January 22, 2011
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (1st Quarter 2011): Jesus Wept:
The Bible and Human Emotions
This week’s lesson: “Relationships“
Adult Classes
Teacher Location
Chris Tucker............................................................... Sanctuary - Front
André Wilson.............................................................. Sanctuary - Back
Daniel Aluoch (Swahili/English Class)................................ Upstairs Right
The Circle (Gibran/Wilcox)............................................. Fellowship Hall
New Believers Class (Agyemang/Shurney).... Pastor’s Office (left hallway)
Collegiate/Young Adult (Orville Bignall)....................................... Library
Children’s Classes
Beginners.................................................................... Ages: Infant – 4
Kindergarten...................................................................... Ages: 5 – 7
Primary............................................................................... Ages: 8 -10
Juniors & Earliteens (Upstairs Left)................................... Ages: 11 – 14
Youth (Young Adult Classroom).................................... 9th grade and up
Church Family Time
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Coordinator....................................................................... Brian Wilcox
Welcome, Family Fellowship & Song..................... “The Family of God”
Please turn off or silence all beepers, cell phones and other electronic devices.
“You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord” Leviticus 19:30.
Platform Coordinator:................................................................................... Mimi Garba
Pianist:....................................................................................................... Sherri Bohnert
A/V Operator:............................................ Brian Wilcox / Brent Cordis / Skylar Davis
Greeters:.......................................................................................... Craig & June Tucker
Deacon for the day:.............................. Jeff Marcell / Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
The Church at Worship
God Invites Us to Worship
In Songs of Worship and Preparation Carol Bibee
“We Sing Alleluia”
In the Call to Worship:
God rises to shouts of acclamation, Yahweh rises to a blast of trumpets. Let the music sound for our God, let it sound! Let the music sound for our King, let it sound! God is king of the whole world: Play your best to His honor!
We Respond
** In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos
In Hymn of Praise #249
“Praise Him! Praise Him!”
God Invites Us to Confess
In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Pastor Melvin Santos
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings Nikii Mitchell
Adventist World Radio
** In Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving
“Great Are You Lord”
In the Children’s Story Jaime Jorge
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading
Psalm 150
Through Music and the Word Jaime Jorge
We Depart to Serve
With His Benediction Pastor Melvin Santos
(Please be seated following the Benediction)
Postlude Paul Agyemang
**Seating of Latecomers
Nashville First Seventh-day Adventist Church
2800 Blair Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-297-1343
www.nfsda.org / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone Directory
Melvin Santos, Pastor (home) 472-1721/ (cell) 810-241-3399
First Elder
Jack Azor, Head Deacon (home) 672-5646/ (cell) 812-7605
Nate Hatcher, Sr., Co-Head Deacon 242-5235
Sherri Bohnert, Co-Head Deaconess 884-0134
Laura Breece, Co-Head Deaconess 650-8416
Dean Flint, Personal Ministries (home) 868-0820/ (cell) 585-2108
Raylene Wilcox, Church Administrator
Church Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Please have all bulletin information to the church office Thursday mornings before 10:00 a.m. You may leave messages on the church answering machine if necessary. Thank you.
MONTHLY CHURCH BUDGET is $11,465. Please note your faithfulness in giving your offerings to the Lord. Offerings marked “church budget” are the only funds that help with the operational costs of the church. FYI: Remember our tithes, which show our faithfulness to God, are based on 10% of your wage or income & offerings have no percentage because it symbolizes the unlimited love for Christ. It can be 3%, 5%, 10%, 20%, etc.
Church Budget Update
Needed for month $11,465
NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: Literature Evangelist Free Literature
The Nursery, located in the foyer across from the kitchen, is open for parents needing a private place to feed or change their babies. The Toddler “Time-Out” Room is located in the Beginners classroom during the church service. There are monitors in these rooms so parents can continue to see and hear the worship service.
If your small child would enjoy a quiet diversion during the worship service, please see one of the greeters for a children’s “Quiet Bag.” Please return the bags to the basket at the welcome table in the foyer after the worship service.
Sunset Tonight: 5:02 pm Sunset Next Friday: 5:10 pm
Church Calendar
TODAY – January 22, 2011
- We welcome special musical guest, violinist Jaime Jorge to our worship service today. He will lead us to the throne of God through music and his testimony.
- All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!
- The Intercessory Prayer Ministry will meet about 10 minutes after the end of services in the Beginner’s classroom. All are welcome.
Next Week
MONDAY, JANUARY 24TH – WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26TH
v Pastor Santos will be out of town. Please contact one of the elders if you have a need during this time.
- January 22 – Youth/Adult choir
- January 29 – Primary choir
- February 5 – Youth/Adult choir
- February 12 – Youth/Adult choir
Choir Schedule
All rehearsals will start immediately after the worship service in the sanctuary
- 1st & 3rd Sabbaths – Church Choir
- 2nd Sabbaths – Men’s Chorus
- 4th Sabbaths – Women’s Chorus
- 5th Sabbaths – Miscellaneous (will be announced)
Children’s Church Schedule
Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:
- February 26
- March 12
Social Committee Calendar of Events
February 12 - dinner and entertainment at our Mediterranean café. Dinner starts at 7:00pm in the fellowship hall.
“The Family that plays together stays together!”
WELCOME!
Welcome to the Nashville First SDA Church! We are delighted you chose to worship with us this Sabbath. Today we welcome our musical guest, Jamie Jorge. He will be presenting worship in music and word during the worship service.
First Church Family Prayer List:
This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember these in prayer this week:
Jessica Briggs, son Micah
Vic & Lynda Briggs
John & Charlotte Brinson
Prayer Requests for Healing:
- Judy Sparks – Cancer, in radiation treatment, Tom Slark’s mother
- June Tucker – health recovery
- Doris Monk – recovery from surgery, gallbladder & tumor on kidney, sister of Debbie Keeling
- Mina Angwenyi – recovery, hip replacement surgery
- Ruth Swain – health recovery
- Jimmy Underhill – cancer cells found in colon, recovery from surgery
- Donald Sparks – recovering from strokes and brain hemorrhage, brother of Judy Rimer
- Eucabeth Ongau – recovery from car accident; healing for legs
- Clara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat Ward
- Pastor Lynn Schlisner – failing health
- Lynda Briggs – diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; Shingles
- – Health concerns
- Baby Michael Copeland – premature birth complications
- Clyde Ward – kidney disease, on dialysis
- Rose Marie Khulman – health concerns
- Ramone Pugao, failing health, father of Chito Pugao
- Richard Andal- recovery from stroke, father of Ric Andal
Prayer Requests (other):
- Chris & Mary Tucker
- Judy & Rod Baughman, the family and friends of David Oakes
- Friend
- Élan DeGroat – loss of home in flood, reconstruction process
- Todd Wright – Sabbath work issues
- Our Bible study interests
- First Church members/attendees seeking employment
Announcements for January 22, 2011
Today’s worship service will feature the inspirational, uplifting music of violin virtuoso Jaime Jorge. Born in Cuba and raised in a communist country, Jamie has a passion for proclaiming the gospel through his music. His gift of musical interpretation brings new life and excitement to every song. You will be inspired by his music and blessed as he shares his testimony.
All are invited to fellowship lunch after the worship service today in the fellowship hall. To expedite set-up and clean up, everyone please help as follows: kitchen duty (getting dishes in oven between Sabbath School & church, making punch, getting food on table, clean-up, etc.); set-up and clean up of chairs, tables and floors in fellowship hall.
The Church choir will practice today immediately after worship service at the sanctuary piano.
Offering receipts for 2010 are ready for pick-up. Please see Raylene Wilcox in the foyer after worship services to receive your receipt.
Pastor Santos will be out of town next Monday, January 24th through Wednesday, January 26th. If you have a need during this time, please contact one of the Elders.
Discipleship Basic Training with Pastor Santos, next Sabbath, January 29th, at 2:00pm in the sanctuary. Open to all members and especially those who have been newly baptized in the last 2 years. Every one is urged to attend this vital training course in preparation for evangelistic efforts in the New Year! Bring your Bible, pen, notebook, and a teachable spirit.
Quincy & Pauline Goodine will be moving to Texas at the end of the month. They would really appreciate some help loading their truck on Sunday, January 30. If you can offer a few hours to help out, please meet at their house (205 Misty Cape Cove, Hermitage, 37076) at 9:00am. Call Quincy at 522-9985 if you need directions.
HEAL Ministries will be offering Health & Wellness meetings on a variety of topics in 2011, coordinated by Lynette Aluoch on the 1st Thursday evening of each month starting Thursday, February 3rd, from 6:00 – 8:00pm in the Library. Topics to be announced.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - Amazing Facts Evangelistic Seminar: March 5 – April 2, with speaker Brian McMahn. Please be thinking about who you can invite to this important outreach program. Also be thinking about how you can help by volunteering your time during the meetings. More information will follow.
Please continue to save the UPC/bar code portion of packaging/labels from Worthington Foods, Loma Linda Foods, Morningstar Farms, Morningstar Farms Organic and Natural Touch products. Bring your labels to the church and place in the drop-box located in the foyer. Reimbursed labels will go to the quarterly Sabbath School mission project.
Sermon Copies: We have available upon request copies of sermons presented each Sabbath. Please find the clip-board in the foyer on the small table by the double doors and provide the information necessary to get your copy. You can pick up your copy the following week from the lectern also located in the foyer. Those who wish to make a contribution of $2.00 (suggested) per CD/DVD to defray the cost may do so by placing money in an offering envelope marked “CD/DVDs.”
Missing Items (that we’d dearly love to see again!):
- Silver soup ladle belonging to Joan Gibran. The ladle was brought to potluck and hasn’t been seen since! The ladle is very shiny, stainless steel, with an oval scoop. It has a think long handle with 3 smooth panels on top and finger indentations on the back. If you know where this ladle is, please deliver it to the kitchen so it can be reunited with its owner.
- The sample of the Angel Food cook book which was left on the greeters table for all to look at has disappeared! If you know where this cook book is, please return it to the foyer as soon as possible.
- Blue-green nylon suitcase with bell choir music and mallets inside. Last seen in the music room. Please notify church office if you know the location of this suitcase.