First Baptist Church847 Cleveland Street Greenville, South Carolina 29601-4495 (864) 233-2527 www.firstbaptistgreenville.com

A Community of Believers. Each Member A Minister.

May 1, 11:30amVisitor Open House and Lunch

(Fellowship Hall)Lunch for College Students (Fel-

lowship Hall)

May 1, 3:00-5:00pmRetirement Reception for Baxter

Wynn (Fellowship Hall)

May 1, 5:00-7:00pmHigh School Youth Choir/Middle

School Bible StudySnack SupperMiddle School Youth Choir/High

School Bible Study

May 4Wednesdays at First Activities –

Final of the SeasonMidWeek Fellowship: Children’s

Choirs and Missions Showcase

May 4, 6:00-7:00pmDisaster Simulation for Youth

(AYMC Terrace Level)

May 6, 10:30amFirst Friday Lunch and More (Fel-

lowship Hall)

May 7, 8:30-10:30amChildren’s Ministries Event: Straw-

berry Picking

May 8, 10:30amAscension of the Lord SundayJim Dant, Proclaimer

May 8No Evening Youth Activities

May 10, 9:00amHoly Rollers to Picnic at High Falls

County Park

May 13, 8:00amRoadrunners to Grits & Groceries

for Breakfast

May 15, 10:30amPentecostJim Dant, Proclaimer

May 15, 11:30amChildren’s Ministries Event: Cel-

ebration Lunch for Fifth Graders and Their Families (Fellowship Hall)

May 15, 5:00pmYouth Event: Youth Choir/Youth

End of the Year/Summer Kick-Off Celebration (Fellowship Hall)

Mary Carol AndersonYouth and Recreation

Bootie CothranMedia and Technology

Jim DantSenior Minister

Vivian HamiltonMusic and Worship

Priscilla HarrisChildren’s Music

Jenna ManningChurch Operations

Kyle MatthewsWorship Arts

Juli MorrowPreschool

Rosemary NewInfant-Toddler Program

Kendra PlatingPastoral Care

Becky RamseyChildren

Jeanie ReedYouth Music

Matt RollinsSpiritual Formation and Outreach

Frank A. SmithNeighborhood Partnership and

Christian Fellowship

Kathy StewartKindergarten

Laura StoutMissions

Charles TompkinsOrganist

Baxter M. WynnPastoral Care and

Community Relations

Looking AheadOur Service of Worship has ended.Our Worship through Service begins.

The acolytes today are Preston Davis and Briley Gray.

The soloists today are Kyle Matthews and Bergsvein Toverud. Bergsvein, a freshman music education major at Furman University, serves as a Herring choral scholar in the Sanctuary Choir.

Assisting in worship today is Elaine Barnhill. Elaine serves as chair of the Communications Committee. She and her husband, Ben, are members of the Koinonia Class and have two sons, Barrett and Beau.

Communion Committee members scheduled to prepare today include Matt Good and Ben Mullinax.

The flowers in the Sanctuary are given in loving memory of Max and Nancy Whatley by their children and grandchildren.

Musical selections today include: “Psalm 86” by Carl J. Nygard Jr., © 1984 Hinshaw Music Inc.; “God of Our Life” by Sally Ann Morris with text by Hugh Thomson Kerr, © 2002 GIA Publications, Inc. and text © 1928 F.M. Braselman, renewed 1956 by Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; and “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” by Peter C. Lutkin, © 1961 Summy-Birchard Company.

May 1, 2016

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Ten Thirty O’clock

Financial Needs as of 4/30$817,309

Receipts as of 4/27$629,190

Sunday morning worship service broadcasts:

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*Please stand as you are able. Please silence all electronic devices.Please contact an usher for a hearing aid receiver or magnifying glass.

Pastoral Care Litany

And Jesus said, ‘Take my yoke upon you. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

(Baxter) I have been yoked to Christ and this congregation in the ministry of pastoral care. While every burden is truly a burden, I have not born the burdens of this congregation alone. I have been yoked to Christ, my fellow ministers, friends and this congregation. We have journeyed and grown together.

We are grateful for your ministry to us, among us and with us.

(Kendra) I am being yoked to Christ and this congregation in the ministry of pastoral care. I will not do this work alone, but I will depend on the power and support of Christ, his ministers and his people. We will journey and grow together.

We receive you as our minister. We will respect and honor your ministry to us, among us and with us.

(Baxter) Take Christ’s yoke upon you. Learn of him, for he is gentle and humble in heart. And may you find rest for your soul in the work of this ministry. May the yoke be easy, and may the burdens be light.

To the glory of God and to the health of Christ’s church. Amen.

*Doxology (Hymn 32) LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, all creatures here below;

Alleluia! Alleluia!Praise God above, ye heav’nly host;

Creator, Christ and Holy Ghost.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

*Benediction

*Congregational Benediction Response Peter C. Lutkin “The Lord Bless You and Keep You”

The Lord bless you and keep you.The Lord lift his countenance upon you;

And give you peace, and give you peace,The Lord make his face to shine upon you,

And be gracious unto you, be gracious,The Lord be gracious, gracious unto you.

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen. – Numbers 6:24-26

*Postlude “Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing” Healey Willan

Words of Worship

Opening Sentences Kendra Plating

Here we are, O God. We are all your children.

We gather for this time of worship, each having our own needs, our own concerns, our own hopes and fears.

We gently spread our lives before you, waiting for your Spirit to invade our spirits, so that we shall be prepared for the living of these days.

It is enough to be ourselves utterly before you, O God, and to wait for the movement of your Spirit within us.

We thank you, O God, that you have not left us alone to the devices of our own minds and hearts; but within us, among us, and all about us, is your Loving Presence.

For your grace, this day and every day, we give you the thanks of our hearts. (inspired by prayers of Howard Thurman)

Introit “Psalm 86” Carl J. Nygard Jr.

Prayer for Worship

O God whose Spirit moves within us and among us, we gather to worship you and to open ourselves to your Holy Presence. We look back on our lives and recall moments when we were surprised and uplifted by a sense of your Presence; moments when we experienced a peace that was beyond our understanding. For these glimpses of grace, and for all the ways we have been renewed by your Spirit, we give you thanks. Help us, O God, to respond to your love for us in our caring for others and by being the beloved community you call us to be. Amen.

*Processional Hymn 175 ST. ANNE “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”

Welcome Jim Dant

Scripture Lesson Philippians 1:3-6, 9-11 (The Message)

page 953 of the NRSV Bible in the pew rack

Pastoral Prayer

*Children’s Hymn “Help Us Accept Each Other” AURELIA (Hymn printed on insert)

All children first through fifth grades are invited to come to the front during

the singing of the last two stanzas of this hymn.

Children’s Sermon Kyle Matthews

Choral Worship “God of Our Life” Sally Ann Morris

Sermon Memories Baxter Wynn

The Lord’s Supper “Jesus Invites Us” Kyle D. Matthews

“Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands” ST. COLUMBA

*Invitation Hymn ST. COLUMBA “Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands” (Hymn printed on insert)

Invitation to Offering Elaine Barnhill

Let all the people thank you, God! The earth has yielded its harvest. God blesses us... let the far ends of the earth honor him. (adapted from Psalm 67:5-7)

Musical Offering “Adoro te Devote” Naji Hakim

Introduction of New Members

Call to Prayer “O Lord, Hear My Prayer” Jacques Berthier