Sunday Services, May 17
10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Livestreaming Services
YouTube | FPC Website
We are livestreaming our Sunday morning worship service at 10 a.m. and our evening service at 6:30 p.m. You are invited to watch from your homes at those times, so that even remotely, our hearts can be joined in worship together.
If you are unable to watch live, recordings of the services will be available on our website and on YouTube. We would love to see photos of you gathering for worship in your homes. If you post a photo to Facebook tag our page, First Presbyterian Church of Augusta or on Instagram tag @firstpresaugusta in your posts and stories. Please also use the hashtags #firstpresaugusta, #fpcaugusta, or #FPCATrustsInJesus as well. Make sure to follow us on social media!
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Hearons on Vacation
Pastor Hearon and his family are away this weekend. Please ask the Lord to provide them with relaxation, rejuvenation, and happy memory-making moments.
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Children’s Worship Resources
Children's Ministry Parent Resources Page
Each week, the Children’s Ministry team prepares a “Kids Worship Companion Guide” to help parents prepare their families for Sunday worship. The guide includes helpful resources for parents and fantastic resources for children, including videos, printable resources, and more for children from age 2 through fifth grade for morning and evening worship. Please click on the link for this week’s guide. Visit the Children’s Ministry Parent Resource page for these and more resources.
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New Morning Sermon Series
The Resurrection Changes Everything!
After Jesus’ ascension, the disciples are told that they would carry the
message of healing and hope in the gospel to the ends of the earth. Jesus
instructed them to wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit that would
spread the resurrection power of heaven to the ends of the earth. This
series follows our three-year study in the Gospel of Luke and will focus
on how the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the coming of the Holy
Spirit shaped the theology, hearts, and actions of the early Church in
their obedience to Christ’s command to “Make Disciples of All Nations.”
Beginning in the book of Acts, we will look at major passages in the New
Testament that help us see how The Resurrection Changes Everything.
New Evening Summer Sermon Series
Persevering Faith: Ancient Witnesses to a Future Hope
This summer, we will further explore the stories of ordinary saints, as
specified in Hebrews 11, who demonstrated extraordinary belief in the
unseen promises of God. Through God’s gift of faith, these Old Testament
believers were commended for exemplifying faithful obedience and
enduring trust in God, in the midst of hardship and persecution. By God’s
preserving grace, we too will live by faith and persevere to the end, as we
fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
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Please plan to attend the virtual Missionary Prayer Hour next Sunday at 5 p.m. via Zoom as we pray for missionaries serving around the world, including those sent out by us, and missionaries serving in very hard places in these very hard times. Email missions@firstpresaugusta.org to receive the Zoom login link.
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ThisWeek@FirstPres
YouTube | FPC Website
Wednesdays at Noon
Make sure to join us for our live weekly broadcast on Wednesdays of ThisWeek@FirstPres when our pastors will share a short devotional, a time of prayer, and helpful information for these extraordinary times. If you miss the livestream on Wednesday, you can watch it later on YouTube or our church website.
View Past Videos »
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Prayer & Praise
7 p.m. | Facebook Live
Sign on to Facebook at 7 p.m. this Wednesday for a Prayer and Praise service led by Kirk Sauers. Go to our Facebook page to request your favorite hymn or worship song.
View Past Videos »
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Sign Up Today for Summer Study
It is not too late to sign up for discussion groups for A Heart Set Free. In this season of global crisis and uncertainty, our need for hope has never been greater. Christina Fox, licensed counselor and Women’s Ministry Advisor, is a skilled guide through lament to hope in her book, A Heart Set Free: The Journey to Hope through the Psalms of Lament. She invites us to vulnerability, transparency and trust, particularly when life is hard. Through the pages of this study, we are invited into conversation and immersed in Scripture all while cultivating an abiding hope. The content is rich enough for the seasoned student, yet light enough for summer enrichment. Groups are available at various days and times. We eagerly look forward to a rich time in God’s Word as we study and fellowship together in our virtual discussion groups! Register today!
Books may be purchased on Amazon (Kindle version only) and through Westminster Seminary Online Bookstore (paperback).
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Generous Giving
We are grateful for your gifts!
Thank you for how generously you are giving during this time of many uncertainties. We encourage you to continue giving as you would during regular Sunday morning worship gatherings. Please pray that the Lord would allow us all to continue with faithful giving during this crisis.
There are several ways to give:
- Online giving. You can give online through our website. From our home page, click on Give in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
- Church app. You can also give through our church app, which can be downloaded through Google Play or the Apple Store by searching for First Presbyterian Augusta.
- Text Giving. It’s easy to give through text message. Watch this video to learn how. Text GIVE and a dollar amount to 706.550.6813 to give to the general church ministries.
- U.S. Mail. If you would like to send a check to the church, the correct mailing address for our office is 615 Telfair Street, Augusta, GA 30901.
- Stock Donations. If you would like to donate stock to the church, please contact Pam Turley, pturley@firstpresaugusta.org, for information. Pam can also provide information on how you can give gifts of real estate or bequests to the church.
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Generous Giving Update
Year-to-Date Budget Goal ...........................$1,665,793
Year-to-Date Giving......................................$1,566,475
Year-to-Date Budget Position.........................($99,318)
Percentage over 2019 Giving................................1.0%
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