FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 216 Sunset Road Willingboro New Jersey 08046 (609) 871-2015 www.fbcwillingboro.org
THE LORD S DAY OCTOBER 2, 2016 Prelude Text of Meditation Psalm 95:7-11 (At 10:55 let s quiet our hearts and meditate on Who God is and what He has taught you this week from His Word.) Announcements Worship Medley: Recognition of Visitors Prayer Every Praise Glory to His Name #527 Thou Art Worthy #73 Worship in Giving: Jesus Is Better Choir Message Be Faithful Because Christ Pastor Gary Tum Suden is Faithful Hebrews 3:1-15 Song of Salvation: Faithful God Ladies Ensemble Communion Prayer Song of Response: My Tribute #11 Hymns Message EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE Jonathan Colekraty Missionary to Liberia 2
October 2, 2016 AM Better Be Faithful Because Christ is Faithful Hebrews 3:1-15 Eternal Truth: Jesus is Better He is my faithful and perfect High Priest. We can be faithful because He is perfect & faithful. He will help us! I. Jesus is the Perfect Man & Mediator (High Priest) (Heb. 2:5-18) A. Temporarily Made Lower so that He could Make Us Higher (Heb. 2:5-9)-He tasted Death for All B. The Captain of Our Salvation Broke the Bondage of Sin & Death (Heb. 2:10-15) Identity of Angels C. He is Faithful & Merciful High Priest of Help (Heb. 2:16-18) II. Jesus is the Faithful Mediator (High Priest) (Heb. 3:1-6) III. We Must Be Faithful and Not Harden Our Hearts (Heb. 3:7-15) 3
October 2, 2016 PM Jonathan Colekraty 4
Adult Christmas Cantata Rehearsals Begin next Monday, October 10 th at 7:30 p.m. We are looking forward to seeing some new people make this short-term commitment. We not only have fun singing this great music, but we get to worship and enjoy the Lord together. Children s (also Teens and Adults) Registration for the Christmas Cantata (December 10 and 11 performances) will continue today by filling out a registration form and bringing it to Rooms 20-21 after the congregational vote today. Auditions for acting or special singing roles in the drama will take place during our first lunch/rehearsal TODAY. ALL CHILDREN in Grade 2 and up should bring a LUNCH today (we will stay until 2:45 PM) to rehearse. A brief parent meeting will take place at the start (after the congregational vote) in Rooms 20-21. Parent support is crucial! Younger children may be able to participate in a portion of the program if there is enough adult support. TEENS AND ADULTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGH UP NOW as well. There are roles for all ages! Casting auditions will wrap up on October 9. Music Office Help Needed! Perhaps singing is not your thing, but you love music and appreciate Music Ministry. Here is your chance to make a joyful difference by giving an hour or more of your time to help file music. Please see Cindi Decker or leave a note in the box by the Music Office today if you can be of service in this area. First Baptist Church of Willingboro American Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday, October 4 2:00 7:00 p.m. Appointments are preferred. Sign up on the Bulletin board in the foyer. ABBA Certificates If you shop at Shop Rite or Acme, please consider buying a gift card from either store, in denominations from $5 to $100. It is an exact exchange of money, with no surcharge, and five cents of every dollar benefits ABBA Pregnancy Crisis Center. Please stop at the Welcome Center before or after every morning service to make your purchase. It s an easy way to show you are pro-life! 5
YOUTH & AWANA ANNOUNCEMENTS Youth Group Friday Nights 8:00 10:00 p.m. Please join us each Friday at 8:00 p.m. for an exciting time of learning God s Word, exciting games, sports and spending time with friends with food and fellowship. Please bring your friends! Please join us each Friday at 7:25 p.m. for our children s AWANA ministry for grades K 6 th. We will learn the Word of God, experience an exciting game time and enjoy music and teaching. Please bring your friends! AWANA Store An incentive for children to hide God s Word in their heart. TODAY we will be collecting donations of money to stock the AWANA store with various prizes and awards to incent our children to learn their verses and display proper behavior. Please place these donations in a blue envelope marked AWANA. We will also distribute a list of items if you would like to purchase them yourself. * * * * * Campus MOM s Needs You to Adopt a College Student This ministry sends cards of encouragement and gift cards to our college students four times each school year. We are looking for people in our church to adopt, pray for, and contribute toward these gifts of encouragement for students in our fellowship that do not have parental involvement or have financial challenges. You can adopt a student for each of these times for just $20. Please see Jane Tum Suden for names or to make your contribution. God has not bowed to our nervous haste nor embraced the methods of our machine age. It is well that we accept the hard truth now; the man who would know God must give time to Him! He must count no time wasted which is spent in the cultivation of knowing Him. - -A. W. Tozer-- 6
TODAY: 9:45 a.m.---sunday School / Adult New Members Class 11:00 a.m.---morning Worship Service 12:45 p.m.---business Meeting 1:00 p.m.---christmas Cantata Audition/Lunch 6:00 p.m.---evening Worship Service TUESDAY, 2:00 7:00 p.m.---blood Drive WEDNESDAY, 9:30 11:30 a.m.---small Group Women s Bible Study WEDNESDAY, 12:00 1:30 p.m.---prayer Meeting WEDNESDAY, 7:30 P.M.---Choir Rehearsal FRIDAY, 7:25 9:30 p.m.---awana Clubs FRIDAY, 8:00 10:00 p.m.---youth Group Special Business Meeting Today We will take a vote today to call Keith Stepheny as our Associate Pastor. Special Benevolence Offering As determined in our Annual Meeting, today, (Communion Sunday), will be our special over and above benevolence offering to help those in need in our congregation first and also our community. Please place these offerings in a blue envelope and mark them Benevolence and place your offering envelope number on it. Join Us Tonight to hear a report from Pastor Jonathan Colekraty, our indigenous missionary to Liberia, concerning the development of the Radio Station and Literacy Ministry, all intended to spread the Gospel in Liberia. We will take a special offering for him. Women s Small Group Bible Study Wednesday, October 5 th - 9:30 11:30 a.m. This eight-week study of grace by author Jerry Bridges teaches that grace is not just for beginners! Please sign up on the bulletin board in the foyer so that we can prepare for you. 7
Nursery Schedule Today: Tiana McMillan, Senia Massaquoi, Madison Jackson Next Week: Debby Beach, Gloria & Kayla Meekins Junior Church Teachers Schedule October Ages 2 & 3 Marion & Edna Fair, Cathy Kaylayntoe Ages 4 & 5 Wendy Walston, Chase Jackson, Ehi Obanor Grades 1-6 Stewart Boyer & Helper Cell Phones and Beepers As we prepare to worship God together we would ask that these be turned off or put in the silent/vibrate mode. Handicap Restrooms - Unless it is an emergency, please use our regular restrooms facilities to allow our people with special needs complete access to the Handicap Accessible Bathroom. Thank you for your cooperation in this area. Handicap Parking Spaces Please refrain from parking in the designated handicap spaces unless you have an authorized permit. Health Concerns During the Services If you don t feel well during a service please summon an usher or ask a neighbor in the pew to summon one so that we can adequately tend to any medical issues. Please do not be concerned about disrupting the service. We care about you! Parents & Children Parents, in an effort to consistently improve our worship services, we ask you to sit with your children and teenagers in the worship service so that all can be edified without great distraction. Phones and tablets can be used too by our young people to access sermon notes and the Bible online, but we ask that they refrain from other uses so that they can grow as well. Robo Call When we call you from FBC with important announcements it will come from the following phone number (866) 681-5599 or it may show up as e-announcement on your caller ID. Tithes & Offerings FBC keeps track of all financial giving by check or cash through an envelope system. If you want a financial tax deduction statement at the end of year, please help us by requesting and using our envelope system. Please put name clearly on your envelope for the first month or two so we can be accurate in recording your giving. Gordon Johnson is our point of contact to request an envelope box. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Glorifying God by Making Faithful Disciples of Jesus Christ 216 Sunset Road, Willingboro, NJ 08046 (609) 871-2015 On the web at www.fbcwillingboro.org Rev. Gary Tum Suden, Senior Pastor - ext. 111 Cindi Decker, Director of Music & Arts - ext. 113 Carol Bachman, Office Manager ext. 112 8
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