April 28, 2012
The Church at Worship
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
Today’s Sabbath School Superintendent
Lesson Study Guide (2nd Quarter 2012):
Evangelism and Witnessing
This week’s lesson:
“Evangelism and Witnessing as a Lifestyle“
Ann Foster
Adult Classes
Ann Foster/Thomas Hardy/Chito Pugao
André Wilson
Swahili/English Class (Magaria Waitara/Musa Garba)
The Circle (Gibran/Wilcox)
New Believers Class (Pastor)
Collegiate/Young Adult (Orville Bignall)
Upper Room (building across street)
Ethiopian Class
Music Room
Beginners
Kindergarten
Primary
Juniors & Earliteens (Upstairs Left)
Youth (Young Adult Classroom)
Location
Sanctuary - Front
Sanctuary - Back
Upstairs Right
Library
Fellowship Hall
“I Will Sing of Jesus’ Love”
Children’s Classes
Ages: Infant – 3
Ages: 4 – 7
Ages: 8 -10
Ages: 11 – 14
9th grade and up
Church Family Time
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Coordinator
Welcome, Family Fellowship & Song
Brian Wilcox
“The Family of God”
In Songs of Worship and Preparation
Charlotte Hardy
“We Sing Alleluia”
In the Call to Worship:
“Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And
the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of
hosts, He is the King of Glory” Psalm 24:9-10.
We Respond
In Praise
In Invocation
In Hymn of Praise
God Invites Us to Confess
In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings
Felicia Boakye
Kentucky-Tennessee Conference Advance
In Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving
“Great Are You Lord”
In the Children’s Story
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading
Numbers 13:25 - 29
Through Special Music
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.
Orville Bignall Word
Through the
“Talking Myself Out of a Blessings”
We Depart to Serve
With His Song
“Great is Thy Faithfulness”
With His Benediction
Platform Coordinator:
Pianist:
A/V Operator:
Greeters:
Deacon for the day:
Michael Santos
Pat Ward
Ken Johns
Craig & June Tucker
Jeff Marcell
Nashville First Seventh-day Adventist Church
2800 Blair Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-297-1343
www.nfsda.org / E-mail:
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Phone Directory
Melvin Santos, Pastor
Orville Bignall, Head Elder
Nate Hatcher, Sr., Head Deacon
Sherri Bohnert, Co-Head Deaconess
Laura Breece, Co-Head Deaconess
Dean Flint, Personal Ministries
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 $9,373. 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.
Budget for each month
Total received for April
Month to date +/-
2,093
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: 7:31 pm
(home) 472-1721/ (cell) 810-241-3399
(home) 876-5021 / (cell) 512-9193
242-5235
884-0134
650-8416
(home) 868-0820/ (cell) 585-2108
Church Budget Update
$9,373
Expenses for March
$ 8,498
$4,788
Income for March
$11,401
- $4,584
$
Expenses vs. Income for 2012: +$1,042.05
Sunset Next Friday: 7:37 pm
Church Calendar
TODAY – April 28, 2012
• All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship
hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!
• AY meeting in the fellowship hall at 2:00 p.m.
• Game Night – 7:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Bring your
board games and snacks to share.
Next Week
SUNDAY, April 29th
KY-TN Conference Constituency Meeting at Madison
Campus SDA Church. All delegates should be at the meeting
site by 9:00 a.m.
MONDAY, April 30th
Worship Committee meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the Library.
Church Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
WEDNESDAY, May 2nd
Scripture Study Series, 6:30 p.m. in the church library. Bring
your Bible, and a friend!
THURSDAY, May 3rd
A Look At The DIGESTIVE SYSTEM” Part 2 - stomach, large
intestines; detox and cleansing, and much more, Thursday,
May 3rd, Nashville First Church Library at 6:00 p.m.
Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule: Please meet in the music room at
9:00 a.m.
o April 28 – Youth/Adult choir
o May 5 – Primary/Junior choir
o May 12 – No rehearsal
Children’s Church Schedule
Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:
o May 5
o June 16
Social Committee Calendar of Events
• Tonight, April 28: Family Game night at the church
• Sunday, July 1: Community Outreach Block Party on the
grounds of First Church.
• Sunday, August 19: picnic at Percy Priest Lake
• October 12 – 14: Family Retreat at Indian Creek Camp
“The Family that plays together stays
together!”
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:
Soe Ya
Lydia Yohannes
Peter Aboagye & Cynthia Agyemang
Prayer Requests for Healing:
• Rick Cooper – heart attack; Lynda Briggs’ step-father
• Lisa Miller – MS symptoms have returned, tests on-going; Lynda
Briggs’ sister
• Lorri Raymond – sprained arm
• Ledezma Family – auto accident while traveling to family reunion;
2 killed, 5 injured, one of which is a student of Brian Wilcox
• Flora – 4 month-old baby in Thailand, very sick; relative of Pa Pa
Kaw & Bam Bi, Say La Chit, and family
• Elder Billy Freeman, Sr. – injured in an accident; member of the
Hillcrest SDA Church.
• Thomas Hardy, Sr. – Lung cancer, father of Thomas Hardy
• Jeff Vetitoe, close family friend of Betty Bolton. Pray for healing of
body and soul.
• 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
• Eucabeth Ongau –fused ankle surgery, complete recovery
• Mina Angwenyi – full recovery, hip replacement surgery (2nd hip)
• Ruth Swain – health concerns
• 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):
• Mignon Charles, Maxine Thomas and family as they grieve the
death of their mother and grandmother.
• Irene Chunn – discouragement, home bound member
• Dorothy Hunt – has moved in with daughter
WELCOME!
Announcements for April 28, 2012
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.
Pastor Santos will be in Memphis today conducting a discipleship training
for the Conference to help with the Memphis Project set up by the
Southern Union to help establish Adventist churches in the city.
AY meeting today at 2:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The theme for April
is “Faith.” AY meetings and activities are for the whole church family –
Everyone is welcome to attend and participate!
Family Game Night, tonight, April 28th at 7:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
Bring your family’s favorite board games and snacks to share around the
tables.
The following meetings are scheduled for this Monday, April 30th:
• Worship Committee will meet at 5:00 p.m. in the library
• Church Board will meet at 6:30 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 Brief: Like most people you probably feel uneasy discussing
your digestive system in polite company. We all love to eat, of course, but
we don't care to think about what happens to that veggie burger or Big
Mac once it disappears from our hands. We seem to practice a "don't ask,
don't tell" policy on our own digestive systems! This strategy works well
enough, until your gallbladder refuses to go to work or your gut decides
to show a little insubordination. Then, suddenly, you want to know what's
going on down there in the dark. Join us for “A Look At The DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM” Part 2 - stomach, large intestines; detox and cleansing, and
much more, Thursday, May 3rd, Nashville First Church Library at 6:00 p.m.
Kindergarten Roundup at Ridgetop Adventist Elementary School on Friday,
May 4. Children (at least 4 years old by Aug. 2012) are invited to spend a
day with Myrna Smith, teacher for the lower grades. The school is located
at 104 King St. in Ridgetop. Call 859-0259 for more information.
All Sabbath School superintendents, teachers and assistants are invited to
the quarterly Sabbath School Council meeting next Sabbath, May 5 at 2:00
p.m. in the library. If you have any agenda items, please forward to Myrna
Pugao, head Sabbath School superintendent.
Graduates: The church family would like to celebrate our graduates
in a special way during a worship service in May.
If you or a
member of your family will be graduating from 8th grade, 12th grade,
college or post-graduate degrees, please contact the church office
(
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immediately.
2012 Indian Creek Camp registration is open!
Go to
www.indiancreekcamp.com to register or call 615-85-1391 if you need a
paper application.
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, or if you prefer, you can
make a monetary donation. Make checks payable to First Church and
mark your offering envelope “ACSC.”
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.