Readings: Levitius 19:1-2, 17-18, Psalm 103:104, 8, 10, Corinthians 3:16-23, Matthew 5:38-48

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1 th 7 t SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIIPHANY COMMENTARY Readings: Levitius 19:1-2, 17-18, Psalm 103:104, 8, 10, Corinthians 3:16-23, Matthew 5:38-48 We are called to the holiness of God. That is the extraordinary claim made in both the First Reading and Gospel this Sunday. Yet how is possible that we can be perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect? Jesus explains that we must be imitators of God as his beloved children (Eph. 5:1 2). As God does, we must love without limit with a love that does not distinguish between friend and foe, overcoming evil with good (see Rom. 12:21). Jesus himself, in his Passion and death, gave us the perfect example of the love that we are called to. He offered no resistance to the evil even though he could have commanded twelve legions of angels to fight alongside him. He offered his face to be struck and spit upon. He allowed his garments to be stripped from him. He marched as his enemies compelled him to the Place of the Skull. On the cross he prayed for those who persecuted him (see Matt. 26:53 54, 67; 27:28, 32; Luke 23:34). In all this he showed himself to be the perfect Son of God. By his grace, and through our imitation of him, he promises that we too can become children of our heavenly Father. God does not deal with us as we deserve, as we sing in this week s Psalm. He loves us with a Father s love. He saves us from ruin. He forgives our transgressions. He loved us even when we had made ourselves his enemies through our sinfulness. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (see Rom. 5:8). We have been bought with the price of the blood of God s only Son (see 1 Cor. 6:20). We belong to Christ now, as St. Paul says in this week s Epistle. By our baptism, we have been made temples of his Holy Spirit. And we have been saved to share in his holiness and perfection. So let us glorify him by our lives lived in his service, loving as he loves. Websiitte:: -- Emaiill:: qbc@quiioccasiin..org Quioccasin Baptist Church 9011 Quioccasin Road Henrri ico,, Virrgi inia Churrch Offffi ice:: ((804)) Fax:: ((804)) MEN S DAY 7th Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, February 19, 2017 MEN S DAY PREACHER Reverend Dr.. Harriison L.. Wiilllliiams Pastor Shiilloh Baptiist Church Stanardsviilllle,, Viirgiiniia Reverend Dr.. Earll Leslliie Blledsoe Interiim Pastor

2 The Church School... 8:30 A.M. Deacon Arthur W. Byrd, Jr. Superintendent The Celebration of Morning Worship... 10:00 A.M. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8 KJV Worship Leader - Reverend Sean Thomas The Prelude... Mr. Paul Locke The Introit...No. 498 Swing Low The Call to Worship... Reverend Thomas Great is the LORD: and greatly to be praised in the city of our GOD: in the mountain of his holiness. The Prayer of Invocation... In Unison Almighty God: you have commanded us to love our enemies, and to do good to those who hate us. May we never be content with affection for our friends, but reach out in love to all your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Chant... No. 9 Alleluia The Responsive Reading... Mr. Allyn Byrd THE UPRIGHT MAN No. 602 The Hymn of Praise and Adoration... No. 1 HOLY, HOLY, HOLY THE MUSICAL INTERLUDE BLACK HISTORY MOMENT... Alana Johnson Charles Drew The Welcome/Announcements/Recognitions... Deacon Edith Lomax, Church Clerk -2- OUR SICK AND SHUT-IN LIST PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND SHUT-IN MEMBERS Mrs. Dorothy Clark Marywood Lane, Apt 311 Mr. Moses Fenner Lawson Street, Deaconess Florine Fleming Whistler Road Mrs. Helen Foster... Beth Sholom Lifecare 1600 John Rolfe Prkwy - Room 111/Unit 3 Miss Helena Fountain Fountain Lane Mrs. Denise Hardy Anna Marie Drive Mr. Herbert Jackson Parham Road Ms. Joyce Johnson Ridge Road Mrs. Barbara Lomax Pemberton Road (no visitors) Ms. Everlena King Forest Hill Avenue Ms. Marjorie McIntyre Marywood Lane, Apt 209 Mrs. Josephine Norrell Shadyside Avenue, Suitland, MD Mrs. Emma J. Truman... Morningside of the West End, 3000 Skipwith Road, Unit 241 Reverend P. Frances Watson Taylor Avenue West, Hampton, Virginia Mrs. Quovardis White-Mosley.... Golden Living Center-Elizabeth Ann Crump, Room C17 Mr. James Woodson French Street HOW MAY WE SERVE YOU? Sickness in the Home Desires Offering Envelopes Moved to the Address Below A Newcomer in the Community Seeking Church Membership Desires A Pastoral Call Children for Church School In Need of Prayer NAME PHONE ADDRESS DATE CITY STATE ZIP CODE Information supplied by: Please check desired one(s), tear off, and place in the offering plate or give to the Minister. DEACONS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY Deacon Tim Floyd (804) and Deacon Kenneth Mayo, Sr. (804) Please inform them of any persons that are sick. -11-

3 Announcements February 20 at 6:00 P.M. Commission on Finance meeting February 22 at 11:00 A.M. Aging with Grace meeting February 22 at 6:45 P.M. Bible Study Dr. Earl Bledsoe February 22 at 7:30 P.M. Prayer and Praise February 25-9:00 A.M. 12 Noon Christian Education Workshop Financial Stewardship Counting the Cost, Facilitators Reverend Kenneth Brown, Reverend Frank Lomax, Jr., and Reverend Dr. Thomas Simmons, sign up sheet on the piano February 25 at 11:00 A.M. Choral Ensemble rehearsal February 25 at 12 Noon Women s Day Committee meeting February 27 at 6:30 P.M. Deacons Conference of Richmond and Vicinity meeting at Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W Cary Street, Richmond, VA March 1 at 11:00 A.M. Aging with Grace meeting March 1 at 6:45 P.M. Bible Study Dr. Earl Bledsoe March 1 at 7:30 P.M. Prayer and Praise March 2 at 6:00 P.M. Usher meeting March 2 at 7:00 P.M. Sanctuary Choir rehearsal March 3 at 6:00 P.M. Children/Youth Mass Choir rehearsal March 8 at 11:00 A.M. Aging with Grace meeting March 8 at 6:45 P.M. Bible Study Dr. Earl Bledsoe March 8 at 7:30 P.M. Prayer and Praise March 9 at 7:00 P.M. Women s Day Choir rehearsal March 11 at 10:00 A.M. Women s Day Choir rehearsal March 11 at 11:00 A.M. Choral Ensemble rehearsal March 15 at 11:00 A.M. Aging with Grace meeting March 15 at 6:45 P.M. Bible Study Dr. Earl Bledsoe March 15 at 7:30 P.M. Prayer and Praise March 16 at 7:00 P.M. Sanctuary Choir rehearsal March 18 at 8:30 A.M. Annual Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the Women s Auxiliary of the Tuckahoe Baptist Association at Cedar Street Baptist Church, 2301 Cedar Street, Richmond, VA. Tickets $18. See Connie Spindle to purchase your ticket. March 18 at 8:30 A.M. Deacon s meeting March 18 at 10:00 A.M. Deaconess meeting March 18 at 10:30 A.M. Media committee meeting March 18 at 12:00 Noon Women s Day Choir rehearsal March 20 at 6:00 P.M. Commission on Finance meeting March 22 at 11:00 A.M. Aging with Grace meeting March 22 at 6:45 P.M. Bible Study Dr. Earl Bledsoe March 22 at 7:30 P.M. Prayer and Praise March 23 at 7:00 P.M. Women s Day Choir rehearsal March 25 at 11:00 A.M. Pre-Woman s Day Event March 26 at 10:00 A.M. Women s Day - 1 Joint Service PLEASE RETURN ALL NAACP MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS TO BEA WILLIAMS OR LUCY WELLS -10- THE MUSICAL INTERLUDE Special Music... The Male Chorus The Scripture... Mr. Donald Manley Joshua 1:1-11 Special Music... The Male Chorus The Prayer... Reverend James O. Jackson, III The Prayer Response... Choir/Congregation Standin in the Need of Prayer No. 496 THE MUSICAL INTERLUDE The Stewardship Challenge/Prayer... Deacon Kenneth Mayo, Sr. Malachi 3:8-10 THE MUSICAL OFFERING/TITHES/OFFERINGS (Benevolence).... In Unison Psalm 24 KJV (MORTGAGE)... Ushers/Deacons/Congregation Praise Him! (Tithes/General/MEN S DAY)... Ushers/Deacons/Congregation You Can t Beat God Giving No. 528 The Offertory Prayer... Deacon Marc Edwards The Offertory Response...No. 559 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow The Presentation of the Preacher... Mrs. Jaime Lynch The Preparatory Selection... The Male Chorus The Sermon... Reverend Dr. Harrison L. Williams Pastor Shiloh Baptist Church, Stanardsville, Virginia MOVING FORWARD WITH THE LORD -3-

4 THE INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP The Invitational Hymn...No. 500 Walk with Me SERMON NOTES AND REFLECTIONS Remarks... Reverend Malcoln Lynch, President of Men's Fellowship Reverend Dr. Earl L. Bledsoe, Interim Pastor THE LORD S SUPPER The Invitational Statement... Reverend Dr. Earl L. Bledsoe Interim Pastor The Prayer of Confession/Dedication The Pardon...No. 206 Have Thine Own Way, Lord THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORD S SUPPER Let Us Break Bread Together No. 358 There Is a Fountain No. 142 The Closing Prayer/Benediction... Reverend Dr. Williams The Choral Response... Choir/Congregation The Lord s Prayer No. 540 The Hymn of Fellowship/Dedication...No. 136 Glory to His Name

5 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION WORKSHOP Saturday, February 25, :00 A.M. 12 Noon Financial Stewardship Counting the Cost Facilitators: Reverend Kenneth Brown Reverend Frank Lomax, Jr. Reverend Dr. Thomas Simmons Continental Breakfast and Light Lunch included Sign up sheet on the piano -8- Biographical Sketch Reverend Dr. Harrison L. Williams Reverend Dr. Harrison L. Williams is a native of Jeffersonton, Virginia, Culpeper County. He is the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Grayson Turner. He was reared with a spiritual and loving upbringing. He attended and graduated from the Culpeper County Public School System. He accepted the Lord as his personal Savior at an early age. As being taught he always remembered that all of his help came from God and he continues to praise God by using his gifts and talents. He joined and was baptized at the Upper Zion Baptist Church in Jeffersonton, Virginia, Culpeper County. After graduating in 1971 from Culpeper County High School, he furthered his education by attending Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree majoring in Special Education. He met and married the lovely Glenda Parchman on June 5, From this union a daughter Candra and a son Andrew were born. The blessed additions to the family are four grandchildren, a daughter-in-law, and a son-in-law. In 1970 he graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. He returned and taught in the Culpeper County School System for over twenty-seven years and was blessed to retire in In the year of 1992, Reverend Williams preached his initial sermon at Upper Zion Baptist Church. On July 14, 1996, Reverend Williams was called to be Pastor Elect at Shiloh Baptist Church. He was obedient to his calling and was installed as Pastor on March 24, Reverend Williams seeks his guidance from God on decision making. In 2007, Reverend Williams received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology at Life Christian University. In 2008 he received his Master Degree in Christian Counseling at Life Christian University and in 2008 Reverend Williams received his Master in Pastoral Counseling. In 2009 he received his Doctorate in Theology Degree from North Carolina College of Theology. Reverend Williams served as a member of the Wayland Blue Ridge Executive Board, President of the Church Institute of Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association and Trustee and member of the governing board of Greene County Alliance of Church Community Efforts (GRACE). Shiloh Baptist Church is blessed to have Reverend Dr. Williams as their under shepherd. He faithfully holds Devotions and Bible Study every Wednesday. He is obedient to having Devotion and Worship services every Sunday except 5 th Sunday. While at Shiloh Baptist Church, Pastor Williams has made many improvements and accomplishments. Many ministries have been birthed under the unction of the Holy Spirit and the guidance of Reverend Williams. -5-

6 BLACK HISTORY MOMENT Featuring Charles Drew Drew was born in 1904 into an African-American middle-class family in Washington, D.C. His father, Richard, was a carpet layer and his mother, Nora Burrell, was a teacher. Drew and his siblings grew up in D. C. s Foggy Bottom neighborhood and he graduated from Dunbar High School in Drew won an athletics scholarship to Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he graduated in An outstanding athlete at Amherst, Drew also joined Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He attended medical school at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, receiving his MDCM in 1933, and ranked 2nd in his class of 127 students. A few years later, Drew did graduate work at Columbia University, where he earned his Doctor of Medical Science degree, becoming the first African American to do so. In 1941, Drew's distinction in his profession was recognized when he became the first African- American surgeon selected to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery. Drew had a lengthy research and teaching career and became a chief surgeon. Blood plasma for British project In late 1940, before the U.S. entered World War II and just after earning his doctorate, Drew was recruited by John Scudder to help set up and administer an early prototype program for blood storage and preservation. He was to collect, test, and transport large quantities of blood plasma for distribution in the United Kingdom Drew went to New York City as the medical director of the United States' Blood for Britain project. The Blood for Britain project was a project to aid British soldiers and civilians by giving U.S. blood to the United Kingdom. Drew started what would be later known as bloodmobiles, which were trucks containing refrigerators of stored blood; this allowed for greater mobility in terms of transportation as well as prospective donations. Drew created a central location for the blood collection process where donors could go to give blood. He made sure all blood plasma was tested before it was shipped out. He ensured that only skilled personnel handled blood plasma to avoid the possibility of contamination. The Blood for Britain program operated successfully for five months, with total collections of almost 15,000 people donating blood, and with over 5,500 vials of blood plasma. As a result, the Blood Transfusion Betterment Association applauded Drew for his work. Out of his work came the American Red Cross Blood Bank. -6- BLACK HISTORY MONTH Visit our display in the lower level Fellowship Hall to learn about: Paul Cuffe, Frederick Douglass, Bill Pickett, Thomas Dorsey, Henry McNeal Turner, Lucille Clifton, Gwendolyn Brooks, Gordon Parks, Kenneth Clark, Maya Angelou, and many more -7-