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

A Community of Believers. Each Member A Minister.

Mary Carol AndersonYouth and Recreation

Bootie CothranMedia and Technology

Jim DantSenior Minister

Vivian HamiltonMusic and Worship

Priscilla HarrisChildren’s Music

Jenna ManningChurch Operations

Kyle MatthewsWorship Arts

Juli MorrowPreschool

Rosemary NewInfant-Toddler Program

Kendra PlatingPastoral Care

Becky RamseyChildren

Jeanie ReedYouth Music

Matt RollinsSpiritual Formation and

Outreach

Frank A. SmithNeighborhood Partnership and

Christian Fellowship

Kathy StewartKindergarten

Laura StoutMissions

Charles TompkinsOrganist

Looking AheadJuly 24, 11:30am

Youth VBS Crew Leader Orienta-tion

July 25-28Preschool and Children’s Vacation

Bible School

July 27, Noon-1:00pmYouth Lunch Club (Joy of Tokyo

and Zoe’s)

July 28Roadrunners to Flat Rock Play-

house and A Day in the Country

July 31, 9:30amJoint Adult Sunday School Option

July 31, 10:30amJim Dant, ProclaimerSummer Handbell Ensemble

July 31, 5:00-8:00pmYouth and College Pool Party

August 1, 6:30pmCollege Pizza Night

August 3, 9:00am-3:00pmYouth Guys and Gals Day

August 7, 9:30amJoint Adult Sunday School Option

August 7, 10:30amSummer Music SundayJim Dant, ProclaimerLivingston Taylor, Soloist

August 7, 11:30amBrunch with Livingston Taylor

August 10, 10:00amRoadrunners to Strawberry Hill

August 13SEE: The Competitive Christian

August 14, 9:30amSunday School Open House (Fel-

lowship Hall)

August 14, 10:30amJim Dant, Proclaimer

August 21, 10:30amPromotion SundayJim Dant, Proclaimer

August 21, 11:30amVisitor Open House and LunchLunch for College Students

August 21, 5:00-8:00pmYouth Crossover for Rising 6th

and 7th Graders

The acolytes today are Abby Cline and Celie Ann Rollins.

Austin Rabon serves as a member of the Youth Mentoring Team this summer.

Bootie Cothran and Susan Matthews are singing a duet today. Bootie is the media and technology specialist at FBG. Susan and her husband, Kyle, are parents of Emily and Christopher.

Logan Campbell is singing a solo today. Logan, who serves as a Herring choral scholar, in the Sanctuary Choir, has completed his junior year as a choral music education major at Furman University. He will be studying conducting, voice and German in Germany for a year before beginning his senior year.

Jamie Womack is the deacon assisting in worship today. Jamie and her husband, Jay, are members of the Koinonia Class and have two daughters, Jayne and Charlotte.

Communion Committee members scheduled to serve today include Carol Ann and Jim Anderson.

During worship, there will be a time of conference in order to elect trustees for the board of the First Baptist Church of Greenville, South Carolina Foundation. Those nominated are Pat Booker-Christy, Jim Childress and Eleanor Dunlap.

The rose placed on the baptistry today is in honor of Baker Allen Freestone, son of James and Niechelle Freestone, born July 8, 2016.

Portions of today’s liturgy adapted from Call to Worship: Lectionary Aids for 2015-2016, Year C, © 2015 Office of Theology and Worship Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Musical selections today include: “Jesus Paid It All” by Elvina M. Hall and John T. Grape, arranged by Robert Sterling, © 1985 Harold Flammer Music. July 24, 2016

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Ten Thirty O’clock

Financial Needs as of 7/23$1,394,233

Receipts as of 7/19$1,260,638

Sunday morning worship service broadcasts:

WLFJ-AM 660 and FM 92.9

www.firstbaptistgreenville.com/watchlisten-live/

Links to view or listen to previous services are also available.

© 2016 First Baptist Church, Greenville, SC (all rights reserved)

Visitor Tourfollowing worship

Meet at Reception Desk.

*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 Commitment

*Invitation Hymn 324 BEACH SPRING “Lord, Whose Love through Humble Service”

Invitation to Offering Jamie Womack

Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other. Faithfulness will spring us from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky. The Lord will give what is good... (Psalm 85:10-12a)

Musical Offering C. Villiers Stanford Prelude on the Hymn Tune “St. Columba” (“The King of Love My Shepherd Is”)

Introduction of New Members

Business of the Church: Election of Foundation Trustees

Service and Fellowship of the Church

*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!

Words of Blessing

*Benediction

*Congregational Benediction Response TOMER “God Be with You”

God be with you til we meet again!By his counsels, guide uphold you,With his sheep securely fold you,

God be with you til we meet again!

*Postlude Prelude in C major, BWV 547 J.S. Bach

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

Words of Welcome

Call to Worship Austin Rabon

Ask and it will be given to you,

Search and you will surely find.

Knock and the door will be opened,

For the Lord our God is faithful.

Prayer for Worship

Patient and forgiving God, you answer us when we call on you. Though we have been unfaithful to you, you never fail to love and forgive us. In this time of worship together, draw us close to you that we may be rooted in faith, growing in hope and serving you in love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

*Processional Hymn 1 LASST UNS ERFREUEN “All Creatures of Our God and King”

Welcome of Worshipers Jim Dant

Words of Faith

Scripture Lesson Hosea 1:1-4, 3:1-5 Kendra Plating

page 730 of the Bible in the pew rack

Duet “The Heart of the Matter” Don Henley “I Dreamed a Dream” Claude-Michel Schönberg

Pastoral Prayer

*Children’s Hymn “For the Love of God” Kyle Matthews

All children first through fifth grades are invited to come to the front during

the singing of the last two stanzas of this hymn. Children’s Sermon Matt Rollins

Choral Worship “Jesus Paid It All” arr. Robert Sterling

Sermon Love on the Auction Block

The Lord’s Supper “I’d Rather Have Jesus” George Beverly Shea “God, My Shepherd, Walks Beside Me” J.S. Bach