sunday, june 4, 2017
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017
#BethanyBklyn #PreachRevRudolph #PreachRevPittman
OUR KNOWN SICK AND SHUT-IN MEMBERS “I was sick and ye visited me…” Matthew 25:36
Beloved, We live in times, where we have to constantly evaluate whom we can trust and believe. Many of us grew in the times, when the phrase, “My word is my bond” had real meaning. It gave us the ability to rely on the expectation that what one promised to do they would actually, even if we had to wait for its manifestation. Yet this is not just a 21st century expectations, even the early disciples had to trust in the word of Jesus, while they waited for the manifestation of the promise. Today is Pentecost Sunday. It is when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit as answer to the disciples waiting and thirsting for the manifestation of Jesus’ promise. They waited. They gathered. They prayed. They believed. God answered. Receiving the Holy Spirit was not the end of their journey. Rather it set them on fire with a renewed thirst for Godly action. I submit to you that as Disciples of Christ, both individually and collectively, we partake of same thirst. In fact given today’s circumstances our thirst may possibly be even more intense. In this Spirit, I introduce my next sermon series; “I am Thirsty.” In John 4:13 Christ declares, “whoever drinks of the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” I invite you come drink with me. As we go through this series, I pray that a renewed thirst for God and God’s works manifests in each of us. Or as Sprite would say “Obey your Thirst.” With a Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Lacey
Mrs. Annie Anderson – 25 East 92nd St – Rm. 711D – 11233 Mrs. Erma Billue – 1417 Prospect Pl – Apt. B10 – 11213 Ms. Sylvia Blount – 8927 Happiness Rd. – Harrisburg, NC 28075 Ms. Esther Boyce – 375 Putnam Ave. – #105 – 11216 Mrs. Gloria Brown – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 415 – 11238 Mrs. Edith L. Carson – 3515 Caine Drive – Naperville, IL – 60564 Mr. Lester Cotten – 3677 Nostrand Avenue – Apt. 5E – 11229 Ms. Theresa Daughtry – 295 Clinton Ave. – Apt. C6 – 11205 Mrs. Mary Davis – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 430 –11238 Mrs. Irene Davis – 984 Troy Ave. – 11203 Mrs. Wilma Ector – 478 MacDonough St. – 11233 Deacon George Ellis – 5124 Avenue H – Apt. #2 – 11234-1631 Ms. Grace Ford – 300 Dumont Ave. – Apt. 12C – 11212 Mrs. Ellen Franklin – 579 Madison St. – 11221 Mrs. Ella Gardner – Queens/Nassau Nursing & Rehab – 520 Beach 19th St. – Rm. 204B – Far Rkwy, NY 11691 Ms. Thelma Harris – 170 Decatur St. – Apt. 3A – 11233 Mr. Kenneth Hazell – 258 East 45th St. – 11203 Deacon James Henry – Horizon Care Center – 64-11 Beach Channel Drive – Rm. 427B – Arverne, NY – 11692 Mr. Thomas Hill – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 220A – 11238 Mrs. Amanda Jackson – 714 Van Siclen Ave. – 11207 Mrs. Jean Jackson – 19 East 58th St. – 11203 Ms. Mabel Jenkins – 33-35 Saratoga Ave. – Apt. 7H –11233 Mrs. Dorothy Johnson – 482 Quincy Street –11221 Mrs. Girlene Johnson-Downing – 427 Quincy Street –11221 Mrs. Rosa Key – Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr.– 835 Herkimer St. – Rm. 724 –11233 Mrs. Theresa Kilkenny – 4823 Snyder Ave. – 11203 Mrs. Bernice Lanes – 225-12 114th Rd. – Cambria Heights, NY – 11411 Mrs. Greer Lauriano – Oxford Nursing Home – 144 S. Oxford St. – Rm. 104A Brooklyn, NY – 11217 Mrs. Chantal Lee – 633 Decatur St. – 11233 Deacon Joseph Mariner – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 442 – 11238 Trustee Clarence McDonald – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 537A – 11238 Rev. Dr. Thomas McKellar – Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. – 585 Schenectady Ave. – Rm. 228 – 11203
Mrs. Mona McLaughlin – 1130 Parkwood Drive – #1 – Salina, KS – 67401 Ms. Frances McNeal – Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr. – 835 Herkimer St. – Rm. 634 – 11233 Mrs. Eula Mortimer – 2020 East 41st St. – #2E – 11234 Mrs. Hermilita Neblett – Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. – 585 Schenectady Ave. – Rm. 225 – 11203 Mr. Robert Nivens – Hopkins Nursing Home – 155 Dean St. – Rm. 318 – 11217-2213 Mr. Herbert Oestricher – 1720 Bedford Ave., #C 11D – 11225 Mr. Sidney Oestricher – 100 Payan Avenue – #315 – Valley Stream, NY – 11580 Ms. Mildred Peoples – Atrium Center for Rehab and Nursing – 611 East 103rd St. – Rm. 313B – 11236 Rev. Dr. Jasper E. Peyton – 508 Fourqurean Lane – Richmond, VA – 23222 Mr. Lee Riddick – Caton Park Nursing Home – 1312 Caton Ave. – 11226 Mrs. Josephine Robinson – 1379 East 52nd St. – 11234 Mrs. Dorothy Rudisel – 1305 Delmar Loop – #4D –11239
Mrs. Mozelle Seabrook – Crown Heights Ctr. For Nursing & Rehab. – 810 St. Marks Ave. – Rm. W218 –11213
Ms. Levon Twitty – 495 Sterling Pl. – #2B – 11238 Ms. Doris Williams – Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 543A – 11238 Mrs. Mary Williams – 1658 St. Johns Place – Apt. 2C – 11233
(Please notify the Church Office when there is a change in status.)
THE ORDER OF WORSHIP 7:45
A.M.
~ USHERS’ FELLOWSHIP SERVICE
SISTER ALBERTA JONES ~ JOINT BOARD OF USHERS’ PRESIDENT
10:45
A.M.
~ VIRGINIA MINISTRY ANNIVERSARY SISTER BARBARA BOWERS ~ PRESIDENT IN-HOUSE GUESTS ~ MISSIONARY & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES
T O DA Y ’ S M I N I S T RY ME ET I N G S FORMER PASTORS’ – LIBRARY ~ NEW YORK MINISTRY – RM. 207
3:00 P.M. SERVICE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE GRAND HALL LODGE PASTOR LACEY WILL PREACH & THE CHOIR WILL SING
7:45 A.M. & 10:45 A.M. PRAISE & WORSHIP **THE CALL TO WORSHIP Come, Holy Spirit. Inspire our thirst with your fiery presence! Let your flame burn within us, stirring us to action. Come, Holy Spirit. Energize our lives to as seek to do more for God. Let your wind of hope swirl around us, lifting and moving us from complacency. Come, Holy Spirit. Pour your blessing on us. Let your presence challenge us to proclaim God’s presence in all we say and do. Blessed be the name of the Lord. **THE EVOCATION (In Unison) Lord we thank you for sending us the Holy Spirit. It is through the Holy Spirit we have received our spiritual gifts. We will use these gifts as one body to continue your mighty works. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen. **THE HYMN OF PRAISE –347–…………………………………………………………..Fill My Cup, Lord
MINISTRY PRESIDENTS, MEMBERS & FRIENDS OF BETHANY!!
**MORNING SCRIPTURE………….…..…..……….….…….…………..........……..1 Corinthians 12:3-13
SUPPORT OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING STUDENTS BY PURCHASING YOUR BANQUET TICKETS TODAY IN THE FELLOWSHIP!!
**CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER ………………………………………………................Dwell In The House
MEET THE ‘2017’ GRADUATES
**MORNING PRAYER *** SELECTION………………....…...….…………………………………..................................Remnant Praise **RECOGNITION OF VISITORS (Fellowship Time) *** SERMONIC SELECTION…..……….……..……….............................................................Remnant Praise
Anyone Graduating This Year, 2017 FROM: PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL, UNDER-GRADUATE OR POST-GRADUATE STUDIES - BETHANY WANTS TO RECOGNIZE YOU ON SUN., JUNE 18TH PLEASE VISIT THE SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL TABLE IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR JOIN PASTOR LACEY
FOR
EBC’S RE-DEDICATION ASSEMBLY
SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017 @ 3:00 P.M. BEDFORD CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1200 DEAN STREET (CORNER OF NOSTRAND AVE.) WE COMMITTED TO BRING 101 DISCIPLES, AND NEED YOU THERE!! TO SIGN UP, PLEASE SEE REVEREND PITTMAN.
THE SERMON.………………………….……………………….7:45 A.M. - REVEREND CASSIUS RUDOLPH 10:45 A.M. - REVEREND E. TYRONE PITTMAN **HYMN OF INVITATION..……………….……….…….………..……….……..……......................Selected **ALTAR CALL WORSHIP IN GIVING.……………………………...........…..………......Malachi 3:10, II Corinthians 9:6-7 JOYS & CONCERNS THE DOXOLOGY AND BENEDICTION **THE ORGAN POSTLUDE **CONGREGATION STANDING
***SEATING INTERVAL
MORNING SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 12:3-13
S ERMON N OTES
3 Therefore
I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
SERMONIC SCRIPTURE Numbers 11:24-30 24 So
Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but did not do so again. 26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ aide since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!” 29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!” 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me; Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. Break me, melt me, mold me, fill me. Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. TO GIVE ONLINE: Text BethanyBC to 77977 or Go to www.BethanyBklyn.org
MORNING SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 12:3-13
S ERMON N OTES
3 Therefore
I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
SERMONIC SCRIPTURE Numbers 11:24-30 24 So
Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but did not do so again. 26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ aide since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!” 29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!” 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me; Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. Break me, melt me, mold me, fill me. Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. TO GIVE ONLINE: Text BethanyBC to 77977 or Go to www.BethanyBklyn.org
THE ORDER OF WORSHIP 7:45
A.M.
~ USHERS’ FELLOWSHIP SERVICE
SISTER ALBERTA JONES ~ JOINT BOARD OF USHERS’ PRESIDENT
10:45
A.M.
~ VIRGINIA MINISTRY ANNIVERSARY SISTER BARBARA BOWERS ~ PRESIDENT IN-HOUSE GUESTS ~ MISSIONARY & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES
T O DA Y ’ S M I N I S T RY ME ET I N G S FORMER PASTORS’ – LIBRARY ~ NEW YORK MINISTRY – RM. 207
3:00 P.M. SERVICE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE GRAND HALL LODGE PASTOR LACEY WILL PREACH & THE CHOIR WILL SING
7:45 A.M. & 10:45 A.M. PRAISE & WORSHIP **THE CALL TO WORSHIP Come, Holy Spirit. Inspire our thirst with your fiery presence! Let your flame burn within us, stirring us to action. Come, Holy Spirit. Energize our lives to as seek to do more for God. Let your wind of hope swirl around us, lifting and moving us from complacency. Come, Holy Spirit. Pour your blessing on us. Let your presence challenge us to proclaim God’s presence in all we say and do. Blessed be the name of the Lord. **THE EVOCATION (In Unison) Lord we thank you for sending us the Holy Spirit. It is through the Holy Spirit we have received our spiritual gifts. We will use these gifts as one body to continue your mighty works. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen. **THE HYMN OF PRAISE –347–…………………………………………………………..Fill My Cup, Lord
MINISTRY PRESIDENTS, MEMBERS & FRIENDS OF BETHANY!!
**MORNING SCRIPTURE………….…..…..……….….…….…………..........……..1 Corinthians 12:3-13
SUPPORT OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING STUDENTS BY PURCHASING YOUR BANQUET TICKETS TODAY IN THE FELLOWSHIP!!
**CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER ………………………………………………................Dwell In The House
MEET THE ‘2017’ GRADUATES
**MORNING PRAYER *** SELECTION………………....…...….…………………………………..................................Remnant Praise **RECOGNITION OF VISITORS (Fellowship Time) *** SERMONIC SELECTION…..……….……..……….............................................................Remnant Praise
Anyone Graduating This Year, 2017 FROM: PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL, UNDER-GRADUATE OR POST-GRADUATE STUDIES - BETHANY WANTS TO RECOGNIZE YOU ON SUN., JUNE 18TH PLEASE VISIT THE SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL TABLE IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR JOIN PASTOR LACEY
FOR
EBC’S RE-DEDICATION ASSEMBLY
SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017 @ 3:00 P.M. BEDFORD CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1200 DEAN STREET (CORNER OF NOSTRAND AVE.) WE COMMITTED TO BRING 101 DISCIPLES, AND NEED YOU THERE!! TO SIGN UP, PLEASE SEE REVEREND PITTMAN.
THE SERMON.………………………….……………………….7:45 A.M. - REVEREND CASSIUS RUDOLPH 10:45 A.M. - REVEREND E. TYRONE PITTMAN **HYMN OF INVITATION..……………….……….…….………..……….……..……......................Selected **ALTAR CALL WORSHIP IN GIVING.……………………………...........…..………......Malachi 3:10, II Corinthians 9:6-7 JOYS & CONCERNS THE DOXOLOGY AND BENEDICTION **THE ORGAN POSTLUDE **CONGREGATION STANDING
***SEATING INTERVAL
OUR KNOWN SICK AND SHUT-IN MEMBERS “I was sick and ye visited me…” Matthew 25:36
Beloved, We live in times, where we have to constantly evaluate whom we can trust and believe. Many of us grew in the times, when the phrase, “My word is my bond” had real meaning. It gave us the ability to rely on the expectation that what one promised to do they would actually, even if we had to wait for its manifestation. Yet this is not just a 21st century expectations, even the early disciples had to trust in the word of Jesus, while they waited for the manifestation of the promise. Today is Pentecost Sunday. It is when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit as answer to the disciples waiting and thirsting for the manifestation of Jesus’ promise. They waited. They gathered. They prayed. They believed. God answered. Receiving the Holy Spirit was not the end of their journey. Rather it set them on fire with a renewed thirst for Godly action. I submit to you that as Disciples of Christ, both individually and collectively, we partake of same thirst. In fact given today’s circumstances our thirst may possibly be even more intense. In this Spirit, I introduce my next sermon series; “I am Thirsty.” In John 4:13 Christ declares, “whoever drinks of the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” I invite you come drink with me. As we go through this series, I pray that a renewed thirst for God and God’s works manifests in each of us. Or as Sprite would say “Obey your Thirst.” With a Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Lacey
Mrs. Annie Anderson – 25 East 92nd St – Rm. 711D – 11233 Mrs. Erma Billue – 1417 Prospect Pl – Apt. B10 – 11213 Ms. Sylvia Blount – 8927 Happiness Rd. – Harrisburg, NC 28075 Ms. Esther Boyce – 375 Putnam Ave. – #105 – 11216 Mrs. Gloria Brown – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 415 – 11238 Mrs. Edith L. Carson – 3515 Caine Drive – Naperville, IL – 60564 Mr. Lester Cotten – 3677 Nostrand Avenue – Apt. 5E – 11229 Ms. Theresa Daughtry – 295 Clinton Ave. – Apt. C6 – 11205 Mrs. Mary Davis – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 430 –11238 Mrs. Irene Davis – 984 Troy Ave. – 11203 Mrs. Wilma Ector – 478 MacDonough St. – 11233 Deacon George Ellis – 5124 Avenue H – Apt. #2 – 11234-1631 Ms. Grace Ford – 300 Dumont Ave. – Apt. 12C – 11212 Mrs. Ellen Franklin – 579 Madison St. – 11221 Mrs. Ella Gardner – Queens/Nassau Nursing & Rehab – 520 Beach 19th St. – Rm. 204B – Far Rkwy, NY 11691 Ms. Thelma Harris – 170 Decatur St. – Apt. 3A – 11233 Mr. Kenneth Hazell – 258 East 45th St. – 11203 Deacon James Henry – Horizon Care Center – 64-11 Beach Channel Drive – Rm. 427B – Arverne, NY – 11692 Mr. Thomas Hill – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 220A – 11238 Mrs. Amanda Jackson – 714 Van Siclen Ave. – 11207 Mrs. Jean Jackson – 19 East 58th St. – 11203 Ms. Mabel Jenkins – 33-35 Saratoga Ave. – Apt. 7H –11233 Mrs. Dorothy Johnson – 482 Quincy Street –11221 Mrs. Girlene Johnson-Downing – 427 Quincy Street –11221 Mrs. Rosa Key – Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr.– 835 Herkimer St. – Rm. 724 –11233 Mrs. Theresa Kilkenny – 4823 Snyder Ave. – 11203 Mrs. Bernice Lanes – 225-12 114th Rd. – Cambria Heights, NY – 11411 Mrs. Greer Lauriano – Oxford Nursing Home – 144 S. Oxford St. – Rm. 104A Brooklyn, NY – 11217 Mrs. Chantal Lee – 633 Decatur St. – 11233 Deacon Joseph Mariner – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 442 – 11238 Trustee Clarence McDonald – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 537A – 11238 Rev. Dr. Thomas McKellar – Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. – 585 Schenectady Ave. – Rm. 228 – 11203
Mrs. Mona McLaughlin – 1130 Parkwood Drive – #1 – Salina, KS – 67401 Ms. Frances McNeal – Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr. – 835 Herkimer St. – Rm. 634 – 11233 Mrs. Eula Mortimer – 2020 East 41st St. – #2E – 11234 Mrs. Hermilita Neblett – Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. – 585 Schenectady Ave. – Rm. 225 – 11203 Mr. Robert Nivens – Hopkins Nursing Home – 155 Dean St. – Rm. 318 – 11217-2213 Mr. Herbert Oestricher – 1720 Bedford Ave., #C 11D – 11225 Mr. Sidney Oestricher – 100 Payan Avenue – #315 – Valley Stream, NY – 11580 Ms. Mildred Peoples – Atrium Center for Rehab and Nursing – 611 East 103rd St. – Rm. 313B – 11236 Rev. Dr. Jasper E. Peyton – 508 Fourqurean Lane – Richmond, VA – 23222 Mr. Lee Riddick – Caton Park Nursing Home – 1312 Caton Ave. – 11226 Mrs. Josephine Robinson – 1379 East 52nd St. – 11234 Mrs. Dorothy Rudisel – 1305 Delmar Loop – #4D –11239
Mrs. Mozelle Seabrook – Crown Heights Ctr. For Nursing & Rehab. – 810 St. Marks Ave. – Rm. W218 –11213
Ms. Levon Twitty – 495 Sterling Pl. – #2B – 11238 Ms. Doris Williams – Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 543A – 11238 Mrs. Mary Williams – 1658 St. Johns Place – Apt. 2C – 11233
(Please notify the Church Office when there is a change in status.)
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017
#BethanyBklyn #PreachRevRudolph #PreachRevPittman
#BethanyBklyn #PreachRevRudolph #PreachRevPittman
OUR KNOWN SICK AND SHUT-IN MEMBERS “I was sick and ye visited me…” Matthew 25:36
Beloved, We live in times, where we have to constantly evaluate whom we can trust and believe. Many of us grew in the times, when the phrase, “My word is my bond” had real meaning. It gave us the ability to rely on the expectation that what one promised to do they would actually, even if we had to wait for its manifestation. Yet this is not just a 21st century expectations, even the early disciples had to trust in the word of Jesus, while they waited for the manifestation of the promise. Today is Pentecost Sunday. It is when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit as answer to the disciples waiting and thirsting for the manifestation of Jesus’ promise. They waited. They gathered. They prayed. They believed. God answered. Receiving the Holy Spirit was not the end of their journey. Rather it set them on fire with a renewed thirst for Godly action. I submit to you that as Disciples of Christ, both individually and collectively, we partake of same thirst. In fact given today’s circumstances our thirst may possibly be even more intense. In this Spirit, I introduce my next sermon series; “I am Thirsty.” In John 4:13 Christ declares, “whoever drinks of the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” I invite you come drink with me. As we go through this series, I pray that a renewed thirst for God and God’s works manifests in each of us. Or as Sprite would say “Obey your Thirst.” With a Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Lacey
Mrs. Annie Anderson – 25 East 92nd St – Rm. 711D – 11233 Mrs. Erma Billue – 1417 Prospect Pl – Apt. B10 – 11213 Ms. Sylvia Blount – 8927 Happiness Rd. – Harrisburg, NC 28075 Ms. Esther Boyce – 375 Putnam Ave. – #105 – 11216 Mrs. Gloria Brown – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 415 – 11238 Mrs. Edith L. Carson – 3515 Caine Drive – Naperville, IL – 60564 Mr. Lester Cotten – 3677 Nostrand Avenue – Apt. 5E – 11229 Ms. Theresa Daughtry – 295 Clinton Ave. – Apt. C6 – 11205 Mrs. Mary Davis – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 430 –11238 Mrs. Irene Davis – 984 Troy Ave. – 11203 Mrs. Wilma Ector – 478 MacDonough St. – 11233 Deacon George Ellis – 5124 Avenue H – Apt. #2 – 11234-1631 Ms. Grace Ford – 300 Dumont Ave. – Apt. 12C – 11212 Mrs. Ellen Franklin – 579 Madison St. – 11221 Mrs. Ella Gardner – Queens/Nassau Nursing & Rehab – 520 Beach 19th St. – Rm. 204B – Far Rkwy, NY 11691 Ms. Thelma Harris – 170 Decatur St. – Apt. 3A – 11233 Mr. Kenneth Hazell – 258 East 45th St. – 11203 Deacon James Henry – Horizon Care Center – 64-11 Beach Channel Drive – Rm. 427B – Arverne, NY – 11692 Mr. Thomas Hill – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 220A – 11238 Mrs. Amanda Jackson – 714 Van Siclen Ave. – 11207 Mrs. Jean Jackson – 19 East 58th St. – 11203 Ms. Mabel Jenkins – 33-35 Saratoga Ave. – Apt. 7H –11233 Mrs. Dorothy Johnson – 482 Quincy Street –11221 Mrs. Girlene Johnson-Downing – 427 Quincy Street –11221 Mrs. Rosa Key – Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr.– 835 Herkimer St. – Rm. 724 –11233 Mrs. Theresa Kilkenny – 4823 Snyder Ave. – 11203 Mrs. Bernice Lanes – 225-12 114th Rd. – Cambria Heights, NY – 11411 Mrs. Greer Lauriano – Oxford Nursing Home – 144 S. Oxford St. – Rm. 104A Brooklyn, NY – 11217 Mrs. Chantal Lee – 633 Decatur St. – 11233 Deacon Joseph Mariner – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 442 – 11238 Trustee Clarence McDonald – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 537A – 11238 Rev. Dr. Thomas McKellar – Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. – 585 Schenectady Ave. – Rm. 228 – 11203
Mrs. Mona McLaughlin – 1130 Parkwood Drive – #1 – Salina, KS – 67401 Ms. Frances McNeal – Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr. – 835 Herkimer St. – Rm. 634 – 11233 Mrs. Eula Mortimer – 2020 East 41st St. – #2E – 11234 Mrs. Hermilita Neblett – Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. – 585 Schenectady Ave. – Rm. 225 – 11203 Mr. Robert Nivens – Hopkins Nursing Home – 155 Dean St. – Rm. 318 – 11217-2213 Mr. Herbert Oestricher – 1720 Bedford Ave., #C 11D – 11225 Mr. Sidney Oestricher – 100 Payan Avenue – #315 – Valley Stream, NY – 11580 Ms. Mildred Peoples – Atrium Center for Rehab and Nursing – 611 East 103rd St. – Rm. 313B – 11236 Rev. Dr. Jasper E. Peyton – 508 Fourqurean Lane – Richmond, VA – 23222 Mr. Lee Riddick – Caton Park Nursing Home – 1312 Caton Ave. – 11226 Mrs. Josephine Robinson – 1379 East 52nd St. – 11234 Mrs. Dorothy Rudisel – 1305 Delmar Loop – #4D –11239
Mrs. Mozelle Seabrook – Crown Heights Ctr. For Nursing & Rehab. – 810 St. Marks Ave. – Rm. W218 –11213
Ms. Levon Twitty – 495 Sterling Pl. – #2B – 11238 Ms. Doris Williams – Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 543A – 11238 Mrs. Mary Williams – 1658 St. Johns Place – Apt. 2C – 11233
(Please notify the Church Office when there is a change in status.)
THE ORDER OF WORSHIP 7:45
A.M.
~ USHERS’ FELLOWSHIP SERVICE
SISTER ALBERTA JONES ~ JOINT BOARD OF USHERS’ PRESIDENT
10:45
A.M.
~ VIRGINIA MINISTRY ANNIVERSARY SISTER BARBARA BOWERS ~ PRESIDENT IN-HOUSE GUESTS ~ MISSIONARY & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES
T O DA Y ’ S M I N I S T RY ME ET I N G S FORMER PASTORS’ – LIBRARY ~ NEW YORK MINISTRY – RM. 207
3:00 P.M. SERVICE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE GRAND HALL LODGE PASTOR LACEY WILL PREACH & THE CHOIR WILL SING
7:45 A.M. & 10:45 A.M. PRAISE & WORSHIP **THE CALL TO WORSHIP Come, Holy Spirit. Inspire our thirst with your fiery presence! Let your flame burn within us, stirring us to action. Come, Holy Spirit. Energize our lives to as seek to do more for God. Let your wind of hope swirl around us, lifting and moving us from complacency. Come, Holy Spirit. Pour your blessing on us. Let your presence challenge us to proclaim God’s presence in all we say and do. Blessed be the name of the Lord. **THE EVOCATION (In Unison) Lord we thank you for sending us the Holy Spirit. It is through the Holy Spirit we have received our spiritual gifts. We will use these gifts as one body to continue your mighty works. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen. **THE HYMN OF PRAISE –347–…………………………………………………………..Fill My Cup, Lord
MINISTRY PRESIDENTS, MEMBERS & FRIENDS OF BETHANY!!
**MORNING SCRIPTURE………….…..…..……….….…….…………..........……..1 Corinthians 12:3-13
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**MORNING PRAYER *** SELECTION………………....…...….…………………………………..................................Remnant Praise **RECOGNITION OF VISITORS (Fellowship Time) *** SERMONIC SELECTION…..……….……..……….............................................................Remnant Praise
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THE SERMON.………………………….……………………….7:45 A.M. - REVEREND CASSIUS RUDOLPH 10:45 A.M. - REVEREND E. TYRONE PITTMAN **HYMN OF INVITATION..……………….……….…….………..……….……..……......................Selected **ALTAR CALL WORSHIP IN GIVING.……………………………...........…..………......Malachi 3:10, II Corinthians 9:6-7 JOYS & CONCERNS THE DOXOLOGY AND BENEDICTION **THE ORGAN POSTLUDE **CONGREGATION STANDING
***SEATING INTERVAL
MORNING SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 12:3-13
S ERMON N OTES
3 Therefore
I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
SERMONIC SCRIPTURE Numbers 11:24-30 24 So
Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but did not do so again. 26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ aide since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!” 29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!” 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me; Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. Break me, melt me, mold me, fill me. Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. TO GIVE ONLINE: Text BethanyBC to 77977 or Go to www.BethanyBklyn.org
MORNING SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 12:3-13
S ERMON N OTES
3 Therefore
I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
SERMONIC SCRIPTURE Numbers 11:24-30 24 So
Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but did not do so again. 26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ aide since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!” 29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!” 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me; Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. Break me, melt me, mold me, fill me. Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me. TO GIVE ONLINE: Text BethanyBC to 77977 or Go to www.BethanyBklyn.org
THE ORDER OF WORSHIP 7:45
A.M.
~ USHERS’ FELLOWSHIP SERVICE
SISTER ALBERTA JONES ~ JOINT BOARD OF USHERS’ PRESIDENT
10:45
A.M.
~ VIRGINIA MINISTRY ANNIVERSARY SISTER BARBARA BOWERS ~ PRESIDENT IN-HOUSE GUESTS ~ MISSIONARY & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES
T O DA Y ’ S M I N I S T RY ME ET I N G S FORMER PASTORS’ – LIBRARY ~ NEW YORK MINISTRY – RM. 207
3:00 P.M. SERVICE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE GRAND HALL LODGE PASTOR LACEY WILL PREACH & THE CHOIR WILL SING
7:45 A.M. & 10:45 A.M. PRAISE & WORSHIP **THE CALL TO WORSHIP Come, Holy Spirit. Inspire our thirst with your fiery presence! Let your flame burn within us, stirring us to action. Come, Holy Spirit. Energize our lives to as seek to do more for God. Let your wind of hope swirl around us, lifting and moving us from complacency. Come, Holy Spirit. Pour your blessing on us. Let your presence challenge us to proclaim God’s presence in all we say and do. Blessed be the name of the Lord. **THE EVOCATION (In Unison) Lord we thank you for sending us the Holy Spirit. It is through the Holy Spirit we have received our spiritual gifts. We will use these gifts as one body to continue your mighty works. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen. **THE HYMN OF PRAISE –347–…………………………………………………………..Fill My Cup, Lord
MINISTRY PRESIDENTS, MEMBERS & FRIENDS OF BETHANY!!
**MORNING SCRIPTURE………….…..…..……….….…….…………..........……..1 Corinthians 12:3-13
SUPPORT OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING STUDENTS BY PURCHASING YOUR BANQUET TICKETS TODAY IN THE FELLOWSHIP!!
**CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER ………………………………………………................Dwell In The House
MEET THE ‘2017’ GRADUATES
**MORNING PRAYER *** SELECTION………………....…...….…………………………………..................................Remnant Praise **RECOGNITION OF VISITORS (Fellowship Time) *** SERMONIC SELECTION…..……….……..……….............................................................Remnant Praise
Anyone Graduating This Year, 2017 FROM: PRE-K, KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL, UNDER-GRADUATE OR POST-GRADUATE STUDIES - BETHANY WANTS TO RECOGNIZE YOU ON SUN., JUNE 18TH PLEASE VISIT THE SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL TABLE IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR JOIN PASTOR LACEY
FOR
EBC’S RE-DEDICATION ASSEMBLY
SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017 @ 3:00 P.M. BEDFORD CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1200 DEAN STREET (CORNER OF NOSTRAND AVE.) WE COMMITTED TO BRING 101 DISCIPLES, AND NEED YOU THERE!! TO SIGN UP, PLEASE SEE REVEREND PITTMAN.
THE SERMON.………………………….……………………….7:45 A.M. - REVEREND CASSIUS RUDOLPH 10:45 A.M. - REVEREND E. TYRONE PITTMAN **HYMN OF INVITATION..……………….……….…….………..……….……..……......................Selected **ALTAR CALL WORSHIP IN GIVING.……………………………...........…..………......Malachi 3:10, II Corinthians 9:6-7 JOYS & CONCERNS THE DOXOLOGY AND BENEDICTION **THE ORGAN POSTLUDE **CONGREGATION STANDING
***SEATING INTERVAL
OUR KNOWN SICK AND SHUT-IN MEMBERS “I was sick and ye visited me…” Matthew 25:36
Beloved, We live in times, where we have to constantly evaluate whom we can trust and believe. Many of us grew in the times, when the phrase, “My word is my bond” had real meaning. It gave us the ability to rely on the expectation that what one promised to do they would actually, even if we had to wait for its manifestation. Yet this is not just a 21st century expectations, even the early disciples had to trust in the word of Jesus, while they waited for the manifestation of the promise. Today is Pentecost Sunday. It is when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit as answer to the disciples waiting and thirsting for the manifestation of Jesus’ promise. They waited. They gathered. They prayed. They believed. God answered. Receiving the Holy Spirit was not the end of their journey. Rather it set them on fire with a renewed thirst for Godly action. I submit to you that as Disciples of Christ, both individually and collectively, we partake of same thirst. In fact given today’s circumstances our thirst may possibly be even more intense. In this Spirit, I introduce my next sermon series; “I am Thirsty.” In John 4:13 Christ declares, “whoever drinks of the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” I invite you come drink with me. As we go through this series, I pray that a renewed thirst for God and God’s works manifests in each of us. Or as Sprite would say “Obey your Thirst.” With a Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Lacey
Mrs. Annie Anderson – 25 East 92nd St – Rm. 711D – 11233 Mrs. Erma Billue – 1417 Prospect Pl – Apt. B10 – 11213 Ms. Sylvia Blount – 8927 Happiness Rd. – Harrisburg, NC 28075 Ms. Esther Boyce – 375 Putnam Ave. – #105 – 11216 Mrs. Gloria Brown – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 415 – 11238 Mrs. Edith L. Carson – 3515 Caine Drive – Naperville, IL – 60564 Mr. Lester Cotten – 3677 Nostrand Avenue – Apt. 5E – 11229 Ms. Theresa Daughtry – 295 Clinton Ave. – Apt. C6 – 11205 Mrs. Mary Davis – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 430 –11238 Mrs. Irene Davis – 984 Troy Ave. – 11203 Mrs. Wilma Ector – 478 MacDonough St. – 11233 Deacon George Ellis – 5124 Avenue H – Apt. #2 – 11234-1631 Ms. Grace Ford – 300 Dumont Ave. – Apt. 12C – 11212 Mrs. Ellen Franklin – 579 Madison St. – 11221 Mrs. Ella Gardner – Queens/Nassau Nursing & Rehab – 520 Beach 19th St. – Rm. 204B – Far Rkwy, NY 11691 Ms. Thelma Harris – 170 Decatur St. – Apt. 3A – 11233 Mr. Kenneth Hazell – 258 East 45th St. – 11203 Deacon James Henry – Horizon Care Center – 64-11 Beach Channel Drive – Rm. 427B – Arverne, NY – 11692 Mr. Thomas Hill – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 220A – 11238 Mrs. Amanda Jackson – 714 Van Siclen Ave. – 11207 Mrs. Jean Jackson – 19 East 58th St. – 11203 Ms. Mabel Jenkins – 33-35 Saratoga Ave. – Apt. 7H –11233 Mrs. Dorothy Johnson – 482 Quincy Street –11221 Mrs. Girlene Johnson-Downing – 427 Quincy Street –11221 Mrs. Rosa Key – Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr.– 835 Herkimer St. – Rm. 724 –11233 Mrs. Theresa Kilkenny – 4823 Snyder Ave. – 11203 Mrs. Bernice Lanes – 225-12 114th Rd. – Cambria Heights, NY – 11411 Mrs. Greer Lauriano – Oxford Nursing Home – 144 S. Oxford St. – Rm. 104A Brooklyn, NY – 11217 Mrs. Chantal Lee – 633 Decatur St. – 11233 Deacon Joseph Mariner – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 442 – 11238 Trustee Clarence McDonald – Center for Nursing & Rehab. (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 537A – 11238 Rev. Dr. Thomas McKellar – Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. – 585 Schenectady Ave. – Rm. 228 – 11203
Mrs. Mona McLaughlin – 1130 Parkwood Drive – #1 – Salina, KS – 67401 Ms. Frances McNeal – Brooklyn Gardens Nursing & Rehab Ctr. – 835 Herkimer St. – Rm. 634 – 11233 Mrs. Eula Mortimer – 2020 East 41st St. – #2E – 11234 Mrs. Hermilita Neblett – Kingsbrook Jewish Med. Ctr. – 585 Schenectady Ave. – Rm. 225 – 11203 Mr. Robert Nivens – Hopkins Nursing Home – 155 Dean St. – Rm. 318 – 11217-2213 Mr. Herbert Oestricher – 1720 Bedford Ave., #C 11D – 11225 Mr. Sidney Oestricher – 100 Payan Avenue – #315 – Valley Stream, NY – 11580 Ms. Mildred Peoples – Atrium Center for Rehab and Nursing – 611 East 103rd St. – Rm. 313B – 11236 Rev. Dr. Jasper E. Peyton – 508 Fourqurean Lane – Richmond, VA – 23222 Mr. Lee Riddick – Caton Park Nursing Home – 1312 Caton Ave. – 11226 Mrs. Josephine Robinson – 1379 East 52nd St. – 11234 Mrs. Dorothy Rudisel – 1305 Delmar Loop – #4D –11239
Mrs. Mozelle Seabrook – Crown Heights Ctr. For Nursing & Rehab. – 810 St. Marks Ave. – Rm. W218 –11213
Ms. Levon Twitty – 495 Sterling Pl. – #2B – 11238 Ms. Doris Williams – Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation (CNR) – 727 Classon Ave. – Rm. 543A – 11238 Mrs. Mary Williams – 1658 St. Johns Place – Apt. 2C – 11233
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SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017
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