MORE PEOPLE, MORE LIKE CHRIST
9:00AM/10:30AM Services
August 3, 2025
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, August 3, 2025 9:00AM & 10:30AM
PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: God calls us from the routines of life.
People: God calls us to observe the Sabbath and renew our strength in the Spirit of God.
Leader: The Lord calls out, “Comfort! O Comfort My People!”
People: We hear God’s call, and with all our hearts we respond, “Here I am, Lord”
Leader: Let us prepare our hearts for worship in prayer.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION
*HYMN Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Apostles’ Creed)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, The holy catholic church, The communion of saints, The forgiveness of sins, The resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.
*GLORY BE TO THE FATHER
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of grace, love and communion, we confess that we have failed to love You with all our heart, soul and mind; and to love our neighbor as ourselves. We ignore Your commandments, stray from Your ways and follow other gods. Have mercy on us. Forgive our sins and raise us to new life that we may serve You faithfully and give honor to Your holy name. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (1 John 1:9)
Leader: If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Therefore, let us assure one another of God’s pardon. All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
Spirit of God, speak once again through the Words of Scripture that our listening ears may hear Your voice. Help us to place Your Word in our minds, treasure it in our hearts, choose it with our wills, and live it through our bodies. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God!
CARING
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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.
Let Us Break Bread Together
OFFERTORY
The Lord’s My Shepherd
The Lord’s my shepherd; I’ll not want. He makes me down to lie in pastures green; he leadeth me the quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again, and me to walk doth make within the paths of righteousness, e’en for his own name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale, yet will I fear no ill; for thou art with me, and thy rod and staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast richly spread in presence of my foes; my head thou dost with oil anoint, and my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me, and in God’s house forevermore my dwelling place shall be.
*DOXOLOGY
OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
SCRIPTURE Psalm 23 Page 787 Pew Bible
SERMON
All who profess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and have been baptized are welcome to partake of the Lord’s Supper. Children who have been baptized and instructed in its meaning are also welcome to partake. There are gluten free options available at the usher stand. Please hold the bread, so that all may commune together, but drink the cup when served. Summer Choir
“The Lord Is My Shepherd” Rev. Jim Noble
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
GOING
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE Now unto Him
*POSTLUDE
