July 6, 2025
PRELUDE
Call to Worship Rom 11, Gal 1, Eph 3
Pastor: Oh, the depth of the
riches and wisdom and
knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are his
judgments and how
inscrutable his ways!
People: “For who has known the
mind of the Lord,
or who has been his
counselor?”
Pastor: “Or who has given a gift
to him that he might be
repaid?”
People: To the One who gave
himself for our sins
to deliver us from the
present evil age,
according to the will of
our God and Father—to
him be glory forever and
ever.
Pastor: To him be glory in the
church and in Christ
Jesus throughout all
generations.
All: To the King eternal,
immortal, invisible,
the only God, be honor
and glory for ever
and ever. Amen.
PRAYER of INVOCATION from Psalm 86
SONG of ADORATION “Christ the True and Better”
Christ, the true and better Adam, Son of God and Son of Man
Who, when tempted in the garden
Never yielded, never sinned
He, who makes the many righteous brings us back to life again
Dying, He reversed the curse, then
Rising, crushed the serpent's head
Christ, the true and better Isaac, humble Son of sacrifice
Who would climb the fearful mountain, there to offer up his life
Laid with faith upon the altar—Father's joy and only Son!
There salvation was provided
Oh, what full and boundless love!
Amen! Amen! From beginning to end
Christ the story, His the glory! Alleluia! Amen!
Christ, the true and better Moses Called to lead a people home
Standing bold to earthly powers, God's great glory to be known
With his arms stretched wide to heaven,
See the waters part in two
See the veil is torn forever
Cleansed with blood we pass now through
CHORUS
Christ, the true and better David, Lowly shepherd, mighty king
He the champion in the battle
Where, o death, is now thy sting?
In our place He bled and conquered
Crown Him Lord of majesty
His shall be the throne forever! We shall e'er His people be
Boswell/Papa/Getty © LYE Publishing, Messenger Hymns CCLI #3071858
Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Confession and Assurance
READING of GOD’S LAW
Hear God’s Law, His Will for Your Life, from Matt 5:38-48
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER of CONFESSION
Pastor: Most merciful God, we confess
that we have been captive to sin
and cannot free ourselves.
All: We have sinned against You in
thought, word, and deed, by
what we have done and by what
we have left undone.
Pastor: We have not loved You with our
whole heart; we have not loved
our neighbors as ourselves.
People: For the sake of Your Son, Jesus
Christ, have mercy on us.
Pastor: Forgive us, renew us, and lead us,
All: So that we may delight in Your
will and walk in Your ways, to the
glory of Your holy name. Amen.◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON
Receive these Words of Comfort from Colossians 2 & I Corinthians 15
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgives us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us, standing opposed to us; He took it away, nailing it to the cross. You now stand, spotless and forgiven before your God.
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Friends in Christ, as surely as one year comes to an end and another begins, your sins are not only behind you, but cast into the depths of the sea, never to be seen again, and you are a new creation. Amen.
SONG of RESPONSE “All Creatures of Our God and King” CH #63
Life of Worship
PROFESSION of FAITH The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended into hell.
On the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there shall he come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Church universal,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen. ◆
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY CH#815
PRAYER of DEDICATION
KIDS’ SONG “Dem Bones”
CHILDREN’S CATECHISM
Q47: Does the Lord’s Supper add anything
to Christ’s atoning work?
A: No, Christ died once for all.
From The New City Catechism for Kids, ©2018 Crossway Books. Used with permission
PASSING of the PEACE
(Children remain in the service on Communion Sundays.)
Ministry of the Word
SONG “When Morning Gilds the Skies” CH #215
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION
Lord Godi, just as you lifted the eyes of the disciples to the rising Christ at his ascension, so lift our eyes to You as we hear your holy Word today, that we too might turn our eyes to your truth and follow in your Way through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ◆
SCRIPTURE READING John 4:43-54 p. 1057
After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own home-town.) So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast.
So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household. This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.
SERMON “Perfect Timing” Pastor Zach
Ministry of Sacrament
COMMUNION HYMN “Come Share the Lord” CH#462
INVITATION to the LORD’S SUPPER
WORDS of INSTITUTION
The BREAD and the CUP
(All baptized believers who look to Christ and His cross alone for salvation are invited to join us at the Lord’s Table)
FELLOWSHIP FUND OFFERING
SONG of RESPONSE “Let Us Break Bread Together” CH#460 #460
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
