He has shown you, O mortal,

what is good. And what does the

Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy

and to walk humbly with your God.

—Micah 6:8 (NIV)—

5:00 p.m. $4.00 / adult $2.00 / Child

$12.00 max per family

Exodus 17:10-13 “Joshua did what Moses ordered in order to fight Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of the hill. It turned out that whenever Moses raised his hands, Israel was winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, Amalek was winning. But Moses’ hands got tired. So, they got a stone and set it under him. He sat on it and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side. So, his hands remained steady until the sun went down. Joshua defeated Amalek and its army in battle.” What is Prayer? Prayer means different things to different people. In the Christian faith, prayer could be understood as follows: “Prayer is the opportunity to transcend the world in any given moment and connect with what is True and Real. When one decides to pray, one is choosing to step aside from all that seems to be happening and seek connection with their Father.” “Prayer is the practice of the presence of God. It is the place where pride is abandoned, hope is lifted, and supplication is made. Prayer is the place of admitting our need, of adopting humility, and claiming dependence upon God.” “Prayer is simply communicating with God—listening and talking to him. Believers can pray from the heart, freely, spontaneously, and in their own words.” “Prayer is spiritual communication between man and God, a two-way relationship in which man not only talks to God, but also listen to Him. Prayer to God is like a child’s conversation with his father.” In God’s original design, the church is meant to be “a house of prayer for all nations.” Therefore, a prayerful church is an influential church, and a prayerless church is a powerless church. When the church prays, great things happen: sinners are converted, miracles take place, church ministries flourish, the Word of God is proclaimed, healings take place, disciples are strengthened, the Holy Spirit empowers the church for the Great Commission, God blesses His people and makes His Presence awesome among them. The Trumpet is blown in Zion—a clarion call to the people of God in Gambrell Street Baptist Church to pray. The spirit of prayer is hovering over GSBC; the Lord is ready to do something New with us, through us and among us. Be part of this move of God in GSBC. Don’t be left out of this brilliant move of God. Make yourself available to pray. Invite others to join you in prayers. Form a praying group. Be burdened for what God is ready to do in GSBC and through GSBC. Like Aaron and Hur in Exodus 17:10-13, let us arise to lift the hands of our pastor and the missions of GSBC in prayers. When the hands of leaders are stayed up in prayers, great things are accomplished for the Kingdom of God. The Lord our God is moving GSBC into the next phase of ministry. Outstanding visions are fulfilled, and impressive missions are accomplished in the atmosphere of prayer.

THE PRAYER ROOM IS OPEN FOR ALL. GO IN AND HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH THE LORD. SHALOM. Zechariah Olabisi Pastoral Care Minister, GSBC

GAMBRELL STREET BAPTIST CHURCH SCHEDULE OF CHURCH EVENTS SUNDAY, August 26 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service (Sanctuary) 4:00 p.m. Missions Committee (Conference Rm) Youth Chorale (Choir Room) 5:00 p.m. Worship Service (Maston Hall) Youth on Mission (Youth Area) Bible Drill (Children’s Area) International Fellowship Meeting 6:00 p.m. Churchwide Fellowship

(Maston Hall) MONDAY, August 27 10:00 a.m. JOY Choir (Choir Room) WEDNESDAY, August 29 5:00 p.m. Fellowship Meal (Maston Hall) 6:00 p.m. Mid-Week FOCUS (Maston Hall) KIDSING———— Cherub Choir (3yrs-K) & Joyful Sound (1st-6th)

Youth PowerHouse (Youth Area) 6:45 p.m. KIDSERVE———— Mission Friends (3yrs-K) & GAs & RAs (1st-6th)

7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir (Choir Room) THURSDAY, August 30 8:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast (Dixie House Café) 6:00 p.m. ESL Enrollment SUNDAY, September 2 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service (Sanctuary)

NO AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACTIVITIES MONDAY, September 3 LABOR DAY CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED TUESDAY, September 4 6:00 p.m. ESL WEDNESDAY, September 5 5:00 p.m. Fellowship Meal (Maston Hall) 6:00 p.m. Mid-Week FOCUS (Maston Hall) KIDSING———— Cherub Choir (3yrs-K) & Joyful Sound (1st-6th)

PowerHouse (Youth Bible Study) 6:45 p.m. JuBellate (Adult Handbells) KIDSERVE———— Mission Friends (3yrs-K) & GAs & RAs (1st-6th)

7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir (Choir Room) THURSDAY, September 6 6:00 p.m. ESL 6:30 p.m. Ladies’ Night Out (Home of Beverly Spivey)

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Sunday, August 12 GSBC Sunday School 126

GSBC Worship 140

Génesis S.S. 22

Génesis Worship 53

Sunday, August 19 GSBC Sunday School 134

GSBC Worship 175

Génesis S.S. 25

Génesis Worship 52

SUNDAY, Aug. 26 Kaye Glazener

Betty Law Connie Marzolf

Miki Morgan Bola Ogunrinde

Linda Parker Glenn Schweitzer

Shelley Schweitzer Peggy Smith

Mark Stepherson

SUNDAY, Sept. 2 Pat Bean

Yesi Matos Jim McKinney

Michele McKinney Barry Morgan

Winnie Nkhoma Larry Parker Cloe Smith

AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 1

JEFF LUTTRELL SEPTEMBER 2-SEPTEMBER 8

JIM MCKINNEY

August 2018

BUDGET RECEIPTS Monthly Needs $41,958.00 Receipts 8/12 $12,017.10 Receipts 8/19 $ 5,842.00 TOTAL August $36,939.10

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS (Unless Noted for Holidays)

OPEN M-TH 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CLOSED Friday

MINISTERIAL STAFF

JIM SPIVEY Pastor

CLYDE GLAZENER Pastor Emeritus

GEORGE SWAN Pastor of Génesis

BEN CASTON Interim Minister of Music

ZECHARIAH OLABISI Minister of Pastoral Care

LARRY PARKER Minister of Education

& Discipleship

PAUL CARBY Minister to Youth

SAMMI CARBY Minister to Children

KEN WELLS Minister of Administration

1616 W. Gambrell St. Fort Worth, TX 76115 817-926-1785 www.gambrellstreet.org

Vol. 68, No. 17 August 21, 2018

—Words of Thanks—

ESL Hospitality Volunteers Needed

GSBC ESL classes begin on the evening of September 4.

Hospitality volunteers are needed to provide and serve snacks for the students and workers

during the Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions. Please contact

Walter Krueger if you are able to assist in this vibrant ministry to our community.

Dear GSBC family, We appreciate so much your prayers, encouraging words, and financial support of our recent mission trip to Lima, Peru. The Lord blessed our team mightily as we worked alongside Pastor Ovideo Ramos and Iglesia Evangelica Bautista El Rey Jesus in Villa Maria del Triunfo. We look forward to sharing about our time there. God bless you all. Walter & Cindy Krueger, Debbie Thompson, Tommy Bridges, Alisha Bridges, Ralph & Sharon Pemberton, and Sandy Warner

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There are a couple of ways you can still enjoy the worship

Kieren Vana Profession of Faith

Christian Sympathy

The GSBC family extends Christian sympathy to…

Marissa and Andrew Henrich in the loss of her grandmother

Russell Dilday and family

in the loss of Betty Dilday

The family and friends of

Jo Brackney

Church Fair Friday, August 24

5:00 p.m. SWBTS Come help us introduce SWBTS students to

Gambrell Street Baptist Church!