Worship & Celebration October 17, 2021 @ Eleven O’clock 802 South Caswell Street La Grange, North Carolina 28551 www.lagrangefwb.org Ronnie V. Hobgood, Pastor Joshua T. Hobgood, Youth Pastor ______________________________________________________ Gathering Prelude – Musician Welcome and Announcements Quiet Reflection and Lighting of Candles Worship and Praise “Great and Mighty” Invocation – Youth Pastor “To God Be the Glory” - # 66 Time with the Kids Scripture Reading Psalm 91:9-16 NIV– Youth Pastor Time of Prayer – Psalm 143:1 NKJV ______________________________________________________ Special Music “We Will Remember” – Choir Video (Children ages 3 – 3rd grade dismissed to Children’s Worship) Christ-First • Bible-First • Ministry-First Christ is First at La Grange First Church. Everything we do grows out of our shared commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord. Message From God’s Word – Pastor “Greatness Is Serving” – Mark 10:35-45 NKJV Hymn of Commitment “I Will Serve Thee” - # 446 Bible is First at La Grange First Church. Altar Prayer We believe the Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit and is God’s revealed word to man. Offertory Scripture - Malachi 3:10 NKJV Ministry is First at La Grange First Church. Benediction Our calling is to nurture and serve the people of God. Postlude Tithes and Offering Boxes – Usher’s Tables AMEN La Grange/Lenoir County: Mayor Bobby Wooten, John Craft (Town Manager), Town Commissioners, County Commissioners, County & Private Schools, and Lenoir Community College. The Coronavirus throughout the world. Approaching the Throne of Grace PRAISE… Praise the Lord for the great and mighty things He has done! . Short Term Missions… Karsen Barfield to South Africa (Niece of Vickie Singleton). SICK… Jeannie Bannister (Mother of Bruce Bannister), Amber Bostick (Laura Eason), Scott Braswell (Uncle of Sara Hobgood), John & Michelle Braxton (Ray Kennedy), Stephanie Cherry (Alex Harrison), Hayden Edward (Maready Family), Colon Fueller (Brother of Wendy Boyette), Karol Goebel (Mother of Diane Marx), Barbara Sue Gray, Missy West Hardy, Danny Harper (Jennifer Sutton), Clifton Harrison, Lucille Harrison, Duffy Hart (Kathryn Hart), Don Helton (Uncle of Laura Eason), Art Herring (Father of Rebecca Lane), Barbara Herring (Marian Kennedy), Jim Higgins (Mitzi Hobgood), Frances Hinson, Pat Hinson, Stevens Hobbs (Friend of Pastor’s family), Virginia Holmes, Elizabeth Jackson (Mother-in-law of Bonnie Kornegay), Dean Johnson, Frankie Jones, Kim Jones (Sue Shivar), Joan Joyner (Lucille Harrison), Beth Letchworth (Marian Kennedy), DeeAnn Maready, Chalaron May (Tanya Tyson), Andy Mears (Ray Kennedy), Geraldine Medlin (Sue Shivar), Charles Messerli (Family of Christine Parrish), Angie Nottonson (Angela Taylor), Kristen Patrick (Larue Sutton), Chuck Potter (Jerry & Avery Mills), Greg Ruckers (Annie Ruth Herring), Sharon Smith (Mother of Lucretia Creech), Rusty Strong (Son-in-law of Sue Shivar), Jeff Tyson (Brother of Jody Tyson), Crystal Wackerman, Irene Whitfield (Letchworth Family), Sue Walmsley, & Laura Yarbrough (Jessica H. Moss). SYMPATHY… To Christine Parrish and her family in the loss of her husband, Donald Parrish. To Angie Herring and her family in the loss of her brother, Kenneth Jones. Welcome to La Grange First Church! Let us worship the Lord with gladness and Come into His presence with worship and praise. _________________________________________________________________________________ Opportunities for Service and Growth Sun. Oct. 17 9:15am 9:45am 11:00am 3:00pm Wed. Oct. 20 Sat. Oct. 23 Sun. Oct. 24 9:15am 9:45am 11:00am 4:30pm 5:00pm ASSISTED LIVING & HOMEBOUND… Esther Flowers, Chuck Wackerman, and Irene Wilson. CHURCH AND DENOMINATIONAL… First Church, Pastor, Youth Pastor, Deacons, Sunday School Leaders/Teachers, College Students, Convention of Original FWB, Denominational Ministries, Rev. Mark Hobbs (Convention President), Justin Barnett (Convention Vice-President), Rev. Donald Fader (Director of FWB Minister’s Program & Church Finance ), the Lost, Persecuted Christians, all Christians, and Revival in the church. MILITARY… Jordan Betts (Service/Sara Hobgood), Rob Bittner (Service/Sara Hobgood), Alex Ferrell (Bethany Jones / Kuwait), DeAnna Gray (US Marines), Rev. Richard Holmes (OFWB Chaplain / Jordan), and Chris Mooring (Grandson of Dan & Wendy Boyette). OUR COMMUNITY, NATION, & WORLD… US: President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris, Cabinet, Congress, and the Supreme Court