Pray for our Sick & Shut-In Members

At Home Deacon Thomas Adams Dorothy Burke Patricia Patterson Cherrydale Health Center Ruth Brittain Envoy Rehabilitation J. Faye Henderson Golden Living Center Lucy Venable Potomac Center Ruth Garner Woodbine Rehabilitation Center Irene Lewis Evelyn Townes Deaconess Estelle Williamson Macedonia Members: Please call or have someone to contact the church office if you desire prayer, hospital visitation, and/or communion during an extended illness or for a family member. Once the office receives your request, a tribal leader will contact you.

Worship Schedule
Baptism Worship Service 4th Sunday 10:45 a.m. Service Only Bible Study Schedule 7:00 p.m. 1st Wednesday Corporate Prayer & Praise 2nd Wednesday Pastors Bible Study rd 3 Wednesday Men & Womens Bible Study 4th Wednesday Young Adult Bible Study 5th Wednesday Leadership Night Communion Worship Service 1st Sunday 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Discipleship Sunday School 9:45 10:20 a.m. (2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays) Sunday Morning Worship Service 1st through 4th Sunday 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. 5th Sunday 9:30 a.m. Youth and Teen Church 2nd Sunday 10:45 a.m. at the Family Life Center Youth Directed Worship Service 3rd Sunday 10:45 a.m. Service Only

Vision: "Becoming ACTIVE Disciples through our Commitment, Witness, Love, and Relationship Mission: Transforming Lives through the Discipleship of Jesus Christ

2014 Theme: Generosity Transforming Your Heart (The Heartbeat of the Disciple)

Holy Communion
Sunday, February 2, 2014 7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Services
Discipleship Sunday School 9:45 a.m. (2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays)
Todays Messenger: Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr., Pastor Music Ministry: Praise Team, Unity in Worship and Living Water Dance Ministry

Macedonia Baptist Church

Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr., Pastor 3412 South 22nd Street, Arlington, VA 22204 (Sanctuary) 2229 South Shirlington Road, Arlington, VA 22206 (Office) (703) 521-7663 (office) (703) 521-6316 (fax) www.mbcva.ws (website)

Morning Hymn: #457 - Lift Every Voice and Sing

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

Monday, February 3, 2014 7:00 p.m. Heart & Soul Substance Abuse Support Group Ministry (FLC- Lower Level) 7:00 p.m. Hospitality Ministry Meeting (Board Room) Tuesday, February 4, 2014 6:00 p.m. Power of Movement Exercise Class (FLC - Lower Level) 7:00 p.m. Trustee Ministry Meeting (Multipurpose Room) 7:00 p.m. Prayer Ministry Meeting (Board Room) 7:00 p.m. Discipleship Class 2B (Henderson) (Classroom 3) 7:00 p.m. Discipleship Class 3B (Brown/Smith) (FLC -Upper Level) 7:00 p.m. Black History Choir Rehearsal - All Singers (Sanctuary) Wednesday, February 5, 2014 6:00 p.m. Operations Meeting (Multipurpose Room) 7:00 p.m. Corporate Prayer & Praise (Sanctuary) Thursday, February 6, 2014 5:30 p.m. Information Ministry Meeting (Board Room) 6:00 p.m. Power of Movement Exercise Class (FLC - Lower Level) 7:00 p.m. Discipleship Class 1A (Gibson) (FLC- Upper Level) 7:00 p.m. Youth Bible Study (for all ages) (Chapel) 7:00 p.m. Called Joint Board Meeting (Multipurpose Room) Friday, February 7, 2014 No activities/meetings/rehearsals scheduled Saturday, February 8, 2014 10:00 a.m. CEM Teacher Training Workshop Final Class (FLC-Upper Level) 10:00 a.m. Adult Orientation Classes (Chapel) 10:00 a.m. Youth Orientation Classes (Board Room) 10:00 a.m. Culinary Arts Ministry Meeting (Multipurpose Room) 1:00 p.m. Bells of Joy Rehearsal (Sanctuary) 2:00 p.m. YCC Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary) 3:00 p.m. Black History Choir Rehearsal - Choral ONLY (Sanctuary)

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Daily Devotionals for December, January and February are available for purchase at the Information Center. Members, if you have moved, or if your home, cell or work phone numbers have changed, please fill out a Change of Address form at the Information Center. Called Joint Board Meeting, Thursday, February 6, 2014 @ 7:00 p.m. ******** Worship Music & Arts Ministry News: On Sunday, February 23, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. the Worship Music & Arts Ministry will sponsor a Black History Concert, which will include an exciting presentation of African American spirituals, anthems, and hymns that will highlight the rich artistic expressions and spiritual overtures drawn from an Afro-American journey of triumphant struggle. This event is under the direction of Roderick Giles, Music Director and David Nelson, Minister of Music. Your voice and your commitment are needed, as rehearsals have begun. See the schedule below: Black History Choir Rehearsal Schedule All Singers (Gospel & Choral) Tuesday, February 4th 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 11th 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 18th 7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22nd 3:00 p.m. Choral Singers ONLY Saturday, February 8th 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 15th 3:00 p.m. Note: There is a three (3) rehearsal minimum required for Gospel Singers and a five (5) rehearsal minimum for Choral Singers. ******** Generation Now Ministry News: Generation Now Ministry is hosting a Free Financial Aid workshop for college bound current college students as well as parents on Saturday, February 23rd at 10:00 a.m. workshop will cover important topics such as FAFSA, Loans, Scholarship, Grants, Financial Literacy. Please RSVP by contacting the church office or by visiting Information Center. and The and the

*Judah Choir will rehearse immediately following Black History Choir Rehearsal

CHURCH COVENANT
Pastor: By what common and gracious experiences do we enter into spiritual covenant with God and with one another? Congregation: Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior; and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now in the presence of God, angels and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ. Pastor: What is the great bond of our union with God and each other? Congregation: We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love. Pastor: What are our great privileges and duties in this, our own Church? Congregation: To strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge and holiness; to give it a place in our affections, prayers, and services above every organization of human origin; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrine. Pastor: What vow do we gladly make as stewards of that which God has entrusted to us? Congregation: To contribute cheerfully and regularly, as God has prospered us, towards its expenses, for the relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel throughout the world. Pastor: For the sake of our homes and loved ones, what gracious tasks do we humbly assume? Congregation: We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to study diligently the word of God; to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintance. Pastor: For the sake of the unsaved for whom our Saviour died, to what manner of life and conversation are we solemnly pledged? Congregation: To walk circumspectly in the world; to be kind and just to those in our employ, and faithful in the service we promise others; endeavoring in the purity of heart and good will towards all men to exemplify and commend our holy faith. In case of difference of opinion in the church, we unanimously agree, we will cheerfully recognize the right of the majority to govern. Pastor: Since one is our Master, even Christ, and all we are brethren, by what fraternal ministries are we to strengthen each other and adorn the teachings of our Lord and Saviour? Congregation: We further engage to watch over, to pray for, to exhort and stir up each other unto every good word and work; to guard each others reputation, not needlessly exposing the infirmities of others; to participate in each others joys, and with tender sympathy bear one anothers burdens and sorrows; to cultivate Christian courtesy; to be slow to give or take offense but always ready for reconciliation, being mindful of the rules of the savior in the eighteenth chapter of Matthew, to secure it without delay; and through life, amid evil report, and good report, to seek to live to the glory of God, who hath called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. Pastor and Congregation: Humbly confessing our past sins, we pray for grace and strength to keep these, our holy vows, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. -- Amen