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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, anyone with a blue nametag can help you find it. Or text “FPCO” to the number 313131.
SAVE THE DATE • TODAY: FaithServes Forum. Join us at 12:15 in King Parlor to meet your missionaries. This is a free eventcome by to learn more about their work. We're all doing God's work. • May 13: Second Sunday. Take a few minutes to make new friends after worship. Join us under the Angel Wing (between the Sanctuary and Allen Hall). • May 13: Confirmation & Mother's Day! 11am Genesis will join 11am Traditional in the Sanctuary.
• May 16: Women's Cancer Support. Noon-1pm in room 320A. A light lunch is provided. Contact Maddy Vilar at 407.423.3441 x1159. • May 20: Senior Sunday & Heart of the City Fellows Recognition in worship. 11am Genesis will join 11am Traditional in the Sanctuary. • May 27: Memorial Day Weekend Worship, 9:45am Genesis & 11am Traditional Worship only.
• June 9-15: Spend a week serving together on the Family Dominican Republic Mission trip June 9-15. For more details, fpco.org/missiontrip. • June 25-29: Vacation Bible School 2018. Register now at fpco.org/vbs. • July 23-27: Calling all middle and high school students to Camp Twain. Get away and encounter the living God. Register at fpco.org/register.
Stay connected as you travel this summer – sign up for First Pres email updates @ fpco.org/email.
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
MAY 6, 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: Jenn Beck. Our sympathy to Mary Ellen Blaker on the death of her husband, Woody Blaker, May 1. Mr. Blaker was the father of Tracy (Joe) Losch and the grandfather of Joshua, Olivia, Caleb, and Noah. 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.
ABOUT COMMUNION 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 22:16–18. 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 God’s 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). 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. If you would like to receive a gluten free sacrament this morning, there will be an Elder in the Narthex (lobby of the Sanctuary) to administer it for you.
Genesis Worship WELCOME Joel
Bible Project Video
Dr. David Swanson Joel 2:28-29
Prayer for Illumination *Scripture Reading
pew bible p. 646
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
I Dreamed A Dream
SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER Invitation to the Table Prayer of Consecration Words of Institution Serving of the Bread Serving of the Cup Assisting in Worship: Bret Allen (9:45), Dr. Case Thorp (11:00), 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.
GENEROSITY Stewardship Report as of April 29, 2018. Thank you for your faithful generosity.
PARTICIPATION IN GIVING
49.2% APRIL 2018
Because we believe participation (and not a dollar amount) is key in our giving, we are now reporting our church’s giving participation percentage weekly. ö
Our financial numbers will appear on a monthly basis for continued transparency in budgeting. Give easily and securely online from your smartphone at fpco.org/mobile.
Traditional Worship I’m sure in some sense, the events of the resurrection of Jesus seemed like a dream. He was alive, and then He was dead, and then He was alive again and walked around, and then His body ascended up into the clouds as people stood and watched! My guess is that some people were thinking, “Did I just see what I think I saw?” This coming Thursday marks exactly forty days since Easter morning. It would have been this week that Jesus returned to heaven to be seated at the right hand of the Father. To some people who lived then, it may have seemed like a dream. Yet, with the coming of the Holy Spirit ten days later, reality set in; God had come in power to indwell His people! The opening hymn sings of the glory of the resurrection. The text comes from one of the believers who lived in the 8th century. The return of Christ at the end of the age in the same way may seem like a dream to some, but rest assured, the Lord’s return is no dream! Our God is faithful to the end and He watches over us between now and then! (He Watching Over Israel from the oratorio Elijah) Our worship today encompasses all of these various aspects. The final choral response at the end of the service is entitled Taw Amen. "Taw" is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. -Dr. Dan Sharp
(Please silence all phones and electronic devices
GATHERING Prelude Abide with Me
arr. powell
Welcome *Processional Hymn of Praise The Day of Resurrection
*Ascription of Praise Pastoral Report Pastoral Prayer
no. 247 Lancashire
THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings *Great Is Thy Faithfulness (refrain) *Prayer of Commitment
no. 60
(Give securely on your smartphone at fpco.org/mobile)
Anthem of Trust He Watching Over Israel
felix mendelssohn Chancel Choir
PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD Bible Project Video Prayer for Illumination *Scripture Reading
Joel Dr. David Swanson Joel 2:28-29 pew bible p. 646
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
I Dreamed A Dream
SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER Invitation to the Table Prayer of Consecration Words of Institution Serving of the Bread Serving of the Cup
RESPONSE *Hymn of Response Amazing Grace
*Invitation and Charge *Benediction
no. 502
*Choral Response Taw Amen
daniel sharp
Postlude Prelude in C Major (Little)
j.s. bach
* All who are able are invited to stand. Assisting in Worship: Rev. Becky Davis, Dr. Daniel Sharp, and organist Steve Strite. The flowers on the pedestals are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Elizabeth G. Garnett, by her children, Gloria Burrell, John F. Garnett, and Laura Sumner.
YEAR OF THE BOOK! THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1.
Can you recall a dream you gave up when you were younger? Perhaps it was what you wanted to become or do for a living? Why did you give up on it? Do you regret it?
2. What does God promise to do in this passage? 3. What gifts will God’s Spirit grant to sons, daughters, old men, and young men? Why do you think this is significant? 4. What role does the repentance of God’s people play in Joel’s understanding of the past and this vision for the future? (See larger story of Joel.) 5. In Acts 2:14-21, Peter preaches a sermon at Pentecost while directly quoting Joel. It is argued that the coming of the Holy Spirit is the partial future Joel envisioned. For what purpose did the Holy Spirit come upon the disciples of Jesus after Easter? 6. As you think about the Joel’s vision of the future, does it give you hope? How could/does that hope shape your interactions with others? 7. When you think of the challenges we face today as a larger society, do you think it is important that we live as “people of hope?” What kind of witness would that offer to those around you? What kind of impact might that have? *This week's Year of the Book reading: Isaiah 18-44
10 ways to STAY INFORMED 1 Columns Magazine this quarterly magazine, designed to help equip and encourage our church family in discipleship is available at fpco.org/columns.
6 Weekly Email Receive news and reminders about events coming up through our weekly email. To sign up, go to fpco.org/email.
Order of worship for Traditional service, exercises and meditation notes for Genesis worship, and news about events taking place this week and the next. Did you know it’s available online? fpco.org/bulletin.
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3 Live Worship Broadcast:
8 Events Calendar
2 Sunday Worship Bulletin
Web, iPhone and iPad Worship online with our live broadcast from the 8:15am and 11:00am Traditional services and 9:45am Genesis service. Visit fpco.org/live to connect to the online broadcast, which includes a special link for mobile streaming.
4 Worship and Sermon Archive Catch up on an entire service you missed or share a great message with a friend through our media center, available at fpco.org/media. 5 Give Online Participate in the offering anytime throughout the week by giving online at fpco.org/give. You can give one time or schedule a recurring gift with a quick registration process.
A really handy way to keep up with big events, classes, or registration deadlines; our calendar is viewable on fpco.org/events. Add events to your own calendar in one click!
9 Podcast
Weekly messages from the worship services can upload automatically to your iTunes account for free, so you can listen online or via mobile device. To connect, visit fpco.org/podcast
10 Genesis Spotify Playlist Listen to new worship songs played in Genesis, or learn a few new lyrics before Sunday service. Subscribe to the Genesis playlist on Spotify, a free, online music provider at fpco.org/music.
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