December 24, 2011
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (4th Quarter 2011): The Gospel in Galatians
This week’s lesson: “The Gospel and the Church“
Adult Classes
Location
Ann Foster/Thomas Hardy/Chito Pugao Sanctuary - Front
André Wilson 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.
Prelude Erin Houghton & Marjie Johns
Coordinator Thomas Hardy
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: Ken Johns
Greeters: Thomas & Charlotte Hardy
Deacon for the day: Jeff Marcell
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:
“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, as He spoke by the mouth to His holy prophets. . .” Luke 1:68-71.
We Respond
* In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Daniel Aluoch
In Baptism
In Hymn of Praise #118
“The First Noel”
In Scripture Musa Garba
Responsive Reading #730
“The Birth of Christ”
God Invites Us to Confess
** In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Daniel Aluoch
We Receive Him
Through the Word and Music
Please See Insert
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings Pastor Melvin Santos
Kentucky-Tennessee Conference Advance
With His Song #132
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
We Depart to Serve
* With His Benediction
(Please be seated following the Benediction)
Postlude Erin Houghton & 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 Expenses paid in November $17,813 One-day School Goal $5,000 Total received for November $ 7,224 One-day School Raised $3,515 Month to date +/- - $10,589 Year 2011 +/- - $14,287 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: 4:37 pm Sunset Next Friday: 4:42 pm Worship in Music and Word December 24, 2011 Introduction Pastor Melvin Santos Scripture Nathan Wood Isaiah 9:6 Congregational Hymn #115 “O Come, O Come Immanuel” “There’s A Song in the Air” Primary/Junior Bell Choir “Breath of Heaven” Amy Johns Scripture June Tucker Luke 1:26-33 “What Child is This?” Shannon & Lauren Hardy “The Christmas Card” Drama Ministries Karl & Sherri Bohnert “Rose of Bethlehem” May Pekee & Soe Ya Scripture Reading Junlan Jiang Luke 2:1 – 7 Scripture Reading John Wilenski Luke 2:8-20 Reading Betty Underhill “Mary Did You Know?” Ward Family Responsive Reading Daniel Aluoch #731 “The Visit of the Wise Men” “Where is the Line to See Jesus“ Lisbeth Melgar & Friends Reading Elizabeth Santos “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/We Three Kings” Chito & Myrna Pugao, Soe Ya Scripture & Reading Adama Rashid & Ngady Kabia John 3:16 “O Holy Night” Lisbeth Melgar Sermonette Pastor Melvin Santos “Behold the Lamb” Worship in Music and Word December 24, 2011 Introduction Pastor Melvin Santos Scripture Nathan Wood Isaiah 9:6 Congregational Hymn #115 “O Come, O Come Immanuel” “There’s A Song in the Air” Primary/Junior Bell Choir “Breath of Heaven” Amy Johns Scripture June Tucker Luke 1:26-33 “What Child is This?” Shannon & Lauren Hardy “The Christmas Card” Drama Ministries Karl & Sherri Bohnert “Rose of Bethlehem” May Pekee & Soe Ya Scripture Reading Junlan Jiang Luke 2:1 – 7 Scripture Reading John Wilenski Luke 2:8-20 Reading Betty Underhill “Mary Did You Know?” Ward Family Responsive Reading Daniel Aluoch #731 “The Visit of the Wise Men” “Where is the Line to See Jesus“ Lisbeth Melgar & Friends Reading Elizabeth Santos “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/We Three Kings” Chito & Myrna Pugao, Soe Ya Scripture & Reading Adama Rashid & Ngady Kabia John 3:16 “O Holy Night” Lisbeth Melgar Sermonette Pastor Melvin Santos “Behold the Lamb” Church Calendar TODAY – December 24, 2011All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!Next Week Monday, December 26th – Wednesday, December 28th The Church office will be closed for the Christmas holiday. Voicemail and email will be monitored so feel free to leave/send messages if you have a need. Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule – meet in the music room at 9:00 a.m.December 24 – Primary/Junior children’s choirChildren’s Church Schedule Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:January 28thFebruary 11th March 12Social Committee Calendar of Events:Saturday evening, January 31st - “Anticipations and Reflections” vespers and reception. Vespers will start at 4:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Please bring your family’s favorite snacks and treats to share at the reception following vespers. February 11th – Dinner on the Orient Express, a Valentine’s event for the whole family; young, not-so young, single, married, etc. More details soon. “The Family that plays together stays together!” Upcoming Events at Nashville First:Mad About Marriage seminar with Mike and Gayle Tucker, February 17-18, 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: This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week: Janice Robinson Marcela Rodriguez Romulus Rood Prayer Requests for Healing: Eteminesh Lissanu – diagnosed with cancer, mother of Lydia Yohannes.Betty Underhill – full healing and restoration of sightLois 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 surgery (2nd hip)Ruth Swain – health recoveryClara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat WardNate 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): Dorothy Hunt – has moved in with daughter, pray for her to be contentPerry & 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 December 24, 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. Adventist Youth (AY) Ministries meeting is today after fellowship lunch, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The church office will be closed for the holidays through Wednesday, December 28th. Raylene will be back in the office on Thursday, December 29th. Please leave voice or email messages which will be monitored. Your Social Committee invites you to an “Anticipations and Reflections” vespers and reception Saturday evening, December 31st at 4:30pm here at the church. We will look back over the blessings God has granted in 2011 and look forward to the blessings God will grant in 2012! Please bring favorite desserts and/or holiday finger foods to share after the vespers. Invite your family and friends to attend with you. One-day School Mission Project - We are over half-way to our goal of raising $5,000 to build a One-day School through Maranatha Volunteers International. We need an additional $1,585 to complete the project. If you would like to contribute to this mission project, make checks payable to Nashville First SDA Church and mark your offering envelope “One-day School.” We hope to complete our goal by the end of the year! 2012 Sharing Book: Keep a supply of How to Survive Armageddon(adult) and In the Shadow of the Mob (youth), the inexpensive 2012 sharing books, on hand. Pray for opportunities to make a difference in someone’s life now and for eternity. We will order as a group to receive the best price for each book ($1.00 per book, $699 reg.). A sign-up sheet and sample book is located on the table in the foyer under the bulletin board. Order (with payment) deadline is TODAY, December 24th. Make checks payable to Nashville First SDA Church. If you have questions, see Dean Flint or Raylene Wilcox. It’s time to order your daily devotion books for 2012. There are 8 different books to choose from! If you would like to purchase your book(s) through the church, we can offer substantial savings off the regular price if we order as a group. To order through the church, please use the sign-up sheet located in the foyer on the table under the bulletin board. All books must be pre-paid before we can place your order. Order (with payment) deadline is TODAY, December 24th. We will attempt to have the books here by Sabbath, December 31st for pick-up. To pay for your books, please use an offering envelope and mark on it “devotional books.” Make checks payable to Nashville First SDA Church. If you have questions, see Dean Flint or Raylene Wilcox. Please do not forget Hope For Humanity (ingathering) donations in your 2011 year-end giving. For more than a century, Seventh-day Adventists have reached out to their communities to share in the support of the compassionate ministry of Jesus. A portion of what Nashville First Church raises can be returned to us to use in local out-reach efforts. Make checks payable to Nashville First SDA Church and mark your offering envelope for “Ingathering (donated).” We have “change boxes” in the foyer for you to take and use. Put a box somewhere convenient to drop your loose change at the end of the day . . . you’ll be surprised how quickly it can add up! 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. DVDs are $5.00 and CDs are $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 sermons from our website (nfsda.org) for free! 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. Attention Deacons: Please email Nate Hatcher, Sr. ( 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. ) and provide him with your email address and contact information. Thank you. Important Treasury Department Reminders As this year winds to a close, please make sure all your donations for tithes and offerings for 2011 are turned in to the church and dated no later than December 31st. To submit your donations for your 2011 tax returns, December 31st is the latest your check can be dated and a receipt issued. You may mail donations to the church or to the home of the treasurer, Raylene Wilcox. Please note all mailed donations must have a postmark no later than December 31st or they will not be included in your 2011 receipt. You may also make donations to First Church on-line via AdventistGiving through December 31st. Go to our website (www.nfsda.org), and click on the “Tithe Online Here” icon which will link you to Adventist Giving to set up an account if you haven’t already done so. If you have any questions regarding your 2011 donations, please see Raylene Wilcox. Wishing you a very merry Christmas and God’s best blessings in 2012. Our Christmas Prayer God grant you peace at Christmas And fill your heart with cheer; God grant you health and happiness Throughout the coming year. God guide you with His wisdom And keep you in His care; This is our special wish for you – This is our Christmas prayer. -Author Unknown The Adventist Community Services Center (Madison) 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 is in urgent need of blankets, bed pillows, pots and pans. FEED THE HUNGRY - ACS CENTER AT 403 FOOD PANTRY This is the time of year when we have the most demand for food. We average the following in assistance to the community: Over $3,000 a month is given to those in need.We help an average of 100 families each month.403 Center purchases food items as needed, at cost and sales tax free. We are able to do so much as a result of your donations and we appreciate the food that you bring in to our center and to the collection baskets at our area churches. We would like to encourage you to consider giving cash for food as well. We benefit more with cash. Why? Because we can purchase food in bulk and select the food needed to re-stock the pantry. Your cash donations are tax deductible. If you donate now, you can receive a deduction for the 2011 calendar year. TAX FREE and AT COSTYour dollars buy 20 – 30% more food when you donate cash, rather than food items. When making monetary donations through your church use an offering envelope and mark the donation “ACS Center – Pantry.”
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Lesson Study Guide (4th Quarter 2011): The Gospel in Galatians
This week’s lesson: “The Gospel and the Church“
Adult Classes
Location
Ann Foster/Thomas Hardy/Chito Pugao Sanctuary - Front
André Wilson 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.
Prelude Erin Houghton & Marjie Johns
Coordinator Thomas Hardy
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: Ken Johns
Greeters: Thomas & Charlotte Hardy
Deacon for the day: Jeff Marcell
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:
“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, as He spoke by the mouth to His holy prophets. . .” Luke 1:68-71.
We Respond
* In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Daniel Aluoch
In Baptism
In Hymn of Praise #118
“The First Noel”
In Scripture Musa Garba
Responsive Reading #730
“The Birth of Christ”
God Invites Us to Confess
** In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Daniel Aluoch
We Receive Him
Through the Word and Music
Please See Insert
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings Pastor Melvin Santos
Kentucky-Tennessee Conference Advance
With His Song #132
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
We Depart to Serve
* With His Benediction
(Please be seated following the Benediction)
Postlude Erin Houghton & 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 Expenses paid in November $17,813 One-day School Goal $5,000 Total received for November $ 7,224 One-day School Raised $3,515 Month to date +/- - $10,589 Year 2011 +/- - $14,287 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: 4:37 pm Sunset Next Friday: 4:42 pm Worship in Music and Word December 24, 2011 Introduction Pastor Melvin Santos Scripture Nathan Wood Isaiah 9:6 Congregational Hymn #115 “O Come, O Come Immanuel” “There’s A Song in the Air” Primary/Junior Bell Choir “Breath of Heaven” Amy Johns Scripture June Tucker Luke 1:26-33 “What Child is This?” Shannon & Lauren Hardy “The Christmas Card” Drama Ministries Karl & Sherri Bohnert “Rose of Bethlehem” May Pekee & Soe Ya Scripture Reading Junlan Jiang Luke 2:1 – 7 Scripture Reading John Wilenski Luke 2:8-20 Reading Betty Underhill “Mary Did You Know?” Ward Family Responsive Reading Daniel Aluoch #731 “The Visit of the Wise Men” “Where is the Line to See Jesus“ Lisbeth Melgar & Friends Reading Elizabeth Santos “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/We Three Kings” Chito & Myrna Pugao, Soe Ya Scripture & Reading Adama Rashid & Ngady Kabia John 3:16 “O Holy Night” Lisbeth Melgar Sermonette Pastor Melvin Santos “Behold the Lamb” Worship in Music and Word December 24, 2011 Introduction Pastor Melvin Santos Scripture Nathan Wood Isaiah 9:6 Congregational Hymn #115 “O Come, O Come Immanuel” “There’s A Song in the Air” Primary/Junior Bell Choir “Breath of Heaven” Amy Johns Scripture June Tucker Luke 1:26-33 “What Child is This?” Shannon & Lauren Hardy “The Christmas Card” Drama Ministries Karl & Sherri Bohnert “Rose of Bethlehem” May Pekee & Soe Ya Scripture Reading Junlan Jiang Luke 2:1 – 7 Scripture Reading John Wilenski Luke 2:8-20 Reading Betty Underhill “Mary Did You Know?” Ward Family Responsive Reading Daniel Aluoch #731 “The Visit of the Wise Men” “Where is the Line to See Jesus“ Lisbeth Melgar & Friends Reading Elizabeth Santos “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/We Three Kings” Chito & Myrna Pugao, Soe Ya Scripture & Reading Adama Rashid & Ngady Kabia John 3:16 “O Holy Night” Lisbeth Melgar Sermonette Pastor Melvin Santos “Behold the Lamb” Church Calendar TODAY – December 24, 2011All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!Next Week Monday, December 26th – Wednesday, December 28th The Church office will be closed for the Christmas holiday. Voicemail and email will be monitored so feel free to leave/send messages if you have a need. Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule – meet in the music room at 9:00 a.m.December 24 – Primary/Junior children’s choirChildren’s Church Schedule Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:January 28thFebruary 11th March 12Social Committee Calendar of Events:Saturday evening, January 31st - “Anticipations and Reflections” vespers and reception. Vespers will start at 4:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Please bring your family’s favorite snacks and treats to share at the reception following vespers. February 11th – Dinner on the Orient Express, a Valentine’s event for the whole family; young, not-so young, single, married, etc. More details soon. “The Family that plays together stays together!” Upcoming Events at Nashville First:Mad About Marriage seminar with Mike and Gayle Tucker, February 17-18, 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: This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week: Janice Robinson Marcela Rodriguez Romulus Rood Prayer Requests for Healing: Eteminesh Lissanu – diagnosed with cancer, mother of Lydia Yohannes.Betty Underhill – full healing and restoration of sightLois 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 surgery (2nd hip)Ruth Swain – health recoveryClara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat WardNate 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): Dorothy Hunt – has moved in with daughter, pray for her to be contentPerry & 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 December 24, 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. Adventist Youth (AY) Ministries meeting is today after fellowship lunch, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The church office will be closed for the holidays through Wednesday, December 28th. Raylene will be back in the office on Thursday, December 29th. Please leave voice or email messages which will be monitored. Your Social Committee invites you to an “Anticipations and Reflections” vespers and reception Saturday evening, December 31st at 4:30pm here at the church. We will look back over the blessings God has granted in 2011 and look forward to the blessings God will grant in 2012! Please bring favorite desserts and/or holiday finger foods to share after the vespers. Invite your family and friends to attend with you. One-day School Mission Project - We are over half-way to our goal of raising $5,000 to build a One-day School through Maranatha Volunteers International. We need an additional $1,585 to complete the project. If you would like to contribute to this mission project, make checks payable to Nashville First SDA Church and mark your offering envelope “One-day School.” We hope to complete our goal by the end of the year! 2012 Sharing Book: Keep a supply of How to Survive Armageddon(adult) and In the Shadow of the Mob (youth), the inexpensive 2012 sharing books, on hand. Pray for opportunities to make a difference in someone’s life now and for eternity. We will order as a group to receive the best price for each book ($1.00 per book, $699 reg.). A sign-up sheet and sample book is located on the table in the foyer under the bulletin board. Order (with payment) deadline is TODAY, December 24th. Make checks payable to Nashville First SDA Church. If you have questions, see Dean Flint or Raylene Wilcox. It’s time to order your daily devotion books for 2012. There are 8 different books to choose from! If you would like to purchase your book(s) through the church, we can offer substantial savings off the regular price if we order as a group. To order through the church, please use the sign-up sheet located in the foyer on the table under the bulletin board. All books must be pre-paid before we can place your order. Order (with payment) deadline is TODAY, December 24th. We will attempt to have the books here by Sabbath, December 31st for pick-up. To pay for your books, please use an offering envelope and mark on it “devotional books.” Make checks payable to Nashville First SDA Church. If you have questions, see Dean Flint or Raylene Wilcox. Please do not forget Hope For Humanity (ingathering) donations in your 2011 year-end giving. For more than a century, Seventh-day Adventists have reached out to their communities to share in the support of the compassionate ministry of Jesus. A portion of what Nashville First Church raises can be returned to us to use in local out-reach efforts. Make checks payable to Nashville First SDA Church and mark your offering envelope for “Ingathering (donated).” We have “change boxes” in the foyer for you to take and use. Put a box somewhere convenient to drop your loose change at the end of the day . . . you’ll be surprised how quickly it can add up! 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. DVDs are $5.00 and CDs are $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 sermons from our website (nfsda.org) for free! 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. Attention Deacons: Please email Nate Hatcher, Sr. ( 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. ) and provide him with your email address and contact information. Thank you. Important Treasury Department Reminders As this year winds to a close, please make sure all your donations for tithes and offerings for 2011 are turned in to the church and dated no later than December 31st. To submit your donations for your 2011 tax returns, December 31st is the latest your check can be dated and a receipt issued. You may mail donations to the church or to the home of the treasurer, Raylene Wilcox. Please note all mailed donations must have a postmark no later than December 31st or they will not be included in your 2011 receipt. You may also make donations to First Church on-line via AdventistGiving through December 31st. Go to our website (www.nfsda.org), and click on the “Tithe Online Here” icon which will link you to Adventist Giving to set up an account if you haven’t already done so. If you have any questions regarding your 2011 donations, please see Raylene Wilcox. Wishing you a very merry Christmas and God’s best blessings in 2012. Our Christmas Prayer God grant you peace at Christmas And fill your heart with cheer; God grant you health and happiness Throughout the coming year. God guide you with His wisdom And keep you in His care; This is our special wish for you – This is our Christmas prayer. -Author Unknown The Adventist Community Services Center (Madison) 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 is in urgent need of blankets, bed pillows, pots and pans. FEED THE HUNGRY - ACS CENTER AT 403 FOOD PANTRY This is the time of year when we have the most demand for food. We average the following in assistance to the community: Over $3,000 a month is given to those in need.We help an average of 100 families each month.403 Center purchases food items as needed, at cost and sales tax free. We are able to do so much as a result of your donations and we appreciate the food that you bring in to our center and to the collection baskets at our area churches. We would like to encourage you to consider giving cash for food as well. We benefit more with cash. Why? Because we can purchase food in bulk and select the food needed to re-stock the pantry. Your cash donations are tax deductible. If you donate now, you can receive a deduction for the 2011 calendar year. TAX FREE and AT COSTYour dollars buy 20 – 30% more food when you donate cash, rather than food items. When making monetary donations through your church use an offering envelope and mark the donation “ACS Center – Pantry.”