The First Baptist Church at Worship

5th Sunday in Lent

March 13, 2016 10:00 AM

The Gathering

The prelude marks the beginning of our worship. The congregation is

invited to meditate and contemplate in silence.

THE PRELUDE R. Alan Kimbrough, Organist

Two Chorale Preludes ....................................................... C. Hubert H. Parry

“Jesus Comforts the Women of Jerusalem” .................... Marcel Dupré

Adagio in a minor ................................................................................. J. S. Bach

In Praise to the Lord

THE RINGING OF THE CHIMES

A three-fold ringing of three signifies the presence of the triune God: Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit.

CHORAL INTROIT Chancel Choir

Give sentence with me, O God, and defend the cause of my soul

against the ungodly people: deliver me, and rid me from the

deceitful and wicked man; for thou, O Lord, art my God, and my

strong salvation. Ps. O send out thy light and thy truth, that they

may lead me: and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.

(Tone vii)

*CALL TO WORSHIP Rev. Mark Craig

*LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN #638 Lift Every Voice and Sing LIFT EVERY VOICE

Authored by James Weldon Johnson and set to music composed by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, this hymn is one of tremendous encouragement. As we go from this place we have the assurance that we can lift our voices in praise and thankfulness for what God does for us.

*OPENING PRAYER Rev. Craig

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE #184 v.3 Beneath the Cross of Jesus ST. CHRISTOPHER

I take, O Cross, thy shadow for my abiding place;

I ask no other sunshine than the sunshine of His face;

content to let the world go by, to know no gain or loss,

my sinful self my only shame, my glory all the cross.

*WELCOME & PASSING THE PEACE Rev. Jason Alspaugh

(Please register your attendance by filling out a yellow card from the pew rack and placing it in the offering bag this morning.)

We are invited to greet our nearest neighbors, extend our hand, and greet one another in the name of Christ.

(Please be seated.)

BLESSING FOR MARCH BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CHURCH MODERATOR Ed Wingham

Reading & Proclaiming God’s Word

THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Ed Wingham

Isaiah 43:16-21: Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the

sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and

horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are

extinguished, quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former

things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing;

now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in

the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The wild animals will

honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the

wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen

people, the people whom I formed for myself so that they might

declare my praise.

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God!

THE PSALM FOR THE DAY Psalm 126

1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of │ Zion,

we were like those who │ dream.

2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,

and our tongue with shouts of │ joy;

then it was said among the nations,

“The LORD has done great things for │ them.”

3 The LORD has done great things for │ us,

and we re- │ joiced.

4 Restore our fortunes, O │ LORD,

like the watercourses in the │ Negeb.

5 May those who sow in │ tears

reap with shouts of │ joy.

6 Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for │ sowing,

shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their │ sheaves.

THE NEW TESTAMENT EPISTLE LESSON Rev. Craig

Philippians 3:4b-14: If anyone else has reason to be

confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth

day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin,

a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to

zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the

law, blameless. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come

to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard

everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing

Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of

all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may

gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of

my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through

faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I

want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the

sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if

somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

Not that I have already obtained this or have already

reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because

Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider

that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting

what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I

press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of

God in Christ Jesus.

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God!

*THE GOSPEL LESSON Rev. Alspaugh

Leader: The Gospel of the Lord according to John. People: Praise be to you, O Christ.

John 12:1-8: Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?" (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.)

Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."

Leader: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Glory be to you, O Lord.

*THE FELLOWSHIP HYMN #689 Let Justice Flow Like Streams

ST. THOMAS

Born in 1926 in China to missionary parents, Jane Parker Huber died in 2008 having written over one hundred hymn texts and numerous choral anthems. She penned these words in 1984 making it one of our most powerful social justice hymns.

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Rev. Alspaugh

(Following the message, children in preK-5 grades will be led downstairs for Sunday School. PreK-1 graders will be in Rm. #4. Grades 2-5 will be in Rm. #3B. Parents are asked to pick up their children after worship.)

CALL TO PRAYER #385 Hear Our Prayer, O Lord WHELPTON

Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord;

incline Thine ear to us, and grant us Thy peace.

PASTORAL PRAYER and Rev. Alspaugh

THE LORD’S PRAYER

THE ANTHEM Chancel Choir

“The Very Thought of Thee” ..................................... Tom Fettke

THE SERMON Rev. Craig

“Lives Matter”

The Response of God’s People

THE OFFERTORY R. Alan Kimbrough

“O Welt, ich muss dich lassen” ............................ Johannes Brahms

*OFFERTORY RESPONSE #490 v.5 Take My Life, and Let It Be… HENDON

Take my love, my Lord, I pour at Thy feet its treasure store.

Take myself and I will be ever, only, all for Thee,

ever, only, all for Thee.

*OFFERTORY PRAYER Ed Wingham

INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP

(Persons wishing to join First Baptist Church are invited to come forward while the organist plays the first verse of the recessional hymn. You may join First Baptist Church by transfer of letter, statement of faith, or baptism. The pastor will greet you as you come forward this morning.)

*RECESSIONAL HYMN #697 This Is My Song FINLANDIA

Written in 1934 by Lloyd Stone, with a third verse added by Georgia Harkness in 1939, this hymn is widely known as “The Hymn of Peace.” Written at a time when drums of war in Europe were thundering, this revolutionary hymn reminds us that our God is God of all nations and that His Son came to teach us ways of peace.

*BLESSING WITH DISMISSAL Rev. Craig

*CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION #169 v. 1 Lord, Who Throughout… ST. FLAVIAN

Lord, who throughout these forty days

for us did fast and pray,

teach us, O Christ, to mourn our sins

and close by You to stay.

*POSTLUDE R. Alan Kimbrough

Psalm XX ......................................... Benedetto Marcello

At the close of today’s service, the Lord’s Supper will be

celebrated in the Chapel located to the left of the chancel.

Immediately following the Lord’s Supper, a service of

prayer for healing will also be held. The service consists of

prayers for healing and wholeness, with anointing and

laying on of hands. All are invited!

Prayer for the Armed Forces

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace, strengthen them in their trials and temptations, give them courage to face the perils which beset them, and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayers of the People

Rich Appelt Stephen Dillaway Meghan Phillips

Glen & Barbara Babb Mikey Dilworth Brad Pipenger

Carson Bailey Florida Dixon Cliff Rhodes

Ruth Balas Jim Earnest Gretchen Root

Charles Barker Lavanda Ferguson Pat Rousseau

Margaret Barker Jane Halliday Anna Ruth

Peggy Bauman Bev Harrell Joan Sawyer

Jake Berman George Hentschel Jack See

Jennifer Berman Kimberly Holsopple Judy Smith

Jessica Blair Libby Hornbeck Anne Veghte

Jim Brandeberry Emil Kmetec Ben Walker

Granville Brown Jim Landis Alan Waltman

Jessica Brown Vincent Liss Harold & Janet West

Janett Cavender Jennifer Loxley Don & Tattie Williams

Peggy Coggins Claude Malone Judy Williams

Andy Collier Shirley McCausland Warren Williams

Jane Collins Luann Meador Peggie Worthey

Townsel & Carol Combs Janet Moore Military Duty: Bob Copeland Dennis Noyes Sebastian Ewald

Marilyn Craig Mary Ann Paloncy Brittany Kalbfleisch

Pamela Cress Robert Paloncy Chris West

James Davis Ron Petry Andy Wilson

Iglesia Bautista Dios Compasivo (El Salvador)

(If you have someone you’d like to add or remove, please let us know.)

First Baptist Church of Dayton

5TH

Sunday in lent

March 13, 2016

Our Mission Statement:

To celebrate God's love as a community of believers

in Jesus Christ through worship, education,

fellowship, and outreach to others.

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Dayton OH 45402 937-222-4691

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