Preparing for worship

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany February 3, 2019

Preparing for worship Today is Wilshire s annual Souper Bowl Sunday. For many years, Wilshire has offered a soup luncheon after church services on Super Bowl Sunday to raise funds for hunger and poverty alleviation efforts all over the world. Historically those funds had been given to the Texas Baptist World Hunger Offering through the Baptist General Convention of Texas, an offering created by the late Wilshire member Phil Strickland, a Baptist giant in both faith and deed. The BGCT would disperse all funds received to ministries who were working toward eradicating hunger and poverty. When Wilshire was asked to leave the BGCT, we also were told our World Hunger Offering dollars no longer would be accepted. So last year the Missions Committee immediately voted to rename our offering as the Phil Strickland World Hunger Offering and we became, for the first time, responsible for dispersing all funds raised. Our recipient last year was the African Inland Church of Tanzania, and funds were used to build a dormitory for 100 girls in Nyamakombu, Tanzania. This year, our hope is to keep the funding local and to partner alongside hunger alleviation efforts in our own city. At our luncheon today, you will receive a profile card of someone in our city who has accessed the Wilkinson Center s food pantry, and we will watch a short Faces of Hunger video that highlights the stories of our neighbors who are food insecure. This week alone I had the opportunity to advocate for the continued summer food services for 60 local children at the Verandas and hand-delivered groceries to a senior adult woman who had not eaten in two days and had no way of getting to a grocery store. The statistics on food insecurity and hunger in North Texas are staggering; the stories are even more heart-wrenching. No mother should have to decide between food on the table or heat in the apartment; no child should have to be made to learn without a hearty breakfast; no senior adult should be left to starve in her apartment. We have work to do toward eradicating systems that allow people to go without when there is plenty. And like Jeremiah, from our Scripture reading today, we can no longer justify ourselves and say, But I am just a boy. Instead may we continue to allow God to work through us and be conduits of God s grace in both word and deed. I hope you will join us downstairs today. I mean who is playing in the Super Bowl anyway? Heather Mustain Wilshire Baptist Church 4316 Abrams Road Dallas, Texas 75214 (214) 452-3100 www.wilshirebc.org Partnered with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Building a Community of Faith Shaped by the Spirit of Jesus Christ ON THE COVER: Brow of the Hill Near Nazareth, James Jacques Joseph Tissot, 1886 to 1894, art located at Brooklyn Museum. 2

February 3, 2019 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Chiming of the Hour The people of Wilshire gather this morning to worship God. In order for this service of worship to be focused upon that purpose, please turn off all cell phones, pagers and alarm watches. Prelude Meditation on thaxted arr. Callahan Opening Sentences Abby Veach / Jim Hancock What have you come to church seeking today? Whoever you are, wherever you ve come from, whatever your faith background, whatever burdens or joys you bring, know this: God is here. As we sing together, as we pray, as we listen and wait, we are not alone. In the bread and cup, we will taste the presence of God. In words spoken and sung, we will hear the voice of God. God is here. Hymn God Is Here! beecher 3

Greeting to Worshipers Ryan Wilson / Matt Dodrill Guests are invited to take a Response Card from the pew rack, complete it and place it in the offering plate when it is passed later in the service. We would love to know you were here today. Prayer concerns will be received and prayed for this week when listed on an intercessory prayer card from the pew rack and placed in the offering plate. Old Testament Reading Jeremiah 1:4 10 Julie Girards / Carol Ann McElhannon Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations. Then I said, Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy. But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am only a boy ; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord. Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, Now I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. +Hymn 509 Trust and Obey trust and obey Prayers of the People Mark Wingfield Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, As we forgive those who sin against us; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. Giving of Tithes and Offerings In addition to our regular tithes and offerings, today we focus our attention on the world s hungry people by giving over-and-above gifts to the Phil Strickland World Hunger Offering. This is one of three annual exceptions to our Unified Budget appeal, with all designated gifts going to hunger initiatives chosen by the Missions Committee. You are invited to give through the offering plate this morning or to attend the Souper Bowl of Caring luncheon in Community Hall. *8:30 worship service / **11:00 worship service +All congregants who are able are invited to stand. Hearing devices are available in the Narthex and South Atrium. 4

Choral Offertory *Aleluia Brasileira (Brazilian Alleluia) Manuel Shekinah **My Song in the Night Sanctuary Choir Johnson O Jesus, my Savior, my song in the night, Come to us with thy tender love, my soul s delight. Unto thee, O Lord, in affliction I call, My comfort by day and my song in the night. O why should I wander, an alien from thee, Or cry in the desert thy face to see? My comfort and joy, my soul s delight, O Jesus, my Savior, my song in the night. +Offertory Response Glory Be to the Father gloria patri Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, World without end. Amen. Amen. +Gospel Reading Luke 4:21 30 Linda Garner / Sheri Brooks Then he began to say to them, Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, Is not this Joseph s son? He said to them, Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, Doctor, cure yourself! And you will say, Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum. And he said, Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet s hometown. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian. When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Message Faithful Betrayal George Mason 5

Celebration of the Lord s Supper The Bread Look Over Your Shoulder Molly Shepard, vocals; Darren DeMent, guitar and vocals George Mason Heard Look over your shoulder and tell me what s coming. Tell me, what is the bogey that you re so afraid of? The eyes in the back of our heads can persuade That just for the moment mercy has swayed. Look over your shoulder and tell me what s coming. Look into your sad eyes and tell me what you see. What is left of the child who is hiding behind them? Who longs to be laughing in places of light? Who knows that the morning will follow the night? Look into your sad eyes and tell me what you see. If you must be afraid, be afraid of yourself. For being afraid of the fear you have felt You will weather well in a climate of love. It takes more than your passion and more than your pain For the rock of forgiveness to melt in the rain. Look over your shoulder and tell me what s coming. Look into your sad eyes and tell me what you see. Look over your shoulder and tell me what s coming. The Cup Mercy Now Amanda Mintz, Molly Shepard, vocals; Michael Prysock, guitar; Darren DeMent, mandolin Gauthier My father could use a little mercy now. The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly on the ground. His work is almost over, it won t be long, he won t be around. I love my father; he could use some mercy now. My brother could use a little mercy now. He s a stranger to freedom, he s shackled to his fear and his doubt. The pain that he lives in, it s almost more than living will allow. I love my brother; he could use some mercy now. My church and my country could use a little mercy now. As they sink into a poisoned pit, it s going to take forever to climb out. They carry the weight of the faithful who follow them down. 6

I love my church and country; they could use some mercy now. Every living thing could use a little mercy now. Only the hand of grace can end the race toward another mushroom cloud. People in power, they ll do anything to keep their crown. I love life, and life itself could use some mercy now. Yeah, we all could use a little mercy now. I know we don t deserve it, but we need it anyhow. We hang in the balance, dangle tween hell and hallowed ground. And every single one of us could use some mercy now. Every single one of us could use some mercy now. +The Passing of the Peace May the peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. +Hymn 458 Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ linstead Sharing of Decisions Benediction Postlude Voluntary on beecher arr. Parks The flowers on the chancel today are given in memory of Joseph Michael Furney by Nancy, William and Jonathan Furney. All guests are invited to a coffee reception in the James Gallery immediately after the service. Welcome to Wilshire today. If you are a guest with us today, we welcome you warmly to our congregation. We would like to get to know you and tell you more about our church. Please take a Response Card from the pew rack, fill it out and place it in the offering plate when it comes by. Someone to talk with. If you are facing a life challenge and would like to have a spiritual friend to walk alongside you for a season of healing, perhaps you would benefit from a Stephen Minister. Learn more at wilshirebc.org or contact Tiffany Wright at (214) 452-3107. 7

Meet today s worship leaders Sheri Brooks has been a Wilshire member since 1992. She teaches preschool Sunday School, is an usher and recently chaired the Children s Education Committee. She is the mother of Alan, who is a ninth grader, and her parents are Wilshire members Sue and Bob Fisette. She works as a client coordinator for CBIZ. Linda Garner serves as Wilshire s parish nurse. A member since 1970, she retired as professor of nursing at Baylor School of Nursing. She is a former missionary to India, a deacon, former deacon chair, a Support Team leader and a Stephen Ministry leader. She teaches the Women s Bible Class on Sunday mornings. Jim Hancock came to Wilshire in 2012. He is a retired Baptist pastor and associational director of missions. He is an itinerant preacher, attends Discovery Class and previously served on the Pathways to Ministry Committee. Carol Ann McElhannon was raised as a missionary kid in Zaire, Africa. She and her husband, Neil, have been Wilshire members since 1996. She attends Discovery Class. She is a social services caseworker. Abby Veach joined Wilshire in 2018 and attends Ithaka Class. She is a new member of the Missions Committee this year. She works as an account executive at Call Box. Staff contacts George A. Mason Senior Pastor (214) 452-3132 Mark Wingfield Associate Pastor (214) 452-3128 Doug Haney Minister of Music (214) 452-3123 Jeff Brummel Associate Minister of Music/ Organist (214) 452-3122 Tiffany Wright Minister for Care Ministries (214) 452-3107 Heather Mustain Minister of Missions & Advocacy (214) 452-3110 Jessica Capps Minister to Senior Adults (214) 452-3129 Darren DeMent Minister to Students and Young Adults (214) 452-3102 Julie Girards Minister to Children (214) 452-3104 Joan Hammons Minister to Preschoolers (214) 452-3141 Aaron Coyle-Carr Pastoral Resident (214) 452-3154 Matt Dodrill Pastoral Resident (214) 452-3156 8 Jared Jaggers Pastoral Resident (214) 452-3153 Ryan Wilson Pastoral Resident (214) 452-3158 David Nabors Director of Business Admin. (214) 452-3157 Dale Pride Facilities Manager (214) 452-3101 J. Preston Bright Associate Pastor Emeritus To email any staff member, use the first letter of the first name combined with the full last name and add @wilshirebc.org.

The Wilshire Tapestry meet at 6 in Room 1205-L. Feb. 6, parable of the persistent widow, Luke 18:1 8, taught by Mark Wingfield; Feb. 13, parable of building bigger barns, Luke 12:13 28, taught by George Mason; Feb. 20, parable of the unmerciful servant, Matthew 18:21 35, taught by George Mason; Feb. 27, parable of the fig tree, Luke 13:1 9, taught by Mark Wingfield. Holy Land geography class Youth Choir Spaghetti Lunch and Auction The annual Youth Choir Spaghetti Lunch and Silent Auction will held on Sunday, March 3, in Community Hall from 11 a.m. to 1:30 This event helps fund the Youth Choir s summer mission trip. This year they are headed to Memphis, Tenn., to sing, serve and sightsee. DONATE: If you would like to donate items or services to the silent auction, contact Sheri Brooks at sherirfb@gmail.com. Suggestions include gift cards to local restaurants, new household items and event tickets. Also, professional services make great donation items. If you are musician, tutor, photographer, baker, designer, accountant or have some other professional service to provide, consider donating a gift certificate of your time or service. ATTEND: Plan to eat lunch in Community Hall on March 3. Seatings start at 11 a.m. and run continuously through 1 or later. This is a fun, family-friendly church-wide event. The youth will be your servers, and the meal is free with donation jars on each table. More parables on Wednesday nights George Mason and Mark Wingfield will teach a four-week series on Wednesday nights beginning Feb. 6 titled More Parables Heard a New Way. This is a follow-up to the fall series. Each week will highlight a parable told by Jesus. The class will The pastoral residents will offer a four-week study titled Tales from the Holy Land: Understanding Biblical Geography beginning Wednesday, Feb. 6. The class will meet at 6 in Room 1205-G. 47 Days of Choir How would you like to focus on a spiritual practice this year during Lent? One way to fulfill this goal is to sing with Sanctuary Choir during Lent, culminating on Easter Sunday, April 21. Augustine wrote, One who sings prays twice. The choral anthems to be rehearsed and sung during Lent will lead singers to both pray and sing. To take up this challenge, come to Choral Hall from 7 to 8:30 on Wednesday, March 6. There are seven Wednesday rehearsals and seven Sunday services from Ash Wednesday to Easter. For more information, contact Doug Haney at dhaney@ wilshirebc.org or (214) 452-3123. Weekly Witness updates Join Wilshire s Christian Advocacy Committee for Weekly Witness on Mondays at noon in Room 3301. Weekly Witness is an opportunity to put faith into action and advocate for the common good at a time when our state needs it. Each week, Texas Impact will offer a short, focused advocacy training via live stream. Bring a lunch and join the conversation. Or follow on your own via Facebook Live or by podcast by searching for Texas Impact Weekly Witness in your favorite podcast provider. Upcoming topics: Feb. 4, dental issues; Feb. 11, foster care and family violence; Feb. 18, criminal justice and voting; Feb. 25, religious freedom. Keep up with all the Wilshire news at wilshirebc.org or by using our Wilshire app or via social media. Worship is live streamed every Sunday at 11:00. 9

The Wilshire Tapestry Perkins Theology for Laity Adventurers Valentine s program Interested adult lay learners are invited to attend the Perkins School of Theology for the Laity, March 28-30 on the SMU campus. A free public lecture will be offered on March 28 at 7:30 by Andrew Zirschky on Beyond the Moth Myth: Social Media, Youth, and Why the Church is Missing the Point. Registrants will also hear Adam Hamilton speak on The Future of a Diverse Church ; Evelyn Parker on Intersecting Oppressions: Race, Class, Gender, Sex and Immigration and Statelessness ; Roy Heller on Abraham s Righteousness: Stories about What is Most Important in Religion ; Andrew Zirschky on The Ministry of Presence in a Lonely Age ; Jamie Clark-Soles on Learning from the Women of the New Testament ; and Mark Stamm on Exploring God s Call to Prayer. Significant discounts are available for pre-registering. Sign up and learn more here: https://www.smu.edu/perkins/ PublicPrograms/LaySchools/Dallas All senior adults are invited to a Valentine s program on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Community Hall. The Dallas Recorder Society will present a musical program titled Romancing the Recorder. The small ensemble will perform a four-part arrangement of Pachelbel s Canon, a Corelli solo sonata and some love songs from both ancient and modern times. The program is free, and a Valentine s luncheon will be served at noon for $10 per person. No reservation is needed. All are welcome. The menu features spinach salad with roasted beets, sweet Vidalia onions and raspberry vinaigrette, oven-roasted chicken breast with bacon and caramelized onions, apricot-rosemary wild rice pilaf, grilled zucchini and coconut cake with dark chocolate sauce and strawberries. Koinonia Café February menus Feb. 6 Lemon-caper tilapia, roasted leg of lamb, rice, Mediterranean veggies, balsamic-basil tomatoes, Parmesan pasta, pita and hummus, salad bar, dessert bar. Feb. 13 Honey-Dijon grilled chicken, roasted barbeque pork, green beans with bacon, roasted red potatoes, glazed carrots, broccoli and cauliflower with cheese sauce, salad bar, dessert bar. Feb. 20 Chicken carbonara, tomato-basil salmon, spinach gratin, fried green beans, grilled squash, sun-dried tomato pasta, salad bar, dessert bar. Feb. 27 Creole chicken, grilled smoked sausage, red beans and rice, okra with tomatoes, mixed green veggies, onion rings, salad bar, dessert bar. New member: Laura Cordell. Condolences to: Family and friends of Timothy Teddy Mowrey, Wilshire care ministries intern, Jan. 28. Lola and John Kirkley on the death of Lola s son, Jerry Coker, Jan. 25. Roy Austin on the death of his brother, Wayne, Jan. 28. 10 Adventurers fall trip to Oregon Registration is now open for the Wilshire Adventurers fall trip to the Oregon coast, led by Mark Wingfield. The dates are Sept. 5-12. The group will fly to Portland, Ore., then spend three nights at a resort on the Oregon coast for whale watching and sightseeing and relaxation before driving up the coast to get back to Portland for four nights. Day trips include the Columbia River Gorge, Mount St. Helen s, the Japanese Garden and Rose Test Garden, plus an optional half-day wine country tour. All-inclusive cost for airfare, lodging, tours and many meals is $1,943 per person, based on double occupancy. Pick up a brochure and registration form in the front office.

Dementia care workshop offered A seminar titled Positive and Practical Care Responses to a Person Living with Dementia will be offered at Wilshire on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is free but registration is required. It will be led by Dennis R. Myers, a licensed clinical social worker from the Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University. A light breakfast will be served. To register, contact Jessica Capps at (214) 452-3129 or online at wilshirebc.org/registration. Ushers and greeters needed Looking for an easy way to serve in 2019? Additional ushers and greeters are needed to serve one time per month. Training is provided. Children of all ages are welcome to greet with their parents. First through fifth graders may usher with a parent, and sixth graders and older are welcome to usher alone. Contact Tiffany Wright at twright@wilshirebc.org. Women of Wilshire mini-retreat Spark Joy! is the theme of a one-day retreat for Women of Wilshire on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch. There will be breakout sessions, fellowship time and a surprise guest speaker. Sign up at wilshirebc.org/registration. Women s Brown Bag Book Club Bring your own lunch and join the monthly discussions in Wilshire s Brown Bag Book Club. The group meets from noon to 1 in Room 1205-L. No reservation is required. The next gathering will be Feb. 7, discussing The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Future dates include March 7, Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce; April 4, Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver; May 2, Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew; June 6, A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline. For more information, contact Tiffany Wright at (214) 452-3107 or twright@wilshirebc.org. today from 11:00 to 1:30 Support the Phil Strickland World Hunger offering 11

Wilshire calendar Sunday, February 3 Morning worship 8:30 a.m. Wilshire Welcome 9:40 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Souper Bowl of Caring 11:00 a.m. Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Nova 2:30 Youth Choir 4:00 Carillon Ringers 4:00 Youth Super Bowl Watch Party 5:10 Monday, February 4 Game of 42 10:00 a.m. Weekly Witness noon Senior women s exercise class 2:00 Faith in 3-D rehearsal 6:30 Wilshire Winds 7:00 Tuesday, February 5 Computer classes 9:30 a.m. Yoga class 12:15 Stephen Ministry training 6:00 Stephen Ministry CE and supervision 6:30 Wednesday, February 6 New Song 9:30 a.m. Koinonia Café 11:00 a.m. Bible study noon Stephen Ministry CE and supervision 1:30 Faith in 3-D rehearsal 2:00 Children s handbells 5:00 Koinonia Café 5:00 Tales from the Holy Land: Understanding Biblical Geography 6:00 More Parables Heard A New Way 6:00 Gallery Café 6:00 Music & Missions 6:00 Cord of Three prayer group 6:15 Yoga class 6:15 Watershed 6:30 Sanctuary Choir 7:00 Thursday, February 7 The Bridge/Stew Pot 11:15 a.m. Women s Ministry Brown Bag Book Club noon Knit Unto Others 1:30 Senior women s exercise class 2:00 Vision 20/20 Coordinating Council 6:30 Lies Across the Landscape: Confederate Statues in Myth and Fact 7:00 Friday, February 8 Friday Friends 10:00 a.m. Alzheimer s support group 1:00 Ithaka Class retreat Adoption and foster care support group 6:30 Marriage Connections 6:30 Saturday, February 9 Ithaka Class retreat Sanctuary Choir to Houston 7:00 a.m. Positive and Practical Care Responses to a Person Living with Dementia 9:00 a.m. Sunday, February 10 Ithaka Class retreat Sanctuary Choir to Houston Morning worship 8:30 a.m. Wilshire Welcome 9:40 a.m. Sunday School 9:40 a.m. Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Youth Choir 4:00 Youth Choir spaghetti luncheon meeting 4:00 Paradiso 5:00 Shekinah 5:30 New member fellowship 5:30 Monday, February 11 Game of 42 10:00 a.m. Weekly Witness noon Senior women s exercise class 2:00 Deacons meal and meeting 6:30 Wilshire Winds 7:00 Faith in 3-D rehearsals 7:00 Tuesday, February 12 Wilshire Adventurers Valentine Luncheon, Romancing the Recorder 11:00 a.m. Computer classes 9:30 a.m. Yoga class 12:15 Building and Grounds Committee 6:00 Stephen Ministry training 6:00 JazzStand on Abrams 7:00 WOW! Tuesday Night Book Club 7:00 Wednesday, February 13 New Song 9:30 a.m. Koinonia Café 11:00 a.m. Bible Study noon Wilshire Adventurers Committee 1:15 Faith in 3-D rehearsals 2:00 Children s handbells 5:00 Koinonia Café 5:00 Music & Missions 6:00 Gallery Café 6:00 Yoga class 6:15 Watershed 6:30 Sanctuary Choir 7:00 Thursday, February 14 Knit Unto Others 1:30 Senior women s exercise class 2:00 Friday, February 15 Room in the Inn 5:30 12