Order of Worship – July 13, 2025
10:00 Pre-Service Prayer with the Elders
10:15 Pre-Service Gathering and Fellowship
10:30 Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Revelation 19:5
And from the throne came a voice saying,
“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
you who fear him,
small and great.”
Prayer of Invocation
♫ Come Praise And Glorify
♫ All Creatures Of Our God And King
Scripture Reading
Luke 1:67-80
67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
♫ Reformation Hymn
♫ Holy Holy Holy
Unison Reading of The Word Made Flesh
We confess the mystery and wonder
of God made flesh
and rejoice in our great salvation
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
With the Father and the Holy Spirit,
the Son created all things,
sustains all things, and makes all things new.
Truly God, He became truly man,
two natures in one person.
He was born of the Virgin Mary
and lived among us.
Crucified, dead, and buried,
He rose on the third day,
ascended to heaven, and will come again
in glory and judgment.
For us, He kept the Law,
atoned for sin, and satisfied God’s wrath.
He took our filthy rags
and gave us His righteous robe.
He is our Prophet, Priest, and King,
building His church, interceding for us,
and reigning over all things.
Jesus Christ is Lord;
we praise His holy Name forever. Amen.
Children’s message
Pastoral Prayer
Sermon from God’s Word
Ephesians 1:12-14
Ruling Elder Tim Stickel
Ephesians 1:12-14
12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Confession of Sin
Luke 1:67-80
67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
♫ Reformation Hymn
♫ Holy Holy Holy
Unison Reading of The Word Made Flesh
We confess the mystery and wonder
of God made flesh
and rejoice in our great salvation
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
With the Father and the Holy Spirit,
the Son created all things,
sustains all things, and makes all things new.
Truly God, He became truly man,
two natures in one person.
He was born of the Virgin Mary
and lived among us.
Crucified, dead, and buried,
He rose on the third day,
ascended to heaven, and will come again
in glory and judgment.
For us, He kept the Law,
atoned for sin, and satisfied God’s wrath.
He took our filthy rags
and gave us His righteous robe.
He is our Prophet, Priest, and King,
building His church, interceding for us,
and reigning over all things.
Jesus Christ is Lord;
we praise His holy Name forever. Amen.
Children’s message
Pastoral Prayer
Sermon from God’s Word
Ephesians 1:12-14
Ruling Elder Tim Stickel
Ephesians 1:12-14
12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Confession of Sin
Assurance of Pardon
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Closing Song
♫ Lord Most High
Benediction
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5–6
♫ Lord Most High
Benediction
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5–6