HE IS RISEN!
                                                                                     
                                                                                              June 14, 2026
 
 
WORSHIP IN REVERENCE
 
Prelude                                                                                                                                        Deacon Garlan Garner
 
Call to Worship                                                                                                                                 Philippians 4:4-7
 
Opening Prayer Moment                                                                                                                                       Pulpit 
 
Hymn of praise                                                                         #2 All Hail The Power of Jesus Name
 
Scripture                                                                                                                                       2 Corinthians 5:14-21                                                                                                                                              
Selection                                                                                                                                                                                   Choir                   
Welcome Visitors & Announcements                                                            Mrs. Veranda Henry
 
Offertory Scripture                                                                                                                                       Luke 21:1-4                                                                                                      
Morning Offering                                                                                                                                                       Ushers 
 
Doxology
 
Hymn of Preparation                                                   #301 Since Jesus Came Into My Heart
 
MORNING MESSAGE

SERMON                                     
 
                                                  “MEETING OUR SPIRITUAL NEEDS”
                                                                               Acts 3:1-16                                       
                                                             Dr. Lucious Fullwood
 
       
 Invitation to Christian Discipleship
 
Invitation Selection                                                            #164 I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
 
Closing Prayer and Benediction
 
Attendance: 6-07-2026
 
Worship Service 
Sanctuary:   162
Online Views:   137
 
Sunday School: 
in person:  31
Online:  22
 
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
 
GREATLY LOVED   Dr. Craig A. Cooper
 
At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Daniel 9:23

Friend, do you think that an angel sent from heaven would address you with any less affection than the way Daniel is addressed as above? Do you suppose God Himself would speak to you with less comforting words? I don’t. Oh, you who are in Christ, hear the Lord say that you are greatly loved!

Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends…. I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you” (John 15:13-15).
 
And elsewhere He has described Himself as the good shepherd who knows His flock well and is willing to give up His life for them (John 10:14-15). Believer, you have every right to say with the apostle Paul, “I have been crucified with Christ.
 
It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal. 2:20).

Perhaps just now you may say, “Well, I’m not even sure I’m a Christian. How do I know that God loves me?” You know other believers who have found their joy in Christ, but Christ did not die for them alone. You were in His heart and on His mind as He bore the cross of Calvary.
 
Look to Jesus believe! “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Rom. 10:13). Everyone means everyone. That includes you, dear reader! New believers and seasoned ones alike benefit from rereading John 3:16.

Believe that Jesus loves you and that He died for you. Turn to Him and hear Him say that you are greatly loved. If you don’t sense God’s affection for you, perhaps it is because you are looking in the wrong spot for proof of His love. If you look within, you will never find reason for Him to love you.
 
Joy and peace will elude you if you look inside for evidence of God’s love. His Love for you has never been based on you or your performance. He loves you with an everlasting love (Jer. 31:3).
 
Look to Christ and you will soak your heart in an ocean of love. Look to the crucified Savior and see how wide His outstretched hands are open for you. Look to Calvary and hear the cries of full and free forgiveness for every sinner who hides within the wounds of Jesus. Believer, you are greatly loved!

Jesus said, “Whoever comes to me I will never cast out” (John 6:37). Why not open your heart to Him right now and say, “Lord Jesus, I acknowledge that I am a sinner, but You came into the world to save sinners; please save me now in Your great love—I give myself to You. I am Yours. Amen.” God will receive you as you turn to Him, and He will shower you with His great love!
 
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The worship service for today is live streamed. It can be heard later on YouTube and the Church website (www.bellevuebaptistchurchchicago.org) To listen to the service go to Church website and select the media tab for the sermon
 
Thursday Evening Prayer and Bible Study (6:30-8:30 p.m.) Call the Church office with an email address to receive the link. For members who will be using their phones, you may call this number: 1-312-626-6799 and enter the following meeting ID and passcode for the Zoom meeting.
 
Meeting ID: 421 100 2593
Passcode: 849750