2017 good friday service

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, INC MONROVIA CA An {Evangelical Orthodox Communion— {Organized-March 1902} Bishop Dr. Wm. La Rue Dillard Parish under-shepherd/Soul Watcher April 14, 2017 The Bible says, “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46NJV).

The Lord Jesus is quoting from Psalm 22:1 in its Aramaic form, except that “Eloi” (Mark 15:34) has been reconverted to the Hebrew Eli. {Love Epistle} It is high noon, and Jesus has been on the cross for three pain-filled hours. Suddenly, darkness falls on Calvary and “over all the land” by a miraculous act of Almighty God, El-Shaddai, mid-day becomes midnight (Verse 45).

This supernatural darkness signals a deeper and more fearsome darkness. The great High Priest enters Golgotha’s Holy of Holies without friends or enemies. The Son of God is alone on the cross for three final hours, enduring what defies our imagination.

Experiencing the full brunt of His Father’s wrath, Jesus cannot stay silent. He cries out: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Here, I believe, Jesus descends into the essence of hell, (heart of the earth) the most extreme suffering ever experienced. It is a time so compacted, so infinite, so horrendous as to be incomprehensible and, seemingly, unsustainable. Jesus’ cry does not in any way diminish His deity, He is the “God Man!” Jesus does not cease being God before, during, or after this as some has said. Jesus’ cry does not divide His human nature from His divine person or destroy the “Godhead.” Nor does it detach Him from the Holy Spirit., which is impossible.

The Son lacks the comfort of the Spirit, but He does not lose the holiness of the Spirit. And finally, it does not cause Him to disavow His mission. Both the Father and the Son knew from all eternity that Jesus would become the Lamb of God who would take away the sin of the world (Acts 15:18).

Oh, holy men and women, how stupendous is the love of God! Indeed, our hearts overflows with love that we respond joyously, “We love Him, because He first loved us” (I John 4:19). Amen Until He Comes, I Am, Serving Christ Joyfully, Bishop Dr. Wm. LaRue Dillard Parish Under-shepherd

THEME:

“SUPERNATURAL POWER A CALVARY WITHIN CALVARY!” GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP ASSEMBLY --- A HIGH HOLY DAY TO REMEMBER! .

April 14, 2017 —12: 00 Noon to 3:00 pm {FIRST HOUR---12:00 to 1:00pm} The Call to Worshipful/Praise: --------------------------------------Bishop Dr. Wm. La Rue Dillard Congregational Sing--Along: ------------------------------------------ Gathered Assembly Brotherhood Laymen League & United Women Fellowship Guild Ministries Worship Leaders ------------------------------------------Diakonos Valeria Burwell & Eric Johnson Hymn of Rejoicing ------ “Were You There” (Pg 109) --------- Sister Kathleen Dantzler Responsive Scripture Reading ----------- (Luke 23:32-43 ----------- Sister Marilyn Croft Invocation: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sister Mary Price Joyful Praises unto the Lord -----------------------------------Praise Leader / Gathered Assembly A Trinity: What this day means to me: Diakonos; Ron Husband, Josephine Stokes, & Ron Demps Selection -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Sister Jordan Adkison SERMONIC GOSPEL HOMILY Bishop Dr. Wm. LaRue Dillard, Preaching { Invitation Extended: Make a decision to trust Jesus as your Lord and Savior } {SECOND HOUR 1:00-2:00pm} The Call to Reflection Continues ------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Elder Hymn of Rejoicing --------- “Lead Me To Calvary” ( Pg 228 ) ----------- Diakona Valeria Burwell Responsive Scripture Reading:------------ (John 19:25-30--) --------------------- Sister Merri Hancox Invocation:---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diakona Rodney Bough Joyful Praises unto the Lord --------------------------------------- Praise Leader / Gathered Assembly A Trinity: What this day means to me: Diakonos; Ellen Clark, Tamara Lewis & A. George Harrison Selection --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sister Priscilla Stroud SERMONIC GOSPEL HOMILY Elder Jason Jenkins Invitation Extended ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Elder Jason Jenkins {THIRD HOUR 2:00 TO 3:00pm} The Call to reflection Continues -------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Elder Hymn of Rejoicing ---------------- “Surely He Died” ( Pg 110 ) ------------- Sister Kathleen Dantzler Responsive Scripture Reading: ----------------------- (Luke 23:44-47) --------- Brother Joshua Munn Invocation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Diakona Robert Anderson Joyful Praises unto the Lord --------------------------------------- Praise Leader / Gathered Assembly A Trinity: what this day means to me: Diakonos; Betty Brown, Carrie Walker & Charlie Williams Offering-my gift in remembrance of Him --------------- Sister Mary Bourne & Sister Tina Carter Solo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sister Paige Jenkins SERMONIC GOSPEL HOMILY Pastor Barakat Saleem The Invitation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pastor Barakat Saleem Benediction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pastor Barakat Saleem