Copy of Service for November 2, 2025

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Prelude

Call to Worship

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,

Who only does wondrous things!

19 And blessed be His glorious name forever!

And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.

Amen and Amen.

Psalm 72:18-19

Hymn # 441 Jesus Shall Reign

1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun

does his successive journeys run;

his kingdom stretch from shore to shore,

till moons shall wax and wane no more.

2 To him shall endless prayer be made,

and praises throng to crown his head;

his name, like sweet perfume, shall rise

with every morning sacrifice.

3 People and realms of every tongue

dwell on his love with sweetest song;

and infant voices shall proclaim

their early blessings on his name.

4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns;

the pris'ner leaps to lose his chains,

the weary find eternal rest,

and all the sons of want are blest.

5 Let every creature rise and bring

peculiar honors to our King,

angels descend with songs again,

and earth repeat the loud amen!

Call To Confession

And God spoke all these words, saying:

2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 You shall have no other gods before Me.

4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image...5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.

7 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

12 Honor your father and your mother.

13 You shall not murder.

14 You shall not commit adultery.

15 You shall not steal.

16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17 You shall not desire...anything that is your neighbor’s.

I acknowledged my sin to You,

And my iniquity I have not hidden.

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”

And You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You

In a time when You may be found.

Psalm 32:5–6 (NKJV)

Confession of Sins

Let us, therefore, confess our sin, saying together:

“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me... Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities” through Jesus your Son. Amen.

Word of Assurance

For as the heavens are high above the earth,

So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

As far as the east is from the west,

So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

As a father pities his children,

So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

Psalm 103:11–13 (NKJV)

Song of Renewal

Gracious God my heart renew,

Make my spirit right and true;

Cast me not away from thee,

Let thy Spirit dwell in me;

Thy salvation's joy impart.

Steadfast make my willing heart.

#486, stanza 5 (Ps 51:10-11)

Scripture Lesson: Ephesians 5:22-33

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Sermon

Hymn # 453 All Authority and Power

1 All authority and power,

every status and domain,

now belongs to him who suffered

our redemption to obtain;

Angels, demons, kings and rulers

Over all shall Jesus reign!

2 All the nations owe him worship,

every tongue shall call him Lord;

how are men to call upon him

if his name they have not heard?

Therefore go and make disciples,

preach his gospel, spread his word.

3 All the clear commands of Jesus

must be heeded and obeyed;

full provision for our weakness

in his teaching he has made;

in the Gospel words and symbols

saving truth to us conveyed.

4 All the time he will be with us,

always, to the end of days;

with his own believing people

who keep steadfast in his ways;

God the Father, Son, and Spirit

bless us and to him the praise!

Prayer of the Church 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.”

The Apostles’ Creed – page 845

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.

Hymn – Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery (1-3)

1 Come behold the wondrous myst’ry in the dawning of the King;

He the theme of heaven's praises Robed in frail humanity.

In our longing, in our darkness now the Light of Life has come;

Look to Christ who condescended Took on flesh to ransom us.

2 Come behold the wondrous myst’ry He the perfect Son of Man;

In His living, in His suffering Never trace nor stain of sin.

See the true and better Adam Come to save the hellbound man;

Christ the great and sure fulfillment Of the law; in Him we stand.

3 Come behold the wondrous myst’ry, Christ the Lord upon the tree;

In the stead of ruined sinners Hangs the Lamb in victory.

See the price of our redemption, see the Father's plan unfold;

Bringing many sons to glory, Grace unmeasured, love untold.

The Lord’s Supper

Hymn – Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery (4)

4 Come behold the wondrous myst’ry Slain by death the God of life;

but no grave could e'er restrain Him, Praise the Lord, He is alive!

What a foretaste of deliv’rance, How unwavering our hope;

Christ in power resurrected As we will be when He comes.

Benediction