Greetings and Sharing of the Peace of God
Moment of Silent Prayer
Call to Worship: Based on Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

THE SERVICE OF PRAISE

Hymn of Praise: #222   Sing Them Over Again to Me
Invocation

THE SERVICE OF GIVING AND PRAYING
Scripture Reading:  Acts 2:1-21 (NIV)
Reader: Loretta Heffner

1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs-we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!" 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?" Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine." 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: " 'In the last days, God says, will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,young men will see visions,old men will dream dreams. 18 Even on my servants, both men and women,will pour out my Spirit in those days,they will prophesy.I will show wonders in the heaven abovesigns on the earth below,and fire and billows of smoke.The sun will be turned to darknessthe moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.And everyone who calls the name of the Lord will be saved.

Offering Prayer
Collection of Morning Offering
Doxology   #572
Scripture Reading:  I Corinthians 12:3b-13(NIV)
Reader: Loretta Heffner

3 No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are  different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

 

Prayer Concerns of the Church Phyllis Porterfield, Paul Simms, Donald Fury, Cathy Carter, Jacob & Linda Beard, Patti Owens, Julie Brown, Pat Munsey, Richard Burleson, Gladys Porterfield, Lois Manuel, Bill Edmond, Tracy Boggs White, Lanty McNeal, Gladys Boyer, J.C. Skaggs, Vicky Harvey, Lisa Vandall, David Moss, Rhonda Hughes, Bobbie Jo Butcher, Carter Cullers, Caleb Skaggs, Rose Walker, Debbie Whanger, Angie Sams, Billy Boy, Delora Skidmore, Violet Dowdy, Cathy Fortner, Alicia Trout, Betty Rhodes, Lee Carter, Amy Willis, Marie Vance, the Carver family, unspoken concerns, those who travel, peace & justice issues

Pastoral Prayer
Gloria Patri: #575

THE SERVICE OF PROCLAMATION
Special Music: Brenda Patterson
Children’s Moment - A Ghostly Sunday
Hymn of Preparation: #187   Breathe on Me, Breath of God

    Sermon - The Sweet, Sweet Spirit of Our God
(John 20: 19-23)

THE SERVICE OF INVITATION AND MISSION
Hymn of Invitation: #312   Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

Going Forth in Service
Benediction
Postlude

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS : May 11 - 16
Church Office Open Thursday & Friday
9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Monday	Building and Grounds Committee Meeting	7:00 pm
Wednesday	Family Dinner Night Church Business Meeting Choir Practice	5:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm
Thursday	Church Noon Prayer/Lunch	12:00 pm
Friday	Start of the Battle of Lewisburg Reenactment
Saturday	Battle of Lewisburg Reenactment
	UPCOMING EVENTS & NEWS AHEAD
	May 18 Open Mic Night
	Hungarian Goulash Salad Garlic Bread Cook’s Surprise Dessert

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To place someone on the Prayer List, please call Ron at home or e-mail him.
Those on the list will remain on the list for four (4) weeks.
If they need to be continued on the list please let Ron know.

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Nursery Today
Baby Nursery - Margaret Carver
Children’s Church - See Bulletin Board

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Scripture Lessons for May 18
Psalm 8
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20

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NEWS & NOTES

Cornerstone Christian Bookstore is having their 25th Anniversary on Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17.  They will be offering a free hot dog lunch plus many prizes and drawings and such.  You are invited to come and join them in this celebration.

Camp Cowan:  The applications are here for Camp Cowen this summer.  Are you interested?  Make sure that you get your forms for this great summer camp soon so that you can get the dates you wish to attend. Younger Midler (grades 2 - 4*) June 6 - 8 Junior 1 (grades 5 - 6*) July 20 - 26 Junior 11 (grades 5 - 6*) July 27 - August 2 Older Midler (grades 3 - 4*) August 11 - 14 Jr. High 1 (grades 7 - 9*) June 8 - 14 Jr. High 11 (grades 7 - 9*) June 22 - 28 Mid-High (grades 9 - 11*) June 29 - July 5 Sr. High (grades 10 - 12*) June 15 - 21 Camp Global August 3 - 6 (*) Age group is based on grade level in Fall of 2008

Wednesday Night –  this Wednesday night the church will have its Monthly Business Meeting.  There will be the dinner the usual time starting at 5:30 pm.  Please be reminded that there will only be two more Family Night Dinners after this Wednesday.  The dinners will cease for the Summer

BOOKREADERS GROUP - This group includes anyone who wants to read a good book.  The Book readers will be reading and discussing a book at a date to be announced soon.  The book is entitled River Season by Larry McMurtry.  The following is a small intro to the book.

“In a small Texas town in 1966, a thirteen-year-old boy named Jim and his two best friends, Charles and Gary, are looking forward to a long summer of playing baseball, practical jokes, telling scary tales, mowing lawns for pocket money, and teasing pretty girls.  Fishing, however, is a pleasure Jim prefers to enjoy alone, until he finds Sam, an older African American man, in his favorite spot.    As the summer unfolds, Jim discovers there is more to Sam than he ever imagined, and that life's most important lessons are sometimes the most painful.     Hailed as "An excellent first novel" by Pulitzer Prize winning author Larry McMurtry, River Season grabs readers' hearts and doesn't let go.  A 2006 Charlotte Award Nominee.”

Battle of Lewisburg Reenactment Starting on Friday at 10:00 am the City of Lewisburg will turn the clock back to the days of the Civil War.  Brochures are available in the back of the church concerning all of the activities of the weekend.  It is a good history lesson for those interested in the Civil War period of history.

We need Nursery Workers and Children Church Workers to sign-up for this month and some other dates throughout the calendar.  See Nancy Sarver for more information about this exciting service opportunity

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Hilary Miller received recognition recently at Shepherd University with the John R. Conard Science Award for Best Researcher in Chemistry and the Junior Class Award for Scholarship.

Please e-mail your news to www.shuckmemorial@verizon.net

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Lectionary Scripture Lessons of the Day (By The Rev. John Shearman of the United Church of Canada) ACTS 2:1-21 This dramatic event on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost, fifty days after the resurrection of Jesus, marks the formal beginning of the Christian Church and its mission in the world. Several themes stand out in the story:  The gift of the Spirit gave the apostles power to witness to the resurrection of Jesus, the key to their faith and our faith.  The witness of the apostles was to be universal.  The gift and the mission were the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures.  PSALM 104:24-35 This psalm celebrates God's creation. It may have been modeled after an ancient Egyptian hymn to the sun. This portion of it emphasizes the life-giving and life-sustaining gift of spirit without which no creature can exist. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:3-13 Paul quotes what was most probably the earliest Christian statement of faith: "Jesus is Lord," which can only be said sincerely through the gift of the Spirit. Then he goes on to cite what effect the Spirit has in the Christian fellowship through its varied expressions. Finally, in a still vivid metaphor he describes the Spirit activating the Christian fellowship as the visible body of the risen Christ. Note especially Paul's claim in verse 13 that this Spirit-filled body consists of all who have been baptized without any ethnic, economic or any other distinctions. JOHN 20:19-23 Unlike other the other gospels and Acts, this is a different account of the way Jesus gave the Spirit to his disciples. This occurred on the evening of the day of his resurrection as the disciples cowered in fear behind locked doors. Several previous references in John's Gospel said that the Spirit could only come after Jesus' ministry had been completed with his death and his glorification through resurrection had taken place.

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Shuck Memorial Baptist Church
“A Progressive-Caring Community Church in the American Baptist Tradition”
www.shuckmemorial.com
The e- newsletter for Shuck Memorial Baptist Church is now online.

210 West Washington Street
Lewisburg, West Virginia 24901
(304) 645-6130

Pastor:  Ronald F. (Ron) Miller
Music Director:  Chris Hicks

Sunday Church School:  10:00 am
Sunday Morning Worship:  11:00 am
Wednesday Bible Study:  7:00 pm

Pentecost Sunday
Mother's Day

May 11, 2008

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