Leader: It’s time to give!

People: Praise the Lord!

Leader: Has God been good to you?

People: The Lord is blessing us right now.

Leader: It’s time to give our tithe!

People: The tithe belongs to the Lord because the Bible says, “And all the tithe of the

land, whether of the seed of the land or fruit of the tree, it is the Lord’s. It is holy to the

Lord.” (Leviticus 27:30)

Leader: Who should tithe?

People: “...Let every one of you lay by Him in store, as God has prospered

him…..” (I Corinthians 16:2)

Leader: Why should we tithe?

People: “We give because we love the Lord and recognize that the Lord is the source

of our past, present, and future blessings.” (Psalm 116:1, 14)

Leader: Should we tithe on our gross or net income?

People: “You shall truly tithe all the increase of your seed, that the field brings forth

from year to year.” (Deuteronomy 14:22)

Leader: How much should we tithe?

People: “Abraham gave a tenth of all he had.” (Hebrews 7:4)

Leader: What is God’s promise to those who tithe?

People: “I will open up the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that you will not

have room to receive it.” (Malachi 3:10)

Leader: How should I give today?

People: God loves a cheerful giver. (II Corinthians 9:7)

Leader: What should I expect?

People: “Give and it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken to-

gether, running over, shall it be poured into your life. For with the same measure you

give, it shall be returned to you again.” (Luke 6:38)

Stewardship Litany

Tr. Lance Brown, Tr. Chester Chatman,

Tr. Sharon Lee, Tr. Inez Moore,

Tr. Shively Willingham

Trustees on Duty

SICK AND SHUT IN

BIBLE STUDY & SUNDAY SCHOOL

Team 1—Tr. Brenda Eison

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Office Staff: Sis. Diane Walker

Van Team #9: Tr. Lynda Henry and

Sis. Darcell Ray

Hosts: Sis. Michelle Gannon,

Sis. Marsha Thrower, Bro. Kareem Cason

Office Team/Van Team/

Rev. Carmen C. Marshall, Executive Pastor

When wisdom entereth into thine heart,

and knowledge is pleasant

unto thy soul;

Discretion shall preserve thee,

understanding shall keep thee:

Proverbs 2:10-11

SICK

Sis. Anna Bishop

Sis. Essie Brooks

Sis. Dorothy Miller

Sis. Judy Butler

Sis. Emily Waller

Bro. James Coley

SHUT-IN

Sis. Florence Bailey

Sis. Gloria Bradley

Sis. Ruth Eluwa Bush

Sis. Virginia Butler

Sis. Vivian Dancy

Sis. Lucy Davis

Sis. Queen Dixon

Sis. Marla Harris

Sis. Ersell Harrison

Sis. Mary Harvin

Sis. Johnney Mae Johnson

Sis. Mary L. Lee

Sis. Marvel Latimore

Sis. Bernice Lyons

Sis. Phyllis Ollie

Sis. Ruth Phillips

Sis. Lorraine Pope

Dea. Benjamin Robinson

Sis. Margaret Spain

Sis. Stacey Stone

Sis. Janet Walker

Dea. Benjamin Welton

Sis. Mary Williams

e Gonzalez

Teen Talk Bible Study Tuesdays at

7:00PM. Deacon Margo Owen, facilita-

tor

Agents for Change Bible Study (ages

9-12) Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Sis. Sherell

Hamilton, facilitator.

Wednesday Night Bible Study with

Rev. Carmen C. Marshall Wednesdays

at 6:30pm. All are invited.

Saturday Morning Bible Study at

8:30am with Rev. George F. Taylor. All

are invited!

Adult Sunday School Class. Join us

as we gather in the sanctuary every

Sunday morning to study God’s Word.

Please bring your children to Sunday

School in Room 100. Class begins at

9am. All are invited!

Women’s Monthly Bible Study—1st

Friday at 7:00PM with Dea. Margo

Owen. All women and girls are invited.

Men’s Monthly Bible Study—2nd Fri-

day at 7:00PM All men and boys are

invited.

Young Adult Fellowship and Bible

Study (ages 21-35)—3rd Friday at

6:30PM with Rev. Carmen C. Marshall.

Comfort and Support—3rd Monday

at 6:30pm in the Deacons’ Room

1601 N. 12th Street Philadelphia PA 19122 215-232-6004 www.brighthopebaptist.org

BRIGHT HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

We are Agents of HOPE serving the God of HOPE spreading the gospel of HOPE in love!

THE HERALD

September 17, 2017

Operation Be the Church

Holy Communion Sunday This do in remembrance of me.

I Corinthians 11:24

The Benefits of Wisdom My child listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. 2 Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. 3 Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. 4 Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. 5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. 8 He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him. 9 Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. 11 Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. 12 Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted. 13 These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths. 14 They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil. 15 Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong. 20 So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous. 21 For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it. 22 But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted.

Proverbs 2:1-15, 20-22 NLT (New Living Translation)

“From eternity to eternity I am God.

No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.

No one can undo what I have done.” Isaiah 43:13

***Ushers will seat persons waiting +Congregation will stand

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Message:

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Use our Kiosk near

the Credit Union or

Text to 50155 and

type in the message

area: thehope

Holy Communion Sunday Today’s Service, Sunday, September 17, 2017

10:00am—10:15am Time of Preparation….The Altar is open for Prayer

THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD

Would you be free from the burden of sin?

There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;

Would you o’er evil a victory win?

There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

Refrain

There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r

In the blood of the Lamb;

There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r

In the precious blood of the Lamb.

Would you be free from your passion and pride?

There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;

Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide-

There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

Refrain

Would you do service for Jesus your King?

There’s pow’r in the blood, pow’r in the blood;

Would you live daily His praises to sing?

There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.

Refrain

GIVE TO THE WORK OF GOD

“Give and it shall be given to you,

good measure, pressed down,

shaken together, running over,

shall it be poured into your life.

For with the same measure you give,

it shall be returned to you again.” (Luke 6:38)

CHURCH NEWS

Minister of Worship, Sacred Arts and Media………………………Minister Gary J. Taylor

Music Director…………………………………………..…………..…...Brother Joel McNeill

Praise and Worship

Call to Worship……………………………………….…….Reverend Dr. George F. Taylor

Congregational Hymn…………………...……………………There is Power in the Blood

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Invocation and Altar Prayer………………………...…….Reverend Carmen C. Marshall

Choral Response

***

Selection

***

Welcome and Acknowledgment of Visitors

+Stewardship Litany

Offering

+Offertory

Scripture

Introduction of Pastoral Candidate……………………………………..Sister Etta K. Taylor

Pastoral Search Committee

Moments of Meditation…………………………..………..Sisters in Praise Dance Ministry

Sermon .…………………..…………….………………...….…....Reverend Dr. Dray Bland

Holy Communion

+Invitation To Christian Discipleship

Benediction and Prayer Captains Move Into Congregation

FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR Donated by

The Pastoral Search Committee

GOD HAS A PLAN!!

We are not alone

Maintain your focus—Refuse

to be distracted

Stay in unity—Stay together

Maintain your Christian Witness

WALK IN LOVE ALWAYS

Bright Hope Baptist Church

Church News and Ministry Meetings

Missions Ministry

2017 CALENDAR Sep 18—Comfort and Support

Workshop—Board of Deacons

Oct 1—Prayer Band Anniversary

Oct 6—R.I.B. Women’s Bible Study

Oct 7—Youth Drama Club

Oct 7—Christian Action Commission

Information & Community Education Fair

Oct 7—-WHG, III Men’s Ministry

Bowling Party

Oct 8—Deacons’ and Deaconess’

Anniversary

Oct 20—Young Adult Fellowship

Bible Study

Nov 1—Men’s Day Revival

Nov 5—Men’s Day Breakfast

Nov 5—Men’s Day Worship Service

Nov 9—Tri-Board Meeting

Nov 12—Annual Church Conference

Nov 23—Christian Action Commission

Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Bright Hope Baptist Church

Church News and Ministry Meetings

Give to the Building Hope Campaign

Thank you!

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times,

having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:7-8

Greetings Bright Hope Family!

The Pastoral Search Committee has announced

that three final pastoral candidates have been sched-

uled to preach during morning worship service on the

following Sundays in September:

September 10 (Homecoming Sunday) at 10:15am

September 17 at 10:15am, and

September 24 at 10:15 am.

Following each morning service there will be a Meet

and Greet where you will have an opportunity to

fellowship and visit with the pastoral candidate.

Ministry Meetings

Sankofa Ministry, Today, Room 100

Comfort and Support Workshop, Monday,

September 18th at 6:30pm Deacons Room

Marriage Enrichment Ministry, Saturday,

September 22nd at 6:30pm, MacFee Chapel

Bright Hope Baptist Church

Church News and Ministry Meetings

Recommendations by the Pastor's Nominating Committee:

DEACONS TRUSTEES

New Nominees - fresh to the respective board, never having been elected/or served before.

New Nominees - fresh to the respective board, never having been elected/or served before.

Sherrell Hamilton James Black

Matthew Shippen

Returning Nominees - Past experience on their respective board, had an absence, roll off, etc. but needs to be elected with the new nominees.

Returning Nominees - Past experience on their respective board, had an absence, roll off, etc. but needs to be elected with the new nominees.

Stephanie Childs Linda Pinder

Joee Hoxter

Marcus McCain

Otis Pride

Re-Election of Nominees - Nominees who are already on the board for 3 years and are up for their second 3 year term.

Re-Election of Nominees - Nominees who are already on the board for 3 years and are up for their second 3 year term.

Garfield Jackson Alice Bantom

Lance Brown

Della Clark

Aletha Grimes

Lynda Henry

Dottie McCain

Connie Scott

LINE OFFICERS

Re-election of Nominees for their second term

Church Clerk Church Treasurer

Etta Taylor Norman Greene

Assistant Church Clerk Assistant Church Treasurer

Wayne Greene Denise Ray-Shields

Church Officers and Leadership Election 2018 Election at Annual Church Conference ~ November 2017

Bright Hope Baptist Church

Church News

Sis. Edna Funderburk, President

Dea. Larry Pinder, Event Chair

Family Focus Ministry

Welcome

Reverend Dr. Dray A. Bland, D. Min

The Reverend Dr. Dray A. Bland is a native of Haines City, FL, where he

spent the majority of his formative years. The Reverend Dr. Dray Bland

received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at the Friendship Baptist

Church of Dundee, FL. The Rev. Dray Bland surrendered to the gospel

ministry at an early age, was licensed to the Gospel ministry in March

1999 and was ordained July of 2007 by the Friendship Missionary Baptist

Church of Dundee, FL under the leadership of the Reverend Edward E.

Bland.

The Reverend Doctor Dray A. Bland was educated in the Public schools

of Polk County, FL. He matriculated at Florida State University where he

received a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Political Science and

Religion as well as a Certificate of Public Administration. While studying at FSU, Reverend Bland was

selected to serve the state of Florida as a gubernatorial intern in the Executive Office of the Governor.

After completing FSU he attended seminary at Duke University Divinity School where he received the

Master of Divinity and a Certificate in Baptist Studies. Dr. Bland holds a Doctor of Ministry in Church

Leadership from Southern Methodist University (Perkins School of Theology - 2015).

The Reverend Dr. Dray Bland serves as Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Burlington,

NC. Most recently he served the First Institutional Baptist Church of Phoenix, AZ as Executive Pastor

under the leadership of The Rev. Dr. Warren H. Stewart Sr., Senior Pastor. Previously, Dr. Bland

served 4 ½ years as the Assistant Minister/Minister of Discipleship at the United Metropolitan Mis-

sionary Baptist Church of Winston-Salem, NC under the leadership of the Rev. Prince R. Rivers. Dr.

Bland has served congregations in Florida and North Carolina in the capacities of Youth Pastor and

Associate Pastor respectively. In addition to his service to local churches, he also served as President

of the National Baptist Youth Convention of America (2006-2008). Currently, Dr. Bland serves as one

of the youngest members of General Board of the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina,

is the President of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Alamance County and Vicinity and

is the Chair of the Board of Directors of A.M.O.S of Alamance, a faith based human services non-

profit. Most recently, Dr. Bland was named Faith Columnist for the Burlington Times News, the first

African-American named to this post. Dr. Dray A. Bland lives by the motto “My strength is made per-

fect in weakness.”