August 24, 2025
PRELUDE
Call to Worship from Psalm 93
Pastor: The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty and armed
with strength.
People: The world is firmly established. It cannot be moved.
The Lord has put on strength as his belt.
Pastor: Your throne was established long ago; You are from
all eternity. The seas have lifted up their voice, O Lord
People: The seas have lifted up their pounding waves,
mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea!
Pastor: The Lord on high is mighty! Your statutes stand firm;
Holiness adorns Your house for endless days, O Lord!
All: The Lord on high is mighty! Amen. ◆
PRAYER of INVOCATION From Ezekiel 34:11-14
SONG of ADORATION “Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord)”
You made the starry hosts; You traced the mountain peaks
You paint the evening sky with wonders
The earth, it is Your throne, from desert to the sea;
All nature testifies Your splendor
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord
Sing His greatness, all creation
Praise the Lord, raise your voice,
You heights and all you depths,
From furthest east to west
. . . Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
You reached into the dust; in love, Your Spirit breathed
You formed us in Your very likeness
To know Your wondrous works, to tell Your mighty deeds
To join the everlasting chorus . . .
CHORUS
Let symphonies resound
Let drums and choirs ring out
All heaven hear the sound of worship
Let every nation bring
Its honors to the King
A roar of harmonies eternal
… You distant burning stars
All creatures near and far
From sky to sea to shore, sing out forevermore!
Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord.
Boswell / Papa ©2020 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) CCLI #7161130
Confession and Assurance
READING of GOD’S LAW
Hear God’s Law, His Will for Your Life, from Rom 12 and James 4
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect . . .
Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us?” But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God. ◆
PRAYER of CONFESSION John Wesley
O merciful Father, regard not what we have done against You, but what our blessed Savior has done for us. Regard not what we have made ourselves, but what He is made unto us of You our God.
O that Christ may be to every one of our souls, wisdom and righteousness, sanctification, and redemption! That His precious blood may cleanse us from all our sins; and that the Holy Spirit may renew and sanctify our souls.
May He crucify our flesh with its affections and lusts, and mortify all our members which are upon earth.
O let not sin reign in our mortal bodies, that we should obey its lusts, but being made free from sin, let us be the servants of righteousness. Amen.◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON from Rom. 8:34 and 2 Cor. 5:17
Hear the good news:
Christ died for us, Christ rose for us,
Christ reigns in power for us,
Christ prays for us.
Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation.
The old life has gone; a new life has begun.
Believe the good news of the Gospel:
In Jesus Christ you are forgiven.
Thanks be to God! Amen. ◆
SONG of RESPONSE “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” CH#393
Life of Worship
PROFESSION of FAITH Westminster #1, 3, 24
Leader: What is the chief end of man?
All: Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him
forever.
Leader: What rule has God given to direct us how we may
glorify and enjoy Him?
All: The Word of God—which is contained in the
Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments—is the
only sufficient and certain rule to direct us how we
may glorify and enjoy Him.
Leader: How does Christ give us the ability to fulfill this end?
All: Christ, our Redeemer, is a Prophet, Priest, and
King. As a Prophet, He reveals to us the will of God
for our salvation. As a Priest, He offered Himself as
a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice and to reconcile
us to God. And as a King, He subdues us to Him-
self, rules and defends us, and conquers all His and
our enemies. Amen.◆
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY CH#815
PRAYER of DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
PASSING of the PEACE
(Children age 3 through grade 5 may go to Judson Kids.)
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
OUR LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father which 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. ◆
Ministry of the Word
SONG Crown Him with Many Crowns” CH #45
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION
Gracious Lord, like Nicodemus, we come to the Word with many questions. Like the Pharisees, we can be captivated by correctness, intent on mastering it, rather than being subject to it. As we open Your word, Spirit of God, do not let our desire for information dominate our need for transformation. Let us hear the word and be moved to greater faith and obedience. Amen.◆
SCRIPTURE READING John 6:1-13 p. 1059
SERMON “12 Baskets of Excess” Pastor Zach
SONG of DEPARTURE “Glory Be to the Father”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
