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WELCOME Thank you for coming to First Presbyterian Church of Orlando this morning! We worship together as a church family in four services on Sundays: Traditional worship in the Sanctuary at 8:15am and 11am, and Genesis worship in the Sanctuary at 9:45am and in Lee Fellowship Hall at 11:00am. Check in and let us know you’re here: visit our Legacy Room for a cup of coffee and say hello, or text “FPCO” to the number 313131.
SAVE THE DATE • April 18: Women's Cancer Support. 12pm-1pm in room 320A. A light lunch provided. RSVP to Maddy Vilar at 407.423.3441 x1159. • April 21: FOUR12 Car Wash to help our kids earn money to attend FAA Summer Camp. 10am-2pm Chick-fil-A, 700 S. Orlando Ave 32789. • April 25: Special Speaker Series with Katelyn Beaty, hosted by The Collaborative. Find out more and register at collaborativeorlando.com. • April 29: Town Hall meeting at 12:15pm in the Sanctuary for anyone with questions about the church survey results or visioning process. • June 9-15: Spend a week serving together on the Family Dominican Republic Mission trip June 9-15. For more details, fpco.org/missiontrip.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ORLANDO 1 06 E AST CH UR CH STREET, ORLAN DO, FL 32 8 01 407.423.3441 | FPC O.ORG | EST. 1 8 7 6
APRIL 15, 2018
CONGREGATIONAL CARE As a caring body of believers, please remember in your prayers those who have recently been hospitalized or are recuperating at home: Woody Blaker, Donna Whelchel, and Carl Prince. Our sympathy to the friends and family of Retha Underwood, who died April 8. Also, Brittany and Erik Lindquist on the death of her grandmother, Jackie Reynolds, April 8. To be added to our prayer list call the Pastoral Care office at 407.423.3441 x1455, or submit an online prayer request at fpco.org/prayerrequest.
GENEROSITY Stewardship Report as of April 8, 2018. Thank you for your faithful generosity.
PARTICIPATION IN GIVING
38.2% MARCH 2018
Tithes & Offerings This/Last Week Fiscal YTD Budgeted $141,145 $5,824,401 Received $145,258 $6,002,015 Surplus/(Deficit) $4,113 $177,614 ARISE AND BUILD Capital Campaign Update Funds Given $6.6 Million Remaining to Give $1 .1 Million Tithed to Mission $664,000 Give easily and securely online from your smartphone at fpco.org/mobile.
First Presbyterian Church of Orlando is grateful to Rita Hutchinson for her generosity in making Easter at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts happen each year. To God be the glory!
Genesis Worship WELCOME Bible Project Video Prayer for Illumination *Scripture Reading
1 Samuel Rev. Jack Peebles 1 Samuel 16:6-13 pew bible p. 202
At the conclusion of our Scripture reading, the leader will say, “This is the word of the Lord.” The congregation is invited to respond, “Thanks be to God.”
Message
The Heart of a King
Assisting in Worship: Bret Allen and Wil Brown. (Give securely on your smartphone at fpco.org/mobile)
* All who are able are invited to stand.
Our Genesis services utilize an environmental lighting effect called haze, a theatrical humidifier to thicken the air to enhance lighting. Both Lee Fellowship Hall and Sanctuary hazers are water-based and safe.
NOTES
Traditional Worship You may wonder why we are still singing some Easter hymns. Easter was two weeks ago! In the early years of the Church, they celebrated the resurrection a full fifty days. Perhaps they had a better perspective on the resurrection of Jesus than we do. Think about it: the Messiah had been prophesied for several thousand years, since the time of Adam and Eve. Jesus had come and lived among them. They had talked with Him and come to believe in Him, then He died, crushing all their hopes and beliefs in Him. Perhaps they were duped. Then He rose from the dead and walked among them for forty days before they watched Him ascend from the earth into the clouds. Ten days later the Holy Spirit descended upon the believers in power...and we celebrate the resurrection with one day? The resurrection of the Messiah not only brought eternal life to believers. That is a small part of the ramification of the event. His victory over sin, death, and evil brought re-creation to the entire created order. Everything in existence is recreated with a new and eternal existence. Everything in the universe seen and unseen is restored... and we celebrate Easter one day? There was creation, “In the beginning God created…” and there is recreation “He is not here. He has risen!” The King of kings is coming again. -Dr. Dan Sharp
(Please silence all phones and electronic devices
GATHERING Prelude Prelude from Suite Gothique
leon boellmann
Welcome Organ Meditation (8:15) Call to Worship Good Christians, All Rejoice! *Processional Hymn of Praise Thine Is the Glory
*Ascription of Praise
arr. daniel sharp no. 251 Maccabeus no. 237
Organ Praise Pastoral Report *Passing of the Peace Call to Prayer (8:15) Day by Day
harold friedell
Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer The Apostles’ Creed (8:15)
4th Century
Psalm 132
Scripture (8:15)
The Sacrament of Baptism (11:00) S June Willow LaMacchia, born September 8, 2017, daughter of Kaitlin and Justin LaMacchia. Charge to Congregation Song of Commitment Take Her Life and Let It Be
THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings *Doxology *Prayer of Commitment
no. 809
(Give securely on your smartphone at fpco.org/mobile)
Anthem of Testimony The Last Words of David
randall thompson The Chancel Choir
PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD Bible Project Video Prayer for Illumination *Scripture Reading
1 Samuel Rev. Jack Peebles 1 Samuel 16:6-13 pew bible p. 202
At the conclusion of our Scripture reading, the leader will say, “This is the word of the Lord.” The congregation is invited to respond, “Thanks be to God.”
Message
The Heart of a King
RESPONSE *Hymn of Response My Faith Looks Up to Thee
*Invitation and Charge *Benediction
no. 552
*Choral Response Tau Amen
daniel sharp
Postlude Postlude on Darwall’s 148
callahan
* All who are able are invited to stand. Assisting in Worship: Rev. Tanner Fox, Dr. Daniel Sharp, and organist, Steve Strite.
Dr. Swanson is away this morning attending a family funeral in Atlanta. He will return to the pulpit next Sunday.
YEAR OF THE BOOK! THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1.
Can you think of a time when the old lesson “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” proved to be true? What happened?
2. God offers instructions to Samuel to travel to Bethlehem and first sacrifice to the Lord (v. 2). Why do you think God instructed him to begin his time in Bethlehem this way? 3. As Samuel is searching for the one God has chosen to be the next king of Israel, he is warned not to consider looks or height (v. 7), but rather consider the potential king’s heart. Why does the character of the new king need to be different from Saul’s? 4. The elders of Bethlehem trembled when Samuel arrived, and asked if he had come in peace (v. 4). Why do you think this is? 5. As you consider the selection of David as king, and that God had passed over his older brothers, what might this say about our understanding of leadership in the Church? 6. David would go on and become a servant to Saul, the man he would one day replace. How might David’s service to Saul have shaped his leadership ability? 7. Why might it be important for leaders to demonstrate their commitment to the community through service? In what ways does FPCO serve our community? *This week's Year of the Book reading: 2 Samuel 19-1 Kings 16
