October 1, 2011
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (4th Quarter 2011): The Gospel in Galatians
This week’s lesson: “Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles“
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) 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: Michael Santos
Pianist: Pat Ward
A/V Operator: Brian Wilcox / Lauren Andal / Ken Hreha
Greeters: Mike & Carol Bibee
Deacon for the day: Jeff Marcell / Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
The Church at Worship
God Invites Us to Worship
In Songs of Worship and Preparation Léolène Jean
“We Sing Alleluia”
* In the Call to Worship: Frank Ansah
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us. And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! Psalm 117
We Respond
* In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos
In Hymn of Praise #506
“A Mighty Fortress”
God Invites Us to Confess
** In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Frank Ansah
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings Curtis Hite
First Church Budget
In Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving
“Great Are You Lord”
In the Children’s Story Junlan Jiang
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading Danielle Guy
Matthew 28:16 - 20
Through Special Music Léolène Jean & Friends
Through the Word Dr. Russell Burrill
“Lest We Forget”
We Depart to Serve
With His Song of Commitment Wayne Lively
* 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. "> 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 Total received for Month $ 7,074 Month to date +/- - $3,590 Year 2011 +/- - $26,119 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: 6:22 pm Sunset Next Friday: 6:12 pm Church Calendar TODAY – October 1, 2011All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!Prophecies Decoded – presentation #2, “2012 and the Prophetic Signs of the Time of the End” 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. MyHealthFixz Café will be open at 5:45 p.m., Q & A session with Pastor Santos at 6:15 p.m. All volunteers/staff (except café staff) please meet in the library for prayer at 6:00 p.m.Next Week Sunday, October 2nd COOL group meeting 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the libraryMonday, October 3rd Prophecies Decoded seminar. MyHealthFixz Café opens at 5:45 p.m., Q & A session at 6:15 p.m. and seminar starts at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, October 4th Prophecies Decoded seminar continues.Wednesday, October 5th Prophecies Decoded seminar continues.Friday, October 7th Prophecies Decoded seminar continues. Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule –9:00 a.m. in the music room October 1 – Primary children’s choirOctober 8 – Teen/Adult choirOctober 15th - No PracticeOctober 22nd – No Practice Children’s Church Schedule Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:October 22November 5December 3 Upcoming Events at Nashville First:September 30 – October 29, Prophecies Decoded Seminar via satellite downlink, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.Naturally Gourmet cooking demonstration and lecture with Karen Houghton, RN and Dr. Wes Youngberg, November 5th and 6th.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: Kyle Malone Jeff & Lisa Marcell James Marlowe Prayer Requests for Healing: Linda Grow – diagnosed with leukemia while traveling through Nashville on vacation and husband, George Grow.Doug Faulkner – health concernsSoe Ya – gun shot wound to jawLois Kerwin – knee replacement Willa Morton – recovery from surgery, mother of Shauneille SherifaHeather Wood – complete recovery from stroke, daughter of Pastor Jerry & Judy RimerJarrett Wilson - liver transplant surgery, father of 2 small children, nephew of Shauneille SherifaMark Fitzhugh – cancer, Raylene Wilcox’s other bossEucabeth Ongau –fused ankle surgery, complete recoveryJohn Brinson – cancerMina Angwenyi – full recovery, hip replacement surgeryRuth Swain – health recoveryClara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat WardLynda Briggs – Hodgkin’s lymphomaNate Hatcher, Jr. – health concernsBaby Michael Copeland – premature birth complicationsClyde Ward – kidney disease, on dialysis Richard Andal - recovery from stroke, father of Ric Andal Prayer Requests (other): Family of Casey McClure (31-year old grandson of Ruth Swain) as they grieve his death this week.First Church members/attendees seeking employmentProphecy Decoded Seminar (Net ’11)Nikii Mitchell & daughters McKenzie, Ashley & Cortney – special IssueTodd Wright – Sabbath work issues Announcements for October 1, 2011 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. 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 with set-up and clean-up of chairs, tables and floors in fellowship hall. The next C.O.O.L. (Crochet Out Of Love) meeting is tomorrow, October 2nd from 11:00am -1:00pm in the library. Bring your yarn, hooks, patterns, any projects you have ready and your own lunch/snacks and drink. COOL is open to anyone who enjoys crochet or knitting. All skill levels are welcome - from beginners to advanced! Child Dedication service scheduled for next Sabbath, October 8th: If you are interested in having your child dedicated to the Lord during the worship service, please contact Pastor Santos as soon as possible. The Madison Academy senior class invited you to a Wild, Wild West Oktoberfest, Saturday, October 29th starting at 7:30 P.M. located in the Madison Academy Gym. Come for food, fun, and games. There will be a cake walk, silent auction, and costume contest. Come in your best rootin’, tootin' western wear! Naturally Gourmet is coming to Nashville November 5 & 6. Karen Houghton of the Naturally Gourmet TV series and her co-host, Dr. Wes Youngberg, will be at Nashville First SDA Church. Dr. Youngberg is also the author of the upcoming book “Good-bye to Diabetes” and he will be the featured speaker on Sabbath afternoon November 5th at 2:00 pm. Sunday, November 6th Karen and Dr. Youngberg will host a Naturally Gourmet Cooking Class and Dinner beginning at 4:00 pm. There is a $30.00 registration fee for the class and dinner with an early bird discounted price of $20.00 if registered by Oct. 15. You may register at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by calling 615-417-1723. It’s time to start plans for our Thanksgiving International Sabbath Celebration, this year on Sabbath, November 19th. Please help us plan by filling out the insert with this bulletin and placing in the offering plate or give to Kwabena Addison-Amponsah. Prayer Group: Every Monday morning, there is a prayer support group that meets by phone. Our focus is for our contacts and Bible interests. It is free and meets 6:00 - 7:00 a.m. Some pray from their cell phones as they are driving to work. The call in number is 219-509-8222 and the pin number is 6602098#. When you are connected, announce yourself and be a part of something big. We have already seen specific answers to our prayers. For more information, see Andre' or Heather Wilson or Charlotte Hardy. 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. 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. 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). We are especially low on the following items: Peanut butter, jelly, canned peaches, apples sauce, tuna and raman noodles. 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.
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (4th Quarter 2011): The Gospel in Galatians
This week’s lesson: “Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles“
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) 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: Michael Santos
Pianist: Pat Ward
A/V Operator: Brian Wilcox / Lauren Andal / Ken Hreha
Greeters: Mike & Carol Bibee
Deacon for the day: Jeff Marcell / Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
The Church at Worship
God Invites Us to Worship
In Songs of Worship and Preparation Léolène Jean
“We Sing Alleluia”
* In the Call to Worship: Frank Ansah
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us. And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! Psalm 117
We Respond
* In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos
In Hymn of Praise #506
“A Mighty Fortress”
God Invites Us to Confess
** In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Frank Ansah
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings Curtis Hite
First Church Budget
In Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving
“Great Are You Lord”
In the Children’s Story Junlan Jiang
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading Danielle Guy
Matthew 28:16 - 20
Through Special Music Léolène Jean & Friends
Through the Word Dr. Russell Burrill
“Lest We Forget”
We Depart to Serve
With His Song of Commitment Wayne Lively
* 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. "> 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 Total received for Month $ 7,074 Month to date +/- - $3,590 Year 2011 +/- - $26,119 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: 6:22 pm Sunset Next Friday: 6:12 pm Church Calendar TODAY – October 1, 2011All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!Prophecies Decoded – presentation #2, “2012 and the Prophetic Signs of the Time of the End” 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. MyHealthFixz Café will be open at 5:45 p.m., Q & A session with Pastor Santos at 6:15 p.m. All volunteers/staff (except café staff) please meet in the library for prayer at 6:00 p.m.Next Week Sunday, October 2nd COOL group meeting 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the libraryMonday, October 3rd Prophecies Decoded seminar. MyHealthFixz Café opens at 5:45 p.m., Q & A session at 6:15 p.m. and seminar starts at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, October 4th Prophecies Decoded seminar continues.Wednesday, October 5th Prophecies Decoded seminar continues.Friday, October 7th Prophecies Decoded seminar continues. Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule –9:00 a.m. in the music room October 1 – Primary children’s choirOctober 8 – Teen/Adult choirOctober 15th - No PracticeOctober 22nd – No Practice Children’s Church Schedule Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:October 22November 5December 3 Upcoming Events at Nashville First:September 30 – October 29, Prophecies Decoded Seminar via satellite downlink, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.Naturally Gourmet cooking demonstration and lecture with Karen Houghton, RN and Dr. Wes Youngberg, November 5th and 6th.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: Kyle Malone Jeff & Lisa Marcell James Marlowe Prayer Requests for Healing: Linda Grow – diagnosed with leukemia while traveling through Nashville on vacation and husband, George Grow.Doug Faulkner – health concernsSoe Ya – gun shot wound to jawLois Kerwin – knee replacement Willa Morton – recovery from surgery, mother of Shauneille SherifaHeather Wood – complete recovery from stroke, daughter of Pastor Jerry & Judy RimerJarrett Wilson - liver transplant surgery, father of 2 small children, nephew of Shauneille SherifaMark Fitzhugh – cancer, Raylene Wilcox’s other bossEucabeth Ongau –fused ankle surgery, complete recoveryJohn Brinson – cancerMina Angwenyi – full recovery, hip replacement surgeryRuth Swain – health recoveryClara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat WardLynda Briggs – Hodgkin’s lymphomaNate Hatcher, Jr. – health concernsBaby Michael Copeland – premature birth complicationsClyde Ward – kidney disease, on dialysis Richard Andal - recovery from stroke, father of Ric Andal Prayer Requests (other): Family of Casey McClure (31-year old grandson of Ruth Swain) as they grieve his death this week.First Church members/attendees seeking employmentProphecy Decoded Seminar (Net ’11)Nikii Mitchell & daughters McKenzie, Ashley & Cortney – special IssueTodd Wright – Sabbath work issues Announcements for October 1, 2011 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. 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 with set-up and clean-up of chairs, tables and floors in fellowship hall. The next C.O.O.L. (Crochet Out Of Love) meeting is tomorrow, October 2nd from 11:00am -1:00pm in the library. Bring your yarn, hooks, patterns, any projects you have ready and your own lunch/snacks and drink. COOL is open to anyone who enjoys crochet or knitting. All skill levels are welcome - from beginners to advanced! Child Dedication service scheduled for next Sabbath, October 8th: If you are interested in having your child dedicated to the Lord during the worship service, please contact Pastor Santos as soon as possible. The Madison Academy senior class invited you to a Wild, Wild West Oktoberfest, Saturday, October 29th starting at 7:30 P.M. located in the Madison Academy Gym. Come for food, fun, and games. There will be a cake walk, silent auction, and costume contest. Come in your best rootin’, tootin' western wear! Naturally Gourmet is coming to Nashville November 5 & 6. Karen Houghton of the Naturally Gourmet TV series and her co-host, Dr. Wes Youngberg, will be at Nashville First SDA Church. Dr. Youngberg is also the author of the upcoming book “Good-bye to Diabetes” and he will be the featured speaker on Sabbath afternoon November 5th at 2:00 pm. Sunday, November 6th Karen and Dr. Youngberg will host a Naturally Gourmet Cooking Class and Dinner beginning at 4:00 pm. There is a $30.00 registration fee for the class and dinner with an early bird discounted price of $20.00 if registered by Oct. 15. You may register at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by calling 615-417-1723. It’s time to start plans for our Thanksgiving International Sabbath Celebration, this year on Sabbath, November 19th. Please help us plan by filling out the insert with this bulletin and placing in the offering plate or give to Kwabena Addison-Amponsah. Prayer Group: Every Monday morning, there is a prayer support group that meets by phone. Our focus is for our contacts and Bible interests. It is free and meets 6:00 - 7:00 a.m. Some pray from their cell phones as they are driving to work. The call in number is 219-509-8222 and the pin number is 6602098#. When you are connected, announce yourself and be a part of something big. We have already seen specific answers to our prayers. For more information, see Andre' or Heather Wilson or Charlotte Hardy. 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. 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. 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). We are especially low on the following items: Peanut butter, jelly, canned peaches, apples sauce, tuna and raman noodles. 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.