Garden Lakes Baptist Church

Rome, Georgia

Jimmy Gentry, Senior Pastor

Here We Are to

Or Are We?

The Lord’s Day Morning

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost Day September 23, AD 2018

Eleven O’clock in The Sanctuary

GATHERED TO DECLARE THE MIGHTY DEEDS OF GOD’S SALVATION IN JESUS CHRIST IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Please silence all cellular phones, pagers, and electronic devices.

WELCOME Jimmy Gentry †GREETING ONE ANOTHER All Worshippers CALL TO WORSHIP Jimmy Gentry PREPARATORY MEDITATION “Revelation Song” Julie Allison

HYMN OF THE MONTH “O God Beyond All Praising” Sanctuary Choir

Hymn 366 After the choir sings, all worshippers will stand and join in singing the hymn a second time.

†PRAYER Jimmy Gentry

CHORAL ANTHEM “Seek First the Kingdom” Sanctuary Choir

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON FROM THE PSALTER Jimmy Gentry

Psalms 111:1; 112:1; 113:1; and 117

111:1 Praise the LORD! 112:1 Praise the Lord! 113:1 Praise the Lord! 117:1 Praise the LORD, all you nations! Worship him, all you peoples! 2 Because God’s faithful love toward us is strong, the LORD’s faithfulness lasts forever! Praise the LORD!

Common English Bible, 2011

Jimmy: This is the inspired word of God for the people of God. Everyone: Thanks be to God!

†PROCESSIONAL HYMN 354 “Praise Him! Praise Him!” All Worshippers

†CONGREGATIONAL AFFIRMATION OF IDENTITY All Worshippers

Garden Lakes Baptist Church is a faith family interlocked in a relationship with each other. As such, we recognize our differences and, at the same time, affirm our unity through the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We seek to point ourselves to God and to humanity, realizing that our mission of Exalting the Lord, Equipping the Laity, and Evangelizing the Lost is never-ending. Wherever we go in God’s world we seek to do these three things.

†WORSHIP SONGS “10,000 Reasons” All Worshippers

“Worthy of Worship” Julie Allison, Leader and Vocals Aric Butler, Guitar and Vocals Timothy Thomas, Keyboard

PASTORAL PRAYER Jimmy Gentry

†GOSPEL LESSON Mark 7:1-8 Katie Chappell

1 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 2 they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. 3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; 4 and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) 5 So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” 6 He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; 7 in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.' 8 You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.”

New Revised Standard Version, 1989

Katie: This is the inspired word of God for the people of God. Everyone: Thanks be to God!

SOLO “Bow the Knee” Isaiah Alexander

with the Sanctuary Choir

SERMON Here We Are to Worship (or are we?) Jimmy Gentry

“Why We Do the Things We Do During Sunday Worship” (first of eight)

†SONG OF RESPONSE “Heart of Worship” All Worshippers

†OFFERTORY PRAYER Deacon Marilynn Tatum

OFFERTORY MEDITATION “HOLY MANNA” Gina Hicks

PASTORAL BLESSING AND COMMISSION Jimmy Gentry

†UNITY SONG FOR DEPARTING “How Great Thou Art” (Chorus) All Worshippers

Worshippers join hands as the song is sung. The words will appear on the screens.

†INSTRUMENTAL DISMISSAL “Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing” Gina Hicks †Stand as you are physically able.

Worship Leadership

Julie Allison, Pianist and Vocalist Gina Hicks, Music Assistant and Organist Alan Wingard, Minister of Music

Aric Butler, Guitarist and Vocalist Timothy Thomas, Keyboardist

Samantha Deen, Cross Carrier Rose Woods, Candle Lighter Kayla Weaver, Bible Bearer

This Week at GLBC Today Sunday, September 23 9:45 a.m. Sunday Bible Study for All Ages 11:00 a.m. Worship Gathering 2:30 p.m. Deacons’ Meeting

5:00 p.m. Jubilate Ringers Rehearsal 6:00 p.m. Young Adult Dinner at Johnny’s Pizza on Broad St. Monday, September 24 9:45 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal Tuesday, September 25 8:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast Landmark Diner 2:00 p.m. Senior Adult Game Day in the Fellowship Hall 2:30 p.m. Staff Meeting Wednesday, September 26 5:30 p.m. WOW Pizza Supper and Ministry Student 4:12 Supper and Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Called Church Conference in the Fellowship Hall To vote, without discussion, on the creation of a Weekday Preschool Committee

Adult Prayer and Study to Follow the Conference The Apostles’ Creed led by Dr. Jimmy No. 21 – “I Believe in Jesus Christ… He Sat Down at the Right Hand of God” (Part Two) 7:15 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Next Sunday, September 30 9:45 a.m. Sunday Bible Study for All Ages 11:00 a.m. Worship Gathering 3:30 p.m. Committee Orientation and Workshop in the Fellowship Hall

This Morning’s Volunteers Bed Babies and Toddlers: Terry O’Connor Threes, Fours, and PRE-Ks: Chanda and Jim Wade

KDG through Third Grade: Marilynn Tatum Special Needs Volunteers: Sara Graves Van Driver: Marilynn Tatum Deacon of the Week: Marilynn Tatum

Childcare is provided for children under four at all services.

Dedication of the Celebrating Grace Hymnal Next Sunday, September 30, 11:00 a.m.

Hymn Festival featuring the Celebrating Grace Hymnal Sunday afternoon, October 7, 4:00 p.m. in the GLBC Sanctuary

Featuring the combined Sanctuary Choirs of First Presbyterian Church and Garden Lakes Baptist Church

Dr. James H. Charlesworth Here October 13 and 14

Dr. Charlesworth is Professor of New Testament Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ. He is also the director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project at Princeton. He and Lamar Barden are good friends.

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Established May 1957 2200 Redmond Circle NW • Rome, Georgia 30165-2037 • www.glbcrome.org

Phone: 706.234.6615 • Fax: 706.235.3361 Alan Wingard, Minister of Music

Jan Phillips, Director of Children’s Activities Carla and Kyle Ivester, Directors of Student Ministry

Jimmy Gentry, Senior Pastor