September 10, 2011

The Church at Study

9:15am – 10:30am

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

This week’s lesson: “In Spirit and in Truth”

Adult Classes

Location

Ann Foster/Thomas Hardy/Chito Pugao Sanctuary - Front

André Wilson/Josef Poole Sanctuary - Back

Magaria Waitara/Musa Garba(Swahili/English Class) Upstairs Right

The Circle (Gibran/Wilcox) Music Room

New Believers Class (Pastor/Poole) 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: Michael Santos

Pianist: Norma Sheffield

A/V Operator: Ken Johns / Ric Andal / Greg Mazza

Greeters:

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

The Church at Worship

God Invites Us to Worship

In Songs of Worship and Preparation Pat Ward

“We Sing Alleluia”

* In the Call to Worship:

“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together” Psalm 34:1, 3.

We Respond

* In Praise “Majesty”

In Invocation Dr. Don Morgan

In Hymn of Praise #619

“Lead On, O King Eternal”

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 Frank Ansah

World Budget – Fall Mission Appeal

In Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving

“Great Are You Lord”

In the Children’s Story Laura Breece

We Receive Him

Through Scripture Reading Khanettra, Mikayla & Lillian Hatcher

Proverbs 4:20 - 22

Through Special Music Camaren, Skyler & Sydnei Humphrey-Davis

Through the Word Dr. Don Morgan

“Step Forward”

We Depart to Serve

* With His Song #632

“Until Then” (first verse only)

* 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

Orville Bignall, Head Elder (home) 876-5021 / (cell) 512-9193

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

NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: First Church Budget

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: 7:03 pm Sunset Next Friday: 6:53 pm

Church Calendar

TODAY – September 10, 2011

• Dr. Don Morgan is our guest speaker today as part of ICCH’s Live Long, Live Well Nashville! Campaign in conjunction with the NAD’s Let’s Move! Day initiative. Dr. Morgan is Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance, Director, Center for Physical Activity and Health in Youth Middle Tennessee State University.

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

• Dr. Morgan will be having a special presentation starting at 2:00 p.m. We will then work in collaboration with the AYS group to walk the neighborhood streets around the church (Let's Move Day!) passing out flyers for the Astonishing Discoveries in the Land of the Bible seminar.

Next Week

Sunday, September 11

• Fall Work Bee, 8:30 a.m. – planting in the front flower beds in preparation for our community outreach programs.

Wednesday, September 14 – Sunday, September 18^th

• Astonishing Discoveries in the Land of the Bible seminar downlink at the church starting at 6:30 p.m. Invite your family and friends to this interesting and informative discussion. Volunteers are needed to support this activity. See Junlan Jiang or Derek Reithmeier to volunteer.

Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule –9:00 a.m. in the music room

• September 10 – Teen/adult rehearsal

• September 17 - Children’s rehearsal

Children’s Church Schedule

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

• TODAY - September 10

• October 22

• November 5

Upcoming Events at Nashville First:

Sunday, September 18^th

• “Forks over Knives” You are invited to a special showing, 3:00 – 5:30 p.m., sponsored by CHIP Alumni and ICCH

Friday, September 30^th - Saturday, October 29^th

• Prophecies Decoded Seminar via satellite downlink, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

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:

Rose Marie Kuhlman, Frank Kurzynske, Todd & Melody Kurzynske

Prayer Requests for Healing:

• Betty Underhill – retina/vision problems

• Jerry Maynard – rotator cuff surgery

• Doug Faulkner – health concerns

• Soe Ya – gun shot wound to jaw

• Lois Kerwin – knee replacement

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

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

• 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 – full recovery, hip replacement surgery

• Ruth Swain – health recovery

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

• 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):

• Nikii Mitchell & daughters McKenzie, Ashley & Cortney – special Issue

• Todd Wright – Sabbath work issues

• First Church members/attendees seeking employment

• Prophecy Decoded Seminar (Net ’11)

Membership Transfer Requests (2^nd Reading):

To Nashville First -

• Doug Pratt from Ridgetop SDA (Ridgetop, TN)

• Susan Pratt from Ridgetop SDA (Ridgetop, TN)

From Nashville First –

• Barbara DiDomenico to Highland SDA (Portland, TN)

• Sarah Meza-Johnson to Manassas SDA (Manassas, VA)

• Evelyn Thompson Sanders to Murfreesboro SDA (Murfreesboro, TN)

Profession of Faith (not able to complete transfer) -

• Marites Walters from Sabang SDA Church (Philippines)

Announcements for September 10, 2011

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 an adult.

All are invited to fellowship lunch after the worship service today in the fellowship hall.

Dr. Morgan will be having a special presentation this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. He will be giving away 50 free pedometers in partnership with Middle Tennessee State University. We will then work in collaboration with the AYS group to walk the neighborhood streets around the church (Let's Move Day!) passing out flyers for the Astonishing Discoveries in the Land of the Bible seminar.

FALL WORKBEE: Sunday, September 11^th, 8:30 a.m. We are inviting all members and friends to come and get the front flower beds ready for our community outreach efforts. We will focus on the front flower bed only; planting, trimming adding compost, etc. Things to bring: pruners, shovels, rakes, picks, wheelbarrows, gloves, and scissors.

ICCH's Live Long, Live Well Nashville! Campaign and the Nashville CHIP Alumni Association invite you to a special showing of the film FORKS OVER KNIVES, on Sunday, September 18, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. (changed from September 11^th) at First Church. FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.  Healthy refreshments and food samples will be served (please RSVP - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).  For more information about this film visit www.forksoverknives.com/about/synopsis.

The Tennessee State Fair will be held September 9^th - 18^th. Adventist Community Services Center is hosting a booth at the fair featuring healthful living ideas, blood pressure and body fat screenings, health and stress analysis, and free literature to give away with information about health, lifestyle, substance abuse, etc. We need volunteers each evening, 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. Contact Dean Flint to volunteer your time.

VOLUNTEERS are needed during the Astonishing Discoveries in the Land of the Bible as well as Prophecies Decoded seminars. Please contact Derek Riethmeier (248-225-7702 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) or Junlan Jiang ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) with your availability to help. Volunteer forms are located in the foyer.

Women’s Retreat: September 23 – 25 (Hyveth Williams) and September 30 – October 5 (Brenda Walsh) at Indian Creek Camp. For retreat and registration information please visit www.kytn.net or call the KY-TN Conference Women’s Ministry Department (615-859-1391).

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. 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.”

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!

ACSC is also in desperate need for VOLUNTEERS any time of day. The Center is open Monday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. They would also appreciate cash donations to help keep the pantry supplies up. You can make donations through the Church – mark your offering envelope “Community Services Center.” They will continue to take donations of clothing, furniture, household items, etc.

Thank you for your support!