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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Address 9055 Tamar Drive
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 992-6977
Rev. Dr. Robert A. F. Turner Senior Pastor
Church-wide Theme: Building an Extraordinary Church
Services: 8:00 a.m. – Traditional Service 9:10 a.m. – Sunday School 10:15 a.m. – Blended Service 12:00 Noon – Contemporary Service
www.stjohnbaptistchurch.org
Matthew 16:18
Rev. Dr. Ostein B. Truitt Assistant Pastor
Rev. Sadie Woolford Associate Pastor, Pastoral Care
Rev. Janelle Bruce Youth Pastor
December Theme: Keeping Christ in Christmas
Praise the Lord and welcome to St John Baptist Church! On behalf of the entire St John family, al-low me to take this opportunity to thank our friends, guests & members for choosing to help us lift up the name of Jesus here today. We say to you who are unsaved, “Join Jesus!” To you who are seeking a church home, “Join us in member-ship”, as we seek to make disciples for Jesus Christ.
OUR VISION
To be “A Christ -
Centered Church,
Making a Difference
for Jesus Christ in the
Church, Community,
Home & Workplace.
OUR MISSION To be a thriving spiritual center that reaches people for Christ
and builds believers to be Christ-like. (Matthew 28:19-20; Jude 1:20-21)
We respectfully ask that no food or drink be brought or eaten in the sanctuary.
SJBC Image Policy - By entering this Church, you hereby grant St John Baptist Church the
right, but not the obligation, to photograph, film and capture you and your likeness, on film and/
or through any other method currently available or that becomes available in the future. You fur-
ther agree that these images may be used in the production, exhibition, distribution, promotion,
publicity and advertising of similar events and any other event sponsored by St John Baptist
Church. Under no circumstances will your likeness be used in connection with commercial en-
dorsements of any kind.
◊ SJBC Question of the week ◊
“How would you describe the God you serve?” #SJBCTalks (Don’t forget to tweet your responses, like & share with your friends!)
◊ Highlights ◊
We thank all the Ministries for making Christmas Eve services so memorable. From the Parking Lot Ministry, to the Ushers, you made our guests feel welcome. From the Cathedral Choir, to the Voices of Inspiration, to the Praise Team, you lifted the name of Jesus through song. To the Dancers of Inspiration, your Sacred Arts presentation of the Birth of Christ was amazing. To all ministries including the Youth Ministry, Trustees and Deacons, thank you for bringing your “Gifts” to Jesus.
-ORDER OF SERVICE-
8:00 a.m. 12-31-2017
Continued Prayer Available Prayer Room With One of the Deacons
~~~Sunday School 9:10am ~~~
Congregation Stands………………………….………….…**Ushers May Seat Worshippers
Call to Worship
Invocation (*)
Choral Response (*) - Cathedral Choir
Hymn of Praise (*)(**)
Responsive Reading (*)
Pastoral Announcements (**)
The Welcome (**)
Selection (**) - Cathedral Choir
Offertory/ Choir Selection - Cathedral Choir
Prayer/Offering/Doxology (*)
Sermonic Selection (**) - Cathedral Choir
Scripture(*)/Sermon…………….……………….…..…..…...………..Rev. Robert Turner
Isaiah 9:6 “We serve a mighty God”
Invitational Hymn (*) - Choir & Congregation
Altar Prayer (*)
Closing Hymn (*)
Benediction (*)
“We Serve a Mighty God”
-ORDER OF SERVICE-
10:15 a.m. 12-31-2017
Continued Prayer Available Prayer Room With One of the Deacons
*People Stand………………………………..………….…**Ushers May Seat Worshippers
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer (*)
Song of Praise (**) - Voices of Inspiration
Welcome Guests (**)
Children are dismissed for Little Children’s Church (ages 3-5) in the Nursery
& Big Children’s Church (ages 6-11) in the Chapel
Prayer/Receive Financial Gifts/ Community News (**)/Song - Women’s Choir
Song of Preparation (**) - Women’s Choir
Read God’s Word(*)/Sermon………………...…..…..…...………....Rev. Robert Turner
Isaiah 9:6 “We serve a mighty God”
Special Invitation & Song (*) - Choir & Congregation
Community Prayer (*)
Closing Song (*)
Closing Prayer (*)
“We Serve a Mighty God”
No Little Children’s, Big Children’s, Middle School, or High School Church today.
-ORDER OF SERVICE-
12:00 noon 12-31-2017
Continued Prayer Available Prayer Room With One of the Deacons
Opening Words/Prayer (*)
Worship & Praise (**) - Praise Team
Welcome Guests (**)
Worship & Praise (**) - Praise Team
Prayer/Receive Financial Gifts/ Community News (**)/Song - Praise Team
Special Song (**) - Praise Team
Read God’s Word (*)/Message.…….……………………..…..…...……....Rev. Robert Turner
Isaiah 9:6 “We serve a mighty God”
Special Invitation & Song (*)
Community Prayer (*)
Closing Song(*)
Closing Prayer (*)
“We Serve a Mighty God”
Church Evacuation Overview
In the event of an emergency you are requested to remain where you are in order to
receive instructions on how to proceed.
If we need to evacuate the building:
1. Please follow the instructions of staff positioned along the way and head to the
designated safe area.
2. Parents please do not attempt to go and get your children if they are in Children’s
Church. Once all children have been accounted for, you will be allowed to reunite
with them.
3. Please do not attempt to go to your car or to drive off the parking lot.
4. Please remain in the designated safe area until instructions to return to the building
are given.
We are so happy to have you worship with us today.
As you take your seat, please take a minute and familiarize yourself
with where the exits are located.
In the event of an emergency you will receive appropriate
instructions from the pulpit.
PLEASE ENJOY THE SERVICE.
Attention Ministry Leaders
If you would like to reserve a table after Sunday Worship services in the Fellowship
Hall to promote your ministry event, please utilize our online Midas system.
The earlier you reserve, the better. We have a limited number of tables.
Thank You.
Please remember that all ministry bulletin requests are due by Mon. at 6 p.m. emailed to [email protected].
St John Baptist Church
What business are we in? To be a thriving spiritual center that reaches people for
Christ and builds believers to be Christ-like. Mt. 28: 19, 20; Jude 1:20, 21
Where are we going? To be a Christ-Centered Church, making a difference for Je-
sus Christ in the church, community, home and workplace. Romans 12:2; Acts 1:8
How do we get there? These notions are summarized and encapsulated by three
concise principles: discover, grow and engage.
Discover
Discover new ways to reach the unchurched.
Discover new ways to celebrate our history and remain relevant with the ministries
we provide.
Grow
Provide opportunities for people to learn God’s Word, how to serve and develop
their gifts and talents.
Engage
Assist members in getting involved in a ministry or membership cluster.
Provide outreach ministries that have a local and global impact.
Every Sunday, worshippers can bring burdens and concerns to the Lord in prayer. A Deacon will be available after each Sunday service to pray with you in the Prayer Room.
Reading the Bible in One Year
This year we encourage members to make a commitment to reading God’s word. We guarantee the more you read it, the more you will love it! You can access the plan by following these footprints: Visit stjohnbaptistchurch.org and scroll all the way to the bottom→Through the Bible in One Year→Bible in a Year
If you don’t have access to a computer, this week’s readings are Genesis 1—Genesis 18.
Day Date Time Event
Sun. 12/31 10:00 p.m. New Year’s Eve Service
Wed. 1/3 7:00 p.m. Power Hour Service/Speaker –Rev. Jesse P. Clay, Jr.
Sat. 1/6 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. SJBC Wellness and Weight Loss Clinic
Sun. 1/7 10:30 a.m. - SJBC Wellness and Weight Loss Clinic
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SAVE THE DATE!!! Sat., May 5th, 2018
Pastor Robert A.F. Turner’s
25th Anniversary Banquet 6:00 p.m. - BWI Airport Marriott
1743 Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
Tickets are $75.00 per person
For more info contact: Sis. Lynda Jones-Burns (301) 653-6978, Sis. Laura Boone (301)461-6641,
or Sis. Michelle Enceneat at (718) 730-3750
To purchase tickets, please use the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pastor-robert-af-turners-25th-anniversary-banquet-tickets-38601898317
ATTENTION ALL ST JOHN MEMBERS:
A CALL TO SERVE AND DO GOD’S WORK ~ Request for Nominations
2018 Board of Trustees (formerly known as Joint Board) and Finance and Operations Ministry
(formerly known as Trustee Board Ministry)
A list of Finance and Operations Positions and Descriptions can be found in the Literature Rack in the Lobby along with Nomination Forms for the 2018 Board of Trustees and Finance and Operations Ministry.
Nominating Committee Members: Joyce Campbell, Chair, Gary Witherspoon, Jessica Parker, Jesse Martin, Kim Hilson, Former member
Positions to be filled on the
Board of Trustees are:
Deacons (2)
Corporate Secretary
At Large Members (2)
Positions to be filled on the
Finance and Operations Ministry are:
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
At Large Members (1)
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The SJBC Media Team are looking for more team-mates. There is a need for powerpoint slide crea-tion, people with iMovie experience and people available to click a computer mouse during our worship services. If interested please contact [email protected]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Mon., Jan. 15th, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Glen Mar United Methodist Church
4701 New Cut Road Ellicott City, MD 21043
Glen Mar United Methodist Church and St John Baptist Church have joined efforts to host the 2018 Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Day of Service!!! As a caring and loving community, to serve those in need of the Glory of God,
we are offering a number of Family-Friendly service activities so the entire family will be able to serve together!
All on-site events will be held at Glen Mar Church. St John will be doing an off-site event at area grocery stores.
We need 4 – 5 volunteers per store to solicit canned goods to be taken to the Howard County Food Bank on 9385
Gerwig Lane J, Columbia, MD 21046. Please let us know your availability to 1) cover an off-site area or 2)
transport food collected to the Food Bank.
You can register your attendance to volunteer in the following two ways:
Event Brite http://discoversjbcevents.eventbrite.com or Contact Dea. Henry Johnson at [email protected]
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Rebuilding Together Howard County
The Missions Ministry needs your help. We need a few volunteers who are skilled at home repairs, to join with us so that we might team up with Rebuilding Together Howard County, to assist elderly homeowners with all types of home repairs. For SJBC to participate in this local project, we need a minimum of 8 volunteers including some who are skilled in home repairs (painting, plumbing, carpentry, etc.) Rebuilding Day is Sat., Apr. 28th, 2018. However, we need to register and identify a team leader by Jan. 31st, 2018. If you have skills in this area, and you are willing to lend a hand, please contact Cynthia Bailey at (410) 519-1917, [email protected] , or Shani Smith at [email protected]
If you are an elderly Howard County resident with limited income and would like to apply to have repairs made on your home, contact Rebuilding Together Howard County at 410-381-3338 or visit www.rebuildingtogetherhowardcounty.org.
Tonight - New Year’s Eve Service
Sun., Dec. 31st, 10 p.m. – 12 a.m.
SJBC
Rev. Turner will preach a powerful word that will enable us to do 2 things:
Praise God for His Favor through 2017
Worship God for the gift of seeing 2018!
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The CWOW, Global Reach
Impacting, Inspiring & Healing Our Communities &
World Through God’s Love
Rev. Janelle Bruce, Esq. (301) 304-4120
Senior Pastor www.thecwow.org
[email protected] [email protected]
FB, IG & Twitter: @ TheCWOW
Services are held every Sunday at 11:30 a.m., at Joe’s Movement Emporium
3309 Bunker Hill Road
Mt. Rainer, MD 20712
For more information, visit us at www.thecwow.org
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SJBC Wellness and Weight Loss Clinic Every Sat. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Starting Sat., Jan. 6, 2018)
Every Sun. 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Starting Sun., Jan. 7, 2018)
- We are excited about the launch of our walk-in chronic care clinic.
The clinic is under the direction of US Wellcare. They are the only all-inclusive medical provider that specializes in
low intervention chronic care for patients that have:
Type 2 Diabetes
Overweight/Obesity
Hypertension
Heart Disease
They combine the 4 essential disciplines of good chronic care – medical care, fitness training, nutrition therapy
and long-term support. For more information, please call SJBC’s main office at (410) 992-6977.
The Women’s Ministry of SJBC invite the Women of SJBC to join us for
“Fill My Cup” A Spiritual Fellowship
The morning will be filled with prayer, praise, worship, spiritual fellowship, and prize give-a-ways.
Sat., Jan. 13, 2018
9:00am - 11:00am
Featuring a Complementary Continental Breakfast
This Spiritual Fellowship will feature a reading of
“Through Her Eyes Bible Studies on Women in Scripture” by Deborah Spink Winter
Chapter 19, focused on Tamar Stumbling into Unsafe Places (2 Samuel 13:10 –12).
Please register for this event by using the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-ministry-January-fill-my-cup-a-spiritual-fellowship-tickets-41524645332
Join us, every 2nd Sat. through Dec., 2018. For more information, please contact Sis. Lynda Jones-Burns at (301) 653-6978 .
Attention Women 25 years old and above
Join Us for the “Women’s Telephone Prayer Call”
Every 1st and 3rd Thurs. @7:00 a.m. – 7:15 a.m.
Upcoming Call: Thurs., Jan. 4th
Call 218-339-0699 Use Code 974712#
For more information please contact Sis. Lynda Jones Burns
at (301) 653-6978.
Too mature for High School Church, but not quite yet mature enough for the Golden Hearts? Join the Young Adult Cluster, a lively group of young profession-als between 21 and 35 years old, as we deepen our faith, engage in fellowship, and celebrate life to the fullest! The meeting are held on the 2nd and 4th Wed. of the month at 8:00 p.m. Interested in joining us? Please contact Kimmy Hilson ([email protected]) and/or Carl Taylor ([email protected]) for more information.
Fridays
1st Fri. - REMNANT for Middle & High Schoolers
7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
3rd Fri. - REMNANT KIDZ for ages 6-11
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
*Sundays
Little Children’s Church (LCC) & Big Children’s Church (BCC)
Every Sun. at 10:15 a.m.
LCC- 1st Sun. at 12:00 noon
BCC- 1st & 2nd Sun. at 12:00 noon
Middle & High School Church- 2nd & 4th Sun. at 10:15 a.m.
Choirs
Decoded Praise Teen Choir
Sing- 3rd Sun., 10:15 a.m. & 12:00 noon
Rehearsal-Sat. before 3rd Sun. 9:00 a.m.
Lord’s Messengers Children’s Choir
Sing- 2nd & 3rd Sun., 10:15 a.m.
Rehearsal- 2nd & 3rd Sat., 10:00 a.m.
Volunteers Needed We’re looking for new volunteers who have a servant’s heart and a heart for the children to work in Little Chil-dren’s, Big Children’s, Middle and High School Church and REMNANT! If you’re interested, please contact Rev. Janelle Bruce at [email protected].
All Youth Ministries (LCC, BCC, MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL ) will be closed on Dec. 24th & Dec. 31st.
Prayer Line
Sis. Angela Bright is on the prayer line during the month of December. Join her for prayer!!! Call: (410)-995-6089
Homebound Emma Outen ◊ Rainsford Trivers ◊ Ed Tucker ◊ Ruth Craigen ◊ Eunice Frazier (VA) ◊ Gayla Elder-Leak ◊ Thelma Giles ◊ Delores Thomas
Brighton Gardens Assisted Living
Iris Moran Lighthouse Senior Living
Otis & Mary Wyche
Week of 12-31-2017: Rev. Ella Moore (410) 988-5760
If you desire a visit, please contact the Minister assigned for the week.
*Bold indicates new entries for this week. OUR SICK: Rosalie Powell - Margaret Johnson - Ed Tucker - Patricia Bradshaw - Dea. Dorothy Tucker - Paulette Hicks - Gregory Buffaloe - Charles Burroughs - Barbara Towson - Robert Millner - Karen Wil-liams - McKenzie Kittrell - Mary Ross - Charles Sommerville - Vivian Bowling - Ruth Haggins - Bertha Richardson - Credella Carroll - Genise Barnes - Crystal Miller - Johnnie Williams - Peter Otomewo - Ben Wilson - Diane Martin - Shana Shropshire - Vergie Pope - Rev. Rose Robinson - Linda Smith - Yvonne Clay - Audrey Mullins
PRAYER DUE TO ILLNESS: Kyle Carothers’ father Charles - Dea. Lenny Harper’s wife Sherry - Elizabeth Gaynor’s sister - Sandra Penn’s husband and Taylor’s dad - Larry Mundell’s brother and Pat Mundell’s mother - Deleanor Boone’s brother - Lorna Evans brother - Dea. Ron Colbert’s sister Elaine - Dea. Alfreda McCoy-Gwynn’s sister - Dea. Adrienne Fleming’s mother - Michael Shoal - Darrah Hall’s cousin - Leslie Turner’s mother - Donna Harris’ aunt - Shanta Robertson’s mother - Dea. Bruce Merrick’s cousin- Kineta Rotan - George Butler’s daughter - Dea. Clarence Hall’s friends, Rev. Carmi Washington-Flood and Elder Mitchell Davis - Trustee LeeRoy Bronner’s daughter, Leslie - Pat Penny’s granddaughter Erica Norwood’s son - Myra Moorhead’s niece - Darrick Estes’ father
BEREAVEMENT: Lillie Frazier lost her brother - Dea. Henry Johnson’s wife, lost her cousin
The Evergreens
Jacqueline Vandervall Carolina Rehabilitation
Beulah Patterson
Need a ride to church?
Transportation to the 8:00 a.m., and 10:15 a.m. Sunday Services is available by calling (410) 992-6977 ext. 1021. Please leave a detailed message on the previous Fri., before 5:00 p.m. with your name, the transportation need, and a contact number for someone from the Transportation Ministry to call you back and confirm.
HOW TO REACH OUR STAFF 410-992-6977
Senior Pastor Executive Director of Ministry & Operations Assistant Pastor Rev. Dr. Robert A.F. Turner Rev. Kenneth Rogers Rev. Dr. Ostein Truitt
Ext. 1006 Ext. 1023 Ext. 1007
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Office #121 Office #118 Office #119
Assoc. Pastor for Pastoral Care Youth Pastor
Rev. Sadie Woolford Rev. Janelle Bruce
410-730-1839 Ext. 1014
[email protected] [email protected]
Office #111
Minister of Music Executive Admin Assistant Receptionist/File Clerk Bro. Eric Byrd Ext. 1005 Sis. Jamira Livingston Ext. 1013 Ext. 1001 [email protected] [email protected] s [email protected] Office #136
Operations Manager
Sis. Vera Miles
Ext. 1010
Office #112
Building Manager
Rev. John West
Ext. 1015
Office #112
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What decision will you make today?
I am committing my life to Christ.
I am renewing my commitment to Christ.
I would like to be baptized.
I would like to be a member of SJBC.
Sermon CDs are available in the Fellowship Hall.