a New Zion Baptist Church 2935 Lincoln Avenue * Ogden, Utah 84401 % Membership Prayerbisitation Request form Oftentimes, as Christians, we face a variety of issues, such as family emergencies/events, personal crises, loss of a loved one, etc. that require us to have someone, such as our pastor, to offer prayer, provide godly counsel and walk with us through such times. If you are so inclined during such times, Rev. Hughes would be available to visit you and be there to pray, counsel, and comfort you as a member of our church | family. Please_complete form_in the information the designated container below _and_place this located in the church vestibule to schedule a confidential visitation. Member Name: Address: Telephone: Visitation Date: Time: “We that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” (Romans 15:1) New Zion Baptist Church 2006 Church Leader Installation Litany Sunday, February 26, 2006 You have accepted the office to which you have been elected or appointed. Do you promise, with the Lord as your helper, to faithfully fulfill its duties? We do, and we ask all other officers to receive us as fellow laborers with God. Pray now for the faith and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, for the boldness of Peter, for the evangelistic zeal of Philip, for the administrative insight of Priscilla and Aquila and for the wisdom of Paul. Jethro counseled Moses that the task before him was too enormous for him alone. We acknowledge the same. support, encouragement and cooperation. We ask for your prayers, God has endowed each of us with unique gifts and talents for the edification of the church and the work of the ministry. Will you accept this church office in proportion to your faith to prophesy, to minister, to teach, to exhort, to give liberally, to lend with diligence, and to show mercy with cheerfulness? We accept our offices with every intention to use our talents to lead God’s people according to our discernment of God's will. Remember those who were judges in Israel and leaders in the New Testament church. Remember our mothers and fathers in the faith, our ancestors who built and carried the church. They accomplished much, for they were rich in faith, wisdom and courage. We give thanks for their example, their competence, and their steadfast commitment. (Over) Do you covenant and promise that you will walk together in love for one another, and exercise affectionate care and watchfulness over all those given to your charge? We will faithfully admonish and entreat one another as occasion may require. We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others. We will strive to maintain the high standards of our offices so that the ministries of our church may be strengthened. Will you, according to your abilities and opportunities, show good to all, especially in helping to extend the gospel in it purity and power to the whole human family? Will you regularly support the work of the church by systematic contributions both spiritual and financial? We will support our church amid good and ill report. We will humbly and earnestly seek to live to the glory of God, and to be directed by the Holy Spirit. May God uphold you and direct you as you go forth! Praise be to God! ve New Zion Baptist Church 2935 Lincoln Avenue * Ogden, Utah 84401* \) Membership Special Events Form Rev. Hughes believes birthdays, wedding anniversaries, the birth of children, etc. are very special events in our lives and should be acknowledged as “gifts of God” to us as His divine servants. To assist him, as our pastor, in acknowledging your “special day or event,” he is requesting that each member complete the applicable following information which will be compiled in a confidential data base for his reference. NZBC Member Name Birth Date: (Month & Day Only) Wedding Anniversary: (Date & Number of Years) Birth of Child: (Name, Gender, Birth Date & Weight, etc.) “The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it.” (Proverbs 10:22) New Zion Baptist Church Baptismal Service Pastor Derrel Hughes Presiding Presentation of Candidate(s) Baptismal Litany Scripture (Matthew 3:1-6) Holy Baptism Dismissal “Baptismal Litany” Pastor Hughes: Come, Holy Spirit, Come, Heavenly Dove. As we approach baptism, let us be mindful of our brokenness and be grateful for our redemption though Christ Jesus. Church: Lord, cleanse us from sin and make us wholly yours. Pastor Hughes: Baptism marks the beginning of our Christian Journey. It is a time of initiation into responsibility and commitment to Christ. Through the symbolic cleansing of water, we lay down our old selves and are born again as new creations in Christ. Church: Come, Holy Spirit. new in your name. Take our lives and make them Pastor Hughes: In the Jordan River, Christ was baptized by John. Come, Holy Spirit, come. Trouble the water, sanctify it that all who are baptized here may begin new lives of obedience to God. (Please Turn Over) Church: You are the refreshing spring, the living water that never runs dry. In you, we thirst not. Pastor Hughes: Through baptism we are buried with Christ in death. As Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of God, we, too, are raised from the baptismal waters to walk in the newness of life. Church: Make of our lives an acceptable sacrifice and of our witness refreshing pools for others. Pastor Hughes: Our ancestors waded in the chilly waters of the South. Through baptism, they were made new and free creatures in Christ. Church: “Jordan River is chilly and cold. but not my soul.” It chilled my body, Pastor Hughes: Today is a day of recommitment. On this day and every day we give you thanks. Through baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and gift of the Holy Spirit, we are offered opportunities for our sins to be washed away in the cleansing blood of the Lamb. Church: There is one faith, one Lord, one baptism, one Body, one Spirit, one God, and Fathers of us all. Through baptism, we are united eternally with Christ. Make us worthy, dear Lord. New Zion Baptist Church Visitation Song of Welcome Something good is going to happen to you ... This very hour, this very day. Something good is going to happen to you ... Jesus of Nazareth is passing your way! (Repeat) “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” (Psalm 122:1) New Zion Baptist Church Visitation Song of Welcome Welcome, welcome, welcome to you .... We’re glad you’re here, how do you do? God loves you and we love you too .... Welcome, welcome, welcome to you! (Repeat) “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” (Psalm 133:1) Bn, New Zion Baptist Church Holy Communion Litany (The Lord’s Supper) As we come to the Lora’s table, let us come with a spint of humility and patience. Compassionate God, have mercy on us we pray. Let us examine ourselves: our thoughts, our actions, our motives, and our attitudes toward others. O Holy God, have mercy and forgive us our shortcomings. Help us to remember our responsibility to our families and our neighbors, our stewardship to You, and the work You have given to our hands. O Living God, we stand in need of Your grace, strength, and mercy. As we eat the bread, which represents Your body, which is the True and Living Bread, open our eyes to recognize the intimacy that You yearn to share with us. O Living God, teach us to love You above all else. As we drink the cup, which represents Christ's blood shed for us, we thank You for the new covenant, “Love ye one another,” which is written on our hearts. Let us rejoice because our names are written in heaven. Tender Father, may Your great sacrifice of redeeming love renew us for loving service and sacrifice to others. May this Lord’s Supper energize every area of our lives and enable us to transcend our circumstances, our inadequacies, and our enemies. God who sees us, touch and empower us so that our lives will be renewed. We praise you, O God, who made us Your own people through the death and resurrection of your Son, our Lord. Abide in us, Savior and Redeemer. Fill us with the life-giving power of Your Spirit, now and forever.