Welcome to Tabernacle Baptist Church

1. Welcome to Tabernacle Baptist Church “Making Ministry Meaningful in the 21st Century” Pastor Christopher McKee, Jr., Senior Pastor

2. Responsive Reading: 1 Peter 1: 17-25 Minister: And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;

3. Responsive Reading: 1 Peter 1: 17-25 Cong.: knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

4. Responsive Reading:1 Peter 1: 17-25 Minister: but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

5. Responsive Reading:1 Peter 1: 17-25 Cong.: He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you

6. Responsive Reading:1 Peter 1: 17-25 Minister:  who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

7. Responsive Reading:1 Peter 1: 17-25 Cong.:  Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,

8. Responsive Reading: 1 Peter 1: 17-25 Minister: having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

9. Responsive Reading: 1 Peter 1: 17-25 Cong.: because “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away,

10. Responsive Reading: 1 Peter 1: 17-25 All together: But the word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

11. Congregational Selection “Look and Live” See Yellow Insert

12. “Look and Live” I've a message from the Lord, Hal-le-lu-jah! A message, oh, my friends for you, It’s re-cor-dedin His word, Hal-le-lu-jah! Jesus said it and I know ‘tis true.

13. “Look and Live” “Look and live,” my brother, live, Look, Look and live look, look and live, Look to Je-susnow, and live; It’s recorded in His word, Hal-le-lu-jah! It is on-lythat you “look and live.”

14. “Look and Live” Je-sus told me in His word, Hal-le-lu-jah, His blood would cleanse a sin-sick soul; I be-lieve in His words, Hal-le-lu-jah, I’m a wit-ness for He made me whole.

15. “Look and Live” “Look and live,” my brother, live, Look, Look and live look, look and live, Look to Je-susnow, and live; It’s recorded in His word, Hal-le-lu-jah! It is on-lythat you “look and live.”

16. “Look and Live” Je-sus gave to us a key, Hal-le-lu-jah, In the gar-den of Geth-sam-a-ne; If you tell Him on your knees, Hal-le-lu-jah, He will hear you and will give you ease.

17. “Look and Live” “Look and live,” my brother, live, Look, Look and live look, look and live, Look to Je-susnow, and live; It’s recorded in His word, Hal-le-lu-jah! It is on-lythat you “look and live.”

18. Welcome to Tabernacle Baptist Church “Making Ministry Meaningful in the 21st Century” Pastor Christopher McKee, Jr., Senior Pastor

19. Announcements • Please be mindful of the commitment we have all made to ensure we provide the resources needed to cover the costs of our building renovations. We are asking each member who can, to sow a seed of $220 between May and August to ensure we are able to do the work of enhancing the edifice the LORD has blessed us all with. Special envelopes will be completed shortly, until then, please not your special giving as the “Nehemiah Building Project 2014” on our ordinary offering envelopes. For those who cannot sow a seed of $220, give what you can, no gift is to small.

20. Announcements • The Community Church of God, 710 Sanderson Ave., Campbell, Oh along with their Pastor Lawrence L. Thomas, Jr. cordially invite you to their Spiritual Leadership graduation celebration this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. Speaker for this event is Pastor James Roma of Wintergreen Ledges Church of God, Akron, OH.

21. Announcements • The Women’s Day committee invites you to join us after morning worship service for dinner at Nicolinni’sRistorante II, 1247 Boardman-Poland Rd. (expense on your own) Sunday, May 18, 2014.We are asking that you sign up on the sheets located in both lobbies. For additional information please contact Evelyn Jenkins or any committee member. Thank you.

22. Announcements 2014 Women’s Day Events Theme: “Women of God Working Together in Unity & Love” John 4:7 Colors: “White with a Touch of Silver” Assessments: $50.00 or any amount you can give. Women’s day envelopes are available for your donation!

23. Announcements 2014 Women’s Day Events Theme: “Women of God Working Together in Unity & Love” John 4:7 Colors: “White with a Touch of Silver” Assessments: $50.00 or any amount you can give. Women’s day envelopes are available for your donation!

24. Announcements Mother’s Day Luncheon Saturday, May 10, 2014 ~ 12 noon Donation $12.00 for adults ± children 10 years & under $6.00 Women’s Day Celebration Sunday, May 18, 2014—11:00 a.m. worship Guest speaker: Evangelist Krista M. Tyson Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church

25. Announcements Travel the Gospel Road Sunday, May 18, 2014—4:00 p.m. Soloist from various churches & our own • To ensure you receive proper credit for your giving please include your name and where you wish for your offering to be applied on the envelope. Thank you.

26. Welcome to Tabernacle Baptist Church “Making Ministry Meaningful in the 21st Century” Pastor Christopher McKee, Jr., Senior Pastor

27. James 3: 7-10, NIV 7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

28. James 3: 7-10, NIV 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

29. Sermonic Title "My Brothers and Sisters, This Should Not Be: Free Your Tongue From Its Identity Crisis!”

30. James 3: 7-10, NIV The church struggles with everyone wanting to teach, instruct, or judge, without first examining their own struggle, which for all of us is controlling what we say, how we say it and why we say what we say…

31. James 3: 7-10, NIV In other words, the mark of a mature saint is not how long your name has been on the rolls, not how long you’ve sat in the same seat doing the same thing, not the positions we think we have, not how hard we sing and how loud we shout,

32. James 3: 7-10, NIV The tongue though small controls the whole of our lives and our destiny. Like a horse’s bit or a ship’s rudder, the tongue is small but mighty…and

33. James 3: 7-10, NIV If left undisciplined, save, firstly by the volition/choice of the believer and the consequent sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost, the tongue is a spark of fire…

34. James 3: 7-10, NIV Fire which comes from Hell itself…and if we allow it to, the tongue with just a little bit of a spark can set of the course of one’s life and the life of others on fire…

35. Our Tongue is… I. A restless evil and deadly poisonous, in other words it can’t be restrained and it causes injury when let wild.

36. Our Tongue is… II. The tongue suffers from an intense identity crisis, put plainly our tongue contradicts itself meaning we too are double-minded.

37. Our Tongue is… A. It is a source of praise to GOD B. It is a source of cursing to GOD’s creation, our brother and sister C. It is an indicator that our heart is not unified in Christ, but disjointed, dis-unified and at war!

38. Our Tongue is… 43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks

39. Our Tongue is… III. Therefore we conclude, the remedy for our tongue’s identity crisis is we must undergo a change of identity within our spirit!

40. Our Tongue is… • A restless evil and deadly poisonous, in other words it can’t be restrained and it causes injury when let wild. • The tongue suffers from an intense identity crisis, put plainly our tongue contradicts itself meaning we too are double-minded. • Therefore we conclude, the remedy for our tongue’s identity crisis is we must undergo a change of identity within our spirit!

41. Welcome to Tabernacle Baptist Church Thank you for worshipping with us! God bless you! Pastor Christopher McKee, Jr., Senior Pastor

42. Offertory Affirmation • Minister: We are a tithing church because the Word of God teaches tithing, our experience gives witness to tithing; our obedience to God requires tithing.

43. Offertory Affirmation • Congregation: Then let us bring our tithes and offerings unto the Lord as He has prospered us, “for the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.” Lev. 27:32

44. Welcome to Tabernacle Baptist Church Thank you for worshipping with us! God bless you! Pastor Christopher McKee, Jr., Senior Pastor