Service for June 8, 2025

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Welcome

Prelude – To the Praise of His Glorious Grace

Call to Worship

Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!

Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

2 For the Lord Most High is awesome;

He is a great King over all the earth.

Psalm 47:1-2

Hymn # 179 Hallelujah! Thine the Glory

1 We praise thee, O God!

for the days of our youth,

for the bright lamp that shineth —

the Word of thy truth.

Refrain:

Hallelujah! thine the glory,

hallelujah! we sing;

hallelujah! thine the glory,

our praise now we bring.

2 We praise thee, O God!

for the Son of thy love,

for Jesus who died

and is now gone above. [Refrain]

3 We praise thee, O God!

for thy Spirit of light,

who has shown us our Savior

and scattered our night. [Refrain]

4 All glory and praise

to the Lamb that was slain,

who has borne all our sins and

has cleansed ev'ry stain! [Refrain]

Call To Confession

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For,

“Whoever would love life and see good days

must keep their tongue from evil

and their lips from deceitful speech.

They must turn from evil and do good;

they must seek peace and pursue it.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous

and his ears are attentive to their prayer,

but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

1 Peter 3:8–12 citing Psalm 34:12-16 (NIV):

Confession of Sins

Let us pray to the Lord confessing our sin, saying together:

Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord;

may your love and faithfulness always protect me.

For troubles without number surround me;

my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.

They are more than the hairs of my head,

and my heart fails within me.

Be pleased to save me, Lord;

come quickly, Lord, to help me.

Psalm 40:11–13 (NIV)

Word of Comfort

As we are weary and burdened by our sin and our troubles, our Lord Jesus says to us:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28–30 (NIV)

Song of Renewal

Jesus! I do now receive him,

more than all in him I find;

he hath granted me forgiveness,

I am his, and he is mine.

Hallelujah! what a Savior!

Hallelujah, what a Friend!

Saving, helping, keeping, loving,

he is with me to the end.

Trinity Hymnal # 498, stanza 5

Scripture Lesson: Ephesians 4:1-6

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Sermon

Hymn # 644 May the Mind of Christ My Savior

1 May the mind of Christ my Savior

live in me from day to day,

by his love and pow'r controlling

all I do and say.

2 May the Word of God dwell richly

in my heart from hour to hour,

so that all may see I triumph

only through his pow'r.

3 May the peace of God my Father

rule my life in everything,

that I may be calm to comfort

sick and sorrowing.

4 May the love of Jesus fill me

as the waters fill the sea;

him exalting, self abasing,

this is victory.

5 May his beauty rest upon me

as I seek the lost to win,

and may they forget the channel,

seeing only him.

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.”

Hymn # 274 Thine Be the Glory

1 Thine be the glory, risen, conqu'ring Son;

endless is the vict'ry thou o’er death hast won;

angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,

kept the folded grave clothes where thy body lay.

Refrain:

Thine be the glory, risen conqu'ring Son;

endless is the vict'ry thou o’er death hast won.

2 Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;

lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom;

let the church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing;

for her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting. [Refrain]

3 No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life;

life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife;

make us more than conqu'rors, thro' thy deathless love;

bring us safe thro' Jordan to thy home above. [Refrain]

Benediction