FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 216 Sunset Road Willingboro New Jersey 08046 609-871-2015 fbcwillingboro.org Transforming Lives with the Word of God
THE LORD S DAY NOVEMBER 11, 2018 Text of Meditation: 2 Chronicles 7:11-18 Call to Worship: Cast All Your Cares Choir Praise & Worship: How Majestic Is Your Name #30 Blessed Be the Name #103 Recognition of Veterans & Visitors Announcements Prayer Worship in Giving Song of Thanksgiving: Eternal Father, Strong to Save #575 Scripture Reading: Mark 1:21-39 Song of Faithfulness: If My People s Hearts Are Humbled #574 Message: Practicing Prayer Pastor Gary Tum Suden The Foundation for Ministry Mark 1:21-39 Song of Response: Higher Ground #399 Prayer NO EVENING SERVICE 2
November 11, 2018 AM Prayer-Life Practicing Prayer-the Foundation for Ministry Mark 1:21-39 Eternal Truth: We can live when we live! I. Some Preliminary THINKING (Why this Matters)-How Can I Continue to Minister in this Crazy World.. II. The TRUTHS A. Preparing (Warming Up) for Prayer B. Practicing Prayer III. So Where Do We Go from Here (The Applications) 3
Christmas Cantata Rehearsal: The next gathering for the Adult Choir will be tomorrow evening, Monday, November 12 at 7 p.m. Christmas Music Teen and Adult Sign-Up form is available at the Information Center. Many people are needed to prepare and present the program. Please prayerfully consider how you can help to make it a blessed and fruitful experience. Place your completed form in the box beside the door of the Music Office. Children s Christmas Musical Lunch Rehearsal today following the morning service (BRING LUNCH for all children in Gr. 2 and up) in Rooms 20-21. For pick up time PLEASE SEE POSTED SIGNS. (In the month of November dismissals will GENERALLY be 4 p.m. or later.) Thank you for your patience in waiting for the rehearsals to end. You can be of help by volunteering to assist during rehearsal time. More adults are needed. Auditioning students or those in special ensembles will need to stay until these are completed. Please pick up your COSTUME INFORMATION LETTER today. Attention ALL LADIES Discerning the Voice of God Small Group Women s Bible Study Next meeting is Wednesday, November 14 th 4
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 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!! Upcoming Events Sunday, November 18 Tim & Marsha Weeks, Missionaries with Baptist Church Planters, A special offering will be taken to support our missionaries. Sunday, November 25 Harvest of Praise Breakfast - 9:45 a.m. Saturday, December 8 Christmas Banquet / Christmas Cantata Sunday, December 9 Christmas Cantata Tuesday, December 18 Ladies Christmas Party Thursday, December 20 Keenagers Christmas Luncheon Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Saturday, March 9 Women s Ministry Dine by Design Dear Church Family, Speaking for my entire family, I cannot adequately express our thanks to the church family and the deacons for their love and support following John s passing. We deeply appreciate the meals, phone calls, cards, and kind words we received. The staff made putting the program together pretty simple and the luncheon was outstanding, served by the faithful hospitality committee. Thanks so much to everyone! In Christ s love, Joyce Delp and Family 5
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS THE BRIDGE Please join us each Friday at 7:30 p.m. for an exciting time of learning God s Word, exciting Games, Sports and spending time with Friends with Food and Fellowship. Bring a Friend! Awana club Join us each Friday 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. Bring a friend!! ATTENTION ALL AWANA LEADERS & HELPERS We will be having a meeting TODAY following the morning service. EACH MONTH after September we provide a store for the clubbers to spend AWANA shares they have earned in club. The store is stocked with games, toys, books and other items they can purchase with their shares. We are asking the congregation for donations of new/unused toys, games and books that would be appropriate for children ages 4-12 to help stock the AWANA Store. We respectfully ask that items not be previously used, no weapon/war toys, or food items. Items can be purchased inexpensively at Dollar Stores or Five Below. PRAYER QUOTE May I never forget on my best day that I still need God as desperately as I did on my worst day. The Sovereign Word 6
TODAY: 9:45 a.m.---sunday School / Youth Baptism & Membership Class 11:00 a.m.---morning Worship Service 12:45 p.m.---children s Christmas Music Lunch/Rehearsal 12:45 p.m.---awana Leaders & Helpers Meeting 3:00 p.m.---ordination & Installation Service for Abraham Ansu Momo MONDAY, 7:00 p.m.---christmas Choir Rehearsal TUESDAY, 7:30 p.m.---deacons Meeting WEDNESDAY, 9:30 11:30 a.m.---women s Bible Study WEDNESDAY, 12:00 p.m.---prayer Meeting WEDNESDAY, 7:25 p.m.---choir Rehearsal FRIDAY, 7:25 9:30 p.m.---awana Clubs FRIDAY, 7:30 10:00 p.m.---the BRIDGE (Youth Group) SATURDAY, 9:00 12:00 p.m.---fbc Quilters Meeting Nominations for Deacons and other Advisory Board Offices Please submit in writing any nominations that you have for Deacons and other Advisory Board Offices to the church office by placing them in the mail box outside the main office. Ordination & Installation Service for Abraham Ansu Momo The First Baptist Church Family is cordially invited to join with our brothers and sisters at the Good News Baptist Church TODAY, 3 p.m. for the Ordination & Installation for Pastor Momo. This service will be followed by a Celebration Dinner for all in the Gymnasium. Please come and support our brother, his family, and the Good News Baptist Church for this blessed occasion. Christmas Banquet Tickets Are Available December 8 th at 5:30 p.m. Cost: Adults $10 & Children (10 years and younger) $5.00 a person. Please see Cassandra Berry, Barbara Chiemingo, Edna Fair, Carol Johnson, or Claire Martes for your tickets. This is a great opportunity to reach out to family and friends. Think about purchasing a ticket for them and sharing the good news. Let s fill the gym this year! The deadline for tickets is December 2. Deacons Meeting Tuesday, the 13 th at 7:30 p.m. FBC Quilters Meeting Saturday, the 17 th at 9:00 a.m. Harvest of Praise Breakfast Sunday, November 25 th at 9:45 a.m. 7
Nursery Schedule Today: Dolores Martin, Kathy Wittmaier, Aliya Ferguson Next Week: Kayla Tum Suden, Angela & Angel Ferguson Junior Church Teachers Schedule November Ages 2 & 3 Richard & Natalie Palmer Ages 4 & 5 Surat Lasissi, Chris Gore Grades 1-6 Stewart Boyer, Helpers NEW CHAIRS!!! We are excited to have two new rows of special chairs for those requiring extra comfort or special needs access in the Auditorium. If this is your situation, please test them out and let us know how they are or any additional ideas you may have to help us include everyone in our corporate worship. 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. Parking Spaces Please refrain from parking in the designated handicap spaces unless you have an authorized permit. Please DO NOT PARK in unauthorized or unmarked spaces to allow access for Emergency Service vehicles. If you need assistance in parking, please pull up to the awning at our main entrance and someone will assist you. 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 someone 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. 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 - www.fbcwillingboro.org Rev. Gary Tum Suden, Senior Pastor - ext. 211 Cindi Decker, Director of Music & Arts - ext. 213 Carol Bachman, Office Manager ext. 212 Terry Kerner, Maintenance & Facility Manager ext. 212 8