WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 01/30/2011

Praise God saints...Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow and let’s praise God anyhow. For through it all, his goodness and his mercy continues, and we make it through. This week’s preaching and teaching theme will continue on “Assuring Hope: A Future for God’s People.” This week’s lesson is from Isaiah 53:1-12 and will focus on the appearance, suffering, and rewards for the suffering servant. Here is the text….

TEXT: Isaiah 53:1-12
1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered, he will see the light of life[d] and be satisfied[e];
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: A “heads up” on what to expect as a servant of God; such as; need to be different, able to endure suffering, and anticipating a reward (of some kind) for faithfulness.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to learn how to be different than the crowd (resist peer pressure); willing to endure suffering without retaliation (repay evil with good); expect to be rewarded by God for faithful service.

RESPONSIVE READING: #590 Christian Commitment

Bless you and stay safe,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 01/23/2011

Praise God saints! As we make our way through this winter, let’s be mindful that “God is good!” all the time. This week’s preaching and teaching theme will continue on “A Future for God’s People.” And this week’s lesson is from Isaiah 49:1-7 and will focus on the responsibility that comes with our blessings. Here is the text….

TEXT: Isaiah 49:1-7

1 Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.

2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver.

3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.”

4 But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the LORD’s hand, and my reward is with my God.”

5 And now the LORD says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am[a] honored in the eyes of the LORD and my God has been my strength—

6 he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

7 This is what the LORD says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: Our responsibility that comes from getting blessed by God.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to learn how to be nice and be a blessing to others as God has blessed them.

RESPONSIVE READING: #607 Blessings from God

Also note that we have two candidates for Baptism on this Sunday. Bless you.

In Christian Love,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 01/16/2011

Praise God saints! We have survived another NE storm and I encourage you to be careful and stay safe. This week’s preaching and teaching theme will continue on “A Future for God’s People.” This week’s lesson is from Isaiah 48:12-21. Here is the text…

TEXT: Isaiah 48:12-22

12 “Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last. 13 My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together. 14 “Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out his purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Babylonians.[a] 15 I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I will bring him, and he will succeed in his mission. 16 “Come near me and listen to this: “From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there.” And now the Sovereign LORD has sent me, endowed with his Spirit. 17 This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. 18 If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea. 19 Your descendants would have been like the sand, your children like its numberless grains; their name would never be blotted out nor destroyed from before me.” 20 Leave Babylon, flee from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy and proclaim it. Send it out to the ends of the earth; say, “The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob.” 21 They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and water gushed out.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: Getting past mistakes and moving forward in our life with God.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to Learn how to get past their mistakes and move forward being better with God.

RESPONSIVE READING: #584 Sanctification

NOTE:—

We will not close the church today; however, I ask leaders to use discretion and good judgment about planned meetings. Let’s make safety a priority.

Bless you...

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 01/09/2010

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ: In this new year, let’s try to give God praise, in all things, for he is worthy. AMEN

We are still focused on the Book of Isaiah, however this week begins a new preaching and teaching quarterly theme. It is “A Future for God’s People.” Here is the preaching text…

TEXT: Isaiah 45:22-25 (NIV)

22 “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth;
for I am God, and there is no other.
23 By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked:
Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear.
24 They will say of me, ‘In the LORD alone are deliverance and strength.’ All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
25 But all the descendants of Israel will find deliverance in the LORD and will make their boast in him.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: The path and reward of being found just by God.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: How to cause God to see you as “good” and the benefits of that.

RESPONSIVE READING: #583 Justification

Bless you saints!

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY‭ ‬01/02/2011

Praise God for the New Year‭!‬ ‭ ‬The preaching and teaching lesson this week will conclude our study on‭ “‬God’s comfort for his people.‭”‬ Here is the text‭…

TEXT:‭ ‬Isaiah‭ ‬44:21-28
21‭ “‬Remember these things,‭ ‬Jacob,‭
‭ ‬for you,‭ ‬Israel,‭ ‬are my servant.‭
I have made you,‭ ‬you are my servant‭;
‭ ‬Israel,‭ ‬I will not forget you.‭
22‭ ‬I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,‭
‭ ‬your sins like the morning mist.‭
Return to me,‭
‭ ‬for I have redeemed you.‭”
23‭ ‬Sing for joy,‭ ‬you heavens,‭ ‬for the LORD has done this‭;
‭ ‬shout aloud,‭ ‬you earth beneath.‭
Burst into song,‭ ‬you mountains,‭
‭ ‬you forests and all your trees,‭
for the LORD has redeemed Jacob,‭
‭ ‬he displays his glory in‭ ‬Israel.
24‭ “‬This is what the LORD says‭—
‭ ‬your Redeemer,‭ ‬who formed you in the womb:
‭ ‬I am the LORD,‭
‭ ‬the Maker of all things,‭
‭ ‬who stretches out the heavens,‭
‭ ‬who spreads out the earth by myself,‭
25‭ ‬who foils the signs of false prophets‭
‭ ‬ and makes fools of diviners,‭
who overthrows the learning of the wise‭
‭ ‬and turns it into nonsense,‭
26‭ ‬who carries out the words of his servants‭
‭ ‬and fulfills the predictions of his messengers,
‭ ‬who says of‭ ‬Jerusalem,‭ ‘‬It shall be inhabited,‭’
‭ ‬of the towns of‭ ‬Judah,‭ ‘‬They shall be rebuilt,‭’
‭ ‬and of their ruins,‭ ‘‬I will restore them,‭’
27‭ ‬who says to the watery deep,‭ ‘‬Be dry,‭
‭ ‬and I will dry up your streams,‭’
28‭ ‬who says of Cyrus,‭ ‘‬He is my shepherd‭
‭ ‬and will accomplish all that I please‭;
he will say of‭ ‬Jerusalem,‭ “‬Let it be rebuilt,‭”

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT:‭ ‬What it means to be a‭ “‬redeemed‭” ‬people of God.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE:‭ ‬Let’s help our children to Learn to see that they are special in the eyes of God.

RESPONSIVE‭ ‬READING:‭ ‬#583‭ ‬Justification

NOTE:‭—
Many of you know by know that our beloved sister Queen has had successful surgery and is now recovering.‭ ‬It will be al little while before we can see her,‭ ‬please continue to pray,‭ ‬and we need to thank and praise God right now‭! ‬He is a mighty God indeed‭!
In Christian Love, ‭

‬Pastor W.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 12/26/2010

Praise the lord saints! I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the one who is the reason for the Season!

In our preaching and teaching focus we are continuing on the quarterly theme of “Assuring Hope.” This week our message will come from Rev Shprecher. Here is the text…

TEXT: Isaiah 43:1-7

1 But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

3 For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.

4 Since you are precious and honoured in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.

5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.

6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—

7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.

TITLE: God Is With Us

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: This sermon will proclaim that with Lord on our side we can conquer our fears and overcome all obstacles.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to Learn to trust that God to help them overcome life's challenges and problems.

RESPONSIVE READING: #563---God The Omnipotent

NOTE:—

Also Don't forget, this Wednesday at 7 PM in the evening, we will be visiting Bethel AME (Lynn) to join in their Christmas Pageant. I am asking that you as well as those that come to prayer meeting join us for that program. And finally, Merry Christmas to all of you and to your families.

Bless you saints,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 12/19/2010

Praise the lord saints! I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the one who is the reason for the Season!

In our preaching and teaching focus we are continuing on the quarterly theme of “Assuring Hope.” This week we will consider the lesson on A Child Is Born from Isaiah and Matthew. Our preaching focus will be Matthew 1:21-23. Here is the text…

TEXT: Matthew 1:21-23 (NIV)

21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: This sermon is about God’s ability and faithfulness to bring his word to pass.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to Learn to trust that God will do what he said he will do.

RESPONSIVE READING: #567---The Birth of Jesus

NOTE:—

This Sunday is the last Sunday we will meet before Christmas and the Sunday School will be putting on heir Christmas program at 9:30 AM. Please come out and support that program.

Also, this Wednesday evening, we will be visiting Bethel AME (Lynn) to join in their Christmas Pageant. I am asking that you as well as those that come to prayer meeting join us for that program.

Bless you saints,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 12/12/2010

Praise the lord saints! I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the one who died so that we could live!  Hallelujah!

In our preaching and teaching focus we are continuing on the quarterly theme of “Assuring Hope.” This week we will consider the lesson on the Lord who is our God from Isaiah 41&42. Our preaching focus will be from chapter 42, vs. 3.  Here is the text…

TEXT: Isaiah 42:3

A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: This sermon is about God being able to depend on God.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to Learn to depend on God in their difficult times in life.

RESPONSIVE READING: #596---Faith

NOTE:—

The Zion Church Business Meeting is tonight (Thursday December 9th) at 7 PM. Please come out and support the business of the church. And let's continue to pray for one another. i thank God for you.

 -- 
Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 12/05/2010

Praise the lord saints! I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our Salvation.  In our preaching and teaching focus, we are now moving from the fall quarter to the winter quarter. Our new quarterly theme is: “Assuring Hope” and considers ways that God Reassures us. Our texts this quarter will come from the books of Isaiah and Mark.

This week we will consider the lesson on God Who Gives us Strength from Isaiah 40. Here is the text…

TEXT: Isaiah 40:1-8, 25-26, 29-31  

1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.  2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.  5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together.  For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. 6 A voice says, “Cry out.” And I said, “What shall I cry?” “All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.   7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them.  Surely the people are grass.   8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”

25  “To whom will you compare me?  Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.  26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these?  He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name.  Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: This sermon is about God encouraging and strengthening his people.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to Learn to see God even in their difficult times in life.

RESPONSIVE READING: #612 God’s Everlasting Mercies

NOTE:—

The Homegoing and Life Celebration Service for Willie Cooper will begin at Zion Baptist Church with the wake on Thursday from 6-8 PM, funeral service Friday morning at 10 AM, followed by a repast after internment at Pine Grove Cemetery.  Please keep the family in prayer and if you are part of the choir and able to come and support us, please do.

Beloved, I thank God for each of you and ask that we continue to keep each other lifted up in prayer.

Pastor W. C. Hill

 

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 11/28/2010

Greetings, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the author and finisher of our faith. . What a wonderful Thanksgiving Community Worship Service. “Congratulations” and “job well done” to the many that worked so hard to make it a success. We were truly blessed.

This week we will return to our study of “The Inescapable God” looking in the Book of Psalms (139), and Minister Taylor will be bringing the Word.  Here is the text…

TEXT: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-16, 23-24  For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.

2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.

3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.

5You hem me in— behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

13For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting

 

TITLE:  Fearfully and Wonderfully Made!

 

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: God, who is ever present, all knowing and His ability to do all and how God can potentially impact us who are His creation if we submit our total self to Him.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to Learn to see themselves as precious creations of God.

RESPONSIVE READING: #562 God The Creator

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving and know that you are in my heart and prayers. Let us all continue to pray for each other.

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY‭ ‬11/21/2010
 
Greetings,‭ ‬in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,‭ ‬who is our Rock. ‭ ‬What a wonderful celebration of Women’s Day.‭ “‬Congratulations‭” ‬and‭ “‬job well done‭” ‬to the many that worked so hard to make it a success.‭ ‬We were truly blessed.

This week we will return to our study of‭ “‬The Inescapable God‭” ‬looking in the Book of Psalms‭ (‬91‭)‬. ‭ ‬Here is the text‭…
 
TEXT:‭ ‬Psalm‭ ‬91:1-6,‭ ‬9-16
1‭ ‬Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2‭ ‬I will say of the LORD,‭ “‬He is my refuge and my fortress,‭ ‬my God,‭ ‬in whom I trust.‭”
3‭ ‬Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. ‭
4‭ ‬He will cover you with his feathers,‭ ‬and under his wings you will find refuge‭;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. ‭
5‭ ‬You will not fear the terror of night,‭ ‬nor the arrow that flies by day,‭
6‭ ‬nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,‭ ‬nor the plague that destroys at midday. ‭
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9‭ ‬If you say,‭ “‬The LORD is my refuge,‭” ‬and you make the Most High your dwelling,‭
10‭ ‬no harm will overtake you,‭ ‬no disaster will come near your tent. ‭
11‭ ‬For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways‭;
12‭ ‬they will lift you up in their hands,‭ ‬so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. ‭
13‭ ‬You will tread on the lion and the cobra‭; ‬you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14‭ “‬Because he loves me,‭” ‬says the LORD,‭ “‬I will rescue him‭; ‬I will protect him,‭ ‬for he acknowledges my name. ‭
15‭ ‬He will call on me,‭ ‬and I will answer him‭; ‬I will be with him in trouble,‭ ‬I will deliver him and honor him. ‭
16‭ ‬With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.‭”
 
WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT:‭ ‬The promise of supernatural protection for God’s people if they live in close relationship with God.
 
SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE:‭ ‬Let’s help our children to Learn to see God as a source of protection if they live for him.
 
RESPONSIVE‭ ‬READING:‭ ‬#595‭ ‬Spiritual Warfare
 
NOTE:‭—
Zion‭ ‬Baptist‭ ‬Church is hosting the Community Thanksgiving Service on this Sunday at‭ ‬7‭ ‬PM.‭ ‬Please plan to come out and help us host and welcome the other churches of‭ ‬Lynn as we express our gratitude in worship to God.
Beloved,‭ ‬I thank God for you and all of your faithful support
‭
‬--‭
‬Pastor W.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 11/14/2010  

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I hope this message finds you in the best of health and spirits. If the challenges of life are pulling at you down, let me just remind you that God loves you and so do I. This week we are celebrating the “wonderful” Women of Zion. I am excited and “thank God” for all of the women. The Lord placed it on my heart to visit a familiar text and story regarding a woman that met a Man...Here is the text…

TEXT: John 4:1-24

1 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.  3 So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. 4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. 7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) 10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” 11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?” 13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” 16 He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.” 17 “I have no husband,” she replied.   Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. 18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.” 19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”  

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: The importance of women (and all believers) finding their identity in God.  

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s help our children to Learn to see themselves as God sees them-and know they are who God says they are...(Gen. 1:27)  

RESPONSIVE READING: #588  

Please come Sunday "expecting" GOD to meet us there and entire day and celebration to be a blessing-- Thank you Saints,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 11/07/2010

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ: In all things we should give God praise, for he is truly worthy.  Our focus is still on the “God who sustains” us.  This week I will be preaching on the "Awesomeness of God.”

Here is the text…

TEXT: Psalm 66:1-12 (NIV)

 1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth! 
 2 Sing the glory of his name; 
   make his praise glorious. 
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! 
   So great is your power 
   that your enemies cringe before you. 
4 All the earth bows down to you; 
   they sing praise to you, 
   they sing the praises of your name.”

 5 Come and see what God has done, 
   his awesome deeds for mankind! 
6 He turned the sea into dry land, 
   they passed through the waters on foot— 
   come, let us rejoice in him. 
7 He rules forever by his power, 
   his eyes watch the nations— 
   let not the rebellious rise up against him.

 8 Praise our God, all peoples, 
   let the sound of his praise be heard; 
9 he has preserved our lives 
   and kept our feet from slipping. 
10 For you, God, tested us; 
   you refined us like silver. 
11 You brought us into prison 
   and laid burdens on our backs. 
12 You let people ride over our heads; 
   we went through fire and water, 
   but you brought us to a place of abundance.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: How God works on behalf of his people, even in time of testing.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: How God helps us in time of trouble.

RESPONSIVE READING: #565 God's Providential Care

Let's also encourage and pray for each other.

NOTE: We have been asked by the Lynn Council of Churches to host the "Community Thanksgiving Service" on Sunday November 21st at 7 PM.  Please put it on you calendar and plan to come out and support this community effort.

Yours in Christian love and service,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 10/31/2010

 

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ: In all things give God praise, he is worthy.  Our focus is still on the “God who sustains” us.  This week I will be preaching on the "comforting presence of God.”

 

Here is the text…

 

TEXT: Psalm 63

¹O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

² I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

³ Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

⁴ I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

⁵ My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶ On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

⁷ Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

⁸ My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

⁹ They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.

¹⁰ They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.

¹¹ But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: How Christians can find comfort in the tough times because of God presence.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Understand that God will never leave you.

RESPONSIVE READING: #564 God the Omnipresent 

Let's also encourage and pray for each other.

--
In Christian Love,

Pastor W. C. Hill

 

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 10/24/2010

Greetings beloved in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I hope this email finds you in the best of health and spirits. God is good and his wonders to behold!
This week our sermon while be offered by Rev Shprecher and our focus is still on the subject of “God who sustains” us. We will be considering the "reign" of God.
Here is the text…

TEXT: Psalm 47 (KJV)
1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
2 For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.
4 He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
5 God has gone up with a shout, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6 Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
7 For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.
8 God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.
9 The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: The nature of God's reign as our King.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Learning to make God first in our lives.

RESPONSIVE READING: # 563 God The Omnipotent

Bless you, and i thank God for you, and let's remember to keep each other lifted up in prayer.

--
Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 10/17/2010

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I hope this email finds you in the best of health and spirits. Let me just remind you that God loves you and is willing to carry you through whatever challenges life may bring, and when you come out on the other side of trouble, you will be stronger, wiser, and more trusting.

This week for our preaching/teaching focus (still on the subject of “God who sustains” us) we will consider God’s Safe Refuge.

Here is the text…

TEXT: Psalm 46:1-7 (NIV)

Psalm 46:1-7

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.  Selah

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

7 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.  Selah

 

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: God as an ever-present help in time of trouble

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Learning to trust God to help us.

Bless you and let's remember to keep each other lifted up in prayer.
--
Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 10/10/2010

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I hope this email finds you in the best of health and spirits. God is good...

This week for our preaching/teaching focus ( still on the subject of “ God who sustains ” us ) we will consider God’s perfect LAW.

Here is the text …

TEXT: Psalm 19:7-14 ( NIV )

7 The law of the LORD is perfect,

reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous.

10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold ; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

11 By them is your servant warned ; in keeping them there is great reward.

12 Who can discern his errors ? Forgive my hidden faults.

13 Keep your servant also from willful sins ; may they not rule over me.

Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: The relationship between God, God’s Laws, and God’s people.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Trying to do what God wants us to do.

Let's remember to keep each other in prayer.

Pastor W. C. Hill

Here are some pictures from Pastors 8th Anniversary:

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 10/03/2010

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ: 

God is good, all the time, and all the time...I want to thank all of you that were faithful in participating in our Fall Revival and helped in my 8th Pastoral Anniversary celebration. It was a fine time, I thank God for you, and I look forward to serving the Lord with you in the future.

In our preaching and teaching, we are still focusing on our quarterly theme of the “Inescapable God” This week begins a two month study of some of the Psalms, as we consider “God as our sustainer and protector.” The text for this week is Psalm 8. Here is the text… 

TEXT: Psalm 8:1-9 (NIV)

 1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!  You have set your glory above the heavens.

2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise [b] because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings [c] and crowned him with glory and honor.

6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:

7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,

8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

 

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: Finding our real “identity” in God. (Who is man?)

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Trying to learn to take on the “likeness” of God. (consider his attributes of love, grace, mercy, forgiveness, patience, etc.)

NOTE: 

Our Fall Revival theme was “Lord do it” with our text coming from the Book of Lamentations 5:21 which says...”Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old. The preachers had messages very appropriate to the theme and text, let me suggest again that if you missed the Revival, consider getting a copy of the CD, you will be blessed.

Yours in service and love,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY‭ ‬09/26/2010

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ:‭ ‬In all things praise Him,‭ ‬praise him,‭ ‬praise Him,‭ ‬for He is worthy of ALL of our praise.‭ ‬he really is‭!

If you were not at our Revival last night,‭ ‬you missed it‭! ‬Rev Debora Jackson preached a word that every member and especially church leaders need to hear.‭ ‬Let me suggest you get a copy of the CD,‭ ‬listen to it,‭ ‬and consider our‭ "‬personal role‭" ‬in being spiritually revived and helping our Church Vision become our Church Reality.

This week as we continue in the quarterly theme of the‭ "‬Inescapable God,‭" ‬Minister Gabriel Taylor will be bringing the sermon. Here is the text‭…‬

TEXT: Exodus‭ ‬34:5-7 ‭(‬New International Version‭)

5 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name,‭ ‬the LORD. 6 And he passed in front of Moses,‭ ‬proclaiming,‭ "‬The LORD,‭ ‬the LORD,‭ ‬the compassionate and gracious God,‭ ‬slow to anger,‭ ‬abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands,‭ ‬and forgiving wickedness,‭ ‬rebellion and sin.‭ ‬Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished‭; ‬he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.‭"

TITLE:‭ ‬The Almighty

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT:‭ ‬The power of The Creator.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE:‭ ‬Understanding the limitless power of God.

RESPONSIVE‭ ‬READING:‭ ‬#‭ ‬563‭ ‬God The Omnipotent

NOTE:

‭***‬As leaders and role models,‭ ‬each of us should make every effort to come to support the Revival so that we are not asking others to do something we are not willing to do ourselves.‭ ‬Choir did great job last night,‭ ‬tonight Male Chorus.

‭***‬This Sunday afternoon,‭ ‬we will celebrate my‭ ‬8th Pastoral Anniversary‭; ‬I am hoping you will come out and be supportive.

Yours in Christian love and service,

--‭

‬Pastor W.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Hill

Please note that men's bible study will begin this Tuesday at 7:30pm. We will be following the Sunday School text which is Exodus 34:1-10

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 09/19/2010 

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ: In all things praise Him, praise him, praise Him, for He is worthy of ALL of our praise.  Homecoming was a great time in the Lord, major thanks to all that worked to make it a success--special gratitude to the Homecoming Committee for their great work.

This week for our preaching/teaching focus, we will get back on track with the text from Sunday school lessons and the story of Moses going up on the mountain to get the 10 Commandments from God, and what happened down below while he was gone. (Aren't you glad we serve a God that is patient with his people?)

Here is the text… 

TEXT: Exodus 32:1-6 (NIV)

1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him."

2 Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." 

3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 

4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."

5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD." 

6So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: The danger of serving a "god" that you made.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Trying to learn to do what God wants us to do.

RESPONSIVE READING: # 563 God The Omnipotent

NOTE: 

1) This Sunday at 3:30 PM is the Usher Annual Day. We will be blessed with the preaching of Minister Vivian Hicks from New Hope Baptist Church. Please plan to join them as we celebrate this powerful ministry of the church.

2) This Wednesday we will begin our Fall Revival leading up to my 8th Pastoral Anniversary. This has been in the bulletin, but some have missed it, please help get the word out. Here is the schedule

Fall Revival

Wednesday, September 22nd  7PM       Rev. Deborah Jackson, Pastor

                                                                      1st Baptist Church, Needham                     

Thursday      September 23rd 7PM                  Rev. Eric Nelson. Pastor

                                                    Washington Street Baptist Church, Lynn

Friday          September 24th 7PM    Rev. Nathaniel G. Gaye, Sr., Pastor

                               International Fellowship Evangelical Church, Peabody

Saturday       September 25th TBD        Youth Minister

Sunday        September 26th 3:30PM    Pastor's 8th Anniversary Service

                                                                   Rev. Kenneth Simms, Asst. Pastor

                                                                   New Hope Baptist Church, Boston

 

Here is what we need for musical support:

Wed: Adult Choir

Thurs: Male Chorus

Fri: Praise and Worship Team

Sunday PM: Adult Choir

Call me if you foresee any potential problems or if we need to make scheduling adjustments.

Sincere thanks--

Yours in love and service, 

--
Pastor W. C. Hill