Bible and Missionary Conference Worship Services. March 8, :30 and 11 a.m. 6:30 p.m.

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1 Bible and Missionary Conference 2015 Worship Services March 8, :30 and 11 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 1

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. 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 will be standing next to the pastor following the service. 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. Several kiosks are available in the Welcome Center. The process is quick and easy, and volunteers are available if you need assistance checking in. Children s Worship We offer a specially designed program 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. Nursery Nurseries are provided for infants and toddlers during the worship services and Sunday School. We also provide a Mother/Infant Room located beside Nursery 1 which is equipped with live video feed of the worship services. Ushers are available to direct you. Additional Seating Additional seating for morning and evening worship services is available each week in St. Andrew s Hall. Flowers The sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of God and in honor of our missionaries of the cross. 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. 2

3 The Morning Services Theme: Gospel Love ( Indicates the congregation standing) (*Ushers may seat worshipers at this time) The Prelude I Will Rise and Go to Jesus... Restoration Fabio Mann, trumpet; Carl Purdy, violin; Allie Murphy, piano *Welcome and Announcements...Dr. George Robertson The Meditation God So Loved the World...John D. Horman Canterbury Choir Mallory Sides, director; Julie Blakey, accompanist God so loved the world that to us a son was given. And whosoever believes in him shall live forevermore. John D. Horman 2008 Choristers Guild based on John 3:16 The Call to Worship... from 1 Peter 2 Come to him, the living Stone rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him As his holy priesthood, we gather to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Come to him as his chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God s special possession, Let us declare the praises of him who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Let us worship God! 3

4 * The Hymn of Praise All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name...Coronation (Verses 1, 3, 5, 6) Edward Perronet, 1779 alt. John Rippon, 1787 Music: Oliver Holden,

5 The Invocation (Please lift hands) 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 Missionary Testimony (8:30 a.m.)... Tezar Putra, Indonesia (11 a.m.)... In Harm s Way The Personal Confession of Sin (Please kneel if able to do so) 5

6 The Corporate Confession of Sin Dear Heavenly Father, we bow ourselves before you and confess that we have too often forgotten that we are your sons and daughters. Sometimes we carry on in our lives as if there is no God and we fall short of being credible witnesses to you. We have denied you with silence, passivity and cowardice. We have betrayed you by our idolatry, disobedience and selfishness. Instead of following your ways, we have turned to our own ways. Instead of honoring you, we have desired the applause of man. For these things we ask your forgiveness and your enabling grace. Transform us into courageous ambassadors for Christ. Give us clear minds and open hearts so we may be your witnesses in a lost world. Draw us ever closer to you and embolden us to take up our cross daily to follow you. For the sake of Jesus our Savior, Amen. The Assurance of Pardoning Grace... Colossians 1:13-14 For 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. 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.) Scan for Online Giving The Offertory Tunaomba Mungu Atawale...arr. John R. Paradowski Tunaomba Mungu atawale. (We pray God to reign.) Tunaomba Yesu atawale. (We pray Jesus to reign.) Canterbury Choir We pray that our God may be praised here forever. May we find strength in God s mercy and love. We thank our Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, Sing out our song to all people everywhere. Tunaomba Roho atawale. (We pray the Spirit to reign.) African song arr. John R. Paradowski * 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 O Church, Arise...Getty and Townend (All Verses ) My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you. Psalm 71: Keith Getty and Stuart Townend 2005 Thankyou Music 8

9 The Old Testament Lesson...Matthew 5:38-42 page 1503 in the pew Bible The Response This is the Word of God, Thanks be to you, O God. Sermon The Demonstration of Gospel Witness: Love...Dr. Julius Kim 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 Lead On, O King Eternal...Lancashire (All Verses) Ernest W. Shurlett, 1888 Henry Smart, 1836 The Benediction (Please lift hands) (Please be seated following the benediction) The Postlude Come Thou Fount... Nettleton Dr. John L. Wilson, Director of Music and Arts 10

11 The Evening Service Theme: Gospel Joy Jazz Prelude This Little Light of Mine The Shorter Catechism, Question 42: Q. What is the essence of the ten commandments? A. The essence of the ten commandments is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind and to love everyone else as we love ourselves. Call to Worship...Rev. Mike Hearon 11

12 Song Shout to the North Mike Murphy, Worship Leader Words and Music: Martin Smith 1995 Curious? Music 12

13 Song Marvelous Light Words and Music: Ellie Holcomb and Rusty Varenkamp 2014 Ellie Holcomb, Full Heart Music Rusty Varenkamp, Universal Music Brentwood Benson Publishing/ Racebuzz Music 13

14 Song This Little Light of Mine Words: Harry Dixon Loes, 1920 Arr. Mike Farris 2014 Compass Records 14

15 Missionary Testimony... Jeff Kyle, China Partnership Evening Prayers Offertory Video Testimony 15

16 Song Lift High the Name of Jesus Children in pre-k through second grade exit at this time Words and Music: Keith and Kristyn Getty, Ed Cash and Fionan de Barra 2013 Getty Music Publishing, Alletrop Music, Fionan de Barra 16

17 Sermon The Transformation of Gospel Witness: Joy...Dr. Nomer Bernardino John 8:3-42; Acts 8:4-8 The Silent Prayers of God s People 17

18 Song Lift High the Cross Words: George W. Kitchen, 1887 Revised: Michael R. Newbolt, 1916; alt Music: Sydney H. Nicholson, 1916 The Benediction (Please lift hands) CCLI License Number

19 George Robertson Senior Pastor ext Pastoral Staff John Barrett Associate Pastor, Discipleship ext Robert Vasholz Pastoral Certification ext John Franks Associate Pastor, Family Nurture ext Mike Hearon Associate Pastor, Outreach and Missions ext Mike Phillips Assistant Pastor, Pastoral Care Jim Knight Pastoral Associate, Pastoral Care Caleb Click Assistant Pastor, Youth Ministry ext Chris White Director of Ministry Operations ext Drew Epting Regional Director of Campus Outreach ext Emily Freeman Director of Women s Discipleship efreeman@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Rick Keuroglian Director of Evangelism & Community Development Director of City Hope Alliance rkeuroglian@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Ministry Directors Clark Newton Director of Medical Campus Outreach clark@mcoaugusta.org, ext Vonnie Eidson Director of Communication veidson@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Jessica Tatro Director of Children s Ministry jtatro@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Louise Coleman Director of Nursery Ministry lcoleman@firstpresaugusta.org, ext John L. Wilson Director of Music and Arts jwilson@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Mike Murphy Assistant Director of Music and Arts mmurphy@firstpresaugusta.org Michael Ingham Director of COA Mobilization Director of Vision Pathways mingham@visionpathways.org Bryn Towner Director of Hope for Augusta bryn@hopeforaugusta.org Bonnie Bowles, Bookkeeper bbowles@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Mackenzie Burgess, Youth Intern mburgess@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Michael Denney, Hope for Augusta Mentor Coordinator michael@hopeforaugusta.org Catherine Edmonds Assistant Director, Children s Ministry cedmonds@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Jonathan Harper Pastoral Intern and Missions Associate Jharper@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Lesley Hamm, Discipleship Coordinator lhamm@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Rachel Hyatt, Communication Associate rhyatt@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Elaine Janik, Children s Admin Assistant ejanik@firstpresaugusta.org, ext David Jones, MCO Resource Director david@mcoaugusta.org, ext Ministry Staff Sandy Lanclos, Event Coordinator and Assistant to Director of Operations slanclos@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Ann Elizabeth Lazari, MCO Women s Director annelizabeth@mcoaugusta.org, ext J.T. Martin, CO Accounting jtmartin@campusoutreach.org, ext Kaitlyn McNair, CO Office Assistant kaitlyn.mcnair@campusoutreach.org, ext Luke Niday, Director of Outreach Operations and CO Global Resource Coordinator luke.niday@campusoutreach.org, ext Stephen Pittman, Hope for Augusta Director of Education stephen@hopeforaugusta.org, Alissa Preston, Family Nurture and Youth apreston@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Jess Romer, Ministry Assistant jromer@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Mallory Sides Administrative Assistant, Music and Arts Canterbury Choir Director msides@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Brandon Terry Pastoral Intern and IT Director bterry@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Clifton Tippins, Assistant Youth Director ctippins@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Gregory Trent Assistant Director of Maintenance gtrent@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Pam Turley Finance and Accounting Manager pturley@firstpresaugusta.org, ext Meghann Williams, Hope for Augusta Art Program Coordinator meghann@hopeforaugusta.org Erica Wright, Youth Intern ewright@firstpresaugusta.org, ext

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 30's, single or married Greene Street Building Young Married Young married couples Eve Room Single Adults For those in their 30s Telfair Room Student Families Parents of elementary high school students Letchford Hall Cornerstone Parents of college students and older St. Andrew's Hall Covenanters Empty-Nesters Geneva Room Trinity Those with grandchildren and older Adult Classroom Greeters These elders are greeting you during the month of March: 8:30 a.m. Cliff Eckles, Stan Smith, Dan Boone, Mike Harris, Charlie Green 11 a.m. Matt Aitken, Gene Betts, Chip Fisher, Ashley Paulk, Tom Harley 6:30 p.m. Matt Aitken, Gene Betts, Dan Boone, Robert Campbell, Jim Carroll 20