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At the Break of Day

FIRST BAPTIST

CHURCH

JANUARY 26, 2011

A Weekly Newsletter for The Sanctuary Choir of First Baptist Church

“The Song of the Savior” 2

Prayer Requests 2

Weekly Devotion 3

Worship Preview 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Music Preview Night

TONIGHT

Rehearsal CDs available upon request.

Good Friday

April 22, 2011

at 7:00 p.m.

“Whosoever Will” Choir

I need your help for a “Whosoever

Will” Choir this Sunday evening,

January 30, 2011. Please meet in

the choir loft at 5:30 p.m. for a

“short” rehearsal on Brethren, We

Have Met to Worship, the special

song we will sing in the service.

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Birthdays &

Anniversaries

18—Barbara White

19—James House

23—Barbara & Reuben Russell

Please remember

your fellow choir

members in prayer

this week:

Bereaved: Roger & Linda

Minyard in the loss of her sister,

Carol Fitzgerald.

Bereaved: Billie Minton in the

loss of her cousing, Barbara

Buckelew

Ray Burroughs, stage 4 cancer

Praise: Travis House, son of

James & Frances House, has a

new job in Little Rock.

If you have a prayer need, please fill

out the pink form and give to Bro.

Bryan

The Sanctuary Bells are pre-

paring for the State Handbell

Festival, March 11-12, 2001 in

Hot Springs.

The Children’s

Choir Ministry has

returned and so has

The Prayer Partner

Ministry!

If you would like to be included in

this “ministry within a ministry,”

please see Erin Bolton ASAP!

The Song of the Savior

Here in a nutshell is the entire glorious mystery of the New Testament. By virtue of his

resurrection, Jesus is alive in such a way that he can be both “with us” and “for us.”

Simultaneously he is “in the midst of the assembly” and in the heavenly Jerusalem ever

interceding for us. A permanent Singer has been installed. From one perspective, he

sings with us in church; from another he intercedes for us in heaven.

When the church gathers in worship, earth and heaven converge. When we sing we are

not singing by ourselves. There is a higher song going on above ours and a deeper song

going on beneath ours.

—Reggie Kidd, from With One Voice: Discovering Christ’s Song in Our Worship, pg. 115.

Watch this space for more informa-

tion about a ministry opportunity.

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Weekly

Devotion

“Let us

search out

and examine

our ways, and

turn back to

the Lord.”

Lamentations 3:40

Hymn Title: Come, Thou Almighty King

Hymn Tune: ITALIAN HYMN

Words: Anonymous

Music: Felixe de Giardini, 1716-1796

* * * * *

T his hymn text, sometimes credited

to Charles Wesley, appeared

anonymously in a song pamphlet in Lon-

don about 1757 to commemorate Trinity

Sunday in the liturgical church calendar.

It is written to the same tune as the Brit-

ish national anthem of the time, “God

Save Our Gracious King.” Many histori-

ans believe that Wesley wrote the new

hymn text in order to remind congrega-

tions of the true King. The story is told

that during the time of the American

Revolutionary War, a group of British

troops invaded a colonial church on Sun-

day morning during worship and de-

manded that the congregation sing the

British national anthem. The brave colo-

nists stood and sang the tune, but with

this text—a profession of their allegiance

and claim to their religious freedom.

Each verse of this text addresses a sover-

eign aspect of the triune Godhead; God as

Almighty ruler; Christ as the Word wield-

ing a mighty sword, and the Spirit of

power.

As you plan to lead this hymn:

Remember that Jesus taught us to

“render to Caesar the things that are

Caesar’s, and to God the things that

are God’s.” (Matthew 22:21) It is our

responsibility to give God His right-

ful highest honor as ruler.

Consider the text of this hymn, which

invites God to “come and reign over

us.” Examine your heart. Do you

truly mean to be this obedient to

God? Confess those areas of your life

over which God does not reign. Pray

that this particular phrase will be

made personal to the congregation

during worship.

Promises from God’s Word

God’s Promise from Revelation 3:20 (NLT)

“Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open

the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends.”

What Does This Mean For Me?

Jesus made this promise to you because he wants to be your best friend! He

waits each day for you to pray and talk to him—so why not pray to him right

now?

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Devotional Thought by Karla Worley

6501 S Hazel Street Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Phone: 870-534-4741 Fax: 870-534-4743

Email: bbolton@cablelynx.com

FIRST BAPTIST

CHURCH

JANUARY 26, 2011

“Excellence in all things, and all things to the glory of God.”

Choir Officers

Barbara White President

Win Trafford Vice-President

Ann Smith Secretary

Marcie Stom Treasurer

Cuba Keaton Robe Coordinator

Billie Minton

Lisa Grigg Social Coordinators

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Section Leaders

Molly Grimm Soprano

Pat Bethea Alto

Horace Green Tenor

Sam Eifling Bass

Worship Preview January 30, 2011

Preparation for Worship ......................................................................... Instrumentalists

Organ Prelude to Worship ............................................................................ Janine Tiner

THE GATHERING Call to Worship .......................................................................................... Bryan Bolton

Hymn of Praise No. 247—Come, Thou Almighty King (St. 1 & 2).....ITALIAN HYMN (Stanza 5 Text projected)

Welcome to Worship .............................................................................................. Pastor

The Church in Fellowship

Hymn of Fellowship No. 231—Come, Christians, Join to Sing ...................... MADRID

Morning Prayer ...................................................................................................... Pastor

THE SERVICE OF THE WORD Hymn—O to Be Like Thee! .............................. Sung to alternate tune: ORWIGSBURG

(Text printed in worship guide)

Congregational Memory Verse ................................................................... Romans 12:1

Offertory Hymns of Service to the Lord

No. 605—Because I Have Been Given Much ....................................... SEMINARY

Chorus—I Offer My Life ...... Words and Music by Claire Cloninger and Don Moen

Offertory Prayer .............................................................................................. Layperson

Choral Worship—All for the Praise of God ................................................. Mark Hayes Sanctuary Choir & Soloist

Message ......................... Sermon Series: Stewardship of Time ........................... Pastor

“Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There”

(Luke 10:38-42)

We Respond to God ................................................................................ All Worshipers

With Our Lives

Hymn of Invitation No. 276—O Jesus, I Have Promised .... ANGEL’S STORY

With Our Time

Opportunities for Worship and Service ..................................................... Pastor

THE GOING FORTH Benediction...................................................................................... Deacon of the Week

Organ Dismissal ........................................................................................... Janine Tiner