Thank you for choosing to worship the Lord with us. Please allow us to connect with you by completing the “Connect With Us” portion of the card in the pew rack. Return it to us in the offering baskets or wooden box at the front entrances to our Sanctuary. Please visit our website for more information or contact us at connect@bonairbaptist.org

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
Colossians 3:16 NASB

The flowers on the Communion Table
are given to the glory of God
and in thanksgiving for the
70th Anniversary of Bon Air Baptist Church
by her founding church, Woodland Heights Baptist.

The flowers in the main lobby
are given to the glory of God
and in memory of
Florence Patricia Hardy
on the occasion of her birthday
by her husband, Allen Hardy.

WORSHIP LEADERS AND PARTICIPANTS:

The Congregation
Rev. Dr. Tom Stocks, Lead Pastor
Rev. Dr. Mac Jordan, Buford Road Campus Pastor
Rev. John Sawyer, James River Campus Pastor
Rev. Dr. John Upton, Guest Speaker
Rev. Stuart Condra, Worship Pastor
Mrs. Katherine Phillips, Gathering Worship Pastor
Mrs. Chris Patch, Worship Pastor, James River Campus
Mrs. Kim Boswell, Children's Pastor, Buford Road Campus
Rev. Chris Wondree, Student Pastor, Buford Road Campus
Mr. Brandon Woodard, Financial Director
Mr. Randy Lynn, Media Director
Sanctuary Choir
Mr. Christopher Ward, Organist
Mrs. Shellie Johnson, Pianist
Mrs. Terry Judge, Vocalist
Mr. Kevin Cloe, Mr. Tom Patch, Instrumentalists
Miss Charlotte Cloe, Lay Reader

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

70th Anniversary Committee, Mrs. Alison Keller, Chairperson
Mrs. Lori Blakeney, Administrative Manager
Ms. Karen DeMarino, Communications Director, Publicity
Mrs. Curtis Doyle, Worship Assistant
Mrs. Sherry Pope, Worship Ministry Administrative Assistant
Mr. Brad Blakeney and the Buford Road Campus Facilities Staff

Pastor Mac Jordan and Pastor John Sawyer

“I lost one-on-one time with our grown children and their families, face-to-face time with friends - especially our church family, and at times, the feeling of belonging to a community, and the loss of freedom.”

Watts/Croft
©2011 Celebrating Grace, Inc.
CCLI License #347638 Buford Rd.
CCS License #13868 Buford Rd.

Hymn: O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Verse 1
O God, our help in ages past
Our hope for years to come
Our shelter from the stormy blast
And our eternal home

Verse 2
Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure
Sufficient is Thine arm alone
And our defense is sure

Verse 3
Before the hills in order stood
Or earth received her frame
From everlasting Thou art God
To endless years the same

Verse 4
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun

Verse 5
Time, like an ever rolling stream
Bears mortals all away
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day

Verse 6
O God, our help in ages past
Our hope for years to come
Be Thou our guard while life shall last
And our eternal home

Leader:  Pastor Chris Wondree

Leader:  O God, let our sorrow and memories of this unanticipated and unprecedented season of loss, push us to be present with You and rekindle, within us, a joy that we know only comes from being about our Father’s business.
For this is who we are: a people of The Promise a people shaped in the image of God whose very being generates joy in the universe, yet Who also weeps and grieves with us.

Leader:  And since You weep and grieve with us allow that which harmed and saddened us in the past be used as You continually sanctify us to become ...
More sympathetic, More compassionate, More conscious of our frailty and of daily dependence on You, More invested in Your kingdom’s work here on earth and in the hope of Your return.

Leader:  Thank You for not wasting our greatest sorrows, O God, but using them to teach us how to live, more, in Your presence—fully alive to pain and joy and sorrow and hope-in the places where our shattering and Your shaping meet.
Let us neither ignore our pain, pretending all is okay when it isn’t, nor coddle and magnify our pain so that we dull our capacity to experience all that remains good in this life. Let us learn now, O Lord. To breathe out sorrow, to breathe in joy. To breathe out lament, to breathe in hope. To breathe out pain, to breathe in comfort.

Leader: As our pain has been exposed, we are grateful that we are met by Your comforting Spirit, O Christ. Now bless each of us, O Lord, in our journeys from here. May our grief and loss be turned to eternal hope and our sorrows to eternal joys through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.

Charlotte Cloe

Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So, Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
1 Kings19: 1-5a

Shane & Shane/The Worship Initiative
CCLI License #347638 Buford Rd.
CCS License #13868 Buford Rd.

Song of Reflection: Lord, I Need You

Terry Judge, Katherine Phillips, Chris Patch, vocalists
Kevin Cloe, guitarist

Lord I come, I confess.
Bowing here, I find my rest.
And without You, I fall apart,
You're the one that guides my heart.

Lord, I need You, oh, I need You.
Every hour, I need You.
My one defense, my righteousness;
Oh, God, how I need You.

Where sin runs deep, Your grace is more.
Where grace is found is where You are.
And where You are, Lord, I am free.
Holiness is Christ in me.

Teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way,
And when I cannot stand, I'll fall on You.
Jesus, You're my hope and stay.

Rev. Dr. John Upton
Message: A Season of Grief and Loss - The Tree

“I was gifted the opportunity to reflect on and appreciate the most important things in my life. It forced me to be grateful to be alive each day, and to feel a global connection that continues to remind me of our interdependence and need to trust God.”

Shellie Johnson

Pastor Kim Boswell

All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So, he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and put Your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
1 Kings19:5b-13a

arr. McDonald
©2018 Lorenz Publishing, Company, a div. of The Lorenz Corp.
CCLI License #347638 Buford Rd.
CCS License #13868 Buford Rd.

Hymn: I Will Make All Things New

based on Isaiah 43:1-19

When you pass through the waters, I am with you.
When you go through the sea, I am there.
When you pass through the fire,
the flames will not harm you.
I am God, I am Lord, I am there!

I will make all things new;
I will watch over you.
I will renew, I will restore, I am God!
I will make all things new;
I paid a price for you. I am the Lord.
I am your God, you are Mine.

In your trial or your sorrow, I am with you.
When hope fades for tomorrow, I am there.
In your trouble or pain, call My name;
I'll be with you.
I am God, I am Lord, I am there!

I created the heavens; I created the earth.
I created My people.
Rejoice! I am God!

Rev. Dr. John Upton
Message: A Season of Gratitude - The Cave

Pastor John Sawyer

arr. Phillips
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©2011 Celebrating Grace, Inc.
CCLI License #347638 Buford Rd.
CCS License #13868 Buford Rd.

Hymn: Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine

Verse 1
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit,
washed in his blood

Chorus
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.

Verse 2
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst in my sight;
angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Verse 3
Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blessed;
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in His love.

“Covid allowed me to appreciate the ways that God has given us to circumvent challenges/obstacles that the “world” places in our path … [and to help me] understand that God will find a way for His Word to go out even in the midst of existential crises.”
- Nelson Lawson

Pastor Brandon Woodard

Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and put Your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel - all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
1 Kings19: 13B-18

Rev. Dr. John Upton
Message: A Season of Hope - And Beyond

Pastor Tom Stocks, Pastor Mac Jordan, Pastor John Sawyer

Pastor Mac Jordan

Christopher Ward, organist

You Are Invited…

* Nov. 5, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - Fall Festival, James River Campus
* Nov. 16, 2022, 7:00 p.m. - Thanksgiving Dinner and Worship Service, Buford Road Campus
* Nov. 23, 2022, 7:00 p.m. - Thanksgiving and Pies, James River Campus

* Dec. 4, 2022, 3:00 p.m. - Christmas Concert, Buford Road Campus
* Dec. 24, 2022 - Christmas Eve Services at Bon Air Baptist
5:30 p.m. - Christmas Eve Service at James River Campus

5:30 p.m. - The Gathering Christmas Eve Service in the Commons at Buford Road Campus led by The Gathering Praise Band
Especially appropriate for families with small children

7:30 p.m. - Traditional Christmas Eve Service in the Sanctuary at Buford Road Campus with full choir and congregational carols

10:00 p.m. - Candlelight & Communion Service in the Sanctuary at Buford Road Campus with string quartet, vocal ensemble, and congregational candlelighting ceremony

* Dec. 25, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - Christmas Day Service, James River Campus
* Dec. 25, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - Christmas Day Service, Buford Road Campus

Each time we meet with God, whether privately or corporately, at the end of that time God sends us or COMMISSIONS us to go “into the world” and share His love.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,"
Matthew 28:19 (New International Version)

Please allow us to connect with you by completing the “Connect With Us” portion of the card in the pew rack. Return it to us in the offering baskets or wooden box at the front entrances to our sanctuary. Please visit our website for more information or contact us at connect@bonairbaptist.org

If you have a prayer concern or want to share a praise, we invite you to complete the “Praises and Prayers” portion of the card in the pew rack. Return it to us in the offering baskets or wooden box at the front entrances to our Sanctuary. These can also be submitted anytime at connect@bonairbaptist.org

We welcome all those who are passionate about worship and have some singing experience to make a visit and try us out! Rehearsals are full of praise, fun, sharing, and caring as we worship Christ through song!

Everyone is welcome! Some choir members do not have formal training nor read music at a high level. Songs and recordings are provided online so you can have extra practice time at home.

The choir meets at the Buford Road Campus each Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. to rehearse. Childcare is available. Let us know you’re coming.
stuart.condra@bonairbaptist.org

In our printed worship guide and/or on screens, whenever you encounter words in ALL CAPS, this signifies something different will happen - usually holding notes longer, tempo change, etc. Always look up to the leader who will help you.