Worship & Celebration



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802 South Caswell Street

La Grange, North Carolina 28551



Ronnie V. Hobgood, Pastor

Joshua T. Hobgood, Youth Pastor

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Christ-First • Bible-First • Ministry-First

Christ is First at La Grange First Church.

Everything we do grows out of our shared commitment to

Jesus Christ as Lord.

Bible is First at La Grange First Church.

We believe the Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit and is

God’s revealed word to man.

Ministry is First at La Grange First Church.

Our calling is to nurture and serve the people of God.

Welcome to Worship and Celebration!

A warm welcome to all as we gather as God’s people to worship the Lord. May our worship strengthen our faith and desire to serve Him who loves us with an everlasting love in Christ Jesus.

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Opportunities for Service and Growth

Sun. Sept. 28 Fifth Sunday in Kingdomtide

9:15am Partners in Prayer

9:45am Sunday School

11:00am Worship & Celebration

2:30pm Worship @ N. C. Veteran’s Home

4:30pm Bell Choir Rehearsal

4:50pm Choir Rehearsal

6:00pm Sunday Night Live (All Ages) ALL IN

7:15pm Sunday Night Live Band Practice

Wed. Oct. 1 7:30pm Bible Study

Sat. Oct. 4 6:00pm UMO Dinner – La Grange First Church

6:30pm The CRIB (Grades 6 and up)

7:20pm CRIB Worship

Sun. Oct. 5 Worldwide Communion Sunday

9:15am Partners in Prayer

9:45am Sunday School

11:00am Worship & Celebration

4:50pm Choir Rehearsal

6:00pm Sunday Night Live (All Ages)

Restore One Ministry

7:15pm Sunday Night Live Band Practice

Mon. Oct. 6 6:30pm Wilson/Creech Circle

Wed. Oct. 8 6:30am Teen Breakfast @ Kens

7:30pm Bible Study

Sat. Oct. 11 6:30pm The CRIB (Grades 6 and up)

7:20pm CRIB Worship

Sun. Oct. 12 Seventh Sunday in Kingdomtide

9:15am Partners in Prayer

9:45am Sunday School

11:00am Worship & Celebration

4:50pm Choir Rehearsal

6:00pm Sunday Night Live (All Ages)

Appreciation Reception for Firemen

Wed. Oct. 15 7:30pm Bible Study

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The Sanctuary Flowers have been given

By Jeff and Pam Thomas in honor of 20 years of marriage.

Announcements

N.C. Veteran’s Home of Kinston - Worship

Today The Rev. Keith Gardner, Pastor of First Church, Greenville will be leading worship at the N. C. Veteran’s Home of Kinston. The service will begin at 2:30pm and last about thirty minutes. A few people are needed to assist the veterans to the worship center. Thank you for your help!

New Bible Study – The Twelve Disciples

Beginning Wednesday, October 1, the Pastor will begin a new Bible study on “The Twelve Disciples.” After Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River, He retreated to the desert. There He fasted and prayed in preparation for His public ministry that lay ahead. As far as we know, the first act of His ministry was to call to His service four fishermen. These four – Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John left their fishing boats in answer to His call. Soon after, other disciples joined Jesus and He called the twelve to travel with Him from place to place as He went about His work of proclaiming the Kingdom of God. Later Jesus would send them forth as His apostles to “preach the gospel to every creature.” Come learn from the example of these disciples of Jesus.

University of Mount Olive Lenoir County Dinner

The 2014 Lenoir County Dinner for the University of Mount Olive will be held on Saturday, October 4th at 6:00pm, La Grange First Church. Cleo Hinson of our church family is serving as County Chairperson. Virginia Holmes will serve as our local church chairperson. Our Dinner goal is $7,500.00. Please be prayerful as we work together to meet this goal. Last year we had 31 Bridge Builders from our church. If you would like to be a “Bridge Builder,” the categories are as Follows: College Club $ 100 to $ 249

Heritage Club $ 250 to $ 499

Presidents Club $ 500 to $ 999

Trustees Club $ 1,000 to $ 1,999

Founders Club $ 2,000 to $ 2,499

Golden Club $ 2,500 and above

Please turn your gift in to Virginia Holmes by Wednesday, October 1. Remember to sign the list TODAY if you plan to attend the dinner.

Operation Christmas Child

On Sunday, October 12th @ 6:00pm we will have a “Serve Campaign Night” with our focus on the ministry of “Operation Christmas Child.” This year we are encouraging everyone to fill a shoe box for a child. In addition to our normal boxes by individuals, as a church family this program on October 12th will include a video about Operation Christmas Child, worship time, and service time. In preparation for this night, we are asking you to take an ornament off the Christmas Tree in the Gathering Hall. On the ornament will be listed an item(s) that are needed to fill the shoe boxes for the children. You simply take an ornament and bring that item(s) on October 12th for the shoe boxes. Our goal for this evening will be 30 boxes. Don’t miss the Blessing!

Praise Fest 2014

Praise Fest will be October 18th from 4:00pm-8:00pm hosted by La Grange Christian Church. Our Sunday Night Live Band will be playing first at 4:00pm. WE NEED some help! First… we need some middle school and high school students who would be willing to help out staffing a blow up (bounce castle, things like that). Also, we would love to set up a church stand in the same way we did for the Garden Spot Festival. We need groups of 2 to staff this for each hour (4-5, 5-6, 6-7, & 7-8). Let Josh know if you can help out. The event is meant to raise funds for the Refuge in Kinston, The Refuge is the organization that sponsors Erasing The Lines. Many of our students participate in this camp. If you know of any of these students who would like to share a testimony in between bands, please let us know! Someone from the Refuge will give a devotion at some point during the evening. Thanks for all your help! Let’s not miss this community outreach event!

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee of the church will be meeting soon to prepare the 2015 budget for the church. We try to have the new budget prepared by the October Church Conference meeting. If you have any recommendations you can turn them in to the pastor or a member of the committee (Bruce Bannister, Clifton Harrison, Lucille Harrison, Janet Hines, Virginia Holmes, and Donald Parrish).

Journey to Bethlehem / Dinner Theater

Our annual “Journey to Bethlehem/Dinner Theater” will be Sunday, December 14th and Monday, December 15th @ 7:00pm. Make your reservations by contacting Tiffany Creech @ 252-286-5311.

A Night with David Ring

The “Night with David Ring” planned for Friday, October 10th has been canceled by our Home Missions department.

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Up-coming Services

Sun. Oct. 5 6:00pm Restore One Ministry

Chris and Anna Smith

Sun. Oct. 12 6:00pm Operation Christmas Child

Packaging Event

Sat. Oct. 18 4:00pm Praise Fest (Our Band will play at 4:00pm)

La Grange Christian Church – Host Church

Sun. Oct. 19 6:00pm Appreciation Reception for Firemen

Sun. Oct. 26 6:00pm Fall Family Fun Night

Sun. Nov. 2 11:00am Homecoming Day

Sun. Nov. 16 11:00am Day of Renewal / Dr. Chris Skinner

6:00pm Day of Renewal / Dr. Chris Skinner

Sun. Dec. 14 7:00pm Journey to Bethlehem / Dinner Theater

Mon. Dec. 15 7:00pm Journey to Bethlehem / Dinner Theater

WE WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

9-19 Sherwood Shivar 9-21 Hoyt Killette

9-21 Sue Shivar 9-24 Sheila Harrison

9-25 Fran Gibbons 9-27 Doris Corbett

9-27 Erica Mayberry 9-28 Bruce Bannister

9-29 Joyce Edwards

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CHURCH WORKERS FOR SEPTEMBER

Deacon of the Month: Donald Parrish

Greeters for Worship

North Vestibule South Vestibule Gathering Hall

28- Ushers Irene Wilson Harold & Annie Ruth Herring

Candlelighters

21- Riley Craft 28- Payne Thomas

Children’s Church (ages 3-3rd grade)

21- Kathryn Hart & Jennifer Sutton 28- Laura Eason & Christie Westbrook

Infant Nursery (Birth – age 1) / Toddlers Nursery (Ages 1-2)

28- Bailey Sutton, Tracy Sutton, & Carrie Letchworth

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Attendance for September 21, 2014

Sunday School 90

Worship & Celebration 151

Sunday Night Live 55

Wednesday Night Bible Study 32

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In the WORD

Memory Verse for 2014

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV

Book of the Month for September

The Gospel of Mark

August Bible Readers

The Books 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, & Hebrews

Vicki Bannister, Fran Gibbons, Carol Hardison, Kathryn Hart, Angie Herring, Cleo Hinson, Mitzi Hobgood, Ronnie Hobgood, Elsie Holmes, N. C. Holmes, Royce Holmes, Virginia Holmes, Edna Johnson, David Letchworth, DeeAnn Maready, Christine Parrish, Sue Shivar, Shirley Sorrell, and Vernon Sorrell.

WE WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

10- 4 Lucretia Creech 10- 8 Eloise Killette

10- 8 Edna Johnson 10- 9 Shirley Sorrell

10-10 Daryl Johnson 10-11 Ashley Holland

10-15 Joseph Harrison 10-16 Ethan Dail

10-16 Angie Sanders 10-20 Griffin Daniels

10-22 Ashlyn Hines 10-23 Helen Harrison

10-23 Randy Westbrook 10-26 Eric Lemmond

10-28 Bonnie Dail 10-30 Owen Holland

10-30 Jimmy Jones

CHURCH WORKERS FOR OCTOBER

Deacon of the Month: Bruce Bannister

Ushers for Worship

Head Usher – Jimmy D. Herring

5- C. J. Foster, Chuck Roman, Vernon Sorrell, Jeff Thomas,

12- Bruce Bannister, Carter Daniels, Jamie Daughety, Clifton Hardison

19- Joseph Harrison, Ted Harrison, Travis Harrison, & Jerry Mills

26- Brent Herring, Greg Herring, Jimmy D. Herring, & Royce Holmes

Greeters for Worship

North Vestibule South Vestibule Gathering Hall

5- Ushers Ted Harrison Asa & Tiffany Creech

12- Ushers DeeAnn Maready Wilbur & Linda Taylor

19- Ushers Kathryn Hart Jamie & Laura Daughety

26- Ushers Faye Sutton Robie & Eloise Killette

Candlelighters

5- Maura Ham 12- Olivia Sutton

19-Julie Holmes 26-Cooper Roddy

Children’s Church (ages 3-3rd grade)

5- Vicki & Kevin Bannister 12- David & Carrie Letchworth

19- DeeAnn Maready & Sybil Killette 26- Guy & Janet Hines

Infant Nursery (Birth – age 1) / Toddlers Nursery (Ages 1-2)

5- Helen Harrison, Kendra Sullivan, & Judy Parrott

12- Lucretia Creech, Laura Eason, & Sybil Killette

19- Mary Gresham, Ruth Scott, & Shirley Sorrell

26- Morgan Harrison, Sheila Harrison, & Kim Wade

Grass Cutting

4- Cliff Hardison 11- Royce & Elsie Holmes

18- Ted Harrison 25- __________________

Prayer Ministry

“My House Shall Be Called a House of Prayer”

PRAISE…

Praise the Lord for the great and mighty things He has done.

HOSPITAL…

Riley Sasser (VMC), Crystal Wackerman (Newbern).

SICK…

Tommy Allen (Brother-in-law of Irene Wilson), Frances Alphin (Christine Parrish), Rex and Jeannie Bannister (Parents of Bruce Bannister), Bill Barwick (Brother of Virginia Holmes), Doris Britt (Mother of Pastor), Joyce Cherry , Steve Corbett, Estelle Creech (Mother of Pat Creech), Lou Criscola (Friend of Ray Kennedy), Kari Elwart (Darlene Creech), Herma Ferris (Bethany Jones), Angie Greene (Susie Harrison), Jill Gurley (Friend of Lucretia Creech, Snodie Haddock (Mary Gresham), Martha Harrison, James Herring (Grandfather of Braxton Holland), Marjorie Hines, Dalton Hinson, Pat Hinson-Deaver, Kelsey Holmes, N. C. Holmes, Virginia Holmes, Bryan House (Ruth Scott), Carol Jones (David Letchworth), Robie Killette, Ronnie King (Sandra Rouse), Barbara Lambert (Friend of Bethany Jones), Janet Langston (Vicki Bannister), Tiffany Langston (Zack & Alex Liles), Bob and Nancy Lee (Brother-in-law of Vickie Singleton), Fay Letchworth, Cindy Lewis (Mary Gresham), Jayden Manning, Linda Manning, Joyce Martin, Rob Mayberry, Roger Mewborn, Muriel Murphy (Grandmother of Pam Thomas), Cherish Naylor (Pam Thomas), David Nipple (Wade Family), Drew Owens (Darlene Creech), Hannah Beth Roddy, Jack Rouse (Brad & Angela Taylor), Glennie Rumschlag (Herring family), Jean Suber, Jake Suggs, Gene Taylor, Danny Tucker (Ted & Sheila Harrison), Wade Tucker (Dalton & Frances Hinson), Chuck Wackerman, Cindy Wackerman (Step-mother of Chuck Wackerman), Carolyn Willis (Ruth Scott), and Veronica Wooten (Jennifer Sutton).

SYMPATHY…

To Elsie Holmes and Wayne Carlyle and family in the loss of their Sister, Margaret Vail.

HOMEBOUND…

Joyce Edwards, Myrtle Hanchey (Grandmother of Lucretia Creech), Rev. J. B. Narron (Hobgood Family), Stan Rouse (Husband of Sandra Rouse), Enzie Singleton, Joel Sutton.

CHURCH AND DENOMINATIONAL…

First Church, Pastor, Youth Pastor, Deacons, Sunday School Leaders/Teachers, College Students, Convention of Original FWB, Denominational Ministries, Convention President, Rev. Al Warrick, Convention Vice-President Ronnie V. Hobgood, Rev. Chris Singleton (Interim Minister @ Friendship Church), the Lost, and all Christians.

SPECIAL CONCERNS…

Casey Harrison (Philipines), Our military & their families, Josh & Holly Ballance [Korea (Son-in-law of Hilda Sutton)], Alex Ferrell (nephew of Bethany Jones-service), Adam Harrison (Service), Mike Hammond, Josh Ormond [Service / Texas (Son of C. J. & Dee Foster)], Sons Family (Service – Ray Kennedy), Revival in the church.

CIVIC LEADERS…

US: President Obama, Vice-President Biden, Cabinet, Congress, and the Supreme Court.

NC: Governor McCrory, NC Senators and NC Representatives.

La Grange/Lenoir County: Mayor Gurley, Town Commissioners, County Commissioners, County & Private Schools, and Lenoir Community College.

(As of September 26, 2014)

Sunday Night Live

6:00pm

2Assembly in Fellowship Hall with Praise Band

Classes for all ages

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Fall Schedule (September – November)

Sun. Sept. 7 6:00pm ALL IN with Mark Batterson

One decision away from a totally different life

Sun. Sept. 14 6:00pm ALL IN with Mark Batterson

One decision away from a totally different life

Sun. Sept. 21 6:00pm ALL IN with Mark Batterson

One decision away from a totally different life

Sun. Sept. 28 6:00pm ALL IN with Mark Batterson

One decision away from a totally different life

Sun. Oct. 5 6:00pm RestoreOne Ministry

Chris and Anna Smith

Sun. Oct. 12 6:00pm Operation Christmas Child

Packaging Event

Sun. Oct. 19 6:00pm Appreciation Reception for Firemen

Sun. Oct. 26 6:00pm Fall Family Fun Night

Sun. Nov. 2 No Service due to Homecoming Day

Sun. Nov. 9 6:00pm MY HOPE with Billy Graham

Sun. Nov. 16 11:00am Day of Renewal with Dr. Chris Skinner

6:00pm Day of Renewal with Dr. Chris Skinner

Sun. Nov. 23 7:30pm Community Thanksgiving Service

Sun. Nov. 30 6:00pm Silent Night Service

Preparing for Christmas

Worship & Celebration

The Lord’s Day September 28, 2014 Eleven O’clock

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Worship the Lord in spirit and truth!

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements Pastor

Quiet Reflection with God People

Lighting of the Candles

INVOCATION Youth Pastor

HYMNS AND SONGS OF PRAISE

“His Name Is Wonderful” Number 101

“There’s Something About That Name” Number 102

“Blessed Be the Name” Number 103

(Fellowship time with the Family of God)

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN

OFFERTORY

Offertory Prayer Laity

Giving His Tithes and Our Offerings People

Special Music: “Shouting Time in Heaven” Trio

RESPONSIVE READING My Redeemer

And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stat here in fear.

Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.

Glory in the Lord. 1 Pet. 1:17-19, Is. 53:4-5, 1 Cor. 1:30, 31b

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God.

TIME OF PRAYER

Sharing our prayer concerns People

Morning Prayer

ANTHEM

“People Need the Lord” Choir

(Children age 3 – 3rd grade are dismissed to Children’s Church)

MESSAGE FROM GOD’S WORD Pastor

“Unity in Christ” Philippians 2:1-11

TIME OF INVITATION AND COMMITMENT

“They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love” Number 284

The altar of the Lord is always open at La Grange First Church for those who desire to receive Christ as Savior, rededicate their lives, pray, or transfer their church membership. Our prayer is that you follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit in your life.

ALTAR PRAYER Pastor

CHORAL BENEDICTION

“The Bond of Love” Number281

We are one in the bond of love; We are one in the bond of love, We have joined our spirit with the Spirit of God; We are one in the bond of love. (First Church # 2057646)

POSTLUDE Musicians

Amen Amen Amen

The Mission of the people of God called

La Grange First Free Will Baptist Church is to glorify God,

therefore, we strive to know Christ, build His Church and

make Him known to all people as we continue to seek His will.

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