July 30, 2011

The Church at Study

9:15am – 10:30am

Lesson Study Guide (3^rd Quarter 2011): Worship

This week’s lesson: “Happy Are You, O Israel!”

Adult Classes

Teacher Location

Ann Foster/Thomas Hardy/Chito Pugao Sanctuary - Front

André Wilson/Josef Poole Sanctuary - Back

Magaria Waitara (Swahili/English Class) Upstairs Right

The Circle (Gibran/Wilcox) Music Room

New Believers Class (Pastor/Poole/Shurney) Fellowship Hall

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) 9^th 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: Kwabena Addison-Amponsah

Pianist: Norma Sheffield

A/V Operator: Nate Hatcher, Jr./ Lauren Andal / Bradley Hite

Greeters: Jesse & Marites Walters

Deacon for the day: Jeff Marcell / Kwabena Addison-Amponsah

The Church at Worship

God Invites Us to Worship

In Songs of Worship and Preparation Chito Pugao

“We Sing Alleluia”

* In the Call to Worship:

“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you His Saints! There is no want to those who fear Him” Psalm 34:8, 9.

We Respond

* In Praise “Majesty”

In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos

In Hymn of Praise #29

“Sing Praise to God”

God Invites Us to Confess

** In Congregational Song

“Soften My Heart, Lord”

In Prayer Ken Johns

God Invites Us to Respond

In Giving Our Offerings Brian Wilcox

First Church Budget

In Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving

“Great Are You Lord”

In the Children’s Story Laura Breece

We Receive Him

Through Scripture Reading Mimi Garba

1 Peter 1: 7 - 9

Through Special Music Chito & Myrna Pugao

Through the Word Pastor Melvin Santos

Daniel & Revelation Series: “Faith on Fire, Part 2”

We Depart to Serve

* With His Song #608

“Faith Is the Victory”

* With His Benediction

(Please be seated following the Benediction)

Postlude Marjie Johns

*Congregation please stand ** Congregation please kneel

Nashville First Seventh-day Adventist Church

2800 Blair Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212

Phone: 615-297-1343

www.nfsda.org / E-mail: 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

Nate Hatcher, Sr., 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 $10,644. 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

Budget for the month $10,644

Total received for Month $ 7,772

Month to date +/- - $2,892

Year 2011 +/- - $20,517

NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING:

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: 7:55 pm Sunset Next Friday: 7:48 pm

Church Calendar

TODAY – July 30, 2011

• All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!

• CHIP participants/volunteer meeting with André Wilson after services at the back of the sanctuary.

• Church choir rehearsal with director Pat Ward after services at the piano.

• Adventist Youth meeting after fellowship lunch, 2:00 p.m.

• Leadership Team meeting with Pastor Santos at 2:00 p.m. in the library.

Next Week

Sunday July 31^st – Tuesday, August 2^nd

• Pastor Santos out of town for annual Pastor’s meetings.

Wednesday, August 3^rd

• Scripture Study Series with Pastor Santos at 7:00 p.m. at the church.

Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule

Bell choirs are on hiatus through August 6^th

Children’s Church Schedule

Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:

• Today - July 30

• August 13

• September 10

WELCOME!

Welcome to the Nashville First SDA Church! We are delighted you chose to worship with us this Sabbath.

First Church Family Prayer List:

This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week:

Benny & Susanne Huskey

Ray Imus

Léolène Jean

Prayer Requests for Healing:

• Lois Kerwin – Knee replacement surgery 7/26, full recovery

• Willa Morton – Recovery from surgery, mother of Shauneille Sherifa

• Heather Wood – Complete recovery from stroke, daughter of Pastor Jerry & Judy Rimer

• Juana Alfonso – Health issues

• Jarrett Wilson, liver transplant surgery, father of 2 small children, nephew of Shauneille Sherifa

• Mark Fitzhugh – Cancer, Raylene Wilcox’s other boss

• Eucabeth Ongau – has had surgery to fuse ankle, complete recovery

• Jeff Wilson – diagnosed with Lyme’s disease; son-in-law of Betty Underhill

• John Brinson – Cancer

• Mina Angwenyi – recovery, hip replacement surgery

• Ruth Swain – health recovery

• Clara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat Ward

• Pastor Lynn Schlisner – failing health

• Lynda Briggs – Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

• Nate Hatcher, Jr. – Health concerns

• Baby Michael Copeland – premature birth complications

• Clyde Ward – kidney disease, on dialysis

• Rose Marie Khulman – health concerns

• Richard Andal - recovery from stroke, father of Ric Andal

Prayer Requests (other):

• Dana Grant – Immigration issues

• Pam & Ric Andal and family as they grieve the death of Pam’s mom, Olympia Cargile. Mrs. Cargile passed away Wednesday, July 20^th. Please keep the Cargile family in your prayers.

• Todd Wright – Sabbath work issues

• Our Bible study interests

Announcements for July 30, 2011

Church Officer appointments (1^st Reading):

• Head Elder – Orville Bignall

Today, immediately following the pastoral prayer, those who would like to be part of an intercessory prayer group to pray again over the requests brought to the elder’s Bible are invited to meet in the Swahili classroom (upstairs right) with Mike Hite.

Children’s Church today! We will meet for children’s story in the sanctuary and go directly to the fellowship hall for the rest of the church service. Children ages 4 – 12 are invited to join us. If your child is under the age of 4, they are welcome to attend with a parent or adult guardian.

The church choir weekly rehearsals resume this Sabbath immediately after worship service with director Pat Ward at the piano in the sanctuary. All voices are welcome to make a joyful noise to the Lord!

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.

If you had agreed to participate in any way with the CHIP seminar scheduled for August/September (cancelled), please meet with André Wilson immediately after services in the back of the sanctuary for a very brief meeting.

Adventist Youth (AY) Ministries weekly meeting is today after fellowship lunch, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall.

Leadership Team will be meeting with Pastor Santos today after lunch at 2:00 p.m. in the library.

Pastor Santos will be away Sunday, July 31^st – Tuesday, August 2^nd for the annual ministerial retreat.  If you need pastoral care during this time, please contact your Leadership Team and Elders.

Scripture Study Series with Pastor Santos continues this Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. Bring your Bible, pen, notebook and a friend!

You are invited to a baby shower for Lisbeth Melgar on Sunday, August 14^th, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Lisbeth is registered at Target and Babies R Us. Lisbeth and husband, Derek Riethmeier, are expecting a baby girl in September!

Mark your Calendars – Church Business Meeting: Nashville First is calling an all church business meeting on Sunday, August 21^st at 10:00 a.m. in the fellowship hall. All members of Nashville First SDA Church are strongly encouraged to attend this important business session.

PRESENT CHURCH OFFICERS/LEADERS- Please make sure to fill out the Present Officer/Leader Survey if you desire to continue with your present ministry or plan on a new one.  The Ministry Placement Team will help in ministry assignments and placements. Forms are located in the foyer. Please give your completed form to Raylene Wilcox.

SPIRITUAL GIFTS SURVEY:  For the next few Sabbaths, we’re inviting all members and friends to fill out this survey to help us better determine and match your ministry gifts. Forms are located in the foyer. Please give your completed forms to Raylene Wilcox.

The Adventist Community Services Center – Remember, we are responsible for keeping the following food items in stock: Canned beans (all varieties), canned tomatoes, canned fruit, canned soup, canned pasta sauce, pasta noodles (i.e. spaghetti). When we don’t do our part, others must step in and cover for us . . . Please bring in 3 or 4 cans each week to help us keep “our” shelves stocked!

Sermon Copies: We have available upon request copies of sermons presented each Sabbath. Please find the clip-board in the foyer on the lectern 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. 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.”

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. Drop your labels in the drop-box located in the foyer. Reimbursed labels will go to the quarterly Sabbath School mission project.