Greater Little Zion Baptist Church
10185 Zion Drive
Fairfax, VA 22032
Phone: 703-764-9111 Fax: 703-764-9162
Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.glzbc.org
1st Corinthians 13:4 & 7-8
4
7
Love is patient, love is kind.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres.
8
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they
will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
2016 Theme: "Being a Church of TLC: Touching, Loving, &
Caring" John 13:34-35
Church Vision: The vision of GLZBC is to reach the unsaved with
the saving message of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 28:19-20
Church Mission: The mission of GLZBC is to lead everyone to a
full life of development in Christ.
Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr., Pastor
E-mail: [email protected]
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!
Worship on the Lord’s Day
7:45 a.m. Service
Today’s Music Leader
Musicians.………….......… Sis. Christian Davis Min. Keith Exum
Minister of Music .…...……………………… Bro. Robert Fairchild
Call to Worship ……………….……..…………………………..…………...…
Invocation ..……………………......……...….………..…………... Minister
Musical Selection (2) …………………....… The Young Adult Praise Team
The Spoken Word/Sermon ………….......... Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr.
Sermon Title: "Do You Care That I'm Dying" Mark 4:34-41
Invitation to Salvation …………………..….. Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr.
Worship of Giving/ Prayer ……………………. Board of Directors/Deacons
(Bring Prayer Request as Well with Offering)
Welcoming of Visitors ….…...……………………………. Greeter’s Ministry
Announcements …………………………………………………………………
Benediction ………………..…….……..….. Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr.
 Please do not enter or leave the Sanctuary during this time
This is my Bible. I am what It says I am. I have what It
says I have. I can do what It says I can do. Today I will
be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess that my
mind is alert, my heart is receptive and I will never
be the same.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Sermon Notes
Message Notes 7:45 a.m.
Scripture (s):
Sermon Text:
Worship on the Lord’s Day
10:45 a.m. Service
Worship Leader………………………….. Bro. Brandon Crockett
Today’s Music Leader
Musicians ..……........ Sis. Christian Davis and Min. Keith Exum
Minister of Music .…...………………..…… Bro. Robert Fairchild
Praise and Worship …………….…...…..… The Young Adult Praise Team
Call to Worship ………………….…………………………..…..………...……
Congregational Hymn #435…..............….. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
Worshippers may enter
Invocation ..………………….........……........……... Sis. Lacey Anderson
Musical Selection ……………......………… The Young Adult Praise Team
Welcoming of Visitors ….…...……………………….……..……….……….
Youth Moment …………………….… Sis Machi Dunzo, Sis. Marion Motto
& Sis. Mea Anderson
Announcements …………………………..………………………….…………
Worship of Giving/ Prayer ….............................. Sis. Davis-Assata Harley
& Sis. Samantha Reese
Responsive Reading …………… (#49 Unity)………...… Sis. Cydney Turner
Congregational Prayer Time …….................................. Sis. Asia Turner
Musical Selection …………………….……. The Young Adult Praise Team
The Spoken Word/Sermon ………...…...… Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr.
Sermon Title: "Do You Care That I'm Dying" Mark 4:34-41
Invitation to Discipleship
Benediction ……………………….…..…….. Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr.
 Please do not enter or leave the Sanctuary during this time.
This is my Bible. I am what It says I am. I have what It
says I have. I can do what It says I can do. Today I will
be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess that my
mind is alert, my heart is receptive and I will never
be the same.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Sermon Notes
Message Notes 10:45 a.m.
Scripture (s):
Sermon Text:
125th Church Anniversary Team Update
Bro. Charles Chandler – Health & Sickness Concerns (Rev. Estelle Chandler’s husband)
Sis. Barbara Collins - Health & Healing Concerns
Sis. Annie & Bro. Ted Davis - Health & Sickness Concerns
Sis. Frances Davis – Health & Sickness Concerns (Bro. John-Michael Chandler’s godmother)
Sis. Jonni Davis (Sis. Christian Davis’ mother)
Sis. Mariene Antoinette Gibson, St. Louis – Health & Sickness Concerns (Rev. Estelle Chandler’s
first cousin)
Sis. Romelia Hampton (Sisters Cynthia Hill & Elanese Pitts’ aunt)
Mother Birthene Howard, Manor Care - Fair Oaks
Sis. Beverly Jones
Bro. Kendrick Mack (Sis. Cheryl Mack’s son)
Sis. Mammie Majors (Sis. Barbra Murphy’s sister)
Sis. Louise McClenic, Hospice in Akron, Ohio (Patricia McClenic’s mother-in-law)
Deaconess Juanita Middleton, Aldie, VA. (Sis. Mamie James’ mother)
Bro. Roosevelt Milton
Bro. Lester Newton, III (Deacon Don Newton’s great-nephew)
Sis. Ruby Parker - Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Brenda Perkin-Johnson's
aunt)
Sis. Tyra Parkey - Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Brenda Perkin-Johnson's
Cousin)
Bro. Nathaniel Payne (Bro. Stephen Hill’s friend)
Sis. Harriet Puller
Bro. George Reese (Sis. Donna Reese’s husband)
Sis. Wendy Rivers
Sis. Cynthia Roper's brother-in-law
Bro. James Self – Health & Sickness Concerns
Sis. Doris Smith – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Agnes Sorrel’s friend)
Bro. Samuel Sullivan – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Doris Dunkley’s father)
Sis. Annette Torian (Sis. Barbra Murphy’s niece)
Sis. Joan Tyree
Mourning the loss of a loved one:
Sis. Doris Dunkley (Death of her aunt)
Bro. Stephen Hill (Death of his sister)
Deacon Calvin Parson, Sr. (Death of his father)
Sis. Donna Reese (Death of her aunt)
Unit 3 “Celebrate His Goodness”
Feast of Weeks
Daily Bible Readings of this week:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Psalm 147:1-11
1 Chronicles 17:16-27
Ephesians 5:15-20
Romans 7:14-25
2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Revelations 11:15-19
Leviticus 23:15-22
Theme: “125 Years: Remembering, Reconciling, and Rejuvenating”
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered
into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that
love him.” I Corinthians 2:9
~Zion Renovation Project~
(Renovate a Pew Program Status as of Feb 7, 2016)
# Pews to be renovated: 44
# Pews committed: 44 ($80,437.00)
# Pews remaining: Zero
Please see a representative of the 125th church anniversary team in the
vestibule to make a payment toward your pledge. Also, please pay all
pledged funds by July 1, 2016.
Deacon Al Moseley
th
125 Church Anniversary Chair
125th Church Anniversary Events in 2016
Feb 28
Black History Program
Mar 6
Zion Historical Moment
Apr 3
Zion Historical Moment
May 1
Zion Historical Moment
Jun 5
Zion Historical Moment
Jun 18
Fitness Walk
Jul 3
Zion Historical Moment
Aug 20
Pie Tasting Contest (Church Picnic)
Sep 11
Family and Friends Day (Essay Contest)
Oct 10-14
Old Fashion Revival
Oct 16
Zion Day
Deacon Al Moseley
125th Church Anniversary Chair
Thank You!
The Paige family would like to express our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to Pastor Murphy
and everyone for your prayers, condolences, telephone calls, emails, cards, and flowers during our
time of bereavement for our loved one. With God's comfort and your expressions of kindness, it
helps us to get through this difficult time.
James and Malinda Paige and Family
Contribution Statements
The Contribution Statements are available for pick up. Please check the mailboxes located in the
Fellowship Hall. POC: Admin Staff
Zion Memories
Memorabilia
Attention all GLZBC Members and Family,
As our Church celebrates 125 Years this year, we are asking if anyone has any photos, newspaper
clippings, documents or anything else historical pertaining to Zion or its members or family that
you would bring the item(s). If you would, kindly put your name on your items and give them to
Ann or Suzi Vincent. They will be scanned and given back to you. The items will be displayed for
Zion Day.
125 Years of Memories, History, Service, and Love - Let's tell our Story!
Please contact Sis. Ann or Suzi Vincent for further information.
Thank you and God Bless!
Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarship Opportunities Managed by the Community Foundation for
Northern Virginia
For: Northern Virginia Students
Apply at http://www.cfnova.org/scholarships/foundation-managed
CD’s & DVD’s
The following is a reminder concerning the playing of CD’s and DVD’s for programs. If you have
a DVD or CD that needs to be played during a service, we ask for a two week lead-time for the
DVD and one week for the CD. This will allow time to make sure that it works, it is reviewed, and
provides lead-time if it needs to be redone. It is extremely important that we abide by this process
to prevent embarrassing situations.
POC: Bro. Robert Fairchild
Men’s Ministry
Men of Zion
Join Pastor Murphy on Thursday, February 18, 2016 @ 7:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall to discuss
the book “Seven Seasons of a Man’s Life” by Patrick Morley. Please contact the Church Office to
sign up.
Handouts will be provided.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Alfred Street Baptist Church HBCU College Festival
Saturday, February 20, 2016 – 9:00 a.m.
T.C. Williams High School
3330 King Street
Alexandria, VA
Over 70 colleges and universities will be represented plus other organizations. Some schools will
conduct on-site admissions and waive application fees. Seminars for students, parent, guardians
plus band auditions
(Must pre-register and bring your own instrument)
Register at http://www.alfredstreet.org/ministries/outreach-and-missions/hbcu-festival/
Couples Course
Family Ministry-Marriage Oneness Session 8: Roles and Responsibilities – Part 2
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016
Location: Anthony & Terri Bazemore’s home
Time: 6:30-9:00 p.m.
RSVP: As soon as possible
[email protected], [email protected]
Virginia Baptist Scholarships
For: Undergraduate and graduate students from Virginia Baptist churches
Deadline: March 1, 2016
Visit www.vbfinc.org/scholarships for applications
Women's Ministry
Daughter Day - Sunday, March 6 during the 10:45 a.m. service.
If you are interested in purchasing a blanket to present to your daughter or another daughter at this
service, please send your name to the Admin Office. Cost of one blanket is $35.00. Your check
can be placed in the offering basket with the memo - Daughter Day.
Rev. Chandler
Pastoral Anniversary
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. (One service)
Theme: "Celebrating A Purpose Pusher" 2 Timothy 1:11 "And God chose me to be a preacher, an
apostle, and a teacher of this Good News." (NLT)
*Colors: Shades of Green*
Guest Speaker: Rev. Keith Kitchen of Zion Baptist Church Eastland Gardens,
NE Washington, DC
The requested donation for the Pastor's Anniversary is $117 per family.
Fairfax Central Baptist Sunday School Union 28th Annual Oratorical Event
Topic: “What Is My Responsibility as a Christian to Advance Race Relations in My Country?”
Location: Greater Little Zion Baptist Church
April 2, 2016
The Oratorical rules and regulations, theme topic, and sign-in form are all
available in the vestibule.
POCs: Sis. Doris Dunkley: [email protected], (703) 451-0510
Bro. Jeffery Allen: (571) 366-0722
And the King will say, “I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers
and sisters, you were doing it to me!”
Matthew 25:40 (NLT)
In 1754, Benezet left the Friends' English School to set up his own school, the first
public girls' school on the American continent. His students included daughters from
prominent families, such as Deborah Norris and Sally Wister.
Anthony Benezet
Anthony Benezet, born Antoine Bénézet (January 31, 1713 –
May 3, 1784), was a French-born American abolitionist and
educator who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
One of the early American abolitionists, Benezet founded one of
the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief
of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage (after his death it
was revived as the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the
Abolition of Slavery); the first public school for girls in North
America; and the Negro School at Philadelphia, which operated
into the nineteenth century.
Biography
Antoine Bénézet was born in Saint-Quentin, France, on 31 January 1713, to a family
of Protestants, known in France as Huguenots. Because Protestants had been
persecuted and suffered violent attacks since the Crown's revocation in 1685 of the
Edict of Nantes, which had provided religious tolerance, his family, like many
others, decided to leave France.
They moved first to Rotterdam, Netherlands; then briefly to Greenwich before
settling in London, England, where there was a sizeable Huguenot refugee
community. In 1727 Benezet joined the Religious Society of Friends (also known as
Quakers).
In 1731 the Benezet family immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded by
Quakers and one of the English colonies of North America. Then 18 years old,
Anthony Benezet joined John Woolman as one of the earliest American
abolitionists. Like Woolman, Benezet also advocated war tax resistance.
In Philadelphia, Benezet worked to persuade his Quaker brethren that slave-owning
was not consistent with Christian doctrine. He believed that the English ban on
slavery in the British Isles should be extended to the North American and Caribbean
colonies. (After the Americans gained independence in the Revolutionary War,
Benezet continued to urge the United States to ban slavery, and the state of
Pennsylvania legislated slavery's gradual abolition in 1780.)
After several years as a failed merchant, in 1739 Benezet began teaching at a
Germantown school, then a separate jurisdiction northwest of Philadelphia. In 1742,
he moved to the Friends' English School of Philadelphia (now the William Penn
Charter School). In 1750 he added night classes for black slaves to his schedule.
In 1770, he founded the Negro School at Philadelphia for black children. There was
a growing free black community in Philadelphia, which increased after the state
abolished slavery. Abolitionist sympathizers, such as Abigail Hopper Gibbons,
continued to teach at Benezet's Negro School in the years before the American Civil
War.
Benezet also founded the first anti-slavery society, the Society for the Relief of Free
Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. After Benezet's death, Benjamin Franklin and
Dr. Benjamin Rush reconstituted this association as the Pennsylvania Society for
Promoting the Abolition of Slavery.
Benezet died on 3 May 1784, and was buried in the Friends' Burial Ground,
Philadelphia.
Works
 Observations on the inslaving [sp], importing and purchasing of Negroes.
With some advice thereon, extracted from the Epistle of the yearly-meeting
of the people called Quakers held at London in the year 1748., 1760
This brief work, written while Benezet was teaching at the Quaker Girls' School in
Philadelphia, was the author's first publication to draw on sources documenting the
African trade in slavery.
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A short account of that part of Africa inhabited by the negroes, 1762
A Caution and Warning to Great Britain and her Colonies, in a short
representation of the calamitous state of the enslaved negroes in the British
Dominions. Collected from various authors, etc., 1767
Some Historical Account of Guinea ... With an inquiry into the rise and
progress of the slave-trade ... Also a republication of the sentiments of
several authors of note on this interesting subject; particularly an extract of
a treatise by Granville Sharp, 1767
The mighty destroyer displayed, in some account of the dreadful havock
made by the mistaken use as well as abuse of distilled spirituous liquors,
1774.
Some observations on the situation, disposition, and character of the Indian
natives of this continent, 1784.
Legacy and honors
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In 1817, the abolitionist Roberts Vaux published a biography about
Anthony Benezet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Benezet
Sunday
Wednesday
7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Worship Service - Each one bring one
6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting - A one-hour group session led by the Deacon Ministry. Come and
pray with us. Location: Old Sanctuary All are welcome
7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Children’s Church 1st and 3rd Sunday (OS)
7:30-8:30 p.m. Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) All are welcome
7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Youth Church 1 st and 3rd Sunday (FH)
8:30 a.m. Sunday School 5th Sunday
9:45 –10:30 a.m. Sunday School - POC: Bro. Jeffery Allen, Sr., Superintendent – 5th Sunday Pastor Murphy is the Adult Class facilitator. December – February 2015, Theme: “Sacred
Gifts and Holy Gatherings”
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Morning Prayer period – Main Sanctuary POC: Prayer Ministry
9:45 a.m. Worship Service 5th Sunday
1:00 p.m. Pastor’s Aide Ministry Meeting 1st Sunday (FH) - POC: Bro. James McCoy
1:00 p.m. Family Ministry – Family Prayer Day, 3rd Sunday upstairs in the prayer room.
Theme: Seeking God’s Way In Our Family. Focused Family Prayer for the Month of
February: We all have desires to find happiness, joy, and peace. Let us go to the LORD in
sincere and humble prayer seeking to abide and understand His thoughts and ways as they
apply to our family. LORD, help us to start a revolution in our lives whereby we seek to be
transformed by your thoughts from the inside out. May we have a thirst to know You more!
Scriptures: Isaiah 55:8-9, For My thoughts are not Your thoughts, Nor are Your ways My
ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher
than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
POCs: Deacon Anthony & Deacon Terri Bazemore
1:00 p.m. Game of Chess, Food, Fun and Fellowship, immediately after the 11:00 a.m.
service, (please see website calendar for dates) in the Fellowship Hall. POC: Bro Al Hayes and
Sis. LaKita Jones
1-3 p.m. 125th Zion Day Team Meeting 3rd Sunday (Jan – Sept) (OS) – POC: Dea. Al
Moseley
1:30 p.m. Christian Education Ministry Meeting 1st Sunday – POC: Sis. La Kita Jones
1:30 p.m. Cancer Support Team Meeting (CR) 2 nd Sunday – POC: Sis. Christine Davis
Monday
7:00 p.m. Church Choir Rehearsal
Tuesday
6:30 p.m. Academic Enrichment (Tutoring) POC: Deacon Dr. Al Moseley
7:00 p.m. Zion Inspirational Choir Rehearsal (except the Tuesday after the 1 st Sunday)
7:00 p.m. Music and Performing Arts Council meeting Tuesday before the 1 st Sunday
7:00 p.m. Board of Directors’ Meeting 2nd Tuesday (CR) – POC: Sis. Dolores Claytor
7:00 p.m. Deacons’ Training 2nd Tuesday
7:30 p.m. Hospitality Ministry Meeting 4th Tuesday (Kitchen) – POC: Sis. Carmen Holt
Thursday
6:00–8:00 p.m. GLZ Praise Dancers Ministry Rehearsal (OS) POC: BOD Dolores Claytor
6:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Meeting 1st and 2nd Thursday (FH) POC: Sis. Cynthia Turner
7:00 p.m. Children’s Ministry Meeting 1st Thursday
7:00-8:00 p.m. Junior Ushers’ Meeting 4th Thursday (OS)
7:30 p.m. Missionary Ministry Meeting 3rd Thursday (CR)
7:30 p.m. Youthful Praise of Zion Choir Rehearsal (MS) Except after the 2nd Sunday
8:30 p.m. Young Adult Praise Team Rehearsal (MS) POC: Sis. Kiara Mack
Friday
7:00 p.m. Baptism Orientation 1st Friday (CR) – POC: Rev. Estelle Chandler
7:00 p.m. Zion Inspirational Choir Rehearsal Friday before the 1st Sunday
Saturday
7-9 a.m. Men’s Ministry Prayer Breakfast 1st Saturday (FH) - POC: Bro. Al Woods
8:00 a.m. Male Chorus Rehearsal (MS)
9:30–11:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study 2nd and 4th Saturdays (FH) - POC: Deacon Geraldine
Woods
10:00 a.m. Women’s Ministry Meeting 3rd Saturday (FH) – POC: Rev. Estelle Chandler (Nov
& Dec Meeting in the Old Sanctuary)
10:00 a.m. Beautification Ministry Meeting 3rd Saturdays (CR) – POC: Sis. Annie McLaurin
10:00 a.m. Deacons Meeting 3rd Saturday (OS) Special on-call teleconference held
periodically. POC: Deacon Don Newton
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Ushers’ Ministry Adults Meeting 4th Saturday – POC: Sis. Gloria Lofton
10:00 a.m. New Member Orientation Saturday before the 2nd Sunday
11:30 a.m. Church Choir Rehearsal Saturday before the 3rd Sunday
11:00 a.m. Women of Zion Choir Rehearsal 1st & 4th Saturday & the Saturday before the 5th
Sunday
2:00 p.m. Seniors Ministry Meeting every 3 rd Saturday (Pinn Center)
Please see web-site calendar (www.glzbc.org) for more scheduled events.