OUR VISION
We will g lorif y G od by be i n g i n creasi n g ly tran sfo rmed i nto the l i keness of C hri s t
our life together
calendar of events
ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)
July 28, Saturday Young Adults GLOW, Memorial Chapel, 9:30 a.m. July 30, Monday Regeneration Ministries, Office Conference Room, 7:30 p.m.
Join us for Prayer Gathering on Wednesday, August 1, as Pastor Tapp continues his presentations on The Standards of Jesus: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount. Come and receive deeper understanding of Christ’s greatest discourse and what it means for us as believers today. Prayer Gathering meets each Wednesday. Save the date for Sligo by the Sea, Sabbaths, through September 22. Plan to join us for spiritual refreshing and fellowship, led by a variety of speakers in a relaxed atmosphere. Sabbath School begins at 10:00 a.m. & worship at 11:00 a.m. in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, Maryland. Sligo Book Club will meet on Wednesday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discipleship Room to discuss “World and Town” by Gish Jen. Save the Date! Sunday, September 30, for “OpportuniTEA,” a delightful tea party here at Sligo that supports “Scholarshipping Our Sisters,” the GC Women’s Ministries program to help Adventist women around the world attend college. Ticket information will be available soon. New! Online giving through a mobile app: If you would like to make donations to Sligo Church using your smart phone, download Adventist Giving from the App Store. If you’ve been giving online through eAdventist Giving, you can use the same id and password, otherwise, there is a one-time registration. Summer Budget Booster: If you’ve been watching our Profile of Giving section in the bulletin, you’ve probably noticed that the offerings for our Church Budget are falling well short of the budgeted goal. Normally, we wait until the end of the year to give the extra boost to our budget. This year, we’ve set a goal of $10,000 by the end of August for a mid-summer Budget Booster. As you plan your giving, remember our Church Budget and the Budget Booster during these summer months. (Church Treasurer) MISCELLANEOUS Bulletin information deadline is Monday evening! E-mail information to: <kdriscoll@sligochurch.org> Sunset: Sabbath celebration ends today at 8:23 p.m. and commences on Friday, August 3 at 8:17 p.m. Sligo Live: If you have a story, a subject or an individual that you would like to see featured on Sligo Live, please contact Pastor McFarlane at <dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org> or 301.270.6777, ext. 116 *Consent To Use Photographic Images: Sligo SDA Church films all worship services. Attendance at, or participation in Sligo worship services constitutes an agreement by the participant to Sligo’s use and distribution of the attendee’s image, voice, or likeness in photos, video, electronic reproduction and audio tapes of such activities. Follow us now on Facebook and Twitter
August 1, Wednesday Prayer Gathering, Sanctuary, 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, 8:00 p.m.
worship schedule SABBATH, August 4, Homecoming Sabbath Church Service, Sanctuary, 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Bill Miller Mizo Service, Office Chapel, 11:00 a.m. Kerala Church, WAU Richards Hall, 10:00 a.m. Sligo by the Sea, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 10301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Anthony Kent
p r o f i l e o f g i v i n g - J u l y 21 CHURCH BUDGET: This offering pays for the outreach and
nurture ministries of the church and the church school, along with necessary expenses such as utilities and maintenance of the church building. Last Year: July 22 $ 7,346 July 22 YTD $ 301,325
This Year: July 21 July 21 YTD
BUDGET FOR JULY 21 YTD:
$ 7,487 $268,401 $312,711
BUDGET BOOSTER: JULY 21 YTD $ 1,569 Remaining Goal $ 8,431 TITHE: All of these funds are sent to the Potomac Conference to help expand the Kingdom of God throughout our region and world. Last Year:
This Year:
July 22 July 22 YTD
$ 30,445 $ 1,376,328
July 21 July 21 YTD
2018 Goal
$2,800,000
Remaining Goal $1,474,779
$ 30,901 $1,325,221
Today’s designated offering goes to Potomac Partners. Loose offering goes to Church Budget.
worship.nurture.outreach
welcome Welcome to Sligo today. For the past several weeks, we’ve been sharing a series based on The Sermon on the Mount where we have reflected on the standards that Jesus has set for those who desire to be citizens of his kingdom. Jesus’ teaching in this well-known discourse is a counterculture gospel because it not only challenged the secular culture of Jesus’ day, but it also challenged the religious culture as well, because it did away with the prevailing idea of what it meant to be in good standing with God. No longer was one’s wealth or power considered to be a sign of God’s blessing, but now it meant recognizing one’s spiritual poverty and utter dependence upon God. But there is a teaching in this sermon that has been referred to by the 19th century preacher Oswald Chambers as, “The most revolutionary words that human ears have ever heard.” They are the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you.” Today we will find out why these words were considered to be so revolutionary, then, as well as today, in our message, “Daily Devotion.” - Charles A. Tapp
at worship THE CHURCH
Summary of our Beliefs • The Bible is the inspired word of God and our only rule of faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16, 17). • Jesus Christ is the Divine Son of God and our personal Savior from sin by grace through faith. (John 1:1-3; Ephesians 2:8). • Having been saved, followers of Jesus live in obedience to Him by observing the Ten Commandments. (Exodus 20: 1-17; John 14:15). • The Sabbath – the seventh day of the week- established by God at creation and honored by Jesus in His earthly ministry, is to be observed by the followers of Jesus. (Exodus 20:8-11; 1 Peter 2:21). • Jesus is coming back to earth personally and visibly to raise the righteous dead and give His faithful children of all ages immortality in an earth made new. (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Revelation 22:12; 21:1-3). • Our love for God is demonstrated primarily by our love for our fellowmen. (1 John 4:20; Matthew 25:34-40).
CHRIST FIRST J U LY 2 8 , 2 018 8:45 & 11:00 A.M.
directory PHONE: 301.270.6777 EMERGENCY: 301.980.1009 FAX: 301.270.3518 WEBSITE: www.sligochurch.org Domestic Violence Hotline: 240.777.4000 SENIOR PASTOR Charles A. Tapp, ext. 126
ctapp@sligochurch.org
PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION & ADULT MINISTRIES Don McFarlane, ext. 116 dmcfarlane@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR DISCIPLESHIP & CONGREGATIONAL CARE Pranitha Fielder, ext. 127 pfielder@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Joseph Khabbaz, ext. 119 jkhabbaz@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY MINISTRIES Gerardo Lopez, ext. 122 glopez@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR MEDIA & OUTREACH Richard Castillo, ext. 136 rcastillo@sligochurch.org PASTOR FOR WORSHIP Cheryl Wilson-Bridges, ext. 123
The Washington Adventist University Church
cbridges@sligochurch.org
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES Ken Flemmer 301.585.6556
HEAD ELDER Erwin Mack 301.434.1622
HEAD DEACON Manuel Rosette 301.370.1255
HEAD DEACONESS Marion Hudson 301.980.1862
7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 I 301.270.6777
OUR MISSION We s eek to g row passi onate d i sc i pl es of J es us th ro ugh wor shi p of God , nur ture of o ne a noth er,and outreach to the worl d .
THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP All: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
we gather in his name SANCTUARY – 8:45 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.
+Music for Meditation I’d Rather Have Jesus / G. B. Shea
Prelude Prelude in A Minor / J. S. Bach +Song of Gathering A Shelter in the Time of Storm / No. 528 +Sligo Live Journey Groups
THE CHURCH AT STUDY
Pranitha Fielder
Welcome & Church Life
Richard Castillo
+Baptism Bianca Madanat
Joseph Khabbaz
Sermon Charles A. Tapp The Standards of Jesus: Reflections from the Sermon on the Mount; Part V: Daily Devotion Invitation to Give Charles A. Tapp Offertory Via Dolorosa / arr. D. Lima & F. Paccagnella
we go to serve
we honor and praise him
*Hymn of Reflection God Will Take Care of You / No. 99 (stanzas 1, 3 & 4)
*Hymn of Praise My Maker and My King / No. 15 Prayer Vicki Rosette Anthem Author of My Faith / arr. D. Lima & F. Paccagnella we reflect
*Benediction
+Child Dedication Gerry Lopez Ezra Marley Gentles
Charles A. Tapp
Adult Sabbath School SANCTUARY – 10:00 A.M.
Song Service
Roland Halstead Let us hear from you! To write the pastors a note, make a prayer request, or inquire about becoming a member of Sligo Church, please use a card from the hymnal rack.
Theme Song Go, Preach My Gospel / No. 378 Welcome & Scripture Lesson Study The First Church Leaders Prayer
Enoch Thomas ANNOUNCEMENTS
Enoch Thomas
Zelma Edwards, pianist
Postlude God of Grace / Paul Manz *Congregation is standing Congregation is kneeling where possible + 11:00 service only
Blair Peace, deacon on duty Sandra Brown, deaconess on duty
+Children’s Message Responsive Scripture Reading Matthew 6:25-33 (NKJV)
Mary McFarlane James Gulley
Leader: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Congregation: Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Leader: Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? Congregation: “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; Leader: and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Congregation: Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith Leader: “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ Congregation: For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Leading our music today are: Paul Byssainthe, Jr., organist Vernon Rogers, chorister Douglas Lima, saxophonist Felipe Paccagnella, pianist Naomy Rodrigues, vocalist Footnotes: James Gulley has been a member of Sligo for 20 years and a teacher in our kindergarten Sabbath School for 13 years. He is a Senior Investigator at the National Cancer Institute and is studying ways to help the immune system fight cancer in patients. Vicki Rosette has been a member of Sligo Church for over four decades. She volunteers with Sabbath Schools, Pathfinders, hospitality, and VBS. She loves to learn and teach and swims as often as she can. Second to God, her greatest blessing is her husband Manuel and their children Christina, Danny and Elizabeth. n e x t w e e k , h e r e a t S l i g o . . . Next Sabbath here at Sligo, we celebrate our ninth annual Homecoming. Potomac Conference President, Bill Miller, will share a message in both services, titled, “Picking a Fight.” Music will be provided by the Sligo Sanctuary Choir, Sligo Strings & Sligo Singers.
OUR LIFE TOGETHER
sabbath devotional
“The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists in shoving it all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other, larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in.” - C. S. Lewis
Simple Truths for Life: Sligo’s Radio Ministry, can be heard each Sabbath morning from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. on WGTS 91.9 FM. Listen with friends, then invite them to come to church in person at 11:00 a.m. Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes for free from Simple Truths for Life by Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church from the iTunes Store. You can also go to simpletruthsforlife. org/podcast Prayer Requests: Families of these deceased: Eunice Alexander & Aurora A. Constantine For healing and comfort: Tammie Conway & Kevin Carreno Blood Pressure Screening, sponsored by the Health Action Team, is being held in the Atrium between 10:00 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. today. Information is available on various health topics. 9th ANNUAL SLIGO HOMECOMING! Plan to join the church family and Sligo friends on August 4 for Homecoming 2018, the theme of which is “The Promise of Community: All Are Gifted, All Are Valued.” Worship with us on Sabbath morning when Dr. Bill Miller, President of the Potomac Conference, shares a message on the theme. Enjoy a delicious International Potluck luncheon on Sabbath afternoon at Takoma Academy. Relax and play with fellow Sligonians in the same venue from 8 - 10:30 p.m. Membership Report (first reading): Joining Sligo: William Ellerbe, Ellen Ewoo, Theresa Garza, Jocelyn Mascall, Helen Mwansa, Yonnette Semple-Dormer, Aleksandra Velgosha, LaJuan Wideman Joining elsewhere: Warren Brown, Dorothy Campbell, Mevelle Earlington, Jessie Gopala Rao, Daphanie Nisbeth, DeWhyte Nisbeth, Grace Nisbeth LAST CHANCE to take your photograph for the Sligo Church yearbook. Sunday, July 29 & Monday, July 30. Sign up for an appointment at <http://sligochurch.org/> You can also sign up in the Atrium. Atrium sign-ups are not confirmed until you have been notified by LifeTouch. Sligo Directory Photos: If you’ve had your protrait taken by LifeTouch, kindly pick up your free portrait photo at the Welcome Desk in the Atrium.