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SOLA
fIDE by faith alone
celebrating 500 years of reformation
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 youre here: visit our
Legacy Room for a cup of coffee and say hello, or text
FPCO to the number 313131.

save the date

TODAY: FaithServes Forum at 12:15pm. Hear
how Biblical entrepreneurship has transformed
communities in Madagascar. EMC 320.
TODAY: We're hosting FIrst Step, a 30-minute
overview of life at First Pres, after the 11am worship
service in the Legacy Room.
October 18: Womens Cancer Support meets,
12pm-1pm with a light lunch provided. RSVP to
Maddy Vilar at 407.423.3441 x1159.
October 22: SHINE Start with Hello Luncheon.
A time for special needs families to connect.
Register at fpco.org/hello.
October 26: Q Commons hosted by The
Collaborative, Christian TED talks on cultural hot
topics. Register qcommons.com/orlando.
October 29: Reformation Sunday, with special
worship times at 9am & 11am only.
October 29: New Prayer class taught by
Rev. Becky Davis.
October 29: FaithServes-Bridges class taught by
EPC World Outreach Staff.
October 29: Deeper Connections class taught by
the Discipleship Team.
November 5: New sermon series, Blessings of
a Generous Life begins. (And the end of Daylight
Saving time.)
November 16: Serve with First Pres and iDignity
Register fpco.org/idignity.
December 2: Save the Date for the Women
Engaged Christmas Social. Join us for tea, hosted
by Leigh Swanson at 1pm.
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congregational care
As a caring body of believers, please remember in your
prayers those who have recently been hospitalized or are
recuperating at home: George Taylor.

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.

PARTICIPATION
IN GIVING
generosity 34.1%
Stewardship Report as of October 8, 2017. SEPTEMBER 2017

Thank you for your faithful generosity.

Tithes & Offerings This/Last Week Fiscal YTD

Budgeted $110,136 $1,693,923
Received $135,197 $1,610,680
Surplus/(Deficit) $25,061 ($83,243)
ARISE AND BUILD Capital Campaign Update
Funds Given $5.6 Million
Remaining to Give $2.1 Million
Tithed to Mission $560,000
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ORLANDO

address 106 East Church St., Orlando Florida 32801
phone 407.423.3441
online fpco.org /firstpresorlando /fpcorlando
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GENESIS WORSHIP
Welcome

The Sacrament of Baptism (9:45)

S John Tate Haydu, born February 24, 2017,
son of Lauren Ashe Haydu and Jason Haydu.
Charge to Congregation
Song of Commitment no. 568
Take His Life and Let It Be hendon

ARISE AND BUILD Testimony

President Ammi of the FJKM in Madagascar

Prayer for Illumination Dr. David Swanson

*Scripture Reading
Hebrews 11:1-3; 8-10; 24-25; 39-40
pew bible p. 851

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 Sola FIde

* All who are able are invited to stand.

Assisting in Worship: Scarlett Broughton and Wil Brown.

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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
During the month of October we are focusing our
worship on various aspects of our historical heritage.
Each of the choral responses at the end of worship are
based on the sola we are focusing on that particular
Sunday. Today it is sola fide. The Call to Prayer this
morning was actually written by Martin Luther in
1523, drawing material from Psalm 130. Youll note
the rhythm of the piece is a little different than a
hymn. It has chant influence which has a more free
flowing rhythm and is not as metrical in the way we
are used to hearing. One of the significant impacts of
the Reformation was the rise of congregational singing
of psalms in the vernacular of the people rather than
priests chanting in Latin. Of course, like any major
change, it took place over a number of years. Isaac
Watts, the father of English hymnody, wrote our
opening hymn, O God Our Help in Ages Past, as a metrical
setting of Psalm 90. By Watts time, some 200 years
after the beginning of the Reformation, there appeared
hymns of human composure, that is, hymn that
were not based solely on a passage of Scripture, but
rather based on human thought or experience. When
I Survey the Wondrous Cross, also by Isaac Watts, would
be such an example. The bottom line in all of these
reformations was the gospel exploding into the
culture and a renewal of faith that transformed the
Western world. May the Reformation never cease! Sola
fide! -Dr. Dan Sharp

(Please silence all phones and electronic devices.)

GATHERING
Prelude
Adagio arild sandvoid

Welcome

Call to Worship
The Lord Is Here daniel sharp

*Processional Hymn of Praise no. 78

O God, Our Help in Ages Past st. anne

*Ascription of Praise

Pastoral Report

*Passing of the Peace

Call to Prayer
Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee martin luther, 1523
Psalm 130

Pastoral Prayer

THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings

*Doxology no. 809

*Prayer of Commitment

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Anthem of Faithfulness
Canticle of Faithfulness dan bird
The Chancel Choir and Congregation
John Hietala, Peter Steinhoff, Trumpets,
and Franklin Jennings, Timpani

ARISE AND BUILD Testimony

President Ammi of the FJKM in Madagascar

PROCLAMATION OF GODS WORD

Prayer for Illumination Dr. David Swanson
*Scripture Reading
Hebrews 11:1-3; 8-10; 24-25; 39-40
pew bible p. 851

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 Sola FIde

RESPONSE
*Hymn of Commitment no. 493
I Know Whom I Have Believed el nathan

*Invitation and Charge

*Benediction
*Choral Response
Sola Fide Amen daniel sharp

Postlude
Wer nur den lieben BWV 642 j.s. bach

* All who are able are invited to stand.

Assisting in Worship: Rev. Becky Davis, Dr. Daniel Sharp,

and Interim Organist, Dr. Glen Olsen.

Pastor Irako Andriamahazosoa Ammi, known as Pastor

Ammi, is President of the Church of Jesus Christ in
Madagascar, (FJKM). The FJKM is the largest protestant
church in Madagascar with approximately 1,500
congregations. The FJKM was founded in 1968 and has
its roots in the missionary efforts of the London Missionary
Society, the French protestant mission, and the British
Quakers. In 2018, the FJKM will celebrate both the 50th
anniversary of the FJKM and the 200th anniversary of the
arrival of the first Christian missionaries to Madagascar. In
addition to a number of mission projects in Madagascar,
First Pres is investing $100,000 from the ARISE AND
BUILD Campaign towards a classroom building at the Ivato
Theological College as part of the 2018 celebrations.

500 years of reformation

Our Art Nouveau treatment of the Reformation sermon
series was inspired by the original Luther rose woodcut,
a seal designed for Martin Luther in the 1520s containing
a flower with five petals; as well as the integral role of
the printing press in the spread of Reformation ideas.
Thoroughly different from the austere interpretations of
Luthers time, the Art Nouveau movement (1890-1910)
nevertheless reflects a similar spirit: like the transformation
in religious art sparked by the Reformation, the Art
Nouveau movement sought to abolish the traditional
hierarchy of the arts, and recall the value of workmanship.

Each week we will feature a different design treatment of

one Sola: this week's, Sola Fide, features 10 five-petaled
flowers. The five petals represent the Luther Rose; and
one flower for each of the ten reformers featured in our
Reformation Chapel.