FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 216 Sunset Road Willingboro New Jersey 08046 (609) 871-2015 www.fbcwillingboro.org
THE LORD S DAY NOVEMBER 13, 2016 Prelude Text of Meditation 1 Timothy 1:1-20 (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.) Worship Medley: I Will Sing of the Mercies #457 Grace Greater Than Our Sin #201 This Is Amazing Grace Recognition of Visitors Announcements Prayer Worship in Giving: Stronger Choir Scripture Reading Hebrews 8:1-13 Song of Salvation: There Is a Redeemer #206 Message Jesus A Better Priesthood Pastor Gary Tum Suden (According to the Order of Melchizadek) Hebrews 6:13 7:28 Song of Response: Prayer Mighty to Save EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE Hymns Message Jesus Prayed Pastor Keith Stepheny and the Disciples Perception Matthew 14:22-33 2
November 16, 2016 AM Better Jesus A Better Priesthood (According to the Order of Melchizadek) Hebrews 6:13-7:28 Eternal Truth: Jesus is Better He is my faithful and perfect High Priest. He is a fitting, holy, harmless priest higher than the Heavens, and He mediates a Better Covenant. I. Melchizadek-Priest & King of a New Order (Heb. 7:1-10) II. A New & Perfecting Priesthood (Heb. 7:11-19) III. New & Permanent Results of a Heavenly Oath (Heb. 7:20-28) IV. New Priestly Service (Heb. 8:1-6) V. New Covenant (Heb. 8:7-13; Jer. 31:31-34) 3
November 13, 2016 PM Importance of Prayer and Faith Jesus Prayed and the Disciples Perception Matthew 14:22-33 Eternal Truth: Jesus spent time in prayer because it is important to connect with God. I. Jesus Spent Time In Prayer - (Matthew 14:22-23) II. The Disciples Perception and Fear - (Matthew 14:24-26) III. Peter s Request and Jesus Permission - (Matthew 14:27-33) 4
Christmas Cantata Flyers Are Available Today at the Information Center! Please use the flyers to invite family and friends to see Wrapped in Love: Jesus, the Gift of God s Presence on December 10 th and 11 th. This delightful play and musical is filled with fun and festivity paired with the poignant portrayal of the first Christmas by our Children s and Adult Choirs and Drama Teams. Adult Choir Christmas Cantata Rehearsals tomorrow evening Monday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. Children s Lunch / Rehearsal for the Christmas Program beginning at 12:45 p.m. Please check the posted information for dismissal times. The Main Cast will stay later than the rest of the children. Parents and Guardians please remember to sign out on the page which lists the authorized adults. (Flyers with pick-up times are posted and also available to take at Information Center). Christmas Cantata Additional Roles for Adults and Teens, as well as needs for set design, costumes and assistants are available in your bulletin and at the Information Center today. Non-speaking roles for Mary, Joseph, and Wise Men; speaking roles for two women (or a man and woman) (between ages 16 to??). Please see Cindi Decker or place your completed form in the box by the door of the Music Office. Christmas Cantata Additional Support is needed in the following areas: sewing/costumes; scenery/props; Children s assistants (at dress rehearsals and performances). PLEASE FILL OUT A FORM AT THE INFORMATION CENTER OR SEE CINDI DECKER. Donations accepted now through November 30: Rolls of Christmas wrapping paper, bright colored knit stretch gloves (for children), scarves, hats. WOMEN S SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY Wednesday, November 16 th 9:30 11:30 a.m. This is a study of Grace by author Jerry Bridges 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 GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS 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! Youth Leaders! There will be a meeting today following the morning service in Room 18. AWANA ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday Nights 7:25 9:30 p.m. 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. 6
TODAY: 9:30 a.m.---men s Sunday School Class 9:45 a.m.---sunday School / New Adult Membership Class 11:00 a.m.---morning Worship Service 12:45 p.m.---children s Lunch / Rehearsal 12:45 p.m.---youth Leaders Meeting 6:00 p.m.---evening Worship Service MONDAY, 7:30 p.m.---adult Choir Rehearsal TUESDAY, 7:30 p.m.---deacons Meeting 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 p.m.---awana Clubs FRIDAY, 8:00 10:00 p.m.---youth Group SATURDAY, 9:00 12 Noon---FBC Quilters Meeting Deacons Meeting Tuesday, November 15 th at 7:30 p.m. FBC Quilters Meeting Saturday, November 19 th from 9 to 12 Noon Annual Harvest of Praise Breakfast November 24 th 9:00 a.m. Join us as our youth prepare a special Thanksgiving Breakfast for our church family and celebrate God s faithfulness. Cost is $3.00 a person. Please sign up! Plan to attend the Praise Service that follows at 10 a.m. Christmas Banquet Tickets December 10 th at 5:30 p.m. Cost: Adults $10 and Children (10 years and younger) $5.00 a person. Please see Cassandra Berry, Barbara Chiemingo, Edna Fair, Carol Johnson, Nancy Long, or Claire Martes for your tickets. Cup of Water Christmas Stockings for you to fill for The Salvation Army will be given out TODAY before and after the morning service. Your stocking may be the only gift a child or teen will receive for Christmas. Filled stockings must be returned by Sunday, December 4 th. FBC Quilters! The missionary project this year is to make fleece knotted quilts. We would like to make 32 of these quilts and could use the help of the High Schoolers, College & Career and anyone interested in helping tie these quilts together (no sewing). Our meeting is this Saturday, November 19 th at 9 am to 12 noon. We hope to see some of you there. We meet in rooms 20 & 21. 7
Nursery Schedule Today: Dolores Martin, Kathy Wittmaier, Aliya Ferguson Next Week: Ashley Mitchell, Kaye Collins Junior Church Teachers Schedule November Ages 2 & 3 Keith & Kayla Tum Suden, April Minott Ages 4 & 5 Bendu Massaquoi, Elaina Devine, Madison Jackson Grades 1-6 Stewart Boyer, Daniel Richards & Helpers 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 some 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 Keith Stepheny, Associate Pastor ext. 115 Cindi Decker, Director of Music & Arts - ext. 113 Carol Bachman, Office Manager ext. 112 8