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Second Baptist
Church
March 25, 2012
PASSING
ON
Lent 2012
May 6, 2012
belong
believe
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Welcome Guests
If you are a first-time guest, please complete a guest card from a pew
pocket or Friendship Register and drop it in the offering plate so that we
may acknowledge your visit and begin a relationship with you. We are
glad you have joined us for worship today.
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Meditation
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for
others and the world remains and is immortal.
– Albert Pine
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Annual Anniversary Offering In May
In celebration of our church anniversary the annual
Second Baptist Anniversary Offering is taken each May.
This year we celebrate 169 years of ministry.
To contribute, write “Anniversary Offering” on the memo line of
your check, or on the front of any envelope, and place it in the
offering plate.
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Please see an usher for a listening aid.
Children’s worship bags and bulletins are available at the worship center entrances.
Childcare is available in the preschool area, Level 2.
Give your tithe online now at 2bcliberty.org/giving.
The Worship of God
Fifth Sunday of Easter
The Church’s 169th Anniversary
May 6, 2012 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Gathering for Worship and Celebrtion Karen Trischler
Trinity Chime
Prelude
“Resurrection!”
Invitation to Worship
+Hymn of Praise 7
Choral Worship
The Psalm
Aguillero/Trapp
Elliott Yoakum
“Worthy of Worship”
JUDSON
“Shine On Us”
The Student Choir
Smith/Greer
Psalm 22:25–31
Sue Hasty (8:30)
Julie Frigon (11:00)
(Pew Bible, page 389, Old Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God!
Practicing the Presence of God
+Hymn 533
“What Gift Can We Bring” ANNIVERSARY SONG
Prayers of the People
Bill Riggs
The New Testament Lesson
1 John 4:7–21
(Pew Bible, page 188, New Testament)
Mike Hasty (8:30)
Chad Frigon (11:00)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God!
Choral Worship
Sermon
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
The Sanctuary Choir
“Passing On”
arr. Craig Courtney
Jason Edwards
+Hymn of Response
“O God Who Speaks” SECOND LIBERTY
Please see the inside back cover of your hymnal.
The worship of the living God invites our response. Those who wish
to profess faith in Christ and/or to unite with the church are invited
to come forward and share your decision with the pastor.
+Offertory Prayer & Generosity Moment Offertory
“O God Our Help in Ages Past”
+Presentation of Offerings 276 “We Belong to Jesus’ Body”
Stanza 1
Charlie Hughes
J.S. Bach
ONE IN CHRIST
We belong to Jesus’ body; we are one in Christ our Lord.
All who lived and died in Jesus still belong to Christ our Lord.
Words © 2005 and Music © 2009 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. UBP
A Time of Greeting
Allan Aunspaugh
Recognition of Service
Amber Reichers, College Ministry Coordinator
Allison O’Leary, Sunday Preschool Coordinator
Recognition of 40 Year Members
Loulla Efstathiou and Jeff Goertz
Family Dedication
John Thomas Huffman
+Congregational Blessing
Jason Edwards
Jason Edwards
+The Sending Forth 423
“This is the Threefold Truth”
ACCLAMATIONS
This is the threefold truth on which our faith depends,
and with this joyful cry worship begins and ends:
Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!
Words and Music © 1980 Hope Publishing Company UBP
Postlude
“How Firm a Foundation”
James Pethel
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+ Please stand if you are able. Organ: Ann Posey
Sanctuary Sound: Dave Heston
All Songs UBP CCLI # 1091036
Piano: Wanda O’Dell (8:30), Leslie Bunch (11:00)
Media: John Hilton & Bob Dusin
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We welcome the family of John Thomas Huffman
as we celebrate their family dedication.
Parents: Jeremy and Jennifer Huffman
Sister & Brother: Caroline and James
Other family members attending with John Thomas today:
Grandmother: Laura Whittaker
Grandfather: Alan Mazi
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PRAYER CONCERNS
ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL (PLAZA)
Darrel Gourley
NORTH KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL
Bill Cain
CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL
Mickey Harris, Jennifer Dilt’s niece and
Kathy and Jim Jarrett’s granddaughter
(These are the latest additions to our Second Baptist Church prayer list.
To see a full prayer list please go to 2bcliberty.org/prayerlist)
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Special Acknowledgement
We have appreciated Amber Reichers’ work as our College Ministry
Coordinator since last fall. This will be her last official
Sunday as she graduates from William Jewell College next week.
We also congratulate her on her new teaching position with the
Excelsior Springs School District this fall.
Thank you to Allison O’Leary who has been our Sunday Preschool
Coordinator since June, 2011. She graduates from William Jewell
next week with a degree in Education and will begin her teaching
career with Kearney High School this fall.
WJC Graduates
Congratulations to all the students who are graduating from
William Jewell College who have been part of 2BC.
Allison O’Leary
Amber Reichers
Cara Wagnon
Kendra Weatherford
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GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
Worship Leaders Today
Chad Frigon and Julie have taught children’s Sunday School at Second
Baptist for the past 8 years. Chad teaches weight training at Liberty High
School and is the head football coach for the Liberty Blue Jays. Chad and
his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Josi, 10, and Jericho, 7.
Julie Frigon currently serves on the Stewardship Committee. She is a CPA
and the Chief Financial Officer at TranSystems Corporation, an engineering
and architecture firm at Crown Center. In addition, Julie serves on the Rose
Brooks Center Board of Directors, currently as the Board President and is
the treasurer for the Lewis & Clark Elementary PTA.
Mike Hasty is Director of Public Safety for the City of Gladstone, serving as
both the Police Chief and Fire Chief. He has been attending Second Baptist
Church since 1990 and has been a member since 2005.
Sue Hasty is a Senior Human Resources Generalist at Ferrellgas Sue has
been a member of Second Baptist Church since 1970. She and Mike, have a
blended family of four children and three grandchildren.
Charlie Hughes and Loretta, have been members of Second Baptist since
1980, They have four grown children. Charlie grew up at Second. He has
been the Director of Social Services at Liberty Hospital since 1981 and is on
the boards of Liberty Meals on Wheels and Clay County Senior Services. At
Second, he serves as chair of the Missions Support Committee.
Elliott Yoakum is student at Liberty Junior High where he is involved in
music and theater. He is an active member of the 2BC Student Ministry.
Elliott is the son of Rolland and Barbara Yoakum.
Getting Connected
Each Sunday in the Welcome Center (just inside the Kansas Street
entrance on Level 1), our Connections Team is waiting to help you
get “connected.” This may include finding a Bible study class,
showing you where children and student ministries meet, or sharing
the days’ activities and schedule. You may also choose simply to
enjoy a cup of coffee at the Welcome Center’s coffee bar and get to
know others at Second.
Additionally, along with this worship guide, please pick up a copy
of The WEEKLY: Faith Community Newsletter. This publication
shares the up-coming events and activities as well as an overview
of opportunities to serve and the most recent prayer requests.
Please visit our website for additonal information on our faith
community. There, you can sign up for our e-newsletters and stay
up to date on the latest events and news at Second Baptist Church.
2bcliberty.org
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Our Ministry Team
Jason Edwards, Pastor
Allan Aunspaugh, Minister of Music • Ann Posey, Organist
Mike Lassiter, Associate Pastor • Linda Jones, Church Administrator
Tyler Tankersley, Student Pastor • Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor
Amber Riechers, College Ministry Coordinator
Second Baptist Church
300 E. Kansas • Liberty, Missouri 64068
816.781.2824 • 2bcliberty.org