SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2016
Beloved, As we launch this new sermon series, God Always Answers and we change the Pastor s Pen into congregational testimonies, I pray for two things: 1) you are encouraged by our testimonies and 2) you come to realize the diversity in the meaning of answers. Here is the testimony of Rev. James Perry: Late one summer evening almost 20 years ago, I found myself praying to God in a moment of frustration, exhaustion and exasperation. Once again, I was at my sister s house to help resolve what had become a dangerous situation. This time the difference for me, was that at the end of the night, I stood alone and silently prayed to God to stop the drama. I remember pleading, God, I will even move in if I have to. (With the full intention of still keeping my own apartment which was not too far away as a weekend getaway.) A few weeks later, on an early Sunday morning, I sleepily answered my phone to hear one of my nieces shouting, Uncle James, they are taking us! My immediate response was, What? Who is taking you and where? In the end, the children were being removed and the first choice for placement was me. Suddenly, I was a single black man in a two-bedroom apartment with three girls. Eventually, I became a married man with daughters, grandchildren and a house. I now know, that on that first night, I prayed and Jesus answered. Honestly, it wasn t the answer I was bargaining for or expecting. But then, I will never really know who else s or what other prayers Jesus was answering that night. I can only testify that He answered and it has been one of the best answers I have ever received Perry This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us whatever we ask we know that we have what we asked of him. (1 st John 5:14-15) Reflection: Sometimes God s response is different than what you expect, but it is ALWAYS the best answer. With a Shepherd s Love, Pastor Lacey
ORDER OF WORSHIP 7:45 A.M. & 10:45 A.M. PRAISE & WORSHIP **THE CALL TO WORSHIP Come let us worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. God we approach You in confidence. Lord, let your will be in our hearts so that we know what to ask for. We know that anything we ask for according to Your will, You will hear. Not only will the Lord hear, but the Lord will also answer. Thank You Lord, for always answering and giving us what we need. Blessed be the Name of the Lord. **THE EVOCATION (In Unison) Most merciful and gracious God, You have been faithful in Your responses to our prayers. Open our minds and our hearts so that we will receive the good and perfect work that You are doing on our behalf. May the blessings You give us last from generation to generation. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen. **THE HYMN OF PRAISE 309............. Higher Ground **MORNING SCRIPTURE............. 1 John 5:14-15 **CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER....You Are More Than Enough/Dwell In The House *** ~ The Ordinance of Baptism ~ (10:45 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE) SELECTION............Remnant Praise **RECOGNITION OF VISITORS (Fellowship Time) SERMONIC SELECTION................Remnant Praise THE SERMON...............PRAYERS OF DESPERATION MATTHEW 15:21-28 **HYMN OF INVITATION.............Selected WORSHIP IN GIVING.........Malachi 3:10, II Corinthians 9:6-7 THE RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP JOYS & CONCERNS THE DOXOLOGY AND BENEDICTION **THE ORGAN POSTLUDE **CONGREGATION STANDING ***SEATING INTERVAL
SERMON SERIES GOD ALWAYS ANSWERS Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. ~ Jeremiah 33:3 OCTOBER 2 PRAYERS OF DESPERATION MATTHEW 15:21-28 OCTOBER 16 PRAYERS OF SALVATION MATTHEW 4:22-33 OCTOBER 23 PRAYERS OF LIBERATION ACTS 12:5-17 OCTOBER 30 PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION EXODUS 17:8-14 NOVEMBER 6 PRAYERS OF FAITH MATTHEW 8:5-13 NOVEMBER 13 PRAYERS OF HOPE I SAMUEL 10:1-8 NOVEMBER 27 PRAYERS OF LOVE JOHN 3:16-21 DECEMBER 4 PRAYERS OF RESTORATION I SAMUEL 1:9-17 DECEMBER 11 PRAYERS OF AFFIRMATION LUKE 1:5-13 DECEMBER 18 PRAYERS OF CELEBRATION LUKE 1:46-55 DECEMBER 25 PRAYERS OF TRANSFORMATION MATTHEW 2:1-12 MORNING SCRIPTURE ~ 1 John 5:14-15 (NIV) 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us whatever we ask we know that we have what we asked of him. SERMONIC SCRIPTURE ~ Matthew 15:21-28 (NIV) 21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demonpossessed and suffering terribly. 23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us. 24 He answered, I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel. 25 The woman came and knelt before him. Lord, help me! she said. 26 He replied, It is not right to take the children s bread and toss it to the dogs. 27 Yes it is, Lord, she said. Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master s table. 28 Then Jesus said to her, Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted. And her daughter was healed at that moment. TODAY S RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP CANDIDATES KAMARIYAH LAMBERT ~ CYNTHIA K. PERRY ~ ERIC W. PERRY
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2016 52 ND SOUTH CAROLINA MINISTRY ANNIVERSARY SISTER CHANCIE WEITERS-COLEMAN PRESIDENT IN-HOUSE GUESTS: DEACONESS & VIRGINIA MINISTRIES TODAY S MEETING CARIBBEAN MINISTRY REAR SANCTUARY ~ NEW YORK MINISTRY ROOM 207 MARK YOUR CALENDAR NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2016 49 th HOMECOMING DAY GUEST CELEBRANT: REVEREND WILLIAM N. HEARD INTERIM PASTOR, KAIGHN AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY SISTER GEORGETTA BELTON & BROTHER JAMES GOLDEN CO-CHAIRPERSONS THE FORMER PASTORS MINISTRY Sponsors the Gospel Play Tell It, Sing It, Shout It! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 2:00 P.M. ~ DONATION: $20.00 In The Fellowship Hall of Bethany Baptist Church CONTACT ANY MEMBER OF THE FORMER PASTORS MINISTRY FOR INFORMATION & TICKETS BCAT TV Channel 67 BROADCAST MINISTRY THE BETHANY HOUR Sunday 8:00 P.M. 8:30 P.M. (ET) Time Warner Channel 34 Cablevision Channel 67 RCN Channel 82 Verizon Channel 42 WEEKLY SCHEDULE Tues. Fri. 9:30 A.M. CHURCH OFFICE Sundays 9:30 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 4:30 P.M. HOURS 1:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M. Sunday 9:45 A.M. Sunday School New Members Class Monday 6:00 P.M. Girl Scouts Meeting 6:30 P.M. Cub & Boy Scouts Meeting Tuesday 5:00 P.M. Bethany Voice of Victory Youth Choir Rehearsal Tuesday 6:00 P.M. The Kingsmen Rehearsal Tuesday 7:15 P.M. Bethany Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 10:30 A.M. Morning Bible Study 12 NOON W.O.W. (Worship on Wednesday) WILL RESUME OCTOBER 5 7:00 P.M. W.O.W. (Worship on Wednesday) WILL RESUME OCTOBER 5 Thursday 6:00 P.M. Manifest Praise Rehearsal 7:15 P.M. Remnant Praise Rehearsal Friday 7:00 P.M. Prayer Meeting Youth Night
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OUR KNOWN SICK AND SHUT-IN MEMBERS I was sick and ye visited me Matthew 25:36 Mrs. Annie Anderson Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr. 835 Herkimer St. Rm. 711D 11233 Mrs. Erma Billue 1417 Prospect Pl Apt. B10 11213 Ms. Sylvia Blount 8927 Happiness Rd. Harrisburg, NC 28075 Ms. Esther Boyce 375 Putnam Ave. #105 11216 Mrs. Gloria Brown Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) 727 Classon Ave. Rm. 415 11238 Deaconess Mabel Burroughs Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. 585 Schenectady Ave. Rm. 1903-11203 Mrs. Edith L. Carson 284 Ocean Road Portsmouth, NH 03801 Mr. Wilbert Clarke Four Seasons Nursing & Rehab Ctr. 1555 Rockaway Pkwy Rm. 230 11236 Mr. Lester Cotton 3677 Nostrand Avenue Apt. 6E 11229 Ms. Theresa Daughtry 295 Clinton Ave. Apt. C6 11205 Mrs. Mary Davis Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) 727 Classon Ave. Rm. 430 11238 Mrs. Irene Davis 984 Troy Ave. 11203 Mrs. Wilma Ector 478 MacDonough St. 11233 Deacon George Ellis 5124 Avenue H Apt. #2 11234-1631 Mrs. Ethel Folk 67 Manhattan Ave. Apt. 19C 11206 Ms. Grace Ford 300 Dumont Ave. Apt. 12C 11212 Mrs. Ellen Franklin 579 Madison St. 11221 Mrs. Ella Gardner Queens/Nassau Nursing & Rehab 520 Beach 19 th St. Rm. 204B 11691 Deaconess Iris Hall North Shore Hospital Rm. 255-300 Community Dr. Manhasset, NY- 11030 Ms. Thelma Harris 170 Decatur St. Apt. 3A 11233 Deacon James Henry Horizon Care Center 64-11 Beach Channel Drive Rm. 427B - Arverne, NY 11692 Mr. Thomas Hill - Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) 727 Classon Ave. 11238 Mrs. Amanda Jackson 714 Van Siclen Ave. 11207 Mrs. Jean Jackson 19 East 58th St. 11203 Ms. Mabel Jenkins 33-35 Saratoga Ave. Apt. 7H 11233 Mrs. Dorothy Johnson 482 Quincy Street 11221 Mrs. Theresa Kilkenny 4823 Snyder Ave. 11203 Mrs. Bernice Lanes 225-12 114 th Rd. Cambria Heights, NY 11411 Mrs. Chantal Lee 633 Decatur St. 11233 Deacon Joseph Mariner Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) 727 Classon Ave. Rm. 234 11238 Trustee Clarence McDonald Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) 727 Classon Ave. Rm. 537A 11238 Mrs. Mona McLaughlin 1130 Parkwood Drive #1 Salina, KS 67401 Mr. Ambrose McMillan 720 Macon Street 11233 Mrs. Eula Mortimer 2020 East 41 st St. #2E 11234 Mrs. Hermilita Neblett 626 Schenectady Ave.. 11203 Mr. Robert Nivens Hopkins Nursing Home 155 Dean St. 11203 Mr. Herbert Oestricher 1720 Bedford Ave., #C 11D - 11225 Mr. Sidney Oestricher 100 Payan Avenue #315 Valley Stream, NY - 11580 Ms. Mildred Peoples 653 East 53 rd Street - 11203 Rev. Dr. Jasper E. Peyton 508 Fourqurean Lane Richmond, VA 23222 Mr. Lee Riddick Caton Park Nursing Home 1312 Caton Ave. 11226 Mrs. Josephine Robinson 1379 East 52 nd St. 11234 Mrs. Dorothy Rudisel 1305 Delmar Loop #4D 11239 Mrs. Mozelle Seabrook Center for Nursing & Rehab. 810 St. Marks Ave. Rm. W218 11213 Mr. Edward Simmons 1124 Carnegie Ave., Charleston, SC 29407 Ms. Levon Twitty 495 Sterling Pl. #2B - 11238 Ms. Doris Williams Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation (CNR) 727 Classon Ave. Rm. 543A 11238 Mrs. Mary Williams 1658 St. Johns Place Apt. 2C - 11233 Mrs. Thelma E. Williams Brookside Nursing Ctr. 2630 Woodland Rd. Room 127 Roslyn, PA 19001 (Please notify the Church Office when there is a change in status.)
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