WORSHIP OF GOD Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 11 a.m.
PRELUDE
Choral Prelude on Hanover (“O Worship the King”)
Alec Rowley
Jack Mitchener, organ
CALL TO WORSHIP
Bill Gabbard
WORSHIP OF GOD Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 11 a.m.
HYMN MEDLEY No. 350 No. 343
Blessed Be the Name His Name Is Wonderful
Leader: Let us worship God, our light and our salvation.
OFFERTORY PRAYER
People: The Lord is the stronghold of our lives.
OFFERTORY
Leader: We desire to live in God’s house and to seek God in His holy temple. People: We have come with shouts of joy, to sing and make music to the Lord. Leader: Let us worship God in spirit and in truth.
DOXOLOGY (HYMN NO. 706) Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
HYMN NO. 49
SCRIPTURE
Rev. Jonathan Hall Psalm 89:20–37
(from the Inclusive Psalter)
Bill Gabbard
Leader: I have found David My servant; with My holy oil have I anointed him. People: My hand will hold him fast and My arm will make him strong. Leader: No enemy shall deceive him, nor any wicked man bring him down. People: I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. Leader: My faithfulness and love shall be with him, and he shall be victorious through My Name. People: I shall make his reign extend from the Great Sea to the River.
Wilbur Held OLD 100TH
Children K–5 may leave during this time for Kids Worship. Parents, please pick up your children in room C-305 of the Children's Building after the service.
HYMN NO. 98
WELCOME & INVOCATION
Dr. Daniel Vestal Jack Mitchener, organ
PASTORAL PRAYER
SHEFFIELD
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 11 a.m.
BLESSED NAME MIEIR
Simple Gifts (Shaker tune, ‘Tis the gift to be simple)
People: Teach us your ways and make straight our paths in this hour of worship and always. Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
WORSHIP OF GOD
SCRIPTURE
Rev. Hall As the Deer
AS THE DEER
Mark 6:30–34, 53–56
Dr. Paul Baxley
(p. 818 in your pew Bible)
SERMON
Dr. Baxley
The Transforming Power of Stepping Back
HYMN OF RESPONSE NO. 407 My Faith Looks Up to Thee
OLIVET
Those wishing to join Second-Ponce today are invited to come down front at this time.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Rev. Hall
BENEDICTION
Dr. Baxley
POSTLUDE
Sortie (Postlude) in B flat Major Jack Mitchener, organist
J. Guy Ropartz
Leader: He will say to Me, “You are my Source, my God and the Rock of my salvation.” People: I will make him My firstborn and higher than the rulers of the earth. Leader: I will keep My love for him forever, and My covenant will stand firm for him. People: I will establish his line forever and his throne as the days of heaven. Leader: If his children forsake My law and do not walk according to My judgments; if they break My statutes and do not keep my commandments;I will punish their transgressions with a rod and their iniquities with the lash; but I will not take My love from him, nor let my faithfulness prove false. People: I will not break My covenant, nor change what has gone out of My lips. Leader: Once for all I have sworn by My holiness: “I will not lie to David. His line shall endure forever and his throne as the sun before me." People: It shall stand fast for evermore like the moon, the abiding witness in the sky.
SHARING OUR OFFERTORY PRAYER Daniel Vestal has pastored several Baptist churches and was executive coordinator of CBF from 1996 to 2012. Daniel and Earlene have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
The flowers on the Communion Table are given in honor of LEE BRISCOE BURDETT III (TRIPP) AND AUBREY J. FOSTER for their second birthdays. They are given by their grandparents, Richard and Margaret Petty.
WE'RE "PEOPLE PEOPLE" FOR GUESTS WE HAVEN'T MET YET Welcome to church! Make yourself at home here! Settle in for a transformative and joyful hour of worship. We'd love to be helpful in your faith journey. There's a green card in the pew rack—I'm New Here—use it to share as much information as you like and drop it in the offering plate. We understand that some people are hesitant to fill out church cards. It's true—a member of our pastoral staff will reach out, but you won't be flooded with calls, emails or requests. Engagement with us will be at your own pace; we just want to know who you are and how we can pray for you. FOR GUESTS WE KNOW & CHURCH MEMBERS Welcome back to church! Your presence is part of what makes Sundays at Second-Ponce so wonderful. If you're a guest who's ready to take the next step or a church member who wants to deepen your involvement, fill out the red pew card—I'm a Regular—and drop it in the offering plate. Let us know how we can help.
MORE GOOD STUFF EVERYONE IS AN "INSIDER" AT SPDL We're pulling back the curtain on some experiences and words you'll encounter today. • Church in Conference: A quarterly meeting of our church body to discuss, and sometimes vote on, SPdL business. • Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF): The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a Christian network of individuals and churches working together to spread the hope of Christ through a wide range of missions and ministries that give people meaningful opportunities to put their faith into action. • Doxology: The Doxology is a short hymn of praise. We use it as transition music when children leave the Sanctuary for Kids Worship. • Inclusive Psalter: A translation of the Psalms, compiled by Young Peoples’ Theology, that maintains tradition, eliminates exclusion and welcomes a wide liturgical audience. • Invocation: The first prayer of the service invoking the spirit of God to be with us as we worship. • Prime Timers: Prime Timers is the name of our vibrant senior adult ministry. • SPdL: An abbreviation for Second-Ponce de Leon. We pronounce it "Spee-duhl." CHILDCARE DURING WORSHIP We love to see children at Second-Ponce, and we have a Kids’ Club area just for them! It's one floor up from the Sanctuary, and our greeters will be happy to show you the way. In the Kids' Club, there’s a nursery and Kids Worship for babies–5th grade. You may take your children to the Kids' Club before the service or, if you prefer, they can stay with you in the Sanctuary for the entire hour or until the Doxology (when kids leave with children's ministry leaders). After worship, pick them up in the Kids’ Club. HOW TO JOIN Second-Ponce enthusiastically welcomes you to make a commitment to Christ and our community of faith. At any time during the Hymn of Response, simply walk to the front of the Sanctuary where a member of our ministry team will greet you with warmth and joy. If you're uncomfortable being "in the spotlight," but still want to join–that's ok! Speak with one of our ministers after worship and they'll walk you through an alternate plan.