11 am Worship November 15, 2015

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A Special Welcome to our Guests We are so glad you have joined us today. We invite you to complete a visitor card from the pew rack and share it with us by dropping it in the offering plate or bringing it to the guest table in either the Welcome Center or Front Door Foyer following the service. Also at the guest tables, we have a church mug for you which will provide you a keepsake of your visit, and tell you more about the ministries of First Baptist. Worshipping with Children First Baptist desires to come alongside families as they raise their children to be all God is calling them to become. Several resources are available to aid your family as you worship together. Children age 3 and under may be dropped off on the 1st floor prior to the service to be part of our Preschool Extended Session, designed specifically for them. Pagers are provided to communicate with parents in case of an emergency. All children are invited to the front of the Sanctuary for a children’s sermon during the service. Children age 4 - Kindergarten are invited to attend Passage, our children’s worship experience, following the children’s sermon, or to remain with their families in the service. All Children are invited to worship using a children’s bulletin, which can be picked up at the entrances. Becoming a Member If you want to know more about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, feel free to talk with any of our ministers or most anyone in the pew. During our time of response you are welcomed and encouraged to come to the front of the church to meet with a minister to request baptism or to join the church. Our ministers will also be available following the service at each exit, or you may call the church office to request an appointment with any minister during the week. Restrooms are located in the hallway directly behind the choir loft. Hearing devices are available in the Reception Office courtesy of the Senior Adult Ministry. You can watch our 11 am service live each Sunday morning on FOX 43 or livestreamed at fbcknox.org. You can watch a replay of the service on Community Television each Friday at 4 pm or anytime at fbcknox.org.

11 am Worship November 15, 2015

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Sanctuary Flowers

The Worship of God

November 15, 2015 Flowers are given in loving memory of and with thanksgiving for the lives of Dexter A. Christenberry, Sr., Dexter A. Christenberry, Jr., Robert Latta, Robert Waddell and Dr. Gerald Ballard by Chris Christenberry.

November 15, 2015 • 11:00 AM Tom Ogburn, D.Min., Senior Pastor

In Service - Week of November 15 First Community Greeters: Ethel Powell, John and Lanita Rorrer

I will put my Spirit in you and you will live.

Welcome Center Greeters: Barbara Frei, Dent Young

Ezekiel 37:4

Organ Prelude

Rhonda Carpenter On Jordan’s Stormy Banks arr. Lyndell Leatherman

TV Ministry Team: Ned Russell, Judy Cox, Sarah Bittle, Brad Bittle, Marion Carter, Reba Green, Seva Ball

“O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land.”

Choral Introit

Preschool Extended Care: Charlotte Damewood, Laurel Durham, Jan Johnson Monitor: Josh Durham

Hospital Ministry Team: Russ Linger, Matt Lyon

Sanctuary Choir Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

New Member Ministry: Scott Moore, Reggie Keaton

Words by Henry F. Lyte; Music by Mark Andrews

Outreach Deacon: Cliff Shirley

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; to His feet your tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore His praises sing.

TeleCare Ministry: Pam Shirley

Discharged Virginia Griffin Elizabeth Dryburgh Louise Winningham – to Summit View Farragut 311 Jim Plemmons Our church extends congratulations to: William and Lisa Beeler upon the birth of their grandson William Christopher Conner. Proud parents are Chris and Dr. Kristen Conner Our church extends sympathies to: Ned and Judy Russell upon the death of Ned’s sister-in-law, Louise Russell, and Judy’s brother-in-law, Bill Hutchinson

*A complete prayer list may be picked up in the Welcome Center.

Mug Ministry: Trentham Hall 8:45: Leah Fisher Front Door: Dianne Forry; Welcome Ctr: Jim Moore

Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King.

*Responsive Call to Worship

Prayer List as of Friday, November 13, 2015*

First Baptist Knoxville Contacts To phone staff, dial (865) 246- plus the four-digit number found beside the staff member’s name, or call the main number, 546-9661. Wendell Boertje, Interim Minister of Music (4668) Scott Claybrook, Minister with Young Adults (4678) Arthur Clayton, Director of Congregational Mission (4661) Pam Neal, Minister of Administration (4660) Tom Ogburn, Senior Pastor (4652) Susan Tatum, Minister with Children and Families (4666) Dave Ward, Minister for Pastoral Care (4667) Ben Winder, Minister with Youth and Families (4663)

Wendell Boertje

The Congregation will respond to lines by the Leader with the following response: Thanks be to God. We have been redeemed!

Minister on Call (865) 546-9661, Option 9 510 W. Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

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Sermon

Tom Ogburn

*Hymn 356 We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer

“Them Bones”

KREMSER

*Hymn of Response 588

*Prayer of Invocation and Words of Welcome

I Know Whom I Have Believed

Dave Ward

EL NATHAN

Children’s Message Opportunities at First Baptist

Ben Winder

Susan Tatum

[Four year-olds and Kindergarteners who are attending Passage (Children’s Worship) will be escorted at this time to the Kids Connection hallway.]

Sharing of Public Decisions *Hymn 377 *Spoken Benediction

Tom Ogburn

There Is a Redeemer GREEN

*Closing Benediction

Choir and Congregation Choral Medley

Organ Postlude

Sanctuary Choir The Journey Home

Thank You, O my Father, for giving us Your Son, and leaving Your Spirit till the work on earth is done.

Incorporating “Marching to Zion’ and “Jerusalem, My Happy Home” arranged by John Purifoy

Beautiful city of God. Beautiful city of God. Come, we that love the Lord, and let your joys be known. Join in a song with sweet accord, join in a song with sweet accord and thus surround the throne, and thus surround the throne.

Rhonda Carpenter Fanfare Postlude on ‘St. Thomas’ arr. Douglas Wagner

*The Congregation is asked to stand

Our Interim Pianist is John Purifoy. Beautiful city of God. Jerusalem, my happy home, (We’re marching to Zion,) when shall I come to thee? (beautiful Zion.)

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When shall my sorrows have an end? Thy joys, when shall I see? Then let our songs abound and ev’ry tear be dry. We’re marching thro’ Immanuel’s ground, we’re marching thro’ Immanuel’s ground to fairer worlds on high, to fairer worlds on high.

So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’”

Beautiful city of God. Thy saints are crowned with glory great, (We’re marching to Zion,) they see God face to face. (beautiful Zion.) They triumph still, they still rejoice. Most happy is their case.

So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army. Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.’ Therefore, prophesy to them and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to rise again. Then I will bring you back to the land of Israel. When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the Lord. I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the Lord has spoken!’”

We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion! We’re marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city of God! Beautiful city of God! Beautiful city of God! Beautiful city of God! Beautiful city of God! Beautiful city of God!

Morning Scripture (Ezekiel 37:1-14 NLT)

Seva Ball

The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?” “O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.”

*Hymn 575 Redeemed ADA

*Prayer of Dedication for Offering

Offertory Solo

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Jill Hobby, Soprano Give Me Jesus

Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

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Gracie Bishop

Traditional Spiritual arr. Mary Hayes

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