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

A Community of Believers. Each Member A Minister.Sunday morning worship service broadcasts:

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Looking Ahead

Mary Carol AndersonYouth and Recreation

Bootie CothranMedia and Technology

Jim DantSenior Minister

Vivian HamiltonMusic and Worship

Priscilla HarrisChildren’s Music

Amy JoyeYouth Music

Shelton Ridge LoveOrganist

Jenna ManningChurch Operations

Dewanda MartinFirst Baptist Day School

Kyle MatthewsPastoral Care

Juli MorrowPreschool

Rosemary NewFirst Baptist Day School

Kendra PlatingPastoral Care

Becky RamseyChildren

Will RaybonAssociate Youth

Dylan RiggPastoral Resident

Matt RollinsSpiritual Formation and

Outreach

Frank A. SmithNeighborhood Partnership and Christian Fellowship

Kathy StewartFirst Baptist Day School

Laura StoutMissions

Mittie TaylorAYMC Director

August 29-September 2AYMC Closed for Floor Refinishing

August 31-September 2Youth Fall Retreat at Rockmont

September 2Church Offices Closed in

Observance of Labor Day

September 4Wednesdays at First Activities

Resume

September 6, 5:30-8:00pmChildren’s Ministry Event: Pizza

and a Movie (AYMC)

September 6, 6:00pmSenior Adult Banquet

(Fellowship Hall)

September 8, 10:30amSenior Adult SundayJim Dant, Proclaimer

September 8, 11:30amLunch for Visitors (Fellowship Hall)

September 8, 4:00pmVocare Rehearsal (Choir Room)

September 8, 5:00-7:00pmSunday Night Live for Youth

(AYMC)

September 11Wednesdays at First Activities

September 13-14SAFE Seminar (Sexual Awareness

and Family Empowerment) - Parent Seminar for Birth to 18 (Fellowship Hall)

September 14, 4:00-7:00pmVocare Mini Retreat (Choir Room,

Big Air)

September 15, 10:30amCommunionSummer Missions SundayJim Dant, Proclaimer

September 15, 4:00pmVocare Rehearsal (Choir Room)

September 18Wednesdays at First Activities

September 22, 9:30amProtecting Our Children (A302)

September 22, 10:30am1st Grade RecognitionJim Dant, Proclaimer

Sarah Moniot and Kathryn Union are the acolytes today.

Elaine Graybeal is our guest organist today.

Maggie Ramirez is the soloist today. Maggie, a Herring Choral Scholar, is a senior vocal performance major at Furman University. She sings in the Sanctuary Choir and assists with Junior Choir (grades 3-5).

Chris Powell is our deacon providing the offertory prayer today. Chris serves on the Children’s Ministries Committee. He and his wife, Jennifer, are members of the LINK Sunday School Class and have two children, Kate and Addison.

The flowers in the Sanctuary today are given in honor of Newt Stall in celebration of his September 2nd birthday by his family.

Music selections today include: “Take, O Take Me as I Am” by John L. Bell, © 1995 The Iona Community (Scotland) administered by GIA Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of OneLicense.net #A-717474; “Our Great and Glorious King” by Gregg Sewell based on “Prelude in Classic Style” by Gordon Young, © 1996 Triune Music; Saint Anthony Chorale attributed to Haydn; “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” by Peter C. Lutkin, © 1961 Summy-Birchard Company; and “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” by George Frederic Handel.

This Sanctuary is equipped with Hearing Loop. If you have a hearing aid equipped with a T-coil and switch to it, you will hear audio directly from our sound system.

September 1, 2019

Ten Thirty O’clock

Tour of the Churchfollowing worship

Meet at the Come Unto Me Window

Financial Needs as of 8/31$1,817,305

Receipts as of 8/26$1,612,920

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

Words of Welcome

Prelude

Call to Worship Dylan Rigg

God is good and loving to the faithful.

Give thanks and praise for all that God has done for us.

Put your trust in the steadfast love of God.

God is good! Praise the Lord!

*Processional Hymn 161 NATIONAL HYMN “God of the Ages”

Welcome of Worshipers

Solo “Thou Art God” Lionel Bourne

Words of Faith

Old Testament Lesson Amos 8:4-7 Kendra Plating

page 749 of the Bible in the pew rack

Call to Prayer “Take, O Take Me as I Am” TAKE, O TAKE

Words of Commitment

*Invitation Hymn 326 “O Zion, Haste” TIDINGS

*Invitation to Offering Chris Powell

I will thank you forever because of what you have done. In the presence of the faithful I will proclaim your name, for it is good. (Psalm 52:9)

Musical Offering Saint Anthony Chorale attr. Haydn

Introduction of New Members

Service and Fellowship of the Church

Words of Blessing

*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

*Choral 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.

– Numbers 6:24-26

Postlude “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” G. F. Handel

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

in the body of Christ. Forgive us when we would fracture your body, and reconcile us in your spirit. Save us, heal us, and make us whole.

Words of Assurance

We live with this reality: God never forgets what we have done but in mercy forgives those whose hearts are full of repentance. Be assured that God will never break relationship with us.

We are forgiven. Thanks be to God.

Pastoral Prayer

*Children’s Hymn 330 KINGSTON “The Call to Minister Is Heard”

All children through 5th grade are invited to the front for the children’s sermon

during the singing of the last two stanzas of the hymn.

Children’s Sermon Becky Ramsey

Choral Worship “Our Great and Glorious King” Gregg Sewell based on “Prelude in Classic Style” by Gordon Young

O worship the King, all glorious above,And gratefully sing his wonderful love;O tell of his might, O sing of his grace,

Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space!The chariots of heav’n the deep thunderclouds form,And bright is God’s path on the wings of the storm.

Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,Pavillioned in splendor and girded with praise.

God’s bountiful care what tongue can recite?It breathes in the air, it shines in the light,

It streams from the hills, descends to the plain,And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

O worship the King!O worship the King, all glorious!

Our great and glorious King! – Robert Grant

Sermon Saints in the Hands of an Angry God Matt Rollins

Prayer of Confession

God of Abraham and Sarah, you are the God of hospitality and grace. Forgive us when we close our doors to strangers or close our hearts to you. You are the God of good news and great joy. Forgive us when we hide behind the bad news of this world and lose sight of your holy hope. You are the God of all people, united