May 25, 2025
Sixth Sunday of Easter
PRELUDE
Call to Worship Psalm 50:1-6
Pastor: The Mighty One, God
the Lord, speaks and
summons the earth,
People: From the rising of the
sun to the setting of
the same.
Pastor: Out of Zion, the
perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
People: Our God comes; he
does not keep silence;
before him is a
devouring fire, around
him a mighty tempest.
Pastor: He calls to the heavens
above and to the earth,
that he may judge his
people:
All: "Gather to me my
faithful ones, who
made a covenant with
me by sacrifice!" The
heavens declare
his righteousness, for
God himself is judge!
Amen.◆
PRAYER of INVOCATION from Habakkuk 3:2
SONG of ADORATION “Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me”
What gift of grace is Jesus, my Redeemer
There is no more for Heaven now to give
He is my joy, my righteousness, and freedom
My steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace
To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus
For my life is wholly bound to His
Oh, how strange and divine, I can sing, "All is mine"
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
The night is dark, but I am not forsaken
For by my side, the Savior, He will stay
I labor on in weakness and rejoicing
For in my need, His power is displayed
To this I hold, my Shepherd will defend me
Through the deepest valley, He will lead
Oh, the night has been won, and I shall overcome
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven
The future's sure, the price, it has been paid
For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon
And He was raised to overthrow the grave
To this I hold, my sin has been defeated
Jesus, now and ever is my plea
Oh, the chains are released, I can sing, "I am free"
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
With every breath, I long to follow Jesus
For He has said that He will bring me home
And day by day, I know He will renew me
Until I stand with joy before the throne
To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to Him
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat
"Yet not I, but through Christ in me"
To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to Him
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat
"Yet not I, but through Christ in me"
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat
"Yet not I, but through Christ in me"
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
Farren / Thompson © Integrity's Alleluia! Music, Cityalight Music CCLI #3071858
READING of GOD’S LAW
Hear God’s Law, His Will for Your Life, from Matthew 22:34-40
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" 37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER of CONFESSION Confessions of St. Augustine
Pastor: O Lord, eternity is
yours, so you cannot
be ignorant
of what we tell you.
People: By confessing our
own miserable state
to You and acknow-
ledging Your mercy
towards us we open
our hearts to You, so
that You may free
us wholly, as You
have already begun
to do;
Pastor: So we may cease to
be wretched in
ourselves and
may find our
happiness in You.
Therefore, we
acknowledge our sin
before You. In how
many ways have we
failed You, Our
Lord?
People: O Lord, the depths
of our conscience
lie bare before
Your eyes.
Pastor: Could anything of
ours remain hidden
from You, even if we
refused to confess
it? We should only
be shielding our
eyes from seeing
You, not hiding
ourselves from You.
People: For You have called
us to be poor in
spirit, meek,
hungering and
thirsting for
righteousness,
merciful, pure in
heart, and peace-
makers.
Pastor: Forgive us for every
failure to be what
You have called us
to be, what the Lord
Christ saved us to
be, and what we
ourselves, in our
hearts desire to be
for your sake.
All: Forgive us, through
Jesus Christ our
Lord, Amen.◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON from 1 Timothy 1:15
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
Friends in Christ, there is no safer place to be than in the hands of Christ, who cast our sins as far from us as the East is from the West. Be assured: there is no condemnation for those who are in Him. ◆
SONG of RESPONSE “I Surrender All” CH #596
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 Testa-
ments—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
Himself, rules and
defends us, and
conquers all His and
our enemies. Amen.◆
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY CH#815
PRAYER of DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S CATECHISM
Q42: How is the Word of God
to be read and heard?
A: With diligence,
preparation, and prayer;
so that we may accept it
with faith and practice it
in our lives.
From The New City Catechism for Kids, ©2018 Crossway Books. Used with permission
PASSING of the PEACE
(Children age 3 through grade 5 may go to Judson Kids.)
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in 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 “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” CH #139
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION Martin Bucer
Almighty, gracious Father, since our whole salvation depends on our true understanding of your holy Word, grant that our hearts—freed from worldly affairs—may hear and understand your holy Word with all diligence and faith, so that we may rightly discern your gracious will, cherish it, and live by it with all earnestness, to your praise and honor, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. ◆
SCRIPTURE READING John 4:1-26
SERMON “Spirit & Truth”
SONG of DEPARTURE “Glory Be to the Father” CH#813
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
