November 12, 2011
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (4th Quarter 2011): The Gospel in Galatians
This week’s lesson: “The Road to Faith“
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: Nathan Wood
Pianist: Doug Pratt
A/V Operator: Bill Riendour
Greeters: Danett & Danielle Guy
Deacon for the day: Jeff Marcell
The Church at Worship
God Invites Us to Worship
In Songs of Worship and Preparation Léolène Jean & Friends
“We Sing Alleluia”
In the Call to Worship:
“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy” Psalm 107:1-2.
We Respond
In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos
In Hymn of Praise #27
“Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart!”
God Invites Us to Confess
In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Thomas Hardy
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings Dean Flint
Annual Sacrifice Offering
One-Day School Video Presentation
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading Michael Reeves
Isaiah 65:24
Through Special Music Chito Pugao Through the Word Pastor Melvin Santos
Daniel and Revelation Series: “Keys to Effective Praying”
Through the Ordinance of Humility
(Children’s story at the front of the sanctuary with Patricia Matsinhe)
(When you return to the sanctuary, please sit in the pews with dots)
Through the Lord’s Supper
“At the Cross” #163
“Power in the Blood” #294
We Depart to Serve
With His Song #462
“Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine!”
With His Benediction
(Please be seated following the Benediction)
Postlude Doug Pratt
**We will receive a Good Samaritan offering at the door at the close of services today**
Nashville First Seventh-day Adventist Church
2800 Blair Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-297-1343
www.nfsda.org / E-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto: 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
Expenses paid for October $8,332
Total received for Month $8,204
Month to date +/- - $ 128
Year 2011 +/- - $3,279
NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: First Church Office
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: 4:42 pm Sunset Next Friday: 4:37 pm
Church Calendar
TODAY – November 12, 2011
All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!
Final rehearsal for international choirs, immediately after services by the piano.
Bonfire Social - 5:00 p.m. at the home of Ken & Marjie Johns (directions on bulletin insert). Everyone welcome!
Next Week
Wednesday, November 16th
Scripture 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 12th - Primary children’s choir
November 19th – Teen/Adult choir
November 26th – Teen/Adult choir
Children’s Church Schedule
Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:
December 3rd
Upcoming Events at Nashville First:
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 . . . !
“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.
First Church Family Prayer List:
This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week:
Rowena Ong
Eucabeth Ongau, son Myron
Shelia Parker
Prayer Requests for Healing:
Betty Underhill – in FL for treatment on her eyes, pray for full healing and restoration of sight
Linda Grow – Adventist from NC, diagnosed with leukemia while traveling through Nashville, has been sent home to rest before returning for additional treatments. Praise the Lord!
Doug Faulkner – health concerns
Lois Kerwin – knee replacement
John Brinson – cancer
Willa Morton – recovery from surgery, mother of Shauneille Morton (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 Morton (Sherifa)
Mark Fitzhugh – cancer, Raylene Wilcox’s other boss
Eucabeth Ongau –fused ankle surgery, complete recovery
Mina Angwenyi – full recovery, hip replacement surgery
Ruth Swain – health recovery
Clara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat Ward
Nate Hatcher, Jr. – health concerns
Baby Michael Copeland – premature birth complications
Clyde Ward – kidney disease, on dialysis
Richard Andal - recovery from stroke, father of Ric Andal
Prayer Requests (other):
Dorothy Hunt – has moved in with daughter, pray for her to be content
Perry & Erika Houston – for Holy Spirit as they labor in literature evangelism and medical ministry.
First Church members/attendees seeking employment
Nikii Mitchell & daughters McKenzie, Ashley & Cortney – special Issue
Announcements 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 piano immediately after the worship service today for practice.
Bonfire Social: Everyone is invited to a vespers & bonfire tonight 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!
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!
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!
The Emmanuel Quartet will be in concert at the White House SDA Church on Sabbath Evening, November 19th at 6:00 p.m. This concert will feature songs that the guys have written and some favorites that you may know presented by AWR. Come early and bring a friend. HYPERLINK "http://www.emmanuelquartet.org" www.emmanuelquartet.org
Baptism: Our next baptism is scheduled for November 26th. If you would like to be a part of this baptism, please contact Pastor Santos or one of the Elders as soon as possible.
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 HYPERLINK "http://www.nfsda.org" 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!
Limited Parking: You may have noticed that our parking is limited on Sabbath mornings. We need your help to make sure that our space is used to maximum efficiency by you doing the following:
Please make sure you are parking in one space only. Lately, we have had cars taking more than one space and/or not parking straight leaving spaces that are not usable or accessible.
Observe one-way driving – enter the parking lot from Nachez Trace and exit onto Blair Blvd. Entering the parking lot in this manner will assist in parking correctly at the right angle and avoid head-on accidents (it has almost happened several times!).
Please do not park in the drive-through ally (left-hand side of building when facing the front of the church) as it blocks cars trying to get through to Blair Blvd.
Get to church early and have your pick of places to park (but do leave room for those who come after you)!
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (4th Quarter 2011): The Gospel in Galatians
This week’s lesson: “The Road to Faith“
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: Nathan Wood
Pianist: Doug Pratt
A/V Operator: Bill Riendour
Greeters: Danett & Danielle Guy
Deacon for the day: Jeff Marcell
The Church at Worship
God Invites Us to Worship
In Songs of Worship and Preparation Léolène Jean & Friends
“We Sing Alleluia”
In the Call to Worship:
“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy” Psalm 107:1-2.
We Respond
In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos
In Hymn of Praise #27
“Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart!”
God Invites Us to Confess
In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Thomas Hardy
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings Dean Flint
Annual Sacrifice Offering
One-Day School Video Presentation
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading Michael Reeves
Isaiah 65:24
Through Special Music Chito Pugao Through the Word Pastor Melvin Santos
Daniel and Revelation Series: “Keys to Effective Praying”
Through the Ordinance of Humility
(Children’s story at the front of the sanctuary with Patricia Matsinhe)
(When you return to the sanctuary, please sit in the pews with dots)
Through the Lord’s Supper
“At the Cross” #163
“Power in the Blood” #294
We Depart to Serve
With His Song #462
“Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine!”
With His Benediction
(Please be seated following the Benediction)
Postlude Doug Pratt
**We will receive a Good Samaritan offering at the door at the close of services today**
Nashville First Seventh-day Adventist Church
2800 Blair Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-297-1343
www.nfsda.org / E-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto: 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
Expenses paid for October $8,332
Total received for Month $8,204
Month to date +/- - $ 128
Year 2011 +/- - $3,279
NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: First Church Office
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: 4:42 pm Sunset Next Friday: 4:37 pm
Church Calendar
TODAY – November 12, 2011
All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!
Final rehearsal for international choirs, immediately after services by the piano.
Bonfire Social - 5:00 p.m. at the home of Ken & Marjie Johns (directions on bulletin insert). Everyone welcome!
Next Week
Wednesday, November 16th
Scripture 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 12th - Primary children’s choir
November 19th – Teen/Adult choir
November 26th – Teen/Adult choir
Children’s Church Schedule
Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:
December 3rd
Upcoming Events at Nashville First:
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 . . . !
“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.
First Church Family Prayer List:
This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week:
Rowena Ong
Eucabeth Ongau, son Myron
Shelia Parker
Prayer Requests for Healing:
Betty Underhill – in FL for treatment on her eyes, pray for full healing and restoration of sight
Linda Grow – Adventist from NC, diagnosed with leukemia while traveling through Nashville, has been sent home to rest before returning for additional treatments. Praise the Lord!
Doug Faulkner – health concerns
Lois Kerwin – knee replacement
John Brinson – cancer
Willa Morton – recovery from surgery, mother of Shauneille Morton (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 Morton (Sherifa)
Mark Fitzhugh – cancer, Raylene Wilcox’s other boss
Eucabeth Ongau –fused ankle surgery, complete recovery
Mina Angwenyi – full recovery, hip replacement surgery
Ruth Swain – health recovery
Clara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat Ward
Nate Hatcher, Jr. – health concerns
Baby Michael Copeland – premature birth complications
Clyde Ward – kidney disease, on dialysis
Richard Andal - recovery from stroke, father of Ric Andal
Prayer Requests (other):
Dorothy Hunt – has moved in with daughter, pray for her to be content
Perry & Erika Houston – for Holy Spirit as they labor in literature evangelism and medical ministry.
First Church members/attendees seeking employment
Nikii Mitchell & daughters McKenzie, Ashley & Cortney – special Issue
Announcements 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 piano immediately after the worship service today for practice.
Bonfire Social: Everyone is invited to a vespers & bonfire tonight 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!
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!
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!
The Emmanuel Quartet will be in concert at the White House SDA Church on Sabbath Evening, November 19th at 6:00 p.m. This concert will feature songs that the guys have written and some favorites that you may know presented by AWR. Come early and bring a friend. HYPERLINK "http://www.emmanuelquartet.org" www.emmanuelquartet.org
Baptism: Our next baptism is scheduled for November 26th. If you would like to be a part of this baptism, please contact Pastor Santos or one of the Elders as soon as possible.
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 HYPERLINK "http://www.nfsda.org" 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!
Limited Parking: You may have noticed that our parking is limited on Sabbath mornings. We need your help to make sure that our space is used to maximum efficiency by you doing the following:
Please make sure you are parking in one space only. Lately, we have had cars taking more than one space and/or not parking straight leaving spaces that are not usable or accessible.
Observe one-way driving – enter the parking lot from Nachez Trace and exit onto Blair Blvd. Entering the parking lot in this manner will assist in parking correctly at the right angle and avoid head-on accidents (it has almost happened several times!).
Please do not park in the drive-through ally (left-hand side of building when facing the front of the church) as it blocks cars trying to get through to Blair Blvd.
Get to church early and have your pick of places to park (but do leave room for those who come after you)!