Walnut Grove Baptist Church

Sunday Celebration

July 4, 2010                                                                                      10:30 AM

PRELUDE

Please complete the registration pad located at the end of each pew.

*CALL TO WORSHIP

“Battle Hymn of the Republic”                                                         804

*PRAYER

WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REGISTRATION

*PRAISE THE LORD IN SONG

“America, the Beautiful”                                                                799
   “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”                                                                 807

*OFFERTORY PRAYER

BRINGING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

*DOXOLOGY                                                                                       815

PRAYING FOR OUR CHURCH AND COMMUNITY

*HYMN OF PREPARATION

“Star Spangled Banner”                                                                        802

After the hymn, children are invited to Children’s Church.

SCRIPTURE

SERMON

*INVITATION

“I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”                                                    602

FELLOWSHIP OFFERING

(This offering is used for benevolence and for special projects of the church)

ORDINANCE OF THE LORD'S SUPPER

*BENEDICTION

*CLOSING HYMN "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" (vs. 1)                             426

*POSTLUDE

*Congregation Stands

THIS WEEK'S EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

The prayer quilt in the Narthex this morning will be given to Leatha Buchholz, Chris Chisholm’s cousin.  Leatha has been on oxygen at home for some time and was recently hospitalized with breathing complications.  She is in a rehabilitation facility to get her strength back.  She took a turn for the worse last Monday.  As you tie a knot it the prayer quilt, please pray Leatha’s health will improve each day so that she can resume to normal activities.

Vacation Bible School sign-up sheets are on the table in the Narthex.
VBS will be August 2 - 6 and the theme is The Great Commission Express.

Estimated June Expenses:  $2,269.04

Estimated July Expenses:  $2,391.79

Visit our website at: www.wgbc.us

PRAYER CONCERNS

• Leatha Buchholz, Chris Chisholm’s cousin

• Seth, Diana’s grandson, in the Middle East

• Melissa, Michelle’s sister, having a baby

• Flood victims

• President, Congress and all the lawmakers

• Those affected by the oil spill

• Cheryl Holloway, cough

• Polly and Steve, Jack’s daughter and son-in-law, traveling

• Praise for Dorothy’s sisters, Annabel, Hazel and Margaret

• Maxine Allen, Naomi’s sister-in-law

• Journey mercies for those traveling

• Zachary Sales, will be deployed in August

• The family of Larry Swett, Cheryl’s friend and co-worker

• Norma Jean Ethredge, aunt of Stephanie and Gail, prayers for healing from cancer and brain tumor

• Caroline Lee, complications of a virus

• Marion Worth, Sharon’s sister, heart problems

• Mike and Kay Cardella, Sharon’s brother and sister-in-law, various body aches

• Carole Leever, back surgery

• Smokey Stover, heart problems

• Hazel, Dorothy’s sister, heart tests and knee surgery

• Maxine and Lavern Stork, celebrated their 59^th wedding anniversary

• Harvey and Anita Patterson, traveling

• The family of Pat Wall

• The family of Paige Gallo

• Benjamin Poast, Joni’s new grandson, has problems processing lactose

• Anne Kernes

• Betty Peters

• Todd Sales, Shirley’s nephew, brain injury

• Shirley Alexander, was ill

• The family of Alberta Porter

• The family of Russ Hegwood

• Stephen Turner, Stephanie and Gail’s cousin, and son of Norma Jean Ethredge, that he will become saved

• Travel mercies for Shirley Alexander and her family members,

Names will be added to the top of the Prayer List and will remain until they reach the bottom unless requested

to be removed. If your request is removed and still requires prayer, just ask to have it re-added to the list.

VAL FISCHER, SONGLEADER

Walnut Grove Baptist Church

1001 North 29^th Street

Council Bluffs, Iowa

July 4, 2010