst of a world where people hunger and thirst... Come worship God who feeds the hungry. In the midst of a world where people are abused and oppressed Come worship God who calls for compassion and justice. In the midst of a world filled with wars and rumors of war Come worship God who desires nothing less than peace for the world. In the midst of a world of spiritual emptiness... ALL: Come, let us worship the Lord, who gives life meaning and whose love knows no end! The Hymn of Praise.....Sis. Anitra Gasset A.M.E. Hymn #82 - O For A Closer Walk with God 1. O for a closer walk with God, a calm and heavenly frame, a light to shine upon the road that leads me to the Lamb, a light to shine upon the road that leads me to the Lamb! 2. Where is the blessedness I knew when first I sought the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view of Jesus and His Word? Where is the soul-refreshing view of Jesus and His Word? 3. What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void the world can never fill, But they have left an aching void the world can never fill. 4. So shall my walk be close with God, calm and serene my frame; so purer light shall mark the road that leads me to the Lamb, so purer light shall mark the road that leads me to the Lamb. Invocation.Sis. Eunice Davis/Sis. Geraldine Burton The Choral Response The Worship Through Music.....Women s Day Choir 2 Big Bethel A.M.E. Church

3 The Responsive Scripture.. Sis. Janet Waymer/Sis. Jalyn Buster Matthew 5:14-16 and Matthew 25: Leader: 14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden: 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on a stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. People: 16 In the same way let your light shine before people that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Leader: 37 Then the righteous will answer him, Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? People: 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in or needing clothes and clothe you? Leader: 39 or see you sick or in prison and visit you? All: 40 The King will reply, I tell you the truth whatever you did for one of the least of mine, you did for me. The Preface to the Decalogue......(in the tune of #258) The Summary of the Decalogue From all that dwell below the skies, let the Creator s praise arise; let the Redeemer s name be sung, through every land by every tongue. Sis. Kayla Jenkins/Sis. Charis Eppes And Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets. The Gloria Patri #XVII-XVIII The Welcome to Big Bethel The Philippian Ministry The Women s Day Litany Sis. Beverly Westbrooks/Sis Karen Fordham Leader: Today we celebrate the strength, power, beauty, courage, and faith of women across this world. made in the image and likeness of God, People: We praise God for the creation of women. Leader: We give reverence to the powerful women of scripture who defied odds, and served faithfully in God s vineyard.. People: We honor God for endowing the unselfish spirit of service into the hearts and minds of women... Leader: We honor the women of our past, women who blazed trails and rose above the conditions of their time, women who tarried in prayer and sang the songs of Zion while enduring hardships.. People: We worship God for the memory our ancestors, grandmothers, and mothers. Leader: We celebrate the women of today. We celebrate the sharing of their gifts, talents, and skills. We celebrate their steadfastness in doing God s will. ALL: We praise God for these virtuous women who persevered through our yesterdays, influence our present age, and shape our tomorrows. The Worship Through Creative Expression 3 Jesus Saves Kwanzaa-Sol Dance Ministry The Worship In Giving: tithes & offering...sis. Annette Petty/Sis. Nannette McGee The Choral Response... A.M.E. Hymn #646

4 The Women s Day Altar Call.... Sis. Susan Wright/Sis Sylvia McRae Presentation of the Speaker/Preacher. Sis Bambia Boykin/ Dr. Janie Asante The Worship Through Music Women s Day Choir The Message/Sermon :45 AM Sis. Alaya Boykin 11:00AM Rev. Dr. Brenda p. Wallace Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Supervisor Invitation to Christian Discipleship Remarks Dr. Janie Asante Women s Day Chair Pastor Foster The Recessional The Doxology The Benediction The Organ Postlude Phillip Skerrett, Jr. PERSONS SERVING IN THE WORSHIP EXPERIENCE 7:45 11:00 Acolytes Jaylaan Parker & McMillon Camp Choir Women s Day Choir Women s Day Choir Philippians Racquel Battle & Olympia Mix Stacey Ann Taylor & Anna Cornelious Stewardesses R.T.Bussey Stewardess Ministry R.T.Bussey Stewardess Ministry Stewards Stanley Pritchett & Sylvia McRae Leslie Egbarin & Guy Howard Trustee Marcus Simms & Amos McCrary Joseph Patterson & Nannette McGee Ushers Usherette Ministry #3 Usherette Ministry #3 AV Ministry Tallulah Ragsdale, Phyllis Smiley & Sir Ryan May Phyllis Smiley and SirRyan May Finance Team Team 1-A Team 1-B Let us remember our sick and shut-in with our cards & calls. 4 Big Bethel A.M.E. Church

5 Sis. Alaya Boykin was born in Atlanta and is a life-long member of Big Bethel A.M.E Church. From an early age, she showed great enthusiasm in being involved at her church. She sang her first solo in the Emma Scott Children s choir at age 4 and has since served in many ministries including the acolyte ministry, the Kwanza Sol dance ministry, and the Young People s Division on a local and conference level. Alaya is now a member of the Laura L. Turner Women s Missionary Society (WMS) and is the WMS Handy Simmons Scholarship Committee Chair for the Atlanta North Georgia Conference. She still expresses her love for music by singing in the Big Bethel Chorale. Alaya adores her alma mater, Hampton University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in She is now a full-time graduate student at Clark Atlanta University and is pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in marketing. This December, Alaya will graduate with her MBA. Last summer, she spent the summer in Dallas, TX working as Marketing & Sales Intern at Ford Motor Company and this summer, she is a Media Group Communications Intern at Cox Automotive in Atlanta. Connecting with people and establishing genuine relationships with others is one of Alaya s true passions. She is still not sure where God is taking her in her career, but she is trusting God s plan for her life. Her favorite bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11 For surely I know the plans I have for you says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. She is a former International Theological Center Youth Hope Builders Academy Scholar and Faith Journey participant. She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Alaya is the daughter of Joel and Bambia Boykin. She has one (her favorite) younger brother, Joel Boykin, III who is a United States Naval Officer. Reverend Dr. Brenda Perry Wallace is a certified Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Supervisor who specializes in pastoral care training. She is current the CPE Supervisor for St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA and was the Spiritual Care Director and CPE Manager for Chapters Health System. She recently did mission work where she taught ministers at the United Theological College of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. She has served in the parish as an Assistant Pastor of Oakhurst Baptist Church in Decatur, GA and the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. To preach in the same pulpit as the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of Brenda s highest achievements. She is currently in the process of publishing her dissertation entitled Perceptions of Live Experiences of Clinical Pastoral Education Students. She developed a community ministry programs and served as the Director of Chaplaincy in the south Atlanta community known as The Villages of East Lake formerly known as Little Vietnam in Atlanta, GA a very troubled inner-city lowincome community. She taught CPE at the Care & Counseling Center of GA in Decatur, GA, St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA, The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, Children s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the James Haley Veterans Administration Hospital in Tampa. Additionally, she has facilitated the clinical small group sessions of the Introduction to the Psychology of Pastoral Care course and served as guest lecturer at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC). Dr. Brenda Perry Wallace was a member of Princeton Seminary s Pastor-Theologian s three-year program from 2004 to During this time, she developed three award winning papers, A Womanist Hermeneutic of Romans 1:16, Re-Traditioning the Church of Jesus Christ and Chaplaincy Program in The Villages of East Lake: Lifting Up and Supporting the Soul of the Community and Its People. She graduated from Bethune-Cookman College now Bethune-Cookman University with degrees in Mathematics and Chemistry in Daytona Beach, FL. She holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA where she graduated with honors. Dr. Wallace graduated Cum Laude with the Doctor of Education degree from Walden University in Minneapolis, MN. She has worked as an engineer at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as well as twenty years as an engineer, project, and product manager with BellSouth now AT&T. She was ordained as an American Baptist minister in Her publications include: A Womanist Approach to Pastoral Care and the Use of African American Spirituals in Theologies From REM s Women of Color: Racial Ethnic Multicultural Network (Watermark Press 2003) The Bitter Sting of Rejection and Prayer on All Saints Day in Bless This Weary World: Prayers at Oakhurst (Trafford 2003) Motherhood Archetype: Mothers of Justice in Society for Biblical Literature Semeia Studies (Society of Biblical Literature 2009) Rev. Wallace currently serves as the secretary to the Southeast Region of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (SERACPE). And, she enjoys being a part of the National and Regional ACPE Accreditation committees. She has served as an Accreditation consultant to CPE Supervisors and ACPE centers preparing for ACPE Accreditation Reviews. Rev. Brenda is married to James O. Wallace now in their 43 rd year. They have two beautiful daughters, two grandsons, and twin granddaughters. 5 Jesus Saves

6 Season after Pentecost Year C First* reading and Psalm Alternate* First reading and Psalm Second reading Gospel Trinity Sunday May 22, 2016 First Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 8:1-4, Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16: Big Bethel A.M.E. Church

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8 Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Vision Statement A spirit-filled fellowship engaging in fervent worship, Bible-based teaching and preaching, and compassionate missions driven to be the miracle in downtown Atlanta. Mission StatemenT The mission of Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ; and to communicate to the world through preaching, teaching, evangelizing, worshipping, and stewardship, that Jesus Saves! Values Statement: We are a God centered, people-oriented Christian community operating in an environment of excellence and love. All that we do is undergirded by prayer. 8 Big Bethel A.M.E. Church