First Sunday of Advent
First of a Four-Part Sermon Series for Advent: "We Have Seen His Glory"

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading, Morning Prayer, and Offertory Prayer: Deacon Jesse Hymes
Welcome and Announcements: Mrs. Kathleen Ellis
Advent Reading: Miss Evie Hanes
Songs by the FBC Chancel Choir
Organist: Dr. Alfonza Williamson

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00:00 Music for Gathering
07:21 Welcome to Worship
08:21 Call to Worship
08:48 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Musical Selection: "We Are Standing On Holy Ground")
10:53 Scripture: John 1:1-5
12:07 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "Yes, God Is Real")
16:09 Prayer (Musical Selection: "Yes, God Is Real")
22:46 Today's Advent Reading
25:03 Welcome and Announcements
32:32 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "People to People")
36:37 Musical Selection: "It's My Desire"
39:27 Pastoral Observations
42:21 Tithes and Offerings
43:46 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
45:46 Congregational Hymn: "We Gather Together" (Hymn #342)
49:30 Musical Selection: "Thanks"
53:14 Message: "God, the Eternal Word," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:26:57 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "Sanctuary")
1:30:59 Reading of the Church Covenant
1:34:18 Holy Communion (Musical Selection: "Oh, The Blood of Jesus")
1:40:41 Closing Hymn of Praise: "I Know It Was the Blood"
1:42:17 Threefold Amen
1:43:39 Postlude

First Baptist Church, Highland Avenue

Morning Worship Service: "God, the Eternal Word" (John 1:1-5) - December 1, 2024

Second Sunday of Advent
Second of a Four-Part Sermon Series for Advent: "We Have Seen His Glory"

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading: Miss Zuri Lynch
Morning Prayer and Offertory Prayer: Deacon Dexter Felder 
Welcome and Announcements: Miss Kara Leak
Advent Reading: Miss Aalayah Kimbrough
Songs by the FBC Youth Ministry and the FBC Chancel Choir
Organist: Dr. David Allen

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00:00 Music for Gathering (Selections: "Jesus, Oh What A Wonderful Child" and "Angels We Have Heard On High")
09:59 Welcome to Worship
10:13 Opening Hymn: "O Come All Ye Faithful" (Hymn #199)
13:22 Call to Worship
13:50 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Musical Selection: "Hear Our Prayer Oh Lord")
16:15 Scripture: John 1:6-8
17:00 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "Just As I Am")
19:42 Prayer (Musical Selection: "Just As I Am")
24:56 Today's Advent Reading
29:00 Musical Selection: "Jingle Bells"
31:26 Welcome and Announcements
33:16 Acknowledgment of Visitors
34:47 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms")
38:26 Pastoral Observations
40:59 Tithes and Offerings
42:42 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
43:46 Congregational Hymn: "Silent Night, Holy Night" (Hymn #211)
47:18 Musical Selection: "Joy to the World"
49:17 Message: "God, the Radiant Word," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:22:18 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "Jesus the Light of the World")
1:25:12 Benediction
1:26:10 Closing Hymn of Praise: "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
1:27:59 Postlude

Morning Worship Service: "God, the Radiant Word" (John 1:6-8) - December 8, 2024

Third Sunday of Advent
Third of a Four-Part Sermon Series for Advent: "We Have Seen His Glory"

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading, Morning Prayer and Offertory Prayer: Deacon Charlie Wall
Welcome and Announcements: Mrs. Kathleen Ellis
Advent Reading: Master Owen Cooke
Songs by the David R. Hedgley Choir
Musicians: Dr. David Allen (organ) and Mr. Dannie Rogers (drums)

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00:00 Music for Gathering
08:16 Welcome to Worship
09:10 Opening Hymn: "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You" (Hymn #120)
12:31 Call to Worship
13:06 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Musical Selection: "Hear Our Prayer Oh Lord")
14:49 Organ Interlude
15:42 Scripture: John 1:9-13
16:51 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "I Am Thine")
20:13 Prayer (Musical Selection: "I Am Thine")
25:23 Today's Advent Reading
27:39 Musical Selection: "Emmanuel"
32:04 Welcome and Announcements
40:03 Additional Acknowledgments
40:22 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "Joy to the World")
45:23 Pastoral Observations
48:11 Tithes and Offerings (Musical Selection: "You Can't Beat God Giving")
50:10 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
52:34 Congregational Hymn: "Lift Him Up" (Hymn #547)
56:43 Musical Selection: "Now Behold the Lamb"
1:02:51 Message: "God, the Immanent Word," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:33:52 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "Come to Jesus")
1:37:07 Benediction and Blessing of the Food
1:38:17 Closing Hymn of Praise: "Jesus, Oh, What A Wonderful Child"

Morning Worship Service: "God, the Immanent Word" (John 1:9-13) - December 15, 2024

Fourth Sunday of Advent
Fourth of a Four-Part Sermon Series for Advent: "We Have Seen His Glory"

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading: Master Kamari Davis
Morning Prayer and Offertory Prayer: Miss Kennedy Kyser
Welcome and Announcements: Miss Bailey Buckhannon
Advent Reading: Miss Emory Tate and Miss Annika Leak
Songs by the FBC Men's Chorus
Musicians: Dr. David Allen (organ) and Mr. Dannie Rogers (drums)

The "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah, HWV 56 - 44 Hallelujah
Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
Performed by: MIT Concert Choir
Directed by William C. Cutter
Recorded: May 20, 2003
Converted from .ogg to .mp3 by Christian J. Burris
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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00:00 Music for Gathering
06:27 Welcome to Worship
07:37 Opening Hymn: "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" (Hymn #214)
11:12 Call to Worship
11:37 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Musical Selection: "Hear Our Prayer Oh Lord")
13:23 Organ Interlude
14:08 Scripture: John 1:10-13
15:02 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "Sweet Hour of Prayer")
17:38 Prayer (Musical Selection: "Sweet Hour of Prayer")
18:36 Today's Advent Readings
25:05 Musical Selection: "Silent Night"
28:10 Welcome and Announcements
31:25 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "Go Tell It on the Mountain")
36:08 Pastoral Observations
42:17 Tithes and Offerings (Musical Selection: "You Can't Beat God Giving")
43:45 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
45:01 Congregational Hymn: "To God Be The Glory" (Hymn #157)
48:39 Musical Selection: "We Three Kings"
52:47 Message: "God, the Intimate Word," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:25:28 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "To the Utmost, Jesus Saves")
1:28:34 Benediction and Blessing of the Food
1:30:12 Closing Hymn of Praise: "Hallelujah Chorus"

Morning Worship Service: "God, the Intimate Word" (John 1:10-13) - December 22, 2024

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading, Morning Prayer, and Offertory Prayer: Deacon Judge Kornegay
Welcome and Announcements: Mrs. Kathleen Ellis
Songs by the David R. Hedgley Choir
Musicians: Dr. David Allen (organ) and Mr. Dannie Rogers (drums)

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00:00 Music for Gathering
05:52 Welcome to Worship
07:00 Opening Hymn: "We Have Come into This House" (Hymn #174)
10:59 Call to Worship
11:23 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Musical Selection: "Gloria Patri")
13:20 Organ Interlude
13:36 Scripture: John l:14
14:30 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "Just As I Am")
17:25 Prayer (Musical Selection: "Just As I Am")
27:44 Musical Selection: "Oh, What a Pretty Little Baby"
32:12 Welcome and Announcements
40:40 Pastoral Acknowledgements
42:22 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "Pass Me Not")
47:06 Pastoral Observations
48:48 Tithes and Offerings (Musical Selection: "You Can't Beat God Giving")
50:06 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
51:57 Congregational Hymn: "Jesus Is All the World to Me" (Hymn #382)
56:27 Musical Selection: "The Potter's House"
1:04:07 Message: "God, the Incarnate Word," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:42:35 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "Lead Me, Guide Me")
1:45:05 Benediction
1:46:06 Closing Hymn of Praise: "Amen"

Morning Worship Service: "God, the Incarnate Word" (John 1:14) - December 29, 2024

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading, Morning Prayer, and Offertory Prayer: Deacon Jesse Hymes
Welcome and Announcements: Deaconess Sirena Leak
Reading of the Church Covenant: Rev. Jocelyn Foy
Songs by the FBC Chancel Choir
Organist: Dr. Alfonza Williamson

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00:00 Music for Gathering ("Come Let Us Worship the Lord" and "Christ the Solid Rock")
07:03 Baptism (Musical Selection: "Take Me to the Water")
10:51 Opening Hymn: "Praise Him" (Hymn #178)
13:56 Call to Worship
14:20 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Chant: "Holy Is the Lamb")
17:15 Scripture: John l:15-18
18:49 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "God Never Fails")
22:11 Prayer (Musical Selection: "God Never Fails")
29:24 Musical Selection: "Total Praise"
34:47 Welcome and Announcements
41:46 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms")
46:03 Pastoral Observations
50:08 Tithes and Offerings (Musical Selection: "You Can't Beat God Giving")
52:07 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
53:14 Congregational Hymn: "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" (Hymn #158)
58:50 Musical Selection: "God Is Able"
1:03:44 Message: "God, the Relatable Word," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:39:30 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "Just As I Am")
1:41:38 Presentation of Certificate of Membership
1:44:55 Additional Announcement
1:45:44 Reading of the Church Covenant
1:49:06 Holy Communion (Musical Selections: "Lamb of God" and "Oh the Blood of Jesus")
2:00:20 Closing Hymn of Praise: "Blessed Assurance"
2:02:17 Postlude

Morning Worship Service: "God, the Relatable Word" (John 1:15-18) - January 5, 2025

First in the Sermon Series "Leaving Everything: Sermons on Discipleship from the Gospel of Luke"

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle

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00:00 Welcome to Worship
00:37 Musical Selection: "Jesus Is All the World to Me"
02:58 Pastoral Observations
05:59 Opening Scripture: Psalm 100
07:03 Prayer
07:59 Musical Selections: "How Great Thou Art," "You Are My Strength," and "How Great Is Our God"
20:56 Message: "Being a Disciple" (Luke 3, selected verses)
35:51 Invitation to Discipleship
36:53 Closing Prayer
38:11 Benediction

Morning Worship Service: "Being a Disciple" (Luke 3, selected verses) - January 12, 2025

Second in the Sermon Series "Leaving Everything: Sermons on Discipleship from the Gospel of Luke"

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading, Morning Prayer, and Offertory Prayer: Deacon Pamela Switzer
Welcome and Announcements: Deaconess Sirena Leak
Songs by the David R. Hedgley Choir
Organist: Dr. David Allen

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00:00 Music for Gathering
06:52 Welcome to Worship
07:52 Opening Hymn: "Praise Him" (Hymn #172)
11:27 Call to Worship
11:59 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Musical Selection: "Lord Prepare Me")
13:52 Organ Interlude
15:12 Scripture: Luke 5:1-11
17:53 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "I Must Tell Jesus")
20:08 Prayer (Musical Selection: "I Must Tell Jesus")
23:01 Musical Selection: "Jesus Promised"
26:52 Welcome and Announcements
34:01 Pastoral Acknowledgments
35:52 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms")
40:53 Pastoral Observations
44:46 Installation of Officers
51:12 Tithes and Offerings
52:32 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
54:26 Congregational Hymn: "I Am on the Battlefield for My Lord" (Hymn #480)
59:10 Musical Selection: "The Holy One"
1:03:41 Message: "Breaking Nets and Sinking Ships," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:42:04 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "Softly and Tenderly")
1:44:07 Closing Remarks
1:44:47 Benediction
1:45:29 Closing Hymn of Praise: "I Have Decided To Follow Jesus" (Hymn #400)
1:46:21 Postlude

Morning Worship Service: "Breaking Nets and Sinking Ships" (Luke 5:1-11) - January 19, 2025

Third in the Sermon Series "Leaving Everything: Sermons on Discipleship from the Gospel of Luke"

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading, Morning Prayer, and Offertory Prayer: Deacon William Fulton
Welcome and Announcements: Mrs. Kathleen Ellis
Songs by the FBC Men's Chorus
Organist: Dr. David Allen

*we assert no rights over the music played during today's service

00:00 Music for Gathering
06:09 Welcome to Worship
06:20 Opening Hymn: "I Am Thine" (Hymn #387)
11:26 Call to Worship
11:49 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Musical Selection: "Hear Our Prayer Oh Lord")
13:44 Organ Interlude
14:46 Scripture: Luke 5:27-32
16:23 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "Sweet Hour of Prayer")
19:12 Prayer (Musical Selection: "Sweet Hour of Prayer")
25:08 Musical Selection: "Just a Little Talk with Jesus"
29:10 Welcome and Announcements
34:07 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "Blessed Assurance")
39:29 Pastoral Observations
41:41 Tithes and Offerings (Musical Selection: "You Can't Beat God Giving")
43:12 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
44:32 Congregational Hymn: "I Surrender All" (Hymn #396)
49:45 Musical Selection: "Farther Along"
54:13 Message: "He Eats and Drinks with Sinners," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:36:45 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "Your Grace and Mercy")
1:40:06 Benediction
1:40:43 Closing Hymn of Praise: "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus"
1:42:01 Postlude

First Baptist Church, Hishland Avenue

Morning Worship Service: "He Eats and Drinks with Sinners" (Luke 5:27-32) - January 26, 2025

Fourth in the Sermon Series "Leaving Everything: Sermons on Discipleship from the Gospel of Luke"

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
Worship Leader: Rev. Glenn Pettiford 
Scripture Reading, Morning Prayer, and Offertory Prayer: Deacon O'laf Massenburg
Welcome and Announcements: Mrs. Kathleen Ellis
Black History Month Historical Reflections: Miss Kara Leak
Reading of the Church Covenant: Rev. Jocelyn Foy
Songs by the FBC Chancel Choir
Organist: Dr. Alfonza Williamson

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00:00 Music for Gathering ("Hold Back the Night")
03:24 Welcome to Worship
04:02 Opening Hymn: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Hymn #540)
09:22 Call to Worship
10:13 Invocation and Lord's Prayer (Chant: "On My Knees")
13:25 Scripture: Luke 6:47-49
14:45 Moments of Inner Reflection (Musical Selection: "The Lord Is Blessing Me Right Now")
18:41 Prayer (Musical Selection: "The Lord Is Blessing Me Right Now")
23:34 Black History Month Historical Reflections
27:27 Welcome and Announcements
33:36 Fellowship Moment (Musical Selection: "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms")
39:26 Musical Selection: "My God Is An Awesome God"
45:58 Pastoral Observations
48:46 Tithes and Offerings (Musical Selection: "You Can't Beat God Giving")
50:14 Offertory Prayer and Doxology
52:15 Congregational Hymn: "The Solid Rock" (Hymn #385)
55:45 Musical Selection: "In the House of the Lord"
1:02:11 Message: "A Well-Built Life," Rev. Samuel J. Doyle
1:42:32 Invitation to Discipleship (Musical Selection: "Come to Jesus")
1:44:18 Reading of the Church Covenant
1:48:01 Holy Communion (Musical Selection: "Oh, the Blood of Jesus") 
1:59:48 Closing Hymn of Praise: "We Shall Overcome" (Hymn #542)
2:02:28 Postlude

Morning Worship Service: "A Well-Built Life" (Luke 6:47-49) - February 2, 2025

Rev. Samuel J. Doyle, Senior Pastor
Rev. Glenn Pettiford, Assistant Pastor

First Baptist Church Highland Avenue is the oldest African American Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, founded in 1879.  Our mission is to reach, preach, and teach the Gospel to all of God’s people.

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