The Celebration of Worship

October 15, 2017, 10:30 AM

Today we affirm the presence of God:

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

John 8:12

The Gathering

Introit “We, Thy People, Praise Thee” J. Haydn The Chapel Choir

Welcome and Announcements Rev. R. Len Walker Jr. Responsive Reading: Psalm 106:1-12, p. 829 Rev. V. Lamar Helms

Voluntary “Be Thou My Vision” D. Cherwien

Invocation Rev. Walker

* The Hymn of Praise page 400 “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

Stewardship Testimony Mark Newton

Petition and Thanksgiving Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:6-9 Rev. Walker * New Testament Reading: Matthew 22:2-10 Rev. Walker

Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer Rev. Helms 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass 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.

Offering and Anthem “What Wondrous Love Is This” R. Scholz The Chapel Choir

* Doxology 95 OLD 100th

* Prayer of Thanksgiving Rev. Walker

Proclamation of the Word and Response

* The Hymn of Preparation “I Am Thine, O Lord” page 419 (Verses 1, 2 and 4)

Sermon “The Adventure of Stewardship” Rev. Walker Matthew 25:14-30

Rev. R. Len Walker, Jr. Senior Chaplain

Rev. V. Lamar Helms

Associate Chaplain, Director of Music

Alison Holmes

Director of Bella Voce

Lindsey Wesseling

Leslie Grogan

Youth Ministry

Leadership Team

Dr. Vernon S. Broyles Founding Chaplain

Dr. Jimmy Allen

Chaplain Emeritus

Dr. James McCormick Chaplain Emeritus

Email: chapel

@bigcanoechapel.org

10455 Big Canoe

Big Canoe, GA 30143

706.268.3203

www.bigcanoechapel.org

* Hymn of Commitment “Take My Life, and Let It Be Consecrated” (Verses 1 and 3) page 399 The Sending

* Benediction Rev. Walker

* Benediction Response (page 593, refrain)

“Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.”

Postlude “Fanfare” G. Wirsz

* Please stand if you are able. * You are invited to attend Stand-Around at 10:00 A.M.

We are a Stephen Ministry Congregation.

Contributions Summary through Sep 2017 Actual YTD $852,590 Budget YTD $784,952

God Provides WE PRAY. GOD PROVIDES. WE SHARE.

And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

October 15, 2017

10:30AM

Welcome!

Big Canoe Chapel is a multi-denominational congregation united in our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. The Chapel gladly welcomes anyone desiring to become a regular, asso-ciate, or fellowship member.

Today at the Chapel Chapel Announcements

Serving Today at the Chapel… 10:30AM

Pianist: Sam Holmes

Organist: James Garner

Ushers: Hollis and Kay Lathem Mike White Sandra Jurkiewitsch

Guest Host: Brian and Lynn Roberts

Cart Driver: David Fussell

Stand-Around: John and Ruth Slim Jim and Carol Patterson

Worship Steward: Charley Vick Technical Ministry Team: Randy Lewis, Bob Matthews, Keith Scott

This Week at the Chapel

8:30 AM Prayer with Senior Chaplain-Chapel 109 8:45 AM Fellowship Class Coffee-McCormick Hall 9:00 AM Fellowship SS Class-McCormick Hall 9:00 AM Grace Walk SS Class-Broyles 102 9:00 AM Blended Worship Service-Chapel

10:00 AM Chapel Stand-Around-Cousins Hall 10:30 AM Faith Quest-Room 102

10:30 AM Seekers SS Class-McCormick Hall 10:30 AM Book by Book SS Class-Board Room 10:30 AM Middle School Youth-Teen Room 10:30 AM Children K-5-Chapel 107 10:30 AM Children 3’s & 4’s-Chapel 106 10:30 AM Nursery-Chapel 101

10:30 AM Traditional Worship Service-Chapel

Operation Christmas Child is off to a good start! Please collect your empty boxes at Standaround or as you leave today. You can also return your filled boxes to the red receptacles at the Chapel; Fitness Center; Clubhouse; Canoe Lodge; IGA; Tennis Center or the racks at both en-trances to the Postal Facility.

Christmas Blessing Time: It is always the right time to think of the many blessings we enjoy each day. And it is always the right time to think of the many ways we can be a blessing to others. Christmas Blessing is a wonderful opportunity to share the blessings of Christmas with a needy or foster child in Pickens and Dawson county. Please take the time to sign up to be a Shopper or a Driver at Stand-Around each Sunday from Octo-ber 1 - October 15 at the Christmas Blessing table. We need your help again this year to insure that these children find gifts under the tree on Christmas morning

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Please note;

The Nursery is available downstairs during the 9:00 & 10:30 am services.

Remember to turn your cell phones back on at the end of the service!

Chapel Member Prayer List

At Home: David Holmes, Cathy Scott, Deb Refling, Marybeth Kidd, Selma Turner, (Jeff Turner’s mother), James Moore, Tom Greene, Sue Rigby, Linn Bowman, Ron Ceravolo.

Hospital: Joe Dodd, Northside, Cherokee.

Hospice: Martha Adkins, Gold City Personal Care, Dahlonega, Bob Williams, Roswell, Herm Doll, Alpharetta.

Assisted Living: Margaret Fordyce, (Nancy Cowart’s mother), Tampa, Oscar Williams, (Sandra Gadd’s father), Gracemont Senior Living in Cum-ming.

In Assisted Care: Margie Hunter, Benton House, Alpharetta; Frances Smith, Hallmark at Phipps, Atlanta; Ben Johnson, Mt. Vernon Village, 475 Mt. Vernon Rd., A201 Sandy Springs, GA 30043, Richard Krajec, 925 Spring Rock Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30043, Peggy Lehmberg, Brightmore of South Charlotte, 10225 Old Ardrey Kell Rd., Charlotte, NC 28277; John Thurman, Garden Plaza, Lawrenceville, GA.

Prayer Blankets: Remember prayer blankets are always a blessing for people needing comfort. They are in a cabinet along with spiritual music CDs in Room 103 in the Broyles Center.

Stewardship Testimony ~ Nancy Lucenay

19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19) The apostle Paul recognized that the gift the Philippians had sent to him had ac-tually been a gift to God, and he was grateful for their expres-sion of love both for him and for the Lord. Our heavenly Father has always intended his blessings to be recycled. 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of com-passion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) We as believers have both the privilege and responsibility to pass on the blessings God has given us. When Harry and I moved to Hong Kong in 2003 to pastor a church, we had no idea how or where we would be able to retire. We sold our house in the US and either sold or gave away many of our possessions before moving. (Not to worry—we still had plenty of “stuff.”) In 2008, I began praying about retirement, having no idea where, when or how. In 2014, we bought a small house in Big Canoe, thinking we would be in our 80s before we finished paying for it. God very unexpectedly provided resources to pay it off six months before we retired in December 2015. Once again, he did immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine. What a privilege it is to respond to God’s grace with gratitude! Everything we have is a gift from him, and everything he gives us is an investment that he wants us to use for his honor and glory. We give to God by giving to his work—our time, our tal-ents, our energy, our possessions and our money. We have given our tithes and offerings in many ways through the 48 years of our marriage—by writing a weekly or monthly check, by putting cash in the offering plate and even today by giving online. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to demonstrate our love and commitment to the Lord by sharing the gifts he gives us.

Mon. 10/16 Prayer Blanket Ministry-McCormick Hall 9:30AM Mon. 10/16 Board of Trustees-Board Room 2:00PM Mon. 10/16 GriefShare-Room 107 5:00PM Tues. 10/17 Bella Voce Rehearsal-McCormick Hall 9:00AM Tues. 10/17 Property Committee Mtg.-Room 107 1:00PM Wed.. 10/18 Women’s Bible Study-McCormick Hall 9:30AM Wed. 10/18 Creative Stitchery-Room 101 1:00PM Wed. 10/18 Bible Study-Encounter Jesus, Len Walker 4:30PM Wed. 10/18 Bible Study-Jesus in the Gospels-Lamar H. 4:15PM Wed. 10/18 Bible Study-Discussion Group-H. Lucenay 4:30PM Wed. 10/18 Vespers-Chapel 6:00PM Wed. 10/18 Stephen Ministry-Rooms 101&102 6:30PM Thurs. 10/19 Journey Group 1-Room 102 9:00AM Thurs. 10/19 Connect Hearing Test-McCormick Hall 9:00AM Thurs. 10/19 Journey Group 2-Room 107 9:00AM Thurs. 10/19 Journey Group 3-Teen Room 9:00AM Thurs. 10/19 Legacy of Caring Meeting-Board Room 1:00PM Thurs. 10/19 Men’s Chorus Rehearsal 7:00PM Fri. 10/20 Shearer/Capaccio Wedding Reh.-Chapel 5:00PM Sat. 10/21 AA Meeting-Teen Room 9:00AM Sat. 10/21 Shearer/Capaccio Wedding-Chapel 4:30PM

Sun. 10/22 Men’s Chorus sings 10:30AM Sun. 10/22 New Member Luncheon-Cousins Hall 11:45AM

2018 Stewardship-Sundays, today October 15th and October 22nd. Please be in prayer regarding the stewardship of your time, talents and finances. Join us for a Celebration of Stewardship on Sunday, October 29th for a light brunch at Stand-Around!

GriefShare: Big Canoe Chapel will sponsor a GriefShare group which will start on October 9th and end on January 15th, 2018, with two weeks off for Christmas. The weekly meeting will be held on Mondays in the lower level of the Broyles Center from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. At Grief Share, you will learn valuable information about recovering from your grief and renewing hope for the future. We hope to see you there. Contact Sandra Hintze (706.268.1937), Bob Layfield (706.268.1356), or Della Clendenin (770.516.8192).

Arts Ministry for Children and Youth-Seeking individuals who would like to help implement a vision for a more comprehensive Arts Ministry for Children and Youth at Big Canoe Chapel. There will be an informational meeting November 5, directly following service in the Board Room. Contact Lindsey Wesseling at (678.767.2410) for more in-formation or if you cannot attend.