10 a.m. June 13, 2021 ORDER OF WORSHIP

WELCOME

CALL TO WORSHIP

*SONGS OF WORSHIP & PRAISE Battle Belongs Brian Johnson | Phil Wickham When all I see is the battle You see my victory When all I see is a mountain You see a mountain moved And as I walk through the shadow Your love surrounds me There’s nothing to fear now For I am safe with You

So when I fight I’ll fight on my knees With my hands lifted high O God the battle belongs to You And every fear I lay at Your feet I’ll sing through the night O God the battle belongs to You

And if You are for me Who can be against me For Jesus there’s nothing Impossible for You When all I see are the ashes You see the beauty When all I see is a cross God You see the empty tomb

(An) Almighty Fortress You go before us Nothing can stand against The power of our God You shine in the shadows You win every battle Nothing can stand against The power of our God

O God the battle belongs to You

Always Jason Ingram | Kristian Stanfill My foes are many They rise against me But I will hold my ground I will not fear the war I will not fear the storm My help is on the way My help is on the way

Oh my God He will not delay My refuge and strength always I will not fear His promise is true My God will come through always Always

Trouble surrounds me Chaos abounding My soul will rest in You I will not fear the war I will not fear the storm My help is on the way My help is on the way

I lift my eyes up My help comes from the Lord I lift my eyes up My help comes from the Lord (REPEAT)

Oh my God He will not delay My refuge and strength always always

WELCOMING OUR NEW COVENANT PARTNERS

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed Do you believe in God the Father? I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descend- ed to the dead. On the third day He rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and He will come to judge the living and the dead.

Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? 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.

IChildren who have completed 3K through 5K are invited to go with a worship caregiver to attend Children’s Church. If this is your child’s first visit to Children’s Church, we encourage you to walk with them. They will receive their own message in the preschool pod in the Education Building. Parents, please plan to pick up your children at the Tower entrance at the conclusion of today’s service.

PRAYER FOR GOD’S PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER Dr. Darryl Evans GOD’S TITHES & OUR OFFERINGS Offertory ’Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus (Trust In Jesus) Louisa M. R. Stead William James Kirkpatrick ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus Just to take Him at His word Just to rest upon His promise Just to know thus saith the Lord

Jesus Jesus how I trust Him How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er Jesus Jesus precious Jesus O for grace to trust Him more

O how sweet to trust in Jesus Just to trust His cleansing blood Just in simple faith to plunge me ’Neath the healing cleansing flood

Yes ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus Just from sin and self to cease Just from Jesus simply taking Life and rest and joy and peace

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee Precious Jesus Savior Friend And I know that Thou art with me Wilt be with me to the end

SERMON Dr. Darryl Evans The Widow & the Judge Luke 18:1-8

“And He told them a parable that they must always pray and not lose heart.” — Luke 18:1

SONG OF RESPONSE *10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) Jonas Myrin | Matt Redman Bless the Lord O my soul O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before O my soul I’ll worship Your holy name

The sun comes up it’s a new day dawning It’s time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes

You’re rich in love and You’re slow to anger Your name is great and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find

And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore

Worship Your holy name Lord I’ll worship Your holy name Sing like never before O my soul I’ll worship Your holy name Worship Your holy name Worship Your holy name

*BENEDICTION

This morning’s worship is led by Dr. Darryl Evans, Senior Pastor and Head of Staff Rev. Chris Handley, Associate Pastor Praise Team Vic Rockhill, leader, guitar and vocals Curt Boswell, bass Ed Clements, guitar Sallyann Frost, vocals Stone Martin, keys and vocals Austin Patterson, drums

*Congregation is invited to stand if able.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Flowers today are given in loving memory of John W. Jones Jr. and John F. (Jay) Jones by Betty Jones Bell and their family.

Welcome back! As we increasingly return to in-person worship, we encourage wearing name tags. It can make it easier to recognize each other as we wear masks.

Following CDC guidelines we are allowing those fully vaccinated Covenant Partners to remove their masks while on church campus. We continue to encourage “safe seating.” In accordance with Florence School District 1, parents can decide whether their children wear masks. Thank you all for your patience this past year. We are delighted we are getting back closer to normal. Blessings, the Session.

Welcome guests! We would like to be in touch with you so please either text Darryl Evans (704- 773-1901) or Chris Handley (843-229-0966), or sign in the Friendship Pad at the end of the pew. Glad you’re with us today!

Lord, Hear Our Prayer: Members in need of prayer include Alexis Morris and family on the sud- den loss of her sister; Kathy Hatfield and Debbie Wilson on the loss of their father; and Debbie Harwell for a health condition.

Blood Drive: The Red Cross Blood Drive will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall. If you would like to donate or volunteer with check-in, register online at redcrossblood.org. Welcome our new Covenant Partners

Jim and Laura Berton moved to Florence in November after being away from South Carolina for 40 years. They met in college when he was at The Citadel and she was at the College of Charleston. They have lived in Nebraska and Ashland, Kentucky, where they were members of Christ Presbyterian Church in Huntington, West Virginia.

Sally King is a lifelong Florentine. She Eliza Spencer was raised in Hartsville and is a started coming to First Presbyterian graduate of Presbyterian College. She has worked at Church in January 2019. She was up- ADP in Florence for eight years, but has only lived lifted by the friendliness of the Cov- in Florence for two. After postponing their wedding enant Partners. She said she felt the due to COVID-19, Eliza and Rhett Spencer III were Holy Spirit that day and decided she married in April 2020 in Rhett’s parents’ backyard. wanted to become a member. Having attended many services with the Spencers at First Presbyterian, Eliza is excited to officially join as a Covenant Partner. VSB Meeting: Please join us for a Vacation Bible School meeting today in the Lawson-Rain Chapel immediately following our Combined Worship Service. This meeting is for anyone involved with VBS (leaders, helpers, youth, etc.). The meeting will be short (30 minutes max) to get our ducks in a row, answer last-minute questions, hand out bags to leaders, as well as some updated handouts for leader notebooks. Childcare will be provided during the meeting.

ServeFLO / Clean-Up Day: First Presbyterian Church, along with several other churches, are teaming up June 26 to collect discarded furniture on city streets, per a request from Florence City Council. In some neighborhoods, discarded furniture is problematic. If you would like to assist, contact Chris Handley or Richard Genoble, [email protected] or rgenoble@ aikenandco.com. Trucks and trailers are needed, as well.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SUNDAY, JUNE 13 NEW COVENANT PARTNERS JOIN 10:00 AM Combined Worship Service 11:00 AM VBS Leader and Helper Training: Lawson-Rain Chapel 11:15 AM Officer Training: Jenkins Fellowship Hall

MONDAY, JUNE 14 5:30 PM Stretch Your Faith 7:00 PM Men’s Bible Study: Welcome Center

TUESDAY, JUNE 15 7:00 AM Men’s Prayer Breakfast: Bazen’s Restaurant 1:00 PM Blood Drive: Fellowship Hall 6:30 PM Board of Deacons

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 6:00 PM Youth 6:30 PM Praise Team Rehearsal

THURSDAY, JUNE 17 7:00 AM Men’s Bible Study: Room 202 10:30 AM Prayer Group: LR 1:00 PM Bible Study: Zoom

SUNDAY, JUNE 20 10:00 AM Combined Worship Service