Christ Temple Baptist Church

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1 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY Rev. Dr. Dale A. Lawson, Sr. ~ Pastor First Lady Evangelist Vallierie V. Lawson Pastor s Study: Pastor s Office Hours*: Tuesday - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (subject to change) Wednesday, Thursday - 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Friday - Open Please contact the church office to make an appointment with the Pastor. *Church Office: Fax: Church: Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 4:00pm-8:00pm Wed. 4:00-6:00 Please call for Saturday availability CHURCH WEBSITE: CHURCH ctbc111@gmail.com Like us on Face Book PRAYER LINE: Associate Ministers Rev. Edozia Brumfield Rev. Herbert Davis Rev. Myke Gerring Rev. George R. Hudson Rev. Rosemary Kelly Rev. Emmanuel Patterson Rev. Craig Wilson Music Department Bro. Johnny D. Britton, Minister of Music Rev. Myke Gerring Bro. Cliff Dubose Bro. Tyrome Bowie Bro. Kenny Willoughby Sunday Worship Service - 10:00 a.m. Sunday School - 8:30 a.m. Junior Church - 10:00 a.m. Dea. Earl Stoxstell, Overseer Bro. Lonnie Rucker, Pianist Sunday School Department Dea. Lee Banks, Supt. Sis. Elaine Harris Dea. Jeffery Mayo Board of Christian education - Dr. Becky Adams Deacons Ministry Deaconess Board Dea. Willie Jones Sis. Linda Jones Financial Secretary Sis. Bridget Lyons Church Treasurer Dea. Charles J. Harris Trusted servant ministry - Sis. Mettha Marsalis Ross Announcement clerks Membership Clerk Sis. Gloria Johnson, Sis. Mettha Marsalis Ross Sis. Betty Meachum Sis. Mattie Curties, Sis. Regina Mitchell Christ Temple Baptist Church S. Wood St. Markham, IL The Friendly Church On The Highway Rev. Dr. Dale A. Lawson, Sr.-Pastor First Lady Evangelist Vallierie V. Lawson Rev. Princeton H. McKinney, Founder 10:00 a.m. February 26, 2017 DOING EVEN GREATER THINGS IN 2017 GREATER THINGS THAN THESE YOU WILL DO John 14: 12

2 CHRIST TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH ******* Order Of Service praise and worship... deacons and praise team Devotion ~ Call To Order (unison)... Rev. Emmanuel Patterson I will bless the Lord at all times, His praises shall continually be in my mouth, Come magnify the Lord with me! Let us exalt His name together! Chant/lord s prayer!!! **The Chant and Lord s Prayer (remain standing) Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight ; Wilt Thou teach me how to serve Thee, Wilt Thou teach me how to pray? PSALM 19:14 ** Scripture Lesson Congregational song... We Shall Overcome Welcome/affirmation...CTBC Ushers Introduction of Speaker...Mr. Christopher Saffore *ministry of music...the voices of Christ temple *Message...Mr. Tahman Bradley Worship through Commitment **invitation to Christian discipleship Worship in giving **Tithes and Offerings...Deacons and Trusted Servants Offertory Sentence: upon the first day of the week, let everyone of you [give] as God has prospered [you] ; not grudgingly nor of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. (I Cor. 16:2; II Cor. 9:7) **Offertory Music and Prayer Special Presentation...Library Ministry Birthday Acknowledgements Altar call **Closing Hymn... all stand Benediction Enter to Worship/Depart to Serve SAY A PRAYER... SEND A CARD EXTENDED CARE FACILITY Sis. Willa Currin... Windmill Nursing Home Wabash, So. Holland Sis. Irma Walker......Windmill Nursing Home Wabash, So. Holland AT HOME Sis. Thelma Holmes S. Wood, Markham Sis. Bessie Parkman S. Ashland Harvey Sis. Daisy Rice Main Street, Park Forest Sis. Dorothy Spears S. Wood St. Markham DESIRING PRAYER Evangelist Val Lawson & Family, Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd, Sis. Freddie Ford & Family, The Family of Sis. Mildred Varnado, Dea. Tim Jacobs & Family, The Crews Family, Bro. Perry & Sis. Alma Colvin, Rev. Craig & Sis. Linda Wilson, and their granddaughter, Dea. Louis & Sis. Willanda Williams, Bro. Dwayne & Sis. Betty Neil, Sis. Connie Woodson, Sis. Thelma Stoxstell, Sis. Marge Jones & family, Sis. Delores Washington-Green, Bro. Johnny Britton & family, Sis. Barbara Whitaker, Bro. Eric Shealey (friend of Sis. Whitaker), Dea. Warren Gerring, Dea. Ben Nobles, Dean Hazel Johnson, Sis. Agnes Robinson & Family, Bro. Richard McGowan, Bro. Bryan Hughes, Sis. Gertrude Rucker, Sis. Brenda Mayo, Sis. Pearl Thames, Sis. Sherese Lott & family, Sis. Ethel Orr & Family, Ryan Robertson (the son of Sis. Erriann Burkett) Bro. Charlie Jackson, Sis. Beverly DeNeal & Family, Sis. Winona & Bro. Albert Brown, Bro. Justyn Britton, Mildred Martin (mother of Bro. Dwayne Lee). ** No walking during this time!!!! PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES

3 CHRIST TEMPLE CHURCH SCHOOL Invites You each Sunday 8:30 a.m. Lesson For Sunday March 5, 2017 The Source of All Love Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another 1 John 4: 11 HOME DAILY BIBLE READINGS M Feb. 27 Christ Died for Us I John 3: T Feb. 28 Jesus and the Father s Love John 14: W March 1 Believe in Jesus, Love One Another I John 3: T March 2 The Spirit of God Confesses Jesus I John 4: 1-6 F March 3 Loving God and Brothers and Sisters I John 4: 20-5:5 S March 4 Thankful for God s Steadfast Love Psalm 40: 1-10 S March 5 Dwelling in God s Love I John 4: 7-19 Precepts Sunday School....Dea. Lee Banks, Superintendent Deaconess Elaine Harris, Asst Superintendent We must remember and say... Thank you, Crispus Attucks, for falling in the cause of liberty. Thank you, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Nat Turner, too, for so strongly backing up the belief that all men are born free. Thank you, Black composers, known and unknown, for lifting the spirit above the darkness of slavery through soul-stirring song that lighted the flame of faith, enabling us to survive. Thank you, W.C. Handy, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Ethel Waters, Mahalia Jackson, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole, for the songs that you sang and the music you played. And thank you, Robert S. Abbott, for establishing news-papers that helped to enlighten us of our Black awareness and pride. Thank you, Madame C.J. Walker, for your enlightened vision that caused us to see just how very beautiful Black can be. Thank you, George Washington Carver and Percy Julian, for all of the contributions your great scientific minds made. Thank you, Jack Johnson, for being a man. And you, Jesse Owens, for being a master of every race you ran. Thank you Langston Hughes, James Baldwin and Gwendolyn Brooks, for your artistic integrity and masterful books. Thank you, Jackie Robinson, for knocking the balls out of the park and proving we deserved to be inside. Thank you, A. Philip Randolph, Ralph Bunche, Roy Wilkins, Rosa Parks and Whitney Young, for leading us toward a freedom so long denied. Thank you, Martin, Malcolm and Medgar, for reawakening the cause, for which you died. Thank you Barack and Michelle Obama for demonstrating grace under pressure and giving us the audacity to hope. Thank you Katherine Johnson and all of the other Hidden Figures for reminding us that we have always been important. Thank you, shoeshine boys, struggling physicians, caddies, sleeping car porters, mamas, grand mamas and daddies, for the sacrifices you made. And thank you as you read this for taking the time to celebrate today. We must strive to overcome together for no one truly succeeds alone. Pastor Dale A. Lawson, Sr.~ Pastor

4 CONGREGATIONAL SONG WE SHALL OVERCOME 1. We shall over come, We shall over come; We shall over come some day; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall over come some day. 2. The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through some day; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, The Lord will see us through some day. 3. We re on to victory, We re on to victory, We re on to victory some day; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We re on to victory some day. CHURCH AFFIRMATION Feb. 26 Jashanti Johnson Christian Polk Dayana Watkins We Are A Church: DEDICATED to lifting up Jesus Christ and our fellowman; March 1 Sonia Thompson We Are A Christ Centered Church: COMMITTED to extending God s love to the lost, expounding God s truth to the saints, and expanding our ministry by exalting the Savior, empowered by the Holy Spirit to affect our world for Christ; We Are A Bible Believing Church: FULFILLING the great commission by reaching, teaching, and developing Disciples for God s Kingdom! March 2 Jamari Roberson

5 African-American Firsts in Military History Presented by the CTBC Veterans Committee Brigadier General Matthew A. Zimmerman - first black U. S. Army Chaplain to attain the rank of General Warrant Officer (for mer Staff Sergeant) Jonathan Holsey, US Army - first amputee to be accepted to U. S. Army Warrant Officer School Master Chief Carl Brashear - first black U. S. Navy Diver, Master Diver and Master Chief (Movie - Men of Honor) Lieutenant Colonel Shawna Kimbrell - first woman to complete fighter pilot training in the U. S. Air Force Command Sergeant Major Teresa King - first woman to serve as Commandant of the school for U. S. Army Drill Sergeants Sergeant Major Gilbert Hashmark Johnson, U. S. Marines Corps - A notable Montford Point Marine and one of the first black Drill Instructors. He served at the (then) segregated Montford Point Training Camp at Camp Lejeune, NC. After his death, the facility was renamed in his honor; it was the first military installation named for a black person. He earned the nickname Hashmark in the Marine Corps because of the service stripes worn on his sleeves noting his previous years of service in the U. S. Army and the U. S. Navy. The Montford Point Marines The first 20,000 African-American men to serve in the (then) segregated U. S. Marine Corps from They trained at a segregated Boot Camp at Montford Point, near Camp Lejeune and New River, NC. The Marine Corps was the last military service branch to fully integrate its service personnel. President Obama presented the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award given by Congress, to the men in June In March 2013, the U. S. Navy commissioned the first Mobile Landing Platform in the fleet the - USNS Montford Point - MLP 1, in San Diego, CA. In July 2016, a monument was unveiled in Camp Lejeune, NC, near Camp Montford Point, in honor of the Montford Point Marines. August 25th is National Montford Point Marines Day. In addition, production is currently underway of a movie which will tell the story of the Marines of Montford Point. The Montford Point Marine Association (MPMA) is the only veteran organization which holds an annual fundraising/promotional campaign where local Chapter Queens and a National Queen are crowned. Dr. Stacy L. Henderson was crowned the MPMA National Queen twice and crowned the Chicago Chapter Queen three times. She is a Life Member of the Montford Point Marine Association. (

6 MID-WEEK PRAYER SERVICE The Ushers are the sponsoring ministry for this week s prayer service Wednesday at 12 noon. CTBC LIBRARY BOOK REVIEW ANNIVERSARY The CTBC Library Ministry will hold their 18th Anniversary Book Review on Saturday, March 11 at Ruby s Restaurant in Country Club Hills. The cost is $20.00 and must be paid by March 5. Please see Sis. Rosemary Reddice for menu selection information. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy this special afternoon of fun and fellowship. In addition to discussing the current read A Time to Speak by Michelle Stimpson, there will be other special activities! Make your reservation today! HERE S TO A BETTER YEAR AND A BETTER YOU! Life's simple 7 to a healthier heart : Sis. Rosemary Reddice, Chair PRAISE TEAM AUDITIONS Auditions for the CTBC Praise Team will be held today immediately following morning service. Bro. Johnny Britton, Min of Music NATIONAL BAPTIST OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CONGRESS It is time to prepare for the NBC Annual Congress of Christian Education that will be held in St. Louis Mo in June, Interested persons should attend the March CEM Meeting on Saturday, March 4 for more information. Dr. Becky J. Adams, Chair Quit smoking, maintain a healthy weight, get active, eat better (healthier), control cholesterol, manage blood pressure, and reduce blood sugar. CTBC Hoodie $30 Crew Neck- $25 The United Brothers in Christ 2017 Fundraiser for purchasing hand dryers for the bathrooms is coming to an end. Today they are accepting the FINAL requests for this order. The cost is $30 for hoodies and $25 for crew necks. Payment is due at the time of order and all checks should be made payable to Christ Temple Baptist Church. Shirts should arrive in a few weeks. Please see any of the following UBIC members to place your order: Bro. Lawrence Jackson Bro Louis Williams Bro Lendale Pruit Bro Clarence Shaw Thank you for your support! ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH TO BE CHRISTLIKE? Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 This is the theme and scripture for the 2017 Men s Revival which will be Wednesday March 15 and Thursday March 16 with Rev. Dearal Jordon as the guest minister AND the Men s Concert which will be Friday, March 17 with the CTBC Male Chorus and other special guest. The Annual Men s Day Service will be Sunday, March 19 with our very own Dr. Willie Wilson as speaker. Mark your calendar because you don t want to miss this week of spiritual renewal and excitement! Dea. Earl Stoxstell, Chair Bro. Malik Tolliver, Co-Chair