First Baptist Church Staff Bruce Venable, Pastor Ross Burton, Minister of Administration Kathy Holler, Minister of Special Ministries Mark Parsley, Contemporary Worship Leader/Audio Visual Wade Smith, Youth Minister Tim Stewart, Minister of Education Kristie Stokes, Children’s Minister Jana Wolfe, Minister of Music Classic Worship 10:50 a.m. GATHERING FOR WORSHIP Fonda Lofton, Organist “Glorify Thy Name” - arr. Donna Adkins EXPRESSIONS OF FELLOWSHIP Tim Stewart PRELUDE Barbara Ford, Seo-eun Choi, “Stars and Stripes Forever” Fonda Lofton, Pat Qualls Taylor PROCESSIONAL Jonesboro Fire Department Color Guard Presentation of the Colors Shawn Nance and Landon Russell SONG “God Bless America” INVOCATION Bruce Venable HYMNS 634, “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” Stanzas 1 & 4 AMERICA 630, “America the Beautiful” Stanzas 1 & 4 MATERNA CHORAL WORSHIP Sanctuary Choir “Procession of the Patriots” - arr. Camp Kirkland All veterans are asked to stand when your Armed Forces song is sung. SCRIPTURE Philippians 3:18-21 Page 901 in pew Bible. Mark Parsley PRAYER HYMN 629, “God of Our Fathers” NATIONAL HYMN Stanza 1 - Congregation & Choir; Stanza 2 - Choir only; Stanza 4 - Congregation & Choir MESSAGE Bruce Venable Gospel Missions: Gospel Community HYMN OF RESPONSE 321, “The Savior Is Waiting” CARMICHAEL OFFERTORY PRAYER Wayne Wiggins MUSICAL OFFERING Hannah McGinnis “Statue of Liberty” - Neil Enloe SHARING OF DECISIONS Tim Stewart INTO THE WORLD 635, “The Star-Spangled Banner” BENEDICTION Bruce Venable Thanks to Pat Qualls-Taylor for leading in music today. Welcome Open Up Our Eyes Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) Always Lord, I Need You Gospel Missions: Gospel Community Bruce Venable Always Offertory Prayer Wayne Wiggins Musical Offering Sharing of Decisions Tim Stewart Expressions of Fellowship Tim Stewart Contemporary Worship 8:30 a.m. The altar flowers are placed in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Athel Williams, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Sawyer and Dr. J. Larry Williams, given by June Williams and family. Sermon Notes Gospel Missions: Gospel Community Philippians 1:3-11 Bruce Venable Philippians 3:18-21 For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.