Worship ServicesNovember 26, 2017

8:30 and 11 a.m.6:30 p.m.

The King’s Brass Tim Zimmerman, director

As stewards of God’s resources, we try not to print an excess of bulletins.We invite you to bring this bulletin with you when you return for the evening service.

Flowers The sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of God

celebrating seven years closer to our perpetual reunion with Michael Joseph Cave, beloved son, brother, and friend.

1 Thessalonians 4:17

WelcomeTo Our Guests,We especially welcome you today! More information about our church is available on ourwebsite at firstpresaugusta.org. You can also visit our welcome desk in the Welcome Center,located directly behind the sanctuary.

Spiritual CareIf you would like to speak to someone about what it means to know Jesus Christ or you have any spiritual need or question, please use one of the prayer cards in the pew rack to contact one of our pastors. Our church elders are also available to speak with you. An elder and his wife will be standing next to the pastor following the service to talk or pray with you.

Children’s Check-inWe are committed to the highest level of protection possible for the children placed in ourcare on Sundays and at all church events. For this reason, we require parents of newbornsthrough fifth grade children to check in their children before they go to the nursery, SundaySchool, Catechism, Children’s Church or any other children’s activity. Kiosks are available inthe Narthex and in the Children’s Lobby. The process is quick and easy, and volunteers areavailable to assist you.

Children’s WorshipWe offer a specially designed program for children in pre-K through fourth grade during themorning services. Leaders will escort children from the sanctuary to their classrooms duringthe hymn of preparation. Parents are welcome to accompany them to observe where to pickthem up after the service. Children in pre-K through second grade remain in their classroomsuntil they are picked up by a parent.

Nursery Nurseries are provided for infants and toddlers during the worship services and SundaySchool. We provide a Mother/Infant Room (room 160) located in the Ebenezer Buildingbehind the sanctuary, and the Geneva Room is designated as a cry room for parents withfussy children. Both rooms are equipped with live video feed of the worship services. Ushersare available to direct you.

Additional Seating Please see ushers for additional overflow seating.

We are very glad to have you worshiping our gracious God with us today.

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The Morning Services

The Meditation—Thee Will I Love .....................................................Craig Courtney

Theme: The Kingdom of God

The Prelude—He Leadeth Me ............................................................. arr. Dale Wood

†The Call to Worship .......................................................from 1 Chronicles 29:10b-13Praise be to you, O Lord, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.

Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.

Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things.

In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.

Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

The Lord be with you.And with your spirit.Let us worship God!

Thee will I love, my strength, my tower,Thee will I love, my joy, my crown!Thee will I love with all my power, In all my works, and thee alone.Thee will I love, till thy pure fire Fills all my soul with chaste desire.

Thee will I love, my joy, my crown, Thee will I love, my Lord, my God!Thee will I love, beneath thy frown or smile,Thy scepter or thy rod.What though my flesh and heart decay?Thee shall I love in endless day!Thee will I love, my Lord, my God!

Mary Hudson, solo

Words: Johann Scheffler, translated by John Wesley | Music: Craig Courtney | ©1997 Beckenhorst Press

*Welcome and Announcements ........................................................ Dr. Mike Phillips

* Ushers may seat worshipers at this time. † Indicates the congregation standing.

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*†The Hymn of Praise—All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above ..... Mit Freuden Zart(Verses 1, 2, 4)

†The Invocation (Please lift hands)

Johann J. Schutz, 1675 | Bohemian Bretheren’s Gesangbuch, 1566

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The Confession of Faith ................................................................. The 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.

*suffered separation from God**universal

§The Personal Confession of Sin

† Indicates the congregation standing. § Please kneel if able to do so.

Lord Jesus, you taught us that your kingdom is a community that is poor in spirit. But we have been rich in pride.You have taught us to be community that embraces lament But we have not known much sorrow for our sin.You have taught us to be a community of meekness. But we are rebellious by nature.You have taught us to be a community that hungers and thirsts for righteousness. But we have great desire for evil and little longing for your true goodness.You have taught us to be a community of mercy. But we are harsh and impatient.You have taught us to be a community of pure hearts. But we have impure hearts.You have taught us to be a community of peacemakers. But we have not sought reconciliation with each other or in our communities as we should.

By your power and grace, account our sins to Jesus’ sacrificial death and amend our ways by the power of his glorious resurrection. Through Christ we pray, Amen.

§The Corporate Confession of Sin ............................................... from Matthew 5:1-8

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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 Assurance of Pardoning Grace .............................................. Colossians 1:13-14For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

(Sung by all)I stand amazed in the presenceOf Jesus the Nazarene,And wonder how he could love me,A sinner, condemned unclean.

How marvelous! How wonderful!And my song shall ever be;How marvelous! How wonderful!Is my Savior’s love to me!”

He took my sins and my sorrows And He made them His very ownAnd bore the burden to Calvary And suffered and died alone

How marvelous! How wonderful!And my song shall ever be;How marvelous! How wonderful!Is my Savior’s love to me!”

The Response—I Stand Amazed in the Presence ................................My Savior’s Love

Words and Music: Charles H. Gabriel, P.D.

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Words: Martin Rinkart | Music: Johann Cruger arr. Mark Hayes | ©2012 Lorenz Publishing Company

The Offertory—Thanksgiving Canticle .............................................. arr. Mark Hayes

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

*‡The PeaceThe peace of the Lord be with you always.

And also with you.

Mary Hudson, solo

Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices,Who wondrous things hath done, in whom this world rejoices;Who, from our mother’s arms, hath blessed us on our wayWith countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,With ever joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us;And keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed,And free us from all ills in this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given,The Son, and him who reigns with them in highest heaven,The one eternal God whom earth and heaven adore;For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore!

‡ Children in pre-k through fourth grade exit for Catechism classes at this time.**Online giving is available at firstpresaugusta.org.

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*†The Hymn of Preparation—Breathe on me breath of God .......................Trentham(All Verses)

Edwin Hatch, 1878 | Robert Jackson, 1688

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Sermons are available on the church website at firstpresaugusta.org/resources/sermons.

Sermon—The Kingdom Way, Part 2—Love ....................................Rev. Mike Hearon

The New Testament Lesson ................................................................... Luke 6:27-36

The Response This is the Word of God,Thanks be to you, O God.

The Silent Prayers of God’s People

3. Empowerment

pages 1601 in the pew Bible

1. Exhortation

2. Extraordinary

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(All Verses) †The Hymn of Response—When I Survey the Wondrous Cross ...........O Waly Waly

Isaac Watts, 1707, 1709 | Scottish Folk Tune, 1600s

Dr. John L. Wilson, Director of Music and Arts, organ

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

The Postlude—Now Thank We All Our God .......................................... arr. J.S. Bach

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1.2.3.

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Jazz Prelude—Rejoice, Rejoice, Ye Christians

†Call to Worship and Invocation ..............................................................Rev. John Barrett

Theme: Thankfulness

The Evening Service

The Shorter Catechism, Question 53:

Q. What is the third commandment?

A. The third commandment is: You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

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†Song—May the People Praise YouMike Murphy, Assistant Director of Music and Arts

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†Song—Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

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†Song—See Amid the Winter’s Snow

Of the Father’s love begottenEre the worlds began to beHe is Alpha and OmegaHe the source the ending heOf the things that are that have beenAnd that future years shall seeEvermore and evermore

O that birth forever blessedWhen the virgin full of graceBy the Holy Ghost conceivingBare the Savior of our raceAnd the babe the world’s RedeemerFirst revealed his sacred faceEvermore and evermore

O ye heights of heav’n adore himAngel-hosts his praises singPow’rs, dominions bow before himAnd extol our God and KingLet no tongue on earth be silentEv’ry voice in concert ringEvermore and evermore

This is he whom seers and sagesSang of old with one accordWhom the writings of the prophetsPromised in their faithful wordNow he shines the long-expectedLet creation praise its LordEvermore and evermore

Evening Prayers

Offering

Offertory—Of the Father’s Love Begotten ........................... Prudentius, Neale, Baker

Aurelius Prudentius, 5th Century; | translated from Latin to English by John M. Neale, 1854, and Henry W. Baker, 1859 | Music: Divinum Mysterium, Sanctus trope, 11th Century

Video .................................................................................................Work as Worship

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†Song—Rejoice, Rejoice, Ye Christians

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John 8:1-11page 1661 in the pew Bible

Sermon—Jesus, Doodling in the Sand and Emotional Intelligence ...... Dr. Mike Phillips

1. A Hopeless Woman

2. A Hostile Crowd

3. A Holistic Savior

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†The Benediction (Please lift hands)CCLI License Number 425646

†Song—Angels from the Realms of Glory

Louise ColemanDirector of Children’s Ministrylcoleman@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8832

Vonnie EidsonDirector of Communicationveidson@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8822

Vanessa HawkinsDirector of Women’s Ministryvhawkins@firstpresaugusta.org, ext 8842

Mike MurphyAssistant Director of Music and Artsmmurphy@firstpresaugusta.org

Chris WhiteDirector of Ministry Operationscwhite@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8837

John L. WilsonDirector of Music and Artsjwilson@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8826

Drew EptingRegional Director of Campus Outreachdrew.epting@campusoutreach.org, ext. 8847

Rick KeuroglianDirector of Young ProfessionalsExecutive Director of City Hope Alliancerkeuroglian@firstpresaugusta.org, 706.664.8228

George LazariDirector of Medical Campus Outreach Augustageorge@mcoaugusta.org, ext. 8841

Clark NewtonRegional Director of Medical Campus Outreachclark@mcoaugusta.org, ext. 8841

Luke NidayShalom Project Directorlniday@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8845

Stephen PittmanDirector of Hope for Augustastephen@hopeforaugusta.org

Pastoral Staff

Church Ministry Directors

Outreach Ministry Directors

Cameron Anderson, Youth Interncanderson@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8849

Elizabeth Barone, Children’s MinistryAdministrative Assistantebarone@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8832

Sarah Boudet, Youth Internsboudet@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8849

Bonnie Bowles, Bookkeeperbbowles@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8840

Beth Carson, Main Office/Discipleship Asst.bcarson@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8827

Beth Cave, Children’s Ministry Preschool Coordinatorbcave@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8832

Daniel Cirincione, COA Financial Directordaniel.cirincione@campusoutreach.org

Sarah Graybeal, Hope for AugustaDirector, Arrow Insitute of Artsarah@hopeforaugusta.org

Lesley Hamm, Discipleship Coordinatorlhamm@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8831

Jonathan Harper Pastoral Intern and Missions Associatejharper@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8860

Rachel Hyatt, Graphic Designer rhyatt@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8833

David Jones, MCO Resource Directordavid@mcoaugusta.org, ext. 8841

Sandy Lanclos, Event Coordinator and Assistant to Director of Operationsslanclos@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8820

Chandler Machemehl, Youth Interncmachemehl@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8849

Ellen McGaha, CO Office Managerellen.mcgaha@campusoutreach.org, ext. 8848

Kaitlyn McNair, MCO Women’s Directorkaitlyn@mcoaugusta.org, ext. 8841

Mary-Clayton Murphy, Youth Internmcmurphy@firstpresaugusta.org, 8849

Lee Myers, Information Technology and Audio Visual Coordinator lmyers@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8838

Alissa Preston, Worship, Family Nurture and Youth Administrative Assistantapreston@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8849

Jess Romer, Ministry Assistantjromer@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8855

Mike Rosser, Hope for AugustaWalton Oaks Coordinatormrosser@hopeforaugusta.org, 706.715.9932

Mallory Sides, Canterbury Choir Directormsides@firstpresaugusta.org

Kelly Tabb, Children’s Ministry Nursery Coordinatorktabb@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8832

Gregory Trent, Maintenance Coordinatorgtrent@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8835

Pam TurleyFinance and Accounting Managerpturley@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8821

Candyn Turman, Hope for AugustaAssociate Directorcandyn@hopeforaugusta.org, 404.630.0523

Hannah Westfall, CO Events Coordinatorhannah.westfall@campusoutreach.org

Krissy Wilkins, Children’s MinistryElementary Coordinatorkwilkins@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8832

Steven Zhang, CO Creative Directorsteven.zhang@campusoutreach.org

Ministry Staff

Mike HearonInterim Senior Pastormhearon@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8846

John FranksAssociate Pastor, Family Nurture and Worshipjfranks@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8849

John BarrettExecutive Pastorjbarrett@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8852

Mike PhillipsAssociate Pastormphillips@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8855

Jim KnightPastoral Associate, Pastoral Carejknight@firstpresaugusta.org

Robert Vasholz Pastoral Certificationbvasholz@firstpresaugusta.org, 706.691.1414

CLass CLass desCription LoCation

College In college or of college age Room 211MCO Health care students Murphy HallYoung Professionals For those in their 20s and 30s, single or married Baker House Young Married Young married couples Harmony HallStudent Families Parents of elementary–high school students Letchford HallCornerstone Parents of college students and older St. Andrew’s HallCovenanters “Empty-Nesters” Room 114Trinity Those with grandchildren and older Eve RoomOfficer Training Officer Candidates and their Wives Room 201

Adult Sunday School Classes A guide to navigating our campus is available in the Welcome Center, and ushers are available to help direct newcomers and guests.

510.2648

GreetersThese elders are greeting you during the month of November:

Active Elders

8:30 a.m. David Haburchak, Jim Grayson, Jerry Miller, Allen Pelletier, Robert Campbell, Skip Wiggins11 a.m. Gerald Killian, Chip Fisher, Matt Aitken, Jim Scarborough, Tom Harley, Sean Lynch

6:30 p.m. David Haburchak, Jim Grayson, Jerry Miller, Allen Pelletier, Robert Campbell, Ron Skenes

Matt AitkenDowntown Parish

Billy EnglishPleasant Home Parish*

Steve LutzBelair Parish

Ron SkenesBelair Parish*

John BarrettMasters Parish*

Jim GraysonBrynwood Parish

Dale MartinWestminster Parish*

Bruce Van PeursemRiver Parish

Gene BettsLake Forest Parish*

David HaburchakSavannah Rapids Parish

Bill McCartneyForest Hills Parish*

Mike WattsSavannah Rapids Parish*

Dan BooneDowntown Parish

Mike HarrisNational Parish*

Jerry MillerWheeler Parish

Jeremy WellsLake Forest Parish

Sylvester BrownGrovetown Parish*

Ed HartmannWheeler Parish*

Byron MorrisRiver Parish*

Jeff WestergreenWheeler Parish

Robert CampbellWheeler Parish

Steve HubbardDowntown Parish*

Ashley PaulkWheeler Parish

David WhitcombMartintown Parish*

Jim CarrollStevens Creek Parish*

Ron JeffcoatLakeside Parish*

Allen PelletierRiver Parish

Skip WigginsBrynwood Parish*

Cliff EcklesSavannah Rapids Parish

Gerald KillianPalmetto Parish*

Jim ScarbroughBrynwood Parish

Matt WillisEvans Parish*

* Parish ElderAll active officers are listed at firstpresaugusta.org/officers.