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Great Swamp Baptist Church
October 29, 2017
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Prelude
The Welcome
Announcements Pastor Ralph Lee, Jr.
Call to Worship
Hymn # 215 “Majesty”
Invocation Robert O’Delll
Selections of Praise & Worship
Hymn # 48 “Morning Has Broken”
Hymn # 581 “We Have Heard the Joyful Sound”
We Pray for Special Needs
Pastoral & Offertory Prayer Pastor Ralph Lee, Jr.
Offertory
Special Music Proclaimers
“Jesus, Only Jesus”
Message Pastor Ralph Lee, Jr.
Invitation
Benediction
Nursery Workers
Today:
Donna Carter
Amanda Hodges
Next Week:
Latrelle Steedly
Kim & Kimberlyn
Today: Robert O’Dell
843-422-9521
IF YOUR DEACONS
CAN MINISTER TO YOU IN ANY WAY,
CALL THE CHURCH @ 726-3631
DEACON OF THE WEEK :
Today: Dorthie Armstrong Krey Lowther Next Week: Latrelle Steedly Krey Lowther
Next Week: Duane Armstrong
843-726-6795
Toll Committee For November
Latrelle Steedly & Dorthie Armstrong
From Pastor Ralph’s Desk:
The Most Excellent Way (Part 6)
(I Cor. 12:31-13:13) Intro: Paul is showing us in the properties of love that love is not only
what you do by it is also what you don’t do. By this I mean that you can
demonstrate the love of God by fleshing out under His leadership the
things that He said shows His love such as patience and kindness. How-
ever, the moment you do the things that He has been describing as not
love you will basically nullify all the good you have done because sadly
what people usually remember is the negative that you do. So, we need
to pray continuously that our L:ord will give us the strength not only to
do the things that He says is love but also to strengthen us to not do the
things that He says is not love. So, this morning we will continue to look
at those properties that Paul describes that are not love.
H. The eighth property of love that Paul mentions is that love
is not easily angered. Now the word “angered” mentioned here means
not easily provoked. It also means no sudden outburst of emotions or
actions.
Now, there are things that we should become angered at. These
are the things that go against the teaching of God’s Holy Word. That’s
exactly what Jesus did when Hen entered the temple area and turned
over the money changers tables and disturbed the over selling sheep for
sacrifices in the temple area. He was extremely angry at these people
because they were only out to make a lot of money by charging exorbi-
tant prices for their services. It made it very difficult for people to wor-
ship God because they were focused upon how they could possibly af-
ford what they needed in order to worship God. The apostle Paul also
became angry when he saw people purposely challenging the Word of
God.
However, neither Jesus or Paul ever lifted up their voices
in anger when they personally attacked. Jesus had the power and
means to wipe out the whole bunch that were persecuting Him.
However, the Bible says that He was led like a lamb to be sacri-
ficed.
Paul, as well, faced tremendous persecutions. He was
beaten, whipped and jailed but never responded to the attackers
in any form of anger whatsoever.
Sadly, angered responses of God’s people or those claim-
ing to be the people of God have done tremendous hurt for the
cause of Christ. People no longer attend church or even worse,
want respond to the call of Salvation because of someone’s out-
burst of anger.
Let me share a couple of stories that I read on this point.
John MacArthur said, “Telling our wives or husbands that we
love them is not convincing if we continually get upset and angry
at what they say and do. Tell our children that we love them is not
convincing if we often yell at them for doing things that irritate us
and interfere with our plans. It does no good to protest, I lose my
temper a lot, but it is all over in a few minutes. So, is a nuclear
bomb blast, a great deal of damage can be done in a very short
time. Temper is always destructive, and even small temper bombs
can leave much hurt and damage, especially when they explode
on a regular basis. Lovelessness is the cause of temper, and love
is the only cure.”
“The great colonial preacher and theologian Jonathan
Edwards had a daughter with an uncontrollable temper. When a
young man fell in love with her and asked her father for her hand
in marriage, Dr. Edwards replied, “you can’t have her.” “But I
love her and she loves me,” he protested. “It doesn’t matter,” the
father insisted. Asked why, he said, “Because she is not worthy of
you.” “but she is a Christian isn’t she?” “Yes,” said Edwards,
“but the grace of God c an live with some people with whom no
one else could live.”
I. The ninth property of love that Paul mentions is that
love keeps no record of wrongs. This is a bookkeeping term as
when people keep ledgers of all records pertaining to their busi-
ness. However, when it comes to personal matters, we are not
suppose to keep ledgers filled with all the wrong doings that have been
committed against us, which in turn we use to demand some kind of ret-
ribution or vengeance against the person or persons whom our ledgers
remind us has committed some wrong against us.
It is true that our brains store up the things that happen to us in
life, and certain things, activities or experiences we face can trigger
those memories. When that happens, we need to ask the Lord to help us
push the delete button before it becomes and issue that we seek to pur-
sue. The more that we seek to not allow those wrong doing records to
cause us to react the more they will lose their influence over us. Our
goal, of course, must always be to be like Jesus who both forgave and
forgot.
Again listen to the words of John MacAuthur. “The same Greek
word is use often in the New Testament to represent the pardoning act of
God for those who trust in Jesus Chris. “Blessed is the man whose sin
the Lord will not take into account: (Rom. 4:8). “God was in Christ rec-
onciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against
them” (2 Cor. 5:19). Once sin is placed under the blood of Christ there
is no record of it. It is blotted our, “wiped away” (Acts 3:19). In god’s
heavenly record the only entry after the names of His redeemed is
“righteous,” because we are counted righteous in Christ. Christ’s right-
eousness is placed to our credit. No other record exists.
That is the sort of record love keeps of wrongs done against it.
No wrong is ever recorded for later reference. Love forgives. Someone
once suggested that love does not forgive and forget, but rather remem-
bers and still forgives. Resentment is careful to keep books, which it
reads and rereads, hoping for a chance to get even. Love keeps no
books, because it has no place for resentment or grudges. Chrysostom
observed that a wrong done against love is like a spark that falls into the
sea and is quenched. Love quenches wrongs rather that records them. It
does not cultivate memories out of evils. If God so completely and per-
manently erase the record of our many sins against Him, how much
more should we forgive and forget the much lesser wrongs done against
us (cf Matt. 18: 21-25; Eph. 4:32)?
Concl. Do people know you by your anger or by your love? Are the
only things they hear you say are the things they done wrong against
you or do they hear words of kindness and forgiveness which demon-
strates love?
Jesus Loves You
Ralph Lee, Jr.
Come join us for the
Proclaimers Choir
Practice every
Wednesday Evening
following
Bible Study.
Children’s Church Helpers
Today:
Angel Cole
Emma Mingledorff
Next Week:
Kaylee Standard
Evelyn Bradley
You are respectfully invited to attend
Thomas Heyward Academy's
Veterans Day Music Program
"UNITED WE STAND"
on Monday, November 6th, 2017.
The program begins at 7:00 p.m. in the
John D. Rogers Gymnasium.
Come join us while we salute our veterans
for their years of service to our country.
Admission is free.
Please feel free to share this invitation with others.
Operation Christmas Child
Collection Totals for September
41 and over:
Matchbox Cars:68 Jump ropes: 19
Jackstones:0 Yo-Yo’s:19
40 and under:
Matchbox Cars:65 Jump ropes:13
Jackstones:0 Yo-Yo’s:9
For the month of October
We will repeat the Toys for September since we ran short.
Matchbox cars
Jump ropes
Jackstones
Yo Yo’s
Announcement
All 2017-2018 Leadership Committees need to elect new
chairpersons and turn into the church office NOW.
Thank You
This is through the Gospel Light House
Church. The bus will pick up at the Gospel Light
House , 7:00am on Saturday, December 9, 2017.
A $50.00 deposit to secure space is due Oc-
tober 30, 2017. Limited space is available. Remain-
ing Balance is due November 27, 2017. A sign-up
sheet is in the foyer.
Menu Chicken Tenders
Sweet Potatoes
Grits
Dessert
Tea & Coffee
Roberts Family
Cooking Team
$5.00 each or $15.00 for a family of 4 or more
Harvest Fest
Sponsored by
“S.O.F.F.E.” (Sisters On Fire for Eternity)
October 29th
4:00-7:00 pm (Hot Dogs & Chili Provided)
Hayrides
Chili Cook-Off
Child Friendly Costumes
Church Needs
Sunday School
Small Groups
SFCA-Donna Carter
Janie Chapman Offering
Ministries
Outreach Ministry
Nominating Committee
Ralph Lee, Jr. - Pastor
Richard Waitt- Music Director
Deacons
Child Dev. Ministries
Leadership
President Donald Trump
United States of America
Cancer / Treatments
Barry Jones (10/12)
Mitzi Cramer (10/12)
Wallace Roberts (10/5)
Diane Thames (10/5)
Maxie Mason (10/5)
Mack Pope, Sr (10/12)
Rita Able Smith (10/03)
Called to Ministry
Chris Carter & Family
GSBC Prayer Pages October 29, 2017
Lloyd Freeman (10/12)
Joyce Sutler (10/03)
Eva Calhoun (10/12)
Shelby Green (10/03)
Bobby Harris (10/5)
Lula Floyd (10/5)
Jenna Bodiford (10/16)
Nicole Cole (10/24)
Shirley Malphrus (10/26)
Expecting / Births
Other Health Needs
Nursing Centers
Elaine Degler-RNC
Wofford Malphrus-Effingham
County Rehab. Center
Doris Blackmon-Morningside
Thelma Ashing-RNC
Mack Pope, Sr.-RNC
Ellen Langford-NHC
Bereavement Family Of
Willard Outlaw
Hospitals
Donnie Pinckney-MUSC
Peggy Fludd-Bft. Memorial
Bernard Malphrus-MUSC
Allen Perry-CCH
Kevin Youmans-MUSC
Lula Floyd-CCH
Marvin & Wanda Patterson (9/28)
Rodney Malphrus, Sr (10/5)
Dale Robiston (10/5)
Ron Davis (10/19)
Lonnie Russell (10/19)
Vera Floyd (10/19)
Jan Brewer (10/16)
Ben Jo Smith (10/26)
J R Horton (10/26)
Jeffrey Stanley (10/26)
Surgery / Recovery
Duane Armstrong (10/12)
Robert Sauls (11/6)
Dora Reynolds (10/19)
Allen Perry (10/26)
Unspoken
Tim Cramer Family
Kevin & Nicki Gwinn
Cancer / Treatments
Barry Jones (10/12)
Mitzi Cramer (10/12)
Wallace Roberts (10/5)
Diane Thames (10/5)
Maxie Mason (10/5)
Mack Pope, Sr (10/12)
Rita Able Smith (10/03)
Bobby Emerson– South Korea-Army
Jared Blanton-Fort Benning
Matthew Mills-Va-US Marines
Jericho Malphrus-Air Force
If you have someone who needs listing, call either the
church office a@726-3631 or E.L. Ambrose @ 726-5479.
Thank You
Pray For Our Military
Today’s Prayer Team
Group III Timmy Sauls-Leader
Mary Daley Gail Malphrus
Watchman Prayer Service
Saturdays @ 8:00am
Prayer Note For emergencies
a prayer chain
is available for needs.
You may access
by calling the
church @ 726-3631
Or
E.L. Ambrose @ 726-5479
Please Continue To Remember
Ricky Cleland
Mike Hodge
Shirley Malphrus
Rose Boyles
Lula Floyd
Mary Cope
Judy Smith
Jeffrey Stanley
Joyce Sutler
Dot Nettles
Betty Nettles
Tom Hinely
Olivia Stanley
Lois Bootle
Grace Boyles
Patricia Malphrus
Scott Boyles
Gary Way
Christy Gagel
Vera Miles
Mary Daley
Leonard Steedly
Barbara Mills
Rodney Malphrus, Sr.
Lanell Smith
Brian Freeman
Susan L. Vaigneur
GSBC Prayer Pages October 29, 2017
Do you find yourself in need of a “quickening”? Has your spiritual power run down? Could it be you have ne-glected your prayer life? Other things have crept in and you put praying on the back burner? If this is the case, you need a “quickening”. Prayer will do it.
E.L. Ambrose
Announcements
The Quilting Club is meeting in the
Old Parsonage
Thursday, November 2nd @ 10:00am
Watchman Prayer Group
Saturday, November 4th @ 8:00 am
Lula Floyd’s 95th Birthday Party
(time to be announced)
HELP NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
IN CHILDREN'S DEPT!
Now that school has started and Wednesday suppers will
start soon, the GA and RA classes are growing to the point that
these classes need to be divided based on age. But we need
YOU! Please speak to Diane, Debra, Mike or Kim and let us
know, "I can help, show me where you need me."
October 30th Bjo Mills Lawton Moser October 31st Paul Malphrus November 1st Lula Floyd Cassandra Bradley November 2nd Jesse Malphrus November 3rd Wanda Cooler Taylor Byrd November 3rd Paul & Amanda Sims
Budget Offerings This Week
Weekly Budget Surplus/Deficit
+ / -
Tithes & Offerings $2,735.00 $ 4,943.56 -$2,208.56
Designated Funds This Week ********* Acct. Balances
Sr. Celebrators $315.00 ********** $1,004.46
Janie Chapman Offering $25.00 ********** $329.00
WNS $70.00 ********** $267.17
SMB $59.00 ********** $535.37
FAST $320.00 ********** $6355.00
WNS $173.00 ********** $197.17
Benevolence $25.00 ********** $578.22
Children’s Ministries $25.00 ********** $798.20
Great Swamp Baptist Church
9009 Tarboro Road, Ridgeland, SC Office - 726-3631 Fax – 726-3294
Email: [email protected]
Website: greatswampbaptistchurch.com
Church Staff Pastor: Rev. Ralph Lee, Jr………………………………………………………………………[email protected] Music Director: Richard Waitt………………………………………………………[email protected]
Sunday School Director: Wallace Malphrus……………………………………………[email protected]
Pianist: Michelle Waitt…………………………………………………………………[email protected] Administrative Assistant: Sybil Reynolds……………………………………………[email protected]
School Administrator: Donna Carter…………………………………………………………[email protected]
Custodian: Ann Malphrus………………………………………………………………[email protected] Landscaper: Wallace Malphrus…………………………………………………………[email protected]
Calendar of Events
Sunday Morning Breakfast (September thru May Only)........................................................................ 8:30AM
Sunday School………….….…………………............................................................................................ 9:45AM Morning Worship…….….…...…………………........................................................................……….....11:00AM
Evening Worship…….…….……………………..........................................................................................6:00PM
Wednesday Night Supper (September thru May Only)........................................................................... 6:00PM Wednesday Night Service………………………………...............................................................................7:00PM
Saturday Watchman Prayer…………….………….……….........................................................................8:00AM
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