The Third Sunday of Lent February 28, 2016 10:55 a.m. Welcome to Worship Derrell Grantham We ring our church bell three times to call us into the worship of God our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Prelude I Need ee Every Hour arr. Raney and Sherman Celebration Ringers Meditation of Preparation If you don’t have doubts you’re either kidding yourself or asleep. Doubts are the ants-in-the-pants of faith. ey keep it alive and moving. ~ Frederick Buechner ...new life starts in the dark. Whether it is a seed in the ground, a baby in the womb, or Jesus in the tomb, it starts in the dark. ~ Barbara Brown Taylor, Learning to Walk in the Dark Invocation Alyssa Aldape Call to Worship Come, let us enter the land that God has prepared for us, God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. Our days of wandering in the barren desert are at an end. God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. Hungry and thirsty, we cry out in deep despair. God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. As in the waters of our baptism, we cross over the Jordan. God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. e land is fertile and rich, with good rain in season. God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. e harvest is bountiful. We dwell in the land God has prepared for us.
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The Third Sunday of LentFebruary 28, 2016 10:55 a.m.
Welcome to Worship Derrell Grantham
We ring our church bell three times to call us into the worship of Godour Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.
Prelude I Need Thee Every Hour arr. Raney and ShermanCelebration Ringers
Meditation of Preparation
If you don’t have doubts you’re either kidding yourself or asleep.Doubts are the ants-in-the-pants of faith. They keep it alive and moving.
~ Frederick Buechner
...new life starts in the dark. Whether it is a seed in the ground, a baby in the womb, or Jesus in the tomb, it starts in the dark.
~ Barbara Brown Taylor, Learning to Walk in the Dark
Invocation Alyssa Aldape
Call to Worship Come, let us enter the land that God has prepared for us, God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. Our days of wandering in the barren desert are at an end. God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. Hungry and thirsty, we cry out in deep despair. God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. As in the waters of our baptism, we cross over the Jordan. God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. The land is fertile and rich, with good rain in season. God leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. The harvest is bountiful. We dwell in the land God has prepared for us.
*Hymn for Guidance No. 33 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah CWM RHONDDA
Litany of Trust When we stand at the edge of fear and worry, God invites us to step into the waters of faith and trust. When we stand at the edge of the world’s pain and need, Jesus invites us to step into the land of humble service. When we stand at the edge of our hunger and thirst, the Spirit invites us to sit at the Table of grace.
Message in Song Grace for This Broken Soul arr. Jay RouseFirst Light
Bring back my heart to Thee alone, though wounded, sinful-prone.Of deep desire and strongest grace, reclaim me for Your own.
O come and take me to the cross: its sorrow makes me whole,My greatest gain, it was Your loss: grace for this broken soul.
A slave to You my one desire in whole and not in part,‘til You consume me like a fire and cleanse my guilty heart.
All that I am to You I bring; my life is Yours alone.Gratefully to Your cross I cling and bow before Your throne.
Scripture Reading Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 Andrew ShafferThe Word of God for the people of God
Thanks be to God.
*A Hymn of Trust No. 68 He Leadeth Me HE LEADETH ME
During the last stanza of this hymn, children are invited to come to the front for the Children’s Sermon.
Children’s Sermon Bridgette Poag
Message in Song Trust in the Lord Joseph MartinSanctuary Choir
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind.
Lean not unto your own understanding.Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Trust in the Lord in everything, each word you speak, each song you sing.Rejoice in the Lord, the God of all. Be strong in the Lord; obey His call.Delight in the Lord in all you do. Worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
Sing praise to the Lord; His works are glorious. Rejoice in the Lord, your God, forever and ever. Trust the Lord.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind.
Lean not unto your own understanding. Trust in the Lord.Reach out in faith and only trust Him.Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
The Sermon The Journey: from the Wilderness to Hope Phillip CannonLearning to Believe “Into”–A Lesson in Trust
Joshua 3 (Pew Bible Page 170)
*A Hymn of Response No. 475 Only Trust Him STOCKTON
*Offertory Prayer Ken Russell
The Gifts of the People
Offertory My Faith Has Found a Resting Place/The Solid Rock arr. Brant Adams
Offertory MeditationMy Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following Your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust You always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for You are ever with me, and You will never leave me to face my perils alone. ~ Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
*Presentation to God The Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH
*Benediction Phillip Cannon
Postlude Fantasy on Showalter Jon Spong
*Congregation please stand as able.
INSTRUMENTALISTSPatti Cannon Janna Pye Sandra BlackwellPiano Clarinet Organ and Celebration Ringers Director
Our prayer partners during worship today are Jim Bennett and Jonathan Rackley.
Our bell ringer in worship today is Izayiah Johnson.
It is our privilege to have you worshipping with us today at First Baptist Church of Dalton! Today you are worshipping with a strong and vibrant congregation with a missional heart, who is committed to revealing the living presence of Jesus Christ in our world today. Would you allow us the pleasure of getting to know you a little better by completing the beige visitor registration card from the pew rack and placing it in the offering plate later in the service? You are also invited to submit prayer requests using the prayer cards in the pew rack. Please pass your prayer card to the center aisle where it will be collected during the Prelude. Hearing devices are available for those who need them. Please ask an usher for assistance. Childcare is also available for preschoolers during our worship services. Information and assistance are available at our Preschool Registration Suite Area. Children’s bulletins are also available from the ushers. So that we might maintain a spirit of worship, please turn off all cell phones and pagers as you enter the Sanctuary.
Welcome!
Sunday, February 289:45 a.m. Sunday School10:55 a.m. Morning Worship/Sanctuary5:00 p.m. Bible Drill-Bible Buddies/Rooms 217-2195:45 p.m. Youth Snack Supper6:00 p.m. Student Choir/Choir RoomMonday, February 294:00 p.m. New Horizons Choir/Choir Room5:30 p.m. Adult Handbells /Room 1557:00 p.m. First Light/Choir RoomTuesday, March 19:30 a.m. Church Staff Meeting/Conference Room9:30 a.m. Women on Missions/Café Area4:30 p.m. Soul Food/Fellowship HallWednesday, March 24:00 p.m. Children’s Handbells/Room 1554:45 p.m. Supper Lines Open5:30 p.m. Children’s Choirs6:15 p.m. Church-wide Prayer Time/Fellowship Hall6:15 p.m. Student Bible Study/Youth Center6:20 p.m. Children’s Missions (RA Racers in Gym)6:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study/Fellowship Hall6:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir/Choir RoomThursday, March 37:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast-Oakwood9:30 a.m. Ladies’ Bible Study/Tripp Dining Room7:00 p.m. Clarinet Choir - Jericho Brass Concert/SanctuaryFriday, March 47:30 p.m. Arabic Congregation/Chapel
This Week at First Baptist
First Baptist Church StaffRev. Alyssa Aldape Interim Minister of Missions and Community MinistryRev. Phillip C. Cannon Executive PastorRev. Susan P. Deal Minister of Music and WorshipRev. Brenda Dedmon Children’s Learning Center DirectorRev. Derrell E. Grantham Minister of Activities and Senior Adults Dr. Billy T. Nimmons Pastor EmeritusMrs. Bridgette F. Poag Director of Ministries to Children and Their FamiliesRev. Andrew L. Shaffer Minister to Youth and Their Families
706-278-2911 311 N. Thornton Avenuewww.fbcdalton.org Dalton, Georgia 30720
Called Business MeetingConclusion of 10:55 a.m. Worship Service
