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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.
15172017
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.
PARTICIPATION
IN GIVING
generosity 34.1%
Stewardship Report as of October 8, 2017. SEPTEMBER 2017
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
GATHERING
Prelude
Adagio arild sandvoid
Welcome
Call to Worship
The Lord Is Here daniel sharp
*Ascription of Praise
Pastoral Report
Pastoral Prayer
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings
Anthem of Faithfulness
Canticle of Faithfulness dan bird
The Chancel Choir and Congregation
John Hietala, Peter Steinhoff, Trumpets,
and Franklin Jennings, Timpani
RESPONSE
*Hymn of Commitment no. 493
I Know Whom I Have Believed el nathan
*Benediction
*Choral Response
Sola Fide Amen daniel sharp
Postlude
Wer nur den lieben BWV 642 j.s. bach