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[ Music ] [ Choir Singing ] Lord, I love you. Hallelujah.

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Lord, I love you. Hallelujah. Lord, I love you. Hallelujah.

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Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. (music)

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Can we bow our heads for morning prayer? O gracious God, we thank you for this day that we are able to gather in a full house with a full membership to worship your name. We thank you for the blessings you have bestowed upon us, giving us the strength and courage

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to last through past weeks, giving us the fortitude to be here today, and giving us the wisdom and strength to go through our many ways of life. Dear Lord, especially in this Thanksgiving season, we offer our countless blessings. Each of us has our own.

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Each of us share many blessings. We give blessings of thanks for the many things that have affected us in our lives. Strong foods, good and nourishing drink, strong homes, families. The relationships that we share with our friends, the relationships of brother and sister, aunt

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and nephew, grandparents and their grandchildren. These are the many blessings among several that we offer to you today. As it is Thanksgiving, we offer these many thanks, but it is also a time of reflection in the time of renewal of the spirit that you have entered into us.

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We ask of you at this time that these gatherings may be a time in our homes that occur in the next week. There will be a time to renew our covenant with you, dear God, that we may have a right walk with thee, and that this walk will put us into good and glorious relations with our

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neighbors, our citizens of the world, our friends and our enemies. It is your good, gracious gifts that have made us possible to extend our hands of fellowship, that have brought us into bonds with each other here today. Dear God, your covenant speaks to the youngest child and to the oldest adult. It speaks to every race, color and creed on this

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earth, that we can join in fellowship, in honesty, and strive to seek justice in our world today. Dear God, help us to carry these thoughts into our Thanksgiving season. Help us to give thanks to you foremost. Give thanks to the things that you have given us, and help us to carry this thanks through what are many ways and walks of life. Now be with

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the pastor today as he brings his message. Help us to really feel the harvest. Help us to work with each other and give us your strength. We ask these things in your name and in your son's name. Amen. [Music]

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♪ It's me, it's me, oh no ♪ ♪ Standing in the seat of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh no ♪ ♪ Standing in the seat of prayer ♪

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♪ It's me, it's me, oh no ♪ ♪ Standing in the seat of prayer ♪ ♪ Like a Jesus or a devil, standing in the seat of prayer ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus, be our friend ♪

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♪ God, the Jesus, Lord, the other ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus, be our friend ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus, be our friend ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus, be our Lord ♪

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♪ Thank you, Jesus, be our friend ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus, be our Lord ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus, be our friend ♪ ♪ God, my God, the Lord, my soul ♪

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♪ Christ the old Lord ♪ ♪ And he gives us peace, our friend ♪ ♪ And while the dark was gone ♪ ♪ Christ the old Lord ♪

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♪ And he gives us peace, our friend ♪ ♪ Yes, he is the old Lord ♪ ♪ And he gives us peace, our friend ♪ ♪ Yes, he is the old Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ Let there be, let there be, let there be a Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ Let there be, let there be, let there be a Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ [choir singing] [silence] May we pray.

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This morning, our dear Father in Heaven, Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we come to thee this morning in the name of Jesus Christ, no form, fashion, or show, or outside show to the world.

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We come because we know that thou art real, and that thou died for us, and that thou have all power. We're here because of thy love. And as we come, we pray, Father, that you would come with us to that holy and righteous will.

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We thank you for this William Cullen kitchen here. We thank you for each and every one of you individually and collectively. We thank you above all for Jesus Christ that you gave to this non-world that all mankind might be saved who believe in him and trust him for your word.

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We come now, Father, asking that you might touch our minds and our hearts, God, forgive us of our sins and our shortcomings, our omissions and our commissions, those things that we should have done and should have not done. We thank Thee, dear Lord, in Heaven for all that You have done for us, from our earliest

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existence up to this present moment. We pray that Thou would put with us this day now, and guide our minds and our thoughts and help us to seize our holy and righteous will. Send Your Holy Spirit to guide us and protect us and seize our holy and righteous will.

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Blessed is the Church in the most particular manner. Blessed are the pastors who pray thee for Jesus' sake. Lead him and guide him and give him wisdom and knowledge to suit you, which is thy holy and righteous will.

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We pray thee, O blessed, for the law of all the visitors of our Church, all the members of our Inn, and as it is our father, crowned with success our efforts and all our undertaking,

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which is thy holy and righteous will. Then, Lord, in heaven, where are others who are not here who would like to be here? those who are sick, some in hospitals and some at home. We pray thee, Father, for all our

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thank yous about this this morning. Pray that you would comfort them and have mercy upon them. Let them know, Heavenly Father, in you all things are possible.

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They can come out if they please. Pray for them as great as thou hast guided them. In the Lord, Heaven above all, this world is in a bad state.

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We pray for the lost man and woman, born of God, who is yet in sin, who hasn't thought for a chaste eternity. We ask that the heavenly Father help us to be a listener in thy hands,

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that we might cross many a moment, and come to thee and live before it's too late. Bless our service today, and your Holy Spirit and God, that we might be happy and pleased when we leave this place, and see us all at home in our different homes of safety,

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and to thy holy righteous will. And when we have completed this life, heavenly Lord, don't let the things that are pleasing us sigh. We ask that thou would give us a home in thy kingdom,

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and praise thy name forever. He bless and bless his name, our Father, who art in heaven. Amen. (soft music) (gentle music)

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(dramatic music) (gentle music) [Music] (soft music)

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(gentle piano music) (piano music) [Music] O praise ye the Lord, O praise ye the Lord.

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Praise ye the Lord, Praise ye the Lord. ♪ A great liberty ♪ ♪ And liberty ♪ ♪ And a man ♪

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♪ May not live ♪ ♪ All alone ♪ ♪ Make a joyful noise ♪ ♪ Make a joyful noise ♪

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♪ All ye love ♪ ♪ All ye love ♪ ♪ Say the Lord is with you ♪ ♪ And before ye will know ♪

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♪ How clear the dawn ♪ ♪ Oh, yet the sun still does ♪ ♪ Yet in the hour of day long ♪ ♪ My love, we are friends ♪

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♪ We are his people ♪ ♪ On the ship of Kennecott's care ♪ ♪ You're the chief of the human race ♪ ♪ It's our ritual, it's game ♪

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♪ It's our ritual, it's game ♪ ♪ With thanksgiving ♪ ♪ With thanksgiving ♪ ♪ On his arm ♪

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♪ He's caught ♪ ♪ His arm is gone ♪ ♪ He's caught ♪ ♪ With the prey ♪

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♪ He's caught with the prey ♪ ♪ The prey I'm making ♪ ♪ The prey I'm making ♪ ♪ His grace on me still reigns ♪

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♪ His angels on the wing ♪ ♪ He can go, he can go ♪ ♪ He can go, he can go ♪ [singing]

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(singing) ♪ Amen, amen, amen, amen ♪ ♪ Amen, amen, amen, amen ♪ (singing in foreign language)

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♪ I'll be in ♪ ♪ War ♪ ♪ In ♪ ♪ The war ♪

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[Music] May we stand for our response of reading. 594. [Music] [Music]

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[Chorus singing] It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises unto him by name almost time. [Unintelligible] Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the paltry, upon the harp with a solemn sound.

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[Unintelligible] [Priest] O Lord, how great are thy works, and thy thoughts are very deep. [All] O come, O come, and receive the King of all the world. [All] Let us give thanks to our Father, who art in heaven, and on earth as it is in heaven.

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[Priest] Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with songs. [All] For the Lord is great and mighty, and the great King of all the world. [Music] In his hand are the deep places of the earth.

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The strength of the hills is his also. [INAUDIBLE] O come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord, our maker.

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[INAUDIBLE] He pours contempt upon princes and causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way. [Unintelligible] The righteous shall see it and rejoice and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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[chanting] [ Music ] My word is a lamp unto my feet. My word is a lamp unto my feet.

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My word is a lamp unto my feet. ♪ I know that until I'm gone ♪ ♪ We are free ♪ Amen.

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This is the Children's Hour. All the children in the congregation from the fifth grade to the kindergarten, I asked to come forward.

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Train up a child the way that he should go. When he is old he will not depart from it. This is a word from the wise. The Apostle said, "When I was a child,

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I thought as a child, I understood as a child." Jesus said, "Except you become as a little child, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." I have one of my favorite types of candy here.

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I don't know whether some of you like it or not, but how many of you would like to have a piece of this peppermint? Good, good.

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Good. [inaudible] [ Silence ] [ Applause ]

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Thank you. [ Silence ] [silence] All right.

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I noticed something about you when I gave you that candy. I noticed that five of you forgot to say one thing and that is thank you. Now I want to tell you a story about that. Many years ago when Jesus was upon the earth

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There were ten lepers They were Suffering from a terrible disease There was no disease worse than leprosy

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It was a kind of disease that would eat into your flesh And after eating away your flesh would eat away your bones and finally the person would die a miserable death. So these men who had the leprosy had no hope of ever being healed and living a good life. But Jesus came

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and they called upon him to heal them and he healed all ten of these lepers. And when they were healed, nine of them started on their way home. They were in a hurry to get home and only one of them came back to say to Jesus thank you. Nine forgot where their blessing came from and only one remembered to say

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thank you. God is blessing us all the time. We are celebrating this week what we call Thanksgiving Day, but every day is Thanksgiving Day and every day we ought to give thanks to God for what he does for us and we should always remember to say thank you. To say thank you to God for our lives. To say thank you

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for this wonderful world that he has created and put us in it. To say thank you for our parents, our sisters, our brothers. To say thank you for the church, for our teachers, our families, and for the food that we eat, the clothes that we wear, the places that we stay. In every way, let us remember to say thank you. And we say thank you

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best by the way we live our lives in obedience to God by being faithful, by being kind, by being loving. May we bow our heads now. Gracious God, help every one of us to be thankful, to remember you in all that we do, and never forget to say thank you. Amen.

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[Bell rings] Come now for the dedication. of a child that is being brought, presented to the Lord by the parents. Brother and sister Darrell Nelson are the parents of this child.

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Brother Darryl Nelson grew up in our church, and he and his wife are accompanied by the godparents. There are others, the parents and grandparents and friends who have gathered here to share in this occasion. This is a new life which is being presented to God. It is an expression of God's gift to this family.

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It's an expression of his love. It is the expression of the first fruits of this marriage, first offspring. So as you come now as did Hannah of old to present your child to the Lord what is the name of your child?

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Lord Darrell Nelson III. May we bow our heads. Gracious God, we bless your name for the gift of this new life. Lord Darrell Nelson III, which by your grace has come into this family, help these parents

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to recognize that Lord Daryl Nelson the third is a gift from you alone which they have for just a season And grant that they may provide the kind of nurture in the home

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that will enable him to grow as Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man. Pray that you would help us as the wider fellowship of Christians to be instrumental in providing the kind of nurture

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that will help him to grow in your likeness. We ask in Jesus name. Amen. (bell chiming)

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[ Silence ] [ Music ] I must confess that we've been truly blessed. And no one can see us through

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The things we do and love us to God has signed my name on heaven's rule book There'll be no looking back for me And God has signed my name on heaven's rule book

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book there'll be no looking back for me. Oh I must confess that I've been truly blessed and no one could see me through the things I do and love me too. And everywhere I go, I let folks know just how I feel. He's really, really real. No more shame.

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He took the blame and set me free because he loves me. Oh, I must confess that I've been truly blessed. And no one can see me through the things I do and love me too. And everywhere I go, I let folks know just how I feel.

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He's really real. No more shame, Lord. He took the blame and set me free, because he loves me. Oh, I must confess that I've been truly blessed.

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And no one can see me through the things I do and love me too. [Music] Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let everybody know Just how deep he's reached.

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He's reached. I know that he's really reached. And no more shame, Lord, he took the blame blame and set me free because he loves me. Oh I must confess that I've been truly blessed

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and no one can see me through the things I do and love me too. Everywhere I go I let folks know just how I feel he's really really real. No more shame Lord he took the blame and set me free, 'cause he loves me. Oh, he set me free, 'cause he loves me.

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Oh, he set me free, 'cause he loves me. Oh, he set me free, 'cause he loves me. [APPLAUSE] Let's all say amen.

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Amen. Well, that's wonderful. We want now to continue our worship as we prepare our hearts for the dedication of our gifts. The choir leads us now in "Thank You, Lord." [Music]

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Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul. Thank you, Lord, for making me whole. ♪ Thank you, Lord, for giving to me ♪ ♪ Thy great salvation ♪

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♪ So rich a dream ♪ ♪ We are treasured for thy salvation ♪ We are the rainbow of the rain. We are blessed with harvest green. And fields of golden grain. ♪ Was most of all we ought to be ♪

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♪ All like that in future life ♪ ♪ For we know it is ♪ ♪ For the rain is here ♪ ♪ Spill it down from heaven up ♪

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♪ Thank you, Lord ♪ ♪ For making my soul ♪ ♪ Thank you, Lord ♪ ♪ For making me whole ♪

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♪ Thank you, Lord ♪ ♪ Our year is new year ♪ ♪ And great salvation ♪ ♪ So rich ♪

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♪ Our relief ♪ - Amen. Let us worship the Lord now in our giving. (gentle music)

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(music) We express our love and our loyalty to the Lord and what we offer to him in Thanksgiving. [music]

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Let us pray. Father of all mercies, who dost send down from above every good and perfect gift, we pause now to say thank you for every expression of your bounty. Thank you for the opportunity to share of ourselves and our substance in Jesus' name. Amen.

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[Music] Those persons who are worshiping with us who are not members of this church, if you have not signed the visitor's card, would you raise your hand? [Music]

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If you are, if you have not signed the visitor's card, would you raise your hand and the ushers will see to it that you get a card which you are asked to fill out and return to the usher. [MUSIC PLAYING] (soft piano music)

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(gentle music) (soft piano music) (soft piano music) (gentle music)

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♪ Come to Saint Jude's ♪ ♪ And be loved by all the saints ♪ ♪ With love the great and true ♪ ♪ All the saints shall hear ♪

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♪ Let us march in love and truth ♪ ♪ By Jesus, the coming hope ♪ ♪ Faith and trust shall remain ♪ ♪ By Jesus, the justice reign ♪

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♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪

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♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪

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♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪ ♪ Jesus, justice reigns ♪

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♪ Let us pray to Jesus ♪ ♪ Jesus, we come to save ♪ [music] [Music]

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♪ When he came, the well had flown ♪ ♪ With all the world to know ♪ ♪ When he came, the house was not new ♪ ♪ There's a place he has a friend ♪

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♪ Where he lives in love and faith ♪ ♪ For he knows it's just the way ♪ ♪ It's just the way, just the way ♪ ♪ He knows it's just the way ♪

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♪ He knows it's just the way, just the way ♪ ♪ It's just the way, just the way ♪ ♪ He's got the strength to take the pain ♪ ♪ There's no way I can't love ♪

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♪ He's got the strength to take the pain ♪ ♪ He's got the strength to take the pain ♪ ♪ He's got the strength to take the pain ♪ ♪ He's got the strength to take the pain ♪

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♪ There's no way I can't love ♪ ♪ (jazz music) (horse neighs) [music]

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Good morning and this is your announcement period. I have one announcement so please refer to your bulletin for any other further information. The Vanderbilt chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national honorary society, last week announced the selection of 16 new members. Included in the group was Frederick Chapman. Members

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in Omicron Delta Kappa is open to a limited number of juniors and seniors and the selection is based on excellence in academics, 2.0 or above, athletics, student government, social and Religion Affairs, Publications, Forensics, or the Arts. I am now going to call the names of the visitors for whom I have cards.

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Sister Gladys and Dorothy Nell Thomas of Belmont, Texas, St. James Baptist Church, visiting here with Brother and Mrs. Lloyd Nelson, Julius Whittier and Deborah Pruitt of Austin, Texas, a member of First Baptist Church of Hamilton Park, and St. Paul Methodist from San Antonio.

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Brother and sister Sammy Thomas from Corpus Christi, Texas, a member of St. John Baptist and Church of God, visiting here with brother and sister Lloyd Nelson, Sr.

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Brother and sister Charlie Thomas from Corpus Christi, Texas, a member of St. John Baptist visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Melton Sodders from Austin, a member of First Calvary Baptist Church.

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Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Mabney and family from Commerce, Texas, a member of Full Gospel Pentecostal visiting here with Brother and Sister Lloyd D. Nelson. Sharon Gardner from Louisville, Kentucky, a member of St. Anne's Church,

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visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. L. Nelson, Sr. Mrs. Kathleen Conaway from Austin, Texas, a member of Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, visiting here with Mrs. Erna R. Creighton.

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Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Curtis from Austin, Texas, a member of St. Stephen's Missionary Church, visiting here with Lula Nelson. Dorothy Wilkins and Anthony Wilkins from Austin, a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd D. Nelson. George Sears from Austin, a member of Mossboro Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Brenda and Mrs. Laurie

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Mrs. Brenda L. Zanders from Washington, D.C., a member of Metropolitan Baptist Church, visiting here with Mrs. Vernie Smith. Gregory Nelson from Austin, Texas. A.R. Malabery from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, visiting here with Ray Flick. And Edwin Sams from Oklahoma City, visiting here a member of Fifth Baptist Church, Reverend James O. Bradford. If there are any other

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visitors in the audience, would you please stand and give the name of your church home? On behalf of Ebenezer, I would like to welcome you. If you don't have a church home, please Please remember that our doors are always open. Would someone sitting close by, these persons standing, please stand up and shake their

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hands. At this time we will have a special announcement by Brother Street. Thank you. Good morning.

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Good morning. As with most families, the people in those families are its most important resource. The same is true with the family here at Ebenezer. And resources are to be called upon when needed.

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To this end, and for reference, a business directory of the Ebenezer family is being compiled by some deacons from this church. We have some registration forms that are very simple and straightforward. They call for your name, the name of your business, business address and phone number,

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the type of service that is rendered, and any additional comments that you would wish to make about your business. Would you please contact, if you would like to register the business that you own or you're involved in, with any of the deacons, and any of the deacons would see that these forms reach the proper person.

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Thank you. [Silence] in the bulletin that on Friday at seven o'clock

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that Emmanuel is being presented. That is an oratorio which has been written by

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May Alice Mays. She heard a sermon which was delivered by the pastor several years ago entitled "Black Christmas" and She has written this oratorio based on the inspiration that came through that message and

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this Christmas concert will feature Miss Mays and her students on Friday at 7 o'clock

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here at our church. So you are asked to come and if you so desire, wear formal attire. This is an announcement which comes to us through Sister May Alice Mays. So let us all

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remember this as we plan our activities for this week. The Oratorio Emmanuel which will be presented here on Friday night written by our own sister May Alice Mays

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There was an announcement in the bulletin concerning the birth of a baby girl to Doctor and sister

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Wayne McElvin sister McElvin's mother was here in the early service this morning and and I think she told me she would be here in the, Sister Becky Alvin would be here in the 11 o'clock service.

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I believe she's back there. Sister Alvin, would you just raise your hand? So let's all say amen as we congratulate this family. That's the mother there of the new baby girl which has been born. And we congratulate that family. We rejoice with them in this new expression of God's grace.

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And this baby girl, Eleanor Carroll. Is that right? [Crowd noise] To that family. [ Silence ]