January 14, 2018 7:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Worship

PRAISE & ADORATION Call to Worship/Scripture……................…………Minister

Luke 2: 36-38

Prayer………….……………………………………………..….Deacon

Praise & Worship……………….…….……FCBC Praise Team

The Word in Song

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP

Memorial Presentation (10:45 a.m.)…..Sister Mary Gilmer Church Clerk

Church News (10:45 a.m.) …………………………Jekiyah Lyons

Greeting (10:45 a.m.)………………………………Semirah Duffie

The Time of Fellowship

Hymn.…………........................................................ #321 “How Great is Our God” Pastoral Concerns

Offertory Appeal

Offertory Prayer………………………………………….…Minister Ashlynn Duffie (10:45 a.m.)

*Offertory Response…………………………………………..#652 “You Can’t Beat God Giving” Offertory Music

CARE & CONCERNS THROUGH PRAYER

The Recognition of Returning Sick/Prayer Concerns

*Hymn of Dedication…………………………………….……#396 “Is Your All on the Altar?”

Altar Call & Prayer……………………………………..…Minister

The Word in Song WORSHIP THROUGH INSTRUCTION

** The Sermon……………...…….Pastor Fredrick A. Davis

“WHOLLY COMMITTED” Luke 2: 36-38

*Invitation to Christian Discipleship/ Invitational Selection

If you would like to unite with our Church Family, you can do so

during the Hymn of Invitation following the sermon. You may join by

Baptism, Christian Experience, Letter, or as an Associate Member.

*Benediction *PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE and remain standing

**Please refrain from walking during The Sermon

CHURCH NEWS

Words to ponder from Dr. King:

“Faith is taking the whole step, even when you don’t see

the whole staircase.”

“Life's most persistent and urgent question is,

‘What are you doing for others?’"

FROM PASTOR DAVIS: BIBLE STUDY WILL BE BACK ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH; 6:45 P.M. COME JOIN US AS WE GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING…..WITH A STUDY OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS. DEACON FAMILY UNITS THIS WEEK: Davenport, Gadson, & Langley.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New disciples (12 & up) are urged and invited to attend the NEW DISCIPLES CLASS at 9:30 a.m. The lesson on January 21st is Lesson 2, “”What it Means to be a Christian Disciple”.

CALLING ALL TEENS: YOUTH SERVING OPPORTUNITY: Do you enjoy music? Like to sing? Play an instrument? Well, come use YOUR God-given gifts and talents with Voices of Calvary! We are looking for YOU….come join us and share the gift of song. All teens, age 13 and up, are invited and encouraged to join this aspect of the Music Ministry. Parents, bring…or send…your teens to make music unto the Lord. No gift is too small….contact Brother David Cannady for details. NOTHING CAN STOP US….WE ON THE WAY UP!

BBALL TIME: First Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Ministry needs basketball players between the ages of 9 - 18 to play in the Durham Church Recreational League. Please contact Trustee Terry Barnes (919) 636-0532 or Deacon Jason Redmond (919) 699-1788.

“A HEART FOR CHRIST”: MATURE ADULTS, YOU ARE INVITED to the Annual Honoring Our Elders Event, hosted by the Diaconate Ministry on Saturday, February 3rd, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. RSVP by January 28th by calling Deaconess Monica Perry, (919)801-8698 or Deaconess Angela Privette, (919)425-1679.

LEAD WORSHIP: Parents: On every 2nd Sunday our Children and Youth lead our worship experience (Church News, Greetings, and Offertory Prayer). If you are interested in your child leading worship on 2nd Sundays, please contact Minister Emily Carroll at carroll@firstcalvary.org. COME SERVE IN THE NEW YEAR!

CALLING ALL YOUNG ADULTS (18-38): YAM needs YOU! Come help plan the 2018 Young Adult Conference, Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.! We need YOUR input….COME TO THE MEETING ON JANUARY 18TH…also, singers, come join the Young Adult Choir!

FROM THE COMMUNITY: SERVING OPPORTUNITY: Volunteers are NEEDED- Mobile Market Food distribution- EVERY 3RD SATURDAY….YOU CAN COME ANYTIME TO LEND A HAND- anytime between 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church (unload food, distribute food, process food, pack food for delivery, deliver food, set-up and clean up). There is ALWAYS a need…teens welcome too. Thank you.

LEADERSHIP RETREAT: Plan to join the Visionary Ministry at the Annual Leadership Retreat on Saturday, January 27th, from 8:00 a.m.-Noon. RSVP to visionary@firstcalvary.org today! Leaders, Ministers, Church Officers and interested members should plan to attend.

YAM CONFERENCE 2017: Young Adults (ages 18-38), mark your calendars for February 16th-18th. Exciting details are coming soon!

NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: SERVING OPPORTUNITY-Adults and teens 12 and up, if you have been waiting for an opening your time is now. Current Nursery volunteers and those interested will meet Thursday February 22, 6:30 p.m. Contact nursery@firstcalvary.org with any questions.

“DRAMA KINGS AND QUEENS ”-DRAMA MINISTRY: SERVING OPPORTUNITY-Young, old, male and female, join the Drama Ministry and lend your talents to our upcoming Black History Presentation in February. Come one, come all. Plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, January 18th, at 6:30 p.m….and each Thursday through February 22nd (latecomers are welcome). Contact Sister Nichole Echard at (919)358-4038 for details.

FROM THE COMMUNITY: FOR CHILDREN, 11 & UNDER: “Celebrating the Power of Children: Honoring Young People in the Civil Rights Movement on MLK Day”. Come join other families and celebrate MLK Day with a birthday party for Dr. King, stories, crafts, cake, and service. Monday, January, 15th, Northgate Mall, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. For more information, contact Sister Jessica Murrell at (919) 802-7329.

LET US PRAY: Join us Wednesday mornings at 7:00 a.m. for midweek prayer and devotion. Call 712-432-1001, enter access code 494132935.

HEALING AND RECOVERY

Remember our sick & shut-in members with prayers, cards, visits, & calls and share this information with the Pastor and Deacons. Contact the church office with sick & shut in information.

HOSPITAL & CARE FACILITY

Sis. Mary Lee Elliott Eno Assisted Living 5600 N. Roxboro Road 27712

Sis. Mildred Gerald Duke University Hospital Bro. Charles Joyner Pruitt Health Rehab Sis. Gussie Langley Carver Living Center

303 E. Carver Street 27704 Sis. Shawn McClain Duke University Hospital

AT HOME CARE Sis. Mary Bolling 2330 Taylor Street 27703 Sis. Wilhemenia Foster-Long Sis. Naomi Grier Sis. Shirley Jackson Sis. Delphine Lemon Bro. Frank Lloyd

309 Pearson Drive 517 Grammery Place 2420 Glenbrook Drive 411 S. LaSalle Street 7 Gwendolyn Circle

27713 27704 27704 27704 27703

Sis. Eliza McCrimmon Sis. Rachelle Nelums Sis. Ernestine Perry Sis. Gwen Smith Dea. John Smith Sis. Mary Strayhorn Sis. LaConya Thorpe

901 Chalk Level Rd., Apt. B-4 723 Melanie Street 1321 Timothy Avenue 1326 Elmset Lane 1405 Timber Wolf Drive 1205 Moreland Avenue 2801 Ross Road

27707 27704 27707 27713 27713 27707 27703

Sis. Joyce Wall 2330 Taylor Street 27703

MUSIC MINISTRY REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

TUESDAY & THURSDAY – January 16th & 18th Young Adult Choir-7:00pm

MINISTRY MEETING SCHEDULE

CFLR –Community Family Life Center at Lyon Park CFR –Conference Room CRM -Choir Room

CR I -Classroom 1 CR II -Classroom 2 CR III -Classroom 3 FH – Fellowship Hall LIB – Library Sanct-Sanctuary

SUNDAY 7:00 am Intercessory Prayer Service (4th Sun) Sanct 9:30 pm Discipleship Orientation Class LIB 1:15pm 1:15 pm 1:15 pm

1:15 pm

Health & Wellness Ministry (2nd Sun) Evangelism Ministry (2nd Sun) Daughters of Calvary (3rd Sun) Computer Ministry (2nd Sun)

CR I CR II CR II CR III

4:00 pm Associate Ministers (each 2nd Sun) CR II 5:00 pm Deacons & Trustee Ministry Mtg. (2nd Sun) CR III/LIB 6:30 pm Official Leadership Team (2nd Sun) FH

MONDAY 6:00 pm Tots of Praise Rehearsal (after 1st) CRM 6:30 pm Psalm 150 (after 3rd & 4th Sun) CRM 6:30 pm Young Adult Choir (after 2nd Sun) CRM 6:30pm Children’s Church Committee (after 2nd Sun) LIB 6:30 pm Sunday School Teachers (1st Mon) CR I 6:30 pm Calvary’s Anointed/Vessels of Praise FH/Sanct 7:00pm Entrepreneur Ministry (1st Mon) CR III 7:00pm Visionary Ministry (3rd Mon) LIB 7:30pm Male Chorus (after 2nd & 3rd Sun) CRM 7:30pm Young Adult Choir (before 3rd Sun) CRM

TUESDAY 6:00pm Scouting Ministry (every other Tues) ALL AREAS 6:30pm Hospitality Ministry (2nd Tues) CR I 6:30pm 6:30pm

Praise Team Circle of Care (COC) (2nd Tues-Quarterly)

CRM LIB

6:30pm Video Ministry (4th Tues) Balcony 7:00pm Male Summit (Tuesday after 3rd Sun) LIB 7:30pm Music Council (2nd Tues) CR II 7:30pm The Encouragers (1st Tues) CR III

WEDNESDAY 12:00pm Noon Day Prayer LIB 6:30pm Prayer and Praise Service FH 7:00pm Bible Study FH & CR

THURSDAY 6:00pm Nursery Ministry (1st Thurs) Nursery 6:30pm Calvary’s Anointed/Vessels of Praise FH/Sanct 6:30pm Beautification Committee (2nd Thurs) CR I 6:30pm Couples’ Ministry (4th Thurs) CR II 6:30pm Youth Council (4th Thurs) CR I 6:30pm ACT Ministry (3rd Thurs) CR I 6:30pm Young Adult Ministry (3rd Thurs) CR II 7:00pm Singles in Love with Christ (4th Thurs) LIB 7:00pm Sunday Service Choir Rehearsal CRM 7:30pm Drama Ministry CR III

SATURDAY 9:30am Pearls of Praise (2nd Sat) CRM 10:00am Scholarship Ministry (before the 2nd Sun) CR II 10:00am 10:00am

PROJECT F.I.N.E. Onesiphorous Prison Ministry (3rd Sat)

CFLR CR I

10:30am Deaconess Ministry (1st Sat) LIB/Sanct 11:00am Senior Missionary Ministry (3rd Sat) LIB 11:00am Senior Usher & First Aid Ministry (2nd Sat) CRM/ Sanct 11:30am Culinary Arts Ministry (4th Sat) LIB

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

We are now 14 days into a year we’ve never seen before and we must continue to make the best of the days ahead. Today we celebrate with our bereaved families. Our Memorial Sunday is a time to honor and remember the lives of our dear departed saints. Always remember that you never lose that which you

love. It is my prayer that through this time of sharing with these families today they will know that in their grieving hour, their church family is only a prayer and a phone call away. First Calvary, reach out to them with a hug or an encouraging word. I would remind each of us to “Live Each Moment, Love Beyond Words, and Laugh Every Day” in tribute to those we have lost.

We also celebrate and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On tomorrow, America will pause as a nation to celebrate our annual recognition of his birthday. Starting this evening, our youth will once again participate in our Annual MLK Youth Lock-In where emphasis will be placed on how Dr. King’s life can inspire us to a life of service. Our Youth Council, in conjunction with DPR, Duke-Durham Partnership and the West End Community Foundation, Inc., will host young people between the ages of 12 – 18 on Sunday and Monday. We do this each year it because it provides an opportunity for our youth to engage in fun activities while giving them a chance to hear about the principles of Dr. King that deal with respect and responsibility. Thanks to our Youth Council for keeping this dream alive since it began so many years ago.

Many of you did not attend Church Conference on Wednesday, January 10th, so I ask you to either go online to read the 2018 Pastoral Message or stop by the Atrium area and pick up a copy. Let me encourage you who are present this morning in worship to help encourage others that are not here to attend Worship as often as they can (as scripture states in Hebrews 10:24). It’s 2018, a New Year…and here are some goals… let’s have at least 400 people in either of our Worship Services…let’s have at least 200 in Sunday School and 100 in Bible Study each week. On behalf of Minister Carter and our Christian Education Ministry, I would like to remind you that Sunday School and Bible Study are two opportunities where we can learn and grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. It’s a great time to add joining our study ministries to your 2018 “to do” list . Let’s do our best to increase our attendance commitment to this congregation.

It’s Leadership Month at First Calvary! Leaders, wanna be leaders, Church Officers, and Ministers are expected to attend the Annual Leadership Conference on Saturday, January 27th. Author John C. Maxwell has previously shared the following in his devotional writing, “What does it take to have the focus required to be a truly effective leader? The keys are priority and concentration. A leader who knows his/her priorities but lacks concentration knows what to do, but never gets it done. If he has concentration but no priorities he has excellence without progress. But when he harnesses both, he has the potential to achieve great things.” As we celebrate Leadership Month, I truly believe that we are a people full of the potential to achieve great things. Remember always that we are AN EXCITING CHURCH EXCITED ABOUT ITS MISSION!

THE DEACON’S MESSAGE

Quid Pro Quo, it means to substitute or one thing in return for another. Maybe you worked extra hours last week and because of that you were paid overtime. Or, it could be you were having one of the worst days of your life last week and someone stopped by and made you laugh pushing away your sadness. At times, having a substitute is wonderful and other times things are not necessarily equal in the exchange. A perfect example is found in Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV). It says, “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by his stripes we are healed.” I cannot fathom the love it required for God to make such an exchange. He substituted our sins for his sorrow, our unrighteousness for His Son’s righteousness, and our lives for the death of His Son. When you look at yourself in the mirror every morning remember your life for Christ’s death was not an equal exchange… yet, God felt you were worth it. That is reason enough to praise Him today.

TODAY’S MINISTRY THROUGH SERVICE

Music: Tots of Praise/Voices of Calvary Director of Music Ministries: Minister Michael Dotson Senior Church Musician: Brother David Cannady Percussionist: Saxophonist:

Brother Andre Sanders Brother Lynwood Jones

First Aide Ministry: Sister Kelly Foster Encouragers: Audio Technician: Nursery Volunteers: Videographers: Next Sunday Van Drivers:

Brother Lonnie Forte/ Sister Kendra Adams Deacon Darryll Gadson Minnie Russell/Dorothy Tate/ DeMaya Oakley/ Danyell Hinton Sister Crystal Bethea/ Sister Anita Hill Deacon Jeff Forde/ Deacon Shedrick Poole

STEWARDSHIP STATISTICS

Our Tithes & Offerings must be $$31,115.00 per Sunday

to meet our budget. Thank you for giving!

January 7, 2018 Bible Study N/A Sunday School 126 New Members 1

Early Worship 185 Worship Service 276

Tithes and Offering $17,554.75 Sacrificial Offering Children’s Church

Food Pantry Scholarship

Special Project Sunday School Online Giving

Total Giving

$407.00 $9.58

$74.50 $160.00

$75.00 $166.70

$ 3,502.00 $21,949.53

MORE FROM DR. KING:

“If you can’t fly, then run, -If you can’t run, then walk,

If you can’t walk, then crawl, -But whatever you do,

You have to keep moving forward.”

“You don’t have to have a college degree to serve.

You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.

You only need a heart full of grace… a soul generated by love.”

“Everybody can be great… because anybody can serve.”

LEADERSHIP MONTH

JANUARY 2018 SUN 7 7:45 AM Early Morning Worship

9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Morning Worship Service

Children’s Church 10 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer

7:00 PM ANNUAL CHURCH CONFERENCE No Bible Study

SUN 14 7:45 AM

MEMORIAL SUNDAY Early Morning Worship

9:30 AM Sunday School

15

10:45 AM

6:00 PM

Morning Worship Service Children’s Church MLK YOUTH LOCK-IN CFL&RC at Lyon Park MLK Holiday: Church Office Closed

17 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer 6:30 PM Prayer & Praise 7:00 PM Bible Study

SUN 21 7:45 AM Early Morning Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School

10:45 AM Morning Worship Service Children’s Church

24 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer 6:30 PM Prayer & Praise

27 7:00 PM 8:00 AM

Bible Study FCBC LEADERSHIP RETREAT

SUN 28 7:45 AM

LEADERSHIP SUNDAY Early Morning Worship

9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Morning Worship Service

Children’s Church 31 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer

6:30 PM Prayer & Praise 7:00 PM Bible Study

NO FOOD, DRINK OR GUM IN THE SANCTUARY. HELP KEEP THE BUILDING CLEAN BY DISPOSING OF TRASH.

*Please remain standing **Please refrain from walking during The Sermon

Use the rear exit unless there is an emergency THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION

If you are having a medical procedure, or are sick at home for over a week, please contact the church office so that Pastoral

contact can occur as soon as possible or at your request.

You are invited to join us for Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: First Calvary Baptist Church, Durham, NC

The Abbreviated FC Mission Statement:

E3: Empower spiritual lives, Enhance quality of life,

& Evangelize the lost

"An Exciting Church Excited About Its Mission"

Remembering the Life & Legacy of

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Memorial Sunday

Leadership Month

1311 Morehead Avenue Durham, NC 27707 (919) 489-4184 FAX (919) 489-3565

Fredrick A. Davis, M.DIV., Pastor

January 14, 2018

SUNDAY Early Morning Worship-7:45am

Morning Worship & Children’s Church-10:45am Sunday School- 9:30am

WEDNESDAY Noon Day Prayer- 12:00pm

Prayer & Praise – 6:30pmBible Study – 7:00pm

“DEVELOPING AND LEADING DISCIPLES

INTO SPIRITUAL EXCELLENCE”