WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.759 Morning, Good morning, Malcolm Malcom. It's time now for our community connection 2 00:00:03.839 --> 00:00:08.839 and today we have Way Daniel with and we've got a big event coming up. 3 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:12.640 Tell us what's coming our way here? Well, thank you, Tom. 4 00:00:12.839 --> 00:00:17.320 We do have a big event coming on here at First Baptist Church on 5 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:23.600 Sunday evening, April the twenty eighth, at six pm, we're doing the 6 00:00:23.719 --> 00:00:29.199 musical of praise gathering for believers. It's called Allelujah. And what's so unique 7 00:00:29.199 --> 00:00:36.359 about this this is well, it's like fiftieth year anniversary of this musical and 8 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:41.439 it actually came out in nineteen seventy three, so this is the fifty first 9 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:46.399 year, I guess you could say. But it is a fabulous musical. 10 00:00:46.479 --> 00:00:51.520 It was the first musical that Bill and Gloria Gaither produced that was used in 11 00:00:51.640 --> 00:00:58.359 churches all across America. And in nineteen ninety three the orchestration and some of 12 00:00:58.439 --> 00:01:04.519 the vocal lines were redone, and anyway, it's still essentially the same musical 13 00:01:04.519 --> 00:01:12.000 presentation. It's going to be absolutely amazing. In fact, the songs that 14 00:01:12.040 --> 00:01:18.359 you know of the Gaithers, Bill and Gloria Gaither Gosh the song that's most 15 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:22.359 familiar, of course, because it lives, I can face tomorrow, and 16 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:26.400 we certainly have found that to be true each and every day of our life, 17 00:01:26.480 --> 00:01:30.680 and seem like more and more that that song is becoming more of a 18 00:01:30.719 --> 00:01:34.599 theme. And so this is a timeless classic. And during that presentation you'll 19 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:40.040 hear many, many of the songs of Bill and Gloria Gaither. Now when 20 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:44.040 you talk about the Gaithers, you're talking about musical legends regardless of genre. 21 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:48.640 Their volume of music that they put out over the years is just well, 22 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:51.719 first of all, it's voluminous and it's timeless. Well, that's true. 23 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:57.480 Or they have written more than seven hundred songs and a dozen of timeless musicals. 24 00:01:57.519 --> 00:02:04.519 As you mentioned, they were named ASCAPS Christian Songwriters of the Century in 25 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:08.599 two thousand. Along with the long list of special honors with Grammy Awards and 26 00:02:08.639 --> 00:02:14.159 Devil Words, they were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. So 27 00:02:14.759 --> 00:02:22.560 it is quite something. But this particular narrative is going to take us, 28 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:28.039 this particular musical from the creation, to the fall of man, to the 29 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:35.240 restoration and then to what's awaiting the Christian that is Heaven, their eternal home. 30 00:02:35.719 --> 00:02:38.919 So what's so interesting, We're going to have about seventy singers and the 31 00:02:39.080 --> 00:02:43.400 thirty piece orchestra, so there'll be one hundred people up on the platform. 32 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:47.319 And it will involve our church, the First Baptist Church of Bartlesville, and 33 00:02:47.479 --> 00:02:52.960 also the First Baptist Church of Collinsville, so those two choirs are combined. 34 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:57.840 And then we have quite the orchestra, many from Bartlesville, some from Tulsa. 35 00:02:57.919 --> 00:03:01.680 Comprising is simply it's almost like a lot of the Barninfild Symphony members will 36 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:07.840 be here playing in that presentation, and it's going to be quite an event. 37 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:15.360 It's going to be very, very exciting. And what you'll see, 38 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:22.280 you'll see some biblical characters that will come out. You'll see Peter, you'll 39 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:25.360 see the tax collector, you'll see the woman at the well, you'll see 40 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:30.319 a blind man. And then you'll hear personal testimonies the people that are in 41 00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:35.639 the choir and how the Lord has interacted in their life and how they came 42 00:03:35.719 --> 00:03:40.159 to know him and what a difference he makes in their life. So no, 43 00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:44.319 if you think you've seen this before, you really have it, because 44 00:03:44.639 --> 00:03:47.439 I get the feeling every time this is performed just a little bit different. 45 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:51.759 Well, you're so right about that, Tom. And over the years at 46 00:03:51.759 --> 00:03:55.280 First Baptist Church, we've been fortunate to reach out to the community with these 47 00:03:55.319 --> 00:04:00.560 concerts, whether it be the Living Christmas Tree or the Living Lafe Supper, 48 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:09.400 or the Praise Southern Style or the Heavenly Night of Music. It's just been 49 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:15.520 a great time and it's just so great and one thing that will appeal. 50 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:19.759 This will appeal to all ages. This music, like you say, is 51 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:25.079 timeless. But there's another ministry that we have at the church that I'm involved 52 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:29.879 with, and that's called fifty five plus Third Monday Big Event. In fact, 53 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:33.279 we're going to have the Third Monday in the month of April. We're 54 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:38.800 going to have our guests doctor Everett Piper, and as we move further down 55 00:04:38.879 --> 00:04:45.560 the way, we have others coming. We have Doug Anderson, professional comedian 56 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:48.959 magician. He's going to be with us for a Cinder del event in May. 57 00:04:49.639 --> 00:04:53.639 And then we have Kay Little historian, and then we're going to have 58 00:04:53.680 --> 00:05:00.560 Wade Burlison coming to speak on Abraham Lincoln's role in connection to Oklahoma and even 59 00:05:00.759 --> 00:05:04.639 specifically to Enid. And then we have Paul Vick, prison chaplain and singer 60 00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:10.720 evangelists coming. Then we have, gosh, We've got the Linda Barton Paul 61 00:05:10.839 --> 00:05:15.319 the inspirational harpist coming. Oh so once a month a third Monday, big 62 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:17.959 event. This is open to any senior adult in our community fifty five and 63 00:05:18.040 --> 00:05:20.879 older that would like to come call the church. You had a time one 64 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:24.920 week ahead, a time, sign up for the catered meal, and then 65 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:29.319 enjoy the inspirational entertainment. It's just good to be together, like minded in 66 00:05:29.399 --> 00:05:33.959 faith and just to enjoy some inspirational encouragement that we all need. Well goodness 67 00:05:34.040 --> 00:05:36.800 sake. You just have a little bit going on there, well, a 68 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:41.120 little this, that and the other. And I tell you it's interesting along 69 00:05:41.199 --> 00:05:45.319 my path of deal. You know, I am a gosh. I'm going 70 00:05:45.399 --> 00:05:50.879 to be approaching well sixty five in just another month or so, and so 71 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:56.120 I've kind of expanded my enterprises before things i'll do down the road. I'm 72 00:05:56.160 --> 00:06:00.319 tuning pianos and continue to teach piano. In fact, I performing I'm on 73 00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:02.759 the piano. I was a guest soloist with the Bartivillo Symphony on two occasions 74 00:06:03.439 --> 00:06:10.000 twenty nineteen, most recently this concert year, I performed on the piano and 75 00:06:10.079 --> 00:06:15.120 the harpsichord concerto by one of Back's sons with the symphony. So Lauren Green 76 00:06:15.160 --> 00:06:18.439 and the Symphony just a terrific thing happening here. But there's a lot of 77 00:06:18.439 --> 00:06:25.240 good things happening in our community at First Baptist Church. And we won't extend 78 00:06:25.279 --> 00:06:30.399 the invitation to anyone and everyone invited friend to come because that evening is going 79 00:06:30.480 --> 00:06:34.160 to be amazing. You'll recognize some people that go beyond just our church, 80 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:38.600 and that is a couple of other churches have a few people coming to help 81 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:42.800 us. We have Rose Hill Baptist Church and First Baptist Dewey, Virginia Avenue. 82 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:46.240 Some of those folks are there in Monte Hall. The director of missions 83 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:50.040 the Washington Old s Age Baptist Associations going to be helping to narrate, and 84 00:06:50.160 --> 00:06:55.319 our interim pastor at First Baptist Church, Greg Simmons, is going to be 85 00:06:55.399 --> 00:07:01.240 there as well several soloists and it's just going to be an exciting, exciting 86 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:06.360 time. We'll have, well, we'll have just a great time. When 87 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:11.560 you think about these songs, there's something about that name. Uh. Even 88 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:15.759 Mark Wright from First Baptist Church, do He's gonna be singing a solo in 89 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:21.319 there, Yes, and we've got the longer I serve Him. This is 90 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:26.920 a song that talks about someone who's who has sent, has spent their life 91 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:30.360 serving the Lord, and now as a senior adult, testifying what God has 92 00:07:30.439 --> 00:07:33.040 done throughout his life. We'll hear from them, and then we'll hear test 93 00:07:33.160 --> 00:07:38.279 one of somebody that had a life that was wrecked by some wrong choices, 94 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:44.040 and then how the Lord Peace sat back together. And then a lady that's 95 00:07:44.160 --> 00:07:46.759 dealing with some challenges in life and how the Lord had helped her to overcome 96 00:07:46.839 --> 00:07:50.519 those. And it's just going to be exciting. In fact, one of 97 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:54.480 the last songs that we're going to sing in that musical is called get all 98 00:07:54.519 --> 00:07:59.240 Excited. Go tell everybody that Jesus Christ is alive and well and he can 99 00:07:59.279 --> 00:08:01.000 make a difference in your life. My goodness. It's all coming up on 100 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:07.399 April twenty eighth, First Baptist Church, Allelujah, Praise gathering for believers and 101 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:13.879 you will not you will not want to miss it. And what is the 102 00:08:13.959 --> 00:08:16.279 cost of getting People are going to be asking do I have to have a 103 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:18.399 ticket? You do not have a ticket. All you have to do is 104 00:08:18.439 --> 00:08:22.560 show up. Your presence is your ticket. You show up and be there. 105 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:28.560 And I tell you what. It's our prayer that whenever the program is 106 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:31.080 finished, that you won't say, hey, what a great job the choir 107 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:33.919 did. What a great program that was. We hope the people will say, 108 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:39.240 what a great God that loves us and gave his son for us.