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October 4, 2015

CONGREGATIONAL CARE
As a caring body of believers, please remember in your
prayers those recently hospitalized or recuperating at
home: Lisa Duke and Delaney Burton.
Our sympathy to: Sonja and Spence Pfleiderer on the
death of her grandmother Norma Craig, September 26.
And to Ilda Williams on the death of her sister, Lilah
Smedley, September 27.
To be added to our prayer list call the Pastoral Care office
at x1455, or submit an online prayer request at
fpco.org/prayerrequest.

GENEROSITY
Stewardship Report as of January 26, 2014

Tithes & Offerings


Budgeted
Received
Surplus/(Deficit)

This Week
Fiscal YTD
$85,266 $1,205,629
$74,855 $1,347,174
($10,411)
$141,545

Give online from your smartphone: fpco.org/give.

FAMILIES AT FIRST PRES


First Pres has three rooms to help young families on
Sunday mornings: one nursing room for mothers & infants,
next to the Prayer Room, between the Sanctuary and Lee
Fellowship Hall, and a second nursing room for mothers &
infants, on the 1st floor of Clayton Life Center next to the
elevators.
In addition, we have a Family Room for infants, children and
dads :-) , also on the first floor of Clayton Life Center.
All three rooms have a live television feed from the worship
services.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ORLANDO


address
phone
online

106 East Church St., Orlando Florida 32801


407.423.3441
fpco.org /firstpresorlando /fpcorlando

W E L C O M E
Thank you for coming to First Presbyterian Church of
Orlando this morning! So glad youre here. We worship
together as a church family in four services on Sundays:
Traditional worship in the Sanctuary at 8:30 and 11am, and
Genesis worship in Lee Fellowship Hall at 9:45am and 11am.
If youd like to connect and learn more about this church
family, stop by the Legacy Room in the Edington Ministry
Center for some coffee and say hello, or visit fpco.org/guest.

NEXT STEP
What is your next step as a part of this church family?
Serve and give back as part of our Hospitality Team, and
make Sunday morning a great experience for guests. We
are looking for friendly faces to serve on our parking team
and as ushers and greeters on Sunday morning. Training is
provided and our awesome team is ready to help you get
started. Call Lori Needham at 407.423.3441 x1463 or email
lneedham@fpco.org to learn more.

TODAY
20s Ministry First Tuesdays are a monthly, informal dinner
gathering to build the 20s community at First Pres. The
next First Tuesday is Oct 6, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. 20s Ministry
Fall Bible Studies begin Tuesday, October 13 at 7pm,
and we have a spot for you. (If youre in your 20s. :) To
participate email Scarlett Stewart at sstewart@fpco.org

NEXT WEEK
Love community? Love
coffee? Make time after
worship next Sunday,
October 11 for our first
Second Sunday Social.
Well host these monthly
gatherings as a place to
catch up, check in and hang
out with our church family, as
well as meet new members
in the coming months. Plan
on a few extra minutes next
week after church, under the
Angel Wing (between the
Sanctuary and Allen Hall).

Be with us at 4pm next


Sunday as the incredible
performers from Music
Mission Kiev present a
concert in our Sanctuary!
Presenting both sacred and
folk music, these vocalists
and orchestra offers
unique support to widows
and orphans in an entire
community in the Ukraine.
The concert is free, but
a special offering will be
collected to support their
ministry.

W O R S H I P

Welcome Video
To Hear Gods Word
Prayer for Illumination
*Scripture Reading

Dr. David Swanson


Genesis 1:28

Creating the Feast


Communion
Invitation to the Table
Prayer of Consecration
Words of Institution
Serving of the Bread
Serving of the Cup
Assisting in Genesis: Scarlett Stewart and Wil Brown.
(Give securely on your smartphone at fpco.org/mobile)

If you want to learn or listen to the music that well be


doing on Sunday mornings, BEFORE that Sunday, you
can visit fpco.org/music to subscribe to the weekly
Genesis Music Spotify playlist. fpco.org/music

NOTES

W O R S H I P

In encounters of worship as recorded in Scripture, God


always spoke to those who were truly worshiping.
The practice of reading a portion of Scripture and
then having a rabbi expound on Gods word has
been a part of worship since the permanent founding
of synagogues during the Jewish exile, hundreds of
years before the time of Christ. Instruction from the
Law is referred to as far back as the time of Moses
(Ex.18:20). The teaching of Gods word is another
essential component of a worshiping community.
The words of Scripture are unlike any other words we
ever read. They are the very words of God. In some
traditions the congregation stands only for the reading
of the Gospels-the books which contain Jesus words.
In our tradition at First Pres, we stand for the reading
of Scripture which precedes the sermon. In any case,
hearing Gods word is not a passive matter and
demands our full attention. Later this morning as you
again hear the holy Scripture being read, listen for
God speaking to you specifically. Ive often wondered
what it was like in Nazareth long ago when Jesus
stood and read from the book of Isaiah, and then said,
this word is fulfilled in your hearing. God still speaks
in the reading of His word...including this morning.

- Dr. Dan Sharp


(Please silence all phones and electronic devices.)

GATHERING
Two Slow Airs for Organ

Prelude

Herbert Howells

arr. Robin Wells

Welcome Video
Prelude on Holy Manna

Organ Meditation

Call to Worship

Dale Wood

O Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord


Daniel Sharp

*Processional Hymn of Praise



This Is My Fathers World
*Ascription of Praise

Organ Praise

Psalm 145

Responsive Reading

Pastoral Report
*Passing of the Peace
Call to Prayer
Gbemi Yesu Beh-mi Yeh-soo (Lift me, Jesus)

Yoruban Prayer Song
Pastoral Prayer

THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings

*Great Is Thy Faithfulness (refrain)


*Prayer of Commitment

Tune No. 72

The Bread of Angels

Anthem

Regi Stone/Kristie Braselton

The Chancel Choir

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PROCLAMATION OF GODS WORD


To Hear Gods Word
Prayer for Illumination
*Scripture Reading

Dr. David Swanson


Genesis 1:28
Pew Bible p. 1

Creating the Feast


Communion
Invitation to the Table
Prayer of Consecration
Words of Institution
Serving of the Bread
Serving of the Cup

RESPONSE
*Hymn of Commitment

Come, All Christians, Be Committed
Hymn No. 459

*Invitation and Charge

*Benediction
Omega Amen

*Choral Response

Postlude

Daniel Sharp

Improvisation in A minor
Camille Saint-Saens
* All who are able are invited to stand.

Assisting in Worship: Rev. Jack Peebles, Dr. Dan


Sharp and organist Josiah Armes.

ABOUT COMMUNION
Today we celebrate the sacrament of Communion, also known
as the Lords supper, the story of which is found in Luke 22:719.
We believe in an open table. We invite every believer
who has publicly professed faith in Jesus to join us in this
celebration. We believe by the power of the Holy Spirit, that
the bread and the cup become for us the living presence of
the broken body and shed blood of Jesus. We do not believe
it becomes actual flesh and blood, but the spiritually living
presence of God through the Holy Spirit.
Presbyterian churches do not have altars like other
churches may. We have a table, symbolic of the Great Feast
of Thanksgiving we will one day enjoy with Jesus and the
heavenly host, as illustrated in Matthew 26:29 & Luke 22:1618.
We view the cross of Christ as the final and sufficient altar, on
which the ultimate sacrifice was made.
Suggestions for Celebrating Communion. Before serving the
bread and wine (non-alcoholic grape juice), the pastor will lead
the congregation in a time of prayer. During this time, confess
your sins to God; ways you have violated His commandments;
areas of your life where you are not living by faith; things you do
in an attempt to earn His favor.
While the bread is being served, meditate on what the death
of Jesus means for you; how the sins you confessed were laid
upon Him and paid for with His body. Rejoice that you do not
suffer Gods judgment because Christ suffered this judgment on
your behalf.
While the cup is being served, let it wash away your guilt, much
the way we are washed spiritually by the blood of the Lamb
(Jesus). One day, you will feast with God and all that your heart
desires will be fully satisfied. Take this time to confess specific
things that capture your heart more than God (approval of
others, success, your family, etc.). Rest in His presence.

WE Brown Bag Series


Wednesdays, October 721, 121PM
Ladies, join in our next Women Engaged
Brown gathering, October 7, as we talk
about The Best Lessons from Our Worst
Mistakes. Bring your lunch and a friend
to room 330B in the Edington Ministry
Center and join us for a great talk and
discussion on Wednesdays from 12-1pm.
Well provide the drinks. See you there!

FPCO.ORG/WE

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