Service of Worship at 10:00a.m. (*indicates standing, if persons are able)

Worthy of Praise is the Lord

Call to Worship Memorial Carillon    

Prelude “Hymn Medley”        Christine Cole

Ministry Opportunities         Pastor Kevin

*Time of Singing          Worship Team

 (Children are invited to come to the front pews during the last song) 

Children’s Story          Pastor Ida

*Children’s Hymn “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”

 (Children, Primary to Grade 6, are directed to KidZone during the singing)

Tithes and Offerings          

Offering & Offertory Prayer        

 Offertory “Sing to the Lord” (Smith)

*Offertory Response #600 “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”

Prayers of the People        

Ministry of Music    “Love Was When” (Don Wyrten)  Elaine Melanson

The Ministry of the Word

Scripture Revelation 3:14-16 (NT pg. 247)

Sermon  “Don’t Let Jesus Spit You Out”    Heather Cox

*Hymn “I Surrender All” (v. 1, 3, & 5)

Benediction

Postlude “The Heavens Are Telling” (Haydn)

Go and Be Followers of Christ

Total Offering for Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 $5,373.61

(Automatic debit weekly offerings are included in totals)

Morning Service    Drive-In Service

 Last Week: 76  Year Ago: 135   Last Week: Cancelled Year Ago: 77

Birthday Greetings

Best wishes are extended to Crawford Reid who is celebrating his 85^th birthday today, August 30^th.

Best wishes are also extended to Joyce Heffler who will be celebrating her 87^th birthday on September 2^nd.

Anniversary Congratulations

Congratulations to Crawford & Arlene Reid who are celebrating their 51^st wedding anniversary on Monday, August 31^st.

Congratulations to Don and Kathy Neilly who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, Kathy’s 50th birthday and Kathy’s being cancer free for 5 years on Sunday, August 23^rd.

Vacation

Pastor Bob will be on vacation from Monday, August 31 to and including Monday September 7th. Please be in prayer for him and his family.

Next Sunday, September 6^th morning services will begin at 10:55am. 

Final Drive-In service will be held tonight at 7:00pm

Edu-Kid

Thank you to all those who have made donations to the Edu-Kid campaign. We are still in need of glue sticks, scissors, Kleenex and math sets.

There is a box in the foyer where you can drop off donated supplies or you can make a donation (mark as “school supplies”) and these funds will be used to meet special requests from our students. Thank you for your support!

Sunday Prayer Link

Please pray for Rev. Dr. Robert Knowles who was appointed as President at the recent Assembly of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches. Pray for him to be filled with God’s wisdom, vision and strength as he assumes many new responsibilities of leadership within our Convention.

Sanctuary Choir

Sanctuary choir practices will commence on Thursday, September 10 @7:00pm. New members are welcome to join us.

Muriel Bent WMS

Muriel Bent WMS is holding an open meeting on Tuesday, September 8th at 7:30pm and excited to have Muriel Bent as their guest speaker. Muriel will be sharing her experiences from her recent mission tour to Kenya. Everyone is invited to attend. (Men too!)

Reading Program

Over 150 books have been borrowed from our library since the “Summer Fun Reading Program” began! There’s still a month to go and great prizes to be won. Please let folks in the library know how many books you have read to date. This is very important!

(The list of prizes available is in library). Thank you to Wanda Tingley for her great effort is getting the prizes.

Volunteers Needed

We are making plans for an exciting Fall Program for Hi/KidVenture. This program will be meeting on Monday nights from 6:30-8:00pm. We are looking for volunteers who are willing to help out on Monday evenings in a variety of capacities. If you are interested in becoming a Hi/KidVenture volunteer or would like more information, please contact the church office @ 835-5966.

Update on Czech Mission

The August update from Christy, Miro and Isaiah’s Czech Mission has been posted on the bulletin board in the foyer.

 Friends of Bayside Cookbook

Want to take part in supporting Bayside Camp?

A cookbook is being created and they looking for recipes. If you would like for you to submit your favourite recipes and/or order a cookbook, please check the bulletin board for details. To submit your recipe on line, please contact the

church office for the form.

KidZone Splish-Splash

Starting Sunday September 13^th

Come and meet two new puppet friends, hear some Splish Splash Bible stories, make some crafts, play some games and of course  have some fun!  It's all part of our new Splish Splash program. If you are going to Primary, come and join the other children (up to and including Grade 6)  as we discover what water wonders are waiting for us.

Have you seen it?

Over the summer months much time and effort were put in to completing the work in the vestry.  Words cannot express the appreciation for everyone who helped out with painting and decorating. This was truly an act of Christian service which will really enhance the space used for our children's programs. Thanks to Stephanie Wambolt, Jenn Cox, Greg Wolfe, Sam Wolfe, Heather Cox, Emma Otuki, Stephan Purdy, Stephen Davidson and Robyn McIsaac who helped with painting the rooms and decor.  Thanks go to Jean Woodworth for painting the seascape mural and Ivan MacPhee for building the lighthouse.  Thanks to Walter Scott, Charlie Rand and Ralph Miller for their handiwork.  Thank you to all those who offered encouragement of one sort or another.  It was a huge project but one that will appreciated for many years to come.  If you haven't seen it........take a look!

Oasis Reflections 2009

My Oasis experience this year was, again, exceptional - inspirational messages by Dr. Harry Gardner and Dr. Peter Reid, worship services where young and old joined in praise to our Saviour and Lord as the Spirit moved, great music, Seminars on a large variety of topics for learning and spiritual growth and, of course, the opportunity to meet with old and new acquaintances.  The highlight, however, was the challenging ministry of Dr. Reggie McNeal, the keynote speaker, who emphasized that the Church needs to get out of the building and look for ways to serve and connect to the people around us who are in need, not just spiritually but physically.  Dr. McNeal emphasized that when we attend to their physical needs, the care of the spiritual will follow through the work of the Holy Spirit.  The message that spoke most clearly to me was that, just as the Holy Spirit lives within us as Christians and is among us as we worship, the Holy Spirit is also "out there" working to prepare people for our ministry to them.  But we, the Church, must go to the people just as the disciples did in the days of the early Christian church.  Dr. McNeal noted that in doing so we too may have to leave our comfort zone, and he used the Apostle Peter's ministry to the Gentile, Cornelius, as an example of this. 

Miriam MacDonald

One exciting thing for me was the dynamic intensity of Reggie, his sense of humour and delivery were phenomenal.  His challenge to be the people of God outside your safety zone made such good sense.  The excitement of being surprised by God at work is challenging both individually and as a church. Both events in Manning Chapel that I attended were for me opportunities to experience God's presence: The Hymns of the Faith and the time of reflection on The Healing of Bartimaeous.

Joan Nickerson 

It is difficult to choose just one thing about our wider church family gathering to present.  It is exciting to be at Acadia with friends and acquaintances from all over Atlantic Canada, with opportunity to meet new ones, build relationships, and sing praises to our Lord together.  It is one thing to be part of the Body in the local church, but exciting to be part of the larger Convention Body in Atlantic Canada, across the country, the continent, and celebrating 400 years in the world.  It is exciting to hear how Christianity is spreading in India, China, and other parts of the world, knowing we are making a contribution.  All the speakers this year seemed to be especially good, with strong, clear messages.  The special music was also enjoyable and uplifting. The first evening, when Executive Minister, Peter Reid, spoke on the need to change, that the world Baptist tradition was built on change and we needed to rediscover our roots of what it means to be Baptist, it struck a resonant chord with me that gave me shivers.  Over the last five to seven decades we have developed debilitating “church traditions” which have entrenched ways of doing, or not doing things which really are not consistent with our roots.  There is need to break our bondage and get back to the basics of who we are, and get on with our mission of loving out neighbour and spreading the Gospel.  A challenge that was given to enhance our church/individual ministry.  The guest speaker, Reggie McNeal, challenged us to become a “blessing” people, doing our part in our Lord’s plan to bring people to Him, seizing each opportunity to reach out to those we meet, right where they are - out in the community. Thanks for the opportunity to attend and represent our family at Bedford Baptist.  David Rice Smith

I always enjoy going to Oasis to connect with God's people outside of our own church. It is wonderful to chat to others to hear what God is doing in their lives.  I know God was present at all times, but I felt Him through the messages and the music. I thank God for the speaker Reggie McNeill. His message was powerful. From Reggie's message I feel we can all try to be a blessing to 3 different people each week.

Goldye Smith

….more to follow next week

Music to Prepare Ourselves for Worship

Prelude         Christine Cole

Opening Prayer          Pastor Ida

Words of Welcome

Hymn    “Come, We That Love The Lord” (see handout)

Witness Stand         Krista-Lee Bates

Ministry of Music  “When All Thy Mercies, O My God” Elaine Melanson

Evening Prayer

Announcements

Offering

Ministry of Music  The New 23rd    Elaine Melanson

Scripture   Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon   “I Am The Alpha and Omega”  Rev. Joan Nickerson

Hymn    “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” (see handout)

Benediction