Communion Sunday Sunday, October 21, 2018

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1 Greater Little Zion Baptist Church Zion Drive Fairfax, VA Phone: Fax: Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Website: Community Invitations to GLZBC Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Women s Day Celebration Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Location: 4325 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA POC: Mable V. Payne at (703) Living Water Worship Center Church Fall Harvest Fest October 27, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. Fun For All Ages Location: Lee Highway, Gainesville, VA POC: Pastor Lynn Taylor Mt. Olive Baptist Church-Rectortown s Annual Family & Friends Day Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Communion Sunday Sunday, October 21, Theme: "The Year of the Warrior" Isaiah 59:17 & Ephesians 6:10-17 Church Vision: The vision of GLZBC is to reach the unsaved with the saving message of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:19-20 Church Mission: The mission of GLZBC is to lead everyone to a full life of development in Christ. Luke 4:18-19 Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr., Pastor James.T.Murphy@glzbc.org Warner Baptist Church Annual Deacon's Day Celebration Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. "Midnight Prayer Service" on Friday, November 2, 2018 from 9:00 PM until 12:30 AM, Saturday, November 3, Location: 3613 Lacy Boulevard, Baileys Crossroads, Virginia POC: Dea. Lloyd Saunders, Jr., Church Phone: (703) warnerbaptist@gmail.com First Baptist Church of Manassas 24 th Annual Women s Retreat November 8-10, 2018 at Liberty Mountain Resort, Carroll Valley, PA Retreat Cost: $ (Double Occupancy) POC: Rebecca Pearson, Women s Ministry Chairperson at (703) Warner Baptist Church Women of Grace Event Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Location: 3613 Lacy Boulevard, Baileys Crossroads, Virginia POC: Church Office at (703) or Carolyn65@msn.com For more information, go to and click on the Community Page tab.

2 Worship on the Lord s Day 7:45 a.m. Service Today s Music Leaders Musicians.... Bishop Paul Taylor and Minister Keith Exum Minister of Music.... Bro. Robert Fairchild Call to Worship.... This is my Bible. I am what It says I am. I have what It says I have. I can do what It says I can do. Today I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess that my mind is alert, my heart is receptive and I will never be the same. In Jesus name. Amen. Sermon Notes Message Notes 7:45 a.m. Scripture (s): Sermon Text: Invocation Minister Musical Selection (2)..... Male Chorus The Spoken Word/Sermon... Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. Sermon Title: Lord, I Want To Do Better: Help Me Step Forward. Mark 9:17 Invitation to Salvation Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. Worship of Giving/Prayer..... Board of Directors/Deacons (Bring Prayer Request As Well With Offering) Welcoming of Visitors..... Greeter s Ministry Announcements Pastoral Prayer Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. Holy Communion... Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. Please do not enter or leave the Sanctuary during this time

3 Worship on the Lord s Day 10:45 a.m. Service Today s Music Leader Musician Minister Keith Exum Minister of Music Bro. Robert Fairchild Praise and Worship This is my Bible. I am what It says I am. I have what It says I have. I can do what It says I can do. Today I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess that my mind is alert, my heart is receptive and I will never be the same. In Jesus name. Amen. Sermon Notes Message Notes 10:45 a.m. Scripture (s): Sermon Text: Call to Worship.... Congregational Hymn # We re Marching To Zion Worshippers may enter Invocation Minister Musical Selection Male Chorus Welcoming of Visitors..... Greeter s Ministry Announcements... Worship of Giving/ Prayer Board of Directors/Deacons Congregational Prayer Time... Musical Selection Male Chorus The Spoken Word/Sermon... Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. Sermon Title: Lord, I Want To Do Better: Help Me Step Forward. Mark 9:17 Invitation to Salvation Holy Communion..... Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. Please do not enter or leave the Sanctuary during this time.

4 Sis. Eboni Bradford & sons: Landen and Jeremiah (Sis. Joyce Moseley's co-worker) Sis. Barbara Collins Health & Healing Concerns Sis. Charity Collins Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Brenda Perkins-Johnson's mother) Sis. Sangai Cooper (Sis. Miamah Braddox s niece) Bro. Ted & Sis. Annie Davis Health & Healing Concerns Sis. Mary Evans Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Karen Talley s mother) Sis. Annette Fletcher - Health & Healing Concerns Bro. Garrett Felix (Sis. Beverly Wrighten s brother) Bro. Marquise Fulmer - liver cancer (Sis. Joyce Moseley s cousin) Bro. Larry Garrett- Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Ruth Garrett s husband) Sis. Ruth Garrett - Health & Healing Concerns Bro. Elias Gomez, in the Hospital, MD (Sis. Lillian Patillo s husband, Rev. Chandler s friend) Bro. H. Gene Gross, New Orleans, LA - Health & Healing Concerns (Bro. James McCoy s friend) Sis. Yetta Howard - Health & Healing (Sis. Yedetta Felton s sister) Sis. Christel Lipscomb - Health & Healing (Sis. Malinda Paige s sister) Bro. Oliver Latney & Family (Sis. Dolores Dennie s cousin) Sis. Linda McClenic, Richmond, VA Health Concerns (Sis. Pat McClenic s sister) Bro. Addison McFarland, Health & Healing, Memphis, TN (Bro. Steve Hill s stepfather) Sis. Dorothy McFarland, Health & Healing, Memphis, TN (Bro. Steve Hill s mother) Sis. Theresa McLaughlin-Healing (Sis. Joyce Moseley's Co-worker s mother) Sis. Brenda Mixon - Health & Healing (Sis. Adrienne Marshall s friend) Bro. James Murphy, Sr. Health & Healing (Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. s father) Bro. Joseph Oliver Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Ruth Garrett s brother) Bro. Brian Roach - Healing and Health (Sis. Joyce Moseley's Nephew) Bro. Karl Roberson Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Renee Purcell s father) Bro. Darryl Shaw Health & Healing Bro. William Skipwith Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Judy Skipwith s father) Sis. Esther Smith Healing and Health (Sis. Joyce Moseley s friend s mother) Bro. Bernardo Snowden Health Concerns (Sis. Denise Snowden s brother-in-law) Sis. Denise Snowden Healing Rev. Rufus Snowden Health Concerns Bro. Joshua Thomas Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Crystal Thomas father) Sis. Angela Tibbs Healing (Mother Dolores Dennis s granddaughter and Sis. Jessica Tibbs sister) Bro. Frank and Sis. Lou Etta Watkins (Sis. Julie Lane s stepfather and mother) Bro. Trey Wilburn Health & Healing (Bro. Hosea Pickett s friend) Sis. Christina Williams Health & Healing (Bro. Larry Pyos mother) Bro. Craig Wright Health & Healing (Bro. Edward Wright s brother) Sis. Sheila Yeary Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Brenda Perkins-Johnson's cousin) Mourning the Loss of a Loved One. Sis. Cliftemma Temma Allen (Death of her father) Rev. Estelle Chandler (Death of Sis. Pearl D. Beauchamp) Sis. Carmen Holt (Death of friend) Dr. Mark Dean Dr. Mark Dean is presently an IBM Fellow and Vice President of Systems in IBM Research. He is responsible for the research and application of systems technologies spanning circuits to operating environments. Key technologies in his research team include cellular systems structures (Blue Gene), digital visualization, DA tools, Linux optimizations for Pervasive, SMPs & Clusters, Settop Box integration, MXT, S/390 & PowerPC processors, super dense servers, formal verification methods and high speed low power circuits. Prior to this Dr. Dean was responsible for the IBM Austin Research Laboratory in Austin, Texas. He was appointed to this position in November of The primary focus of the laboratory is the development of high performance microprocessors, systems and software, including the circuits, tools and micro-architectures to support high frequency operation. Other ARL research activities include high MIPS/milliwatt embedded controllers, full system simulation, formal verification, design for manufacturability and low temperature cooling methods. Recent lab accomplishments include the successful testing of the first 1GHz CMOS microprocessor, design of a high speed DRAM (<5ns latency), ACES EDA tool development, SimOS-PPC full system simulator demonstration, and the prototyping of a highly scaleable SMP architecture (NUMA) for Intel and PowerPC. Throughout his 20 year career with IBM, Mark has held several engineering positions in the area of computer system hardware architecture and design. He worked on establishing the strategy, architecture, design and business plan for proposed video server offerings and studied the technology and business opportunity for settop boxes. He was also chief engineer for the development of the IBM PC/AT, ISA systems bus, PS/2 Model 70 & 80, the Color Graphics Adapter and numerous other subsystems. Dr. Dean received a BSEE degree from the University of Tennessee in 1979, a MSEE degree from Florida Atlantic University in 1982, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in He has papers published in the IEEE Computer Society Press, MIT Press, and IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin. Dr. Dean's most recent awards are: induction as a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Black Engineer of the Year Award, the NSBE Distinguished Engineer award, the Black Engineer of the Year President's Award, induction into the National Inventor s Hall of Fame in Akron, OH and recipient of the Ronald H. Brown American Innovators Award in Washington, DC. Dr. Dean was appointed to IBM Fellow in 1995, IBM's highest technical honor. Only 50 out of 310,000 IBM employees have the level of IBM Fellow. Mark is also a member of the IBM Academy of Technology, serving on the Technology Council Board. Mark has received several academic and IBM awards, including thirteen Invention Achievement Awards and six Corporate Awards. He also has more than 30 patents or patents pending.

5 Announcements CSTM Presents Healthy Habits for the Month of October Celebrate Meatless Monday: October is National Vegetarian Month. Going meat-free for a day can introduce you to new healthy foods to love, reduce your carbon footprint, and help lower your BMI. Shake the Salt! Use this month to ease up on your sodium intake. The Cancer Support Team Ministry recognizes the following Cancer Awareness for the month of October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Pink); Liver Cancer Awareness Month (Emerald Green) Thank You! God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others. II Corinthians 9:8 To: Greater Little Zion Baptist Church Family, Thank you, Pastor Murphy and the GLZBC Family, for your support of my family after the passing of my father, Clifton Allen, Sr. Your presence and your help were a blessing to us. We cannot thank you enough for how you reached out to us and how you embraced us. We thank God for you and wish His continued blessings on you. The Allen Family Thank You! The Hospitality Committee Ministry would like to extend their sincere Thanks and appreciation to Deacon Terri Bazemore, Bro. Solomon Henderson, Sis. Shari Moseley, Sis. Brandi Reese, Sis. Julie Lane and all others who assisted with the set-up, serving and clean-up for the Deacons Ordination service on Sunday, October 7, Also, we would like to thank Sisters Mary Grate- Pyos & Kathleen Crockett for the food & decorations. Without your willingness to come forward in a time of need, we the (HCM) would have been in grave danger of not being ready for the Deacons reception. God bless you all! Sis. Carmen W. Holt, HCM, Vice Chair Person Greater Little Zion Baptist Church (GLZBC) Praise Dance Ministry The Praise Dance Ministry invites YOU to join us. If you are a dancer or if you just want to dance praises to the Lord, we invite you to join the Praise Dance Ministry here at GLZBC. We have something for EVERYONE, male and female, ALL ages. No previous dance experience required, just a willing spirit. Rehearsals are held at the Church on Thursdays, from 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. For more information, please contact: Dolores Claytor at dolores.claytor@yahoo.com or Jimmy Barber at usherman52@yahoo.com. Thanksgiving Baskets Submissions for the Thanksgiving Baskets for GLZBC Members and Non-members Window Opens: Today Window Closes: October 31, 2018 Pickup: November 17th between 10:00 a.m. and Noon Members, please submit your request to your Care Group Deacon. Non-Members or members of Zion requesting a basket for non-members, please submit the nonmember s valid address and telephone number to the Admin Office. POC: Sis. Jeri Woods, Missionary Ministry Announcements Singing Engagement The Women of Zion Choir will be singing at Mt. Calvary, Fairfax When: Sunday, October 21, AM Location: 4325 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA GLZ Youth Ministry Trunk or Treat We need your HELP! We are asking the adults of GLZBC to support the Youth Ministry as we put on this year's Trunk or Treat for our children and the community of GLZBC on Tuesday, October 30 th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. We need volunteers to sign up to decorate their trunk and/or bring candy donations to church. There will be a sign up board in the church lobby starting this Sunday, October 7 th - Sunday, October 28 th. The candy bins will be in located in the lobby as well. Feel free to reach out to any of the youth coordinators with any questions. It takes a village. - Youth Ministry Executive Council Meeting When: Monday, October 29, 2018 at 7:00 PM Where: Fellowship Hall Quarterly Church Meeting All members are strongly encouraged to attend the Quarterly Church Meeting scheduled for Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 10:00 AM in the Main Sanctuary. Please arrive early so that we can start on time, and bring a picture ID. Dialogue With the Pastor Dialogue with the Pastor will continue on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 1:15 p.m. in the main sanctuary. Please submit questions to Admin Office by Sunday, October 28, Veterans Appreciation Day Sunday, November 11, 2018 LTG Bruce T. Crawford Speaker at 10:45 a.m. South Carolina State Univ. Graduate, HBCU Commission Officer Let s thank our Military Service Members. Fellowship after 10:45 a.m. Service God Bless Our Veterans Rev. Estelle Chandler Huge Committee Members

6 Think Pink! October is Breast Cancer Awareness month Unit 2: God Destroys and Re-Creates Abraham and Sarah Trust God s Promise Daily Bible Readings for this week: Monday Psalm 105:1-11 Tuesday Genesis 16:7-11, Wednesday Galatians 3:6-9, Thursday Genesis 15:1-6 Friday Genesis 17:15-22 Saturday Genesis 18:1-8 Sunday Genesis 18:9-15, 21:7

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10 Sunday 7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Worship Service - Each one bring one 7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Children s Church 1st and 3rd Sunday (OS) 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 5th Sunday - Pastor Murphy is the Adult Class facilitator 9:45 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - POC: Bro. Jeffery Allen, Sr., Superintendent. September November 2018, Theme: God s World and God s People 9:45 10:15 a.m. Morning Prayer period Main Sanctuary POC: Prayer Ministry 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 5th Sunday 1:00 p.m. Pastor s Aide Ministry Meeting 1st Sunday (FH) 1:00 p.m. Family Ministry Family Prayer Day, 3rd Sunday upstairs in the prayer Family Focus Theme: Forgiveness and Restoration. The Family Focus for the Month of October: As we walk through the year, let us not give up on the forgiveness of GOD that we need daily and let us seek to be restored by the HOLY SPIRIT that continues to guide and be in us. Our need to forgive and be forgiven by the LORD continues to restore us as God s children; is our focused prayer this month. Scripture: Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. Create in me a clean heart, O God. And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, And do not take Your HOLY SPIRIT from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous spirit. (Psalm 51: 1-2 & 10 & 12) POCs: Deacons Anthony & Terri Bazemore 1:00 p.m. Game of Chess, Food, Fun and Fellowship, immediately after the 11:00 a.m. service, 2 nd Sundays (also please see website calendar for other dates) in the Fellowship Hall. POC: Bro. Al Hayes and Sis. LaKita Jones 1:00 p.m. Rock The Rim, immediately after the 11:00 a.m. service, every 2 nd Sunday at the Pinn Center. POC: Deacon William Windley and Bro. Mervin Fanfon (during the Summer and Fall months) 1:30 p.m. Christian Education Ministry Meeting 1st Sunday POC: Sis. La Kita Jones 1:30 p.m. Cancer Support Team Meeting (CR) 2nd Sunday POC: Sis. Christine Davis 1:30 p.m. Deacons Meeting 3rd Sunday (CR) POC: Deacon Anthony Bazemore 1:30 p.m. Women s Ministry Meeting 4th Sunday (FH) POC: Rev. Estelle Chandler Monday 7:00 p.m. Church Choir Rehearsal (MS) 7:30 p.m. Women of Zion Choir Rehearsals the Monday before the 5th Sunday Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Academic Enrichment (Tutoring) POC: Deacon Dr. Al Moseley 7:00 p.m. Zion Inspirational Choir Rehearsal (the Tuesday 2 weeks before the 1st Sunday) (MS) 7:00 p.m. Music and Performing Arts Council meeting Tuesday before the 1st Sunday 7:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 2nd Tuesday (CR) POC: Sis. Dolores Claytor 7:30 p.m. Hospitality Ministry Meeting 4th Tuesday (Kitchen) POC: Sis. Christine Davis Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting - A one-hour group session led by the Deacons Ministry. Come and pray with us. Location: Main Sanctuary, All are welcome 7:30-8:30 p.m. Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) All are welcome Thursday 6:00 8:00 p.m. GLZ Praise Dancers Ministry Rehearsal (OS) POC: BOD Dolores Claytor 7:00 a.m. Men s Bible Study 1 st Thursday of the month (FH) POC: Bro. Al Woods 7:00 a.m. Church Choir Rehearsal Thursday before the 3rd Sunday (MS) 7:30 p.m. Youthful Praise of Zion Choir Rehearsal (MS) the 2 Thursdays prior to the 2nd Sunday 8:00 p.m. 8:15 p.m. GLZ Prayer Line every Thursday, Dial: Access Code # POC: Sis. Gina Colbert or Sis. Diane Ward 8:30 p.m. Young Adult Praise Team Rehearsal (MS) the 2 Thursdays prior to the 2nd Sunday POC: Sis. Kiara Mack Friday 7:00 p.m. Baptism Orientation 1st Friday (CR) POC: Rev. Estelle Chandler 7:00 p.m. Zion Inspirational Choir Rehearsal Friday before the 1st Sunday (MS) Saturday 8:00 a.m. Male Chorus Rehearsal (MS) 9:30 11:00 a.m. Women s Bible Study 2nd and 4th Saturdays (FH) - POC: Sis. Geraldine Woods 10:00 a.m. Beautification Ministry Meeting 3rd Saturdays (CR) POC: Sis. Annie McLaurin 10:00 11:00 a.m. Ushers Ministry Adults Meeting 4th Saturday (OS) POC: Sis. Gloria Lofton 10:00 a.m. New Member Orientation Saturday before the 2nd Sunday 11:00 a.m. Women of Zion Choir Rehearsal the Saturday before the 5th Sunday (MS) 1:00 p.m. Seasoned Saints Ministry Meeting every 3rd Saturday (Pinn Center) Please see web-site calendar ( for more scheduled events.