The Order of Worship – September 14, 2025
This is the 257 Day of 2025.
There are 108 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 Delta State Wesley Foundation
The third focus of this time between Pentecost and Advent is The Life of Devotion
The Fourth focus is Life in the World and goes live late this week.
Bible Study is at afaithtalk.com
Five Loaves will return when volunteers step up.
Call to Worship: It’s Me, It’s Me O Lord…#352
Responsive Reading: Psalm 14
God in the company of the righteous
1 Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is no one who does good.
2 The LORD looks down from heaven on humankind
to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God.
3 They have all gone astray, they are all alike perverse;
there is no one who does good, no, not one.
4 Have they no knowledge,
all the evildoers who eat
up my people as they eat bread,
and do not call upon the LORD?
5 There they shall be in great terror,
for God is with the company of the righteous.
6 You would confound the plans of the poor,
but the LORD is their refuge.
7 O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion!
When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.
Praise the LORD!
Opening Hymn: Marching to Zion…#733 (F)Verse 1
Come, we that love the Lord,
and let our joys be known;
join in a song with sweet accord,
join in a song with sweet accord
and thus surround the throne,
and thus surround the throne.
We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion;
we’re marching upward to Zion,
the beautiful city of God.
Verse 2
Let those refuse to sing who never knew our God;
but children of the heavenly King,
but children of the heavenly King
may speak their joys abroad,
may speak their joys abroad.
We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion;
we’re marching upward to Zion,
the beautiful city of God.
Verse 3
The hill of Zion yields a thousand sacred sweets
before we reach the heavenly fields,
before we reach the heavenly fields,
or walk the golden streets,
or walk the golden streets.
We’re marching on to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion;
we’re marching upward to Zion, Zion
the beautiful city of God.
Verse 4
Then let our songs abound, and every tear be dry;
we’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground,
we’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground,
to fairer worlds on high,
to fairer worlds on high.
We’re marching on to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion;
we’re marching upward to Zion, Zion
the beautiful city of God.
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.
Baptism: INTRODUCTION TO THE SERVICE
Brothers and sisters in Christ: Through the Sacrament of Baptism we are initiated into Christ’s holy Church.
We are incorporated into God’s mighty acts of salvation and given new birth through water and the Spirit. All this is God’s gift, offered to us without price.
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE
Landon and Livie Fratesi come this morning to present Silvio Augustus for the sacrament of Holy Baptism.
Questions for Parents:
On behalf of the whole Church, I ask you: Do you renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of this world, and repent of your sin?
I do.
Do you accept the freedom and power God gives you to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves?
I do.
Do you confess Jesus Christ as your Savior, put your whole trust in his grace, and promise to serve him as your Lord, in union with the church which Christ has opened to peoples, in all places?
I do.
Will you nurture Silvio in Christ’s Holy Church, that by your teaching and example he may be guided to accept God’s grace for himself, to profess his faith openly, and to lead a Christian life?
I will.
Questions to the congregation:
And now, I ask you, the congregation,
Do you, as Christ’s body, the church, reaffirm both your rejection of sin and your commitment to Christ?
We do.
Will you endeavor so to live as Christian and model your faith, so that this child may grow in grace, in knowledge and love of God, through our Savior Jesus Christ?
We will, with God’s help.
Thanksgiving Over the Water
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Leader: Let us pray.
Eternal Father:
When nothing existed but chaos, you swept across the dark waters and brought forth light. In the days of Noah you saved those on the ark through water. After the flood you set in the clouds a rainbow. When you saw your people as slaves in Egypt, you led them to freedom through the sea. Their children you brought through the Jordan to the land which you promised.
All: *Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Tell of God’s mercy each day.
Leader: In the fullness of time you sent Jesus, nurtured in the water of a womb. He was baptized by John and anointed by your Spirit. He called his disciples to share in the baptism of his death and resurrection and to make disciples of all nations.
All: *Declare his works to the nations, his glory among all the people.
Leader: Pour out your Holy Spirit, to bless this gift of water and Silvio who receives it, to wash away his sin and clothe him in righteousness throughout his life, that, dying and being raised with Christ, Silvio may share in Christ’s final victory.
All: All praise to you, Eternal Father, through your Son Jesus Christ, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns forever. Amen.
Baptism
Silvio, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer of Blessing
Heavenly Father, grant that as Silvio Augustus Fratesi grows in years, may he also grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and by the restraining and renewing influence of the Holy Spirit may he ever be a true child of God, serving you faithfully all the days of his life, all this we ask and pray, through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Praise Song: Child of Blessing…No. 611 (G)
Verse 1
Child of blessing, child of promise,
baptized with the Spirit’s sign;
with this water God has sealed you
unto love and grace divine.
Verse 2
Child of love, our love’s expression,
love’s creation, loved indeed!
Fresh from God, refresh our spirits,
into joy and laughter lead.
Verse 3
Child of joy, our dearest treasure,
God’s you are, from God you came.
Back to God we humbly give you;
live as one who bears Christ’s name.
Verse 4
Child of God your loving Parent,
learn to know whose child you are.
Grow to laugh and sing and worship,
trust and love God more than all.
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: My Lord, What a Mornin’…#719
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 (Woke Up This Morning) (E)
Verse 1
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on Jesus
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on Jesus
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on Jesus
Hallelu Hallelu Hallelujah
Verse 2
I’m walking and talking with my mind stayed on Jesus
I’m walking and talking with my mind stayed on Jesus
I’m walking and talking with my mind stayed on Jesus
Hallelu Hallelu Hallelujah
Verse 3
Satan don’t want to let your mind stay on Jesus
Satan don’t want to let your mind stay on Jesus
Satan don’t want to let your mind stay on Jesus
Hallelu Hallelu Hallelujah
Verse 4
Everybody ought to let their mind stay on Jesus
Everybody ought to let their mind stay on Jesus
Everybody ought to let their mind stay on Jesus
Hallelu Hallelu Hallelujah
Verse 1
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on Jesus
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on Jesus
I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on Jesus
Hallelu Hallelu Hallelujah
Hallelu Hallelu Hallelujah
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 15:1-10
Lost sheep and lost coin
1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable:
4 “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices.
6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’
7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.”
8 “Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’
10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God
New Testament Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Christ Jesus came for sinners
12 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, 13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners–of whom I am the foremost.
16 But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. 17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God
Sermon Text: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
Judgment against Jerusalem
11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: A hot wind comes from me out of the bare heights in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse, 12 a wind too strong for that. Now it is I who speak in judgment against them.
22 “For my people are foolish; they do not know me; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but do not know how to do good.”
23 I looked on the earth, and it was complete chaos, and to the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I looked on the mountains, and they were quaking, and all the hills moved to and fro.
25 I looked, and there was no one at all, and all the birds of the air had fled.
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.
27 For thus says the LORD: The whole land shall be a desolation, yet I will not make a full end.
28 Because of this the earth shall mourn and the heavens above grow black, for I have spoken; I have purposed; I have not relented, nor will I turn back.
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God
Sermon: “Hot Wind of Judgment”
Closing Hymn: O Day of God, Draw Nigh…#730 (G) (1, 5)
Verse 1
O day of God, draw nigh in beauty and in power;
come with thy timeless judgment now to match our present hour.
Verse 5
O day of God, draw nigh as at creation’s birth;
let there be light again, and set thy judgments on the earth.
Filled Up and Poured Out
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