May 5, 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:
“Sequential Evangelism and Witnessing”
Myrna Pugao
Adult Classes
Ann Foster/Thomas Hardy/Chito Pugao
André Wilson
Magaria Waitara/Musa Garba(Swahili/English Class)
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
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
André & Heather Wilson
“We Sing Alleluia”
In the Call to Worship:
“Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones; give unto the Lord glory and
strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the
Lord in the beauty of holiness” Psalm 29:1, 2.
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
In Heart of Praise and Thanksgiving
“Great Are You Lord”
In the Children’s Story
We Receive Him
Through Scripture Reading
Philippians 3:10 - 11
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.
Dexter ShurneyWord
Through the
“Learning Obedience Through Suffering”
We Depart to Serve
With His Song
With His Benediction
Platform Coordinator:
Pianist:
A/V Operator:
Greeters:
Deacon for the day:
Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
Norma Sheffield
Brian Wilcox
Winston Tucker & Jimmy Majors
Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
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: Adventist Disaster and Famine Relief (ADRA)
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: 7:37 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 – May 5, 2012
• All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship
hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!
• Sabbath School Council meeting at 2:00 p.m. in the library
• AY meeting in the fellowship hall at 2:00 p.m.
Next Week
SUNDAY, May 6th
COOL group meeting is cancelled.
Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule: Please meet in the music room at
9:00 a.m.
o May 5 – Primary/Junior choir
o May 12 – No rehearsal
o May 19 - Primary/Junior choir
o May 26 – Camp Meeting – no rehearsal
o June 2 – Camp Meeting – no rehearsal
Children’s Church Schedule
Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:
o TODAY - May 5
o June 16
o July 28
o August 11
Social Committee Calendar of Events
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!
you chose to worship with us this Sabbath.
First Church Family Prayer List:
This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week:
Kemi Adams, daughters Nia & Jazmine; Kevin Adams;
Paul & Anna Agyemang, daughters Margaret & Ruth
Prayer Requests for Healing:
• Ric Andal – health issues
• Lisa Miller – MS symptoms have returned, tests on-going; Lynda
Briggs’ sister
• 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
• 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):
• Cooper/Wiley Family as they mourn the death of Rick Cooper,
step-father of Lynda Briggs.
• MOMS Ministry is engaged and we are thanking God for His
blessings. Please pray for this effort.
• SAU Mission Trip to Cuba, May 15-June 3 – Travel safety, Holy
Spirit power on preaching
• Mignon Charles, Maxine Thomas and family as they grieve the
death of their mother and grandmother.
• Nate Hatcher, Sr. and others looking for work and income
Announcements for May 5, 2012
Pastor Santos and family are away this weekend celebrating Elizabeth’s
graduation from Andrews University in Michigan. Please keep them in
prayer for travel safety and may God bless their celebration!
Welcome to the Nashville First SDA Church! We are delighted
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.
Children’s Church today - We will meet for children’s story in the
sanctuary and go directly to the fellowship hall for the rest of the church
service. Children ages 4 – 12 are invited to join us. If your child is under
the age of 4, they are welcome to attend with an adult.
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.
All Sabbath School superintendents, teachers, assistants, and
secretaries are invited to the quarterly Sabbath School Council meeting
today, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the library.
AY meeting today at 2:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. AY meetings and
activities are for the whole church family – Everyone is welcome to
attend and participate!
The C.O.O.L. (Crochet Out Of Love) meeting on, May 6th has been
cancelled. Please continue to work on your mission projects this month
and we’ll meet again in June.
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!
Graduates: The church family would like to celebrate our graduates in
a special way on May 12th. 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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) or Marjie
Johns (
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) immediately.
Church Business Meeting: Nashville First is calling an all church
business meeting for its members on Sunday, June 10th at 9:30
a.m. in the fellowship hall. All members of Nashville First SDA Church
are strongly encouraged to attend this important business session.
Agenda items will include an annual report for 2011, live-streaming
the worship services on the internet, sowing/outreach events in
preparation for “reaping” meetings in the fall and the possibility of
hosting Messiah’s Mansion. Please attend for more information and to
let your voice and your vote count.
Vacation Bible School will be held July 8 – 12 from 6:00 - 8:30pm. This
year’s program is entitled “Sky.” If you would like to help with VBS,
please contact Laura Breece immediately. We have a need for crew
leaders.
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.
Membership Transfers (1st reading):
Transfers IN to First Church -
• Doris Cabrales from Ridgetop SDA Church (Ridgetop, TN)
Transfers OUT of First Church -
• Julie Armstrong to Madison Campus SDA (Madison, TN)
• Kathleen Collins to GracePoint SDA (Brentwood, TN)
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.”
Announcements Continued
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.
Church Family News:
We are happy to announce the safe arrival of new babies to our
congregation!
• Kevin Chris, son of Pa Pa Kaw and Bam Bi. Kevin Chris was
born April 23rd at 4:10 p.m. He weighed a healthy 8 lbs, 12 oz.
Congratulations to the family and we look forward to meeting
Kevin Chris very soon!
• Josiah Walters, son of Jesse and Marites Walters was born at
8:05 A.M. on April 30th. He weighed in at 6 lbs, 14.4 oz, and
was 20 inches long. Congratulations Jesse and Marites! We
look forward to meeting baby Josiah very soon.
We regret to announce the death of Lynda Briggs step-father, Rick
Cooper. Rick passed away Wednesday, May 2nd in Maryland. Please
keep this family in your prayers
A memorial service for the mother of Maxine Thomas and Mignon
Charles will be tomorrow, Sunday, May 6th at 2:00 p.m. at Riverside
Chapel. Please continue to lift this family in your prayers for comfort
and wisdom.
Drive, Portland, TN 37148). We encourage everyone
to attend camp meeting, if only for Sabbath services,
May 26th and June 2nd.
• Traditionally, those who attend on Sabbath gather
under the trees on the parking hill opposite the
gymnasium for a potluck style lunch. Bring picnic
blankets, lawn chairs, eating utensils (paper plates,
forks, spoons, etc.) and food!
• First Church will be open for services on Camp
Meeting Sabbaths, May 25th and June 2nd. Any
Elders, Deacons or officers who are not planning
to go to Camp Meeting on those Sabbaths, please
let Dean Flint or Pastor Santos know immediately.
Fellowship lunch will be served after services at First
Church. If you plan to attend services at First Church,
please bring food to share and stay for the fellowship.
• Pastor Santos will be away for camp meeting
responsibilities from Monday, May 21st through
Sunday, June 3rd. Please contact one of the Elders
with your pastoral needs.
Camp Meeting Information:
•Camp meeting for the Kentucky-Tennessee
Conference starts next Friday, May 25th on the
campus of Highland Academy (211 Highland Circle