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April 1, 20188:30 and 11 a.m.

Easter Sunday

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

Flowers The sanctuary flowers are given this Resurrection Day to the glory of God

in celebration and praise of our risen Savior, Jesus Christ!

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.

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 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 to check in their children before they go to the nursery. Kiosks are available in the Children’s Lobby. The process is quick and easy, and volunteers are available to assist you.

Nursery Nurseries are provided for infants and toddlers during the worship service. 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.

Children’s WorshipChildren in pre-k and older will remain in the service with their parents, a special bulletin is available for them.

Additional Seating Please see ushers for additional overflow seating.

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The Morning Services

The Meditation—Glorious Risen Christ .....................................................Burke, Larson

Preaching Christ—Proved by the Resurrection

The Prelude

*Welcome and Announcements ................................................................Rev. John Franks

†The Call to Worship ....................................................................from Revelation 1:18Alleluia! Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One;

I was dead, and behold I am alive forever and ever!

Alleluia! Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Before the sun has arisen Mary mourned for the Lord alone,But the darkened tomb was an empty room; the Son of God was gone!

Glorious, risen Christ! Alive and robed in majesty!Yet the scars of the cross show the infinite cost,The miraculous gift of Christ’s love for us.

Mary heard his voice in the garden quietly calling her name.She could not believe, nor her mind conceive that Jesus was alive.

She reached for the hem of his garment, silent, astonished, she gazed;His feet were torn that Easter morn. She bowed before her Lord, amazed!

Chancel Choir Hyangbin Choi, piano; Lee Myers, director

Brass EnsembleJohn Wojcik, Dave Snider; trumpets

Steve Pruitt, Charles Smith, trombones, Dave Tucker, tuba

Words by David Burke | Music by Lloyd Larson | © 2009 Lorenz Publishing Co.

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

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*†The Hymn of Praise—Christ the Lord Is Risen Today ...........................Easter Hymn

Charles Wesley, 1739 | Lyra Davidica, 1708

(All Verses)

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†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

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†The Response—In Christ Alone (The Solid Rock) .......................Getty and Townend

Keith Getty and Stuart Townend | ©2002 Thank you Music | Arranged: Travis Cottrell, Paul Mills and Dan Galbraith | ©2004 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music

(All Verses)

1.2.3.4.

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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 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.

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

§The Corporate Confession of SinO Lord, I marvel that you purposed to become flesh so that you might be crucified, dead, and buried for me. The tomb calls forth my adoring wonder, for it is empty and you are risen! Grant me to die with you that I may rise to new life, for I wish to be as dead and buried to sin, to selfishness, to the world; that I might not hear the voice of the charmer, and might be delivered from his lusts. Purge me from selfishness, pride, the fear of man and the desire to be popular or accepted. Grant me to stand with my dying Savior, to be content, to be rejected, to be willing to hold to unpopular truths. Grant me more and more of the resurrection life. May it rule me, may I walk in its power and be strengthened through its influence. Amen.

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

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The Offertory—Risen Today ............................................................................ ForrestChancel Choir

Words: Lyra Davidica | Tune: Easter Hymn | Music by Dan Forrest | ©2011 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high! Alleluia! Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia! Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!Death in vain forbids his rise! Alleluia!Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!Dying once, he all doth save, Alleluia!Where thy victory, O grace, Alleluia! Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!Following our exalted Head! Alleluia!Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!!

**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.

‡ Children in pre-k through fourth grade will remain in the service with their parents.A special children’s bulletin is available from the ushers.**Online giving is available at firstpresaugusta.org.

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†The Hymn of Preparation—The Day of Resurrection ............................. Lancashire(All Verses)

John of Damascus, 8th century | Henry Smart, 1836

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Sermon—The Restoration of All Things ..........................................Rev. Mike Hearon

The New Testament Lesson .................................................................... Acts 2:23-41

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

The Silent Prayers of God’s People

1. Reasonableness

3. Repentance

2. Resurrection

page 1693 in the pew Bible

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

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Sermons are available on the church website at firstpresaugusta.org/resources/sermons.The Postlude—Crown Him with Many Crowns ...................................arr. Jeff Anderson

Brass Ensemble

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

John of Damascus, 8th cent. | Translation: John Masch Neale, 1853 | Arthur S. Sullivan, 1872

†The Hymn of Response—Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain ...................... St. Kevin(All Verses )

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GreetersThese elders are greeting you during the month of April:

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