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Worship ServicesAugust 7, 20118:30 and 11 a.m.

6:30 p.m.

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To Our Guests,We especially welcome you today! Information about our church is available in our Welcome Center, located through the doorway to the right of the high pulpit. You can also visit our website at firstpresaugusta.org.

Children’s WorshipA specially designed program is offered for children in pre-K through fourth grade during the morning services. A leader will escort children from the sanctuary to their classrooms during the hymn of preparation. Parents are welcome to accompany them to observe where to pick them up after the service. Parents of children in pre-K through second grade are asked to pick up their children following Sunday School or the 11 a.m. worship service.

nurseryNurseries are provided for infants and toddlers during the worship services and Sunday School. We also provide a Mother/Infant Room equipped with audio located beside Nursery 1. Ushers are available to direct you.

Dr. George Robertson ...........................................................................................Senior PastorRev. Mike Hearon ....................................................................Executive Director of OutreachMr. Paul Roberts .............................................................................Director of Music and Arts

Dr. Bob Vasholz ...................................................................................................Guest SpeakerRev. Mike Hearon ....................................................................Executive Director of OutreachMr. Jamie Anderegg ......................................................................................... Worship Leader

But as for me, it is good to be near God. — Psalm 73:28

We have no greater privilege than to draw near to God. We come to him through the merit of Christ crucified. We come by the power of the Holy Spirit. And we come with God’s promise that he will draw near to us ( James 4:8).

If your faith has not yet come to rest in Christ, and if God is awakening in your heart a desire to take the next step, please use one of the prayer cards in the pew rack to contact the pastor or speak to him as you leave the sanctuary. A husband and wife team will also be standing next to the pastor following the service to speak with anyone interested in exploring what it means to know Jesus Christ or to join this church.

May our gracious Lord draw near to you wonderfully in this service today.

leading The serviCes

Morning

Evening

Welcome

Trumpets ......................................................... Fabio Mann, Joseph Workman, Andrew HouseFrench Horns .........................................................Rachel Misner, John Glaeser, Katie GlaeserTrombones ................................................Stephen Pruitt, Jessica Wilkerson, Christopher VaillTuba .......................................................................................................................... Kyle KnabPercussion ........................................................................................................ Jonathan Harper

Feast of Trumpets Brass Choir

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The Morning Services

† The Peace

The Call to Worship ...................................................................................... Psalm 42† As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come before God?

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?

Hope in God, for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

Let us worship God.

(† Indicates the congregation standing)

The Theme:

Evangelism

The Prelude - Awake, Harp and Lyre! ............................................................... Dukas Feast of Trumpets Brass Choir

(The congregation is invited to read Acts 17:16-34, page 1723 in the pew Bible)

Awake, harp and lyre! I will rouse the dawn! I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. (Psalm 108:2, 3)

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The Hymn of Praise - Praise to the Lord, The Almighty ..............Lobe Den Herren(Verses 1,3,4)

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*suffered separation from God**universal

The Old Testament Lesson ............................................................................Psalm 96page 934 in the pew Bible

The Response

The grass withers and the flowers fall,

But the Word of our God stands forever.

† The Confession of Faith ......................................................................Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell.* The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic** church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

† The Invocation & Confession of Sin (Please lift hands)

Gloria Patri (Sung by All) ........................................................................Greatorex

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

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† The Pastoral Prayer and The lord’s PrayerOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come.Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

The Sacrament of Baptism (8:30 a.m.) ............................................ Mark David Priceson of Sara and John Price

(11 a.m.) .......................................... Rachel Reide Danieldaughter of Rachel and Mark Daniel

Ada Elizabeth Lanedaughter of Betsy and Josh Lane

Daniel McKain Scarborough son of Rikki and Charles Scarborough

Lucy Mildred Threadgill daughter of Lauren and Matt Threadgill

Baptism Response

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I cannot tell why he whom angels worshipshould set his love upon the sons of men;or why, as shepherd, he should seek the wanderers to bring them back, they know not how or when. But this I know, that he was born of Marywhen Bethlehem’s manger was his only home,and that he lived at Nazareth and labored;and so the Savior, Savior of the world is come.

I cannot tell how silently he suffered,as with his peace he graced this place of tears; or how his heart upon the cross was broken: the crown of pain to three and thirty years. But this I know: he heals the broken-hearted and stays our sin and calms our lurking fear; and lifts the burden from the heavy laden,for yet the Savior, Savior of the world is here.

I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship when at his bidding every storm is stilled;or who can say how great the jubilationwhen all the hearts of men with love are filled. But this I know, the skies will thrill with rapture and myriad, myriad human voices sing,and earth to heaven, and heaven to earth will answer. At last the Savior, Savior of the world is King!

The Offering (Please take a moment to sign the attendance register.)

The Offertory - I Cannot Tell .................................................................. arr. Grainger

Online giving available at firstpresaugusta.org and at the giving kiosk in the Narthex.

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The Hymn of Preparation - The Sands of Time are Sinking .................Rutherford* (Children in K4 through fourth grade exit at this time.)

(All Verses)

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*Samuel Rutherford was one of the Scottish Presbyterian contributors to the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms.

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The Sermon - Heart for the City ...............................................Dr. George Robertson(Sermon Outline on the back of the announcement sheet)

The Silent Prayers of God’s People

The Response

This is the Word of God,

Thanks be to you, O God.

The Scripture Lesson ............................................................................ Acts 17:16-34page 1723 in the pew Bible

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The Hymn of Response - Lift High the Cross .............................................Crucifer(All Verses)

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The Benediction (Please lift hands) (Please be seated following the benediction)†

The Postlude - When I Can Read My Title Clear ..............................................Pisgah

Please note that an elder will be standing next to the pastor following the service for prayer, counsel, or to talk about how to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

CCLI License Number 425646

The sanCTuary FloWersThe sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of Godby Jeannie and Danny Price and Darlene and David Jones

in honor of their grandson Mark David Price on his baptism day.

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The Evening Service

Invocation and Prayer of Confession

Welcome and Call to Worship

Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for

food and their leaves for healing.Ezekiel 47:12

Jazz Prelude - A Lord-Built House

(† Indicates the congregation standing)

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Song - Free Grace†

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Song - Friend of Sinners†

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Song - King of Glory†

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Offertory - Power of the Cross ................................................................. JohnsonMelissa Schultz

Offering and Prayer of Dedication

Once in darkness, now in light.Once blind, now you see.Once a sinner, now a saint.Once bound, now free.

That’s the power of the Cross, see the chains fall.That’s the power of the Cross, see the chains fall.

Once a stranger, now a child.Empty, now filled.Once condemned, now reconciled.Broken, now healed.

Once a prodigal, now home.Once lost, now found.Once an enemy, now a friend.Once poor, now crowned.

That’s the power of the Cross, see the chains fall.That’s the power of the Cross, see the chains fall.See the chains, see your chains fall.See the chains, see your chains fall.

Reception of New Members

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(Children in K4 through second grade exit at this time.)† Song - I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow

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Sermon - A River Runs Through It ................................................Dr. Bob VasholzEzekiel 47:1-12

page 1364 in the pew Bible

2. What it teaches me

1. What it reminds me of

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Benediction

† Song - Be Thou My Vision

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