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1 Fourth Sunday After Pentecost June 17, 2018

2 Preparing for worship Today is Father s Day, and it s also the Sunday before World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20. That confluence of events is important to consider as we gather for worship today. World Refugee Sunday, sponsored by the United Nations, commemorates the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees. It is an expression of solidarity with people who have been uprooted from their homes by war, violence or persecution. The latest figures from the U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR, show at least 65.6 million people have been forcibly displaced within their own countries or across borders. That is one out of every 113 members of the human family. Since October of last year, more than 32,000 unaccompanied minors and close to 60,000 family units have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Customs and Border Protection. Most of these are coming from what is known as the Northern Triangle (Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala) fleeing violence, political corruption, poverty, drought and food insecurity. We cannot even begin to comprehend the complexity and vastness of today s refugee crisis, and numbers like those listed above are hard to know what to do with. Scholars are calling the forced migration of people the largest humanitarian crisis of our time. Images of a boy washed up on shore or toddlers locked in cages with tears streaming down their faces remind us what is truly at stake. Sounds of children struggling to breathe because of another chemical attack or the cries of parents collapsed in grief allow us to enter into the life of a refugee, even if for just a moment. Good heavens, what if this was Jimmie? How should we respond as mothers and fathers? I m not sure my heart can bear one more tragedy, and yet it seems unavoidable these days. I m struggling to know what to do and who to turn to for information regarding the inhumane separation of families at the border. May this Father s Day remind us that although we may not know what to do, we have to search for an answer not out of civic obligation, but because our faith demands it. When Jesus was asked which is the greatest commandment in the law, he answered: Love the Lord God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. May these words of Jesus guide us in worship today and as we search for answers on the journey. I ll be praying this week and I ask you to join me. Heather Mustain Wilshire Baptist Church 4316 Abrams Road Dallas, Texas (214) Partnered with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Building a Community of Faith Shaped by the Spirit of Jesus Christ ON THE COVER: The Sower, Jean-François Millet,

3 June 17, :30 and 11:00 a.m. Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Chiming of the Hour The people of Wilshire gather this morning to worship God. In order for this service of worship to be focused upon that purpose, please turn off all cell phones, pagers and alarm watches. Prelude Fugue in C Major Buxtehude Bill Jernberg, guest organist Call to Worship Alleluia Thompson Voci d Amici Loyd Hawthorne, director Opening Sentences David Clanton / Lindsay Bruehl May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! May the Lord send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion. May the Lord grant your heart s desire and fulfill all your plans. Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God. The Lord will answer us when we call. (Psalm 20) +Hymn 319 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty lobe den herren Greeting to Worshipers Julie Girards / George Mason Guests are invited to take a Response Card from the pew rack, complete it and place it in the offering plate later in the service. We would love to know you were here today. Prayer concerns will be received and prayed for this week when listed on an intercessory prayer card from the pew rack and placed in the offering plate. Epistle Reading 2 Corinthians 5:6 10 Laura Smith / Tiffany Wright So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil. Therefore, *8:30 worship service / **11:00 worship service +All congregants who are able are invited to stand. Hearing devices are available in the Narthex and South Atrium. 3

knowing the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade others; but we ourselves are well known to God, and I hope that we are also well known to your consciences. This is the word of the Lord.

4 knowing the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade others; but we ourselves are well known to God, and I hope that we are also well known to your consciences. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Musical Meditation His Light in Us Arnesen God s distant call flares in the night, so long expected, so longed for; And all my life, Christ called my name, and now at last, I ll answer him. Renewed, his hope; his light in us, incarnate, fragile, our Lord appears, Alleluia, alleluia! Eternal, so perfect, his cry of changeless love. Alive, awake, his call is here: it is the crying of the Child; I know Christ s call, its hidden flame, it makes my spirit flare with hope! Renewed, his hope, his light in us. Prayers of the People Mark Wingfield +Hymn 590 The Solid Rock solid rock Giving of Tithes and Offerings When you give to Wilshire s Unified Budget, you make possible an array of summer ministries that serve children, youth and adults. From last week s Vacation Bible School to this week s Youth Choir mission tour and the ongoing Food on the Move program, your gifts share the love of Jesus all summer long. Choral Offertory Ain t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down Caldwell and Ivory +Offertory Response old 100th Our God is making all things new, a promise that we know is true. Through eyes of faith we long to see a love-transformed community. A place where truth and justice reign and healing triumphs over pain, Where all have dignity and worth and peace is passed throughout the earth. LeAnn Hampton +Gospel Reading Mark 4:26 34 Chad Brown / Rebecca Currie He also said, The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come. He also said, With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, 4

5 which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade. With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Anthem If Ye Love Me Tallis If ye love me, keep my commandments, And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another comforter, That he may abide with you forever, even the Spirit of truth. Message * A Grain of Truth Kevin Gardner-Sinclair ** The Grace of Green Things Aaron Coyle-Carr +Hymn 545 In the Bulb promise Sharing of Decisions Family Dedication We welcome into the life of the church this morning Henry Stephen Crissey and Hugh Rayburn Crissey, sons of Afton and Alden Crissey, and Oliver Charles Morrison and Elizabeth (Lily) Louise-McLean, children of Danielle McLean and Conrad Morrison. Through these dedications, the family and the congregation pledge together to raise these children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, so that when each reaches an appropriate age, he or she may choose to follow Jesus Christ as Savior. Present for Henry and Hugh s dedication are grandparents Stephen and Carrie Crissey, Sharon Crissey and Stephen and Sue Mitchell; aunts and uncles Lauren and Carlos Abeyta with Liam and Lewis, and Cameron Mitchell. Present for Oliver and Lily s dedication are big sister and brother Ella Morrison and Austin Morrison; grandparents Jerolyn and Jim Morrison and Diane and Chuck Arent; aunt Tara McLean with Brice Lear; and family friends Amy and Cory Anderson, Cathy and Mark Mirek with Caroline and Tanner, Brandi and Matthew Crawford with Emma and Aubrey, Jennifer and Tom Wiberg with Alec and Eliza, Vikki Honkala, Bill Rielly, Jon Bray and Monica Vallina with Charlie. Benediction Postlude Toccata on Lobe den Herren Young 5

6 Meet today s worship leaders Chad Brown began attending Wilshire in 1993, when he met his wife, Allison. They married at Wilshire. His in-laws, Stan and Avonne Bullock, also attend Wilshire. The Browns are the parents of three boys: Forrest, a recent graduate of Texas Tech University; Peyton, a student at the University of Oklahoma; and Carson, a recent graduate of Lake Highlands High School. Chad is a self-employed CPA. He is a deacon and attends Genesis Class. Lindsay Bruehl is a new member at Wilshire. She is married to Jake, and they are the parents of Kimberlyn, who is 12, and Blake, who is 10. Lindsay writes for Wilshire s Facebook blog and works as a bookkeeper. She and Jake attend Perennial Class. This year she served as a leader in the first grade choir. David Clanton is the visionary behind much of the photography you see on Wilshire s website and in major print publications. Since coming to Wilshire in 2010, he has offered his professional services as photojournalist to enhance the church s media. After a long career in Baptist public relations and marketing, David retired to form his own portrait and artistic studio. He is a deacon and member of Compass Class. David is married to Jann Aldredge Clanton, and they are the parents of two adult sons. Rebecca Currie and her husband, Lance, are members of Labyrinth Class. She s a stay-athome mom with their daughter, Ashleigh, who is 8, and son, Logan, who is 5, but she also does contract voice-over work for radio and television commercials. You may have heard her voice on ads for local businesses like Ikea. Rebecca taught a first grade Bible skills class this year. Loyd Hawthorne is director of Voci d Amici, which includes professional singers, music educators and church musicians who are alumni of Hardin-Simmons University. Loyd headed the choral department at Hardin-Simmons for 33 years. Laura Smith and her husband, Dennis, have been Wilshire members since She is a deacon, serves on the Deacon Nominating Committe and the Baptism Committee. Laura and Dennis serve as directors of Foundations of Faith Class. She is a retired schoolteacher and has been a facilitator Companions in Christ group. The flowers on the chancel today are given in honor of Hugh and Henry Crissey by their grandparents. The offertory response we are singing during the beginning of Ordinary Time was written by Wilshire s own LeAnn Hampton, who was a participant in the recent hymn-writing class offered on Wednesday nights. All guests are invited to a coffee reception in the James Gallery immediately after the service. Welcome to Wilshire today. If you are a guest with us today, we welcome you warmly to our congregation. We would like to get to know you and tell you more about our church. Please take a Response Card from the pew rack, fill it out and place it in the offering plate when it comes by. Someone to talk with. If you are facing a life challenge and would like to have a spiritual friend to walk alongside you for a season of healing, perhaps you would benefit from a Stephen Minister. Learn more at wilshirebc.org or contact Tiffany Wright at (214)

7 Staff contacts George A. Mason Senior Pastor (214) Mark Wingfield Associate Pastor (214) Doug Haney Minister of Music (214) Sarah Stafford Associate Minister of Music (214) Jeff Brummel Music Associate/Organist (214) Tiffany Wright Minister for Care Ministries (214) Heather Mustain Minister of Missions & Advocacy (214) Jessica Capps Minister to Senior Adults (214) Darren DeMent Minister to Students (214) Julie Girards Minister to Children (214) Joan Hammons Minister to Preschoolers (214) Kevin Gardner-Sinclair Pastoral Resident (214) Jakob Topper Pastoral Resident (214) Aaron Coyle-Carr Pastoral Resident (214) Matt Dodrill Pastoral Resident (214) David Nabors Director of Business Admin. (214) Dale Pride Facilities Manager (214) J. Preston Bright Associate Pastor Emeritus To any staff member, use the first letter of the first name combined with the full last name and 7

The Wilshire Tapestry New pictorial directory It has been four years since Wilshire s last pictorial directory, and did you know we have added 308 new members from 219 households in that

Four years also means that everyone photographed for the last directory especially the children has aged and probably looks different now.

Every household photographed will receive a complimentary directory and an 8-by-10 portrait. There is no sitting fee and no obligation to purchase additional products.

married to Pastoral Resident Aaron Coyle-Carr and is a recent graduate of Wake Forest Divinity School.

Adventurers July outing Senior adults are invited to join Wilshire Adventurers on a day trip to Fort Worth on Thursday, July 12.

No reservation is needed. This Wednesday at Wilshire The normal summer schedule resumes this Wednesday, with lunch served in Koinonia Café beginning at 11 a.m. and the This Is My Story program at noon.

8 The Wilshire Tapestry New pictorial directory It has been four years since Wilshire s last pictorial directory, and did you know we have added 308 new members from 219 households in that period? That s 300 people who did not have the chance to be in the last photo directory. Four years also means that everyone photographed for the last directory especially the children has aged and probably looks different now. So it s time to update our photos and get to know each other. Once again, Wilshire has partnered with Lifetouch for this project. Every household photographed will receive a complimentary directory and an 8-by-10 portrait. There is no sitting fee and no obligation to purchase additional products. You may be photographed as an individual, as a couple, as a family, as an extended family, even as a group of friends. And both pets and props are welcome. Photography dates will be in August and September, and sign-up for the August dates is now open. Follow the link from the homepage of wilshirebc.org or from the registration page there. Adventurers June program Join Wilshire Adventurers this Tuesday, June 19, for a program on a theology of food (with maybe a little music included too) led by Leanna Coyle- Carr, who is married to Pastoral Resident Aaron Coyle-Carr and is a recent graduate of Wake Forest Divinity School. The free program starts at 10:30 and will be followed by lunch for $7 and then table games. No reservations required. Adventurers July outing Senior adults are invited to join Wilshire Adventurers on a day trip to Fort Worth on Thursday, July 12. The group will visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to see how money is made, eat lunch at Rodeo Goat and then visit the Museum District. Sign up with Pat Tilley at the Adventurers table on Sundays and Wednesdays. The event is free, except for lunch on your own. Blood drive next week The next quarterly blood drive will be next Sunday, June 24, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All eligible blood donors will receive a free t-shirt and a BOGO Texas Rangers ticket voucher. No reservation is needed. This Wednesday at Wilshire The normal summer schedule resumes this Wednesday, with lunch served in Koinonia Café beginning at 11 a.m. and the This Is My Story program at noon. This week s speaker is Pat Austin. Koinonia Café June 20: Fish and chips, smoked sausage with peppers, green peas, buttered rice, parmesan spinach, salad bar, dessert bar. Condolences to: Family and friends on the death of Elaine Coffman, Saturday, June 9. Congratulations to: Alyssa and Jakob Topper on the birth of their daughter, June 15. Youth Choir home concert Wilshire s 60-voice Youth Choir left yesterday on a weeklong music and mission tour in Oregon. Everyone is invited to their home concert at Wilshire next Sunday evening, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Follow the tour online via Wilshire s Facebook and Instagram pages. Keep up with all the Wilshire news at wilshirebc.org or by using our Wilshire app or via social media. Worship is live streamed every Sunday at 11:00. 8

Cooking Camp helpers needed Do you love to cook? Do you love children? If so, you d probably enjoy serving as a chef for Kids Cooking Camp 2 this summer.

9 Cooking Camp helpers needed Do you love to cook? Do you love children? If so, you d probably enjoy serving as a chef for Kids Cooking Camp 2 this summer. Kids Cooking Camp 2 is for third through sixth graders who have completed Cooking Camp 1. The dates are Monday, July 16, through Friday, July 20. Instruction is in rotations from 9 a.m. until noon, and volunteers are welcome to stay and share lunch each day at noon. Even if you re not available for the whole week, you can serve whatever days you re available. If interested, contact Julie Girards at jgirards@wilshirebc. org or (214) Feed the homeless Volunteers are needed to serve lunch at The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center in downtown Dallas with a group from Wilshire the first Thursday of every month. You are not required to volunteer every month, but if you are interested in adding your name to the pool, contact Missions Committee member and liaison Ken Adams at grandpa.ken51@gmail.com. Summer library hours The Wilshire Library will be open this summer on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except on Wednesdays when the hours will be 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday hours are 8 to 10:45 a.m. Also on Wednesdays starting June 20 through Aug. 15, Librarian Barbara Peterson will offer a preschool story time beginning at 2 p.m. Wilshire s excellent lending library is open to the church and our neighbors. So whether you re a Wilshire member or not, you and your children are welcome to use our library. WOW! Summer Bible study Join in a study of Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor led by Vanessa Vaughter on Fridays, June 22 through Aug. 3 (excluding July 6) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room In this book, one of America s premier female preachers seeks to rehabilitate what we have learned to fear, the dark. She reflects on how our lives do not work only when everything is fully lit. We can t always see the light. Sign up at wilshirebc.org/ registration. WOW! Tuesday Book Club This new group will meet on the second Tuesday of each month beginning Aug. 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wilshire Parlor. For the first meeting, the book is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. The book was made into a hit Broadway play. Contact Tiffany Wright for information. Free trumpet concerts Wilshire Winds patriotic concert Bring a friend and come to the annual free patriotic concert featuring guest soloist Laurice Lanier and the Wilshire Wind Symphony. The date is Sunday, July 1, with the concert starting at 6:30 p.m. and a pie and coffee reception afterward. Free concerts will be offered in the Sanctuary every weeknight this week as part of the Bert Truax Trumpet Camp. Some of the top trumpeters in the nation serve as faculty for the camp, and they will be presenting concerts each night. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. Looking for a Sunday School class? If you re looking to try adult Sunday School for the first time or considering getting a fresh start over the summer, try the new Wired Word Class. This intergenerational class uses a rotation of teachers and a curriculum that draws biblical lessons related to current events. The class meets at 9:40 on Sundays in Room

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11 Wilshire calendar Sunday, June 17 Morning worship 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 18 Game of 42 10:00 a.m. Food on the Move Science Camp noon Senior women s exercise class 2:00 p.m. Wilshire Winds Trumpet Camp concert Tuesday, June 19 Wilshire Adventurers Fun Day with Lunch 10:30 a.m. Food on the Move Science Camp noon Yoga class 12:15 p.m. Building and Grounds Committee 6:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry supervision 6:30 p.m. Trumpet Camp concert Wednesday, June 20 Koinonia Cafe 11:00 a.m. Food on the Move Science Camp noon This Is My Story noon Weekend Food Bag packing 12:45 p.m. Stephen Ministry supervision 1:30 p.m. Ice Cream on the Playground for preschool families 2:30 p.m. Yoga class 6:15 p.m. Adoption Camp leadership training 6:30 p.m. Summer Sanctuary Choir Trumpet Camp concert Thursday, June 21 Food on the Move Science Camp noon Knit Unto Others 1:30 p.m. Senior women s exercise class 2:00 p.m. Trumpet Camp concert Friday, June 22 WOW! Summer Bible study 11:30 a.m. Food on the Move Science Camp noon Trumpet Camp concert Saturday, June 23 Trumpet Camp Concert Sunday, June 24 Blood drive 7:30 a.m. Morning worship 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Coffee and Conversation with George 9:40 a.m. Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Finance Committee noon Vision 20/20 Belong Team noon Children s Adoption Camp meet and greet 2:00 p.m. Youth Choir Home Concert 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 25 Adoption Camp 1 9:00 a.m. Cooking Camp 1 9:00 a.m. Youth to C.C. Young 9:45 a.m. Game of 42 10:00 a.m. Food on the Move noon Senior women s exercise class 2:00 p.m. Wilshire Winds Tuesday, June 26 Adoption Camp 1 9:00 a.m. Cooking Camp 1 9:00 a.m. Youth Tuesday Missions 11:00 a.m. Food on the Move noon Yoga class 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 Adoption Camp 1 9:00 a.m. Cooking Camp 1 9:00 a.m. Koinonia Café 11:00 a.m. Food on the Move noon This Is My Story noon Weekend food bag packing 12:45 p.m. Yoga class 6:15 p.m. Youth Study-n-Swim 6:30 p.m. Summer Sanctuary Choir rehearsal Thursday, June 28 Cooking Camp 1 9:00 a.m. Food on the Move noon Knit Unto Others 1:30 p.m. Senior women s exercise class 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 29 Cooking Camp 1 9:00 a.m. WOW! Summer Bible Study 11:30 a.m. Food on the Move noon Saturday, June 30 Wilshire Winds bonus rehearsal 1:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 2018 Morning worship 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Wilshire Winds patriotic concert 6:30 p.m. 11

Six ways to support Wilshire s mission 1. In worship: Place your cash or check (payable to Wilshire Baptist Church) in the offering plate during any of our worship services. 2.

12 Six ways to support Wilshire s mission 1. In worship: Place your cash or check (payable to Wilshire Baptist Church) in the offering plate during any of our worship services. 2. By mail: Send to Lori Gooden, Wilshire Baptist Church, 4316 Abrams Road, Dallas TX, Please write on your check if it is intended for the Unified Budget or another purpose. 3. Online: Schedule a recurring or one-time gift charged to either your debit or credit card or directly as an ACH from your checking account. Visit wilshirebc.org/give (be sure you have enabled cookies on your phone or tablet) or scan the QR Code in today s order of worship Automatic bank pay: Go to your bank s website, log in to your individual bank account and follow your bank s instructions to set up Wilshire as a new payee. Your bank will print and cut a check. 5. Text: Using your smartphone, text WILSHIRE and the dollar amount (example: WILSHIRE 50) to 73256, then follow the link that pops up. The first time you use this option, you will enter credit card and contact information. All text gifts will be applied to the Unified Budget. 6. Wilshire app: Download the Wilshire app from the App Store or Google Play to make gifts easily from your phone or tablet.

Preparing for worship

Eighth Sunday After Pentecost July 15, 2018 Preparing for worship This spring, Jeff Hampton and I led a hymnwriting seminar. About a dozen Wilshire members met weekly to learn how to create texts for worship.