Granville Baptist Church July 27, 2008
Prelude …………………………..………........................Larry Jones
Welcome and Announcements…….………………..Pastor Peterson
Call to Worship………………………………………Dorothy Ayres
L: Come, Children of God, give thanks to your Heavenly Father.
P: We thank God for His holiness, love, forgiveness, peace, & joy.
L: Praise Jesus for His amazing grace and the power of His blood.
P: We thank Jesus for salvation and the hope of eternity in Heaven.
All: We thank Him for sending the Holy Spirit to guide & help us.
*Hymn 543, “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” (vss. 1,2,3)
*Invocation and the Lord's Prayer ("debts")
Receiving of God’s Tithes, our Offerings, & ABCNYS offerings
Special Music
*Doxology (556);
*Offertory Prayer
Children’s Message
(Children exit for Nursery)
Morning Prayer Time
*Hymn 483, “There Is Joy in Serving Jesus” (vss. 1,2,4)
Scripture: Matthew 13: 3-9, 24-30, 36-43
Sermon, “Seeds and Fruit from Jesus”
*Hymn 542, “We Plow the Fields and Scatter”
*Benediction
*Postlude
Telephones: Church (518) 642-0673 Parsonage (518) 642-2245
Rev. James C. Peterson, Pastor Lawrence M. Jones, Organist
Colleen Bucco, Sexton Brenda Smith, Choir Director JCPeterson@roadrunner.com www.granvillebaptist.com
TODAY 9:30 a.m. Worship (Child care available).
Ushers: Sally Peterson, Andre Wald
Child Care: Sally Peterson
10:30 pm Coffee & cookies, Fellowship Hall.
11:00 am Pastor Peterson at FBC Whitehall (in Park, today)
7:00 pm Concert in Veterans park
TUES. 6:30 pm Pastor leads Bible Study at FBC, Whitehall
7:00 pm “What Makes a Great Place”, seminar about the future of Granville, at Slate Valley Museum, sponsored by Granville Partnership for Economic Development. Everyone is welcome & urged to attend.
SAT. 8-9 am Men’s Breakfast at FBC, Whitehall.
11:00 am Funeral Service in Sanctuary for Libra (“Dolly”) Parry, with calling hour, 10-10:45 am in Fellowship Hall.
SUN. (8/3/8) 9:30 am Worship & Communion with Methodists & Presbyterians at Peniel, with Pastor Peterson preaching.
7:00 pm Band Concert in Park
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WORSHIP SERVICES IN AUGUST (9:30 AM)
8/10 at Methodist Church with McKinney preaching
8/17 HERE with a Methodist lay person preaching
8/24 at Peniel Church with McKinney preaching
8/31 at Methodist Church with Peterson preaching
VBS, here, Aug. 18-22, 9 am to 12 noon
$ donations to Backpack Project may be given to Pastor Peterson to forward to Ann Schinski—to give school supplies in a backpack to every needy child in Granville Aug. 16. See flyer on literature table.
2 tickets available for van trip to PA with Whitehall Baptists, Sept. 12-14, to see “In the Beginning” at Millenium Theater, approximately $225/person. See Pastor Peterson ASAP.
Thank you to Pedones for mowing Church lawns.
Special Food Pantry item for July, toothbrushes
Please Pray for: George Bogart’s sister Edith, Cornelia, Dave Bean, Bob Hall, Terry Witham, Brenda Dunbar, Margie Morrison, Harvey Tift, Heidi Fisher, Carlotta Buxton,, Sandy Crannell, Doug D’Addetta, Elizabeth Wilbanks, Kirk & Melanie, Mark Graves, Clayton, bereaved families, Gary Garrett, Diana DelGiudice, Charlie King, Wil Pixley, Priscilla McDonald, Dr. Karen Kirchner, Etta Kinney, Florence Constantine, Ruth Morris, Cathcarts, Zerbes, all our military, travelers, all bereaved, unemployed, people with financial problems
