00:00:00.000 - 00:00:46.000

[ Silence ] [ Music ] [MUSIC] ♪ And He gave us His Son ♪

00:00:46.000 - 00:00:59.000

♪ Who yielded His life ♪ ♪ And atoning for sin ♪ ♪ And offered the life ♪ ♪ Which that all may know Him ♪

00:00:59.000 - 00:01:12.240

♪ Praise the Lord, praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Let the earth hear His voice ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord, praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Let the people rejoice ♪

00:01:12.240 - 00:01:26.840

♪ O come to the Father ♪ ♪ Who did once love us ♪ ♪ And give him the glory ♪ ♪ Great things he hath done ♪

00:01:26.840 - 00:01:39.560

♪ O come, all ye faithful ♪ ♪ The angels have sung ♪ ♪ To every believer ♪ ♪ The promise of God ♪

00:01:39.560 - 00:01:52.220

♪ The promise of Jesus ♪ ♪ Who truly believes ♪ ♪ That moment of Jesus ♪ ♪ The Lord of grace sees ♪

00:01:52.220 - 00:02:04.860

♪ Praise the Lord, praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Let the earth give him praise ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord, praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Let the people rejoice ♪

00:02:04.860 - 00:02:22.700

♪ O come to the land of the free ♪ ♪ And give him the glory ♪ ♪ Great as it is ♪ ♪ O come to the land of the free ♪

00:02:22.700 - 00:02:40.700

♪ And give him the glory ♪ ♪ Great as it is ♪ Spirit upon us that we may worship you in spirit and in truth. Forgive us of our sins.

00:02:40.700 - 00:03:11.700

Renew the right spirit within us that we may run with patience the race that you have set before us. We ask in the name of your son, Jesus Christ our Savior, who taught us to pray, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

00:03:11.700 - 00:03:36.700

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debts and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. You may be seated.

00:03:36.700 - 00:03:48.420

(footsteps) [MUSIC PLAYING] (soft music) [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03:48.420 - 00:04:00.160

(child shouting) (dramatic music) (dramatic music) [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:04:00.160 - 00:04:58.680

[ Music ] [Music] ♪ Jesus, Master of the soul ♪ ♪ Thou who to earth again to reign ♪

00:04:58.680 - 00:05:27.520

♪ Call the haunts and give us hope ♪ ♪ To praise His holy name ♪ ♪ Wee thy love of God be praised ♪ ♪ For a land of cheer in thy ♪

00:05:27.520 - 00:05:50.860

♪ Wee thy love of God be praised ♪ ♪ For a land of cheer in thy ♪ ♪ God in earth ♪ ♪ In every tongue ♪

00:05:50.860 - 00:06:17.020

♪ Bringeth ♪ ♪ My God's love ♪ [MUSIC] [ Music ]

00:06:17.020 - 00:06:40.300

♪ He knows master of the waves ♪ ♪ With arms of the loving King ♪ ♪ And the winds may carry us ♪ ♪ On the water and on the sea ♪

00:06:42.740 - 00:07:04.260

♪ O'er the land of the rising sun ♪ ♪ Where the red and golden grey ♪ ♪ Where the waves of ever ♪ ♪ Ever come ♪

00:07:04.260 - 00:07:45.020

♪ Where the strong will never wave ♪ ♪ Where the sun may never fade ♪ ♪ Only thou wilt keep us safe ♪ ♪ In the way that leads to thee ♪

00:07:45.020 - 00:08:11.320

♪ Only thou canst save me, God ♪ ♪ For life's unresting day ♪ ♪ When the past was safe and free ♪ ♪ We give to our faith a new ♪

00:08:11.320 - 00:08:35.840

♪ A new host of special praise ♪ ♪ Then let good hope reign again ♪ ♪ For God, we may ever ♪ ♪ Give our glad defeat this year ♪

00:08:35.840 - 00:09:29.540

[ Music ] Our response to the reading is 593. In the back of your hymnal let us stand. [ Pause ] [ Music ]

00:09:29.540 - 00:09:54.960

♪ Dearly I've heard thee, children ♪ ♪ I am thy God ♪ ♪ Bless me, O day, O morn ♪ ♪ With the word of the Lord ♪

00:09:55.120 - 00:10:20.140

in their hearts. Be silent, for the Lord speaketh to his children. I will bless the Lord at all times.

00:10:20.140 - 00:10:42.280

His praise shall continually be in my mouth. [unclear] Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. [unclear]

00:10:42.280 - 00:11:03.280

They looked unto him and were enlightened, and their faces were not ashamed. [choir singing] The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him and delivereth them. [choir singing]

00:11:11.280 - 00:11:32.880

I will keep thy word in my heart, Take thee from in my heart. O fear the Lord, ye saints, For there is no want to them that fear him.

00:11:32.880 - 00:11:54.320

The young man who laughs at the sound of the trumpet, But if he sings the Lord shall not want him to drink. the righteous cry, and the Lord heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles. [Congregation] The Lord is kind to the iniquitous, and to the corrupt, and to the poor, and to the lame, and to the lame, and to the drunk, and to the drunk, and to the spirit.

00:11:54.320 - 00:12:18.680

[Pastor] Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. [Congregation] He even calls the foes by calling them to the Word. Evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Lord, the King, and the soul of His servants, and the Holy Ghost, and the Holy Spirit shall be desolate.

00:12:18.680 - 00:12:37.680

[piano] Thy Word is the path unto Thy feet. Thy Word is the path unto Thy feet. ♪ I heard you left one too many ♪

00:12:37.680 - 00:13:03.380

♪ And I'll light up to my love ♪ ♪ The way ♪ ♪ The way ♪ [music]

00:13:03.380 - 00:13:25.660

This is the children's hour. All of the children in the congregation from the kindergarten level through the fifth grade are asked to come forward at this time. Train up a child the way that he should go,

00:13:25.660 - 00:13:45.500

and when he is old he will not depart from it. Jesus said, Suffer the little children to come unto me. Do not hinder them.

00:13:45.500 - 00:14:30.620

For such is the kingdom of heaven. When I was a child, I thought as a child, I understood as a child. Good morning. How are you this morning? Good. There is what is called a combination Lock how many of you have seen what you call a combination lock this combination lock where you turn on a certain number

00:14:30.620 - 00:14:46.840

a certain direction a certain number of times and Finally it is locked Well, there are certain things that may be unlocked for us. There are certain things that we can get

00:14:46.840 - 00:15:04.960

If we have the right Combination so to speak. I want to read this from the Bible It's a word here That was spoken many many years ago by one of the disciples of Jesus

00:15:04.960 - 00:15:20.160

called Peter he said He has sent his message to the sons of Israel By giving us the good news of peace through Jesus Christ

00:15:20.160 - 00:15:38.860

He is the Lord of all you must know the story of Jesus of Nazareth Why it was spread through the whole of Judea beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed You must have heard how God

00:15:39.440 - 00:15:57.280

anointed him with the power of the Holy Spirit and he went about doing good and healing all who suffered from the devil's power because God was with him now. We are eyewitnesses of everything that he did

00:15:57.280 - 00:16:19.200

This is what Peter said to the people at that time in what he was really saying that there are three things that We need to know three things that we need to know. We need to know the gospel, the good news of God.

00:16:19.200 - 00:16:30.200

We need to know the gospel. Let's say that. We need to know the gospel. That's one thing in this combination that we need to know.

00:16:30.200 - 00:16:46.540

And so in doing this, that means that we must hear the gospel. So we need to hear the gospel. And once we hear the gospel, we need to accept the gospel. We need to hear it, we need to accept it,

00:16:46.540 - 00:16:59.240

and then we need to live it. Those three things we need to do. To hear the gospel, to believe it, and to live it. Can you remember that?

00:16:59.240 - 00:17:05.340

Y'all remember that? Why don't we repeat this after me? This young lady's shaking her head here, so I'm gonna go over this.

00:17:05.340 - 00:17:24.140

Say hear the word, hear the word, all right, believe the word, and live the word. That's not hard to remember is it? Let's try it once more. Hear the word, believe the word, and live the word.

00:17:24.140 - 00:17:45.480

And that you see unlocks everything to us. That's what God wants us to do in order to be related to him in the way that we will be the kind of boys and girls and men and women God wants us to be. God bless you and keep you. [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:17:45.480 - 00:18:27.740

[MUSIC PLAYING] (dramatic music) [ Music ] [ Music ]

00:18:27.740 - 00:18:45.740

♪ Then all these things shall be added unto you ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Speak, O Lord, the King of the clouds ♪ ♪ Then all the ground shall be filled ♪

00:18:45.740 - 00:19:03.380

♪ Then all these things shall be added unto you ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ I am the voice for Jesus ♪ ♪ I am the Savior's new creation ♪

00:19:03.380 - 00:19:13.720

♪ I am the Holy Spirit ♪ ♪ Shall be every one to you ♪ ♪ I am the Savior's new creation ♪ ♪ I am the Holy Spirit ♪

00:19:13.720 - 00:19:29.200

♪ Shall be every one to you ♪ ♪ I am the Savior's new creation ♪ ♪ And all these things shall be added unto you ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪

00:19:29.200 - 00:19:44.120

♪ See me worship you ♪ ♪ Make me worship you ♪ ♪ And all these things shall be added unto you ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪

00:19:48.920 - 00:20:09.720

Amen. Amen. This is our call to prayer. It is a call to commune with the Eternal, to talk with the Heavenly Father.

00:20:09.720 - 00:20:26.720

Prayer is talking with God. Prayer is listening to God. So I want that we will bow and for every one of us to pray. I don't believe you want to have any music, just everybody pray.

00:20:26.720 - 00:20:42.160

If you bow your heads now. As we remember all sorts and conditions, there are two additions to our sick and shut-in list. Deacon LeBron Washington had a blackout and is now at Holy Cross Hospital.

00:20:42.160 - 00:20:55.440

I saw him on yesterday. day, giving him a series of tests. His sister, B.D. Jones, brother passed away and was funeralized or is being

00:20:55.440 - 00:21:35.660

funeralized. Let's remember these and all other concerns as we bow together. Unto you, O God, we lift our hearts in gratitude for the multitude of your blessings, the gift of another day, another week of challenge and responsibility, an opportunity to witness.

00:21:35.660 - 00:22:12.660

We confess that we are not what we ought to be, feeble, frail creatures of the dust, who make mistakes, who have failed in so many ways to attain into the high mark that you have set for all of us. So within the silence of these moments we bow, asking your forgiveness of our sins,

00:22:12.660 - 00:22:45.780

asking the presence of your spirit that we may truly be channels of your grace. Lord, have mercy upon us. position of us in this service, the songs that we sing, the words that we speak, that all that we do may be to your glory.

00:22:45.780 - 00:23:09.180

Many of us have concerns that we don't know what to do about. We need you to tell us what to do. We need you to guide us so that we will not be victims of the pitfalls that are along the way.

00:23:09.180 - 00:23:39.220

Lord have mercy upon us. There are burdens that are too heavy for us to carry. Be with us and give us the strength that we need for the hills that we have to climb and the valleys through which we must pass. We pray especially now for those who are sick,

00:23:39.220 - 00:24:06.340

some suffering from afflictions of the flesh as far as the body is concerned, others from the afflictions of the mind, the spirit, but whatever may be the ailment, we know that you are a physician that is able to heal all manner of sickness and disease. Lord have mercy.

00:24:06.340 - 00:24:33.020

Bless each one of them wherever they are. Even those who are here within the sound of my voice who may have some affliction or some burden we pray oh God that you will do what you know should be done and give us the grace to accept whatever it is that you have for us and all will be well

00:24:33.020 - 00:25:06.920

with us. We pray for this church. We pray for churches everywhere. We pray for For every person who ministers in your name wherever they are, at home or abroad, for public officials and then for those teeming multitudes, Lord, here within our state and within our nation and all over this wide world who know you not in the pardon of their sins.

00:25:06.920 - 00:25:35.740

us, O God, to work for you with new zeal and determination while it's day, for the night cometh when no man can work. Lord bless us and use us to your glory as our prayer in Jesus' name, amen. [ Silence ]

00:25:35.740 - 00:25:54.700

[MUSIC PLAYING] (SINGING) The joy of the Lord is my strength. The joy of the Lord is my strength. The joy of the Lord is my strength.

00:25:54.700 - 00:26:10.680

The joy of the Lord is my strength. The love of the Lord is my life. The love of the Lord is my life. The love of the Lord is my life.

00:26:10.680 - 00:26:26.680

The love of the Lord is my life. The song of the Lord is my life. The song of the Lord is my life. The song of the Lord is my life.

00:26:26.680 - 00:27:02.680

The song of the Lord is my life. The joy of the Lord is my strength. The joy of the Lord is my strength. The joy of the Lord is my strength. The joy of the Lord is my strength. [music fades out] [music fades out] We worship the Lord now in the dedication of our gifts.

00:27:02.680 - 00:27:32.120

Let every one of us give according to how the Lord has prospered you. Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all thine increase. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses burst out with new wine. [music]

00:27:32.120 - 00:27:43.360

(gentle music) [MUSIC PLAYING] (gentle music) (gentle music)

00:28:09.780 - 00:28:28.100

He that giveth sparingly shall reap sparingly. He that giveth bountifully shall reap bountifully. Let every person give according to how he has purpose in his heart. The Lord loves the cheerful giver.

00:28:28.100 - 00:28:47.160

Let us pray. Bless us, O Lord, as we give. Help us to give according to what you have entrusted to us, recognizing that everything is yours, we belong to you,

00:28:47.160 - 00:29:01.780

we are the sheep of your pasture. And help us to use all that we are, all that we possess, and all that we hope to be to your glory. In Jesus' name, amen.

00:29:01.780 - 00:29:41.240

[Music] [MUSIC PLAYING] (soft piano music) (gentle piano music)

00:29:41.240 - 00:29:51.900

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

00:29:51.900 - 00:30:03.980

[MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] (gentle piano music) [piano music]

00:30:31.180 - 00:30:49.980

Today at three o'clock is our annual day for Our ushers and nurses The ushers and nurses of the Ebenezer Church family Have an annual day at three o'clock

00:30:49.980 - 00:31:06.760

the rising star Baptist Church pastor choir members Will be the special guests We want you here at three o'clock. Let's get started on time and let's

00:31:06.760 - 00:31:45.960

Celebrate together in the Lord share with the ashes to do an outstanding work Sunday after Sunday week after week as the doorkeepers in the sanctuary We are to go after that service to Bastrop, Texas to the federal prison. The persons who to go had to be reported

00:31:45.960 - 00:32:21.040

Wednesday of last week so I didn't know exactly how many persons the choir had Brother Boyd did not know so we were both sort of moving with caution here. But we were limited to 25 persons and we hope to carry the minibus and to get to Bastrop as early as possible

00:32:21.040 - 00:32:38.560

After the service this evening Now we are to begin the service over there at six o'clock They'd like for us to be there as soon as we can get there before six so

00:32:38.560 - 00:33:01.680

In order that all of the necessary work has to be done in processing those who are to go I've never been to federal prison before many of you have not so we'll know next time Regarding all these regulations There were some who indicated that desire to go since that list has been turned in and since those persons have been cleared

00:33:01.680 - 00:33:20.180

But those that weren't turned in Wednesday, I was informed when I called back could not be cleared for today So we have those 23 people and I hope you will understand that and pray for us. It is absolutely necessary

00:33:20.180 - 00:33:32.800

for those who are going, who have been cleared, whose names are on the list, these 23, that you have some personal identification,

00:33:32.800 - 00:33:48.900

such as your driver's license, voting card or whatever that whatever may be the case, but to have some Verification you'll not be admitted just on your word as to who you are

00:33:48.900 - 00:34:02.380

You must have that these other regulations it is Very important that we move With dispatch in both of these services

00:34:02.380 - 00:34:14.520

in order that we might serve in the best way possible for us That's today.

00:34:14.520 - 00:34:42.300

The choir members that are to go, I've asked Brother Boyd to have them to remain so there'll be no mistake about that. But the other persons that, these include deacons and members that I have the names for and that includes Sister Ruby Simpkins, Sister Mary Lee Canadas, Brother D.P. Johnson, Brother S.L. Owens, Brother Junior Smith,

00:34:42.300 - 00:35:15.520

sister Eula Smith, sister Lois Griffin, the T.W. Kenshin, and the pastor. The others are choir members and some who are not deacons. Now the second Sunday in February is celebrated as Race Relations Sunday. We have had a longstanding arrangement

00:35:15.520 - 00:35:32.460

with the University Baptist Church that we would share in services on that day. This year, we are to worship with them at 6.30, that evening, 6.30 p.m. on the second Sunday in February

00:35:32.460 - 00:35:49.160

with the University Baptist Church. The music for the occasion is to be worked out with the two music directors of the two churches. The speaker will be Dr. Kenneth Chaflin, who is a former member of the faculty of Southwestern Seminary and who pastored the

00:35:49.160 - 00:36:00.320

Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, who's recognized as one of the outstanding preachers of the denomination Southern Baptist Group.

00:36:00.320 - 00:36:23.000

So we urge you to Remember that, put it on your calendar, and take advantage of the opportunity to share in that. On the third Sunday, we will celebrate our church anniversary. Ebenezer will be 110 years old,

00:36:23.000 - 00:36:51.480

and our guest preacher will be Dr. Joe Ratliff, who's a pastor of the Brentwood Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, who has one of the fastest growing churches in the state among black Southern Baptists. He is doing one of the outstanding jobs when it comes to church growth, that he and that

00:36:51.480 - 00:37:17.040

congregation. He will be our speaker the third Sunday morning when we observe our church birthday. You're asked to give the church a special gift in connection with that celebration. We intend to have available some church envelopes for that particular purpose.

00:37:17.040 - 00:37:41.400

That evening we are to share in services with the First Baptist Church of Wembley. Many of you were with us last year when we went to Wembley and we had such a wonderful time. It was a very moving service, the like of which I have not been in on a race relations

00:37:41.400 - 00:37:58.520

observance before in my life, even though I've been in many services, but that one was very, very special. They are to be with us at 6 o'clock on the third Sunday. And we want all of you here.

00:37:58.520 - 00:38:11.440

They're looking forward to it. I talked with the minister last night. So the choirs will be involved just as they were last year. And we want as many people of the congregation

00:38:11.440 - 00:38:33.900

as can possibly come to be here that evening at 6 o'clock. Then on the fourth Sunday, we will celebrate Liberation Sunday. The fourth Sunday in February will be Liberation Sunday. So we have a rather full calendar.

00:38:33.900 - 00:39:05.000

I want to emphasize that the 11th through the 15th, the 11th through the 15th of February is our winner institute, 11th through the 15th. observe the Institute with the Olivet Church, Olivet Baptist Church. We go together in sponsoring the Institute each year. Our speaker this year is the

00:39:05.000 - 00:39:24.800

Reverend Dr. Wallace Hartsfield who pastors the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He's one of the outstanding leaders in our denomination. He heads the benevolent board

00:39:24.800 - 00:39:40.560

and will be with us for that week as the assembly speaker. Prior to the assembly, each evening, there will be courses taught by the two ministers. The Reverend Wicks will teach the course

00:39:40.560 - 00:39:55.420

for the Ebenezer members I will teach the course for the Olivet members. The books are available, the stewardship book. We've ordered a hundred books for each of the churches, a hundred for each church.

00:39:55.420 - 00:40:14.080

So as far as they will go they are here. They are $2.75 each. The ushers have them. So you may contact the ushers this morning in order to get one of those books so that you can be reading it prior to the 11th of February.

00:40:14.080 - 00:40:38.660

So we invite you to take advantage of that opportunity. There is another announcement that I don't want to overlook that has to do with the appearance of Garden Parks. I had this in the bulletin for several weeks. This comes from the Lynx Incorporated Austin chapter.

00:40:39.120 - 00:41:03.800

That appearance was that was announced previously was cancelled because of the weather. So it's been rescheduled. Laguna Gloria Art Museum and the Links Incorporated cordially invites you to meet the artists and attend the public reception for the photographs of Garden Parks.

00:41:03.800 - 00:41:18.280

A retrospective exhibition of photographs by this important black American photojournalist filmmaker composer and author Saturday

00:41:18.280 - 00:41:37.260

February 9th Parks will lecture at the museum school at 7 p.m. Saturday February 9th and the public reception will follow in the museum galleries You're asked to join the links for the exhibition of photographs

00:41:37.260 - 00:41:55.940

In the Carver Museum, that's right near us. The other I talked about was Laguna Gloria Which is the west side of town, but at Carver Museum Sunday, next Sunday, February the 3rd at From 3 p.m. Until 5 p.m.

00:41:55.940 - 00:42:28.940

All are encouraged to come and pay tribute to this great American's work. I think it's highly fitting that we should have this particular event in connection with Black Heritage Month. So take advantage of the 3rd of February, Sunday afternoon, 5, 3 to 5 p.m. at Carver Park, Carver Museum, and the other is over at Laguna

00:42:28.940 - 00:42:55.200

on the 9th of February which is on Saturday. I trust that you will take advantage of those. You will notice also in your bulletin a church business meeting to consider the audit and budget on Wednesday February the 20th at 7 p.m. We had our annual meeting on this past Wednesday and I think we had somewhere

00:42:55.200 - 00:43:08.760

around 60 people present. It's important that you come to the meeting. We've always had a small group. We need a much larger group so that every person

00:43:08.760 - 00:43:22.780

would be better informed about the work of the church. A great deal of misinformation circulates. It's good to get the information direct. The action that was taken last time has to do with

00:43:24.020 - 00:43:55.980

vote by those present, the majority of those present, for women deacons. We also voted to endorse Mission Texas. We voted to endorse the Church Achievement Program and to participate in new mission work which is a part of Mission Texas. What we did not do was to approve the audit and the budget which will be

00:43:55.980 - 00:44:28.920

up for consideration on the Wednesday February the 20th which happens to be my birthday meeting. I'm going to call the names of the guests. I'd like for you to remain standing to stand and remain standing until words of welcome are extended you. Herbert Jerome Payne of Richmond, Texas, who is a member of the Second Mount Carmel Baptist

00:44:28.920 - 00:44:51.100

Church there in Richmond. Ronald Daniels of Austin, who is a member of Anderson Chapel Church, who's visiting here with friends. Troy Davison of Austin who is of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church.

00:44:51.100 - 00:45:16.260

Michael Payne who is of Austin who is also a member of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church. And Devery Davis of Richmond, Texas who is a member of the Pilgrim Journey Baptist Church who's visiting here with a friend. Now if there are others visiting with us who did not sign a visitor's card,

00:45:16.260 - 00:45:35.760

would you stand now that we may recognize your presence? All right. Oh yes. [BLANK_AUDIO]