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, someone will be available at the front of the room
after worship, or you can visit fpco.org/guest.

NEXT STEP
Love community? Love coffee? Stop by after worship
this morning for our Second Sunday Social. Welcome our
newest church members, make new friends and catch up
with old ones. Join in, under the Angel Wing (between the
Sanctuary and Allen Hall).

THIS WEEK
Look for your Winter 2015 issue of the Columns magazine
in the mail this week!

NEXT WEEK
First Step for guests & visitors, after 11am worship on
November 15.

COMING SOON
Learn more about The
Christ School at their
upcoming Open House,
Thursday, November 12 at
9am. Hear a message from
Head of School, Dr. Jason
Powell, visit classrooms, and
experience what makes The
Christ School unique among
private Christian schools.
RSVP to Joanne Fleming at
jfleming@thechristschool.org.
thechristschool.org

More than just life and

job skills training, Jobs
Partnership provides
career onramps for
the unemployed and
underemployed in our
community. In January,
First Pres will support the
next semester of Jobs
Partnership students.
Volunteer roles are
streamlined to give you a
way to serve one night a
week and see the impact
of faith and work, working
together. Learn more at
fpco.org/jp.

November 8, 2015

CONGREGATIONAL CARE
As a caring body of believers, please remember in your
prayers those recently hospitalized or recuperating at
home: Delaney Burton.
Our sympathy to: Mark and Barbara Rushing on the
death of his father, Pat Marcinkowski, October 26, 2015.
Mr. Marcinkowski was the grandfather of Kyle and Paul
Rushing.
Bob and Jessie Adams on the death of his brother, Jim
Adams, October 28
Lou-Ann and Ron Johanboeke on the death of her mother,
Rita Wooten, October 21.
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 November 1, 2015

Tithes & Offerings

Budgeted
Received
Surplus/(Deficit)

This Week
$105,940
$95,507
($10,433)

Fiscal YTD
$1,684,429
$1,889,188
$204,759

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 O R S H I P

Welcome
Ministry Focus

Stephen Ministry

Welcome of New Members (11:00)

To Hear Gods Word
Prayer for Illumination
Rev. Jack Peebles
*Scripture Reading
Romans 2:12-16
*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

Uncommon Grace

Assisting in Genesis: Bret Allen 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

It is not uncommon for a passage of Scripture to serve

as the textual foundation for a hymn. Psalm 103 served
as the primary course material for Praise, My Soul, the
King of Heaven. The first stanza summarizes verses
1-5 of the Psalm. The praise offered is personal. The
soul (for the Jew, that was the heart, mind, and will)
has personally been ransomed, healed, restored,
and forgiven. How can we not sing His praise? The
second verse of the hymn enlarges on the ideas
expressed in verses 6-12. The reference is to Israels
difficulties in Egypt (and to ours in this life) and their
rebellion towards God (and to ours in this life) and
Gods grace and mercy extended to His Chosen
People (and to us). The next two verses draw our
attention to something a little unusual in the Old
Testament, the idea of God as Father, rather than the
more usual King, Judge, or Creator. Here the hymn
writer uses the beautiful phrase father-like he tends
and spares us. The thirteenth verse of this psalm
is one of the most tender phrases in all of the Old
Testament. There is actually another verse to this
hymn based on verses 15-17 of the psalm, which our
hymnal has eliminated. Then the final verses of the
psalm frame the thoughts for the last verse of the
hymn. We join with the angels and all the heavenly
host in the concluding words of worship of this
glorious psalm and hymn. The book of Psalms is the
Old Testament hymnbook and is meant to be sung
and has been the backbone of worship for 3,000
years, including this morning. Join with the millions of
people that have sung them before you.

- Dr. Dan Sharp

(Please silence all phones and electronic devices.)

GATHERING
Prelude

Allegretto (from Sonata #4)

Felix Mendelssohn

Welcome
*Processional Hymn of Praise

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
Hymn No. 82

*Ascription of Praise

Organ Praise
Pastoral Report
Welcome of New Members (11:00)
*Passing of the Peace
Ministry Focus
Psalm 23
Call to Prayer

Stephen Ministry
Congregation
Spirit of the Living God
Daniel Iverson

Pastoral Prayer
Scripture

Philippians 2:5-11

*Confession of Faith

The Nicene Creed

*Hymn of Testimony

And Can It Be

4th Century
Hymn No. 366

THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings
Hymn No. 34
*Doxology

*Prayer of Commitment
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Anthem of Praise

How Excellent thy Name

George Frideric Handel
The Chancel Choir

PROCLAMATION OF GODS WORD

To Hear Gods Word
Prayer for Illumination
*Scripture Reading

Rev. Jack Peebles

Romans 2:12-16

Pew Bible p. 796

*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

Uncommon Grace

RESPONSE
*Hymn of Grace

Amazing Grace

Hymn No. 422

*Invitation and Charge

*Benediction
*Choral Response

Lantz Amen

daniel sharp

Allegro assai vivace (from Sonata #1)

Postlude

Felix Mendelssohn
* All who are able are invited to stand.

Assisting in Worship: Dr. Case Thorp, Dr. Dan Sharp and

guest organist Deniz Uz.

All Saints Day was November 1, a day we set aside to

remember the lives of past saints, including these members
of our church family who have died since this time last year:
Faye Agoes

Lettie Motl

Harold Cates

Una Redwine

David Conant

Dr. Rutherford Rudy Rogers

Lisa Dukes

Fred Rosenthal

Laurence Divine

Ellen Santo

Dr. Bill Douglas

Julie Sears

Agnes Kennedy

Mike Spurgeon

Virginia Comfort King

Janice Stetson

Ken Kraft

Jane Taylor

Fred Leonhardt

Dr. Tom Taylor

Dorothy Loudermilk

Bill Underwood

Mary Belle Mark

Donald Voorhees

Bob Neel

Jim Williams

Sara Norris

Woody Woodman

Sandra Moffses

NOW ACCEPTING
NOMINATIONS
FOR
STEPHEN
MINISTERS
All Christians are called to care for and love
one another; its not just the pastors job.
Stephen Ministers are equipped with the tools
of Christian caring. They are trained to provide
emotional and spiritual support and care to
people who are going through a challenging
season of life.
These seasons range from grieving the
death of a loved one or facing an illness to
adjusting to having a newborn baby at home
or transitioning into retirement.
To nominate someone or find out how you
might become a Stephen Minister, call
Tammas Smith at 407.423.3441 x1455 or
visit fpco.org/stephen.