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Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Reverend John Foster Ph.D., Senior Pastor

Laura L. Turner Women’s Missionary Society and

Young People’s and Children’s Division

Virtual Annual Day Sunday, March 14, 2021 -10:00 am

“Unmovable...Unshakeable...Unstoppable...For Such A Time As This”

Worship Leader:

Sis. Joi Stinson, SED YPD President

The Prelude Bro. Phillip Skerrett, Jr.

The Doxology AME Hymn #647 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below;

Praise Him above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*The Call to Worship Leader: I was glad when they said to me, “ Let us go into the house of the Lord!” Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! (Psalm 122:1-2) People: For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness (Psalm 84:10).

Leader: For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good (Psalm 122:9)

People: They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. (Psalm 92:13)

Leader: O Lord, I love the habitation of your house, and the place where your glory dwells (Psalm 26:8)

People: But the Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him (Habakkuk 2:20)

Leader: Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, and my redeemer (Psalm 19:14)

People: O Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! I will sing of loyalty and of justice to you, O Lord, I will sing. (Psalm 98: 1,4)

The Hymn of Praise Sis. Cheryl Taylor, LLT WMS President

“Go Ye Therefore And Teach All Nations“

1. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, go, go, go; Go ye therefore and teach all nations, go, go, go. Baptizing them in the Name of the Father The Son and Holy Ghost, go, go, go

2. If you love Me, really love Me, feed My, My sheep If you love Me, really love Me, feed My sheep Lord, I'll be with You forever and ever. Until the end of the world, go, go, go 3. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, go, go, go; Go ye therefore and teach all nations, go, go, go Baptizing them in the Name of the Father The Son and Holy Ghost, go, go, go The Invocation Bro. Christian Lewis Johnson, SED Editor YPD Gazette The Worship Through Music Remnants of Praise

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The Responsive Scripture Sis. Zaire Carmichael 1Corinthians 15:57-58 (KJV) Leader:

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

All: 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

The Preface to the Decalogue (in the tune of #258) “From all that dwell below the skies, let the Creator’s praise arise; let the Redeemer’s name be sung, through every land by every tongue.”

*The Summary of the Decalogue Bro. Leslie J. Nobles

Hear what Christ our Savior saith, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and

with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor

as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.

The Gloria Patri AME Hymn #627

The Welcome To Big Bethel The Philippian Ministry

The Introduction of WMS Greeters Sis. Joi Stinson

The WMS Greetings Dr. Dorothy Jackson Young, Former Supervisor WMS Supervisor Christy Davis Jackson, Esq., Sixth Episcopal District WMS President Rosemarie Rhodes Miller, Esq., Sixth Episcopal District WMS

The Introduction of Speaker Sis. Lisa Johnson-Whigham,

Connectional Political Action Commissioner, WMS

The Worship Through Music Remnants of Praise

The Message Dr. Deborah Taylor-King,

Connectional President of the Women’s Missionary Society AMEC

The Invitation to Christian Discipleship Rev. Charmain Purvis

Special Assistant to the Senior Pastor

The Pastor’s Words

The Worship through Giving: tithes & offering On Exit Sis. Clarissa Carmichael,

YPD Director

The Missionary Benediction AME Hymn #652 Sis. Mary Ann Foster

In the name of the Triune God, may the spirit of Christian missions enter every heart. May the spirit of Christian

missions enter every heart. This we ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen

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Dr. Deborah Taylor King

is a native of Austin, Texas and by the grace of God has been “saved to serve!” She is a life- long member of Grant A.M.E. Worship Center in Austin, Texas, under the pas-toral leadership of Rev. Dr. Sylvester D. Patton III. During the 19th Quadrennial Convention in Columbus, Ohio, God elevated her as the 10th Connectional President of the Women’s Missionary Society from the 10th Episcopal District. Since her assignment by God, she has effectively fused her business major knowledge and AT&T executive experience to lead and serve in this ministry.

She is a woman of wise leadership with an unwavering resolve of service to her universal community. Passionate in her obedience to God and a role model of grace, strength, and virtue of Christian womanhood. Deborah exudes a zeal for confronting and rebuking the oppressive and burdensome systems of social, racial, and economic disparities amongst women of every nation and hue. It has been her privilege to have traveled extensively in the United States, as well as globally, ministering a bold and empowering message; a relevant and transformative confabulation of love to her sisters and brothers. Additionally, she has diligently served as Connectional 1st VP of the WMS-AMEC, 10th District WMS President, 10th District 1st Vice President, Conference 1st Vice President, Area Chairperson and Local President. Professionally, before retirement, Deborah managed teams for over 30 years as an Area Manager at AT&T and Southwestern Bell in San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi, Texas. During her tenure at AT&T and SWB, professional volunteerism included serving as the First Vice President for Professional Women of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and as a Loaned Executive for the United Way, Inc. Her previous civic duties included serving as, First Vice Chair for the Austin Area Urban League and as a Board Member for Texas CASA. Currently, she serves as a Board Member and Vice President of the Austin Rosewood Community Development Corporation. She is also a graduate of Leadership Austin and a proud member of the NAACP. Deborah is a recipient of numerous awards for her religious, civic and community involvement. Her consistent dedication of service earned her an Honorary Doctorate from Paul Quinn College, Dallas, Texas. Deborah Taylor King is an anointed leader, a wife (Charles), mother (Travis), and grandmother (Dezmond), who pos-sesses a desire and determination to profoundly impact and transform lives and this world! For Deborah knows “only what you do for Christ will last!”

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS

Fourth Sunday in Lent First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel

March 14, 2021 Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21

Let us remember our s ick and shut - in wi th our ca l ls .

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