Service will
proceed unannounced. For those who are able, please stand as indicated *
Welcome & Announcements
THE CALL
Prelude
* Call to Worship
L:
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy
name!
P: For as the heavens are high above the
earth, so great is God’s steadfast love
toward those who fear God.
L:
Let us worship God.
* Invocation Prayer
* Hymn # 138 ‘Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven’ (Bendic Anima)
* Prayer of
Confession -- O God, our Rock and Redeemer, hear our
confession.
We worship idols of our own making;
when temptation overtakes us we submit
to its charm. We fund
it easier to grumble at hardships than to praise You
for
mercies we receive day by day. We test You in every
way. Yet You
promise
that You will not test us beyond our endurance. Forgive us when we take
advantage of Your loving nature, and restore us to communion
with You.
* Assurance of Pardon
THE WORD
Children’s
Time
Old Testament Lesson – Isaiah 55:
1-9
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Epistle
– I
Corinthians 10: 1-13
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Gospel
* Hymn
# 175 ‘Break Thou The Bread
Of Life’
Sermon ‘Looking
For Figs’ Rev.
John Tonks
Invitation to Communion
Communion Hymn # 219
‘Let
Us Break Bread Together’ (Let Us
Break Bread)
Words of Communion
Prayer for the Bread
Prayer for the Cup
THE
RESPONSE
Offertory
* Offertory Response Praise
God from whom all blessings flow, (Doxology)
Praise Christ all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore,
Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen
Closing Prayers
Lord’s Prayer
* Hymn # 333
‘Guide Me, O Thou
Great Jehovah’ (CWM
* Benediction
Organ
Postlude
Soup Lunch in Fellowship Hall
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Nursery: Heidi Brownell
L’il K: Debby Stead & Ashley Frizzell
Global
Adventures: Gloria Upham
THIS WEEK AT FIRST BAPTIST
Tonight
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Next Sunday
Nursery Care & Sunday School
The
Debert-Belmont Youth Group will be conducting the service today at the
Our thanks to Burton Purdy
for supplying at the organ today, while Jeff is in
sing during the Worship Service today at First
Baptist, Halifax.
The Board of
Deacons will
present Andy with a gift on March 28th at his farewell gathering following our
Worship Service. Anyone wishing to
contribute to this
gift can do so through the Church office.
The
Easter Story – ‘From
Garden To Glory’ will be presented by the Truro Branch
of the Canadian
Bible Society here at First Baptist on Sunday, March 28th, at
Offering in
support of the Canadian Bible Society.
All welcome.
Reminder: Clocks go ahead 1 hour on Saturday night
Giving to date,
2009………….$28,.575.
Giving to date,
2010 …………$24,225.
Shortfall………………………… $4,350.
Sponsor
a Guest Musician: The Music Committee has recently formulated a policy
whereby over the church year members of the congregation are invited to make
donations to defray the costs of special guest musicians who from time to time,
enhance the worship service here at First Baptist. These donations can be
made in honor or memory of a person or to mark a special event in a person’s
life – like a birthday, anniversary, graduation, etc. The usual “high Sundays” of the church year will be
brought to the congregation’s attention as dates which people may designate
donations. But congregants may also make donations to the Music Fund to
highlight any Sunday of their choosing. The congregation may remember the
uplifting music the Nova Brass Quintet brought to our service last Easter
Sunday, and we will welcome them back again this Easter Sunday. Members
of the congregation who would like to make a donation to help defray the costs
of the Nova Brass Quintet for Easter Sunday should call the Church Office.
First
Baptist Directory
Telephone:
893-4241 Fax: 893-4242 http://www.firstbaptisttruro.ca/
Interim Minister: Rev. John Tonks
(jtonksfbc@eastlink.ca)
956-8374
Dir. of Music: Jeff Joudrey
(joudreyfbc@eastlink.ca)
Dir. of Family Ministries: Angela Dwyer-James
(dwyerjamesfbc@eastlink.ca)
Secretary: Verna Purdy
(officefbc@eastlink.ca)
Moderator: Brian Kinsman
(bkinsman@ns.sympatico.ca)
Co-Chair of Deacons: Lynne Stead
(philyn@eastlink.ca)
895-3031
Jud Pearson (judgay@eastlink.ca) 893-9252
Custodian: Jim Rector
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