Trinity Sunday. Worship Services. May 27, :30 and 11 a.m. 6:30 p.m.

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1 Trinity Sunday Worship Services May 27, :30 and 11 a.m. 6:30 p.m.

2 Welcome We are very glad to have you worshiping our gracious God with us today. To 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 Care If 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-in We 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 Worship We 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 (#160) located in the Ebenezer Building behind the sanctuary. The Telfair Room (#100) is designated as the Family Room. It is a great place fore parents with restless children to be able to listen to the sermon and also train our youngest worshipers how to participate in the services. Both rooms are equipped with live video feed of the worship services. Ushers are available to direct you. Additional Seating Please see ushers for overflow seating. Flowers The sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of God in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hall, Mr. and Mrs. John Stevenson, and Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Bates, the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents of Helen and Tommy Bates and family. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever, his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:5 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.

3 The Morning Services Living in Grace The Prelude Air...J.S. Bach Carl Purdy, violin; Cindy Wilkinson, guest organist *Welcome and Announcements...Rev. Mike Hearon The Meditation Holy, Holy, Holy...arr. Purdy Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee. Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty! God in three persons, blessed Trinity! Holy, Holy, Holy! All the saints adore thee, casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, which wert and art and evermore shalt be. Arranged: Carl Purdy Carl Purdy, violin The Call to Worship...from 1 Peter 1:2 and Revelation 13 We have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood. With his blood he purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb Be praise and honor and glory and power, forever and ever! The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Let us worship God! * Ushers may seat worshipers at this time. Indicates the congregation standing. 3

4 * The Hymn of Praise Come, Thou Almighty King... Trinity (Verses 1, 3, 4) Anonoymous, ca Gelice de Giardini, 1769 The Invocation (Please lift hands) 4

5 The Old Testament Lesson... Deuteronomy 6:1-12 page 284 in the pew Bible The Response The grass withers and the flowers fall, But the Word of our God stands forever. The Sacrament of Baptism (8:30 a.m.)... Carolyn Anne Jones daughter of Andrea and Kenneth Jones The Sacrament of Baptism (11 a.m.)...shepard Logan Gilchrist son of Carly and Matthew Gilchrist The Personal Confession of Sin The Corporate Confession of Sin Merciful Creator, Judge of all the earth, and Father of all who trust in you; with heavy hearts, we acknowledge that it is our sin that made the crucifixion of your beloved Son necessary. We confess that we have fallen short of your glory by our words, thoughts, and actions. We have not, and cannot, live up to the demands of your holy law. All of us, like wayward sheep, have gone astray; we have turned from you and gone our own way. As a result, you have laid on Jesus all of our sins. Forgive us for our rebellion, our hard hearts and our apathy towards our sin and toward our Savior. Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Cleanse us with your blood, which you shed for us. Through Jesus Christ we pray, Amen. Indicates the congregation standing. Please kneel if able to do so. 5

6 The Assurance of Pardoning Grace...1 John 2:1-2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. The Response All Creatures of Our God and King... Lasst Uns Erfreuen (Sung by all) Let all things their Creator bless and worship him in humbleness, O praise him! Alleluia! Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, and praise the Spirit, Three in One: O praise him, O praise him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord s Prayer Our 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. 6

7 **The Offering (Please take a moment to sign the attendance register.) The Offertory On Wings of Song... Mendelssohn Carl Purdy, violin New Staff Introduction...The Farmer Family * The Peace The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. Children in pre-k through fourth grade exit for Catechism classes at this time. **Online giving is available at firstpresaugusta.org. 7

8 * The Hymn of Preparation Holy God, We Praise Your Name...Ser Got, Wir Loben Dich (Verses 1 & 4) Based on Te Deum, ca 4th century Attributed to: Ignace Franz, circa 1774 Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, ca

9 The New Testament Lesson... Philippians 2:1-11 page 1827 in the pew Bible The Response This is the Word of God, Thanks be to you, O God. Sermon Humility: The Look of Jesus...Dr. Paul Kooistra 1. Humility is the way God works. a. Humility is rooted in the Trinity. b. Everthing exists because of the loving humility of God. c. Hell itself will be void of loving humility. d. God s saving work is accomplished through humility. 2. How can humility be attained? a. Humility begins with Christ. b. Humility is the marrow of God s saving grace. 3. The look of humility a. Humility does not encourage spiritual pride. b. Humility takes the lower position. c. Humility promotes others rather than self. The Silent Prayers of God s People Sermons are available on the church website at firstpresaugusta.org/resources/sermons. 9

10 The Hymn of Response Alleluia! Alleluia! Give Praise to the Risen Lord...Alleluia No. 1 (Verses 1, 3, 4) Donald Fishel, 1950 The Benediction (Please lift hands) (Please be seated following the benediction) The Postlude How Firm a Foundation...Dale Wood Cindy Wilkinson, guest organist 10

11 The Evening Service Christ Our Righteousness Prelude All Must Be Well The Shorter Catechism: Q. 71 What does the seventh commandment require? A. The seventh commandment requires us and everyone else to keep sexually pure in heart, speech, and action. Call to Worship and Invocation...Chandler Machemehl Pastoral Intern 11

12 Song All Must Be Well Joseph Morris, Worship Leader 12

13 Song The Church s One Parson John Publishing Words: Samuel Stone Music: Brian Moss The New Testament Lesson... Romans 7:15-25 page 1756 in the pew Bible 13

14 Song On Jordan s Stormy Banks I Stand 14

15 Testimony...City Leadership Project Alan Martin Evening Prayers Offering Offertory Give Me Jesus...Ortega In the morning when I rise In the morning when I rise In the morning when I rise Give me Jesus Give me Jesus give me Jesus You can have all this world But give me Jesus And when I am alone Oh and when I am alone And when I am alone Give me Jesus And when I come to die Oh and when I come to die And when I come to die Give me Jesus Music: Fernando Ortega Words: Public Domain Music: 2000 Word Music, LLC Dejamesolo Music 15

16 Song Jesus I Come

17 Sermon Who Will Rescue Us?... Rev. John Franks Nehemiah 13 page 772 in the pew Bible 1. The Struggle 2. The Strategy 2. The Solution 17

18 Song Abide With Me The Benediction (Please lift hands) CCLI License Number

19 Mike Hearon Interim Lead Pastor ext John Franks Associate Pastor, Family Nurture and Worship ext Pastoral Staff John Barrett Executive Pastor ext Mike Phillips Associate Pastor, Discipleship ext Jim Knight Pastoral Associate Robert Vasholz Pastoral Associate Louise Coleman Director of Children s Ministry lcoleman@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Vonnie Eidson Director of Communication veidson@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Church Ministry Directors Vanessa Hawkins Director of Women s Ministry vhawkins@firstpresaugusta.org, ext 8842 DT House Director of Youth Ministry dthouse@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Chris White Director of Ministry Operations cwhite@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Rick Keuroglian Director of Young Professionals Executive Director of City Hope Alliance rkeuroglian@firstpresaugusta.org, George Lazari Director of Medical Campus Outreach Augusta george@mcoaugusta.org, ext Outreach Ministry Directors Clark Newton Regional Director of Medical Campus Outreach clark@mcoaugusta.org, ext Luke Niday Director of Shalom Project lniday@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Stephen Pittman Director of Hope for Augusta stephen@hopeforaugusta.org Andrew Sears Interim Regional Director of Campus Outreach andrew.sears@campusoutreach.org, ext Elizabeth Barone, Children s Ministry Ministry Assistant ebarone@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Leslee Bogdanow, Children s Ministry Elementary Coordinator lbogdanow@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Sarah Boudet, Youth Intern sboudet@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Bonnie Bowles, Bookkeeper bbowles@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Beth Carson, Ministry Associate, Membership bcarson@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Beth Cave, Children s Ministry Preschool Coordinator bcave@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Daniel Cirincione, COA Financial Manager daniel.cirincione@campusoutreach.org John Farmer, Pastoral Intern jfarmer@firstpresaugusta.org Sarah Graybeal, Hope for Augusta Director, Arrow Institute of Art sarah@hopeforaugusta.org Lesley Hamm, Database Administrator lhamm@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Ministry Staff Christine Hammond, Ministry Assistant, Worship, Family Nurture and Youth chammond@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Jonathan Harper, Ministry Associate, Missions jharper@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Rachel Hyatt, Graphic Designer rhyatt@firstpresaugusta.org, ext David Jones, MCO Resource Director david@mcoaugusta.org, ext Sandy Lanclos, Facilities and Events Coordinator slanclos@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Susie Lovekamp, Hand in Hand Coordinator slovekamp@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Chandler Machemehl, Youth Intern cmachemehl@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Ellen McGaha, CO Communications Director ellen.mcgaha@campusoutreach.org, ext Kaitlyn McNair, MCO Women s Director kaitlyn@mcoaugusta.org, ext Mary-Clayton Murphy, Youth Intern mcmurphy@firstpresaugusta.org, 8849 Lee Myers, Information Technology and Audio Visual Coordinator lmyers@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Jess Romer, Discipleship Coordinator jromer@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Mike Rosser, Hope for Augusta Walton Oaks Coordinator mrosser@hopeforaugusta.org, Mallory Sides, Canterbury Choir Director msides@firstpresaugusta.org Kelly Tabb, Children s Ministry Nursery Coordinator ktabb@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Gregory Trent, Maintenance Supervisor gtrent@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Pam Turley, Finance and Accounting Manager pturley@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Candyn Turman, Hope for Augusta Associate Director candyn@hopeforaugusta.org, Londi Welborn, Reception lwelborn@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Chris Williams, Hope for Augusta Pastoral Intern chris@hopeforaugusta.org, Steven Zhang, CO Resource Director steven.zhang@campusoutreach.org

20 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. Class Class Description Location College In college or of college age Murphy Hall MCO Health care students Murphy Hall Young Professionals For those in their 20s and 30s, single or married Murphy Hall Young Married Young married couples Room 112 Restorers For ages St. Andrew s Hall Mike Hearon s Class For ages Room 201 Cornerstone Parents of college students and older Letchford Hall Covenanters Empty Nesters Room 114 Trinity Those with grandchildren and older Eve Room May Greeters 8:30 a.m. Bruce Van Peursem, Stan Smith, David Haburchak, Ashley Paulk, Jim Grayson 11 a.m. Gene Betts, Sean Lynch, Barry Whitney, Gerald Killian, Tom Harley 6:30 p.m. Bruce Van Peursem, Stan Smith, David Haburchak, Ashley Paulk, Jim Grayson Active Elders Phil Ames Wheeler Parish John Barrett Masters Parish* Julian Battle Masters Parish Gene Betts Lake Forest Parish* Sylvester Brown Grovetown Parish* Jim Carroll Stevens Creek Parish* Cliff Eckles Savannah Rapids Parish Billy English Pleasant Home Parish* Jim Grayson Brynwood Parish Mike Harris National Parish* Ed Hartmann Wheeler Parish* Steve Hubbard Downtown Parish* Ron Jeffcoat Lakeside Parish* Gerald Killian Palmetto Parish* Ken Lanclos Evans Parish* Steve Lutz Belair Parish * Parish Elder All active officers are listed at firstpresaugusta.org/officers. Sean Lynch Wheeler Parish Dale Martin Westminster Parish* Bill McCartney Wheeler Parish Jerry Miller Wheeler Parish Byron Morris River Parish* Ashley Paulk Wheeler Parish Jim Scarbrough Brynwood Parish Ron Skenes Belair Parish* Bruce Van Peursem River Parish Mike Watts Savannah Rapids Parish* Jeremy Wells Lake Forest Parish Jeff Westergreen Wheeler Parish David Whitcomb Martintown Parish* Skip Wiggins Brynwood Parish* Matt Willis Evans Parish