Worship Bulletin

November 23, 2025

WE GATHER TOGETHER FOR WORSHIP

Hello

Thanks And Praise

We are here together
To lift our hearts as one
We’re in our Father’s presence
His Spirit is with us

It is good to lift the name
Of the Lord our God
It is right to give Him thanks and praise
For His heart is overflowing with love for us
And His mercy we can never contain

And each and every morning
We’ll tell of His great love
Of all His faithful mercies
And all that He has done

For who can match His kindness
And who can count His works
Oh let our praise continue
‘Til evening comes in close

Glory, honor, wisdom, pow’r and strength
To our Savior, Jesus, worthy of all praise

WE HEAR GOD’S STORY IN OUR LIVES

Scripture Reading: Luke 1: 67-80/ Linda O'Neal

Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke this prophecy: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us. Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins. By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.

Joy In The Morning/ Chancel Choir

Sermon/ Chaplain Russell LaGrone

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 wonderous works
To tell Your mighty deeds
To join the everlasting 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

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
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

WE GIVE BACK TO GOD AND OTHERS

Blessing of Our Tithes and Offerings

The Old Rugged Cross

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross
The emblem of suff’ring and shame
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain

Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world
Has a wonderous attraction for me
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross
Till my trophies at last I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged cross
And exchange it someday for a crown

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true
Its shame and reproach gladly bear
Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away
Where His glory forever I’ll share

In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever
Till my ransomed soul shall find
Rest beyond the river

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God all creatures here below
Alleluia, alleluia
Praise God the source of all our gifts
Praise Jesus Christ whose power uplifts
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

WE OFFER OUR PRAYERS TO GOD

Time Of Prayer

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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Affirmation Of Faith

I believe in God the Father Almighty
Maker of heaven and earth

And in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
The third day he rose from the dead;
He ascended into heaven
And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The holy catholic church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body,
And the life everlasting. Amen.

WE GO OUT TO LIVE AS GOD’S PEOPLE

Lead On Good Shepherd

Well, I’ve been turned ‘round
But I’ve never been lost
Seen the water get troubled
But we walked across
When my knees were shaking, You held my hand
Turning my problems to a promised land

Lead on Good Shepherd
I’ll follow all my days
There ain’t nothing sweeter
Than to watch You make a way
You’ve walked me through the valley
But You never steered me wrong
So lead on, Good Shepherd, lead on

Seen some mighty deep canyons
That You brought me through
Seen some mighty big mountains
That just up and moved
Glory, glory hallelujah
Yeah, that’s my song
Walking with my Father, into the great unknown

Step by step, day by day
Lead me on Lord I pray
Road gets dark, walk by faith
Lead on Good Shepherd

Christian Benediction

Hear, O followers of Christ: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.
We will love the Lord our God with all our heart,
with all our soul, and with all our strength.
As Jesus taught, we will love our neighbors as ourselves:
showing mercy, seeking justice, walking humbly, and offering grace.
We will hold these words in our hearts and let them shape our lives.
We will teach them to our children, and speak of them in our homes
and wherever we go.
We will surround ourselves with reminders of God’s love—
in what we choose, in what we say, and in how we live.
For this is the way of Christ. This is the way of life.

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