The Celebration of Worship

August 12, 2018

Today we affirm the presence of God: “I have made you known to them, and will continue to make

you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”

John 17:26

The Gathering

Introit “Jesus, Name above All Names” Naida Hearn Bella Voce

Alison Holmes, director, Janet Larsen, piano

Welcome and Announcements Rev. R. Len Walker Jr.

Voluntary “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me/Rock of Ages” Richard Elliott Invocation Rev. Walker

* The Hymn of Praise “Come, Christians, Join to Sing” page 158

Infant Baptism Thomas McCurrie Mize 9:00am

Son of Alexandra and Andrew Mize

Petition and Thanksgiving Old Testament Reading: Psalm 130 9:00 Steve Kinney * New Testament Reading: John 6:35-40 10:30 Jeff Dodson

Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer Rev. Walker Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Offering and Anthem “Agnus Dei” Sonja Poorman

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,

grant us peace.

Bella Voce Alison Holmes, director, Janet Larsen, piano

* Doxology OLD 100th page 95

* Prayer of Thanksgiving Rev. Walker

Proclamation of the Word and Response

* The Hymn of Preparation “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” page 140

Sermon “The Minefields Before Us”

John 17:6-15

* The Hymn of Invitation “Close to Thee” (Verses 1 and 3) page 407

The Celebration of Worship August 12, 2018

Rev. R. Len Walker, Jr. Senior Pastor

Rev. V. Lamar Helms

Associate Pastor, Director of Music

Lindsey Wesseling

Leslie Grogan

Youth Ministry

Leadership Team

Dr. Vernon S. Broyles Founding Chaplain

Dr. Jimmy Allen

Chaplain Emeritus

Dr. James McCormick Chaplain Emeritus

10455 Big Canoe

Big Canoe, GA 30143

470.273.6768

www.bigcanoechapel.org

We are a Stephen Ministry Congregation.

The Sending

* Benediction Rev. Walker

* Benediction Response

“Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.”

Postlude “Trumpet Tune in D Major” Henry Purcell

* Please stand if you are able. * You are invited to attend Stand-Around at 10:00 A.M.

“Stand-Around” is a 30 minute fellowship gathering from 10:00am to 10:30am in Cousins Hall. Refreshments are served every Sunday. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet and greet new friends as well as long time friends. If you worship at 10:30am, come early and enjoy the fel-lowship and refreshments.

Vespers

Vespers will resume on August 22

6:00pm-6:30pm In the sanctuary

“I sought the Lord and he answered me; he

delivered me from all my fears.”

Psalm 34:4

Today at the Chapel Chapel Announcements

Serving Today at the Chapel… 9:00AM 10:30AM

Pianist: Sam Holmes Sam Holmes

Organist: James Garner James Garner

Ushers: Jim and Connie Pollner Hollis and Kay Lathem Jeanne Martin John and Jean Lomax

Guest Hosts: Melinda Wesseling Jerry and Catherine Capps Catherine Capps

Cart Driver: Henry Moldt

Stand-Around: Carl and Dianna Peterson Charles and Lyn Cates

Head Usher: Dick Girdler Technical Ministry Team: Phil Farias, Ron Ceravolo

This Week at the Chapel

8:30 AM Prayer with Senior Pastor-Chapel 109 8:45 AM Fellowship Class Coffee-McCormick Hall 9:00 AM Fellowship SS Class-McCormick Hall 9:00 AM Grace Walk SS Class-Broyles 102 9:00 AM Worship Service-Chapel

10:00 AM Chapel Stand-Around-Cousins Hall 10:30 AM Seekers SS Class-McCormick Hall 10:30 AM Koinonia SS Class-Room 102 10:30 AM Book by Book SS Class-Board Room 10:30 AM Middle School Youth-Teen Room 10:30 AM Children K-5-Chapel 107 10:30 AM Children 3’s & 4’s-Chapel 106 10:30 AM Nursery-Chapel 101

10:30 AM Worship Service-Chapel

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Please note;

The Nursery is available downstairs during the 9:00 & 10:30 am services.

Remember to turn your cell phones back on at the end of the service!

From the Senior Pastor

Welcome!

Big Canoe Chapel is a multi-denominational Christian con-gregation united in our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. Would you like to learn more about Chapel membership? Please call the church office at 470.273.6768 to set an appointment or express your interest on the Friendship Pad (attendance reg-ister) as it is passed at your pew. A pastor will contact you this week.

Chapel Member Prayer List

Eagle Ranch: Pray for troubled youth.

At Home: David Holmes, Cathy Scott, Susanne Newell, Jerry Capps, Kim

Mullan, Arliss Brigman, Steve Wilson.

Rehab: Tom Faucette, Pruitt Health, Jasper, Shirley Almand, Signature Healthcare, 26 Tower Rd., Marietta, GA 30060., Judy Scanling, Grandview, Jasper, Blanche Hann, Pruitt Health, Jasper.

In Treatment: David Howe, Glenwood Springs, CO.

Hospice: Bob Williams, Roswell, Jane Williams, (Ann Tinkler’s mother), The Montclair, Decatur, GA., Jim Moore, The Oaks at Limestone, Gaines-ville, GA.

Assisted Living: Oscar Williams (Sandra Gadd’s father), Gracemont Sen-ior Living in Cumming.

In Assisted Care: Margie Hunter, Benton House, Alpharetta; Frances Smith, Hallmark at Phipps, Atlanta; Ben Johnson, Mt. Vernon Village, 475 Mt. Vernon Rd., A201 Sandy Springs, GA 30043, Richard Krajec, 925 Spring Rock Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30043, Peggy Lehmberg, Brightmore of South Charlotte, 10225 Old Ardrey Kell Rd., Charlotte, NC 28277; John Thurman, Garden Plaza, Lawrenceville, GA.

Prayer Blankets: Remember prayer blankets are always a blessing for peo-ple needing comfort. They are in a cabinet along with spiritual music CDs in Room 103 in the Broyles Center.

GriefShare-Big Canoe Chapel will sponsor a Grief Share group which will start on Monday September 17th and end on Monday December 10th, 2018, with two weeks off for Christmas. The weekly meeting will be held on Mon-days in the lower level of the Broyles Center from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. At Grief Share, you will learn valuable information about recovering from your grief and renewing hope for the future. We hope to see you there. Contact Sandra Hintze at (706.268.1937), Bob Layfield (706.268.1356), Della Clende-nin, (770.516.8192). The Ladies book-by-book Sunday School class has begun a new 8 week study of the book of Genesis. We will be using the Shepherd’s Notes study guide for Genesis as we dig into God’s Word together. Please come join us in the Board Room at 10:30 as we explore the bible and learn to love God and each other more deeply.

Flowers in the Chapel

today are in celebration of Bill and Peggy Nelson’s 45th wedding anniversary celebrated on August 11th.

Tues. 8/14 Bella Voce Rehearsal-McCormick Hall 9:00AM Tues. 8/14 Communications Committee Mtg.-Rm-102 1:00PM Tues. 8/14 Chapel Bells Rehearsal-Cousins Hall 3:00PM Wed. 8/15 Broyles Mission Conf. Committee-Rm-107 10:00AM Wed. 8/15 Creative Stitchery-Room 101 1:00PM Wed. 8/15 Property Committee Meeting-Room 107 3:00PM Thurs. 8/16 Chapel Choir Rehearsal-McCormick Hall 7:00PM Sat. 8/18 AA Meeting-Teen Room 9:00AM Sat. 8/18 7 Sharp 9 Band Concert-Terraces 7:00PM Sun. 8/19 Chapel Choir sings 9:00 &10:30AM

Baptism

This morning we rejoice in the baptism of Thomas McCurrie Mize, son of Alexandra and Andrew Mize.

“I sought the Lord, and He answered me. He delivered me from all my fears.”

Psalm 34:4

This past week I was directed in my devotional time to Psalm 34. I had read this psalm a number of times but I needed to be reminded of a certain spiritual reality of enormous importance. It has to do with fear. I don’t know that there’s anything more de-bilitating to the Christian than fear. If there’s one thing that ab-solutely stops the spiritual growth of the one in Christ, it is fear.

It’s interesting that fear and troubles are connected in Psalm 34. A prominent Hebrew scholar said that trouble has in it the idea of being constricted, cramped, or pinched. The expression, “frozen in fear” is probably an experience most of us have known. Fear is rarely associated with forward movement. Fear has a way of making our imaginations run wild. It doesn’t take long for an ounce of fear to turn into a ton of despair.

In Psalm 34 David approaches God with a spiritual and emo-tional weight that has the potential to interrupt every divine pur-pose that God intends. Don’t forget that God has chosen David to lead a nation in righteousness. The anointing of God is upon David. Think about that call!

And then, consider this call that communicates the will of God for Big Canoe Chapel. It’s found in 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people be-longing to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” What may constrict or cramp that call? I firmly believe it is fear. Fear of fail-ure. Fear of man’s rejection. Fear of our inadequacy rather that faith established by God’s sufficiency.

David did something and we can learn from it. He simply sought God. He didn’t allow his troubles to stop him. Get this progression---I have troubles, I’m filled with fear, I sought God, He answered, I was delivered.

Father, help me to remember that.

Grace and peace,

Len