Calendar of Ministry Events January Monday Thursday Sunday
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Thursday
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Application of Truth is the Final Step of Learning…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30 p.m. There will be a New Members Teachers Meeting 8:30am to 9:30am in Conference Room B. All New Members Teachers, please plan to attend. Pertinent information to be discussed. Martin Luther King Jr. Presentation, Committee Persons
Church mailing address: P.O. Box 479, Monrovia, CA. 91017
Bishop Wm. LaRue Dillard, Ph. D. Parish-Shepherd/Soul-Watcher
January 14, 2018
Bishop’s Advisory Council meeting – Diakonos – George Harrison, Ron Demps, James Harvey, Dennis Craig, Michael Dickson, Bobby Laird, Thelma Jones, Jessie Anderson and JoAnne Craig @ 6:30 p.m. Joint Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. All Diakonos and Board of Trustees Annual Convocation 7 p.m.
February - Black History Month Saturday Sunday
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BLL Breakfast 8-10 a.m. The Lord’s Supper Celebration 4:45 p.m. Black History Presentation Website Ministry/ African Attire All Month Sunday 11 Black History Presentation Children’s Ministry 8th Annual TIP Valentine’s Day Street Rally Sunday 17 Health Symposium 8:45 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fannie Goodwin Bldg. Sunday 18 Black History Presentation New Members /New Members Annual Day Bishop Dillard Celebrates - Sixty-One years as clergyman Monday 19 Presidents’ Day Sunday 21 2017 Contribution Statements are available in the Fannie Goodwin Building, before and after Sunday School Thursday 22 Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30 p.m. Saturday 24 UWFG Breakfast 9-12noon Sunday 25 Black History Presentation Music Ministry SAVE THE DATE: City of Monrovia – MAP Block Party & Neighborhood Treasure Reveal - at Second Baptist Church -Saturday, March 10th – 11am to 2 pm SAVE THE DATE: Providence Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Ministry Fashion Show Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11 a.m. at SBC in the Fannie Goodwin Hall.
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GLORY IS OUR STORY! (John 1:1-14)
“Troubles Break the Syndrome of Independence and Willfulness and Bring Us Back to the Lord!” Bishop Dr. Wm. LaRue Dillard www.secondbaptistmonrovia.org---sbcmon@aol.com
Bishop’s Home: (626) 358-8198 - - ralavenrue@aol.com Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Bishop’s Epistle
January 14, 2018
GOD CARES ABOUT YOU! Sons and Daughters of My Flock, God’s Grace to You! The Holy Bible assures the saints of everlasting life: “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover, whom He predestined, these He also called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.” (Romans 8:28-30) This is God’s promise for those who love Him. Isn’t it amazing that a person studying horoscope and the stars finds out what was going to happen and has misguided prejudice about a belief that God has a plan for bringing good out of all that happens? If you engage them about God, His plan for our lives and our destiny which is predetermined if we will dare to accept it, will they have any valid answers? It prompts me to ask: “How can we reconcile predestination and free will?” Or “How can I be sure I am chosen among the elect?” We all want to know “how God knows or cares about me with all the billions of people on earth?” Does God have an individualized plan for me? I have always believed since my call to become a clergyman of the Christian Faith that before any intellectually sound, biblically rooted understanding of predestination can be allowed to grow, we must first cultivate our minds with some clear thinking with what the Bible says. My offer is essentially the same as God’s message through Paul made to the Christians at Rome. They, too, wanted assurance that God knew and cared about them in their struggles, frustrations and difficulties. The Apostle Paul used of God lyrically penned one of the most magnificent descriptions in Scripture of the essence of predestination in the above passage. It vividly and awesomely describes God’s purpose, plan and promise for each of us. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God…” I want you to think of this like a last will and testament from our Heavenly Father. Explaining its true meaning is like a lawyer sharing the good news of an unexpected inheritance to people living as paupers because they did not know what had been left to them. Listen. Your name and mine are among the blessed beneficiaries. Hallelujah! Amen Serving Christ Joyfully Bishop Dr. Wm. LaRue Dillard, Parish Under-shepherd
A JOYFUL AND BLESSED NEW YEAR! The Call to Worship--------------------------------Lyceum Council of Elder
Hymn of Rejoicing: “Where We’ll Never Grow” #427 Presenting SBC Ministry to Youth (TIP): Leading the Worship-------------------------------Justice Johnson Responsive Scripture Reading ---------------------- Paije Jenkins (Hebrews 10:19-25) Fervent Prayer for God’s Anointing ------------- Lucy Hernandez Let’s Just Praise the Lord Together--------Praise Leader/People Financial Stewardship of Worship---------------------Myreeana Wade (Paying the Tithes, Giving Offerings) Choral Selection------------------------------Anointed Voices of Praise Selection: Christian Cadets Children’s Choir-------Kathleen Dantzler Ministry to Children; Diakona Larry Willis, Director Recognition of “Birthday and Wedding Anniversaries” An Extended Welcome-Parish Members & Visitors – Daylon Adkison (Intercessory Prayer for Special Needs) Choral Selection---------------------------Anointed Voices of Praise SERMONIC GOSPEL MESSAGE Elder, Chaplin James Walker, Preaching
“Sunday Worship” (Hebrews 10:19-25) A Christian Appeal, Your Request and Decision of Christ To be born again, restore your faith, and/or join this parish church Announcements…………………….………………………..………Velma Pratt The Doxology (Reverently Chanted)
“Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow!” The Blessing of the Benediction and Recessional Chant “Let the Church Say Amen”