The Fifth Annual CME Unity Summit Keynote Program Monday, September 19, 2016 7:00 pm Dr. Paul L. Brown, President/Dean Phillips School of Theology, ITC Worship Leader The Call to Assemble The Announcements The Welcome The Worship Leader Dr. Jeanette L. Bouknight Executive Secretary Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr. Host Bishop, Third Episcopal District Bishop Kenneth W. Carter Unity Summit Committee Chair The Call to Worship The Worship Leader People: People: All: We have come from the north, south, east and west and even from distant shores. As we gather here in this place, prepare us for the Living Christ. Prepare us as we listen, Lord. Our hearts and lives receive Your Word. Prepare us, Lord. Prepare us, Lord. Prepare us as Your temple here. Prepare us by Your holy breath. Pour out Your love, Your life, Your death. Prepare us, Lord. Prepare us, Lord. Great God of loving unity, our Father, Spirit, Holy Son, in You we long to live as one. Prepare us, Lord. Prepare us, Lord. The Hymn of Praise We re Marching to Zion Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known, Join in a song with sweet accord, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne, And thus surround the throne. We're marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion; We're marching upward to Zion, The beautiful city of God. Page 17
Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God; But children of the heavenly King, But children of the heavenly King, May speak their joys abroad, May speak their joys abroad. The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets, Or walk the golden streets. Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry; We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground, We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground, To fairer worlds on high, To fairer worlds on high. The Affirmation of Faith The Prayer The Scripture The Musical Selection The Offering The Introduction of the Speaker The Musical Selection The Keynote Message The Apostles Creed Dr. Ore L. Spragin, Jr. Editor of The Christian Index Dr. Princess A. Pegues President of the Women s Missionary Council The 3-D Choir Bishop Thomas L. Brown, Sr. Unity Summit Finance Chair Bishop Lawrence L. Reddick III Senior Bishop The 3-D Choir Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. Senior Pastor Emeritus Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago, IL) The Challenge of Commitment The Benediction Dr. Faith A. Allen General Secretary, Department of Evangelism and Missions Dr. Tyrone T. Davis General Secretary, Board of Personnel Services Page 18
CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2016 UNITY SUMMIT MINISTERS AND LAYMEN S COUNCIL Worship Service Saint Louis Union Station Doubletree Hotel 1820 Market Street, Saint Louis, MO 63101 September 20, 2016 ~11:00 am Theme: Scripture: THE INVESTMENT FACTOR: a chosen people, a royal priesthood, called out to be a witness to do God s will. Deuteronomy 26 and I Peter 2 (Background) Worship Brother James Wesley, Lay Leader Kansas-Missouri Region The Announcements Call to Worship Congregational Hymn Dr. Jeanette L. Bouknight Executive Secretary Worship Leader We ve Come This Far by Faith Refrain: We ve come this far by faith Leaning on the Lord; Trusting in His Holy Word, He s never failed me yet. Oh --------, Can t turn around, We ve come this far by faith. Don t be discouraged with trouble in your life He ll bear you burdens And move all misery and strife, That s why Just the other day I heard a man say he didn t believe in God s Word; I can [surely] say [that] God has made a way, [And] He s never failed me yet, Thank God Affirmation of Faith (The Apostles Creed) Brother J. Russell Gantt, Lay Leader Southeast Missouri, Illinois & Wisconsin Region All: The Affirmation of Faith for this worship service is the Apostles Creed. Let us unite in this historic confession of the Christian Faith. What do we believe? I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ His only Son, Our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead, he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. Page 19
Prayer Dr. Joseph Gordon Pastor, Carter Temple CME Church Scripture (I Corinthians. 16:5, 8 9) Sister Yvonne Peters, Lay Leader Saint Louis District Musical Selection Greetings Statement of Purpose Offering Introduction of Speaker 3D Mass Choir Sister Evelyn Moore, Vice President Connectional Lay Ministry - Third Episcopal District Brother Odell Toliver, Secretary Ministers and Laymen s Council Lay Leader, Northern California Region Department of Finance Reverend Amina S. McIntyre, President Connectional Young Adult Council Song of Preparation Give Me a Clean Heart 3D Mass Choir The Preached Word Reverend Keenan K. Winters, Immediate Past President Connectional Young Adult Council Song of Invitation Don t Do It Without Me 3D Mass Choir Invitation to Christian Discipleship Benediction Reverend Richard Shaw Pastor, Saint Matthew CME Church Reverend Stephanie Welsh Israel CME Church Page 20
The Ecumenical Service Of The 5 th Annual CME Unity Summit Investing Where You Are (In the Community) Tuesday, September 20, 2016 7:00 pm Bishop Teresa Elaine Snorton Ecumenical Officer The CME Church Worship Leader THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THE CALL TO WORSHIP Dr. Jeanette L. Bouknight Executive Secretary Bishop Snorton Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. O give thanks unto the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever. [Psalm 124:8; Psalm 136:26] All: Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations. [Psalm 11:2, 4-5] The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. [John 4:23-24] THE HYMN OF PRAISE O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer s praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace! My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad The honors of Thy name. Jesus! The name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease, Tis music in the sinner s ears, Tis life, and health, and peace. He breaks the power of canceled sin, He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood availed for me. He speaks, and listening to His voice, New life the dead receive; The mournful broken hearts rejoice; The humble poor, believe. Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb, Your loosened tongues employ; Ye blind, behold your Savior come, And leap, ye lame, for joy. In Christ, your head, you then shall know, Shall feel your sins forgiven; Anticipate your heaven below, And own that love is heaven. O For A Thousand Tongues THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH THE PRAYER The Apostles Creed Bishop James B. Walker Page 21
THE MINISTRY OF MUSIC THE SCRIPTURE READING GREETINGS AND WELCOME THE MINISTRY OF MUSIC Unity Summit Choir Bishop Marvin F. Thomas, Sr. Bishop Bobby R. Best Chair of the College of Bishops Unity Summit Choir GREETINGS FROM OUR ECUMENICAL GUESTS THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER THE HYMN OF PREPARATION Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr. Lift Him Up How to reach the masses, those of every birth, For an answer, Jesus gave the key: And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, Will draw all men unto Me. Refrain Lift Him Up, lift Him up: Still He speaks from eternity: And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, Will draw all men unto Me. Oh! The world is hungry for the Living Bread, Lift the Savior up for them to see; Trust Him, and do not doubt the words that He said, I ll draw all men unto Me. Refrain Don t exalt the preacher, don t exalt the pew, Preach the Gospel simple, full and free; Prove Him and you will find that promise is true, I ll draw all men unto Me. Refrain Lift Him up by living as a Christian ought, Let the world in you the Savior see; Then men will gladly follow Him who once taught, I ll draw all men unto Me. Refrain THE SERMON THE INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP THE BENEDICTION Reverend Starsky Wilson Pastor St. John Church (The Beloved Community) Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr. Senior Bishop Lawrence Reddick Page 22