Service for November 16, 2025

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Prelude

Call to Worship

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!

Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalm 96:1

Hymn # 62 Sing to the Lord, Sing His Praise

1 Sing to the Lord, sing his praise, all you peoples,

new be your song as new honors you pay;

sing of his majesty, bless him forever,

show his salvation from day to day.

2 Tell of his wondrous works, tell of his glory,

till through the nations his name is revered;

praise and exalt him, for he is almighty;

God over all let the Lord be feared.

3 Vain are the heathen gods, idols and helpless;

God made the heav'ns, and his glory they tell;

honor and majesty shine out before him,

beauty and strength in his temple dwell.

4 Give unto God most high glory and honor,

come with your off'rings and humbly draw near;

in holy beauty now worship Jehovah,

tremble before him with godly fear.

5 Make all the nations know God reigns forever;

earth is established as he did decree;

righteous and just is the King of the nations,

judging the people with equity.

6 Let heav'n and earth be glad; waves of the ocean,

forest and field, exultation express;

for God is coming, the Judge of the nations,

coming to judge in his righteousness.

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)

Baptism – Aria Danielle Sekora

Scripture Lesson: Ephesians 6:5-9

5 Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; 6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.

9 And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

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 # 355 We Are God’s People

1 We are God's people, the chosen of the Lord,

Born of His Spirit, established by His Word;

Our cornerstone is Christ alone,

And strong in Him we stand:

O let us live transparently

And walk heart to heart and hand in hand.

2 We are God’s loved ones, the Bride of Christ our Lord,

For we have known it, the love of God outpoured;

Now let us learn how to return

The gift of love once given:

O let us share each joy and care,

And live with a zeal that pleases heav’n.

3 We are the Body of which the Lord is Head,

Called to obey Him, now risen from the dead;

He wills us be a family,

Diverse yet truly one:

O let us give our gifts to God,

And so shall his work on earth be done.

4 We are a temple, the Spirit’s dwelling place,

Formed in great weakness, a cup to hold God’s grace;

We die alone, for on its own

Each member loses fire:

Yet joined in one the flame burns on

To give warmth and light, and to inspire.

Benediction