Lines and

Spaces

A Word from the Stand . . .

Rehearsal Order:

Christmas Music

>This Day of

Celebration

>Festival Gloria

>God Is Near

Service Preview

For the Beauty of

the Earth

I Will Glorify Your

Name

Anthem List

November 13

I Will Glorify Your

Name

November 20

For the Beauty of

the Earth

November 27

This Day of

Celebration

December 4

Brazilian Christmas

Carol

December 11

Mary, Did You

Know?

December 18

KEENAGER KHOIR

in LOFT

FIRST BAPTIST

CHURCH

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

A Weekly Newsletter for The Sanctuary Choir of First Baptist Church

Let the Countdown Begin! We had a wonderful “bonus” rehearsal last Sunday

afternoon and a souper time of fellowship. Thank

you for your hard work. I feel that Sunday’s rehearsal

got us over all the note-learning humps and we are

now free to “work” on the overall musical form. We

still have some Latin to learn, but we are getting

there.

With only 5 Christmas rehearsals left before we pre-

sent “The JOY of Christmas” program, it is impera-

tive that you make every effort to be here. New ele-

ments are going to be added each week, bringing us

to our final result. Don’t be caught off guard in these

final 5. Below is a reminder of what is left:

November 16—Full Rehearsal; Choir Room

November 30—In Sanctuary

December 7—In Sanctuary (with Children’s Choir)

December 10—Full Run-through; 3:00-4:30 p.m.

December 11—Presentation of Program; 6:00 p.m. (be here at 5:30 p.m.)

Help publicize! It is not too early to invite your friends or be praying for this special event. Posters

will be available next week or you can log on to the church website and download

your own.

Two Gentle Reminders. 1) The Christmas Choir participants are encouraged to sing each Sunday morn-

ing, beginning November 27th. We will be using music from the Christmas presen-

tation for our morning worship services. Please come and participate during the en-

tire Advent and Christmas season.

2) We begin full Christmas

rehearsals next week. Please pre-

pare to stay longer. Thank you.

Looking forward to this most

wonderful time of the year!

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Birthdays &

Anniversaries

7—Barbara Russell

7—Ann & Dick Thompson

24—Lisa Grigg

Please remember your

fellow choir members

in prayer this week:

Mary Bolton, Bro. Bryan’s mother

Charles, Earl Keaton’s father

Praise: Safe return of Pat Bethea

and the PBNB Trip Club to South

Africa

If you have a prayer need, please fill

out the pink form and give to Bro.

Bryan.

Mystery

Choir

Member

Here is a list of our “mystery” choir mem-

ber’s favorites. See if you can guess who it

is:

Ice Cream: N/A

Pizza topping: N/A

Restaurant: China Rose

TV Program: Sports

Radio Station: The BUZ 103.7

Song, Hymn or Chorus: Amazing Grace

Christian Singer: N/A

This person’s identity will be revealed in

next week’s Lines and Spaces.

Last Week’s Mystery Choir Member:

Reuben Russell

November 16

FULL CHRISTMAS REHEARSAL

November 27

“Hanging of the Greens” in AM service

December 4

“Bells and Keyboards”; 6:00 p.m.

December 10

Christmas Music BONUS Rehearsal;

3:00 p.m.

December 11

“The JOY of Christmas” Presentation;

6:00 p.m.

December 18

Keenager Khoir will be in the Loft for

the AM service.

December 24

Christmas Eve Candlelight and Lord’s

Supper Service; 6:30 p.m.

Dates to Remember!

Congratulations to Ann and

Terry Smith on the birth of their

second granddaughter, Katy

Elizabeth Smith, on October 28.

She weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz

The Pine Bluff

Community Band

will be presenting

a Veteran's Day

Concert at the

First United

Methodist Church (downtown) on

Thursday, November 10, 2011 at

6:30 p.m.

THE BIBLE

A little boy opened the big family Bi-

ble. He was fascinated as he fingered

through the old pages. Suddenly,

something fell out of the Bible. He

picked up the object and looked at it.

What he saw was an old leaf that had

been pressed in between the pages.

“Mama, look what I found”, the boy

called out. “What have you got

there, dear?” With astonishment in

the young boy’s voice, he answered,

“I think it’s Adam’s underwear!”

The Way Children See Things . . .

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Weekly

Devotion

November

Scripture:

I will praise

You, because

I have been

remarkably

and

wonderfully

made. Your

works are

wonderful,

and I know

very well.

Psalm 139:14

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Sparks Devotions

God’s Promise from Romans 8:28 (NLT) “We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those

who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”

What Does This Mean For Me? Even though bad things will happen in your life, you can trust that God will

use every situation you face to bring about something good for you.

All Things

“We know that all things work together

for the good of those who love God:

those who are called according to His

purpose.”— Romans 8:28

by John and Kathy Frady

D o you feel like God has some-

thing more for you? Do you feel

a stirring down deep in your

bones that if you don’t get to experience

“it” soon that you’ll simply burst? Do

you wonder why others that you know

seem to be moving on to bigger and bet-

ter things while you seem to be descend-

ing into oblivion?

Does it drive you absolutely nuts?

If that’s the case, then you should know

something. You are not alone.

I feel that way all the time. I used to

think that feeling happened when God

wanted me to either change locations or

ministries. Now I know that I was right,

but not in the way I was thinking. It turns

out that God is always interested in our

good. And I’ve learned that most of the

time He is not telling me to move from

one place to another. He does want me to

move, but He wants me to move closer to

Him.

Help us remember, Lord, that the best

move we could ever have is close to You.

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holman Chris-

tian Standard Bible®, copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001,

2002, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by per-mission.

© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. All rights reserved.

Promises from God’s Word

with Special Music bywith Special Music by

The Keenager KhoirThe Keenager Khoir BRING SHOEBOX TO THE

SANCTUARY ON NOVEMBER 13

- DEDICATION SUNDAY.

6501 S Hazel Street Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Phone: 870-534-4741 Fax: 870-534-4743

Email: bbolton@cablelynx.com

FIRST BAPTIST

CHURCH

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

“Excellence in all things, and all things to the glory of God.”

Choir Officers

Barbara White President

Win Trafford Vice-President

Ann Smith Secretary

Marcie Stom Treasurer

Cuba Keaton Robe Coordinator

Lisa Grigg Social Coordinator

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Section Leaders

Soprano

Pat Bethea Alto

Horace Green Tenor

Bass

Worship Preview for November 13, 2011 Preparation for Worship ......................................................................... Instrumentalists

Organ Prelude ............................................................................................... Janine Tiner

Worship Through Praise and Adoration

Hymn No. 70—How Great Our God’s Majestic Name ........................ DUKE STREET

Hymn No. 231—Come, Christians, Join to Sing ............................................. MADRID

Invocation & Welcome to Worship........................................................................ Pastor

Giving of the Right Hand of Christian Fellowship

Hymn No. 32—Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven ......................... LAUDA ANIMA (Stanzas 1, 2 & 4)

Chorus No. 37—The Majesty and Glory of Your Name ................ SOLI DEO GLORIA

Worship Through Dedication and Service

Operation Christmas Child Video .............................. “Praying for Worldwide Impact”

Prayer of Dedication for Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes ......................... Pastor

Prayer Response—Jesus Loves the Little Children ...................................... CHILDREN (text projected)

Worship Through Tithes and Offerings

Hymn No. 424—Heavenly Sunlight ............................................................. SUNLIGHT

Giving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory Prayer ........................................................................................ Layperson

Choral Offering—I Will Glorify ............................................................ Cindy Berry Sanctuary Choir

Worship Through Proclamation and Response

Pastoral Prayer........................................................................................................ Pastor

Sermon Series ......................... Malachi: A Call to Return .................................... Pastor

“Return to Righteous Patience”

(Malachi 3:13-4:3)

We Respond to God ................................................................................ All Worshipers

With Our Lives

Hymn of Response No. 279—O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee .. MARYTON

With Our Time

Opportunities for Worship and Service ..................................................... Pastor

Benediction...................................................................................... Deacon of the Week

Organ Dismissal ........................................................................................... Janine Tiner