Streaming link for Sunday, May 3, 2026
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Central Baptist is open for in-person worship but will continue to live-stream the service through the embedded video.
Prelude
Welcome
Announcements
Call to Worship
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
In our anguish we cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting us free.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
The LORD is our strength and our song; he has become our salvation.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
We will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;
The LORD has done this;
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
—from Psalm 118:1, 5, 14, 17, 22-24, NIV
Hymn - #11 “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Verse 1
Come Thou fount of ev'ry blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise Him name I'm fixed upon it
Name of God’s redeeming love
Verse 2
Hitherto Thy love has blest me
Thou has bro’t me to this place
And I know Thy hand will bring me
Safely home by Thy good grace
Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wand'ring from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Bo’t me with His precious blood
Verse 3
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be
Let Thy grace like a fetter
Bind my wand'ring heart to Thee
Prone to wander Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart O take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
John Wyeth | Robert Robinson
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain
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Opening Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
Passing the Peace
Prayer Time
Hymn - #542 “My Life Is in You, Lord”
Chorus
My life is in You Lord
My strength is in You Lord
My hope is in You Lord
In You it's in You
My life is in You Lord
My strength is in You Lord
My hope is in You Lord
In You it's in You
Verse
I will praise You
With all of my life
I will praise You
With all of my strength
With all of my life
With all of my strength
All of my hope is in You
Ending
In You
Daniel Gardner
© 1986 Integrity's Hosanna! Music
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Prayer of Thanksgiving
NT Reading - 1 Peter 1:3-9
Meditation
Hymn of Invitation - #562 “Open My Eyes That I May See”
Verse 1
Open my eyes that I may see
Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me
Place in my hands the wonderful key
That shall unclasp and set me free
Chorus
Silently now I wait for Thee
Ready my God Thy will to see
Open my eyes illumine me
Spirit divine
Verse 2
Open my ears that I may hear
Voices of truth Thou sendest clear
And while the wave notes fall on my ear
Everything false will disappear
Verse 3
Open my mouth and let me bear
Gladly the warm truth everywhere
Open my heart and let me prepare
Love with Thy children thus to share
Clara H. Fiske Scott
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Benediction
May Benevolence - In His Image Justice Coalition
(Taken from the IHIJC web-site)
IHIJC began in February 2016 as a team of concerned people at First Baptist Church of Mt Holly looking to host an A21 Walk for Freedom. Compelled by the inherent evil of human trafficking and shocked by its presence right in our own backyards, we set out to do something. The enthusiasm of this initial group drove the team to plan other events in addition to the Walk for Freedom. Partnering with other churches and community organizations, In His Image Justice Coalition (IHIJC) was born.
We, at In His Image Justice Coalition, dream of a world without trafficking, where the vulnerable are valued, protected, and lifted up, where the community refuses to live side by side with violence and the degradation of others. We dream of a world where there is no demand for commercial sex. We dream of a community informed to recognize the signs of trafficking, and mobilized to report suspicious activity. We dream of children who are informed of the dangers of trafficking and are able to protect themselves, and of parents, teachers, medical workers, etc. who are also well informed and on the lookout for exploitation, and are willing to provide the love and security that each child needs so that they don’t go looking for it elsewhere. We look to a world where little boys are brought up to value women and to refute the idea that a woman is a commodity to be used. We dream of a place where there is no poverty, no child abuse or neglect, no predators looking to exploit children for their own benefit. We look towards a future where every adult says, concerning human trafficking, “Not on my watch!”.
Community Events
Grief Support Group - Covenant Presbyterian is sponsoring a Grief Support Group. It will be on Mondays from June 1 - July 6 7:15 - 8:15 at the Mt. Laurel YMCA. Email jonathanmiller0323 to register.
Financial Secretary Report
5-10-2026
BUDGET:
Envelopes_________ 2450.00
Plate _____________ 75.00
Total Budget: 2525.00
SUBTOTAL 2525.00
PayPal deposit - 2100.00
TOTAL BANK DEPOSIT: 425.00
Ecclesicon Funds were distributed:
BookSmiles: $5520
Roof Loan: $1840