FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 216 Sunset Road Willingboro New Jersey 08046 609-871-2015 fbcwillingboro.org
THE LORD S DAY AUGUST 6, 2017 Text of Meditation Psalm 69:29-36 Praise & Worship: Recognition of Visitors Announcements Prayer Thank You, Lord Here I Am to Worship Worship in Giving: Whom Shall I Fear? Praise Team Scripture Reading Psalm 66:1-12 Song of Devotion: One Thing Philip Tum Suden Message Communion Song of Response At Calvary #338 Prayer EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE VBS CLOSING PROGRAM 2
August 06, 2017 AM Our Real Battle-Spiritual Warfare Epilogue Psalm 66:1-12; 133:1-3; Ephesians 4:1-6 Eternal Truth: Victory, Eternal Rewards, & Rejoicing result from Spiritual Warfare fought with Obedience & Transformation. I. Remembering Our Exhortation & Applications for the Fight (Eph. 4:1-6) II. Reflecting on the Struggles & Spiritual Warfare (Psalm 66:1-11) III. Responding in the Will & Power of God (Psalm 133:1-3) IV. Rejoicing in the Results of Obedience & a Transformed Life (Psalm 66:12; 13-20) 3
To All Current and Prospective AWANA Ministry Workers We will have our first planning and preparation meeting for the 2017 2018 AWANA year next Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in room 20 & 21. We will be serving lunch for all. VBS STAFF! If you did not turn in your lanyard at VBS please do so as soon as possible. They are needed for our Children s Ministries which starts in the fall. Thank you for your fruitful ministry at VBS. You were a blessing. The Keenagers will be having lunch at Charlie Brown s on Thursday, August 10 th. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the foyer if you would like to go. We ll meet you there at 11:30 a.m. 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! ABBA SALES FOR JULY $4,835.00 4
Calendar of Events: Tuesday, August 8 th Deacons Meeting Sunday, August 13 th AWANA Ministry Workers Meeting Saturday, August 19 th Men s Bible Study Saturday, September 2 nd Men s Bible Study Sunday, September 3 rd New Life Island Labor Day Picnic Friday, September 8 th AWANA Clubs Resumes Friday, September 15 th The BRIDGE Resumes Thursday, October 19 th Blood Drive Sunday, October 22 nd 3 rd Quarter Business Meeting Sunday, October 29 th Bill & Dorothy Kettlewell Sunday, November 19 th Gideon s Update Thursday, November 23 rd Harvest of Praise Breakfast & Praise Service Saturday/Sunday, December 9 & 10 Christmas Cantata Sunday, December 24 th Candlelight Service FBC Quilters meet Saturday, August 19 th from 9 am to 12 Noon to work on their projects. 5
THE BRIDGE (YOUTH GROUP) ANOUNCEMENTS The BRIDGE will resume this Wednesday the 9 th. This will be our last night for the Summer. Dear First Baptist Church Family, I would like to express my thanks for the many birthday cards I received for my 80 th birthday. Hobe and I would also like to thank you all for the cards you sent us for our 62 nd anniversary. A special thank you to Pastor Gary for the lovely flower bouquet he brought us and the good visit we had with him. Nancy & Hobe Wainwright 6
TODAY: 9:45 a.m.---sunday School 11:00 a.m.---morning Worship Service 6:00 p.m.---evening Worship Service TUESDAY, 7:30 p.m.---deacons Meeting WEDNESDAY, 12:00 1:30 p.m.---prayer Meeting WEDNESDAY, 7:00 9:00 p.m.---the BRIDGE THURSDAY, 11:30 a.m.---keenagers Luncheon at Charlie Brown s Deacons Meeting Tuesday, August 8 th at 7:30 p.m. 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 plce your offering envelope number on it. WORSHIP TEAMS: The Music and Arts Ministry is looking for additional people to join worship teams. If you can sing or play an instrument and would like to be considered, please sign your name with a contact phone number on the bulletin board or contact Cindi Decker in person or by email. The minimum age for consideration is 10 years old and there is no limit on maximum age. Ball Brothers Concert at Keswick: If you would like to see and hear the Ball Brothers quartet performing at Keswick this summer, come join us for the dinner and concert on Tuesday, August 29. The tickets must be purchased in advance and cost $25. The dinner will be served at 6:30 and the doors open at 6 PM. You may get your own ticket or sign up on the poster on the bulletin board if you would like to order a ticket or need transportation (meet at the church at 4:45 PM). Ticket money is due by Wednesday, August 23. A mix of musical styles, melted together by tight four-part harmony. Each song is hand-picked to be message-driven and theologically sound. Their goal is to spread the message of the Gospel and encourage believers. See Cindi Decker to purchase tickets and with any questions. Adult New Membership Class will start on Sunday, September 10 th from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. meeting in the Conference Room. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the foyer if you plan to attend. 7
Nursery Schedule Today: Helen Tarr, Senia Massaquoi, Madison Jackson Next Week: Gloria Meekins, Debby Beach, Lola Olatubosun Junior Church Teachers Schedule AUGUST Ages 2 & 3 Richard & Natalie Palmer, Daniel Tum Suden Ages 4 & 5 Diana Befoh, Rachel Flumo, April Minott Grades 1-6 Stewart Boyer & 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. 211 Keith Stepheny, Associate Pastor ext. 215 Cindi Decker, Director of Music & Arts - ext. 213 Carol Bachman, Office Manager ext. 212 8