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August 20, 2017 Great Swamp Baptist Church SFCA 1st Day of Chapel 2017-2018
August 20, 2017
Great Swamp Baptist Church
SFCA
1st Day of Chapel
2017-2018
Great Swamp Baptist Church
August 20, 2017
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Prelude
The Welcome
Announcements Pastor Ralph Lee, Jr.
Call to Worship
Hymn # 7 “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”
Invocation Duane Armstrong
Selections of Praise & Worship
“We Believe”
We Pray for Special Needs
Pastoral & Offertory Prayer Pastor Ralph Lee, Jr.
Offertory
Special Music Saylor Moser
“Once and for All”
Message Pastor Ralph Lee, Jr.
Invitation
Benediction
Nursery Workers
Today:
Vicky Roberts
Emma Grace
Next Week:
Diane Thames
Chesney
Today: Duane Armstrong
843-726-6795
IF YOUR DEACONS
CAN MINISTER TO YOU IN ANY WAY,
CALL THE CHURCH @ 726-3631
DEACON OF THE WEEK :
Today: Cassandra Bradley Krey Lowther Next Week: Dorthie Armstrong Krey Lowther
Next Week: Wilbur Daley
843-305-0110
Toll Committee For August
Helen Malphrus and Anita Blanton
From Pastor Ralph’s Desk:
Focusing On The Harvest
(Psalm 126:1-6)
Intro: In this chapter, Israel is returning after several years in
captivity. As they do, they carry on with great celebrations. They
describe it like being in a dream. They express their great joy with
hilarious laughter and exuberant singing of songs of joy.
However, once they arrived at the Promise Land their
celebrations gave way to a new focus. That new focus was to pro-
duce a harvest. That harvest was necessary for them to survive
now that they are back. So, now that they are back, they ask the
Lord to bless their property by blessing their harvest.
However, they recognize that for there to be a harvest,
they must do their part. The Psalmist reveals what they must do in
order to have a productive harvest.
Now today I want us as we honor our teachers at the be-
ginning of the school year, to see how this chapter is much like
what we are dealing with. Like the Israelites, we too have been
miraculously delivered from captivity by the grace of our blessed
Lord. Our captivity was sin and Jesus came and paid the price to
set us free with His very life by going to the cross of Calvary in
our place. Like the Israelites, we rejoice with great exuberance
and joy through laughter and singing.
Now, however, like the Israelites now that we have entered
the Promise Land of Jesus’ salvation, we too must focus on the
harvest. If there is to be success and continued life, then we must
produce a harvest. As a matter of fact, god has called us to be
farmers in a spiritual sense. This Psalm reveals in the last three
verses how we go about focusing and producing a harvest. Of
course, we should explain that the harvest is in the hearts, souls
and minds of the people God puts before us.
I. First, we sill focus on the harvest by going, vs 6.
Now the going part is obvious. By this I mean you can’t
produce a harvest until you get out into the field where the harvest
is produced. That is the starting point of producing a harvest. In
other words, you can’t store the seed permanently and grow crops
at the same time. You have got to eventually get them to the field
and that means going.
Evangelistically, this is an easy point. If we are going to
reach the lost and see a harvest, we must go out to where the lost
are. Obviously, this is a great part of what we must do to focus on
the harvest.
However, there is another aspect of going and that is that
we make a purposeful, conscious choice that we are going to do
what is necessary to be a part of helping to produce a harvest. In
other words, we are not going to sit around and hope for a harvest
or depend on others to affect the lives of others. No, we are going
to get up and get going to do our part in harvesting the hearts and
souls and minds of the people God puts before us. Are you going
or just sitting?
II. Second, we will focus on the harvest by weeping, vs 5-6.
Verse five mentions tears and verse six mentions weeping.
These tears and weeping is the signs of someone who is whole
heartedly devoted to the harvest. They so long for the harvest that
they weep over it. It also can be the sign of a person who so ago-
nizes over the harvest that they are pouring their heart out to God
for the harvest.
Another thing that the tears represent is toil, sweat and
labor that one puts into producing a harvest. They work so hard
for it that at the end of the day, it just makes them feel like crying.
These pictures are very applicable to our present situation.
As Christians, we should be so devoted to the harvest that we are
driven to tears as we contemplate our concerns over them and
their needs.
Also as Christians, we should weep to the point that we cry
out to God over the concerns of the harvest and how we can affect
it for the glory of Christ and the good of the harvest.
Another way we are driven to weep is by the sheer labor,
toil and sweat we exert as we work with the harvest.
It is the picture of a weeping farmer who drops a seed
and then a tear, a seed and a tear, a seed and a tear. In the Bi-
ble, Moses wept, Jeremiah wept, Paul wept and Jesus wept. Je-
sus wept over Lazarus. He wept over Jerusalem and He wept in
the Garden the night before He was crucified. He most likely
wept on the Cross. We weep over many insignificant matters but
may the Lord lead us to weep over the production of the harvest.
May this matter to us more than anything else.
III. Third, we will focus on the harvest by sowing, vs 5-6.
Now obviously you can’t have a harvest without sowing.
The seed must be put into the ground before it can produce a
crop, and the crop that is produced depends on the kind of seed
you plant.
Well, if we are going to harvest the souls, hearts and
minds of people for the cause of Christ, there is only on kind of
seed that will work. That seed Jesus tells us is His precious
Word. In the Gospels, Jesus tells the parable of the farmer who
went out to sow his seed. Some of the seed fell on the path; some
fell on rocky soil; some fell among the thorns and some fell on
good soil and produced an abundant harvest. When Jesus ex-
plained the parable, He said that the seed was the Word of God.
In the last chapter of Luke’s Gospel, Jesus reveals all
things concerning Himself to His disciples from the Word of
God. He did not say you remember this and that. No, He said to
them I did this and that because the Word of God said it had to
be fulfilled. Peter tells us that we are born again by the incor-
ruptible Word of God (I Peter 1:23).
There is power in the Word of God. Sow it in the lives of
the people God puts before us and it will find good soil and pro-
duce an abundant harvest. When they opened King Tut’s tomb
they found seed that had been placed there. They were 3,000
years old. However, when they were planted, the sprouted like
they were brand new. So, if a 3,000 year old seed can produce a
harvest, just imagine what the eternal Word of God can do.
Concl. When under the leadership of our Lord we are going,
weeping and sowing then we can expect to start reaping and re-
joicing. The third stanza of the hymn, “Bringing in the Sheaves”,
describes it well. “going forth with weeping, sowing, for the Mas-
ter, though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves; When our
weepings over, He will bid us welcome, we shall come rejoicing
bringing in the sheaves.” May the Lord lead us to focus on the
harvest.
Jesus Loves You
Ralph Lee, Jr.
Coming
Next
Month
Friday, September 8th (More Details coming soon!)
Step of Faith
Christian
Academy
Operation Christmas Child Collection Totals for July
41 and over:
Wash Cloths: 216 Soaps: 115
40 and under:
Wash Cloths: 174 Soaps: 133
Let’s see if we can beat those totals for August
Collection Items
For
August 6th—13th—20th—27th
Crayons
Pencils
Scissors
Step Of Faith
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Friday, September 1st
5-7pm Eat In Or
Take out at school dismissal $7 per plate
(Dessert at an additional cost)
Donations Needed: Boxes of Spaghetti
Noodles Ragu Traditional Sauce
Desserts Contact for more info:
Amanda Bowen
843-227-8566
Or SFCA Office
843-726-6100
Silent Auction Starts @ 2pm
Ends @ 7pm sharp
If you would like to do-nate an item or service
for the auction Contact
Amanda Bowen 843-227-8566
Cooking Teams
Needed
For
Wednesday Night Suppers Please
See
Ann Malphrus
If you are able to serve in this ministry
Thank You
Sunday Morning Breakfast
will resume in
September.
+ F I R S T R E S P O N D E R S S U N D A Y +
“Calling All First Responders”
We would like to honor you
Sunday, September 10th at 11am
at Great Swamp Baptist Church
Please come join us as we thank you
for what you do for our communities.
Great Swamp Baptist Church
9009 Tarboro Rd., Building #4
(843)726-3631
Senior Adult News
Trip Balance Payment is due August 28th
Bus Fees are due October 4th
Calling All Ladies!!!!! We need to update our telephone tree
with names & telephone numbers.
This list is for providing food for funerals
within our church.
For more info
Contact Dorthie Armstrong @ 843-726-67945
Or
Church Office @ 843-726-3631
Sign-Up Today
August 20th Reed Smith August 22nd Ralph Lee Charles Malphrus Mike Mingledorff August 23rd Wofford Malphrus Billy Fennel August 26th Faye Lowther A gift of $50.00 was given to the SFCA Garden in Memory of Dorothy Tuten Malphrus by Ronald K. and Marie Malphrus. A gift of $200.00 was given to the Lane Malphrus Memorial Fund by Deborah Sharp. A gift of $50.00 was given to the SFCA Garden in Memory of Dorothy Tuten Malphrus by Brent & Diane Cooper. From: The Stanley Family We would like to thank the church for all they have done through the fire with our house. We would also like to give a special thank you to the Grandmother’s Group, Pas-tor Ralph, Freddie Malphrus, Bjo Mills and Ron & Carol Davis for going the extra mile in all they have done to help us. With all our love, Fredrick, Pam, Olivia and Lula Floyd
Church Needs
Sunday School
Small Groups
SFCA-Donna Carter
Ministries
Outreach Ministry
Nominating Committee
Deacon Selection
Ralph Lee, Jr. - Pastor
Richard Waitt- Music Director
Deacons
Child Dev. Ministries
Leadership
President Donald Trump
United States of America
Cancer / Treatments
Barry Jones (8/10)
Mitzi Cramer (8/10)
Wallace Roberts (7/27)
Diane Thames (7/27)
Maxie Mason (7/27)
Mack Pope, Sr (8/3)
Called to Ministry
Chris Carter & Family
GSBC Prayer Pages August 20, 2017
Lloyd Freeman (8/10)
William Burke (7/20)
Gail Malphrus (7/20)
KayCee Goethe (7/27)
Robert Sauls (7/27)
Lucille Degler (8/3)
Mike Hodge (8/3)
Shelby Greene (8/10)
Lula Floyd (8/10)
Expecting / Births
Victoria Keiffer
Other Health Needs
Nursing Centers
Elaine Degler-RNC
Wofford Malphrus-Effingham
County Rehab. Center
Doris Blackmon-Morningside
Thelma Ashing-RNC
Bereavement Family Of
Becky Floyd
Hospitals Peggy Fludd-BMH
Ron Davis (8/10)
Bonnie Pope (7/27)
Ladonna Stonerock (7/27)
Kimberlyn Malphrus (7/27)
Ruth Guillory (8/3)
Irwin Malphrus (8/10)
Reed Smith (8/10)
Ryder Smith (8/10)
Dot Tindal (8/17)
Joe Pace (8/17)
Surgery / Recovery
Duane Armstrong (8/10)
Olivia Stanley (8/3)
Sadie O’Connor (8/3)
Unspoken
Tim Cramer Family
Margaret & Keith Floyd & Family
David Sauls (7/20)
Michael Fitzhugh (8/3)
Cancer / Treatments
Barry Jones (8/10)
Mitzi Cramer (8/10)
Wallace Roberts (7/27)
Diane Thames (7/27)
Maxie Mason (7/27)
Mack Pope, Sr (8/3)
Bobby Emerson- Fort Hood-Army
Jared Blanton-Fort Benning
Matthew Mills-Va-US Marines
Jericho Malphrus-Air Force
If you have someone who needs listing, call either the
church office a@726-3631 or E.L. Ambrose @ 726-5479.
Thank You
Pray For Our Military
Today’s Prayer Team
Group I Patricia Malphrus-Leader
Truett Vaigneur Shirley Malphrus
Vera Miles
Watchman Prayer Service
Saturdays @ 8:00am
Prayer Note For emergencies
a prayer chain
is available for needs.
You may access
by calling the
church @ 726-3631
Or
E.L. Ambrose @ 726-5479
Please Continue To Remember
Ricky Cleland
Mike Hodge
Shirley Malphrus
Rose Boyles
Lula Floyd
Mary Cope
Judy Smith
Jeffrey Stanley
Joyce Sutler
Dot Nettles
Betty Nettles
Tom Hinely
Olivia Stanley
Lois Bootle
Grace Boyles
Patricia Malphrus
Scott Boyles
Gary Way
Christy Gagel
Vera Miles
Mary Daley
Leonard Steedly
Barbara Mills
Rodney Malphrus, Sr.
Lanell Smith
Brian Freeman
Susan L. Vaigneur
GSBC Prayer Pages August 20, 2017
The filling of the Holy Spirit is a part of God’s plan of salvation. To be saved and not be filled is impossible. In the filling is empow-erment for living out his filling by his control. The abundant life is the result. Prayer is the medium God fives us to bring us to such maturity.
E.L. Ambrose
Announcements
SFCA Dismiss Early
Monday, August 21st, 11:30am
The Quilting Club is meeting in the
Old Parsonage
Thursday, August 24th@ 10:00am
Watchman Prayer Group
Saturday, August 26th @ 8:00 am
Kairos
Saturday, August 26th @ 8:00 am
Starting in September, the ages for children’s Church will
be K-4 thru 5th grade.
Notices
The S.O.F.F.E. Group has changed their meeting date to
August to the 28th instead of the 21st at 7:00pm.
The WMU Fall Meeting is Tuesday, August 29th At 6pm at
Ridgeland Baptist Church.
The Grandmother’s Group for September 5th will be held
at the home of Pam Stanley.
Budget Offerings This Week
Weekly Budget Surplus/Deficit
+ / -
Tithes & Offerings $2,784.00 $ 4,943.56 -$2,159.56
Designated Funds This Week ********* Acct. Balances
Lane Malphrus Memorial $200.00 ********** $640.00
Gleaner’s SS Class $58.01 ********** $217.11
SFCA Repairs (Grayco) $367.42 ********** $267.42
SFCA Trash Security $123.14 ********** -$68.74
SFCA Exterminator $147.50 ********** $0.00
SFCA Electric $2,207.60 ********** $0.00
OCC $5.00 ********** $737.07
Great Swamp Baptist Church
9009 Tarboro Road, Ridgeland, SC Office - 726-3631 Fax – 726-3294
Email: [email protected]
Website: greatswampbaptistchurch.com
Church Staff Pastor: Rev. Ralph Lee, Jr………………………………………………………………………[email protected]
Music Director: Richard Waitt………………………………………………………[email protected]
Sunday School Director: Wallace Malphrus……………………………………………[email protected] Pianist: Michelle Waitt…………………………………………………………………[email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Sybil Reynolds……………………………………………[email protected]
School Administrator: Donna Carter…………………………………………………………[email protected] Custodian: Ann Malphrus………………………………………………………………[email protected]
Landscaper: Wallace Malphrus…………………………………………………………[email protected]
Calendar of Events
Sunday Morning Breakfast (September thru May Only)........................................................................ 8:30AM
Sunday School………….….…………………............................................................................................ 9:45AM
Morning Worship…….….…...…………………........................................................................……….....11:00AM Evening Worship…….…….……………………..........................................................................................6:00PM
Wednesday Night Supper (September thru May Only)........................................................................... 6:00PM
Wednesday Night Service………………………………...............................................................................7:00PM Saturday Watchman Prayer…………….………….……….........................................................................8:00AM
Stewardship
A Special Called Business Meeting
is set for Wednesday, August 23rd
to vote on 2017-2018 Leadership positions.
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