2025 September 20

FAITH ON FIRE

SABBATH SCHOOL

Song Service: Pathfinder Praise Team
Welcome: Sage Trenchfield-Reaves
Opening Hymn: Pathfinder Praise Team
#608 - Faith is the Victory
Scripture Reading: David Alabi
Hebrews 11:1-6 
Prayer: Kannan Peterson
Opening Remarks: Sage Trenchfield-Reaves
Walking by Faith
Mission Story: Maliek Wright
Sabbath School Lesson: By Class
Closing Remarks: Sage Trenchfield-Reaves
Closing Hymn: Pathfinder Praise Team
#517 -  My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Closing Prayer: Khalid Morgan
Announcements: Joshua Bien-Aime
Personal Ministry: Sis. Edris Blackwood


DIVINE SERVICE


Song Service: Pathfinder Praise Team
Introit: Pathfinders, Platform Personnel
Invocation: Pastor Mario Thorp
Presentation of Flags: Pathfinders
Welcome: Luveaya Francios & Gabriella Alabi
Call to Worship: Elijah Samuel
Psalms 91
Opening Hymn: Pathfinder Praise Team
#515  - The Lord is My Light
Scripture Reading: Malia Samuel
Isaiah 40:29-31 
Prelude to Prayer: Pathfinder Praise Team and Congregation
Intercessory Prayer: Elder Rolando Scott
Response to Prayer: Pathfinder Praise Team and Congregation
Special Music: KSA
Offertory: Shomari McKenzie
Response: Pathfinder Praise Team
Directors Report: Director Zona Alabi
Special Music: 4Given
Children Story: Daniella Alabi
Introduction of Speaker: Luveaya Francios and Gabriella Alabi
Song of Meditation: Kaliee Wing
Sermon: Rodson Alcindor Jr
Closing Hymn: Pathfinder Praise Team
#426 - I Shall See the King
Benediction: Pastor Mario Thorp
Recessional: Platform Personnel and Pathfinders
Dismissal: Ushers
Parting Song: Pathfinder Praise Team

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS

  • WOMEN’S RETREAT: TITLED “INTIMACY WITH GOD” SEPTEMBER 19–21. REGISTRATION IN PROGRESS. WEBSITE: HTTPS://REGISTER.ADVENTSOURCEEVENTS.ORG/.NJC_WOMENSMINISTRIESRETREAT2025/HOME. PREPARE FOR AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE

  • KEYS TO SUCCESS: FREE PIANO CLASSES EVERY TUESDAY FROM 5:30 PM. ALL AGES ARE WELCOMED

  • SEPTEMBER 27: CHILDREN’S DAY EMPHASIS

  • OCTOBER 11: DEACON AND DEACONESS DAY

  • OCTOBER 25: PRAYER AND FASTING

  • GIVING TOWARDS THE HEATING SYSTEM? PLEASE PLACE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN AN ENVELOPE AND PLACE IN THE OFFERING PLATE OR GO TO THE WEBSITE. THERE IS A SELECTION FOR FURNACE REPLACEMENT. THE CHURCH SUPPORT IS GROWING. PLEASE JOIN IN GIVING. THANKS

  • EGW BOOK CLUB: REVIEWING THE FINAL CHAPTER OF “STEPS TO CHRIST.” JOIN EVERY 1ST & 3RD MONDAY @ 7 PM. NEXT BOOK: THE MINISTRY OF HEALING. ZOOM ID: 656 5378 785, ACCESS CODE: 210200

  • CALLING ALL OF GOD’S CHILDREN: PREPARE FOR PBE 2026 BY STUDYING 3 CHAPTERS OF ISAIAH EVERY WEEK. WE WILL ORGANIZE INTO BANDS @ AY. OUR 1ST TOURNAMENT IS THIS SABBATH. IT IS NOT TOO LATE. GET READY! GET SET! FOR OUR BIBLE BOWL

  • WE STILL NEED EXTRA HANDS TO CLEAN UP THE CHURCH AND SPRUCE UP THE LAWNS. EVERY SUNDAY MORNING FROM 9 AM. PLEASE OFFER YOUR HELP

  • NURSING HOME VISIT: EVERY 1ST AND 2ND SABBATH OF THE MONTH. SEE SISTER BARBARA

  • PROJECT LOVE: EVERY 2ND SABBATH. ASSISTANCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED. PLEASE SEE SIS. ALTHEA RICHARDS, SIS. THELMA SUTHERLAND, OR ELDER SCOTT

  • MIDWEEK PRAYER AND TESTIMONIAL: IN CHURCH AND ON ZOOM EVERY WEDNESDAY @ 7 PM. ZOOM ID: 4900910430, PW: 126703

  • VESPER ON PASTOR ASCALON’S ZOOM LINE: EVERY FRIDAY @ SUNSET. ZOOM ID: 584 352 4933, PW: 282322

  • SUNDAY MORNING TESTIMONIALS AND PRAYER: EVERY SUNDAY ON PASTOR ASCALON’S ZOOM LINE. ZOOM ID: 584 352 4933, PW: 282322

  • PLEASE SILENCE YOUR PHONES WHEN IN THE SANCTUARY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO CELEBRATED BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

THE LORD IS YOUR LIGHT AND YOUR SALVATION

CHURCH SERVICES

Join us in-person or online

Sabbath School at 9:15 am 

Divine Worship Hour at 11:00 am

Dial-In Number: 646-931-3860.

Church Zoom ID: 490-091-0430 │Passcode: 126703
Pastor Ascalon’s Zoom ID: 584-352-4933 │ Passcode: 282322

WEDNESDAY MORNING DEVOTIONAL

Prayer Line @ 5:00 AM

SUNDAY MORNING CONFERENCE PRAYER & TESTIMONIAL

Via Pastor Ascalon’s Zoom @ 7:00 AM

PRAYER & PRAISE SABBATH MORNINGS

Via Church Zoom @ 8:00 AM

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING

Via Church Zoom @ 7:00 PM

FRIDAY NIGHT VESPERS

Via Pastor Ascalon’s Zoom @ Sunset

BIBLE STUDY

Sabbath Afternoon

AY

Sabbath Afternoon @ 6:00 PM

VESPERS

@ Sunset

RESPECT AND REVERENCE FOR GOD’S HOUSE MEANS:

  • No Loud Talking
  • No Littering
  • No Eating or Drinking in the Sanctuary
  • No Chewing Gum
  • No Running
  • Cell Phones set to VIBRATE, SILENT OR OFF Position

Face Covering: Optional
 

Please submit all programs and announcements to the Clerk no later than Tuesday afternoons to be added to the Bulletin.

PRAYER LIST 

  • Sis. Varlo Duncan

  • Sis. Janice Graham

  • Bro. Roland Salmon

  • Sis. Nadine Lodge

  • The Ford Family

  • Sis. Woods & Family

  • Ramos Family

  • Sis. Marcia Russell

  • Brenda Ferdinand

  • Sis. Elaine Da Costa

  • The Samuels Family

  • Shaw Family

  • Sis. Rosemarie Bartley

  • Bro. Charles Richards

  • Sis. Jacinth James

  • Sis. Elsie Bowen

  • Ernest Sylverain

  • Francois Family

  • Bro. Granville Carter

  • Sis. Eulalee Richards

  • Victor Conner

  • Sis. Elfona Noel

  • Sis. Gloria Stewart

  • Ruddy Anderson

  • Maideen Vassell

  • Nardia Francis

  • Sis. Lyte Morris

  • Bro. Charles Richards

  • Jesse James

  • Sophia Mitchell

  • Vaughn Jackson

  • Phyllis Rainford

  • Durant Family

  • Sis. Ingrid & Family

  • Dorrell Jeremiah

  • The Gray Family