1. Bayshore Gardens Community Church B elieving, Again G aining Hope C aring Relationships C hrist Jesus

2. WE EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO MEMBERS, REGULAR ATTENDERS, and THOSE VISITING TODAY. If you are visiting with us, we welcome you to our church! You are no longer a stranger for you are with the people of God.

3. WE INVITE YOU TO SIGN THE WHITE ATTENDANCE PAD so that we may celebrate your presence with us today! Please pass it on to the next person and then back down the row

4. We have openings for a Deacon and an Elder on our Consistory for terms beginning in January 2016. If you would be willing to serve in either of these positions, please contact one of the current Consistory members.

5. Please Take Your Bulletins Home With You and Read Announcements We invite you to take advantage of the many opportunities for fellowship and service

6. If you would like to read Scripture during a Sunday morning service, please call Pastor Dan at 941-755-3503

7. Bayshore Gardens Community Church B elieving, Again G aining Hope C aring Relationships C hrist Jesus

8. THE CALL TO WORSHIP [ Pastor / CONGREGATION ] PSALM 100 Shout to the Lord, all the earth; SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS; Come into His presence with singing; KNOW THAT THE LORD IS OUR GOD;

9. It is He who has made us and we are His; WE ARE HIS PEOPLE AND THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTURE; Enter His gates with thanksgiving; Come into His courts with praise; GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD AND PRAISE HIS NAME;

10. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; HIS FAITHFULNESS CONTINUES THROUGH ALL GENERATIONS.

11. THE OPENING HYMN #112 GIVE TO OUR GOD IMMORTAL PRAISE

12. (1) Give to our God immortal praise, Mercy and truth are all His ways, Hallelujah! Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat His mercies in your song; Hallelujah!

13. (2) He built the earth, He spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high: Hallelujah! Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat His mercies in your song. Hallelujah!

14. (3) He sent His Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat His mercies in your song. Hallelujah!

15. (4) Through this vain world He guides our feet, And leads us to His heav’nly seat; Hallelujah! His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. Hallelujah!

16. SILENT PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND CONFESSION THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON Lamentations 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; They are new every morning; Great is God’s faithfulness.

17. THE SONG OF PREPARATION #83 ‘THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NAME’

18. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, There's just something about that Name. Master, Savior, Jesus, Like the fragrance after the rain. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Let all heaven and earth proclaim, Kings and kingdoms will all pass away, But there's something about that Name.Repeat

20. A TIME OF SHARING WITH GOD’S CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

21. THE HEBREW SCRIPTURE: Esther 8:1-6 Read by Deacon Melinda Post That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman's estate.

22. Esther again pleaded with the king, falling at his feet and weeping. She begged him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. Then the king extended the gold scepter to Esther and she arose and stood before him. "If it pleases the king," Esther said, "and if he regards me with favor and thinks it the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be written overruling the dispatches that Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, devised and wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king's provinces. For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?"

23. THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE: 1 Thessalonians 1:1 ‑ 10 Read by Deacon Melinda Post Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

24. For we know, brothers and sisters, loved by God, that He has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. You became imitators of us and of the Lord. In spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. And so you became a model, an example, to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia ‑‑ but your faith in God has become known everywhere.

25. The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia ‑‑ but your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore, we do not need to say anything about it, for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead ‑‑ Jesus,-- who rescues us from the coming wrath.

26. THE SONG OF PREPARATION #196 O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. We’ll praise His name forever, Christ the Lord.

27. We’ll give Him all the glory, Christ the Lord. For He alone is worthy, Christ the Lord.

28. O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

29. THE SERMON WORTHY EXAMPLES STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE ! Esther 8:1-6 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Bayshore Gardens Community Church Dr. Daniel Herlein

31. 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 You became a MODEL, an EXAMPLE, to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia ‑‑ your faith in God has become known everywhere.

32. The words of our powerful and profound 1 Thessalonians text describe the desperate need for Christians (including Bayshore Church Christians) to take a stand as good role models, as Christian examples, that are worthy to be followed.

33. QUEEN ESTHER

34. Dranafile Bojaxhiu

35. Mother Teresa Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu

36. Setting an example of love, joy, hope, courage in and through Jesus Christ

37. The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS; AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, AND THE POWER, AND THE GLORY FOREVER AMEN.

38. OUR OFFERING As A Tangible Expression Of Our Gratitude To God, We Joyfully Offer Our Monetary Gifts To Financially Support God's Work At Bayshore Gardens Community Church

39. OFFERTORY MUSIC “How Long Has It Been?” Harriet Hoeksema, organist

40. THE DOXOLOGY PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW; PRAISE HIM ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW; PRAISE HIM ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOST; PRAISE FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST. AMEN

42. (1) O happy day that fixed my choice On Thee my Savior and my God! Well may this glowing heart rejoice And tell its raptures all abroad. Happy day, happy day When Jesus washed my sins away! He taught me how to watch and pray And live rejoicing every day; Happy day, happy day When Jesus washed my sins away!

43. (2) O happy bond that seals my vows To Him who merits all my love Let cheerful anthems fill His house While to that sacred shrine I move. Happy day, happy day When Jesus washed my sins away! He taught me how to watch and pray And live rejoicing every day; Happy day, happy day When Jesus washed my sins away!

44. (3) ‘Tis done: the great transaction’s done I am my Lord’s and He is mine. He drew me, and I followed on, Charmed to confess the voice divine. Happy day, happy day When Jesus washed my sins away! He taught me how to watch and pray And live rejoicing every day; Happy day, happy day When Jesus washed my sins away!

45. (4) Now rest, my long divided heart; Fixed on this blissful center, rest. Nor never from my Lord depart, With Him of every good possessed. Happy day, happy day When Jesus washed my sins away! He taught me how to watch and pray And live rejoicing every day; Happy day, happy day When Jesus washed my sins away!

46. THE PASTORAL BENEDICTION Go forth from this place as God’s elect and covenant people... AMEN