February 11, 2012
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Today’s Sabbath School Superintendent Léolène Jean
Lesson Study Guide (1st Quarter 2012): Glimpses of Our God
This week’s lesson: “God the Lawgiver“
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) Library
New Believers Class (Pastor) Fellowship Hall
Collegiate/Young Adult (Orville Bignall) Upper Room (building across street)
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 Ridenour
Greeters: Mike & Carol Bibee
Deacon for the day: Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
The Church at Worship
God Invites Us to Worship
In Songs of Worship and Preparation Nate Hatcher, Sr.
“We Sing Alleluia”
In the Call to Worship:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth if full of His Glory! Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
We Respond
In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos
In Hymn of Praise #229 (verses 1, 3 & 4)
“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
God Invites Us to Confess
In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Chito Pugao
God Invites Us to Respond
Through Special Music Madison Campus Elementary
“I Vow to Thee, My Country” (#648)
In Giving Our Offerings Heather Wilson
Adventist TV Ministries
Offertory “Simple Gifts” Madison Campus Elementary
Madison Campus Elementary Promotion Colleen Kelly Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving
“Great Are You Lord”
In the Children’s Story Patricia Matsinhe
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading Marjie Johns
Joshua 5:13-14
Through Special Music Madison Campus Elementary
“Morning Has Broken”
“Higher Ground” (#625)
Through the Word Pastor Melvin Santos
“What Happens When”
We Depart to Serve
With His Song of Commitment Lisbeth Melgar
With His Benediction
Postlude Doug Pratt
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 One-day School Goal $5,000
Total received for February $ 2,086 Amount Raised $4,927
Amount Needed $ 73
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: 5:23 pm Sunset Next Friday: 5:30 pm
Church Calendar
TODAY – February 11, 2012
Next Week
Wednesday, February 15th
Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:
By Reservation Only: tonight the First Church fellowship hall will be turned into a beautiful Chinese garden just for you and your family. A dinner of delicious Asian fare will be served at 7:00 p.m. For entertainment there will be a showing of the 1968 Disney classic movie "The Love Bug".
“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. We especially welcome the students, families and faculty of Madison Campus Elementary. They will be providing music this morning during our worship service.
First Church Family Prayer List:
This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week:
Rick Sullins
Juanita Sullivan
Horace & Ruth Swain
Prayer Requests for Healing:
Prayer Requests (other):
Membership Transfer Requests (2nd Reading):
From Nashville First –
Nedra Mitchell to Madison Campus SDA Church (Madison, TN)
Shalanda Satchell to College Hill SDA Church (Knoxville, TN)
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.
Today’s offering helps provide essential outreach funds for It Is Written, Faith for Today, and Breath of Life. As these ministries labor to touch lives and change hearts, let’s each lend support to our Church’s media voices. Please mark your offering envelope for Adventist Television Ministries.
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.
Discipleship Basic Training with Pastor Santos, today at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. For those who attended the basic training last month, and for those who are members and never attended, this is for you. This is required for those who are newly baptized. You will grow in your spiritual walk with God. Bring your Bible, pen, notebook, and a teachable spirit.
Dinner Destination: the Orient, tonight, February 11th - If you registered to attend this event, a seat has been saved for you! Join us at 7:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
Scripture Study Series continues on Wednesday evenings, at 6:30 p.m. in the library. Come join us for this exciting Bible study. Bring your Bible, Bible study guides (given during Prophecies Decoded seminar) pen, notebook and a friend!
HEAL Health Briefs - Change of Season Blues: Allergies, Sinusitis, Cough, Difficulty Breathing - What can be done? Consider Nature's remedies! Join us for a look at the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - structure, care, and management of common respiratory ailments using NATURAL REMEDIES; Thursday, March 1st, Nashville First Church library at 6:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you then.
Lost & Found: In the foyer you will find a table with items that have been left at the church and need to be reunited their owners. Please stop by and see if any of the items are yours.
Mad About Marriage Seminar
Mad About Marriage seminar presented in person by Mike and Gayle Tucker, Friday, February 17th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and Sabbath afternoon, February 18th, 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. For more information please see the insert with this bulletin. Please register at www.madaboutmarriage.com. If you do not have computer access, contact Raylene in the church office to register.
Urgent Need for Food Next Sabbath: We will be hosting many guests next Sabbath and we really need the whole church family’s participation to make sure we have enough food for our fellowship lunch. If you are registered to attend the Mad About Marriage Seminar, please make sure you bring food to share with those who will be coming from other locations. If you are not attending the seminar, please consider assisting your church family by bringing food and staying to fellowship and greet our guests.
February 24-26 – Learn how to be a disciple of Christ, and be a disciple maker! You are invited to Collegedale, TN, to experience a powerful weekend of training in how to use the new DVD “Kids In Discipleship-Church Edition” in your local church. This training is designed so that individual lay leaders can be trained in how to use the DVD, and then return to launch this ministry at their local church. This is a tuition-free training. There is a $15 fee per person for training materials. Registration deadline is February 22. Space is limited, so register today! To register, and for more information, please visit www.indiscipleship.org.
Sermon Copies: We have available upon request copies of sermons presented each Sabbath. You will find order forms in the foyer. 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!
The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, is offering free events throughout February to highlight different aspects of African-American culture. Please see the bulletin board in the foyer for more information.
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Today’s Sabbath School Superintendent Léolène Jean
Lesson Study Guide (1st Quarter 2012): Glimpses of Our God
This week’s lesson: “God the Lawgiver“
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) Library
New Believers Class (Pastor) Fellowship Hall
Collegiate/Young Adult (Orville Bignall) Upper Room (building across street)
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 Ridenour
Greeters: Mike & Carol Bibee
Deacon for the day: Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
The Church at Worship
God Invites Us to Worship
In Songs of Worship and Preparation Nate Hatcher, Sr.
“We Sing Alleluia”
In the Call to Worship:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth if full of His Glory! Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
We Respond
In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos
In Hymn of Praise #229 (verses 1, 3 & 4)
“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
God Invites Us to Confess
In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Chito Pugao
God Invites Us to Respond
Through Special Music Madison Campus Elementary
“I Vow to Thee, My Country” (#648)
In Giving Our Offerings Heather Wilson
Adventist TV Ministries
Offertory “Simple Gifts” Madison Campus Elementary
Madison Campus Elementary Promotion Colleen Kelly Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving
“Great Are You Lord”
In the Children’s Story Patricia Matsinhe
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading Marjie Johns
Joshua 5:13-14
Through Special Music Madison Campus Elementary
“Morning Has Broken”
“Higher Ground” (#625)
Through the Word Pastor Melvin Santos
“What Happens When”
We Depart to Serve
With His Song of Commitment Lisbeth Melgar
With His Benediction
Postlude Doug Pratt
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 One-day School Goal $5,000
Total received for February $ 2,086 Amount Raised $4,927
Amount Needed $ 73
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: 5:23 pm Sunset Next Friday: 5:30 pm
Church Calendar
TODAY – February 11, 2012
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All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!
-
Discipleship Basic Training, 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.
-
AY meeting at 2:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. All are invited to attend.
Next Week
Wednesday, February 15th
-
Scripture Study Series at 6:30 p.m. at the church.
-
Mad About Marriage seminar presented in person by Mike and Gayle Tucker, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the church. To register go to: madaboutmarriage.com.
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Pastor Mike Tucker will be our guest speaker during the worship service. Pastor Tucker is the speaker/director of Faith For Today Television.
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Mad About Marriage seminar presented by Mike and Gayle Tucker, 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. at the church.
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February 11 – Primary/Junior Choir
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February 18 – Teen/Adult Choir
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February 25 – Primary/Junior Choir
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March 3rd – no practice
Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:
-
February 25th
-
March 12
By Reservation Only: tonight the First Church fellowship hall will be turned into a beautiful Chinese garden just for you and your family. A dinner of delicious Asian fare will be served at 7:00 p.m. For entertainment there will be a showing of the 1968 Disney classic movie "The Love Bug".
“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. We especially welcome the students, families and faculty of Madison Campus Elementary. They will be providing music this morning during our worship service.
First Church Family Prayer List:
This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week:
Rick Sullins
Juanita Sullivan
Horace & Ruth Swain
Prayer Requests for Healing:
-
Thomas Hardy, Sr. – Lung Cancer, father of Thomas Hardy
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Jeff Vetitoe, close family friend of Betty Bolton, post op complications, infection with possibility of amputation of foot/leg. Pray for healing of body and soul.
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Donald Johnson – recovery from heart surgery
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Thomas “TJ” Egan – terminal illness, wife, Beth Egan; co-worker of Pat Ward
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Betty Underhill – full healing and restoration of sight
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Heather Wood – complete recovery from stroke, daughter of Pastor Jerry & Judy Rimer
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Jarrett Wilson - liver transplant surgery, father of 2 small children, nephew of Shauneille Morton (Sherifa)
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Eucabeth Ongau –fused ankle surgery, complete recovery
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Mina Angwenyi – full recovery, hip replacement surgery (2nd hip)
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Ruth Swain – health recovery
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Nate Hatcher, Jr. – health concerns
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Baby Michael Copeland – premature birth complications
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Clyde Ward – kidney disease, on dialysis
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Richard Andal - recovery from stroke, father of Ric Andal
Prayer Requests (other):
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Irene Chunn – discouragement, home bound member
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Dorothy Hunt – has moved in with daughter, pray for her to be content
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Perry & Erika Houston – for Holy Spirit as they labor in literature evangelism and medical ministry.
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First Church members/attendees seeking employment
Membership Transfer Requests (2nd Reading):
From Nashville First –
Nedra Mitchell to Madison Campus SDA Church (Madison, TN)
Shalanda Satchell to College Hill SDA Church (Knoxville, TN)
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.
Today’s offering helps provide essential outreach funds for It Is Written, Faith for Today, and Breath of Life. As these ministries labor to touch lives and change hearts, let’s each lend support to our Church’s media voices. Please mark your offering envelope for Adventist Television Ministries.
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.
Discipleship Basic Training with Pastor Santos, today at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. For those who attended the basic training last month, and for those who are members and never attended, this is for you. This is required for those who are newly baptized. You will grow in your spiritual walk with God. Bring your Bible, pen, notebook, and a teachable spirit.
Dinner Destination: the Orient, tonight, February 11th - If you registered to attend this event, a seat has been saved for you! Join us at 7:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
Scripture Study Series continues on Wednesday evenings, at 6:30 p.m. in the library. Come join us for this exciting Bible study. Bring your Bible, Bible study guides (given during Prophecies Decoded seminar) pen, notebook and a friend!
HEAL Health Briefs - Change of Season Blues: Allergies, Sinusitis, Cough, Difficulty Breathing - What can be done? Consider Nature's remedies! Join us for a look at the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - structure, care, and management of common respiratory ailments using NATURAL REMEDIES; Thursday, March 1st, Nashville First Church library at 6:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you then.
Lost & Found: In the foyer you will find a table with items that have been left at the church and need to be reunited their owners. Please stop by and see if any of the items are yours.
Mad About Marriage Seminar
Mad About Marriage seminar presented in person by Mike and Gayle Tucker, Friday, February 17th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and Sabbath afternoon, February 18th, 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. For more information please see the insert with this bulletin. Please register at www.madaboutmarriage.com. If you do not have computer access, contact Raylene in the church office to register.
Urgent Need for Food Next Sabbath: We will be hosting many guests next Sabbath and we really need the whole church family’s participation to make sure we have enough food for our fellowship lunch. If you are registered to attend the Mad About Marriage Seminar, please make sure you bring food to share with those who will be coming from other locations. If you are not attending the seminar, please consider assisting your church family by bringing food and staying to fellowship and greet our guests.
February 24-26 – Learn how to be a disciple of Christ, and be a disciple maker! You are invited to Collegedale, TN, to experience a powerful weekend of training in how to use the new DVD “Kids In Discipleship-Church Edition” in your local church. This training is designed so that individual lay leaders can be trained in how to use the DVD, and then return to launch this ministry at their local church. This is a tuition-free training. There is a $15 fee per person for training materials. Registration deadline is February 22. Space is limited, so register today! To register, and for more information, please visit www.indiscipleship.org.
Sermon Copies: We have available upon request copies of sermons presented each Sabbath. You will find order forms in the foyer. 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!
The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, is offering free events throughout February to highlight different aspects of African-American culture. Please see the bulletin board in the foyer for more information.