Sunday October 5, 2025
Rev. Ray Thomas
Kathy Turk, Liturgist
†CALL TO WORSHIP: (Psalm 100)
One: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth
All: Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing.
One: Know that the Lord is God.
All: It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
One: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name.
All: For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
†OPENING HYMN: Blue # 263 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ”
CALL TO CONFESSION:
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
Lord our God, you are more ready to forgive our sins than we are to name them. You so loved the world that you sent your only Son, that we may have life through him. We confess that we have given time, energy, and attention elsewhere. We come to you drained and disillusioned from following other paths and powers whose promises come up empty. We’ve put you on hold, even as your loving kindness beckons us home. Forgive us our sins. Restore us as faithful disciples, following and honoring Jesus Christ, our Savior. Hear us now as we confess our sins silently, trusting your mercy.
SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION: In Jesus’ name, Amen.
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS:
†PASSING OF THE PEACE:
†CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE: Blue# 579 “Gloria Patri”
TIME FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN:
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:
Guide us, O God, by your Word and Spirit, that in your light our journeys are illuminated, in your truth we are set free, and in your will we discover the peace that lasts. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS: Deuteronomy 30: 11-14 Mark 12: 41-44
One: This is the word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE: “Blessed, Broken, Given”
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: Blue pg. 14 “The Apostles’ Creed”
SPECIAL MUSIC
CALL FOR GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS:
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER:
†CLOSING HYMN: Blue # 389 “O Jesus, I Have Promised”
†BENEDICTION:
†MUSICAL DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING: “Let There Be Peace on Earth”
One: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth
All: Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing.
One: Know that the Lord is God.
All: It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
One: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name.
All: For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
†OPENING HYMN: Blue # 263 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ”
CALL TO CONFESSION:
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
Lord our God, you are more ready to forgive our sins than we are to name them. You so loved the world that you sent your only Son, that we may have life through him. We confess that we have given time, energy, and attention elsewhere. We come to you drained and disillusioned from following other paths and powers whose promises come up empty. We’ve put you on hold, even as your loving kindness beckons us home. Forgive us our sins. Restore us as faithful disciples, following and honoring Jesus Christ, our Savior. Hear us now as we confess our sins silently, trusting your mercy.
SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION: In Jesus’ name, Amen.
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS:
†PASSING OF THE PEACE:
†CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE: Blue# 579 “Gloria Patri”
TIME FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN:
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:
Guide us, O God, by your Word and Spirit, that in your light our journeys are illuminated, in your truth we are set free, and in your will we discover the peace that lasts. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS: Deuteronomy 30: 11-14 Mark 12: 41-44
One: This is the word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE: “Blessed, Broken, Given”
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: Blue pg. 14 “The Apostles’ Creed”
SPECIAL MUSIC
CALL FOR GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS:
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER:
†CLOSING HYMN: Blue # 389 “O Jesus, I Have Promised”
†BENEDICTION:
†MUSICAL DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING: “Let There Be Peace on Earth”