Worship ServicesApril 15, 20188:30 and 11 a.m.

6:30 p.m.

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

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.

WelcomeTo Our Guests,We especially welcome you today! More information about our church is available on our website 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 our care on Sundays and at all church events. For this reason, we require parents of newborns through fifth grade children to check in their children before they go to the nursery, Sunday School, Catechism, Children’s Church or any other children’s activity. Kiosks are available in the Narthex and in the Children’s Lobby. The process is quick and easy, and volunteers are available to assist you.

Children’s WorshipWe offer a specially designed program for children in pre-K through fourth grade during the morning services. Leaders 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. Children in pre-K through second grade remain in their classrooms until they are picked up by a parent.

Nursery Nurseries are provided for infants and toddlers during the worship services and Sunday School. We provide a Mother/Infant Room (room 160) located in the Ebenezer Building behind the sanctuary, and the Geneva Room is designated as a cry room for parents with fussy children. Both rooms are equipped with live video feed of the worship services. Ushers are 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—Arise, My Soul, Arise .............................................. arr. Dan Forrest

Luke: Following the LeaderThe Prelude—Lauda Anima ...............................................................Samuel Metzger

†The Call to Worship ............................................................................ from Psalm 100Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

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

Arise, my soul, arise, shake off thy guilty fearsThe bleeding Sacrifice in my behalf appearsBefore the throne my surety stands, before the throne my surety stands. My name is written on his hands, my name is written on his hands

My God is reconciled; his pardoning voice I hearHe owns me for his child, I can no longer fearWith confidence I now draw nigh, with confidence I now draw nighAnd “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.

“Father,” cry. Arise, my soul, arise!And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.Arise, my soul, arise.

Amy Patton, solo

Hyangbin Choi, organ

Charles Wesley | arranged: Dan Forrest | ©??

*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—Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven .................. Lauda Anima(Verses 1, 2, 4, 5)

†The Invocation (Please lift hands)

From Psalm 103 | Henry F. Lyte, 1834 | John Goss, 1869

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The ResponseThe grass withers and the flowers fall,But the Word of our God stands forever.

The Psalter Lesson .................................................................................................Psalm 116page 955 in the pew Bible

§The Personal Confession of Sin

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

Gracious Heavenly Father, we are sinners in your sight; you have judged us so and if we deny it, we make you a liar. Yet in Christ you are reconciled to your rebellious servants.

Shamefully, we have experienced your amazing grace toward us, but we have not loved you with our whole hearts, nor our neighbors as ourselves.

We confess that we often honor your Son with our lips when our hearts are far from you. Forgive us for our hypocrisy and formality in religion. Forgive our neglect of your Word, your direction, your priorities, and your day. Forgive us for tolerating sin in the knowledge that grace abounds. The worship that you do not despise comes from a broken spirit and contrite heart before you. Therefore, we plead for you to create in us clean hearts and put new and right spirits within us, that we may bring glory to your name. Through Christ we pray, Amen.

§The Corporate Confession of Sin

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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 .......................................................1 John 4:9-10This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

*Doxology ........................................................................................Old Hundredth

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Written by Johanna Anderson | Arranged by Dan Forrest

The Offertory—Cry No More .............................................................arr. Dan Forrest

**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.

Amy Patton, solo

In the shadow where we linger, in this darkness we call homeWhere the sighs are deep and doubtful and our aspirations groanAll is not in vain, beloved. Our travail is not unknown.

Christ within us, Christ among us,Christ the first and Christ the lastLove incarnate, hold your children’Til the storm of life is past.

Though we have not faith to seek him, Christ himself will draw us nearDeep, abiding rays of mercy cast their light on lonely fear.Cry no more, ye poor and weary. Our redeeming Lord is here.

Sure Defender, never failing. Radiant Savior, Holy Friend— Gift of Glory, Hope of Heaven, call us now to faith again!Alleluia! Blest compassion. Grace is shining without end!

‡ 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—More Love to Thee, O Christ ............. More Love to Thee(Verses 1, 2, 4)

Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, 1869 | William H. Doane, 1868

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

Sermon—Following the Leader: Grace on Display .........................Rev. Mike Hearon

The New Testament Lesson ................................................................... Luke 7:36-50

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

The Silent Prayers of God’s People

page 1604 in the pew Bible

1. Grace Examined

2. Grace Expressed and Explained

a. Forgiveness

b. Freedom

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(Verses 1, 4, 5, 6)†The Hymn of Response—Take My Life and Let it Be .................................. Hendon

Hyangbin Choi, organ

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

The Postlude—Ricercare on “St. Anne” ................................................ Gordon Young

Frances R. Havergal, 1874 | Henri A. Cesar Malan, 1827

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Jazz Prelude—Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed

†Call to Worship and Invocation ............................................................ Rev. Mike Hearon

Nehemiah: God’s work, done in God’s way, will never lack God’s supply. —Hudson Taylor

The Evening Service

The Shorter Catechism, Question 67:

Q. What is the sixth commandment?

A. The sixth commandment is: You shall not murder.

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†Song—Worship Christ, the Risen KingMorgan Lueck, Worship Leader

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†Song—Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed

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Offering

Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue; Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last, Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast.

Without thy sweet mercy I could not live here; Sin would reduce me to utter despair; But, through thy free goodness, my spirits revive, And he that first made me still keeps me alive.

Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart, Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart; Dissolved by thy goodness, I fall to the ground, And weep to the praise of the mercy I’ve found.

Great Father of mercies, thy goodness I own, And the covenant love of thy crucified Son; All praise to the Spirit, whose whisper divine Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine. All praise to the Spirit, whose whisper divine Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.

Offertory—Thy Mercy My God ................................................................ McCracken

Words: John Stocker | Music: Sandra McCracken | ©2001 Same Old Dress Music (ASCAP).

Evening Prayers

†Song—We Will Feast in the House of Zion

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Nehemiah 7page 759 in the pew Bible

Sermon—For All Times, for All Eternity ............................................. Rev. Andy Lee

1. A “Fragile” Present (1-3)

2. A “Faith-full” Future (4-5a)

3. A “Faithful” Past (5b-73)

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The Prayer of Great Thanksgiving

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father,There is no shadow of turning with thee;Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail notAs thou hast been thou forever wilt be. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see;All I have needed thy hand hath provided—Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,Join with all nature in manifold witnessTo thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Upon a life I have not lived, Upon a death I did not die, Another’s life; another’s death, I stake my whole eternity.

Not on the tears which I have shed, Not on the sorrows I have known, Another’s tears; another’s griefs, On these I rest, on these alone.

O Jesus, Son of God, I build on what thy cross has done for me; There both my death and life I read, my guilt, and pardon there I see.

Lord, I believe; O deal with me, As one who has thy Word believed! I take the gift, Lord, look on me, As one who has thy gift received.

The Bread—Great Is Thy Faithfulness .............................................................. Ortega

The Cup—Upon a Life I Did Not Live ...........................................................................Twit

The Lord’s Supper

Words: Thomas Obediah Chisholm | Music: Fernando Ortega

Word: Horatius Bonar | Music: Kevin Twit | ©2012 Kevin Twit Music (ASCAP)

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Church DirectorsLouise 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

DT HouseDirector of Youth Ministrydthouse@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8849

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

Outreach DirectorsDrew 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

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

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

Leslee Bogdanow, Children’s MinistryElementary Coordinatorlbogdanow@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

Christine Hammond, Worship, Family Nurture and Youth Administrative Assistantchammond@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8849

Jonathan Harper Pastoral Intern and Missions Associate &Interium Music Coordinator, ext. 8837jharper@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

Susie Lovekamp, Hand in Hand Coordinatorslovekamp@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8832

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

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

Londi Welborn, Receptionlwelborn@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8827

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

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

Ministry Staff

Mike HearonInterim Lead 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 Pastor, Discipleshipmphillips@firstpresaugusta.org, ext. 8855

Jim KnightPastoral Associate, Pastoral Carejknight@firstpresaugusta.org

Robert Vasholz Pastoral Certificationbvasholz@firstpresaugusta.org, 706.691.1414

Ministry Directors

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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 Room 112John Barrett’s Class For ages 32-42 St. Andrew’s HallMike Hearon’s Class For ages 40-50+ Room 201Cornerstone Parents of college students and older Letchford HallCovenanters Empty Nesters Room 114Trinity Those with grandchildren and older Eve Room

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

April Greeters

Active Elders

8:30 a.m. Allen Pelletier, Skip Wiggins, Ken Lanclos, Mike Harris, Bill McCartney11 a.m. Billy English, Sylvester Brown, Jim Scarbrough, Phil Ames, Chip Fisher6:30 p.m. Allen Pelletier, Skip Wiggins, Ken Lanclos, Julian Battle, Bill McCartney

Phil AmesWheeler Parish

Jim GraysonBrynwood Parish

Sean LynchWheeler Parish

Bruce Van PeursemRiver Parish

John BarrettMasters Parish*

Mike HarrisNational Parish*

Dale MartinWestminster Parish*

Mike WattsSavannah Rapids Parish*

Julian BattleMasters Parish

Ed HartmannWheeler Parish*

Bill McCartneyForest Hills Parish*

Jeremy WellsLake Forest Parish

Gene BettsLake Forest Parish*

Steve HubbardDowntown Parish*

Jerry MillerWheeler Parish

Jeff WestergreenWheeler Parish

Sylvester BrownGrovetown Parish*

Ron JeffcoatLakeside Parish*

Byron MorrisRiver Parish*

David WhitcombMartintown Parish*

Jim CarrollStevens Creek Parish*

Gerald KillianPalmetto Parish*

Ashley PaulkWheeler Parish

Skip WigginsBrynwood Parish*

Cliff EcklesSavannah Rapids Parish

Ken LanclosEvans Parish*

Jim ScarbroughBrynwood Parish

Matt WillisEvans Parish

Billy EnglishPleasant Home Parish*

Steve LutzBelair Parish

Ron SkenesBelair Parish*

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