November 5, 2011
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (4th Quarter 2011): The Gospel in Galatians
This week’s lesson: “The Priority of the Promise“
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) 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: Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
Pianist: Pat Ward
A/V Operator: Brian Wilcox/Ric Andal
Greeters: Betty Underhill & Kaylene Mackey
Deacon for the day: Nate Hatcher, Sr.
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:
“Forever, O Lord, Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides. They continue this day according to Your ordinances, for all are Your servants” Psalm 119:89-91.
We Respond
* In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Dan Houghton
In Hymn of Praise #25
“Praise the Lord, His Glories Show”
God Invites Us to Confess
** In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Orville Bignall
God Invites Us to Respond
In Baptism
In Giving Our Offerings Hamilton Small
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
Genesis 15:6
Through Special Music May Pekee
Through the Word Dan Houghton
“Audacity to Believe”
We Depart to Serve
* With His Song #518 (1st verse only)
“Standing on the Promises”
* With His Benediction Pastor Melvin Santos
(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 $ 8,204 Month to date +/- - $2,460 Year 2011 +/- - $28,578 NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: World Budget – Annual Sacrifice 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: 5:48 pm Sunset Next Friday: 4:42 pm Church Calendar TODAY – November 5, 2011We welcome Dan Hougton as our guest speaker today. All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!“Turning Good Genes On and Bad Genes Off,” a presentation by Dr. Wes Youngberg at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.Daylight Savings Time ends tonight. Set your clocks back one hour. Next Week Sunday, November 6th COOL group meeting is canceled this month.Dinner with the Doctor, with Dr. Wes Youngberg and Karen Houghton at 4:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Registration required for this event.Wednesday, November 9Scripture Study Series with Pastor Santos at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule –9:00 a.m. in the music room November 5th – Teen/Adult choirNovember 12th - Primary children’s choirNovember 19th – Teen/Adult choir Children’s Church Schedule Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:TODAY - November 5th December 3rd Upcoming Events at Nashville First:Naturally Gourmet cooking demonstration and lecture with Karen Houghton, RN and Dr. Wes Youngberg, November 5th and 6th at First Church. Registration is required.Vespers and Bonfire Social, Saturday evening, November 12th at the home of Ken and Marjie Johns. Everyone welcome!Mad About Marriage seminar with Mike and Gayle Tucker, February 3 – 4, 2012. Marriage is a marvelous and complex relationship. Mad About Marriage asks the question, "Are you madly in love, or just plain mad?" We've found that most couples have both experiences, and we're looking forward to spending a wonderful weekend as we explore ways to stay "madly in love" forever. More information soon . . . !WELCOME! Welcome to the Nashville First SDA Church! We are delighted you chose to worship with us this Sabbath. First Church Family Prayer List: - Remember in prayer this week: Shauneille Morton (Sharifa) Jason Mubarez, daughter Marissa Tony & Cheryl Nolan, daughter Joy, and grandson Prayer Requests for Healing: Betty Underhill – leaves for FL on the 7th for 8-10 days of treatment for her eyes, pray for full healing and restoration of sightDorothy Hunt – infectionLinda Grow – Adventist from NC, diagnosed with leukemia while traveling through Nashville on vacation and husband, George Grow.Doug Faulkner – health concernsLois Kerwin – knee replacement John Brinson – cancerWilla Morton – recovery from surgery, mother of Shauneille Morton (Sherifa)Heather Wood – complete recovery from stroke, daughter of Pastor Jerry & Judy RimerJarrett Wilson - liver transplant surgery, father of 2 small children, nephew of Shauneille Morton (Sherifa)Mark Fitzhugh – cancer, Raylene Wilcox’s other bossEucabeth Ongau –fused ankle surgery, complete recoveryMina 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): Perry & Erika Houston – for Holy Spirit as they labor in literature evangelism and medical ministry.First Church members/attendees seeking employmentNikii Mitchell & daughters McKenzie, Ashley & Cortney – special IssueAnnouncements for November 5, 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. An international choir is being formed just for International Sabbath on November 19th. Anyone who would like to be part of the international choir should meet by the organ immediately after the worship service today for practice. We will also meet next Sabbath to practice for singing on November 19th. The COOL group meeting scheduled for Sunday, November 6th has been cancelled. Keep working on your projects and we’ll see you in December. Naturally Gourmet is coming to Nashville on November 5th and 6th. 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. 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. Scripture Study Series with Pastor Santos, on Wednesday evenings through November 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Come join us for this exciting Bible study. Bring your Bible, pen, notebook and a friend! Bonfire Social: Everyone is invited to a vespers & bonfire on Saturday night, November 12th starting at 5:00 p.m. at the home of Ken and Marjie Johns. The Social Committee will provide veggie-dogs for roasting over the fire, buns, condiments and drink. Please bring potluck-style foods to share, lawn chairs, and roasting sticks. Come and enjoy warm fellowship with your church family - Invite your family and friends! INTERNATIONAL SABBATH We’re making plans for our annual Thanksgiving International Sabbath Celebration on Sabbath, November 19th. This year we will collect a special offering at the end of the worship service to benefit Maranatha’s One-Day School project. After services, we will host our annual International Thanksgiving Fellowship Dinner. Please be thinking of special dishes you can bring that represent your country, region or State. Use the sign-up sheet in the foyer (opposite the kitchen door) to tell us what dishes you will be bringing so we can make an ID tag telling the dish name, country of origin and flag. Sign-up deadline is November 12th. After lunch we will enjoy a concert from around the world including a brief history of the SDA church in each country represented. Do not miss this special Sabbath . . . invite your family and friends to attend with you! 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 fill out forms you will find there. We need your financial help to off-set costs of supplies. Starting October 1st, DVDs will be $5.00 and CDs will be $3.00. Please give your completed form and funds to the Media personnel (Ric Andal, Brent Cordis, Lauren Andal) and your order will be processed for the next week. Please Note: You may view and download sermons from our website for free! Go to www.nfsda.org 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! ACS current needs: small appliances, jewelry, watches, china, glassware, pots & pants, silverware, blankets, towels & washcloths, wall pictures, toys (clean, in working order, etc.), bicycles ( in working order), small desks, dinette sets, recliners, etc. We cannot accept donations of old computers, printers, encyclopedia sets, executive desks, and king mattresses and box springs. The ACS Center has a Facebook page. Please check us out at “Adventist Community Services Center at the 403 Center”. We appreciate your support and prayers.
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (4th Quarter 2011): The Gospel in Galatians
This week’s lesson: “The Priority of the Promise“
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) 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: Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
Pianist: Pat Ward
A/V Operator: Brian Wilcox/Ric Andal
Greeters: Betty Underhill & Kaylene Mackey
Deacon for the day: Nate Hatcher, Sr.
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:
“Forever, O Lord, Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides. They continue this day according to Your ordinances, for all are Your servants” Psalm 119:89-91.
We Respond
* In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Dan Houghton
In Hymn of Praise #25
“Praise the Lord, His Glories Show”
God Invites Us to Confess
** In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Orville Bignall
God Invites Us to Respond
In Baptism
In Giving Our Offerings Hamilton Small
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
Genesis 15:6
Through Special Music May Pekee
Through the Word Dan Houghton
“Audacity to Believe”
We Depart to Serve
* With His Song #518 (1st verse only)
“Standing on the Promises”
* With His Benediction Pastor Melvin Santos
(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 $ 8,204 Month to date +/- - $2,460 Year 2011 +/- - $28,578 NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: World Budget – Annual Sacrifice 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: 5:48 pm Sunset Next Friday: 4:42 pm Church Calendar TODAY – November 5, 2011We welcome Dan Hougton as our guest speaker today. All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!“Turning Good Genes On and Bad Genes Off,” a presentation by Dr. Wes Youngberg at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.Daylight Savings Time ends tonight. Set your clocks back one hour. Next Week Sunday, November 6th COOL group meeting is canceled this month.Dinner with the Doctor, with Dr. Wes Youngberg and Karen Houghton at 4:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Registration required for this event.Wednesday, November 9Scripture Study Series with Pastor Santos at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule –9:00 a.m. in the music room November 5th – Teen/Adult choirNovember 12th - Primary children’s choirNovember 19th – Teen/Adult choir Children’s Church Schedule Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:TODAY - November 5th December 3rd Upcoming Events at Nashville First:Naturally Gourmet cooking demonstration and lecture with Karen Houghton, RN and Dr. Wes Youngberg, November 5th and 6th at First Church. Registration is required.Vespers and Bonfire Social, Saturday evening, November 12th at the home of Ken and Marjie Johns. Everyone welcome!Mad About Marriage seminar with Mike and Gayle Tucker, February 3 – 4, 2012. Marriage is a marvelous and complex relationship. Mad About Marriage asks the question, "Are you madly in love, or just plain mad?" We've found that most couples have both experiences, and we're looking forward to spending a wonderful weekend as we explore ways to stay "madly in love" forever. More information soon . . . !WELCOME! Welcome to the Nashville First SDA Church! We are delighted you chose to worship with us this Sabbath. First Church Family Prayer List: - Remember in prayer this week: Shauneille Morton (Sharifa) Jason Mubarez, daughter Marissa Tony & Cheryl Nolan, daughter Joy, and grandson Prayer Requests for Healing: Betty Underhill – leaves for FL on the 7th for 8-10 days of treatment for her eyes, pray for full healing and restoration of sightDorothy Hunt – infectionLinda Grow – Adventist from NC, diagnosed with leukemia while traveling through Nashville on vacation and husband, George Grow.Doug Faulkner – health concernsLois Kerwin – knee replacement John Brinson – cancerWilla Morton – recovery from surgery, mother of Shauneille Morton (Sherifa)Heather Wood – complete recovery from stroke, daughter of Pastor Jerry & Judy RimerJarrett Wilson - liver transplant surgery, father of 2 small children, nephew of Shauneille Morton (Sherifa)Mark Fitzhugh – cancer, Raylene Wilcox’s other bossEucabeth Ongau –fused ankle surgery, complete recoveryMina 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): Perry & Erika Houston – for Holy Spirit as they labor in literature evangelism and medical ministry.First Church members/attendees seeking employmentNikii Mitchell & daughters McKenzie, Ashley & Cortney – special IssueAnnouncements for November 5, 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. An international choir is being formed just for International Sabbath on November 19th. Anyone who would like to be part of the international choir should meet by the organ immediately after the worship service today for practice. We will also meet next Sabbath to practice for singing on November 19th. The COOL group meeting scheduled for Sunday, November 6th has been cancelled. Keep working on your projects and we’ll see you in December. Naturally Gourmet is coming to Nashville on November 5th and 6th. 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. 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. Scripture Study Series with Pastor Santos, on Wednesday evenings through November 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Come join us for this exciting Bible study. Bring your Bible, pen, notebook and a friend! Bonfire Social: Everyone is invited to a vespers & bonfire on Saturday night, November 12th starting at 5:00 p.m. at the home of Ken and Marjie Johns. The Social Committee will provide veggie-dogs for roasting over the fire, buns, condiments and drink. Please bring potluck-style foods to share, lawn chairs, and roasting sticks. Come and enjoy warm fellowship with your church family - Invite your family and friends! INTERNATIONAL SABBATH We’re making plans for our annual Thanksgiving International Sabbath Celebration on Sabbath, November 19th. This year we will collect a special offering at the end of the worship service to benefit Maranatha’s One-Day School project. After services, we will host our annual International Thanksgiving Fellowship Dinner. Please be thinking of special dishes you can bring that represent your country, region or State. Use the sign-up sheet in the foyer (opposite the kitchen door) to tell us what dishes you will be bringing so we can make an ID tag telling the dish name, country of origin and flag. Sign-up deadline is November 12th. After lunch we will enjoy a concert from around the world including a brief history of the SDA church in each country represented. Do not miss this special Sabbath . . . invite your family and friends to attend with you! 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 fill out forms you will find there. We need your financial help to off-set costs of supplies. Starting October 1st, DVDs will be $5.00 and CDs will be $3.00. Please give your completed form and funds to the Media personnel (Ric Andal, Brent Cordis, Lauren Andal) and your order will be processed for the next week. Please Note: You may view and download sermons from our website for free! Go to www.nfsda.org 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! ACS current needs: small appliances, jewelry, watches, china, glassware, pots & pants, silverware, blankets, towels & washcloths, wall pictures, toys (clean, in working order, etc.), bicycles ( in working order), small desks, dinette sets, recliners, etc. We cannot accept donations of old computers, printers, encyclopedia sets, executive desks, and king mattresses and box springs. The ACS Center has a Facebook page. Please check us out at “Adventist Community Services Center at the 403 Center”. We appreciate your support and prayers.