HE IS ALIVE!
                                                                                     
                                                                                              May 10, 2026
 
 
WORSHIP IN REVERENCE
 
Prelude                                                                                                                                        Deacon Garlan Garner
 
Call to Worship                                                                                                                                           Psalm 113:1-9  
 
Opening Prayer Moment                                                                                                                                   Pulpit 
 
Hymn of praise                                                                                                  #12 Praise Him! Praise Him!
 
Scripture                                                                                                                                                Proverbs 31:10-31           
Selection                                                                                                                                                                                   Choir                   
Welcome Visitors & Announcements                                                 Mrs. Rosa Marie Bouier
 
Recognition  of Our Mothers
 
Offertory Scripture                                                                                                                      Matthew 6:19-21
 
Morning Offering                                                                                                                                                       Ushers 
 
Doxology
 
Hymn of Preparation                                                                                    #193 Faith of Our Mothers                
MORNING MESSAGE

SERMON                                     
 
                                              “THE BLESSING OF A GODLY MOTHER”
                                                                             1 Samuel 1:9-18
                                                                    Dr. Lucious Fullwood
                                                        
 Invitation to Christian Discipleship
 
Invitation Selection                                                                                                         #141 Love Lifted Me
 
Closing Prayer and Benediction
 
Attendance: 5-3-2026
 
Worship Service 
Sanctuary:   150
Online Views:   119
 
Sunday School: 
in person:  37
Online:  23
 
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
 
THE GRACE I NEED       Dr. Craig  A. Cooper
 
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Psalm 68:19

God in His wisdom keeps us dependent on Him daily, and daily I He upholds us. “Blessed be the Lord who daily bears us up.” True, someone may receive an inheritance or sell a company with a massive financial payout, but God does not give fifty years of mercy in one lump sum. Otherwise, we would fixate our joy on the gifts and not the Giver.

Instead, His mercies are “new every morning,” so great is His faithfulness (Lam. 3:23). The Christian life is a life of daily dependence. Jesus teaches us to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” He adds that we needn’t be anxious about the day after this one, for that will take care of itself. And anyway, “sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matt: 6:33-34).
 
So the grace I need comes as I need the grace. My need is to be daily borne up, strengthened, supported, enabled, helped, upheld, empowered, and given grace from God above. That’s how dependent I am, and how mercifully generous He is. With the right mindset intact, this is an exciting way to live, ever looking to the Lord for day-by-day provision.

It is both humbling and hopeful. Each night, we can rest our weary heads on a pillow of mercy, recounting all the specific ways the Lord has borne us up that day. As we look ahead to future days, let’s resist the temptation to be overwhelmed with a sense of our inadequacy and remind ourselves instead that the Lord will daily bear us up. As the need arises, our prayers will also ascend, and the provision will appear.

Jesus reminds us to stay close. “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:4-5).
 
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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