May 27, 2018 7:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Worship

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

Acts 1:6-8; 2:1-8, 14-18

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

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

The Word in Song

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP

Health Presentation (10:45 a.m.)

Church News (10:45 a.m.)………………Deacns. Janet Squires

Greeting (10:45 a.m.).……………………..Sister Ursula Howard

The Time of Fellowship

Hymn.………….........................................................#258 “Victory in Jesus” Pastoral Concerns

Offertory Appeal

Offertory Prayer………………………………………….…Minister

*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…………………………………….……#142 “How Great Thou Art”

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

The Word in Song WORSHIP THROUGH INSTRUCTION

**The Sermon…………………….Pastor Fredrick A. Davis “AN EMERGING DIRECTION”

Acts 1-2

*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

FROM PASTOR DAVIS: DEACON FAMILY BIBLE STUDY UNITS FOR THIS WEEK: Deacons Guerrier, Cash, & Carver.

FAMILY FUN DAY is on Saturday, June 16th, at the New Hope Camp and Conference Center 4805 NC HWY 86, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Register for this event on the forms behind the pews or through the church's website. The event is FREE for church members and $5 for guests.

THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 28TH. ENJOY MEMORIAL DAY….AND WE THANK THOSE WHO SERVED, ARE SERVING, AND THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR SAFETY.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New disciples (12 & up) are urged and invited to attend the NEW DISCIPLES CLASS at 9:30 a.m. The lesson on June 3rd is Lesson 4, “How to Grow as a Christian”.

LIGHTS…CAMERA…ACTION! SERVING OPPORTUNITY: COME JOIN THE VIDEO MINISTRY! We need persons to run cameras, edit, and more…and we do on the job training! All are welcome….teens included.

CELEBRATING…AND UNMASKING: LADIES, AGE 18 AND UP- Join in celebrating Mrs. Judith Davis’s birthday at the “Unmasking the Mask” Prayer Breakfast, Saturday, June 9th, 9:00 a.m. Please bring 2 non-vegetable items for the FCBC Food Pantry. YOU MUST RSVP TO ATTEND, do so in the Vestibule or on the Church Website. This is a special “Ladies Only, No Children Event”. Bringing a gift for the Guest of Honor is acceptable. For more information contact Trustee Dwanna Wiggins at (919)998-8152 or mrswiggins09@gmail.com.

GRADUATES: If you will be graduating from Kindergarten, High School, College, Post College or receiving a Certification this school year – Please complete the 2018 Graduate information form located in the Scholarship ministry mailbox by May 30th. The Scholarship Ministry would like to recognize you on Graduation Sunday, June 10th.

MORE FOR THE GRADUATES: The Graduation fellowship will occur on Sunday, June 10th at 9:30 a.m. The Scholarship Ministry invites all graduates and their families to a Breakfast celebration in the fellowship hall from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Please wear your cap and gown. Congratulations to all the graduates!!!

BRAINSTORMING EVENT: Attention All FCBC Church Members and Leadership: LET'S GET EXCITED! Our Annual Brainstorming Event is Saturday, June 2nd. We need your voice and input in planning for the next 5 years. Envisioning the Future for Continued E3 Excellence (2018-2022). Please plan to join the Visionary Ministry at the Annual Brainstorming Session, June 2nd at 8:00 a.m. Registration cards are available in the bulletin. Reserve your place today!

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK: Get your Blood Pressure checked TODAY in the Atrium area after both services.

BRING A BOOK, GET A BOOK: Good books laying around on your shelves? Bring them to the First Calvary Book Exchange! Books will be collected and exchanged during Vacation Bible School (before and after classes) in the Fellowship Hall. Books for children and adults are welcome. Please do not bring books before VBS week. COUPLES SUNDAY SCHOOL: Join us for Boundaries in Marriage. Learn when to say yes and when to say no--to your spouse and to others--to make the most of your marriage. Note: If your spouse is not available to attend class YOU are welcomed and encouraged to attend anyway – you will not be alone. JOIN US!

CAMP TIME: Camp Calvary Summer Job Openings- Camp Teacher, Junior Counselor Positions. Applications can be found in the West End Community Foundation mailbox at the church or at the Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park. Applications are due Monday, June 4, 2018 by 5:00 p.m.

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

Bro. Charles Joyner Pruitt Health Rehab 3100 Erwin Road 27705

Sis. Gussie Langley Carver Living Center 303 E. Carver Street 27704

Sis. Delphine Lemon Brian Center 6000 Fayetteville Road 27713

AT HOME CARE Sis. Mary Bolling Sis. Linda Breeze Sis. Patricia Edwards

1010 Hemlock Avenue 117 Hill Street, Hillsborough 15 Wood Cottage Ct. Unit 202

27707 27278 27707

Min. Torie Forte Sis. Wilhemenia Foster-Long Sis. Mildred Gerald Sis. Naomi Grier Sis. Shirley Jackson Bro. Frank Lloyd

1 Rosedawn Cort 309 Pearson Drive 6304 Amhurst Road 517 Grammery Place 2420 Glenbrook Drive 7 Gwendolyn Circle

27703 27713 27713 27704 27704 27703

Miss Empress Matthews Sis. Eliza McCrimmon Bro. Tikki McDuffie Sis. Rachelle Nelums Sis. Gwen Smith Dea. John Smith Sis. Mary Strayhorn Sis. LaConya Thorpe

319 North Wateredge Drive 1207 Gilbert Street 1310 Jackson Street 723 Melanie Street 1326 Elmset Lane 1405 Timber Wolf Drive 1205 Moreland Avenue 2801 Ross Road

27703 27701 27707 27704 27713 27713 27707 27703

Sis. Joyce Wall Sis. Dorothy Waller

1010 Hemlock Avenue 1027 Moreland Avenue

27707 27707

MUSIC MINISTRY REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

TUES.- May 28th Praise Team- 6:30pm

THURS.- May 30th Psalm 150- 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 6:45pm 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 10:30am

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

I am always reminiscent this time of year. This time marks my anniversary as a Pastor. It all began on May 24, 1981. I remember it well the fourth Sunday in Lanett, Alabama, where Mrs. Davis and I drove from Atlanta, Georgia to Lanett, Alabama where I first started as Pastor of St. John Baptist Church. This congregation allowed me to serve them with joy and humility. This marks a significant time in my life. It was the beginning of a GREAT journey.

We also pause this weekend to remember those who gave their lives and those who are currently enlisted in the Armed Services…Happy Memorial Day to all of our Veterans and current service men and women. THANK YOU for your service, your sacrifice and your leadership. Speaking of leadership, leaders, officers and interested disciples, please don’t forget that you all are invited and encouraged to attend the upcoming Annual Brainstorming session on June 2nd. We hope YOU will join us….’cause we need your input!! Please register today…and plan to be there as we discuss pertinent issues for our church.

Summer time is upon us, but please don't allow your vacation to hinder your financial support of this congregation. Please don't allow your vacation to keep you from coming to worship, and attending Sunday School and Bible Study. Please don't allow this season to hinder your spiritual development. First Calvary will not take a vacation, so please don't stop being effective stewards during the summer months. Remember God loves TO STRETCH HIS PEOPLE and God loves CHEERFUL GIVERS!

As we move towards the close of Evangelism Month (is May really almost over???), let us review a few things. Evangelism can be defined as “the spreading of the Good News, the Gospel, especially through the activities of evangelists; great enthusiasm, fervor, or zeal for a particular cause”. Evangelism is not just for those who are called “Evangelist”, but every believer is to take up the mantel of evangelism. Let us also remember that the best model of evangelism is Lifestyle Evangelism. Jesus stated it best by saying that we are “The Light of the World and The Salt of the Earth….” (Matthew 5: 13 – 16). With that in mind, let us remember that making disciples is our task. Plan to step out of your comfort zones and do what thus said the Lord. According to Matthew’s account, Jesus said to his Disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24-25). When I think about what Jesus requires, I realize that we have the great task of making disciples based upon who we say we are as a church body. Making disciples cannot happen in any of our churches without those who disciple. Not those who shout or sing, not those who praise or proclaim, but those who disciple. So First Calvary…let us continue to be “An Exciting Church Excited About Its Mission.”

THE DEACON’S MESSAGE

God created us and we are extremely powerful human beings. We may feel powerless in certain situations, but that is not necessarily true. Everyday we have the opportunity to give life or bring death to the circumstances that evolve around us. Life and death are in stark contrast to one another; yet, the street that leads from the heart opens up to a highway where their powers can be put to use at great speeds. If one were to research Proverbs 18:21, NLT you may arrive at the same conclusion; “The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences”. Here is something for all of us to think about. Everywhere we go from day to day, we hold two vials within your possession. You have the opportunity to choose which vial you give to the people you encounter. Which vial will you administer? Will it be a vial that holds a vaccine or a vial of poison? It is your choice. Do you choose to give life or take it?

TODAY’S MINISTRY THROUGH SERVICE Music: Male Chorus Director of Music Ministries: Church Musician:

Minister Michael Dotson Brother David Cannady

Percussionist: Saxophonist:

Brother Andre Sanders Brother Lynwood Jones

First Aide Ministry: Sister Melinda Cozart/ Deaconess Yvette Barrow

Encouragers: Audio Technicians: Videographers: Van Drivers Next Sunday:

Sister Rochelle Jackson/ Sister Sharon Crisp Brother Ronald Bethea/ Brother Robert Vance Sister Jackie Fountain/ Sister Toni McIntosh Brother James Simms/ Brother Ralph Mack

STEWARDSHIP STATISTICS

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

to meet our budget. Thank you for giving!

May 20, 2018 Bible Study 51 Sunday School 132 New Members N/A

Early Worship 170 Worship Service 188

Tithes and Offering $17,995.90 Sacrificial Offering Children’s Church

Food Pantry Scholarship

Sunday School Gift/Donation (Youth)

In Memory of Evan Wilson Online Giving

Total Giving

$579.00 $2.00

$132.00 $167.00 $194.50

$40.00 $135.00

$6,190.86 $25,436.26

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.

SPRING LOVE OFFERING CHECKS are now available for those students who submitted the form prior to the deadline. Please pick up your check from the Church Office.

Spring into Service: Donate non-perishable food items to the FCBC Food Pantry ANYTIME: peanut butter, rice, jelly, pasta, cereal, canned veggies, canned fruit, pasta sauce, ramen noodles, oatmeal, etc.

REVIVAL/EVANGELISM MONTH

May 2018 2 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer 6:30 PM Prayer & Praise 7:00 PM Bible Study

3 10:00 AM SENIOR LUNCH & LEARN: “Medicare Panel”

5 9:00 AM EVANGELISM BLITZ

SUN 6 7:45 AM Early Morning Worship Service Holy Communion

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

Holy Communion 7-9 7:00 PM ANNUAL SPRING REVIVAL

Guest: Pastor Brian Edmonds 9 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer

10, 15 6:00 PM VBS TRAINING 12 8:00 AM “SHRIER SIMULCAST”

SUN 13 MOTHER’S DAY 7:45 AM Early Morning Worship Service 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Morning Worship Service

16 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer 6:30 PM Prayer & Praise 7:00 PM Bible Study

18 6:00 PM 6:30 PM

LADIES AT THE BARN THEATER COUPLES’ YOGA EVENT

19 8:15 AM EVANGELISM TRAINING

SUN 20 PENTECOST SUNDAY EVANGELISM SUNDAY

7:45 AM Early Morning Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Morning Worship Service

23 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer 6:30 PM Prayer & Praise 7:00 PM Bible Study

SUN 27 7:00 AM Intercessory Prayer 7:45 AM Early Morning Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Morning Worship Service

28 MEMORIAL DAY: Church Office Closed 30 12:00 noon Noon Day Prayer

6:30 PM Prayer & Praise 7:00PM 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

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

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.

"An Exciting Church Excited About Its Mission"

Revival/ Evangelism Month

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

Fredrick A. Davis, M.DIV., D.D., Pastor

May 27, 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

The Abbreviated FC Mission Statement:

E3: Empower spiritual lives, Enhance quality of life,

& Evangelize the lost

“DEVELOPING AND LEADING DISCIPLES

INTO SPIRITUAL EXCELLENCE”