We ll Understand It Better By And By

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2 SUNDAY WORSHIP INVOCATION The prayer that formally opens the worship experience asking for God s blessing. CALL TO WORSHIP Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations. Psalm 100:1-2, 4-5 (KJV) PRAISE & WORSHIP SCRIPTURE Luke 12: (NKJV) Today s scripture will be read aloud. Please follow along in the Bible or see page 4. PRAYER RESPONSIVE READING Proverbs 23: 1-9 (NKJV) (see page 5) CONGREGATIONAL HYMN We ll Understand It Better By And By (lyrics on page 6) FELLOWSHIP WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PASTORAL PRAYER 2

3 WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING Tithes, Offerings, and Benevolent Give in tithe and offering; then watch the windows of heaven open. (For your convenience, guest envelopes are in the back of each pew.) OFFERTORY PRAYER All things come of Thee, O Lord And of Thine own have we given Thee MUSICAL SELECTION THE GOSPEL MESSAGE Reverend Dr. Verlin D. Williams INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11: (NKJV) BENEDICTION Adult Sunday School Summer Quarter Lesson TOWARD A NEW CREATION ~ Unit III: Life on God s Terms July 24 Not Without Hope Romans 5:1-11 July 31 Raised to New Life Romans 6:1-4; 12-14; August 7 Safe in God s Love Romans 8:28-39 August 14 Dependent on God s Mercy Romans 9:6-18 August 21 Grafted into the Promise Romans 11:11-24 August 28 Love Fulfills the Law Matthew 22:35-40; Romans 12:1-2; 13:8-10 3

4 SCRIPTURE Luke 12: (NKJV) The Parable of the Rich Fool 13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. 14 But He said to him, Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you? 15 And He said to them, Take heed and beware of covetousness, [a] for one s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. 16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops? 18 So he said, I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided? 21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. 4

5 RESPONSIVE READING Proverbs 23: 1-9 (NKJV) LEADER: CONG: LEADER: CONG: LEADER: ALL: When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you; And put a knife to your throat If you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, For they are deceptive food. Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven. Do not eat the bread of a miser, Nor desire his delicacies; For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Eat and drink! he says to you, But his heart is not with you. The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up, And waste your pleasant words. Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words. 5

6 WE LL UNDERSTAND IT BETTER BY AND BY We are often tossed and driv n on the restless sea of time, Sombre skies and howling tempests oft succeed a bright sunshine, In that land of perfect day, when the mists have rolled away, We will understand it better by and by. CHORUS By and by when the morning comes, When the saints of God are gathered home, We ll tell the story how we ve overcome; For we ll understand it better by and by. We are often destitute of the things that life demands, Want of food and want of shelter thirsty hills and barren lands, We are trusting in the Lord, and according to His word, We will understand it better by and by. Trials dark on every hand, and we cannot understand, All the ways that God would lead us to that blessed Promised Land; But He guides with His eye and we ll follow till we die. For we ll understand it better by and by. Temptations, hidden snares often take us unawares, And our hearts are made to bleed for many a thoughtless word or deed, And we wonder why the test when we try to do our best. But we ll understand it better by and by. 6

7 The tenth shall be holy unto the Lord. Leviticus 27:32 Every Christian should strive to learn how to be a cheerful giver. When we give what does it actually mean? It simply means we, cheerfully give to God our tithes and offerings. Tithing honors God. Are you giving the Lord His tithes or your tips? The word tithe means to give back to God one tenth of your earnings for the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel throughout the world. Special Giving Above Tithe and Offering August 21 Vision 2023 August 28 Foreign Missions If you earn You owe the Lord $10 $1 $50 $5 $75 $7.50 $100 $10 $200 $20 $500 $50 $700 $70 $1,000 $100 7

8 Flowers on the Altar are Placed to Honor God and. to celebrate the anniversary of Thomathy and Theresa Ewing. Words cannot express how special you both are to us. Enjoy every moment, good or bad, because the gift of life is life itself. May God continue to bless the both of you. Happy Anniversary! Love Mom, Amaya, Leilah and Donnetta to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. I thank God for Thomathy Ewing. Love, Theresa Robinson-Ewing to celebrate the birthday of my loving husband, Keith James, who is always there for me and the love of my life. By Dorothy James in loving memory of my husband, Jesse Vann. Happy birthday in heaven, being there must be so beautiful. Your wife Esther, I love and miss you so much 8

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10 SERMON NOTES You may use this sheet to make personal notes. CDs of today s worship experience may be ordered in Office 1C after worship Date: Speaker Biblical Text: Title: Notes: 10

11 NEW MEMBER REGISTRATION FORM (please place your completed form in the basket on the Welcome Table) Date: Last Name: First Name: MI: Gender: Male: Female: Date of Birth: Mailing Address: City: State: Zip Code: Home Address (if different) Phone (Home): Mobile: Work address: Preferred method of contact (check one): Mail Phone Service you expect to attend: 8:00 a.m. How are you joining Union Baptist Church? Candidate for Baptism (Never been baptized) 11:00 a.m. Check One Reinstatement (Former member of Union Baptist Church wishing to reinstate membership) By Letter (Former member of another Baptist church and have a letter of introduction from that church) Christian Experience (Baptized Christian with no church affiliation or letter of introduction) Please share some information about yourself: Name of Spouse (if any): Name(s) and age(s) of child(ren) (if any): Hobbies: Ministry Gifts (if known): Primary Language (check one): English Spanish Other (specify) In case of an emergency contact: Name: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Telephone: Relationship: 11

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