4th sunday november bulletin

WEEKLY SCHEDULE SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES 7:30am, 9:30am* & 11:30am

*9:30am worship service is broadcast live each Sunday

SATURDAY SERVICES 2nd Saturday, 5:00pm CHILDREN'S CHURCH (K-5TH GRADES) 7:30am, 11:30am YOUTH WORSHIP (6-12TH GRADES) 9:30am, 11:30am SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30am WEDNESDAY NOON DAY SERVICE 12:00pm, 3301 Sanctuary

BIBLE STUDY

Seniors 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th Tuesday, 10:30am Adult & Youth Wednesday, 7:00pm Adult Thursday, 7:00pm Adult 2nd Saturday, 4:00pm Women's 1st & 3rd Saturday, 3:00pm Men's 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7:00pm

CONTACT US

BAPTISM/RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP 704-391-6640; memberservices@friendshipcharlotte.org MEMBERSHIP CLASS 704-391-3850; ajones@friendshipcharlotte.org PRAYER LINE 704-391-3880 SICK AND SHUT IN MINISTRY 704-391-3884 sicknshutin@friendshipcharlotte.org

HOT LINE NUMBERS

Main Information Line - 704.391.3886

Music and Arts - 704.391.6635 I Seniors - 704.391.6696 Children/Youth - 704.391.6686 I Y.O.U. - 704.391-6689 Christian Education - 704.391.6687

t IN TIMES LIKE THESE Text: Ruth Caye Jones, 1902 - 1972 Tune: IN TIMES LIKE THESE, 9 9 8 10 d; Ruth Caye Jones, 1902-1972

In times like these you need a Savior, In times like these you need an anchor; Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock!

This Rock is Jesus, yes, He’s the One; This Rock is Jesus, the Only one!

Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock!

In times like these you need the Bible, In times like these O be not idle; Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock!

This Rock is Jesus, yes, He’s the One; This Rock is Jesus, the Only one!

Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock!

In times like these I have a Savior, In times like these I have an anchor, I’m very sure, I’m very sure My anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock!

This Rock is Jesus, yes, He’s the One; This Rock is Jesus, the Only one!

I’m very sure, I’m very sure My anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock!

Living Like Jesus IS LORDI 3400 Beatties Ford Road I Charlotte, NC 28216 I 704.392.0392 Dr. Clifford A. Jones, Sr., Senior Minister

OCTOBER 30, 2016 Prelude Cal I to Worship Invocation Opening Hymn In Times Like These Intercessory Prayer Ministry of Music Welcome Pastoral Greetings and Reflections Offertory Ministry of Music Proclamation of the Word Pastor Jones Invitational Benediction While in worship service, we ask that you put all electronic devices on VIBRATE or SILENT and refrain from taking photographs and videos as well.

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FROM THE PASTOJa Word of the Month: REPENTANCE Health Emphasis: Bone/Muscle Pain Monthly Emphasis: General Board, Veteran's Dav, Thanksgiving, Advent & Intergenerational Sunday Scriptures of the Month: II Peter 2:4 - 3:4 Book for the 4th quarter: The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DuBois

Mission Statement - (Why we exist as a Church)

We are the people of God, Called together to be the Body of Christ, Inspired by the Holy Spirit: to proclaim God's will, to love one another, to be instruments of salvation preaching, teaching, worshipping, caring, sharing, growing and giving service through community outreach. � Adopted: December 1990

1essou/'e from our clemior �"n11."sler "The vote is the most powerful instrument we have in breaking down injustice." Lyndon B. Johnson In a powerful way, let's vote - in unprecedented numbers - to deal with

the injustices and inequities in our society.

Symbolic "March to the Poll": Oct. 30th after 11 :30am worship service. As a church family, we will march to the Beatties Ford Road Library & vote.

"ADDITIONAL READINGS FOR THE WEEK" MONDAY - 2 Peter 2:4

No one will escape the price of disobedience to God.

TUESDAY - 2 Peter 2:5

Those who submit with obedience to God will be saved.

WEDNESDAY - 2 Peter 2:5

God is not pleased with progressive ungodliness in the world.

THURSDAY - 2 Peter 2:6

God has given many examples of the massive cost for the ungodliness in the world today.

FRIDAY - 2 Peter 2:7

God has promised to deliver the faith ful, even in the darkness of the sin around us.

SATURDAY - 2 Peter 2:8-9

The world seems to get away with chronic disobedience, but the price will be paid!

· Vote Early: Oct. 20 - Nov. 5 · Vote on Electlon Day: Nov. s Prepare to join us for ONE Charlotte on Nov. 6.

The day will start with a symbolic march from Trade and Tryon Streets to Romare Bearden Park. There will be prayer, message, music to unite us and spoken word to challenge us.

Gratefully, Pastor Jones

POINT TO POND ER: PRAYER:

God can only cover us when we stand out in the darkness.

Father give us the patience and strength to endure the temptations of the ugly darkness that seeks to consume us.

COMMUNITY TABLE REPORT FOR SUNDAY, OCT. 2, 2016 MINISTRIES

Abundant Life Church International: 298.6 lbs.

God's Outreach Ministry: 327.7 lbs.

New Outreach Christian Center: 281.7 lbs.

Pineville Church of the Nazarene: 251.8 lbs.

Private: 38.3 lbs.

QC Family Tree: 191.6 lbs.

SCHOOLS

Briarwood Elementary School: 59.6 lbs.

Vance High School: 49.6 lbs.

West Charlotte High School: 60.2 lbs.

West Mecklenburg High School: 71 lbs.

TOTALS

Total pounds collected for October: 1,390 lbs.

Total cash/checks collected for October: $3,403.00 Total collected in pounds to date (2016): 21,582 lbs.

Total cash/checks to date (2016): $33,544.00

NOVEMBER COMMUNITY TABLE

Canned vegetables and soups, stuffing, canned ham, turkey and chicken, canned sweet potatoes, canned pumpkin, gravies, mashed potatoes, various rice(s), elbow macaroni, egg noodle pasta, chicken and beef broths, bags of yams and onions. School donations: pop tarts, dried fruit snacks, Beefaroni, Beenie Weenie, Ravioli, and box drinks.

DECEMBER COMMUNITY TABLE:

Canned vegetables, cake mix and frosting, dried beans and peas, fresh fruits [apples, pears, oranges, tangerines, bananas] beef stew, chicken and dumpling, salmon, tuna, breads, hot chocolate, can evaporated milk and condensed milk.

HEALTH EMPHASIS Bone and Muscle Pain Most of us have minor aches and pains in our muscles, bones and joints at one time or another in life especially as we age. Causes are multiple and can range from lack of exercise, viral syndromes, multiple arthritic conditions, restless leg syndrome, heat exhaustion and even anemia to name a few. It is important to rule out major illness such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, cancers, toxic shock syndrome, multiple sclerosis and others. If you have recently passed the standard medical screening tests and avoided new exposures you can reasonably assume it is temporary such as a viral illness like flu, or a known arthritic concern. Over-the-counter (OTC) treatment of symptoms can rule out major worries if it clears symptoms. Prolonged pain with new symptoms should be checked out with your primary care provider. The standard OTC medications such as ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol) have been used for years. Avoid aspirin products to reduce chances of interaction with other medications or medical conditions until you have consulted with your doctor.

Resource: Check www.mayoclinic.com symptom checker to add your specific details and get more information.

DEACONS ON CALL FOR OCTOl!)ER & NOVEMl!)ER WEEK OF OCT. 30

Matthew Evans 704-629-2723 Carl Flamer 704-992-9014; or 980-722-0026 Willie Garris 704-596-4894 or 704-451-4234 Mary Starnes 803-548-4312 or 704-674-9025

WEEK OF NOV. 13

Wallace Means 704-587-0781 or 704-517-1522 Willie Milton 704-542-6443 Debra Prioleau 704-391-2987 or 704-763-3511

WEEK OF NOV. 13

Regina Brandon 980-833-3607 Bob Johnson 704-866-9096 or 704-460-5387

WEEK OF NOV. 6

Otis Burnett 704-536-8041 or 980-225-3525 J.B. Gammon 704-510-9350 or 980-475-9042 Kenneth Vinson 704-563-9508 or 704-763-2522 Randall Willie 704-496-4997 or 704-607-3459

WEEK OF NOV. 20

Ada Meador 704-535-3703 or 704-497-1586 Wilfred Neal 704-536-7055 or 704-491-2867 Carl Terrell 980-237-2200 or 980-333-8487 Thomas Wilkins 704-598-6960 or 704-575-1784

SUNDAY SCHOOL

-------------------9:30A CHILDREN'S DIVISION

Beginners (age 3) Room 271 Pre-K (age 4) Room 279 Kindergarten (age 5) Room 269 1st Grade Room 356 2nd Grade Room 268 3rd Grade Room 304 4th Grade Room 358 5th Grade Room 359

ADULT DIVISION

New Millennium (ages 18-35) Room 133 Volunteer Class Room 135 Empowered Disciples Cont. Ctr. "C" Christian Leadership Cont. Ctr. "D"

BIBLE ELECTIVE

Marriage Enrichment Group Library 3rd Fl.

YOUTH DIVISION

6th,7th,8th grade Cont. Ctr."A" 9th-12th grade Room 303

There are NO Children Sunday School Classes on the 5th Sunday (Intergenerational Worship)

STAY CONNECTED

Please help us in our efforts to stay connected, embrace and serve al I of our members.

In order to keep an accurate list, please advise us (Ministerial Staff, Deacons on Call or Staff), as soon as possible, if you and/or your family members are: (1) Hospitalized (2) Placed in a Nursing Home (3) Sick and Shut-in at home (4) Desire to be included on our weekly Prayer List (5) Requesting visitation (6) Requesting Holy Communion

So we can better serve you, please advise us when you and /or your family members are discharged from the hospital, nursing home or there is a change in status.

To add or remove a name from the list, please call 704.391.3884 or E-mail: sicknshutin@friendshipcharlotte.org The following information is needed/requested when you call so we can follow-up: (1) Full Name and Phone Number(s) (2) Name of hospital/nursing home (3) Date entered hospital/nursing home (4) Any additional information you care to leave

BE REMINDED...

Place Special Prayer requests in the red Prayer Box at the Welcome Center.

The Praying Disciples are praying for YOU! Prayer Line-704-391-3880

Living Like Jesus IS LORDI

SICK AND/OR SHUT-IN, HOME RECUPERATING OR HOSPITALIZED Sis. Kanzati Bolden Bro. Reuben Buggs Bro. Kenneth H. Chambers Mrs. Mary Coates Bro. Calvin Colson, Sr. (home) Sis. Sarah Cooper Sis. Leola Crosby Sis. Velma Falls (h) Sis. Mary K. Foxx Sis. Lois Graham Bro. Monnie Hankins Bro. Troy Harris Sis. Lula Hoskin (h) Mr. Harry Jackson Sis. Michelle King-Huger Sis. Willie Mae King Sis. Shirley Knox Bro. Clauzell Krider Sis. Calvenia Latimer Sis. Carolyn Lawrence Bro. Clinton Mathis Sis. Minnie Maxwell (home)

NURSING HOME/ASST. LIVING AND/OR REHABILITATION Sis. Floree Abernathy Mrs. Elnora Bailey Sis. Lillie Campbell Bro. Russell Cook Mrs. Either Covington Sis. Aurelia Erwin Bro. James Green

Bro. Re'Kwon Barnett Sis. Gloria Bess Sis. Ruth Boyd Sis. Sherria Burney Sis. Core’ Cotton Dr. M. Jeanne Cotton Sis. Euradela Culp Sis. Renesha Davis Sis. Angela France Sis. Linda Gambrell Bro. Jimmie Herndon Bro. Keith Howard Sis. Tiffany Howard Sis. Patricia Phillips Bro. Darryl Hunter Bro. Wendell Polk Sis. Star Hunter Bro. Terence Hunter Sis. Shan Shelton Bro. Cedric Thomas Bro. David Newell Bro. Arthur Phillips Sis. Rita Wojciechowski

Sis. Sylvia Myers Bro. Fred Nelson Bro. Wendell Polk Sis. Fannie Roberts Sis. Lillian K. Roberts Sis. Brenda Sawyer Sis. Donna Sheffield Bro. Unseld "Bingo" Smith (home) Sis. Mollie Tillman Sis. Mona Tims Sis. Peggy Trimble Sis. Vivian Lewis Walker Bro. Charles Wansley (home) Sis. Sylvia Wansley (home) Sis. Jean Warren Sis. Beverly West Sis. Betty Wilkins Bro. James Earl Williams (h) Hospital

Sis. Betty Jeter Sis. Rosa Land Bro. James Lyons Mr. James Lee McCoy Sis. Mary S. McGill Sis. Allie Mosley Mrs. Lillian Powell

Bro. Wilmore Sanders Bro. Silias Settle Mrs. Kiepi Simons (South Africa) Bro. Ernest Sloan Mrs. Loraine Strawder Sis. Juanita White Bro. Johnny Williams

How Beautiful A Day Can Be When Kindness Touches It. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ivy Gill Doris and Kristen Johnson Marvan and Bertha Pettiford Greg Reynard, Sr. Marcia Simons Scott Loretta and Ronald Stanley Edith Taylor and Family Elder Rosie Knight Walker - Macedonia Baptist Church

MEMBERSHIP Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (FMBC) is first and foremost a Christian church. Our chief responsibility and calling is to effectively tell the story of Jesus Christ that persons who are not Christians will see the need and have the desire to become Christians. Individuals seeking membership ought to express a love of Jesus as Lord and Savior and a desire to be a member of FMBC. There are four ways by which a person can become a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church: * CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE: An individual who has accepted Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior; * BY LETIER: an individual seeking to become a member of FMBC by presenting a letter from their previous church; * A CANDIDATE FOR BAPTISM: An individual who has not been immersed in water and professes Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior and is willing to be baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; * RESTORATION: An individual who has been a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, but has not been actively involved in the ministries of the church, and/or has not attended Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and identified as inactive.

Whether an individual joins by Christian experience, by letter, restoration, or as a candidate for baptism, they all must complete Membership Classes 101, 201 and 501; however, you are strongly encouraged to complete all five classes.

Youth under age 14 are required to attend C.L.A.S.S. 101.

Upon completion of classes 101, 201, and 501 persons wiII be presented for membership the fourth (4th) Sunday during the 11:30a worship service.

Baptismal service is held every fourth (4th) Sunday during the 11:30a worship service.

Persons who are baptismal candidates will not be baptized nor presented if they have not completed classes 101, 201 and 501.

Once the membership process is completed and prospective members become official members, they can vote on church matters and serve as ministry leaders.

Ministry leaders must complete alI five classes (101, 201, 301, 401 and 501). They will also be issued a member number and envelopes for tithes and offering and be informed on giving through other avenues.

WWW.FRIENDSHIPCHARLOTTE.ORG

MEMBERSHIP CLASSES For the Month or November 2016

AlI classes must be taken in sequence (with the exception of Biblical Stewardship- 501) beginning with C.L.A.S.S. 101.

CHILDREN CLASS 101 Sat. Nov. 5 - 9:30a ADULT CLASS 101 - Discovering Church Membership Sat. Nov. 5 - 9:30a Sun. Nov. 6, 20, 27 - 9:30a ADULT CLASS 201 - Discovering Spiritual Maturity Sat. Nov. 5 - 9:30a Sun. Nov. 13, 27 - 9:30a ADULT CLASS 301 - Discovering My Ministry Sun. Nov. 6 - 9:30a ADULT CLASS 401 - Discovering Missions Sun. Nov. 13 - 9:30a ADULT CLASS 501 - Biblical Stewardship and Tithing Sat. Nov. 12 - 4:00p Sun. Nov. 20 - 9:30a Membership class registration: 704-391-3850 ajones@friendshipcharlotte.org www.friendshipcharlotte.org (click on registration/class) Questions concerning the Right Hand of Fellowship or Baptism or to update your member record: Member Services-704-391-6640 memberservices@friendshipcharlotte.org

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