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[ Silence ] >> Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. [ Multiple Speakers ] [MUSIC]

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(upbeat piano music) [ Music ] ♪ I'm walking in the light of Jesus' light ♪ ♪ I'm walking in the light of Jesus' light ♪

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♪ I'm in the light of Jesus' light ♪ ♪ I'm walking in the light of Jesus' light ♪ - May we pray. Our Father in heaven, as we come before thy house of prayer,

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We ask that thy spirit will be with us this morning. We ask that thy blessings will shower down upon us in great abundance. In the name of Jesus, we pray and ask it all.

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Amen. [MUSIC - "IT'S ME"] It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the heat of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the heat of prayer.

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It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the heat of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the heat of prayer. I'm a brother, not a sister, but it's me, oh Lord, standing in the heat of prayer. I'm a brother, not a sister, but it's me, oh Lord, standing in the heat of prayer.

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It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not the preacher, nor the deacon, but it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. I'm a preacher, Lord, in need of mercy, O Lord,

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standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

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It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Before we pray this morning, will each one of you shake each other's hand, each eye, let there be a change, let the Spirit flow all the way through. Now I know you feel better, and I do.

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Dear Heavenly Father, we are very thankful to be here this morning. We're here, dear God, because you died on the cross for us. Dear Heavenly Father, you made it possible that we as Christians should carry on your good deeds.

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Dear Heavenly Father, we are very thankful that you did what you did for us. Dear Heavenly Father, we know nobody else who loves us as much as you do.

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I know, dear God, that we do not love you as we should, but strengthen us, dear God, in this year of 1979, that each one of us may be better Christians, that things may turn out a little better than they

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did last year. Give us the wisdom. Give us the power. Give us the endurance.

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Give us the patience, dear God. the things we know you can grant us. Dear Heavenly Father we are thankful this year that we can look forward to another year. Dear Heavenly Father we are thankful for all the things you have blessed us with. Dear Heavenly Father give us the strength

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to spread your gospel still further that those on the outside might understand what it means to be a Christian. Dear Heavenly Father, go by us, stand by us, and guide us in the path of righteousness. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, Amen. Amen.

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Amen. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING]

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(gentle piano music) (gentle piano music) ♪ The Lord is my shepherd ♪ ♪ I shall not want ♪

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♪ He may give me to my love ♪ ♪ If he must choose ♪ ♪ Him, me, and me ♪ ♪ Him, me, and me ♪

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♪ In the desert the still waters ♪ ♪ He restored my soul ♪ ♪ He leadeth me ♪ ♪ In the path of righteousness ♪

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♪ For his name's sake ♪ [ Music ] ♪ Believing me ♪ ♪ Even though I walk through the lonely ♪

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♪ And the shadow of death ♪ ♪ I will fear no evil ♪ ♪ For though I'm with thee ♪ ♪ I'm not as deathly for me ♪

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[ Music ] [MUSIC] ♪ There is a table before me ♪ ♪ And the presence of my enemies ♪

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♪ My heart is particularly full ♪ ♪ My clock runneth over ♪ ♪ For Thou art with me ♪ ♪ I run and I step ♪

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♪ They come to me ♪ ♪ Truly goodness and mercy shall follow me ♪ ♪ All the ways of my life ♪ ♪ And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever ♪

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♪ And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ The Lord is my shepherd ♪ ♪ I shall not want ♪

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♪ I shall not want ♪ ♪ Shall not want ♪ (audience laughing) (gentle music)

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[ Music ] >> The response of reading will be number 585, the upright man and can be found in the new Baptist hymnal. May we stand.

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[MUSIC] ♪ Here is my word, dear children ♪ ♪ I am thy God ♪ ♪ Blessed are they who walk ♪

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♪ With the word of the Lord ♪ ♪ In their hearts ♪ ♪ Peace by that ♪ ♪ Alma Mater ♪

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♪ Speaketh to his children ♪ - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scorners.

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But this he lies in the law of the Lord, and in his law does he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season. His leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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[MUSIC] ♪ I will keep thy word in my heart ♪ ♪ May peace ♪ ♪ Thou hear my heart ♪

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- Therefore, the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. Lord, Lord, with the way of Christ, with the way of man, God, and the child, perish. [MUSIC]

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♪ My word is a lamp unto my feet ♪ ♪ My word is a lamp unto my feet ♪ ♪ And a light unto my right way ♪ [music]

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[music] [music] This is the children's hour. All children from the kindergarten level through the fifth grade

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are asked to come forward at this time. Jesus said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, forbid them not, for such is the kingdom of heaven." The rule of God in the hearts of people like little children, he rules the spirit of love and concern and humility. Train up a child the way that he should go, and when he's old he will not depart from it,

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said the wise men of old. The chairman's sermon this morning is about praying, how to pray God, and praying is talking to God. Once a boy said, "I am not going to pray to God anymore. I'm just not going to do it. I'm not going to pray to God anymore." He said that to his father. His father was a little concerned about this kind of

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attitude, he was quite concerned in fact. And he said well why? He said I prayed when I was going fishing on Monday I prayed that I would catch fish. I didn't catch any fish. I prayed that I would catch a fish when I went fishing on Tuesday. I didn't catch any fish. So Wednesday I didn't pray and I went fishing and I caught fish. So I'm

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not going to pray anymore. So his father had to teach him a lesson about prayer. Prayer means that when we ask God to do something, that God is not our errand boy. He's not somebody we can just call him up and tell him what we want him to do and he does anything we want him to do. It doesn't work like that. That's not really what we mean by prayer.

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But prayer means that we seek to know what is the will of God and we also will seek to be used by God toward the fulfillment of that prayer. In other words, if you pray that you might be good, then you're also going to work to try to carry out that prayer and ask God to direct your spirit in a way that you could.

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And it means that you just don't ask God to do something one day, and if it doesn't happen the way you'd like for it to happen, say, "Well, I'm going to give up." It means that you must keep on keeping on, because God's time for having that to happen may not be according to our time, so we must keep on asking him.

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So we go to him in prayer, and we keep on doing those things that God directs us to do toward the fulfillment of that prayer. So remember, how many of you pray? Good, good.

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Good, good. So remember when you pray that what you are doing is asking God to direct your life and you ask him to do something that is in keeping with his will and then you ask him to use you to carry that out and then you just keep on. If it doesn't happen the first day, It may happen the next day, or it may happen...

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Sometimes God says yes, sometimes God says no, and sometimes God says wait a while. So keep that in mind as you talk with God in your prayer. May we bow our heads.

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Gracious God our Father we thank you that we can go to you in prayer, that we can talk with you in our hearts, and that you know already what we need, but that in praying we come to relate ourselves to you so that we are used by you toward carrying out those things that you want us to do.

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We ask this in Jesus' name, amen. (piano music) (soft piano music) (soft piano music)

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[ Music ] ♪ There must be rest ♪ ♪ For me, I know ♪ ♪ There must be a place ♪

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♪ Where Christians can go ♪ ♪ There must be joy up in heaven ♪ ♪ I know when I reach my heavenly home ♪ [ Music ]

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There must be rest, for me I know. There must be a place where Christians can go. There must be joy, there must be joy, there must be joy up in heaven, I know, I know, I know, when I reach my heavenly home. ♪ Sometimes I feel like ♪ ♪ I can't find the happiness ♪

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♪ Nowhere ♪ ♪ Nowhere ♪ ♪ Sometimes I feel ♪ ♪ I can't find happiness ♪

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♪ No way ♪ ♪ No way ♪ ♪ Sometimes I feel ♪ ♪ I can't find happiness ♪

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♪ No way ♪ ♪ No way ♪ ♪ There must be a heaven ♪ ♪ There must be a heaven ♪

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♪ There must be a heaven ♪ ♪ Somewhere ♪ ♪ Sometimes I feel like ♪ ♪ I can't find no peace of mind ♪

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♪ Nowhere ♪ ♪ Nowhere ♪ ♪ Sometimes I fear ♪ ♪ I can't find peace of mind ♪

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♪ Nowhere ♪ ♪ Nowhere ♪ Sometimes I fear I can't find peace of mind. Nowhere, nowhere.

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There must be a heaven. There must be a heaven. There must be a heaven. ♪ The beats of wind ♪

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♪ There must be rest ♪ ♪ For me and you ♪ ♪ There must be a place ♪ ♪ In a place where Christians can go ♪

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♪ Christians can go ♪ ♪ There must be joy ♪ ♪ There must be joy ♪ ♪ There will I know ♪

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♪ There will I know ♪ ♪ Will I reach ♪ ♪ My heavenly home ♪ ♪ Behold ♪

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♪ There must be joy ♪ ♪ There must be joy up in heaven I know ♪ ♪ Heaven I know where I reach ♪ ♪ My heavenly ♪

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[ Music ] [ Background noise ] We worship the Lord in our giving at this time. The world is God's pasture.

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And we are the sheep of his pasture. Pasture as well as the sheep belong to him. The cattle of a thousand hills. The sheep and the wool belong to the Lord.

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So the earth is the Lord's, the fullness thereof, the world and they that dwell therein. For he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the floods. We shall ascend to the Lord, we shall stand in his holy place. He that hath clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul into vanity.

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So let us worship him now in the sharing of our gifts. God is bountifully given. Let us bountifully be channels of his grace of giving. Let us pray.

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God our Father, grant that our hearts may be open, that we may be receptive, and that we may truly be the means of your grace and the sharing this morning. Help us to understand that your expectation of us is to give according to how you have given to us. So with that let us truly worship you we pray in Jesus name amen.

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Amen. ♪ You can have the throne ♪ ♪ The thrones and mansions high ♪ ♪ Take the thrones and reign just while ♪

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The mountaintops I give to you, the rivers and the oceans too. But give me a place near the heart of God. ♪ You can have the silver and the gold ♪ ♪ Take the oil and my blood ♪

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and miners call. The richest pearls I give to you. ♪ Rubies and the diamonds too ♪ ♪ But give me ♪ A place near the heart of God.

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All I want is a place, a place where I-- All I want is a place, a place, a place where he can hear my call. ♪ A place where I can be ♪ ♪ In touch with the free ♪

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♪ I love so much ♪ ♪ A place ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ I'll find a God ♪

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♪ All I want is a place, a place ♪ ♪ A place, a place ♪ ♪ All I want is a place ♪ ♪ Where I, a place, a place ♪

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♪ A place, where I, where I ♪ ♪ I can tell ♪ ♪ A place, a place ♪ ♪ Where he can hear ♪

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♪ A place where I can keep in touch ♪ ♪ With a breath of love so much ♪ ♪ A glance ♪ ♪ Near the heart of God ♪

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a God. [audience cheers] Amen. We have in recent months had

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In addition to our music family here at the church, in the male course, the male course is under the direction of Brother Walter West. They will be giving service on a regular basis. the not-too-distant future, it is my plan to rearrange the music schedule so that

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there will be more of an more equity in the contributions that are made as these groups are added to the family. Now we're going to have a moment of dedication for this group and at this time we would like for them to stand, all the men. Brother West is the director here and all the men of the course would

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you stand? Would you remain standing and will everyone repeat these words after me. Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in the firmament of his power. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Lord. You have dedicated yourself to the music ministry of this church, so if it is your

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purpose to be faithful in the use of your talents of music in glorifying and honoring God and for the edification of his saints and the witness of his word through the channel of music, if you will be faithful to that task, you will answer, "God being my helper, I will."

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May God bless you. Thank you. [ Background noise ] [MUSIC PLAYING]

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♪ And make me free ♪ ♪ For He saved ♪ ♪ For He saved the firstborn ♪ ♪ And He saved ♪

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♪ And He saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ I truly know ♪ ♪ Yes, I know ♪

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♪ I truly know ♪ ♪ Jesus' blood can make the world His own ♪ ♪ I know, yes I know ♪ ♪ Jesus bled and made the blood and sin and pain ♪

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♪ The pain, the pain he gave him power ♪ ♪ The blood, the blood he made so great ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ I know ♪

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♪ And I know ♪ ♪ Yes I know ♪ ♪ Jesus blessed me ♪ ♪ No other sinner ♪

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♪ Yes I know ♪ ♪ Yes I know ♪ ♪ Jesus blood can make the fallace in our flesh ♪ ♪ And I know ♪

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♪ Yes I know ♪ ♪ Jesus blood can make the fallace in our flesh ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ Yes I know ♪

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♪ Jesus, what can make the heartless sinner flee ♪ - Amen. - Amen. [ Pause ] We will have two announcements.

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The first announcement will come from Ms. Vina Coleman and the second announcement will come from Brother Roland Hayes. >> Thank you, Sister Wilson. Today is hot cider time for missions one and two at the church and this is from 4 to 6 p.m. and I'm asking ladies come out and meet

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members of other circles. Get to know who's who in the WMU. Now don't let the Super Bowl freak you out. Use your spiritual restraint to fight this temptation to stay home. Now we did not set this time just to test your faith. We didn't do that. But since it worked out that way, we're going to say let this be

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a sacrificial gift for religious service. So I'm expecting ladies, come out. We don't want the Lord to give a blackout, you know, just to make you come out. So come on out and worship with us from 4 to 6 p.m. Thank you kindly. I'm looking forward to seeing you. I like the Super Bowl too, but this is first. Thank you.

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Good morning. A little less than two weeks ago, a faction of people from East Austin visited the school board. At that meeting, some people spoke out and asked for the resignation of the president of the school board. This was a shock to a number of us, to the point that we wanted to know what we could do about it. We

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We thought about it and we feel that we can do something about it. We think that there's a time for us to take a stand. Brother Samuel Austin, Sister Vanna Coleman and myself in the last two weeks have been communicating as to how we could do this without disgracing ourselves and anyone else in the

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community. We don't want to be militant, but we feel like we should rise to this occasion. We have proposed to do the following thing. Tomorrow night at 7.30, the board meets again.

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We would like to fill that room up with those that support the president of the board. This message is going out to almost all the churches in East Austin. We on the phone yesterday talking to pastors and everyone else we could buttonhole To ask them to make this announcement at that church

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We want to be there tomorrow at a quarter to seven 645 We want to take our seats. We want to be there [BLANK_AUDIO]