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Worship ServicesJune 29, 2014

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

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

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

To Our Guests,We especially welcome you today! More information about our church is available on our website at firstpresaugusta.org.

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 will be standing next to the pastor following the service.

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. 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 WorshipWe 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.

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.

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The Morning Services

The Meditation—Write Your Blessed Name ........................................................Scott

Theme: Parables—The Return of Christ

The Prelude—Love Each Other Deeply ...........................................................Handel

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

*Welcome and Announcements .......................................................Rev. Mike Phillips

†The Call to Worship ..............................................................................Psalm 96:9-13

Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.” The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it.

Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.

Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

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

Write your blessed name, O Lord, upon my heart,There to remain so indelibly engravedThat no prosperity, that no adversityShall move me from your love.Be to me a strong tower of defense,A comforter in tribulation, a deliverer in distress,And a faithful guide to the courts of heavenThrough the many temptations and dangers of this life.O Jesu, my only Savior!

The Women’s Choir

Words: Thomas a Kempis, 1380-1471 | Music: K. Lee Scott | ©1989 Hope Publishing Co.

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*†The Hymn of Praise—Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven .......................... Andrews

From Psalm 103 | Henry F. Lyte, 1834 | Tune: ©1930 G. Schirmer, Inc. | Mark Andrews, 1930

(Verses 1, 2, 4)

1.2.3.4.

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†The Invocation (Please lift hands)

The Sacrament of Baptism (11 a.m.) ......................................................Joseph Hart McBeeson of Anna and Joey McBee

Lucas Allen Recktenwaldson of Molly and Gary Recktenwald

The Sacrament of Baptism (8:30 a.m.) .............................................. Florence Payne Josephdaughter of Jennifer and Taylor Joseph

Henry Richardson Josephson of Jennifer and Taylor Joseph

The Response

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

*The Old Testament Lesson............................................................................ Hosea 2:14-20page 1397 in the pew Bible

The Response—Jesus Loves Me, This I Know ................................... Jesus Loves Me

(Sung by all)Jesus loves me, this I know,For the Bible tells me so.Little ones to him belong;They are weak but he is strong.

Jesus loves me, he who died,Heaven’s gates to open wide.He will wash away my sin;Let his little child come in.

Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!Yes, Jesus loves me!The Bible tells me so.

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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 ................................................... Ephesians 2:4-7But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

The Personal Confession of Sin (Please kneel if able to do so)

The Corporate Confession of Sin

Father and Creator, may your Spirit speak in me that I may speak to you. I am undeserving, but I look to your tender mercy. I am full of infirmities, wants, sins; you are full of grace. I confess my sin, my frequent sin, my willful sin; all my pow-ers of body and soul are defiled: a fountain of pollution is deep within my nature. Help me in all my doings to put down sin and to humble pride. Save me from the love of the world and the pride of life, from everything that is natural to fallen man. Enable me to never lose sight of the glory of Christ. Amen. adapted from the Valley of Vision

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The Offertory—The Power of Your Love ........................................................ Bullock

*Online giving is available at firstpresaugusta.org and at the giving kiosk

Words and Music: Geoff Bullock | ©1992 Word Music, LLC

Lord, I come to you; let my heart be changed, renewed,Flowing from the grace that I found in you.And Lord, I’ve come to know the weaknesses I see in meWill be stripped away by the power of your love.

Hold me close, let your love surround me.Bring me near, draw me to your side;And as I wait, I’ll rise up like the eagle,And I will soar with you; your Spirit leads me onIn the power of your love.

Lord, unveil my eyes; let me see you face to face,The knowledge of your love as you live in me.Lord, renew my mind, as your will unfolds in my lifeIn living every day by the power of your love.

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

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

And also with you.

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†The Hymn of Preparation—At the Name of Jesus .................................Wye Valley(All Verses; Children in pre-k through fourth grade exit at this time)

1.2.3.

Caroline M. Noel, 1870 | James Mountain, 1876

9For audio copies of today’s sermons, you may visit the Welcome Center or the church website at firstpresaugusta.org.

Sermon—The Blessedness of Preparedness ........................................ Rev. John Franks

The New Testament Lesson ............................................................Matthew 25:1-13

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

The Silent Prayers of God’s People

1. Distinction

3. Division

2. Delay

a. Mysterious

a. Prepared (Wise)

a. Blessedness of the Banquet

b. Preparedness

b. Unprepared (Foolish)

b. Barred from the Banquet

page 1540 in the pew Bible

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The Postlude—Rejoice Before the Lord .............................................................YoungPaul Roberts, Director of Music and Arts

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

1.2.3.

†The Hymn of Response—Christ Is Coming .....................................Regents Square(All Verses)

Words: John Ross Macduff, 1853 | Music: Henry Smart, 1867

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The Shorter Catechism, Question 12:

Q. What did God’s providence specifically do for man whom he created?

A. After the creation God made a covenant with man to give him life, if he perfectly obeyed; God told him not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil or he would die.

Theme: The Parables of Jesus

The Evening Service

Jazz Prelude—Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting

Call to Worship ................................................................................. Rev. John Franks

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†Song—The Sands of Time Are Sinking

Text: taken from the Trinity Psalter | ©1994 Crown and Covenant Publications | Music: Kevin Twit | ©1998 Kevin Twit Music

Mike Murphy, Worship Leader

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†Song—Great Are You Lord

Words and Music: Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan and David Leonard | ©2012 Integrity's Alleluia! Music | Open Hands Music | Sony/ATV Timber Publishing

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†Song—The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power

Words and Music: Andrae Crouch | ©1966 Manna Music, Inc.

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Reception of New Members

Evening Prayers

Offertory—Whom Shall I Fear?..............................................Tomlin, Cash and Cash

©2012 S.D.G Publishing | Sixsteps Songs | Worship Together Music | Alletrop Music | McTyeire Music

You hear me when I callYou are my morning songThough darkness fills the nightIt cannot hide the lightWhom shall I fearYou crush the enemy underneath my feetYou are my sword and shieldThough troubles linger stillWhom shall I fear

I know who goes before meI know who stands behindThe God of angel armies is always by my sideThe one who reigns foreverHe is a friend of mineThe God of angel armies is always by my side

My strength is in your nameFor you alone can saveYou will deliver meYours is the victoryWhom shall I fearWhom shall I fear

And nothing formed against me shall standYou hold the whole world in your handsI'm holding on to your promisesYou are faithfulYou are faithful

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†Song—Revelation Song

Words and Music: Jennie Lee Riddle | ©2004 Gateway Create Publishing

Children in pre-k through second grade exit at this time

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3. The Danger of Presumption—A Limited-time Offer

4. The Great Reversal—Insiders and Outsiders

2. The Narrow Door—His Way, Not Yours

Sermon —The Scandal of the Gospel .................................................. Rev. Jim KnightLuke 13:22-30

The Silent Prayers of God’s People

1. The Critical Question—His Destiny and Yours

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†Song—Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting

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Words: Jean Sophia Pigott | Arranged: David Hampton | ©1998 New Spring

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

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CLass CLass DesCription LoCation

College In college or of college age Murphy HallMCO Health care students Murphy HallYoung Adults For those in their 20s Murphy HallYoung Married Young married couples Eve RoomSingle Adults For those in their 30s Telfair RoomStudent Families Parents of elementary – high school students Letchford HallCornerstone Parents of college students and older St. Andrew's HallCovenanters “Empty-Nesters” Geneva RoomTrinity Those with grandchildren and older Adult Classroom

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.

8:30 a.m. Bruce Van Peursem, Mike Watts, Matt Pantsari, Skip Wiggins, Matt Willis11 a.m. Dale Martin, Byron Morris, David Whitcomb, Allen Pelletier, Jim Scarbrough6:30 p.m. Dale Martin, Byron Morris, Matt Pantsari, Allen Pelletier, Jim Scarbrough

GreetersThese elders are greeting you during the month of June: