Assistant Pastor: Rev Norman Mills
Circuit Moderator Rev Dr Cawley Bolt
Telephone: 926-8272/960-5658 General Office - 929-6245 - Pharmacy
929-0211 [ FAX] Office 906-9976 [FAX] Pharmacy
929-3160 Canteen 929-6979 – Clinic/Counselling
908-3120 Cyber Centre 754-6634 – Bethel Thrift Coop [BTC
1-888-429-5772 Prayer Line [Mon – Fri – 5:00 p.m – 7:00 p.m.]
Prayer line – email –
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Church Theme – October 2017 – September 2018
Being God’s People in God’s world – living the Sacrificial Life –
Committing anew to faithful Stewardship
Gracious God,
we pray for our Church :
its councils and its congregations,
its ministers and its members;
its young and its old;
its committed and its fringe.
You have called us to be a channel of grace
and a sign of hope,
in a world hungry to hear good news.
We pray for this own Church
that in a world too often driven by the measures of material success,
we learn again and fearlessly proclaim Kingdom values.
Amen
Officers on Duty
7:00 a.m Sis Monique Williams/ Sis Dawn Gordon
10:15 a.m. Sis Pauline Wellington/Sis Heidi Stewart
6:00 p.m. Sis L Bromfield
Counsellors on Duty:
7:00 a.m. D Forrest/ L Hardware/ K Tucker
10:15 a.m. P Savoury/ V Rowe
Order of Service
7:00 a.m.
November 26, 2017
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INTROIT The Choir
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN OF PRAISE– No. 1 - #76 – You servants of God
1. You servants of God, Your Master proclaim,
And publish abroad His wonderful name;
The name all-victorious of Jesus extol;
His kingdom is glorious, and rules over all.
2. God rules in the height, Almighty to save-
though hid from our sight, His presence we have;
The great congregationHis triumph shall sing,
Ascribing salvation to Jesus our king.
3. ‘Salvation to God Who sits on the throne,"
Let all cry aloud, and honour the Son;
The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim,
Fall down on their faces, and worship the Lamb.
4 Then let us adore, and give him his right,
All glory and power, all wisdom and might,
All honour and blessing- with angels above-
And thanks never ceasing, and infinite love.
[Charles Wesley – 1788]:
PRAYER OF ADORATION & THANKSGIVING
RESPONSIVE READING: No. 675
Leader:The Lord is great and is to be highly praised
in the city of our God, on his sacred hill.
People:Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful;
the city of the great King brings joy to all the world.
Leader: God has shown that there is safety with him
inside the fortresses of the city.
People: Inside your temple, O God, we think of your constant love.
Leader: You are praised by people everywhere,
and your fame extends over all the earth.
You rule with justice;
People:let the people of Zion be glad!
You give right judgments; let there by joy in the cities of Judah!
Leader: People of God, walk round Zion and count the towers;
take notice of the walls and examine the fortresses,
so that you may tell the next generation:
ALL:‘This God is our God for ever and ever;
He will lead us for all time to come’.
SONGS OF WORSHIP
1. When I look at the heavens the moon and stars,
I shout your name, I praise your name, O God.
When I look at the oceans, the beasts of the sea
I shout your name I praise your name.
REF: O Lord my God you made humanity
A little less than your divinity.
O Lord my God, we marvel you are great!
You crowned us with your glory and your love.
2. When I look at the flowers, the rain and streams,
I shout your name, I praise your name, O God.
When I look at the sunshine I see your light
I shout your name, I praise your name.
3. When I look at the fields and the birds and trees,
I shout your name, I praise your name, O God.
When I look at the mountain, the sky and sea,
I shout your name, I praise your name
I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart
I will enter His courts with praise
I will say this is the day that the Lord has made
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
He has made me glad, He has made me glad
I will rejoice for He has made me glad
He has made me glad, He has made me glad
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
[Brief Period of Silence]
[Sung Prayerfully]
His name is wonderful, his name is wonderful He’s the great shepherd,
His name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord; the rock of all ages,
He is the mighty King almighty God is he,
Master of everything; bow down before him, love andadore him
His name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord. his name is wonderful, Jesus my Lord
PRAYER OF CONFESSION & INTERCESSION
[Response]
Change my heart, O God, make it ever true.
Change my heart, O God, may I be like You.
You are the Potter, I am the clay;
Mold me and make me, this is what I pray.
Change my heart, O God, make it ever true
Change my heart, O God, may I be like You.
WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENTS ACT OF FELLOWSHIP
TITHES/ OFFERING DOXOLOGY
SCRIPTURE READINGS - [OT] Ezekiel 34: 11-16
[NT] St Matt. 25: 31 -46
HYMN OF MEDITATION - No. 2 #609 – Lord Jesus we must know you
1. Lord Jesus we must know you 2. Our broken world is seeking
if we would make you known, what only you can give;
for how can we proclaim you our words may go unheeded,
but by your grace alone? But not the way we live.
We long to know your fullness, O Saviour, live within us.
Your life of risen power, your life so strong, so true,
for you alone can answer that others, touched with wonder,
he challenge of this hour. May seek and worship you!
3. Lord Jesus, by your Spirit
renew your Church, we pray,
till what we are makes valid
the truth of what we say.
So truly may we know you,
so make your life our own,
that we may become so like you
our lives must make you known
[Margaret Clarkson: Tune 76 76D]
SPECIAL ITEM The Choir
MESSAGE - Mr Glen Nixon
HYMN OF RESPONSE – No. 3 - #615 – Who is on the Lord’s side?
- Who is on the Lord’s side? Who will serve the King?
Who will be His helpers, other lives to bring?
Who will leave the world’s side? Who will face the foe?
Who is on the Lord’s side? Who for Him will go?
By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!
- Not for weight of glory, nor for crown and palm,
Enter we the army, raise the warrior psalm;
But for love that claimeth lives for whom He died:
He whom Jesus nameth must be on His side.
By Thy love constraining, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!
- Fierce may be the conflict, strong may be the foe,
But the King’s own army none can overthrow;
’Round His standard ranging, vict’ry is secure,
For His truth unchanging makes the triumph sure.
Joyfully enlisting, by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine!
- Chosen to be soldiers, in an alien land,
Chosen, called, and faithful, for our Captain’s band;
In the service royal, let us not grow cold,
Let us be right loyal, noble, true and bold.
Master, wilt Thou keep us, by Thy grace divine,
Always on the Lord’s side—Savior, always Thine!
[Frances Havergal – 1879]
PRAYER BENEDICTION
November 26, 2017
6:00 a.m.Christ for Today Broadcast, RJR – 94 FM
[Co-ordinated by the J B U]
7:00 a.m.First Worship Service –
Leader: Deacon Victor Anderson
Speaker Mr Glen Nixon
[3rd Yr Student – U T C W I]
8:45 a.m. Sunday School Awards Ceremony – Beginners/Juniors
New Members’ Classes [for all ages]
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. LIBRARY SERVICES [for all ages]
10:15 a.m.Second Worship Service –
Sunday School Awards – Primary – Adult Dept.
Leader: Mr David Fraser
Speaker: Rev Lloyd Millen
[Pastor Spanish Tow Tabernacle & Cumberland Community Churches, St Catherine]
4:00 p.m Visitation to Hospitalized/Home Bound members
6:00 p.m. Third Worship Service –
Leader: Deacon David Garel
Speaker: Rev Winston McKay
[Pastor – Belle Castle Circuit of Churches]
Parents/Guardians – we remind you that the NURSERY [located on the ground floor of the Administration Block – opposite to the CYBER CENTRE] - for children 0-4 years is available for your use during the period – 7:00 a.m – the close of the 10:15 a.m service.
Bethel Baptist Brotherhood reminds us that due to the fact that BOJ is taking back the coins, our ladies will be working hard every Sunday to facilitate our members and friends to make collection easier for us all. Take your coins to church, our Care Centre visitors will appreciate it.
Sun. November 26Today’s the day!Mark 13: 28 - 37
Mon. November 27God of the nationsPsalm 87
Tues. November 28Get out of my sight!Isaiah 1: 1-20
Wed. November 29It’s catching!Isaiah 1: 21 - 31
Thur. November 30Tanks into tractorsIsaiah 2: 1-5
Fri. December 1Hiding in the cracksIsaiah 2: 6-22
Sat, December 2Plundering the poorIsaiah 3: 13 – 4:1
For further reflection – .When bad things happen to you, do you think that God is not there for you? Pray that you may know that he really is at work, and for your life’s resulting impact on others.
COMING NEXT WEEK… Advent Booklets – Dec 2017 – Jan 2018/ Devotional Guides - 2018
NOTICE RE MEETING
Members of the Bethel Lay Institute (BLI) Management Committee are reminded of a meeting on Wednesday, November 29th – 6:00 pm – on the first floor of the Admin Block – do plan to be in attendance.
ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
Members, friends, you can still give your financial support to the Church’s HAITI Fund through the Church, which will be sent to the JBU as is our custom
WELCOME – Thank you for choosing to worship with us today!
Please turn off your cellular telephones during the periods of worship, so that you and your neighbor will benefit fully from the experience being offered!
We are asking all persons to cooperate with the security personnel on duty in the respective parking areas, i.e. Church premises and NCB Parking Lot, {4 Hope Road}, as they seek to assist you in parking appropriately in the spaces provided. Also, do remember where you might have parked so that you do not inconvenience any others who might want to leave immediately following the worship services.
We also wish to remind all our members and friends that additional parking facilities are available at JAMAICA NATIONAL BUILDING SOCIETY premises at 2 Constant Spring Road. Entrance on Constant Spring Road.
A reminder to our members and friends that mid-day reflections are held each Wednesday [12:00 – 1:15 p.m.] at the Webster Memorial United Church, Half Way Tree Road – [These are sponsored by the Half Way Tree Ministers’ Fraternal] This week Wednesday, November 29th meditations will be led by members from the Webster Memorial United Church fellowship. Do support with your attendance and prayers.
BIRTHMONTH GROUP MEETINGS
FEBRUARY – all members are reminded of the next meeting on Wednesday, November 29th – 5:45 p.m in the usual location.
JULY – Members, please note that the next meeting will be on THURSDAY, November 30th – 6:00 p.m Do make every effort to attend. A special invitation is extended to all NEW Members born in July to attend – in the front office downstairs.
OCTOBER -Members are reminded that the next scheduled meeting of the group will be on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 8:30 am at Bethel Baptist Church. Please note and plan to attend.
News From The Energy Project Committee
* Solar Electricity Project – The first phase is now up and running! We continue to depend on our members and friends for your contributions to this important venture.
Our next project is the re-roofing of the Chapel! Further information will be forthcoming shortly!
Please note that pledge forms are still available from the ushers or Church office for both projects. Your financial support is needed!
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FROM THE HEALING MINISTRY – CLINIC…
Now available at the Clinic, “Flu Vaccine” and Cholesterol testing. Patients can call OR walk in for these services to be administered at a reasonable fee.
Monday, November 276:00 p.m.Deacons’ Meeting
Tuesday, November 287:00 p.m.House Prayer Fellowship
Wednesday, November 297:00 p.m.PRAYER/PRAISE – Coordinated by
Women’s Federation and Men’s Brotherhood]
Thursday, November 305:30 p.m.Games Evening
7:00 p.m.The Choir Rehearsal
Friday, December 16:00 p.m.Youth Chorale Rehearsal
7:00 p.m. G I F T meeting –[Y Adults]
Saturday, December 25:30 a.m.HIV/AIDS Lapathon
– Emancipation Park
10:00 am.LEGAL AID CLINIC
4:00 p.m. ‘Epic Encounter’[Y Fellowship]
ON OUR PRAYER LIST
*Remember that our PRAYER LINE is available to anyone seeking prayers. Please call us at 1-888-429-5772 Monday - Friday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Prayer partners are reminded to check the Roster and make alternate arrangements if you are unable to keep your schedule.
*Please use our specially designated e-mail address to submit your prayer requests – –at any time! We ask that you remember the following persons/families in your prayers during this week.- Our Shut-In/Home Bound members and their respective Care-givers.
* The funeral service for Bro Livingston Clarke is scheduled for Saturday, December 2nd at 10:00 a.m here at Bethel. Do remember his wife, Sis Josette[857-5321] and all other family members in your prayers.
*Sis Juliet Wilson, has lost a maternal uncle, Mr RuthlandExcell. Funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 2 at 11:00 a.m at Haaze Corn Piece Pentecostal Church, Clarendon. Contact for Sis Wilson – 944-3032; 812-9427.
*Sis Yvonne Hibbert and family, advise of the passing of her father, Mr Lloyd Robb recently. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
*Sis KadieEbanks-Usher and family wish to advise of the passing of her father, Mr Lincoln Ebanks recently, in Honduras. Sis Kadie’s contact number – 501-610-0393 [Belize]
*Sis Claudette Creighton seeks prayers for her father William and brother Keith Williams, both recuperating from recent hospitalization – #456-7446
* THURSDAY PRAYER DAY– Let us continue in the Act of Thanksgiving for how the Lord has carried us as a church/congregation through the past 63 years. Identifying the things we need to thank God for and offer Prayers of Thanksgiving..
FROM THE SOCIAL WORKER’S DESK -926-8272/Extn 250
A)Care-giver seeks job with small family. Please contact her at 588-4120 if you need her service.
B)Senior Citizen seeks a four-burner Gas stove and small Refrigerator – if you have these to offer - contact the Social worker.
THANK YOU… Sis Eldred Lee and family extend sincere thanks and appreciation for the support she received during service last Sunday morning when she fell ill. She is greatly appreciative, and is doingwell at home – contact – 815-1500.
INVITATION from the Mt Bethel Baptist Church, Constitution Hill, St Andrew to support their annual TAKE-OUT-MEAL fund-raising event, on Friday, December 1, 2017 – Tickets - $1,000.00 are available from Ms Lassom McDermott, in the Church Office – Monday – Friday. Lunches will be delivered here at Bethel from 12 noon for you to collect.