The Order of Worship – August 10, 2025

This is the 222nd Day of 2025.
There are 143 days remaining in 2025.

Filled with the Holy Spirit,
we are a people of prayer
committed to love one another
and equipped to share Christ’s love throughout the world.

Prelude:

Welcome & Announcements:
This month’s mission focus is the Methodist Children’s Home
The third focus of this time between Pentecost and Advent is The Life of Devotion
Bible Study is at afaithtalk.com
Five Loaves will return soon

Call to Worship: What Does the Lord Require of You

Responsive Reading:  Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 (p. 783)
The salvation of God

¹ The mighty one, God the LORD, speaks and summons 
the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
² Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

³ Our God comes and does not keep silence, 
before him is a devouring fire, 
and a mighty tempest all around him.

⁴ He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, 
that he may judge his people:
⁵ “Gather to me my faithful ones, 
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”

⁶ The heavens declare his righteousness, 
for God himself is judge.
⁷ “Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, 
I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

⁸ Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; 
your burnt offerings are continually before me.

²²“Mark this, then, you who forget God, or I will tear you apart, and there will be no one to deliver.
²³ Those who bring thanksgiving 
as their sacrifice honor me; 
to those who go the right way 
I will show the salvation of God.”

 Praise the LORD!

Opening Hymn: How Firm a Foundation…No. 529

Verse 1

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he hath said,
to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

Verse 2

“Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
for I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand
upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.”

Verse 3

“When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
for I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.”

Verse 4

“When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
my grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.”

Verse 5

“The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose,
I will not,  I will not desert to its foes;”
“that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.” 

Affirmation of Faith:
The Apostle’s Creed..No. 881

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.

Gloria Patri…Page 70

Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.

Praise Song: Somebody’s Knocking At Your Door

Chorus

Somebody’s knocking at your door;
somebody’s knocking at your door;
O sinner, why don’t you answer?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.

Verse 1 (Tony)

 Knocks like Jesus,
Somebody’s knocking at your door.
Knocks like Jesus,
Somebody’s knocking at your door.
O sinner, why don’t you answer?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.

Verse 2 (M)

Can’t you hear him?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.
Can’t you hear him?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.
O sinner, why don’t you answer?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.

Verse 3 (AR & ER)

Jesus calls you,
Somebody’s knocking at your door.
Jesus calls you,
Somebody’s knocking at your door.
O sinner, why don’t you answer?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.

Verse 4 (Stanley)

Can’t you trust him?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.
Can’t you trust him?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.
O sinner, why don’t you answer?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.

Chorus

Somebody’s knocking at your door;
somebody’s knocking at your door;
O sinner, why don’t you answer?
Somebody’s knocking at your door.

Pastoral Prayer
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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.

Anthem: Jesus Paid It All

Offertory

Doxology:

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen

Children’s Moment
Children’s Song (Jesus Messiah)

Verse 1

He became sin who knew no sin 
That we might become His righteousness 
He humbled Himself and carried the cross 
Love so amazing
love so amazing 

Chorus

Jesus Messiah 
Name above all names 
Blessed Redeemer 
Emmanuel 
The Rescue for sinners 
the Ransom from heaven 
Jesus Messiah      
Lord of all 

Verse 2

His body the bread 
His blood the wine 
Broken and poured out all for love 
The whole earth trembled and the veil was torn 
Love so amazing
love so amazing 

Chorus

Jesus Messiah 
Name above all names 
Blessed Redeemer 
Emmanuel 
The Rescue for sinners 
the Ransom from heaven 
Jesus Messiah      
Lord of all 

Bridge

All our hope is in You 
all our hope is in You 
All the glory to You God   
the Light of the world 

Chorus

Jesus Messiah 
Name above all names 
Blessed Redeemer 
Emmanuel 
The Rescue for sinners 
the Ransom from heaven 
Jesus Messiah      
Lord of all 

Ending

Jesus Messiah
Lord of all
The Lord of all 
the Lord of all

Prayer for Illumination
Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that as the Scriptures are read and your Word is proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.

Gospel Reading: Luke 12:32-40
The treasure of the kingdom

³² “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³ Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.”
³⁴ “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

³⁵ “Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; ³⁶ be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks.”

³⁷ “Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them.”

³⁸ “If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.”

³⁹ “But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

⁴⁰ You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.”

Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God

New Testament Reading:  Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Abraham’s faith

¹ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.² Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval.

³ By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.

⁸ By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going.

⁹ By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

¹⁰ For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

¹¹ By faith he received power of procreation, even though he was too old–and Sarah herself was barren–because he considered him faithful who had promised.

¹² Therefore from one person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, “as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.”

¹³ All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth, ¹⁴ for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

¹⁵ If they had been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had opportunity to return.

¹⁶ But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them.

Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God

Sermon Text:  Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
Learn to do good

¹ The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

¹⁰ Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

¹¹ What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls or of lambs or of goats.

¹² When you come to appear before me, who asked this from your hand? Trample my courts no more! ¹³ Bringing offerings is futile; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and calling of convocation– I cannot endure solemn assemblies with iniquity.

¹⁴ Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them.

¹⁵ When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.

¹⁶ Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove your evil deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil; ¹⁷ learn to do good; seek justice; rescue the oppressed; defend the orphan; plead for the widow.

¹⁸ Come now, let us argue it out, says the LORD: If your sins are like scarlet, will they become like snow? If they are red like crimson, will they become like wool?

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land, ²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. 

Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God

Sermon:  “Learn to Do Good”

Closing Hymn: Take Time to Be Holy… No. 395 (1, 4)

Verse 1

Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
abide in him always, and feed on his word.
Make friends of God’s children,
help those who are weak,
forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.

Verse 4

Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
each thought and each motive beneath his control.
Thus led by his spirit to fountains of love,
thou soon shalt be fitted for service above..

Filled Up and Poured Out

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