Order of Service

December 18, 2016
11:00a.m.

Musical Prelude Rev. Janet Gross

Devotional Hymn* This is the Day

Call to Worship**Rev. Dr. James E. Terrell

OpeningHymn10 O How I Love Jesus

Invocation Rev. James S. Terrell

Choral Response #450 Hear Our Prayer…

IntroitHymn 1 Holy, Holy, Holy!

First Scripture #550 “Pre-Existence of Jesus”

Announcements Claressa Campbell

Choir Selection Selected

Second Reading Minister

Micah 5:1-6

Welcome to VisitorsDeas.Geraldine Sumpter

Concerns of the Church Pastor

Congregational Prayer Sis. Sadie Dixon

Sunbeam Choir Wanda Scales, directing

Children’s Offering & Prayer

Offertory Hymn#465 Jesus Loves Me

*a cappella

**Psalm 84:1,2,11

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory Hymn The Lord is Blessing Me

All things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee

I Chronicles 29:14

Hymn 668 All Things Come of Thee

Offertory Prayer Deacon

Hymn 650 Doxology

Morning Prayer Deacon

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. ~ Psalm 5:3

Meditative Hymn298 Selected

Hymn of Preparation#514 Jesus the Light of…

The Sermon Dr. Terrell

“Why Advent”

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you be little among the thousands of Judah…

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Invitational Hymn182 Come to Jesus

RecessionalHymn10 O How I Love Jesus

And when they had sung a hymn they went out into the Mount of Olives.

Benediction Minister

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (I Timothy 1:17)

Postlude Rev.Gross

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Music by the Sanctuary Choir

Director Rev. Janet Gross

Hymns are taken from the

The New National Baptist Hymnal

Responding to the Sermon

At the end of today’s sermon an invitation to Christian Discipleship will be given. You may invite the Lord into your life by coming forward. If you are already a Christian, but not presently a member of a church, you to may join in our fellowship by coming forward when the invitation is given.

Sermon Notes

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Reverend Dr. James E. Terrell, Pastor

202-584-1524/202-841-2479

Reverend James S. Terrell, Assistant to the Pastor

202-842-0233

James H. Robinson, Board of Deacons Chair

Vernelle Hamit, Board of Trustees Chair

Wandra Brown, Board of Deaconesses Chair

Church Office ~ 202-842-0233

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Eleven O’clock

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Second Baptist Church

Established November 12, 1848

816 Third Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

Reverend Dr. James E. Terrell, Pastor