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Worship ServicesDecember 8, 2013

8:30 and 11 a.m.

Second Sunday of Advent

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To Our Guests,We especially welcome you today! More information about our church is available in our Welcome Center or on our website, firstpresaugusta.org.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 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 equipped with audio located beside Nursery 1. Ushers are available to direct you.Spiritual CareIf you would like to speak to someone about what it means to know Jesus Christ or if you have any spiritual need or question, please use one of the prayer cards in the attendance pad folder to contact a pastor. Our church elders are also available to speak with you. An elder will be standing next to the pastor following the service.

Additional Seating Additional seating for morning and evening worship services is available each week in St. Andrew’s Hall.

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

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.

The Advent Wreath CelebrationEach Sunday during the Advent season we light a candle in our morning services and read the corresponding Scripture so that we may focus our attention on Jesus and glorify him. We use three purple candles representing Hope, Love and Peace, and a pink candle representing the Joy that is ours because of Christ’s coming into the world and into our hearts and lives. The white candle in the center of the wreath is lit on Christmas Day and represents the birth of Jesus. This tradition, dating back to A.D. 600, reminds us that the center of the Church and the center of our Christmas celebration is Christ Jesus.

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Morning Services

The Meditation—Alleluia! Rejoice! The Lord Shall Come .................... arr. Liebergen

Theme: International King

The Prelude—When the Savior, Jesus Christ, Was Born ...............................Dandrieu

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

*Welcome and Announcements..........................................................Rev. John Barrett

†The Call to Worship ................................................................................Psalm 67:1-3May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us,that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.

May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.

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

O come, O come, Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel.That mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.Alleluia! Rejoice! The Lord shall come on earth to dwell.Alleluia! Rejoice! God will bless us with joy! Noel!Sing we Noel! Sing we Noel! Sing! He shall come! Sing! He shall come!The holy Child, small, meek and mild! Emmanuel!

The Chancel Choir; Amy Turner, director; Hyangbin Choi, piano

Words: 9th century Latin hymn | Additional text: Patrick Liebergen | Music arr. Patrick Liebergen | ©2012 Choristers Guild

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*†The Hymn of Praise—Joy to the World .............................................................. Antioch

Based on Psalm 98 | George Frederick Handel, 1742 | Isaac Watts, 1719

(Verses 1, 2, 4)

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The Lighting of the Advent Candle—Peace

8:30 a.m. ............................................................Mallory and Caleb Click;Becky and Clifton Tippins

11 a.m. .............................................................. Hillary and Wayne Millar; Aiden, Gabriel, Amanda, James, Andrew, Audrey, Catherine, Christian

†The Invocation (Please lift hands)

†The Advent Response ................................................ Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

(Sung by All)Hark! The herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King;Peace on earth, and mercy mild,God and sinners reconciled!”Joyful, all ye nations rise,Join the triumph of the skies;With th’angelic host proclaim,“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hail the heav’nly Prince of Peace!Hail the Sun of Righteousness!Light and life to all he brings,Ris’n with healing in his wings.Mild he lays his glory by,Born that man no more may die.Born to raise the sons of earth,Born to give them second birth.

The Response

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

*The New Testament Lesson ............................................................. Revelation 7:9-12page 1921 in the pew Bible

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The Corporate Confession of Sin

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

The Assurance of Pardoning Grace ...................................................... 1 Peter 1:9-10But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

God in heaven, you are good beyond all thought, but I am vile, wretched, miserable, and blind. My lips are ready to confess, but my heart is slow to feel and my ways hesitant to improve. I bring my soul to you; break it, wound it, bend it, and mold it. Unmask sin’s deformity to me that I may hate it, abhor it, and flee from it. Work in me a more profound and abiding repentance. Give me the fullness of godly grief that trembles and fears. May I see more clearly through the tears of repentance the brightness and glories of the saving cross of Jesus. adapted from The Valley of Vision

†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.

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The Offertory—Mary Sat A-Rockin’ .................................................................Gilpin

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

Mary sat a-rockin’, rockin’ all night.Mary sat a-rockin’ her Baby.One dark night long ago,Born a Baby in a manger low.Many came from near and far,Following that yonder star!Precious gifts to the Baby, precious gifts now they bring,Precious gifts lay before him, precious gifts this newborn King.

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

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

And also with you.

Words and music: Greg Gilpin | ©2003 Shawnee Press

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Frank Houghton, 1894-1972 | French carol melody

†The Hymn of Preparation Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendor .................... Quelle Est Cette Coeur

(All Verses; Children in Pre-K through fourth grade exit at this time)

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1. Unjust Leaders (3:1-11)

a. Judges must be just

2. Just King (4:1-13)

a. Four Freedoms (4:1-5)

b. Two Oracles (4:6-13)

b. Prophets must tell the truth (3:5-8)

c. Rulers must defend the weak (3:9-11)

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

Sermon—The Just King .............................................................Dr. George Robertson

The Old Testament Lesson ................................................................Micah 3:1-4:13page 1443 in the pew Bible

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

The Silent Prayers of God’s People

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Rowland Hugh Pritchard, 1855 | St. 1-4 Charles Wesley | St. 2-3 Mark E. Hunt, 1978

(Verses 1, 3 before the Lord’s Supper; Verse 4 after the Lord’s Supper)†The Hymn of Response—Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus .....................Hyfrydol

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The Postlude—Glory to God in the Highest .................................................PergolesiPaul Roberts, Director of Music and Arts

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

The Lord’s Supper

Prayer of Great Thanksgiving

CCLI License Number 425646

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CLass CLass DesCription LoCation

College In college or of college age Murphy HallMCO Health care students St. Andrew’s HallYoung Adults For those in their 20s Murphy HallYoung Married Young married couples Young Married ClassroomSingle Adults For those in their 30s LibraryStudent Families Parents of elementary – high school students Letchford HallAdult Families Parents of college students and older Eve RoomCovenanters “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.

GreetersThese elders are greeting you during the month of December:

8:30 a.m. Gary Beaudreau, Charlie Green, Phin Hitchcock, Gerald Killian, Matt Pantsari11 a.m. Billy English, Mike Merwin, Byron Morris, Stan Smith, Bruce Van Peursem6:30 p.m. Charlie Green, Billy English, Mike Merwin, Mike Watts, Skip Wiggins