802 South Caswell Street La Grange, North Carolina 28551 www.lagrangefwb.org

Ronnie V. Hobgood, Pastor Joshua T. Hobgood, Youth Pastor

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Christ-First • Bible-First • Ministry-First

Christ is First at La Grange First Church.Everything we do grows out of our shared commitment to

Jesus Christ as Lord.

Bible is First at La Grange First Church.We believe the Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit and is

God’s revealed word to man.

Ministry is First at La Grange First Church.Our calling is to nurture and serve the people of God.

Welcome to Worship and Celebration!

Welcome to La Grange First Church as we gather as part of the family of our heavenly Father. We invite you to join in as we worship the Lord and celebrate the salvation we have in Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Lord of our lives. If you are visiting, please be sure to introduce yourself and we hope you will return again to worship with us._________________________________________________________________________________

Opportunities for Service and Growth

Sun. Jan. 31 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany 8:30am Choir Rehearsal 9:15am Partners in Prayer 9:45am Sunday School11:00am Worship & Celebration

Deacon Ordination – Jamie Ham 6:00pm Sunday Night Live

Mon. Feb. 1 5:15pm CRIB Band Practice 7:00pm Wilson/Creech Circle 7:15pm First Church Band Practice

Tue. Feb. 2 6:30pm La Grange Kids Team meetingWed. Feb. 3 6:00pm La Grange Student Team meeting

7:00pm Church Business ConferenceSat. Feb. 6 6:30pm The CRIB (Grades 6 and up)

Sun. Feb. 7 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany 8:30am Choir Rehearsal 9:15am Partners in Prayer 9:45am Sunday School11:00am Worship & Celebration 5:00pm Convention Choir Ensemble

Reception to follow / Fellowship HallMon. Feb. 8 5:15pm CRIB Band Practice

7:15pm First Church Band PracticeWed. Feb. 10 6:00pm CRIB Master Planning meeting

7:00pm Bible Study-“The Great Discourse on the End.”Sat. Feb. 13 6:30pm The CRIB (Grades 6 and up)

Sun. Feb. 14 Third Sunday after the Epiphany 9:15am Partners in Prayer 9:45am Sunday School11:00am Worship & Celebration 4:50pm Choir Rehearsal 6:00pm Family Fun Night

Mon. Feb. 15 5:15pm CRIB Band Practice 7:15pm First Church Band Practice

Wed. Feb. 17 7:00pm Bible Study-“The Great Discourse on the End.”Sat. Feb. 20 6:30pm The CRIB (Grades 6 and up)

Announcements______________________________________________________

In the WORD for January - The Gospel of Mark_________________________________________________________________________________

Sunday Night Live – A Vision for…This program is a study concerning the “vision” for the La Grange First Church Kids & Student ministry. The theme text is Acts 8:26-40. In this text one learns how the Ethiopian was learning about God. He grew in his faith and was baptized as Phillip was there to serve him in his time of need. This is our heart for all our kids & students that they would learn about God, grow with God, and serve God. Tonight concludes this study.

Church Business ConferenceThe Church Business Conference has been changed to Wednesday, February 3rd @ 7:00pm. All written reports need to be turned in to the church office by Sunday, January 31st.

Convention Choir EnsembleThe Convention Choir Ensemble will be at La Grange First Church on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 5:00pm. Sherwood Shivar of our church family is a member of the ensemble. We pray you will plan to attend and bring a friend with you. We will have a reception after the service. Please sign the list on the bulletin board for items you can bring.

Family Fun NightOur Valentine’s Family Fun Night will be February 14 th @ 6:00pm. We will begin with supper followed by games for everyone. There is a list on the church bulletin to sign for food items that are needed. Vicki Bannister is the Team Leader for the Supper and Alex Liles and Sheila Harrison are the Team Leaders for games. See Alex or Sheila for how you can help with the games. Tiffany Creech is the Team Leader for Decorations. Thank you for your help.

Sunday Night Live – The Circle MakerBeginning Sunday, February 21st our program of study will be “The Circle Maker” by Mark Batterson. Resource books are available for Adult and Students. The cost of the books are: Adults- $13 (hardback) $10 (paperback)

Participant’s Guide ($8.50), Students- $9.50. If you need help with the cost of the book, please contact one of our pastors.

Bible Study – The Great Discourse on the EndWe began on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 a new Bible Study entitled: “The Great Discourse on the End.” The study is based upon Matthew 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21. This discourse was delivered after Jesus had left the Temple for the last time. It was about the Destruction of Jerusalem, His Coming, and the End of the World. When understanding the second coming of Christ, one should first understand what Christ said. Knowing what Christ said should serve as a foundation to the understanding of this great doctrine. Everyone is encouraged to attend this Bible Study.________________________________________________________________

Centennial Celebration Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 7:00pm • Prayer Service

Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 10:30am • Centennial Worship ServiceSunday, June 5, 2016 @ 12:15pm • Covered Dish Lunch

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January 2016Deacon of the Month: Clifton Harrison

Ushers for WorshipHead Usher – Royce Holmes

31- Brent Herring, Greg Herring, Jimmy D. Herring, & Royce Holmes\

Greeters for WorshipNorth Vestibule South Vestibule Gathering Hall

31- Usher Fran Gibbons Robie & Eloise Killette

Children’s Church 31- Jennifer Sutton & Kathryn Hart

Candlelighters 31- Ainsley Taylor

Nursery 31- Sandra Rouse & Ruth Scott

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Attendance for January 24 , 2015 Sunday School.....................................................................................................94Worship & Celebration......................................................................................146Sunday Night Live...............................................................................................55Wednesday Night Bible Study............................................................................30

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February 2016

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In the WORD for February- The Gospel of Matthew_________________________________________________________________________________

WE WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

2- 1 Susie Harrison 2- 1 Mike Sullivan2- 4 Tracy Sutton 2- 5 Chris Creech2- 6 Logan Bigler 2- 8 Fay Letchworth2-15 Tara Harrison Carroll 2-17 C. J. Foster2-22 Donald Parrish 2-22 Marjorie Hines2-23 Matthew Ham 2-23 Aubrey Hart2-26 Madilyn Grey Herring 2-28 Marian Kennedy

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Deacon of the Month: Ted Harrison

Ushers for WorshipHead Usher – Jimmy D. Herring

7- Coburn Bigler, Jamie Ham, Brad Taylor, Wilbur Taylor14- Allen Sutton, James Sutton, Chris Roddy, Mike Sullivan21- Bruce Bannister, Carter Daniels, Jamie Daughety, Clifton Hardison28- C. J. Foster, Chuck Roman, Jimmy D. Herring, Jeff Thomas,

Greeters for WorshipNorth Vestibule South Vestibule Gathering Hall

7- Usher Irene Wilson James & Jennifer Sutton14- Usher Ted Harrison C. J. & Dee Foster21- Usher DeeAnn Maready Jeff & Pam Thomas28- Usher Kathryn Hart Matt & Kim Wade

Children’s Church (age 3 – 3 rd grade) 7- Asa & Tiffany Creech 14- Ted & Sheila Harrison21- Laura Eason 7 Christie Westbrook 28- Vicki Bannister & Christina Creech

Candlelighters 7- Charlie Taylor 14- Riley Craft21- Payne Thomas 28- Maura Ham

Infant Nursery (Birth – age 1 ) / Toddlers Nursery (Ages 1-2) 7- Morgan Harrison, Sheila Harrison, & Kim Wade14- Christina Creech, Delores Foster, & Pam Thomas

21- Ashley Holland & DeeAnn Maready28- Joyce Harrison, Cassidy Hipkiss, & Irene Wilson

Prayer Ministry

“My House shall be called a House of Prayer”PRAISE…Praise the Lord for the great and mighty things He has done!New Member: Sara Maxwell Hobgood.HOSPITALBrynlee Grace Taylor (NIC Unit @ VMC).

SICK…Gene Adams (Friend of Hobgood Family), Les Albertson (Sherwood Shivar), Kevin Bannister, Rex & Jeannie Bannister (Parents of Bruce Bannister), Bill Barwick (Brother of Virginia Holmes), Scott Braswell (Uncle of Sara Maxwell), Jean Crace (Mother of Susie Harrison), Jeff Carruth (Father of Kim Wade), Estelle Creech (Mother of Pat Creech), Pat Creech, Laura Beth Daughety, Esther Flowers, Barbara Sue Gray, Lemuel Hardy (Edna Johnson), Helen Harrison, Holton & Mary Margaret Harrison, Martha Harrison, Henry Heath (Father of Jennifer Sutton), Jack & Nina Herring (Edna Johnson), Marjorie Hines, Pat Hinson, Cassidy Hipkiss, Virginia Holmes, Carol Jones (David Letchworth), Clifford Jones (David Letchworth), Ronnie King (Sandra Rouse), Karen Kozel (Sandra Rouse & Gale Yarborough), Dixie Letchworth, Fay Letchworth, Cindy Lewis (Mary Gresham), Dot Lockamy (Sister to Ruth Scott), Linda Manning, Betty Pelt, Asef Quader (Darlene Creech), Chuck Roman, Joey Sanders (Friend of C. J. Foster), Ann Smith (Aunt of Lucretia Creech), Robert Sorrell (Brother of Vernon Sorrell), Shirley Sorrell, Jean Suber, Trish Tanner (Sister of Fran Gibbons), Avery Taylor (Niece of Sandra Rouse), Crystal Wackerman, Sheron Westbrook (Mother of Randy Westbrook), Charles Wetherington (Friend of Mike & Missy Johnson), Lou Woodard (Eloise Killette), and Laura Yarborough (Friend of Jessica Hobgood Moss).

HOMEBOUND…Nan Fields, N. C. Holmes, Stan Rouse, Enzie Singleton, & Ben Wade, & Veronica Wooten (Jennifer Sutton).

CHURCH AND DENOMINATIONAL…Johnny & Jill Wiggins (Mission work in Guatemala), First Church, Pastor, Youth Pastor, Deacons, Sunday School Leaders/Teachers, College Students, Convention of Original FWB, Denominational Ministries, Rev. Al Warrick (Convention President), Ronnie V. Hobgood (Convention Vice-President), Rev. Chris Singleton (Stop Hunger Now), Meloni Adams (Missionary to Bulgaria), the Lost, and all Christians.SPECIAL CONCERNS…Our military & their families, Josh & Holly Sutton Ballance, Josh Ormond [Service / Texas (Son of C. J. & Dee Foster)], Chris Thompson [Service (Husband of Carrie Thompson), Revival in the church.

(As of January 29, 2016)_________________________________________________________________________________

If you have an item of praise or a prayer request, please take a card from the pew rack entitled “The Ministry of Intercessory Prayer,” fill it out, and place it

in the offering plate or hand it to the Pastor. Individuals will stay on the prayer list for six weeks. If they need to be on the list longer, please fill out a new request card.

Worship & Celebration_________________________________________________________________________________

The Lord’s Day January 31, 2016 Eleven O’clock

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“I was glad when they said to me,“Let us go into the house of the LORD”

Psalm 122:1 NKJV

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIPPrelude PianistWelcome and Announcements PastorQuiet Reflection with God PeopleLighting of the Candles Acolyte

CALL TO WORSHIP“Jesus, Name Above All Names”................................................Choir

INVOCATION Youth Pastor

HYMNS AND SONGS OF PRAISE“Praise Him! Praise Him!”......................................Number 106“Let’s Just Praise the Lord”.....................................Number 107

Time of Fellowship

OFFERTORYOffertory Prayer LaityGiving His Tithes and Our Offerings People“Doxology” People

SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 71:1-17Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.People: Thanks be to God.

TIME OF PRAYERSharing our prayer concerns PeopleEvening Prayer

ANTHEM“Day of Elijah”.............................................................................Choir

(Children age 3 – 3rd grade are dismissed to Children’s Church)

MESSAGE FROM GOD’S WORD Pastor“Servant of the Church” I Timothy 3:8-13

HYMN OF INVITATION AND COMMITMENTThe altar of the Lord is always open at La Grange First Church for those who desire to receive Christ as Savior, rededicate their lives, pray, or transfer their church membership. Our prayer is that you follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit in your life.

“I Will Serve Thee” (sing twice)I will serve Thee because I love Thee You have given life to me I was nothing before You found me You have given life to me Heartaches broken pieces Ruined lives are why You died on Calv'ry Your touch was what I longed for You have given life to me. (First Church # 2376035, CCLI # 14040)

RESPONSIVE READING Led by Joshua HobgoodThere are different gifts,

But it is the same Spirit who gives them.There are different ways of serving God,

But is the same Lord who is served.God works through different people in different ways,

But it is the same God who achieves His purpose through them all.

Each one is given a gift by the Spirit,To use it for the common good.

Together we are the body of Christ,And individually members of Him.

Though we have different gifts, together we are a ministry of reconciliation led by the risen Christ.

We work and pray to make his church useful in the world, and we call men and women to faith, so that, in the end, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Within our common ministry, some members are chosen for particular work as ministers of the word or deacons.

In ordination, we recognize these special ministries,

remembering that Jesus said: “Whoever among you wants to be great must become the servant of all, and if he wants to be first among you, he must be the slave of all men!

Just as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life to set others free.”

ORDINATION OF DEACONSPresentation of Candidate Pastor

Jamie Ryan Ham

Questions to the Candidate Pastor

Questions to the Congregation DeaconDo we, the members of First Church, accept Jamie Ryan Ham as Deacon, chosen by God through the voice of this congregation, to lead us in the way of Jesus Christ?

Response: We do.Do we agree to encourage him along with all our deacons, to respect their decisions, and to follow as they guide us, serving Jesus Christ, who alone is the head of the Church?

Response: We do.

The OrdinationThe Laying on of Hands Pastors and DeaconsThe Prayer of Ordination Pastor

The Charge to the New Deacon Pastor

CHORAL BENEDICTION “What a Mighty God We Serve” (sing three times)

What a mighty God we serve, What a might God we serve; Angels bow before Him, Heaven and earth adore Him, What a mighty God we serve. (First Church # 2057646, CCLI # 4397553)

POSTLUDE Musicians

AMEN AMEN AMEN

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La Grange, North Carolina 28551 www.lagrangefwb.org Ronnie V. Hobgood, Pastor Joshua T. Hobgood, Youth Pastor

The Diaconate of the ChurchClifton Harrison, Chairman

Bruce Bannister, Jamie Ham. Ted Harrison, Harold Herring, Jimmy D. Herring, Royce Holmes, Jimmy Jones, David Letchworth, Jerry Mills,

Donald Parrish, Sherwood Shivar & Wilbur Taylor

Honorary DeaconN. C. Holmes

The office of Deacon and Deaconess is a title since apostolic times. It is one of the major orders of ministers in the church. The word deacon itself means "servant" or "minister," and any service rendered was known as deaconing.

I Timothy 3:8-13 is the only reference in the scriptures that clearly speaks to the office of Deacon. Acts 6:1-7 can be seen as laying the foundation for this office.

Without doubt, the church's diaconate was developed in response to specific needs within the corporate life of the church itself. But its inspiration was no less the example of Christ himself, who "came not be served but to serve" (Mark 10:24 and parallels). The idea of service and serving, with particular illustration from service at tables, underlies all of Jesus' teaching about his own ministry and that of his disciples after him (cf. Matt. 25:44; Luke 12:37; John 12:26; and esp. Matt. 20:26-28; 23:11; Mark 9:35; 10:43; Luke 22:26-27). In this sense, the diaconate is the foundation of all ministry in the church (The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Vol. I, page 786).

What are the duties of a Deacon/Deaconess? If you consider Acts 6:1-7 to be the beginning of this office their duty was to take care of the physical needs of the Hellenists widows. Their needs were being neglected. The duties and meaning of this office has changed through the years.

In the early church we learn that the duties were as follows: To serve at the Lord's Table, to read the gospel to the assembly at the Lord's Table, to seek out and visit the sick, to visit the poor and indigent, especially widows and orphans and prisoners, and to inform the bishop of their needs, and carry to them the alms of the church. The Deaconess was to assist at the baptism of women, to assist in the anointing of women, to go into the houses of the heathen where there are believing women, and to visit those who are sick, and to minister to them in that of which they have need, and to bathe those who have begun to recover from sickness. (The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Vol. I, page 786).

In the Original Free Will Baptist Church the duties of deacons are as follows: To serve at the Lord's table, to distribute of the bounty of the church among its needy members, to visit the sick, to assist the pastor in attending to and carrying

out the worship and outreach program of the church in a Godly manner, to cooperate with the pastor in seeing that efficient Scriptural discipline and programs are maintained, and to see that the worship and service programs are carried out in the absence of the pastor. Should a deacon transfer his church membership, his office shall thereby terminate (The Articles of Faith and Principles of Church Government for Original Free Will Baptists, pages 69-70).