The

First Baptist Church Henderson, North Carolina

At Worship

SUNDAY MORNING August 28, 2016 ELEVEN O’CLOCK AM

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost The liturgical color today is green.

Green is symbolic of growth as the church is on mission

during the days following Pentecost.

THE PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

THE MUSIC FOR MEDITATION Betsy Rublein

THE GREETING Ruxton Bobbitt

THE CHIMING OF THE TRINITY

THE INVOCATION Ruxton Bobbitt

THE PRELUDE Aria Flor Peeters

THE CALL TO WORSHIP (Congregation standing) Amy Russell

LEADER: We gather this day, stranger and friend,

ALL: Known and unknown,

LEADER: All loved by God.

ALL: We gather to worship,

LEADER: To offer concern and joy,

ALL: To be reminded to love as we have been loved.

LEADER: That we might become makers of your peace in our homes, in our

communities, and in our world.

ALL: So let us worship God together. Amen!

THE HYMN OF PRAISE 205 For the Beauty of the Earth DIX

THE CALL TO CONFESSION Sue Crocker

THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON

(following a time of silence)

Creator God, you made us to be neighbors, members of one family blessed

with great diversity. You created us to be helpers and friends to one another,

entrusting to us your justice and your joy. Yet, we have denied justice and joy

to many, creating worlds of poverty, pain, lost opportunities, and absence of

hope. In so many ways, we break each other’s hearts. Still, you do not reject

us. We ask your forgiveness and pray to be transformed.

Loving God, you restore us to each other and to you, mending our hearts

and repairing the world. Through the power of your Spirit, you shape us to be

for others what Christ is for us: pardon and peace, new life and blessing. We

give you thanks for your love, forgiveness, and constant presence. Amen.

THE MUSIC FOR MEDITATION Pagina d’album Michele Mangani

THE GOSPEL LESSON: Luke 6:27-38 (p. 56 NT) Tammy Hight

THE GLORIA 416 WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Four- and five-year olds may depart for Children’s Church.

THE EPISTLE LESSON: I Peter 2:13-17; 21-25 (p. 206 NT)

THE SERMON Do NOT Do Unto Others Ron Cava

THE HYMN 245 O Day of God, Draw Nigh ST. MICHAEL

THE RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

THE OFFERTORY ANTHEM Prayer of St. Francis Michael Bedford

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow

love, where there is injury, pardon, where there is doubt, faith, where there is

despair, hope, where there is darkness, light, where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to

console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love, for it is in giving

that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we

are born to eternal life. Amen. - Saint Francis of Assisi

AT THE PRESENTATION: The Doxology 424 LASST UNS ERFREUEN

THE CALL TO PRAYER Ann Marie White

THE MORNING PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

THE CALL TO COMMITMENT Ronald Cava

THE HYMN OF RESPONSE Hear My Prayer for Unity ABERYSTWYTH

THE SENDING FORTH Ronald Cava

LEADER: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let

me sow love;

ALL: Here am I; send me.

LEADER: Where there is injury, pardon;

ALL: Here am I; send me.

LEADER: Where there is doubt, faith;

ALL: Here am I; send me.

LEADER: Where there is despair, hope;

ALL: Here am I; send me.

LEADER: Where there is darkness, light;

ALL: Here am I; send me.

LEADER: Where there is sadness, joy;

ALL: Here am I; send me.

LEADER: O Divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as

to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love.

ALL: For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are

pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE 313 Beloved, God’s Chosen ASH GROVE

THE ORGAN POSTLUDE Cortege Flor Peeters

Assisting with worship leadership today are Deacon of the Week Ruxton Bobbitt and

Ann Marie White.

Music for this morning’s service is offered by clarinetist Merida Negrete and the

Chancel Choir.

The flowers which beautify the sanctuary this morning are given to the glory of God

and in honor of our daughter, Ashley, and our grandsons, Christian, Noah, and Levi Bean

by Bob and Fran Cawthorne.

The Call to Worship is adapted from Hold Fast to What is Good by Beth Merrill Neel

and is used with permission.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry has provided shawls in the back of the Sanctuary. Should you

need physical warmth or spiritual comfort, please borrow one for today’s service. Feel free

to place it back into the basket as you exit the Sanctuary.

Reviving Civility—Exhibiting the Peace of Christ in a Chaotic Culture: What are some

Biblical, theological, and spiritual values that will help us bridge current polarities? How

do we balance our responsibility to be good citizens of our nation with our ultimate

allegiance to the kingdom of God? How can we model patterns of speech and behavior that

counter harmful and hateful patterns of speech and behavior? Can we be assertive without

being antagonistic or aggressive? The current sermon series will seek to answer some of

these questions. Other worship materials have been carefully selected to help illuminate

our path. Some, such as the litany of commitment and congregational response, will be

repeated each week.

The First Baptist Church Henderson, North Carolina Ronald S. Cava, Senior Minister

Amy S. Russell, Associate Minister

Mark L. Hopper, Minister of Music and Organist

Sue M. Crocker, Associate Minister of Music and Organist

Tammy C. Hight, Director of Childhood Discipleship

Linda O’Brien, Financial Secretary

Tammy Manning, Ministry Support Coordinator

Amber Williamson, Administrative Support Coordinator

Robert Snow, Custodian

Telephone (252) 438-3172

Fax (252) 438-3710

www.fbchenderson.net

fbchurch@fbchenderson.net

Opportunities for Worship and Service SUNDAY 8:30 AM Missions Coordinating Committee

Meeting

Library

8:30 Transportation Committee Meeting Adult Choir Room

9:15 Pre-Sunday School Fellowship Fellowship Hall

9:15-10:45 Sue Kelly Library open

9:45 Sunday School

11:00 Morning Worship Sanctuary

Noon Dine and Dialogue Fellowship Hall

3:30 PM Personnel Committee Meeting Library

MONDAY 3:00 PM A.R.K. Buddy Training Session Fellowship Hall

THURSDAY 7:30 PM Chancel Choir Rehearsal Adult Choir Room